Development of advanced Fe-based oxygen carriers for chemical looping applications by Fan, Qianwenhao

“…The focus of this thesis is to address the challenges in developing advanced Fe-based oxygen carriers with improved activity and stability. The main results and findings are summarized as follows. 1. …”
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Posture control and balance for quality of walking in rehabilitation by Li, Lei

“…The developed exoskeleton is proven to be able to trigger a stable swing motion in terms of XcoM stability criteria and reduce the human effort by 50% compared with the exoskeleton without lateral balance shifting ability. …”
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See-through and spatial augmented reality - a novel framework for human-robot interaction by Dinh, Quang Huy, Viatcheslav, Iastrebov, Seet, Gim Lee Gerald

“…Furthermore, the combination of see-through head-mounted display augmented reality and spatial augmented reality would provide the system a novel way to enhance the security level of exchanging information since the system now can separate the information presenting to the main user and to people working in the same environment. …”
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Evaluation of structures for cracks due to dynamic loads by Zaw, Hein Lin

“…The effects of various dynamic parameters such as changing the drop-weight, drop-height, angle of free swing, walking and jumping were investigated. This report also discusses the usage of a wireless communication system that monitors the structure by integrating a strain gauge sensor. …”
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Integration of InGaAs MOSFETs and GaAs/ AlGaAs lasers on Si Substrate for advanced opto-electronic integrated circuits (OEICs) by Kumar, Annie, Lee, Shuh-Ying, Yadav, Sachin, Tan, Kian Hua, Loke, Wan Khai, Dong, Yuan, Lee, Kwang Hong, Wicaksono, Satrio, Liang, Gengchiau, Yoon, Soon-Fatt, Antoniadis, Dimitri, Yeo, Yee-Chia, Gong, Xiao

“…InGaAs n-FETs with an ION/IOFF ratio of more than 106 with very low off-state leakage and a low subthreshold swing with a minimum of 82 mV/decade were realized. …”
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Nickel-silicided Schottky junction CMOS transistors with gate-all-around nanowire channels by Tang, L. J., Ho, C. K. F., Tan, Eu Jin, Pey, Kin Leong, Singh, Navab, Lo, Guo-Qiang, Chi, Dong Zhi, Chin, Yoke King, Lee, Pooi See

“…The transistors exhibit good Ion/Ioff characteristics, along with fully controlled shortchannel effects revealed by low drain-induced barrier lowering (~10 mV/V) and near-ideal subthreshold swing (~60 mV/dec). …”
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America’s “China-First” grand strategy and the transatlantic bargain: revisiting the security–economics nexus by Desmaele, Linde

“…Since Washington announced its “rebalance to Asia” in 2011, debates about America’s Europe strategy have centered on whether America’s European allies could defend themselves without the USA. …”
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Achieving Secure and Performant Databases with Minimal Resource Overhead by Lim, Darren

“…Additionally, since Linux has such a large codebase, Linux-based VMs are subject to complex latency concerns and also a large attack surface. …”
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Improving year-round protection against influenza infection in the tropics by Young, Barnaby

“…Influenza is a common infection in the tropics and a major cause of morbidity and mortality, with a burden of disease which is comparable to temperate climates. Vaccination is the main pharmacological method available to reduce transmission and prevent infection, but evidence that vaccine induced protection with the standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine lasts year-round is lacking. …”
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Investigating the perceived public transport service quality in Singapore by Lee, Zhe Wang

“…The surveys are aimed to understand three main aspects: number of transfers, job-housing location and travelling time tolerance. …”
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An analysis on the Vietnam's equity market. by Sng, Ya Ying., Chang, June Tneg., Tran, Thanh Thuy.

“…Subsequently, a more in-depth analysis is done on the Vietnam’s corporate governance mechanisms since this is the main issue found in this study. …”
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Power management unit for smartphone applications by Kok, Chiang Liang

“…However, the commonly used NiCd/NiMH and Li-Ion batteries, providing the main source of power is limited in supplying the energy and power demands for the wide variety of application found in a smartphone. …”
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An Elekes–Rónyai theorem for sets with few products by Mudgal, A

“…\end{align*} $$This is sharp since for every degenerate $F$ and finite set $A \subset \mathbb{C}$ with $|A\cdot A| \leq K|A|$, one has $$ \begin{align*} & |F(A,\dots,A)| \ll K^{O_{F}(1)}|A|^{n-1}.…”

Living with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: radiological images of a patient with extensive heterotopic ossification by Mohammed Mostafa Kotb, Omar, Usama Farghaly, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar

“…Radiographic evaluation with X-rays and CT scans revealed scoliosis and total fusion of almost all levels of the spine, with only a few disc spaces spared. A large mass of heterotopic bone was observed, corresponding to the location of the paraspinal muscles in the lumbar region, branching upwards and fusing with the scapulae on both sides. …”
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Finite element analysis on post-buckling of thin-walled structures using ANSYS by Theint, Yi Mon

“…The results obtained were checked against experimental data and led to the development and the revision of design procedures for the pin-ended lipped column and hollow box section.…”
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中国盗墓小说研究 ：以《鬼吹灯》为探讨中心 = Research on Chinese Tomb-raiding novel : taking “Candle in tomb” as an example by 王莹 Wang, Ying

“…Therefore, this paper uses "Candle in the Tomb" as the main object of discussion and explores the charm of the tomb-raiding novel. …”
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Modelling cross-docking in a three-level supply chain with stochastic service and queuing system: MOWFA algorithm by Rostami, Parinaz, Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Movassaghi, Mitra

“…Each channel is assigned to a cross‐dock for a specific product. The main goal of this article is to focus on optimizing the planning of incoming and outgoing trucks with the aim of minimizing the total operation time within the supply chain. …”
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Message from ICME'12 technical program chairs by Cai, Jianfei, Hanjalic, Alan, Magli, Enrico, Pickering, Mark, Friedland, Gerald, Hua, Xian-Sheng

“…During the main conference (Jul. 10-12, 2012), the ICME 2012 daily technical program will start with a keynote talk delivered by a world class scientist. …”
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Design and development of stabilized control systems for space application by Chia, Jie Xiang

“…As launching a satellite to space is more challenging than a High-Altitude Balloon (HAB), in this case, Near Space will be the main highlight in the design of this project. Work is done on the design and development of the control system that will be mounted on the payload of a HAB, where considerations such as weight, size and power requirements are paramount. …”
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Blockchain technology development and its applications by Qian, Muye

“…This report introduces the main technologies used in blockchain technology and also mentions the mainstream applications of blockchain technology. …”
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