Fabrication of heat sinks by Selective Laser Melting for convective heat transfer applications by Wong, Kin Keong, Ho, Jin Yao, Leong, Kai Choong, Wong, Teck Neng

“…Three heat sinks comprising pin fins of circular, rectangular-rounded and aerofoil geometries were fabricated by SLM from aluminium alloy AlSi10Mg powder. …”
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A Novel MIMO antenna integrated with a solar panel and employing AI-equalization for 5G wireless communication networks by Hussein, Humam, Elmunim, Nouf Abd, Atasoy, Ferhat, Virdee, Bal Singh, Elwi, Taha A., Rashid, Nasr, Jayanthi, Renu Karthick Rajaguru, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Limiti, Ernesto

“…We demonstrate that the directivity of this antenna array can be precisely electronically reconfigured using PIN diode switches. Additionally, we show the feasibility of integrating solar panels with the proposed MIMO antenna array. …”
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Self-healing materials for flexible electronic devices by Tiwari, Naveen

“…The remarkable achievements in transparent and flexible electrodes have raised widespread interest in research groups in flexible electronics, owing to their low-cost fabrication, easy scale-up, and unique properties. …”
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Solution processed transition metal oxides selective contacts for Si heterojunction solar cells by Lu, Chenjin

“…The performance of the s-WOx/Si HSCs lower owing to the smaller Voc because of the lower work function of only 4.71 eV in the s-WOx thin films. …”
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Theory of phase-adaptive parametric cooling by Ghosh, Alekhya, Kumar, Pardeep, Sommer, Christian, Jimenez, Fidel G., Sudhir, Vivishek, Genes, Claudiu

“…As the quantum ground state is approached, the phase adaptive scheme leads to residual occupancies at the level of a few phonons owing to the competition between parametric amplification of quantum fluctuations and the feedback action.…”
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Morphological and mechanical analysis of filler based polymer composites and additively manufactured lattices using micro-CT scanning by Jain, Palash Abhineet

“…It is concluded that micro-CT scanning for such analysis holds great potential, but is still at its nascent stages owing to a lack of international standards to ensure repeatability of accuracy across experiments.…”
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Design and economic analysis of water treatment system for remote underserved communities in Asia by Tan, Li Ling

“…Undeniably, polymeric membranes dominate the membrane separation industry owing to their competitive nature in performance and economics. …”
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Neutron emission studies from miniature and medium size plasma focus device by Singh, Rajdeep Raweet.

“…Although dense plasma focus devices have attracted the attention of scientific community since 1960’s as a copious source of fusion neutrons but in the recent years owing to spin-off in the applications of compact and portable table top neutron sources in wider domain, like noninvasive interrogation of explosives and narcotic drugs (by using Pulsed Fast/Thermal Neutron Analysis (PFTNA) technique), dark matter research, radioisotope production, medical neutron therapy and soil humidity measurements, there has been renewed interest across the globe for the development of sub-kilojoule range, low energy small plasma focus device (hereafter called ‘Miniature Plasma Focus i.e. …”
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Predicting graft and patient outcomes following kidney transplantation using interpretable machine learning models by Salaun, A, Knight, S, Wingfield, L, Zhu, T

“…Donor and recipient ages, the number of mismatches at DR locus, dialysis type, and primary renal disease appear to be important features for transplant outcome prediction. Owing to their good predictive performance and the clinical relevance of their post hoc interpretation, neural networks represent a promising core component in the construction of future decision support systems for transplant offering. …”

The Portevin-Le Chatelier effect of Cu-2.0Be alloy during hot compression by Zhu, Daibo, Wu, Na, Liu, Yang, Liu, Xiaojin, Jiang, Chaohua, Jiang, Yanbin, Zhao, Hongyun, Cui, Shuhui, Xie, Guilan

“…As the strain rate increases, the dislocations outpace the diffusion speed of the solute atoms, limiting their ability to effectively pin the dislocations, resulting in lower dislocation density and serration amplitude. …”
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Compatability and equilibrium approach to slender concrete column design (dual project) by Toh, Yi Hui

“…This report evaluates and compares the proposed design method with the Australian code AS3600-2001 for slender concrete column. The failure loads of pin-end columns under short term loading and uniaxial bending are used as a pre-determined factor to analyse the data. …”
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Concurrent phosphorus doping and reduction of graphene oxide by Poh, Hwee Ling, Sofer, Zdeněk, Nováček, Michal, Pumera, Martin

“…The electrical conductivity of phosphorus-doped graphene is much higher than that of undoped graphene, owing to a large concentration of free carriers. …”
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Optimal power interface topology for DC grid connected LED lighting system by Tan, Y. K., Sarangan, Nirnaya

“…Lighting represents an important area of research owing to its status of being one of the largest consumers of electricity in buildings. …”
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Development of an evanescent wave-based optical microfiber platform for label-free sensing applications by Yap, Stephanie Hui Kit

“…Despite the advantages of optical microfiber for sensing applications, its potential use of for real applications is often undervalued owing to its fragile characteristic that requires delicate handling and the bulky and costly optical setup. …”
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Pragmatic encroachment on knowledge? by Wong, Don Wei Wen

“…This essay will thus argue that on the one hand, pragmatism better explains the nature of knowledge than does the view of anti-pragmatism. On the other hand, owing to the epistemically valuable goal of truth acquisition, it is argued that anti-pragmatism or intellectualism as a norm of belief should not be made dispensable.…”
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Investigation of field-modulation effect of consequent-pole vernier motor for electric vehicles by Yan, Zihao

“…This benefit is primarily owing to the reduced leakage flux and the consequently magnetized salient iron poles validated by simulation.…”
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An evaluation of the RecycleNSave initiative in Singapore by Ho, Xin Rui

“…Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour, analysis of results collected from interviews and a survey found that the initiative was not effective, owing to a lack of change in attitudes and perceived behavioural control over recycling. …”
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Hybrid machining of structural ceramics by Choon, Yee King.

“…For alcohol-assisted laser etching, it is conceivable that the fast quenching ability of alcohol owing to its high volatility and low viscous flow was beneficial for material ejection and minimizing redeposition of material. …”
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The effects of foreign influence on the Singapore stock market by Ang, Geok Peng, Quek, Oliver Shawn Jin Suan, Yong, Siew Yen

“…To add more depth into the research, a chapter on the means to dampen the effects owing to such dependencies is included. Three stock market indices are employed in this study - the ten-year coverage of SES All-Singapore Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nikkei-225 Average. …”
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Parsing and semantic analysis of a domain specific language by Qin, Gemeng

“…In engineering and the sciences, MATLAB is a commonly used domain specific language to quickly prototype algorithms owing to the dynamic nature of the language and its ease of use. …”
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