Finding meaning behind immortality of Anne Rice’s vampires. by Nurhayati Zakaria.

“…The investigation of the myth – or more appropriately, mistaken notion – that mmortality brings happiness and peace that one seeks for, through the exploration of the first three novels in Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles, namely Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned. …”
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Monitoring tumour-induced angiogenesis in 2D and 3D co-culture models by Lee, Cheyenne Shi Lin

“…Co-cultivation of tumour and endothelial cells brings the two types of cells into direct contact. …”
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Applications of energy absorption strategies in industry by Lee, Jun Yi

“…Therefore, having openness to collaborations is especially crucial in the energy absorption industry as better devices brings about greater safety and reduces cost for the society.…”
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Best of both worlds : hybrid identities of mixed-race individuals in Singapore by Lim, Tricia Anna.

“…By examining their lived experiences, this paper brings to light their negotiations of dominant discourses on race that exists in Singapore, and subsequently puts forth the claim that as the country moves away from the rhetoric of multiculturalism to one of cosmopolitanism, recognizing racial and cultural hybridity ought to be encouraged by the state.…”
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Like the sea: living communityship as a form of participatory leadership within the creativity for learning in HE (#creativeHE) community by Nerantzi, Chrissi, Gillaspy, Emma, Sinfield, Sandra, Karatsiori, Marianthi, Burns, Tom, Hunter, Anna, Seat, Hannah, Tasler, Nathalie

“…Insights gained through this inquiry seem to suggest that the leadership within this community is characterised by and experienced as communityship, a highly participatory and democratic way of leading that brings harmony, offers refuge and stretches the leadership team. …”
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Social networks and migration: relocations, relationships and resources by Ryan, Louise

“…Empirically innovative, this book brings together, for the first time, data generated over twenty years across my varied studies with migrants from diverse backgrounds. …”

Life writing and the Southern Hemisphere: texts, spaces, resonances

“…<br> From Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia in South America, through southern Africa, to Australia and New Zealand and as far down as Antarctica, this collection brings together writers and scholars in the oceanic humanities, postcolonial, Global South and polar studies, and presents works on human, animal and plant life captured in words, music, performance, visual arts and photography. …”

Character-aware audio-visual subtitling in context by Huh, J, Zisserman, A

“…This holistic solution addresses what is said, when it’s said, and who is speaking, providing a more comprehensive and accurate character-aware subtitling for TV shows. Our approach brings improvements on two fronts: first, we show that audio-visual synchronisation can be used to pick out the talking face amongst others present in a video clip, and assign an identity to the corresponding speech segment. …”

An efficient counting method for the colored triad census by Lienert, J, Koehly, L, Reed-Tsochas, F, Marcum, C

“…In sum, the proposed algorithm for the colored triad census brings novel utility to social network analysis in an efficient package.…”

Analog smart I/O pads by Tan, Shyue Mei.

“…ESD is an increasingly significant problem in integrated circuit design as increasing pin counts and faster circuit speeds compound the need for more and better reliable ESD protection. …”
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Tribological properties of wax microcapsule modified polymers by Ang, Ping Lon

“…The tribology test uses the Pin-On-Disk wear test method and the default tribometer settings used in this project were set at 2000m sliding distance, 40cm/s linear speed and 3N linear load. …”
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Effect of emulsion temperature on physical properties of palm oil‐based margarine by Miskandar, M. S., Che Man, Y. B., Yusoff, M. S. A., Abdul Rahman, R.

“…The emulsion temperatures studied were 40, 45, and 50°C, with other parameters such as emulsion flow rates, tube cooler temperature, and pin rotor speed kept constant. The SFC developed during processing and storage at 28°C was measured to evaluate the quality of margarine. …”
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Systematic review of evidence for the impact and effectiveness of the 1-3-7 strategy for malaria elimination by Sogandji, N, Stevenson, A, Luo, MY, Qi, G, Maude, RJ

“…Background: The 1-3-7 approach to eliminate malaria was first implemented in China in 2012. It has since been expanded to multiple countries, but no systematic review has examined the evidence for its use. …”

Low power PWM based sensor readout circuit by He, Shengyu

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Characterization of copper chemical mechanical polishing induced defects by Teo, Tai Yong.

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Interactive analog filter learning tool by Maung Htun Htun Naing.

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Peptide asparaginyl ligases—renegade peptide bond makers by Tam, James P., Chan, Ning-Yu, Liew, Heng Tai, Tan, Shaun J., Chen, Yu

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Observation of an acoustic non-Hermitian topological Anderson insulator by Gu, Zhongming, Gao, He, Xue, Haoran, Wang, Di, Guo, Jiamin, Su, Zhongqing, Zhang, Baile, Zhu, Jie

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Do institutional pressures impact voluntary environment information disclosure? by Fan, Jing, Muhamad, Haslinah, Mohd Said, Ridzwana, Daud, Zaidi Mat

“…Over the past decades, China's rapid economic growth has mainly come at the expense of excessive energy consumption, resulting in significant carbon dioxide emissions and other environmental challenges. …”
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Practice of journalism in Macau in transition period. by Tang, Cheng U.

“…This paper examines the history and 1998 status of the press in Macau a year before its handover from Portugal to China. Comparisons are made to the 1997 Hong Kong handover to China and its effect on the press. …”
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