Do Singaporeans hyperarticulate in formal speech by Paca, Angelie Marie Galang

“…The lowered pitch is in line with several other studies that have found lowered pitch in polite or formal speech, indicating that it may index a certain aspect of formality in certain languages and varieties.…”
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Design of a head massage device by Seah, Rong Jun.

“…Detailed calculation of the trajectory of the end effector indicated that the trajectory path is following a curve line and by making use of this data, suitable operational range of the head massage robot has been identified. …”
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Exploratory study : the role of leadership in the sustainability of social enterprises (Singapore). by Ho, Fung-Min., Goh, Tracy Huihui., Seow, Kuang Ting.

“…For sustainability, leaders also established that the financial bottom-line of the social enterprise needs to be met before the social goals can be achieved. …”
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Evaluation of low-cost RFID hardware for automated equipment tracking in first-response vehicles by Chua, Joo Heng

“…RFID has its advantages of being able to be read without the line of sight. The different tags all have unique IDs too. …”
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Web-based adaptive testing system for C programming by Wong, Frankie Fai Kit

“…The author hopes that through the use of the web-based adaptive testing system and its related techniques, more students will be able to improve upon with their studies by effectively reinforcing their knowledge of each subject through practices and test of questions that are in line with their ability.…”
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Growth and characterization of III-V quantum dots on SI-based substrate by Leong, Yu Yan

“…The photoluminescence of InAs QDs grown on GeOI showed a single-peak emission at 1.33μm with a line width of 36.3meV at room temperature. The promising optical performance enables the demonstration of the world first InAs QD LED on the GeOI substrate. …”
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Development and calibration of a cost-effective piezo-electric industrial dynomometer by Sayantan Datta Gupta

“…This dynamometer technology has not found its way into the production line, as it is relatively expensive (around 50,000 Singapore Dollars). …”
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Fabrication and properties of highly transparent Er:YAG ceramics by Qin, Xianpeng, Yang, Hao, Zhou, Guohong, Luo, Dewei, Yang, Yan, Zhang, Jian, Wang, Shiwei, Ma, Jan, Tang, Dingyuan

“…For 3 mm thickness samples, the in-line transmittances of the as-fabricated Er:YAG ceramics at the wavelength of 1100 nm and 400 nm were about 84% and 82%, respectively. …”
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Deactivation of the parvalbumin-positive interneurons in the hippocampus after fear-like behaviour following electrical stimulation of the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray of rats by Temel, Yasin., Blokland, Arjan., Lim, Lee Wei.

“…However, a remarkable decrease of c-Fos and parvalbumin co-localization was shown in the hippocampal regions when compared to non-stimulated sham animals. In line with previous studies, our results support the hypothesis that GABAergic regulation resulted in enhanced behavioural reactivity to fear conditioning. …”
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Prediction of pyrazinamide resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using structure-based machine learning approaches by Carter, J, Walker, T, Walker, A, Whitfield, M, Morlock, G, Lynch, C, Adlard, D, Peto, T, Posey, J, Crook, D, Fowler, P

“…<p><strong>Background</p></strong> Pyrazinamide is one of four first-line antibiotics used to treat tuberculosis; however, antibiotic susceptibility testing for pyrazinamide is challenging. …”

Disrupted working memory event-related network dynamics in multiple sclerosis by Rossi, C, Vidaurre, D, Costers, L, D’hooghe, MB, Akbarian, F, D’haeseleer, M, Woolrich, M, Nagels, G, Van Schependom, J

“…The activation of this network is amplified in patients treated with benzodiazepine, in line with the well-known benzodiazepine-induced beta enhancement. …”

Stiff person syndrome by Cullinane, PW, Carr, AS, Irani, SR, Warner, TT

“…Other antibodies associated with SPS now include those against the glycine receptor, amphiphysin, dipeptidyl-peptidase-like protein 6, gephyrin, γ-aminobutyric acid receptor A (GABA&lt;sub&gt;A&lt;/sub&gt;R), and the GABA&lt;sub&gt;A&lt;/sub&gt;R-associated protein. First-line treatments for SPS include diazepam and baclofen. …”

‘Can someone get me outta this middle class zone?!’ Pressures on middle class Kikuyu in Kenya's 2013 election by Burbidge, D

“…These feelings of disempowerment ensured voting attitudes fell closely in line with ethnic affiliations, despite members of the middle class remaining wholly dissatisfied with ethnic labelling throughout. …”

Turner‚ Bird‚ Eratosthenes: the eternal burning thread by Gibbons, J

“…As an illustration of these techniques, he popularized a one-line recursive “sieve” to generate the infinite list of prime numbers.…”

Identification of RAPD markers closely linked to the mlo-locus in barley by Manninen, O.M., Turpeinen, T., Nissilä, E.

“…Sixty doubled haploid lines from a cross between an isogenic line of 'Ingrid' carrying the mlo11 allele and a susceptible cv. …”
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Investigations into femtosecond laser hybrid manufacturing for 3D power sources by Tham, Nicholas Cheng Yang

“…This methodology is demonstrated with a custom lab-built fsDLW platform consisting of a femtosecond laser source coupled with in-line monitoring and a two axis galvano-scanner. A fsLIL platform incorporating the same in-line monitoring is developed in parallel. …”
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A general and facile method for preparation of large-scale reduced graphene oxide films with controlled structures by Bi, Hengchang, Wan, Shu, Cao, Xiehong, Wu, Xing, Zhou, Yilong, Yin, Kuibo, Su, Shi, Ma, Qinglang, Sindoro, Melinda, Zhu, Jingfang, Zhang, Zhuoran, Zhang, Hua, Sun, Litao

“…Graphene or reduced graphene oxide films (rGOFs) can be prepared by a number of methods including chemical vapor deposition (CVD), filtration, and spin-coating for a variety of applications. However, controlling their surface morphologies and microstructures to meet the requirements of specific applications is still a great challenge. …”
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Defect chemistry in 2D atomic layers for energy photocatalysis by Di, Jun, Hao, Gazi, Jiang, Wei, Liu, Zheng

“…In 2D atomic layers, even infinitesimal amounts of defects can unlock the great potential that exists for tailoring the carrier concentration, electronic states, spin nature, and so on. The specific defects can introduce defect energy levels into the band gap and extend the light absorption. …”
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Electro spun dual structured and three-dimensional biodegradable scaffolds for bone and cartilage tissue engineering by Vidya Chamundeswari Narasimhan

“…This study makes use of single electrospinning equipment to electro spray and electro spin the dual structured scaffold. The polymeric scaffold is made from a combination of PLGA/PCL (poly lactide co glyceride/poly capro-lactone) blend in a ratio of 1:1. …”
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Product optimization of a fed-batch fermentation process by Arshad, Ahmad, Noor Asma Fazli, Abdul Samad, Mohd Kamaruddin, Abd Hamid

“…Good agreement is obtained when the results are validated against published work. To provide on-line estimates of the difficult to measure penicillin concentration, Partial Least Squares model is employed. …”
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