Effective teaching methodologies for shore-based maritime education : teaching pedagogy vs technology engagement by Lim, Joanna Hwee Ern

“…Education is crucial in providing a foundation for students seeking employment in any industry. Past research of education in the maritime industry has mainly focused on the sea-going side of the industry. …”
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Develop protein-fortified 3D-printable food inks by How, Qiao Xin

“…Traditionally, majority of the proteins used for fortification have been derived from animal sources (e.g. whey and casein). Over the past few years there has been a proliferation of newer and more sustainable protein sources such as algae and insects. …”
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Stability of unsaturated soil slopes covered with melastoma malabathricum in Singapore by Satyanaga, Alfrendo, Rahardjo, Harianto

“…Past studies showed that slopes covered with vegetation are less susceptible to rainfall-induced slope failures. …”
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Punching shear strength of concrete slab with various corroded reinforcing bar by Liwanto, Richie

“…The climate change that occurred in the past decade has dramatically transformed the built environment. …”
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Additive manufacturing of cooling responsive shape memory hydrogel via FDM printing by Muhammad Ridhuan Mohamed Hairi

“…Hydrogel have been used in volumetric 3D printing in past research papers. Nonetheless, there is a lack of exploration in other 3D printing methods of Hydrogel. …”
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Ontology-based big data analysis for orchid smart farming by Kaewboonma, Nattapong, Chansanam, Wirapong, Buranarach, Marut

“…Sensing and communication technologies have witnessed explosive growth in the recent past. These technologies are empowering information systems from many domains such as health care, environmental monitoring and farming, to collect and store large volume of data. …”
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Design and simulation of simple miniature devices for differentiation of airborne particles by Mohammad Ilyas Bin Mohammad Taib

“…Thus, since the 1970s, the design of impactors have been constantly modified and improved upon based on the pre-established guidelines resulting from past theoretical studies. In this modern age of technology, newer methods of particle aerodynamic size analysis and classification are currently being developed, particularly with the aid of microelectronics to significantly reduce the size of particle differentiation devices. …”
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A voxel-based morphometry study on grey matter correlates of need for cognition and exploratory information seeking by Lau, Shermine Shimin

“…Exploratory information seeking (EIS) refers to individual tendencies to attain cognitive stimulation through acquiring information related to consumer products or services out of curiosity. Past research suggests that intrinsic motivation and curiosity seem to be the underlying conceptual mechanism driving an individual’s inclination to cognitive-related processes in NFC and EIS. …”
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Using machine learning to generate novel hypotheses: increasing optimism about COVID-19 makes people less willing to justify unethical behaviors by Sheetal, Abhishek, Feng, Zhiyu, Savani, Krishna

“…How can we nudge people to not engage in unethical behaviors, such as hoarding and violating social-distancing guidelines, during the COVID-19 pandemic? Because past research on antecedents of unethical behavior has not provided a clear answer, we turned to machine learning to generate novel hypotheses. …”
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Seismic behavior of reinforced concrete columns with lightly transverse reinforcement by Muhammed Faizal Radzuan.

“…The rectangular column cross section tested at the major modulus of elasticity showed higher shear capacity and ductility as compared to other experimental researches which focuses on square column. Past experimental researches aim to recognize the risk of column shear failure, this allows future engineers to evaluate existing and design new buildings capacity with considerations of seismic effects aimed specifically to avoid column failure. …”
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Vision-based tangible maths tutor by Toh, Jun Wei

“…Object detection techniques have been improving over the past several years and they have seen many applications in various domains. …”
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Experimental study of the curling effect on connection resistance for ferritic stainless steel by Liao, Min

“…In the past several years, there has been a considerable rise in numerical and experimental studies into stainless steel that are concerned with steel buildings. …”
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An updated analysis of housing price determinants in Singapore: implications for policy and planning by Ang, Qi Jian, Chia, Jia-En, Lim, Vee Kiat

“…Housing prices in Singapore have risen over the past two decades, and was further amplified during the Covid-19 pandemic. …”
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Striking a gut-liver balance for the antidiabetic effects of metformin by Barroso, Emma, Montori-Grau, Marta, Wahli, Walter, Palomer, Xavier, Vázquez-Carrera, Manuel

“…Classically, the liver has been considered the major site of action of metformin. However, over the past few years, advances have unveiled the gut as an additional important target of metformin, which contributes to its glucose-lowering effect through new mechanisms of action. …”
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Job scam detection using classification algorithms by Sim, Keith Shi Jie

“…The objective of this study is to expand upon the foundational knowledge obtained by past researchers and identify feature extraction techniques and classification models that are most effective in identifying fake job advertisements. …”
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Fluid to composite structure interaction by Tan, Melvyn Han Xiang.

“…Literature review was also done on past research by J.H. Kim et al. and M. Kuntz et al. which covered both experimental as well as computational analysis. …”
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Anger, physical activity and depression in patients with coronary heart disease : a dominance and moderation analysis by Ng, Emil Jin Huai

“…Past studies have shown a link between trait anger, physical activity and depressive symptoms. …”
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The fate and transformation of pharmaceutical and personal care products in wastewater treatment plants – (ii) by Ng, Thai Yeng

“…This report incorporated findings from past researches as a basis of discussion for the results. …”
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Hardware development of low power circuits for multilevel converter applications by Tan, Daniel Xin Ru

“…In the past decades, renewable energy system has become the focus research area due to the fact that there is an increased concern on environmental issues and also the depleting fossil resources. …”
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Effects of kinesio taping on Hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio on non-injured female amateur competitive team sports athletes by Tan, Priscilla Hui Yee

“…They had to be free from injuries in the past 6 months and have a Hecc:Qcon ratio at 180°/s less than 0.96 on the non-dominant leg. 4 dependent variables were measured, Hecc:Qcon ratio at 180°/s and 240°/s, the maximum distance for the single-leg triple hop jump (THJ) and the maximum height for the double-leg countermovement jump. …”
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