Non-contact actuated snap-through buckling of a pre-buckled bistable hard-magnetic elastica by Zhang, Yingchao, Ma, Yinji, Yu, Jing, Gao, Huajian

“…In contrast, hard magnetic elastica (HME), a composite made of hard ferromagnetic particles and soft elastomer that deforms in response to an externally applied magnetic field, exhibits great potential to bring major advances in this field by allowing non-contact actuation and programmable control of snap-through buckling via magnetization distribution (M−distribution). …”
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探 = In search of harmony by Ng, Woon Lam

“…It is a conventional notion that transparent washes should be used to bring forth freshness and immediacy. However, I believe that the overemphasis of this technique would, to a certain extent, erode its true capacity in image making. …”
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Exploring the potential benefits of using metasurface for galloping energy harvesting by Wang, Junlei, Sun, Shaokang, Hu, Guobiao, Yang, Yaowen, Tang, Lihua, Li, Pan, Zhang, Guojie

“…Besides, the results show that the metasurface can significantly change the aerodynamic characteristics of the bluff body, and it is learned that a bluff body wrapped in convex cylinder metasurface could bring benefits for promoting galloping energy harvesting performance. …”
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Synthesis and reactivity of electron-deficient phosphorus(III) compounds by Dordevic, Nemanja

“…In addition to the increased overall positive charge, cooperative enhancement of Lewis acidity by bringing two dicationic P centers in close proximity is also attempted. …”
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To what extent and in what ways do communities of practice facilitate learning in the context of professional development for interpreting students and practitioners? by D'Hayer, Danielle

“…This study explores whether the concept of Communities of Practice (CoP) within a Social Learning framework offers a collaborative approach to support the transformative trajectory of interpreting students to becoming professional interpreters engaged in the market, and to potentially bring the interpreting profession to value, nurture and care for newcomers. …”
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Strategies to modulate Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor properties for low temperature transparent transistors by Kulkarni, Mohit Rameshchandra

“…Such surface modifications can achieve a change in the carrier concentration by change in work function or shifting- pinning of the Fermi level, or additional field generated due to dipoles created at the surface. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of graphene and carbon nanotube reinforced bioceramic nanocomposites by Hu, Huanlong

“…The reinforcing mechanism was due to the lubrication and pinning effects of rGO, which resulted in high resistance to penetration, elastic recovery capability, low-cycle fatigue resistance, and microcrack propagation inhibition properties. …”
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Swept-source Raman spectroscopy of chemical and biological materials by Song, Jeonggeun, So, Peter T. C., Yoo, Hongki, Kang, Jeon Woong

“…Active research and development efforts are currently underway to bring this analytical instrument into the field, enabling in situ Raman measurements for a wider range of applications. …”
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Analysis of influence and its applications in social advertising by Zhu, Yuqing

“…First, we study the problem of pricing the influential users to reflect the influence spread they can bring in an advertising campaign. Second, we analyze the influence contributions of the influential users given the advertising campaign result. …”
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新加坡国庆歌曲的双语现象与国家认同建构 ：以《家》为例 = Bilingual National Day songs in Singapore and its construction of national identity : a case study on “Home”... by 郑回芯 Tay, Hui Xin

“…By documenting the bilingual National Day songs in Singapore, this study explores how the creators bring about a new life to the songs presented in alternative languages whilst offering an innovative perspective on nation building.…”
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Climate change: crop performance and potential by Ramlan, Mohd Fauzi

“…A report from ACOP indicated that the top ten countries such as China, USA, EU, Russia and Japan have contributed to more than half of the CO2 emission in the world. Efforts to bring the CO2 under control will only be seen over a long period of time. …”
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南洋理工大学在籍华族学生婚姻观 = Chinese undergraduates' views on marriage : a case study of Nanyang Technological University by 吴起慧 Goh, Qi Hui

“…Since 1980s, Singapore has been persistently facing the problems of later marriages and delayed child-bearing. These trends could bring much detriment to the country; particularly to the economy and society. …”
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理学“内外观”的形成与体现及其对宋代女性的影响 = The formation and manifestation of the Confucian concept of "inner and outer" and its impact on women in the Song Dynasty... by 董琦 Dong, Qi

“…Through the concept of "self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world," we understand the emphasis of Song Confucianism on the necessity of "family harmony" for "governing the country," and the social moral order extended from the relationship between "inner" and "outer" in terms of gender differences. …”
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Investigation of digital twins and metaverse by Chow, Harry Yun Fatt

“…The primary goal of this final year project is to bring the solution developed by CHiLX to the market and commercialise it. …”
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The stalks of the motor A1A0 ATP synthase come into the focus : structural insight into subunits E, F and H by Gayen, Shovanlal

“…The -helix includes a kink that would bring the two helices of the C-terminus into the coiled-coil arrangement. …”
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Competitive intrinsically motivated agents for resource allocation by Zhao, Guopeng

“…To answer the above questions, Intrinsic Motivated Agent is viewed as a tailored approach to service adaptiveness, for an agent is considered as an autonomous problem solver, which can provide a “brain” for the resource allocation service to exhibit flexible and agile behaviors, and the agent with intrinsic motivations can further bring the service a unified sense of “self-willing” so that diverse behaviors can be integrated systematically. …”
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Neuronal control of cardiac excitability in pro-hypertensive states by Larsen, H

“…Restoring the cGMP cyclic nucleotide dysfunction seen in these cells, rescues the ion channel phenotype and bring the Ca²⁺ down to levels seen in the normotensive WKY neuron. …”

传承：新加坡天福宫的蜕变 = Succession: the metamorphosis of Singapore Thian Hock Keng temple by 林家平 Lim, Jenny Jia Peng

“…However, those organizations that are willing to adopt new technologies trends in their management would then bring them to a new height. At the same time, this article examined the survival strategies of Singapore Thian Hock Keng Temple under the crisis, as well as comparing with other religious organizations. …”
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Micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) enabled digital pen by Tan, Joel Qi Zhi

“…However, when it comes to mobile note-taking, bringing a keyboard around can be a hassle; thus digital pens were invented to combine the advantages of both physical writing and keyboard input. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents by Ratcliffe, H

“…Most have been performed in adults, and those in children have predominantly tested samples obtained opportunistically in a clinical context or in school-based populations, both of which bring potential biases.</p> <br> <p>The primary objective of the ‘What’s the STORY?’ …”