Performance and flight dynamics characteristics of a variable sweep wing aircraft by Chong, Zi Wei.

“…The parameters of the wings that are altered across these different morphing stages are wing root chord, tip chord and aspect ratio. …”
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Determination of operating point for a propulsive wing UAV using CFD by Chan, Chee Shuan

“…This report seeks to determine the operating point of a 2D propulsive wing UAV using CFD. CFD simulations were performed using a 2D RANS k-ε turbulence model and the rotating flow was captured using the moving reference frame method. …”
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Thermal stability of trypsin inhibitor activity in winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) by Tan, Nget Hong, Wong, Kai Choo

“…The thermal stability of trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA) in six varieties of winged beans was investigated. The TIA in winged bean meals was extremely resistant to dry heat treatment. …”

Synaptic element for neuromorphic computing using a magnetic domain wall device with synthetic pinning sites by Jin, Tianli, Gan, Weiliang, Tan, Funan, Sernicola, Nicolo Roberto, Lew, Wen Siang, Piramanayagam, S. N.

“…The control of the domain wall motion with the synthetic pinning sites is demonstrated to be a reliable technique for neuromorphic applications.…”
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The natively disordered loop of Bcl-2 undergoes phosphorylation-dependent conformational change and interacts with Pin1 by Bharatham, Nagakumar, Chia, Joel, Mu, Yuguang, Baek, Kwanghee, Yoon, Ho Sup, Kang, CongBao

“…Finally, we show that the phosphorylated peptides of the Bcl-2 loop can bind Pin1, further substantiating the phosphorylation-mediated conformation change of Bcl-2.…”
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An autonomous ultrasonic fastener holes inspection system of an aircraft lower wing skin by Lim, Chee Wei.

“…An aircraft structure is subjected to stress and fatigue during flying. Fasteners like rivets and bolts bear a large part of the stress and thus require frequent inspection for cracks around the fastener's holes. …”
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CSS-like constructions of asymmetric quantum codes by Ezerman, Martianus Frederic, Jitman, Somphong, Ling, San, Pasechnik, Dmitrii V.

“…After establishing some theoretical foundations, best-performing CSS-like AQCs are constructed. Combining some constructions of nested pairs of classical codes and linear programming, many optimal and good pure q-ary CSS-like codes for q ∈ {2,3,4,5,7,8,9} up to reasonable lengths are found. …”
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Role of angiopoietin-like 4 in tumor growth. by Zhu, Pengcheng.

“…Tumor cells exploit various signaling molecules to promote their growth and metastasis. The angiopoietin-like 4 protein (ANGPTL4) has well-studied roles in metabolism, yet its role in cancer biology remains undefined. …”
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Chemical characteristics of diamond-like carbon films by Zeng, Aiping

“…In this work, a capacitance method of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) has been developed to detect and evaluate nano pores in diamond-like carbon (DLC) films.…”
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Mean-field derivation of Landau-like equations by Carrillo, JA, Guo, S, Jabin, P-E

“…We derive a class of space homogeneous Landau-like equations from stochastic interacting particles. …”

Simulation of suppression of vortex breakdown over delta wings by vortex filament method by Lewpiriyawong Nuttawut.

“…The purpose of perturbing the vortex core is to delay or suppress vortex breakdown over delta wings.…”
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Whose right, whose left? Analyzing the complexities of right-wing politics in Venezuela by Jiménez, M, Aveledo, GT

“…As authoritarianism and repression have increased and Venezuela’s socioeconomic decline has worsened, right-wing movements and factions have prioritized competitiveness through a centrist approach over an emphasis on ideological purity.…”

Mechanism of charge transfer and its impacts on Fermi-level pinning for gas molecules adsorbed on monolayer WS2 by Zhou, Changjie, Yang, Weihuang, Zhu, Huili

“…The phenomenon of Fermi-level pinning was discussed in light of the traditional and orbital mixing charge transfer theories. …”
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Design and Evaluation of a Precision Irrigation Tool’s Human–Machine Interaction to Bring Water- and Energy-Efficient Irrigation to Resource-Constrained Farmers by Van de Zande, Georgia D., Grant, Fiona, Sheline, Carolyn, Amrose, Susan, Costello, Jeffery, Ghodgaonkar, Aditya, Winter V, Amos G.

“…As freshwater supplies decrease, adopting sustainable practices like water- and energy-efficient irrigation is crucial, particularly in resource-constrained regions. …”
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Experimental and numerical studies of pin-ended S960 ultra-high strength steel press-braked channel section columns by Ong, Shao Quan

“…The structural testing programme were performed on two nonslender plain channel sections and comprised detailed measurements of initial global and local geometric imperfections, as well as a total of 10 flexural buckling tests on pin-ended columns buckling about their minor axes. …”
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Comparison and validation of sensors for 3D and 2D motion capture to measure 10-pin bowling specific kinematics by Lim, Matthew Jing Long

“…Ten pin bowling is a competitive sport that requires athletes to score as many pins possible using a bowling ball. …”
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A combined numerical and experimental approach to investigations of body-freedom flutter on flying wings by Ang, Elijah Hao Wei

“…In such scenarios, the fuselage cannot be assumed to be fixed, and rigid-body modes have to be considered. Hence, this brings about a need for a new methodology to flutter investigations, as conventional methods used in the past may not be applicable to flying wings undergoing BFF. …”
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Jokowi After the First Term – Indonesia’s KPK : Clipping Its Anti-Corruption Wings? by Ng, Jefferson Jin Chuan

“…The Indonesian Parliament (DPR) and the President have discussed and approved an amendment clipping the wings of Indonesia’s independent anti-corruption agency. …”
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Learning Control of Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Fuzzy Neural Networks by Kayacan, Erdal, Khanesar, Mojtaba Ahmadieh, Rubio-Hervas, Jaime, Reyhanoglu, Mahmut

“…A learning control strategy is preferred for the control and guidance of a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle to deal with lack of modeling and flight uncertainties. …”
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会话分析研究 ： “like” 在新加坡华语中的语用功能 = Conversation analysis : “like” in Singapore Mandarin conversations by 陈珠凤 Tan, Kyu Houng

“…在新加坡特殊的多语环境下，新加坡人的日常会话中经常参杂了多种语言，如英语、华语、马来语、方言以及Singlish的外来词都可在同一段会话中出现。“Like” 虽然是个英文词，但在年轻新加坡人的华语会话中的使用频率较高。“Like” 在英语中有动词、介词和连词的用法，不过近几年的语言发展趋势已让 “like” 的运用出现了话语标记的功能。…”
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