Bolstering functionality in multilayer and bilayer WS₂ via focused laser micro-engraving by Chan, Si Min, Poh, Eng Tuan, Leong, Jin Feng, Goh, Johnson Kuan Eng, Sow, Chorng Haur

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A new perspective on air quality index time series forecasting: a ternary interval decomposition ensemble learning paradigm by Wang, Zicheng, Gao, Ruobin, Wang, Piao, Chen, Huayou

“…Experiments based on datasets collected from four municipalities in China demonstrated that the presented paradigm can hit higher accuracy than other comparable models, and the application analysis also shows that it has application potential in the AQI online forecasting system. …”
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Error analysis of a first-order IMEX scheme for the logarithmic Schrödinger equation by Wang, Li-Lian, Yan, Jingye, Zhang, Xiaolong

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Dynamic traffic safety risk assessment in road tunnel entrance zone based on drivers' psychophysiological perception states: methodology and case-study insights by Niu, Jia'an, Liang, Bo, Wong, Yiik Diew, He, Shiyong, Qin, Can, Wen, Sen

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Tactile perception of pleasantness in relation to perceived softness by Pasqualotto, Achille, Ng, Megan, Tan, Zheng Yee, Kitada, Ryo

“…Thus, we investigated the psychophysical link between softness and pleasantness. Pieces of human skin-like rubber with different compliances were pressed against participants’ fingers. …”
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Simplified hybrid control strategy for stand-alone DC microgrid with photovoltaic system to extend battery lifespan by Yan, Hein Wai, Farivar, Glen G., Tafti, Hossein Dehghani, Ceballos, Salvador, Pou, Josep

“…However, conventional control schemes deploy multiple voltage controllers to regulate the dc-link voltage, causing mode transitions during the transients and complicating the controller design. …”
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DC fault detection and clearance in VSC-HVDC systems by Yeap, Yew Ming

“…The second method is based on time-domain, whereby the behaviour of DC-link capacitor in VSC is closely monitored. In the event of fault, the DC-link capacitor will discharge contributing to high fault current. …”
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Citizenship and the politics of poverty definition during the segregation, apartheid and democratic eras in South Africa: 1910-2010 by Magasela, W

“…In the segregation era there was a link between the denial of full citizenship to blacks and how poverty was understood. …”

High-speed and high-photocurrent InP-based uni-traveling-carrier photodiode by Meng, Qianqian

“…Compared to conventional PIN-PD, UTC-PD has a unique mode of operation where only faster electrons serve as the active carriers, which can reduce the space charge effect and lead to much higher current, and higher speed operations. …”
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Symbolic boundaries and power relations between Indian migrant workers and Singaporean Indians. by Maheswari Krishnan Murthy.

“…In this research I shall explore the social practices of two groups of Indians; the Indian migrant workers and the Singaporean Indians in Little India. I will link these findings to Michele Lamont and Virag Molnar (2002)’s symbolic boundaries and Foucauldian Power. …”
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Protein-alginate gel for enzyme immobilisation by Salleh, Abu Bakar, Mohamed, Suhaila

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Heavy metals in freshwater snails of Kuala Klawang's rice field, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia by Ismail, A.

Internalisation of externalities: who bears the cost of pollution control? by Rahim, Khalid Abdul

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Shrinking Cities, Shrinking World: Urban Design for an Emerging era of Global Population Decline by Ryan, Brent D.

“…Today, shrinking cities are growing in number as demographic decline resulting from income growth drives population loss in northern Europe and the former Soviet Union as well as in Japan, China, Korea, Singapore, and Mediterranean Europe. …”
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Fluctuation control for many-to-one routing in wireless sensor networks by Jing, Gang, Jia, Lei, Xie, Li-hua, Hu, Qing-lei, Liu, Shuai

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Prospects of a multipolar international monetary order by Alam Md Whaheed

“…On the other hand, China needs to make quick reforms in the areas of capital account convertibility, financial liberalization and flexible exchange rate.…”
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Language attitudes of the T’rung by Perlin, Ross

“…This paper describes a research project on the language attitudes of the T’rung (Dulong) people of southwest China, speakers of a Tibeto-Burman language fast becoming endangered. …”
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The Straits Chinese Magazine (SCM) : negotiating a Straits Chinese identity in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Singapore by Sng, Peiyu Gabrielle

“…The articles reflected the tensions and vacillation of the Straits Chinese between the British Empire, and a Qing China increasingly interested in the Chinese in Southeast Asia. …”
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Knowledge flows and the new comprador : a minicase on the Pearl River Delta by Gilbert, A. Lee

“…To illustrate such a system in action, this mini-case explores the evolution of knowledge flows in the late eighteenth century entrepot trade, from the perspective of China's Pearl River Delta region, for many years the economic growth engine of southern China. …”
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Kick-starting the shale boom in Argentina? The new reforms in context by Mares, DR

“…With 802 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of technically recoverable gas, Argentina has the second-largest shale gas reserves behind China. It also has the fourth-largest shale oil reserves (27 billion technically recoverable barrels), as well as a developed domestic gas market and export infrastructure. …”