Distinction between charisma and vision. by Lim, Jacqueline Ai Hoon., Poh, Wan Fen., Lim, Yvonne San San.

“…In this paper, we believe that charisma and vision are two distinct constructs, unlike past research. A study was conducted on student leaders in NTU for measuring the two constructs and their effects on motivation, satisfaction, commitment and perforrmance of the followers. …”
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Performance of a multi-cell wideband DS-CDMA system by Yep, Kwok Kui.

“…During the past decade, the mobile radio communication industry has grown considerably, fuelled by the digital and RF circuit fabrication improvements, new scale circuit integration and other technologies, which make portable radio equipment smaller, cheaper and more reliable. …”
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Numerical and experimental study of pulsatile flow in bi-leaflet mechanical heart valves by Shi , Yubing.

“…This research project is aimed towards a better understanding of the flow field structure of a bi-leaflet mechanical heart valve (MHV) operating under simulated physiological condition. In the past, much research has been carried out to study the flow in heart valves with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and particle image velocimetry (PIV) experimental methods.…”
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Development of biotechnology in Singapore. by Lim, Adeline Yi Ling., Leow, Siok Theng., Chua, Seow Koon.

“…Review on the role of government in the development of Biotech industry in Singapore from newspapers, magazines and websites for the past one-year and the findings from the interviews that we have conducted.…”
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Crossing and intersecting families of geometric graphs on point sets by Álvarez-Rebollar, J. L., Cravioto-Lagos, J., Marín, N., Solé-Pi, O., Urrutia, J.

“…For points in convex position we prove that any set of 3n points in convex position contains a family with at least $$n^2$$ n 2 intersecting triangles.…”
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Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients by Rigotti, NA, Munafo, MR, Murphy, MRG, Stead, LF, Munafo', MR

“…Intensive intervention (inpatient contact plus follow‐up for at least one month) was associated with a significantly higher quit rate compared to control (Peto Odds Ratio 1.82, 95% CI 1.49‐2.22, six trials). …”

Dose escalation pre-clinical trial of novel DOK7-AAV in mouse model of DOK7 congenital myasthenia by Cossins, J, Kozma, I, Canzonetta, C, Hawkins, A, Beeson, D, Sepulveda, P, Dong, YY

“…However, male models treated with 1 × 1014 vg/kg showed the least decrement that was not statistically different from wild-type littermates. …”

Building a Scalable Electrification Infrastructure in Logistics by Alam, Muhammad Ashhad

“…A major driver of this environmental footprint remains a heavy reliance on trucking—the least fuel-efficient mode of transportation. A key pathway toward freight decarbonization, therefore, involves shifting from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric powertrains in truck fleets. …”
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Near field wireless power transfer by Er, Gavin Kian Ming

“…In this project, the focus areas are to study and design a suitable near-field wireless power transfer system used potentially for biomedical devices with at least 50% power transmission efficiency. The software used for design parameters simulations in this project is Ansys’s High Frequency Structural Simulator (HFSS).…”
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Fractional singular differential systems of Lane-Emden type : existence and uniqueness of solutions by Gouari, Yazid, Dahmani, Zoubir, Farooq, Shan E., Ahmad, Farooq

“…Furthermore, the question of existence of at least one solution is discussed. At the end, an illustrative example is given in details.…”
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Properties of lightweight concrete by using light expanded clay aggregate by Wisnu Saputra.

“…In the design of the concrete mixture, water cement ratio (w/c) was the most significant ratio in providing high strength in comparison with other design ratios. It is also the least significant ratio in reducing the weight of the concrete.…”
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High capacity cathode materials for lithium ion batteries by Li, Jindan.

“…Based on the scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and charge-discharge curve the working performance can be obtained and some adjustments on the parameters were carried out. Last but not least, suggestions will be given in the last part of report to further improve the production and performance of the resulting mixture.…”
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Study of chemical vapor deposited carbon nanotubes as electrical interconnect by Ng, Chou Shing

“…Experiments are conducted with various thicknesses of Ti/TiN and Al/Al2O3 thin films in order to find a best fit solution that allows considerable growth of carbon nanotubes while as the same time minimizing the resistivity of the barrier layers. Last but not least, a comparison study is done to find out the differences in properties of the carbon nanotubes grown on the two thin films.…”
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Numerical modeling and simulation of shape memory allows using the mesh-free method by Ren, Ji

“…The emphasis here is on the moving least squares approximation (MLS), and detailed derivation of MLS approximation is described, whereby an efficient approach for obtaining the MLS shape functions and their derivatives is introduced. …”
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Time before time after by Tang, Chia Xing

“…Time Before Time After, what takes place before and what takes place after, it does matter. At least to us, humans, constantly reflecting our measure of time through human’s existence. …”
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Design of optoacoustic imaging system for care medical diagnostics by Wang, Haiyun

“…Secondly, studied the photoacoustic effect and furthermore a photoacoustic imaging system was implemented to achieve high spatial resolution and good contrast image. Last but not least, had a basic understanding of photoacoustic effects, coupled with the research study on PA-SAW devices, a PA-SAW based particle sensing system was designed to effective enhance the sensing signal.…”
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Sintercom : experiment in online civil society by Kwok, Amanda Ching Yee

“…It concludes that Sintercom’s experiment did open-up civil society space, at least on the Internet, although at the same time, the government’s experiment with what it saw as a “Light Touch” style of regulations using Sintercom as a testing-ground (due to its prominence in the 1990s Internet) also seemed to have succeeded at that point.…”
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Development of a system to detect hidden information in a document using steganography software by Wuan, Neng Jie

“…Steganography is the art of hiding secret information in plain sight. Manipulating the least significant bit (LSB) of the image’s pixel values is one of the most popular steganographic embedding method. …”
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Ethical surveillance in vaccine passports by Cofone, I

“…Vaccine passports should work on a decentralized system and use the least invasive data possible. Further, vaccine passports should be based solely on government vaccine data, be implemented only in places where vaccines are widely available for free, track location only when they are scanned, and provide a non-digital option. …”

The sailor's tale by Hopkin, D

“…By investigating the function of stories and storytelling in the challenging conditions aboard ship—how they built reputations, established solidarities, intimated both resistance and accommodation—this paradox will be, if not resolved, at least clarified.…”