Urban Big Data: City Management and Real Estate Markets by Barkham, Richard, Bokhari, Sheharyar, Saiz, Albert

“…We expect such technologies to improve quality of life and the productivity of cities over the long run. …”
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Chemical Spin Patterning in Metal-Organic Frameworks by Petry, Stephanie Michelle

“…Emergent phenomena are ubiquitous and fundamental to life as we know it, serving as vital environmental regulators, such as the production of honey by honeybees. …”
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No One Wants To Be A Parasitologist: The Shrinking Field of America's Least Favorite Animals by Richter, Hannah

“…Parasitism is the most successful way of life for an animal — representing more than 40% of all species — and the wormy and crawly creatures it encompasses are vastly understudied. …”
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Risk-Benefit Assessment of Pandemic Virus Identification by Jeyapragasan, Geetha

“…This study provides a quantitative basis for ongoing discussions about the balance between scientific advancement and public safety in high-risk areas of life sciences research.…”
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Medication adherence : software development for anticoagulant medicine smart-packs by Chua, Ming Zhou

“…Besides accuracy and reliability, simplicity was a core tenet to providing an adherence solution applicable to users from all walks of life. Hence, former features that complicated the User Interface (UI) were revised or removed to present a cleaner experience for users. …”
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Insights into morphological evolution and cycling behaviour of lithium metal anode under mechanical pressure by Yin, Xuesong, Tang, Wei, Jung, Im Doo, Phua, Kia Chai, Adams, Stefan, Lee, Seok Woo, Zheng, Wesley Guangyuan

“…The improved Li deposition/stripping behaviour in the pressed cells yields a 5% higher Coulombic efficiency (~90%) and more than 5-fold longer cycling life than the cells without pressure at a current density of 2 mA/cm2. …”
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Atomistic simulation of deformation under extreme loading conditions by Sharuz Farooque Rahmatullah

“…Shot Peening (SP) and Laser Shock Peening (LSP) are two processes used to improve the fatigue life of a component. One of the most prominent differences between them is that they operate over very different timescales. …”
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors as molecular links between caloric restriction and circadian rhythm by Duszka, Kalina, Wahli, Walter

“…One of the restrictive nutritional approaches, caloric restriction (CR) achieves stunning results in extending health span and life span via coordinated changes in multiple biological functions from the molecular, cellular, to the whole-body levels. …”
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Longitudinal dispersion of microplastics in aquatic flows using fluorometric techniques by Cook, Sarah, Chan, Hui-Ling, Abolfathi, Soroush, Bending, Gary D., Schäfer, Hendrik, Pearson, Jonathan M.

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Performing optimal power flow studies for the microgrid by Yap, Malvern Zong Han

“…Due to the complexity of an electrical transmission and distribution network, the deliverance of power is represented through non-linear non-convex mathematical functions which reflects the network’s physical characteristics, posing a challenge in real life as such must be resolved in short intervals while ensuring that the ever-changing consumers’ demand is met. …”
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Person-centred care for dementia patients (front end Android app) by Chan, Zhao Hui

“…Having someone in the family who has dementia can be the most challenging part of their daily life. In most cases, family members will choose to bring their loved ones to daycare centres during the day. …”
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Smart hand gesture sensing with millimeter wave radar and machine learning by Sang, Jiajun

“…Such development not only contributes to the control of virus spreading, but also improves the effectiveness and experience of human life. Although voice control technology is becoming popular among others, gesture control using radar is also gaining popularity and serving as an enhancement to improve the overall remote-control performance. …”
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Repeat expansion detection in neurodegenerative diseases with CRISPR/Cas9-targeted long read sequencing by Phua, Kimberly

“…Neurodegenerative diseases are broadly characterised by degeneration and loss of neurons in the brain over time which affects the quality of life of affected individuals. Recently, new associations of repeat expansions with various neurodegenerative diseases have been reported and point to a landscape of genomic alterations that have not been well-studied in neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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Seepage effects on settling velocity by Goh, Alvin Hanchang.

“…The drag coefficient is the most important property in the mechanics of particle motion and fluid dynamics because most particles in real life are employed either to overcome or to utilize the drag caused by the fluid. …”
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The midlife crisis by Giuntella, Osea, McManus, Sally, Mujcic, Redzo, Oswald, Andrew J., Powdthavee, Nattavudh, Tohamy, Ahmed

“…Nor do we rely on simple life-satisfaction measures. The paper shows that there are approximately quadratic hill-shaped patterns in data on midlife suicide, sleeping problems, alcohol dependence, concentration difficulties, memory problems, intense job strain, disabling headaches, suicidal feelings, and extreme depression. …”
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Weakly supervised learning on road area extraction via classification labels by Liu, Xuanyi

“…With the development of remote sensing technology, aerial map applications such as OpenStreetMap have been widely applied in normal life. The lack of pixel-level road area annotations still hinders their further usage. …”
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A comprehensive study on the success criteria and critical success factors for the management of construction projects in Singapore by Siew, Jared Chall

“…Project success in the construction industry is affected by variables that occur throughout a project’s life cycle. These critical success factors (CSFs) contribute to ensuring the success of a project, denoted by success criteria (SC). …”
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Stylistic reproduction in the English version of Winter Pasture from the perspective of the stylistic markers theory by Liu, Yunyue

“…Winter Pasture is a translated non-fiction book by Li Juan about the disappearing Kazakh nomadic life in Xinjiang. It manifests a unique narration style that poetically narrates Kazakh herders' lives, culture, and customs while delivering Li Juan's personal feelings and thoughts throughout the book. …”
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A middle infrared hyperspectral imaging based on diffraction grating and metalens by Gong, Tu

“…Hyperspectral imaging is increasingly important in modern life, and it can be applied in many areas, such as molecular biology, remote sensing, and biomedical imaging. …”
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Investigation of residual stress retention of titanium alloy after different levels of material removal by Muhammad Siddiq Bin Abdul Shukor

“…It provides benefits such as increasing fatigue strength and fatigue life, it is also able to inhibit crack propagation and it is due to these benefits that they are widely utilized in industries such as the aerospace industry. …”
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