Biologically-inspired evolving fuzzy ensemble by Liu, Yang

“…Existing neural networks have difficulty in learning from a dynamic data stream in the following aspects: 1) the limitation on the use of past explicit information poses difficulties in extending existing learning techniques; 2) the limited prior knowledge poses difficulties in designing a learning paradigm that can work without much prior information; 3) the sensitivity of learning methodology on the choice of the training parameters; 4) the unchangeable membership function width and 5) robustness of learning procedure against noisy or spurious data. …”
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Longitudinal shear behaviour in composite slab with profiled steel decking by Ang, Yi Wen

“…Upon going through the static, cyclic and subsequent tests for the composite slab specimens, experimental values of end slip, deflection and failure loads were recorded for further evaluation. In concurrence with past research, the design shear resistance V1,Rd of m-k method is of a lower value that the experimental shear force value Vtest,ave, while Vut,ave of Partial Interaction method is of a higher value than Vtest,ave. …”
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Comparative slope analysis by methods of slices and finite element analysis by Choo, Glen Ming Liang.

“…As technology gets more sophisticated, more advanced finite element soil analyzing programs were introduced and slowly gaining popularity in geotechnical field over the past decades. Different computer programs such as Slide 6.0, Phase2 8.0 and Plaxis 2D are used to determine FOS in different slope stability problems. …”
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A novel tuning method for implementing dynamic matrix control on a water tank system by Sudarshan, Srinivasa Ramanujam.

“…The author’s work over the past year has been in learning and implementing the Unconstrained Dynamic Matrix Control Algorithm in a Single Input-Single Output (SISO) water tank system and comparing a newly developed DMC tuning strategy (NlStar) with the exsiting Shridhar-Cooper Tuning strategy. …”
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The investigation of impact induced particle resuspension by Kwa, Wilson Wei Sheng

“…Deposited particles would get resuspended under certain conditions while airborne particles would eventually settle. Past studies have already analysed the effects of aerodynamic forces from walking and adhesion forces. …”
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Lexical stress perception : a case study on Tamil-English bilinguals by Lim, Samantha JieYing

“…Past research has shown that one’s L1 phonological system influences subsequent perception and learning of a second language, including the domain of stress. …”
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Development and application of novel proteomics methods in proteomics research by Hao, Piliang

“…The sensitivity, throughput and accuracy of proteomics have improved considerably in the past years due to the development of novel technologies. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the trajectory prediction aids on air traffic controller in the context of workload and situation awareness by Chua, Jia Yun

“…They are not yet available in the current ATC workspace as more examinations are required. Past experiments are limited, as experiments have been mostly conducted with only one particular aid or as a comparison between two aids. …”
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Indoor occupancy estimation by Soh, Agnes Xiao Xi

“…In most developed countries, the large amount of energy consumption and unnecessary wastage of energy are contributing to climate changes and high energy costs, hence being energy efficient has become increasingly important. In the past, motion sensors have been invented and were widely used for the detection of occupants’ presence until today. …”
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EN-14 evaluation of green mark rating on sustainable development and/or existing operation of office buildings by Ang, Ming Jun

“…This is particularly of importance as every year, the general consensus amongst construction/building professionals may change in accordance to new changes in the green building benchmarking scheme. Past studies revolve around the comparison of Green Mark to other green building rating benchmark in other parts of the world. …”
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Investigation of electrical and colorimetric sensing properties of polymer-nanomaterial composites by Tu, Meng-Che

“…Over the past few decades several biosensor and chemosensor technologies have been investigated for environmental monitoring and diagnostic applications. …”
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The art of 'none' to 'nur' : meditating loss in relation to Islamic aesthetics and spirituality within mosque spaces in contemporary Singapore by Muhammad Noor Iskandar Othman

“…Where sentient experience of the researcher is central, the research oscillates between a two-track exploration —a hermeneutic analysis of past scholarship as well as a heuristic visual exploration as autoethnographical approach; in an attempt to reclaim beauty in losing. …”
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Exploring students' hypertext reading behaviour and social media use in their learning by Sharifah Maisharah Mohamed

“…This study offers insights on how information literacy standards are realised amidst social media use for academic purpose. While past studies have looked at students as mere consumers of information, this time, this study focuses on students as contributors of information on a wiki page to see how this associates with the process of hypertext reading. …”
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Portfolio management system by Hemang, Hitesh Shah

“…Every investment is a trade-off between risk and reward and portfolio management is the art and science of balancing the two. In the past, there have been several attempts at designing optimum portfolios across the world. …”
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Design of ultra low power 1-bit full adder cell for logic devices by Kumar, Abhishek

“…Technology has been continuously changing and semiconductors industry has been constantly evolving for past few decades [2]. We have been scaling down the sizes of the transistors in order to accommodate the maximum number of them onto a single chip. …”
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How and Why Users Use Social TV Systems? A Systematic Review of User Studies by Bautista, John Robert, Theng, Yin-Leng, Lin, Trisha Tsui-Chuan

“…The development of social TV systems has gained momentum in the past decade. However, it is unclear how and why users use social TV. …”
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Cylinder-wall interference effects on finite-length wavy cylinders at subcritical Reynolds number flows by New, T. H., Shi, Shengxian., Liu, Yingzheng.

“…Time-resolved particle-image velocimetry measurements and proper orthogonal decomposition analyses show that for the present large wavelength wavy cylinders, vortex-shedding behaviour of high aspect-ratio wavy cylinders observed in past studies can be altered through variations in the aspect-ratio, exact geometric node and saddle locations, as well as the presence of end-walls. …”
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Strategies of colour and lighting design in the cinematography of Christopher Doyle by Peh, Colin Jin Wei

“…The main findings will show the relationships between colour and space, colour and character motion, colour and mood throughout Christopher Doyle’s consistent visual style and his wide variety of works over the past twenty-five years. The study of these 5 feature films by renowned Directors Wong Kar Wai, Zhang Yi Mou, Tan Bee Thiam and Phillip Noyce will also showcase a detailed visual analysis of various narrative styles. …”
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Feeling disconnected from others : The effects of ambient darkness on hedonic choice by Huang, Irene Xun, Dong, Ping, Labroo, Aparna A.

“…As a result, consumers become more authentic in their choices and they choose hedonic over utilitarian options because these choices reflect what they truly want (Study 1). Past research had suggested darkness increases hedonic choice by making choice less observable, but we find this effect emerges even when the choice is already anonymous and darkness cannot further increase anonymity. …”
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China and the “Singapore Model” : perspectives from mid-level cadres and implications for transnational knowledge transfer by Liu, Hong, Wang, Tingyan

“…Over the past three decades, China has shown tremendous interest in the “Singapore model” through its sending of tens of thousands of cadres to Singapore for executive training and graduate education. …”
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