Encapsulation of probiotics for food and beverage applications by Ang, Kai Lin

“…Up to date, no studies have been done to examine the viability of probiotics in popular, well-liked, commercialized carbonated sodas/beers, but it is known that certain components in these matrices (e.g. phosphoric acid in soda, hops and ethanol in beers) can reduce the viability of probiotics. …”
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A test for the reliability of loan loss provisions reported by commercial bank management and relevance of macro economic variables. by Goh, Soew Cheng., Yeo, Khar Buay., Ong, Li Wei.

“…Loan loss provisions and problem loans reported by commercial banks management could be doubtful at times. As a check on the reliability of the loan data, we propose the usage of loan loss provisions and problem loans as the means to classify failed and survived banks.…”
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Biovalorisation of food waste in Singapore : synergistic effect of a mixed culture in solid-state fermentation by Ong, Adwin Reng Jun

“…Okara and brewer’s spent grain (BSG) are manufacturing side streams produced in massive amounts from the soy and beer industries, respectively, and contributes significantly to food waste. …”
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Automated shielding effectiveness test system for shielded enclosures by Foo, Chew Houw.

“…Such shielding effectiveness tests check whether an enclosure is sufficiently shielded from external electromagnetic interference. …”
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A public relations campaign to promote arts and culture in Singapore in collaboration with Nerf Creative. by Zhang, Yunxi., Tsen, Audrey Si Jia., Tee, Hui Sheng., Cheng, Xin Yi.

“…This paper presents the promotional campaign for art and design collective “Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee” (FLABSLAB), an initiative between four final year students from Nanyang Technological University Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information and advertising agency Nerf Creative Pte Ltd, in Singapore. …”
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Scheduled activity energy-aware distributed cluster- based routing algorithm for wireless sensor networks with non-uniform node distribution by Nokhanji, Nooshin

“…SA-EADC adds another phase as “sensor redundancy check and activation” to EADC. It identifies the redundant sensor nodes, whose sensing coverage area are also covered completely by their direct neighbors and turns off them. …”
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US-China Conflict : Will ASEAN Centrality Be Derailed? by Yang Razali Kassim

“…The US-China trade war is fast escalating into a political one with security implications as US senators re-introduced a sanctions bill to check Beijing on its expansionism in the South China Sea and East China Sea. …”
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Japan in disaster : managing energy vulnerabilities by Sofiah Jamil, Caballero-Anthony, Mely

“…The nuclear crises should come as a reality check for other states pursuing nuclear energy plans, including ASEAN’s.…”
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Practice of CSFs for the Pre-Development Process in New Product Innovation Processes at SMEs: Questionnaire Development by Abu, Noor Hidayah, Deros, B.M., Abd Wahab, Dzuraidah, Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam

“…However, most of past studies were conducted in large organization, very little has been done in small and medium enterprise (SMEs). …”
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Global borders : power, fragility, and ‘a kind of fiction’ (Editorial introduction) by Cahill, Samara

“…With the gentlest wafting of pollen from a summer breeze or a bee’s wing, the fixed categories borders inscribe can blossom into hybridities.…”
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Dopamine Nation : Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence / by Lembke, Anna, Dr., author 655980, Penguin Publishing Group (Online service) 655981

“…Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. …”
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Intelligent elderly care II by Low, Jia Xin.

“…Digi International XBee modules, which make use of the low-power-consumption ZigBee technology, are the wireless transmitting modules implemented in this project. …”
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Blind detection of interlever parameters for block and convolutional coded sequences by Liu, Xuezhe.

“…Channel encoding is implemented in most digital communications to combat transmission errors, which is achieved by adding additional parity check bits to the data stream. However, channel encoder will not be able to handle the effects of fading or burst errors. …”
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Hardware implementation of optimum channel codes by Sunish Bharathan.

“…Recently, a special class of block codes, known as Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes, has piqued interest upon many researchers for its capacity approaching performance as well as the speed of its decoding algorithm that transcends most existing channel codes.…”
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Can machines learn questions? by Soo, Alvin

“…To ensure the highest performance of the classifier, the dataset is pre-processed in different ways and tested to check its performance. Text pre-processing includes removal of common stop words, punctuation and numerical numbers. …”
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Evaluation of the synergistic effects of novel antimicrobial polymer 147-1 by Leong, Philemon Ye Chao

“…Antibiotics have mostly been administered in standalone formulations, though there has been increasing evidence of the viability of combination therapy. …”
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Improved thermomechanical and viscoelasticity properties of bio-epoxy/date palm fiber composite by addition of eggshell particles by Siti Noorbaini, Sarmin, Jawaid, Mohammad, Ahmad Safwan, Ismail, Fouad, Hassan, Dhakal, Hom, Nurjannah, Salim, Singh, Balbir, Hashem, Mohamed Ibrahim

“…This research aims to check the influent of ES filler on thermal and viscoelasticity properties of bio-epoxy composite with incorporation of 40 wt.% date palm (DP) fiber. …”
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TDSF: Two-phase tamper detection in semi-fragile watermarking using two-level integer wavelet transform by Amrullah, Agit, Ernawan, Ferda, Anis Farihan, Mat Raffei, Liew, Siau-Chuin

“…The initial phase will check four segments to determine the tampered bit or not. …”
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Gene-primer a PCR primer design program by Kok, Wui Lim.

“…In addition, BLAST algorithm is utilized for the purpose of primer specificity check. In summary, selected primers adhered to both physico-chemical criteria and also display specificity to intended binding site in the genome.…”
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Expectations of undergraduates upon graduation and their means of financing it by Chen, Michele, Kam, Gladys Huey Li, Lee, Sharon Ai Leen

“…The MAS restrictions on unsecured personal loans and car loans, introduced in February 1995, is designed to check the sharp increases in personal loans and car loans over the years.…”
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