Parsing and semantic analysis of a domain specific language by Qin, Gemeng

“…In engineering and the sciences, MATLAB is a commonly used domain specific language to quickly prototype algorithms owing to the dynamic nature of the language and its ease of use. However, the dynamic nature of the language comes with additional costs, such as overheads due to late binding. …”
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Nanoarchitectural design of semiconductor materials for sustainable energy applications by Miao, Jianwei

“…Under the circumstances, it’s our duty to develop alternative and sustainable energy resources that can ease the worsening crisis. Looking up into the sky, the radiation we received from the Sun has been supporting the evolution of ecological systems for more than three billions years. …”
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A web portal for the social support of the elderly by Kok, Kelvin Jian Rong

“…The whole idea of this web application is to make tracking of the elderly’s daily activities, wellness and information more convenient and ease the job of family members and caregivers. Overall, this web application can lessen the burden on the whole society.…”
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GUI development for power substation monitoring system by Lim, Sean Yang Wen

“…The main purpose of a GUI is for an ease of communication between users and the electronic devices. …”
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Analysis of composite bonded joints by Chui, Christopher Shao Liang

“…The advantage of using adhesive bonding over mechanical fasteners includes better strength to weight ratio, greater design flexibility, ease of manufacturing and crucially preventing the formation of stress concentrators during the drilling which promotes premature failure. …”
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Finite element methods for multicomponent convection-diffusion by Aznaran, FRA, Farrell, PE, Monroe, CW, Van-Brunt, AJ

“…Developing a variational formulation for discretizing these equations is challenging: the formulation must balance physical relevance of the variables and boundary data, regularity assumptions, tractability of the analysis, enforcement of thermodynamic constraints, ease of discretization and extensibility to the transient, anisothermal and nonideal settings. …”

Ritual, community, and conflict: reflections on the science of the social and its practical implications by Whitehouse, H

“…My response is structured aroundfive main headings, as summar-ized in the following table for ease of reference. In order to provide sufficient background infor-mation for readers unfamiliar with the contents ofThe Ritual Animal, I have prefaced eachsection with a one-paragraph summary of key points from the book to which the reviews discussedin that section are addressed.…”

Additive manufacturing of tantalum scaffolds: processing, microstructure and process-induced defects by Aliyu, AAA, Poungsiri, K, Shinjo, J, Panwisawas, C, Reed, RC, Puncreobutr, C, Tumkanon, K, Kuimalee, S, Lohwongwatana, B

“…Extreme melting point, high density, and ease of oxidation of tantalum (Ta) make its processing rather difficult using conventional methods. …”

Factors Affecting Work Outcomes on the Educators’ Continuous Usage Behaviour of Learning Management System (LMS): A Proposed Conceptual Framework by Mohd Fisol, Nabilah, Salleh, Mohamed Najib, Othman, Siti Norezam

“…Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and confirmation are identified as independent variables; satisfaction and IS continuance intention will be employed as mediating variable; and work outcomes as a dependent variable. …”
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Phase transitions by an abundant protein in the anammox extracellular matrix mediate cell-to-cell aggregation and biofilm formation by Seviour, Thomas, Wong, Lan Li, Lu, Yang, Mugunthan, Sudarsan, Yang, Qiaohui, Chanda Segaran, Uma Shankari, Bessarab, Irina, Liebl, David, Williams, Rohan B. H., Law, Yingyu, Kjelleberg, Staffan

“…Furthermore, the surface layer protein formed gels as well as ordered crystalline structures. These observations suggest that biophysical remodeling through phase transitions promotes aggregation and biofilm formation. …”
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Semiconductor oxide for gas sensing applications by Ang, Wan Chia

“…The STFx thin films and composite films were developed by using modified sol-gel spin-coating technique. STFx sol-gel solutions with varying iron content were prepared and examined prior to deposition of STFx thin films and composite films. …”
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Mechanically programming anisotropy in engineered muscle with actuating extracellular matrices by Rios, Brandon, Bu, Angel, Sheehan, Tara, Kobeissi, Hiba, Kohli, Sonika, Shah, Karina, Lejeune, Emma, Raman, Ritu

“…This method improves the ease and efficiency of programming muscle force directionality and synchronicity for applications ranging from medicine to robotics. …”
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An Analytical Model for Pitch Moment Stiffness of Bolted Connections and Its Application in Ballscrew Bearing Support Block Selection by Harlalka, Akshay D., Slocum, Alexander H.

“…Bolted joints are commonly used structural connections as they provide a strong secure joint along with ease of assembly/disassembly. While analytical models for the axial stiffness of bolted joints are well developed, models for moment (angular) stiffness of bolted structures, such as ball screw bearing support blocks, are needed to help engineers rapidly design more efficient precision machines. …”
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Teaching feedback using blockchain and blind signature by Chandra, Billy

“…One of the platforms is R3 Corda which is suitable for many of the requirements of the project such as information and communication privacy, decentralized and distributed ledger, ease of building a permissioned blockchain, and extensibility of the system such as integration with Spring Boot. …”
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Deep learning for object detection and image segmentation by Tan, Yan Hwa

“…Therefore, a fully autonomous warehouse pick-and-place system is able to complete the job with ease by employing a robust vision system that reliably locates and recognizes objects from cluttered environment, different objects and self-occlusions. …”
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Automatic electric reel line winder by Yong, Chuan Kian

“…The considering parameters include the speed, ease of use, size and cost of the winder. The project also involved the setting up of an automatic electric reel line winder that is use for winding a line on a spool or a reel with a rotatable handle. …”
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The impacts of shipping and related activities on ocean sustainability. A study into the various aspects to overcome global impacts by Chiang, Zi Yang

“…Some proposals to reduce the impacts of the industry and allow the ease of implementing regulations will also be discussed under recommendations. …”
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Ride-hailing application for driver (gamification) by Lim, Yu En

“…It has revolutionized the way people travel and commute, bringing about an ease of convenience and plenty of time saved, especially in a fast-paced society like ours. …”
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Development of an API for EDU segmentation by Liu, Qingyi

“…This library would improve ease of usage for EDU segmentation on downstream NLP tasks, such as sentiment analysis and question answering.…”
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Investigation of ionic-conductive biodegradable electrolyte for organic electrochemical transistors by Tan, Keng Soon

“…Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) have emerged as a promising alternative due to their ease of fabrication, high transconductance, and low toxicity. …”
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