A self-assembled plasmonic substrate for enhanced fluorescence resonance energy transfer by Hou, Shuai, Chen, Yonghao, Lu, Derong, Xiong, Qirong, Lim, Yun, Duan, Hongwei

“…However, the potential of plasmonic nanostructures to enable tailored FRET enhancement on planar substrates remains largely unrealized, which are of considerable interest for high-performance on-surface bioassays and photovoltaics. The main challenge lies in the necessitated concurrent control over the spectral properties of plasmonic substrates to match that of fluorophores and the fluorophore-substrate spacing. …”
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Tensile split Hopkinson bar laboratory tests with imperfect dimension by Goh, Sean Shun Hui

“…The tensile SHPB is used to obtain the dynamic stress and strain response under tension, subjected to high strain rates which ranges from 102 to 104 S-1. The main theory is based along the elastic bars, where there is an occurrence of propagation of longitudinal stress waves. …”
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Impact of bioconvection and chemical reaction on MHD nanofluid flow due to exponential stretching sheet by Asjad, Muhammad Imran, Sarwar, Noman, Ali, Bagh, Hussain, Sajjad, Sitthiwirattham, Thanin, Reunsumrit, Jiraporn

“…The fluid moves through a porous matrix in the presence of a magnetic field that is perpendicular to the flow direction. To achieve the main objective of efficient thermal transportation with increased thermal conductivity, the possible settling of nano entities is avoided with the bioconvection of microorganisms. …”
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Low-power flip-flop circuits for high-performance systems by Tang, Pey Chyi.

“…The main purpose of this project was to design low power and high performance flip-flop. …”
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Experimental study for synthesization and characterization of porous adsorbents for cooling and gas storage applications by Soh, Michael Wai Kit

“…The adsorption bed consisting of finned-tube heat exchanger and porous adsorbents, is the main component of an adsorption device. The efficacy factor of an adsorption bed is determined by the adsorbate loadings on the porous adsorbents. …”
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Tropical savanna conversion to exotic pastures negatively affects taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetle assemblages, but not dung removal by Maciel, Rafaella, Braga, Rodrigo Fagundes, Carvalho, Raquel L. L., Louzada, Julio, Slade, Eleanor M.

“…The replacement of natural systems with agricultural lands is the main factor resulting in land use change in tropical regions. …”
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Microwave hydrothermal synthesis of tobermorite for the solidification of iron by Luo, Shuqiong, Jiang, Zhuangzhuang, Zhao, Minghui, Yang, Lei, Castro-Gomes, João, Wei, Shihua, Mi, Tangwei

“…One popular method was to introduce the heavy metal ions into the raw material for the synthesis of tobermorite, as the main cement component. However, the conventional hydrothermal synthesis was time and intense energy consuming. …”
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Modeling of outdoor natural ventilation and energy performance for multiple buildings in an industrial park of Singapore by Tang, Soon Tuck

“…The temperature of urban air is gradually rising in cities across the globe. This can be mainly ascribed to a number of factors, including reduced green spaces, high building densities that result in low wind velocity, and modifications to surface coating materials. …”
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Optimising public transit using big data and machine learning by Lee, Kelvin

“…Despite decades of research on optimisation of public transit, recent advances in big data collection and machine learning methods have created new possibilities for further optimisation. In this thesis, the main objective is to optimise existing public transit services by utilising big data without provision for extra resources. …”
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Equilibrium β-limits dependence on bootstrap current in classical stellarators by Baillod, A., Loizu, J., Qu, Zhisong, Arbez, H. P., Graves, J. P.

“…We develop a diagnostic to determine whether or not magnetic islands are expected to participate significantly to radial transport, and we build an analytical model to predict the expected equilibrium -limit, which recovers the main features of the numerical results. This research opens the possibility to include additional targets in stellarator optimization functions, provides additional understanding on the existence of magnetic surfaces at large, and is a step forward in the understanding of the equilibrium -limit.…”
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Augmented reality technology: a review of developments and study of applications in novel teaching practices by Chen, Hung-Jui

“…This research offers a detailed examination of the most recent developments in augmented reality technology and delves into its application in the educational sector, specifically in visualizing intricate scientific concepts. The main goal of this research was to investigate how augmented reality can help in teaching and learning electron orbitals, a key concept in chemistry and physics education. …”
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Development of an app for a thermoelectric cooler system by Ng, Alex Boon Chye

“…This report provides a thorough overview of the principles, advances, and various applications of thermoelectric cooling technology. TECs' main operating principle is based on the Peltier effect, which creates a temperature gradient by delivering an electric current through a junction of dissimilar materials, resulting in heat absorption at one junction and dissipation at the other. …”
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Investigating the influence of 3D mechanotransduction on porcine adipose-derived stem cells in a hydrogel system for cultivated meat by Seah, Jasmine Si Han

“…For millenniums, livestock farming has been the sole source of meat production and with increasing awareness global warming, sustainability and food shortage, alternative protein production has garnered a lot of interest in recent years, one of which being the production of cultivated meat. The main challenges of cultivated meat is its ability to replicate meat texture, and the scalability and cost-effectiveness of its production process. …”
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Intelligence failure in U.S. counterterrorism by King, Brian Allen

“…The main goal of this dissertation is to test the “Connect the Dots” theory of intelligence failure in cases of terrorist attacks. …”
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Development and validation of a motivational scale for taking librarian course in Japan by Asaishi, Takuma, Ikeuchi, Ui, Kiichiro, Kanai, Hinata, Yoshikazu, Zhu, Xinru

“…We first collected a wide range of motivations for enrolling in the librarian course through open-ended surveys and identified the main six factors common to these motivations by exploratory factor analysis (n=203). …”
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Monitoring of heart pulse rate of non-stationary subjects using mmWave radar by Fu, Xuemei

“…This study conducts research on heart rate monitoring algorithms for non-stationary humans using an AWR2243 frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar operating at 77GHz. The main contents are as follows: 1. Based on FMCW theory, analyze the phase form in radar system echo signals to facilitate subsequent processing of actual signals. …”
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Controlled synthesis of cubic and hexagonal phase lanthanide doped NaYF4 up-converters by Ho, John Chun Wan.

“…Annealing time is the main parameter to vary the extent of cubic to hexagonal phase transition. …”
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Removal of redundant gabor features using genetic algorithm by Dang, Ngoc Minh

“…As not all of the generated Gabor features are necessary, the main objective of this Final Year Project is to develop an efficient removal scheme of redundant features in order to employ images with large dimension in face data processing. …”
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Applying the self-determination theory in computer games for health communication. by Leow, Shallyn Xue Ling.

“…However, the role of game enjoyment has not been considered as a main factor although it is one of the most important features in video games, and has been found to influence health-related outcomes in previous health communication game studies. …”
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Modeling and optimization of building HVAC systems by Jin, Guang Yu

“…The results of experimental tests show that the proposed method indeed improves the system performance significantly. The main contribution of this thesis is to propose hybrid modeling methodologies to predict the steady-state as well as the transient performance of the HVAC component, which is the prerequisite for model-based control and optimization; and to develop a general feasible model-based system optimization approach to systematically optimize the energy consumption of a HVAC system out-building section instead of optimizing its individual components.…”
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