Modeling the change of beach profile under tsunami waves : a comparison of selected sediment transport models by Li, Linlin, Huang, Zhenhua

“…In contrast to the efforts made to develop hydrodynamic models for large-scale tsunami propagation and run-up, little has been done to develop, test, and validate sediment transport models used to simulate tsunami-induced sediment movement. …”
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Phase-preserved optical elevator by Luo, Yuan, Zhang, Baile, Han, Tiancheng, Chen, Zhi, Duan, Yubo, Chu, Chia-Wei, Barbastathis, George, Qiu, Cheng Wei

“…However, very few experiments have been done so far to verify this dual-recovery property from viewpoints of both ray trajectory and optical path length simultaneously. …”
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An analysis of contact stiffness and frictional receding contacts by Parel, KS

“…Receding contacts, though ubiquitous in mechanical and structural components, such as in bolted joints, are difficult to model with conventional methods such as finite elements. One promising method of analysis is the distributed dislocation technique. …”

Self-harm-related mental imagery: a content analysis study of imagery reported by young people referred to mental health services by Susi, K, Stewart, A, Knowles Bevis, R, Hawton, K

“…Asking about self-harm-related mental imagery can be done safely and could be considered for inclusion in routine clinical assessments. …”

Freezing of impact water droplets on cold moving substrates by Mohamad Taufiq Md Tarmidi

“…First and foremost, the experiment is done with (1) varying surface temperatures namely at -20◦, and 25◦. …”
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Constraint exploration method for quadratic programming problem by Mohd, Ismail, Dasril, Yosza

“…In this paper, we represent a method which is based on the violated constraints by the unconstrained minimum of the objective function of the quadratic programming problem for exploring, locating and computing the optimal solution of the problem without using additional information as have been done in most of the favourite established methods.…”
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Rule Britannia: Brexit and the end of empire by Dorling, D, Tomlinson, S

“…In <i>Rule Britannia</i>, Danny Dorling and Sally Tomlinson argue that the vote to leave the EU was the last gasp of the old empire working its way out of the British psyche. …”

Sound based snore signal processing by Ang, Shouchen

“…Snoring can be commonly found in up to 40% of the adult population [1] and it is a symptom that can be used as an indication to justify the existence of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome(OSA). …”
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SOULWARE : THE AMERICAN WAY IN CHINA'S HIGHER EDUCATION / by Kuo, Way, 1951- author 347028, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…This book is a critical account of the history, evolution and challenges of higher education in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with important reflections on other systems, notably those in the US, UK, Korea and Japan. …”
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Investigation studies on mechanical properties of PH15-5 stainless steel for selective laser melting by Tan, Wei Jie

“…In this study, PH15-5 stainless steel was used as the investigative material. This study is done to develop a set of optimised parameters for SLM. …”
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Swift: poetical repurposer by Cox, O

“…He did so ironically, however, by lifting a line from John Denham's On Mr Abraham Cowley and putting it into the mouth of a hypothetical, ignorant critic elegizing “Swift”: Denham's “what he wrote was all his own” becomes Swift's “what he writ was all his own” (1–2). Daniel Cook's book, <i>Reading Swift's Poetry</i>, opens with this beautiful illustration of Swift's metapoetic tricksiness, which serves as an apt base from which Cook examines Swift's chronic filching from the poetic archive. …”

Synthesis and optical characterization of cadmium sulfide (CdS) single crystals for laser cooling effect by Zhang, Chiyuan

“…The author also analyzes two different commercial crystals from two industry companies, one from MTI China and one from Semiwafer Taiwan. …”
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The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player : Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants / by Maxwell, John C., 1947-, author 272745

“…Maxwell follows his bestselling The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork with this powerfully succinct companion book. Stating that great team players are developed from the inside out, Maxwell identifies the seventeen qualities that make up an in-demand team player while outlining how to embody those qualities. …”
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Capital flight : the Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines experience by Chia, Wei Kiang, Neo, Mei Ling, Kwong-Chip Tsang Tchinz Keem

“…Studies on capital flight in Southeast Asian countries during the 1980s seem to be lacking, as compared to the abundant studies that have been done on their Latin American counterparts during the same period. …”
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Indonesia's budget 2022 : too ambitious? by Borsuk, Richard

“…On top of all the other damage it has done in Indonesia, COVID-19 has hurt tax collection. …”
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Madrush. by Selamat.

“…A short animation done in the final year for a degree in digital animation. …”
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Integration of social networks and recommendation of social activities (III) by Long, Xiat Fei.

“…This project was done under the supervision of Assistant Prof Zhang Jie. …”
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Investigation of damping capacity of shape memory alloys by Muhd Haikal Jawahir Eilyaas

“…An extensive study of the effects of frequency, strain amplitude, vibration amplitudes and the damping capacity was done on (a) R-phase NiTi shape memory alloy and (b) annealed martensite NiTi shape memory alloy.…”
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Geographical diversification strategy in a small open economy. by Sng, Yih., Tan, Kia Nyee.

“…This report will test two main hypotheses - that international diversification is a positively related to firm performance, and that international diversification reduces the impact of regional economic crisis on firm performance. This is done by exploring the geographic diversification strategies of Singapore firms and the correlation with performance in two time periods.…”
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Retirement instruments and their distribution channels. by Ong, Cheow Chong., Poh, Choon Kiat., Ong, Joo Liang.

“…Our study will be based on the Singapore context. More has to be done to help people plan for retirement. First, we hope to find out about the relationship between demographics and instruments used by them. …”
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