Enhancing indoor positioning accuracy with WLAN and WSN: a QPSO hybrid algorithm with Surface tessellation by Scavino, Edgar, Abd Rahman, Mohd Amiruddin, Farid, Zahid, Ahmad, Sadique, Asim, Muhammad

“…Moreover, satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) signals are likely to be unusable in deep indoor spaces, and technologies like WiFi and Bluetooth are susceptible to signal noise and fading effects. …”
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Effects of temperature and velocity on chlorine dispersion in an indoor storage system using computational fluid dynamics simulation by Safakar, Mohsen

“…Results of the simulations showed that the chlorine dispersion would behave like the liquid when it was being flown on any surface. …”
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Aerodynamic Effects of High-Speed Train Positions During Tunnel Exit Under Crosswind Conditions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics by Rajendran, S, Ishak, I. A, Arafat, M, Mohammad, A. F, Salleh, Z. M, Samiran, N. A, Ja’a, M. N. M, Sulaiman, S

“…Strong crosswinds can cause catastrophic accidents like overturning and derailment in extreme circumstances, therefore the train's capacity to tolerate their impacts is crucial. …”
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ENIGMA CHEK2gether project: a comprehensive study identifies functionally impaired CHEK2 germline missense variants associated with increased breast cancer risk by Stolarova, Lenka, Kleiblova, Petra, Zemankova, Petra, Stastna, Barbora, Janatova, Marketa, Soukupova, Jana, Achatz, Maria Isabel, Ambrosone, Christine, Apostolou, Paraskevi, Arun, Banu K., Auer, Paul, Barnard, Mollie, Bertelsen, Birgitte, Blok, Marinus J., Boddicker, Nicholas, Brunet, Joan, Burnside, Elizabeth S., Calvello, Mariarosaria, Campbell, Ian, Chan, Sock Hoai, Chen, Fei, Chiang, Jian Bang, Coppa, Anna, Cortesi, Laura, Crujeiras-González, Ana, De Leeneer, Kim, De Putter, Robin, DePersia, Allison, Devereux, Lisa, Domchek, Susan, Efremidis, Anna, Engel, Christoph, Ernst, Corinna, Evans, D. Gareth R., Feliubadaló, Lidia, Fostira, Florentia, Fuentes-Ríos, Olivia, Gómez-García, Encarna B., González, Sara, Haiman, Christopher, Hansen, Thomas van Overeem, Hauke, Jan, Hodge, James, Hu, Chunling, Huang, Hongyan, Ishak, Nur Diana Binte, Iwasaki, Yusuke, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kraft, Peter, Lacey, James, Lázaro, Conxi, Li, Na, Lim, Weng Khong, Lindstrom, Sara, Lori, Adriana, Martinez, Elana, Martins, Alexandra, Matsuda, Koichi, Matullo, Giuseppe, McInerny, Simone, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Montagna, Marco, Monteiro, Alvaro N. A., Mori, Luigi, Nathanson, Katherine, Neuhausen, Susan L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Olson, Janet E., Palmer, Julie, Pasini, Barbara, Patel, Alpa, Piane, Maria, Poppe, Bruce, Radice, Paolo, Renieri, Alessandra, Resta, Nicoletta, Richardson, Marcy E., Rosseel, Toon, Ruddy, Kathryn J., Santamariña, Marta, Dos Santos, Elizabeth Santana, Teras, Lauren, Toland, Amanda E., Trentham-Dietz, Amy, Vachon, Celine M., Volk, Alexander E., Weber-Lassalle, Nana, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Wiesmuller, Lisa, Winham, Stacey, Yadav, Siddhartha, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Yao, Song, Zampiga, Valentina, Zethoven, Magnus, Zhang, Ze Wen, Zima, Tomas, Spurdle, Amanda B., Vega, Ana, Rossing, Maria, Del Valle, Jesús, De Nicolo, Arcangela, Hahnen, Eric, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Ngeow, Joanne, Momozawa, Yukihide, James, Paul A., Couch, Fergus J., Macurek, Libor, Kleibl, Zdenek

“…The OR and 95% CI (confidence intervals) for carriers of functionally impaired, intermediate, and WT-like variants were 2.83 (95% CI, 2.35–3.41), 1.57 (95% CI, 1.41–1.75), and 1.19 (95% CI, 1.08–1.31), respectively. …”
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Electrospun carbon-silica composite nanofibers for selective removal of oil and water by Tai, Ming Hang

“…After surface-coating with silicone oil for 30 min, the composite membrane exhibited ultra-hydrophobic and superoleophilic properties with water and oil contact angles being 144.2 ± 1.2° and 0°, respectively. …”
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Chronic oxidative stress promotes GADD34-mediated phosphorylation of the TAR DNA-binding protein TDP-43, a modification linked to neurodegeneration by Goh, Catherine Wenhui, Lee, Irene Chengjie, Sundaram, Jeyapriya Rajameenakshi, George, Simi Elizabeth, Yusoff, Permeen, Brush, Matthew Hayden, Sze, Newman Siu Kwan, Shenolikar, Shirish

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Establishment of optimise strategies in production of recombinant Hepatitis B surface antigen for chip-based antibody detection approach by Tam, Yew Joon

“…The main results drawn showed that the IEC Q Sepharose XL column and optimum conditions of 4 mL sample loading volume, an elution buffer with 1.5 M NaCl concentration at pH 8 with an elution gradient length of 20 column volume and subsequent purification with SEC at a sample volume of 5 mL and a flow rate of 1 mL/min was able to efficiently purify HBsAg. An up-scaled version the established purification strategy comprising of the two techniques further demonstrated adaptability for scale-up operations with a final total PF of 94.82 ± 16.20, HBsAg purity of 95.48% and recovery yield of 78.07%. …”
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Muslim Women in Britain, 1850-1950 : 100 Years of Hidden History / by Cheruvallil-Contractor, Sariya, editor 655989, Gilham, Jamie, editor 655990

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Enhanced flotation of high density polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride mixtures based on clean corona modification by Wang, Yinan, Zhao, Yue, Guo, Linyi, Han, Fengrong, Li, Xiaofeng

“…High density polyethylene (HDPE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) both have a high detection frequency in the common solid waste streams like automobile shredder residue (ASR), and due to the similar properties of different plastics, their mixtures lack reliable separation methods. …”
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Enhancement of a grid-connected dfig wind turbine system using fractional order PI controllers by Veerendra, Arigela Satya, Vasavi Uma Maheswari, M., Peddakapu, Kurukuri, Punya Sekhar, Ch

“…Furthermore, in the validation of the proposed algorithm, the performance parameters like DC coupling capacitor voltage, rotor Speed, active power, and reactive power with PI, FOPI, PSO-FOPI, and ALO-FOPI regulators are compared and analysed using the bode plot are presented. …”
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Opportunities and challenges in the sustainable integration of natural fibers and particles in friction materials for eco-friendly brake pads by Imran, Al Ichlas, Siregar, Januar Parlaungan, Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab, Cionita, Tezara, Hadi, Agung Efriyo, Jamiluddin, Jaafar, Fitriyana, Deni Fajar, Dewi, Rozanna

“…Therefore, eco-friendly materials like natural fiber and organic particles are being used as substitutes for the metal in brake pads. …”
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Predictive modeling and optimization of noise emissions in a palm oil methyl ester-fueled diesel engine using response surface methodology and artificial neural network integrated... by Muhammad Zikri, Japri, Mohd Shahrir, Mohd Sani, Mohd Fadzil Faisae, Ab Rashid, Muriban, Jackly, Galang Sandy, Prayogo

“…These findings endorse the feasibility of applying ANN-GA in scenarios where precise noise prediction is crucial, particularly in relation to alternative fuels like POME.…”
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Trouble on the Range: When Does a National Park Become a Bison Zoo? by Hartley, Sophia

“…For many years, it seemed like an ecological revival was beginning. But not in some places. …”
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Orbital stability in a classical pilot-wave system by Liu, Nicholas Z.

“…These phenomena include tunnelling, diffraction and wave-like statistics. This thesis focuses on the features responsible for the quantisation of orbital radii, and rationalises this quantisation in terms of the stability of circular orbits arising in the presence of a rotating frame and a central force. …”
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An investigation of students' perception of Bluetooth security by Tan, Margaret, Aguilar, Kathrine Sagala

“…Bluetooth technology is used in this study as it is a widely used form of wireless networks that facilitates computing resources to be connected anytime anywhere; however, it has security weaknesses like any other digital networks. Design/methodology/approach – A field survey was conducted to collect the empirical data from students at a local university. …”
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Chinese preschoolers in Singapore by Pwint, Mar Khin, Lee, Yung Seng, Wong, Teck Yee, Saw, Seang Mei

“…Conclusion: Our study showed a lower prevalence of overweight and obesity among Chinese preschoolers in Singapore when compared to other countries like the United States, Italy, Chile using the CDC and/or IOTF references. …”
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[Retracted] Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ induces myogenesis by modulating myostatin activity by Bonala, Sabeera, Lokireddy, Sudarsanareddy, Arigela, Harikumar, Teng, Serena, Wahli, Walter, Sharma, Mridula, McFarlane, Craig, Kambadur, Ravi

“…Classically, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ (PPARβ/δ) function was thought to be restricted to enhancing adipocyte differentiation and development of adipose-like cells from other lineages. However, recent studies have revealed a critical role for PPARβ/δ during skeletal muscle growth and regeneration. …”
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Dominant contribution of oxygenated organic aerosol to haze particles from real-time observation in Singapore during an Indonesian wildfire event in 2015 by Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari, Riva, Matthieu, Williams, Michael, Miyakawa, Takuma, Chen, Jing, Itoh, Masayuki, Surratt, Jason D., Kuwata, Mikinori

“…Our findings highlight the importance of atmospheric chemical processes, which likely include POA oxidation and SOA formation from oxidation of gaseous precursors, to the OOA concentration. …”
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涂涂写写 = Alchemy of color and brushwork by Ng, Woon Lam

“…In this book, I would like to share my humble recent artworks. I wish they resonate with my audience and bring them joyfulness. …”
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Advances in the chemistry of base-stabilized germanium(I) compounds towards C-C bond formation by Ong, Melissa Xin Yi

“…The small energy difference between the HOMO and LUMO facilitates their capability of transition-metal like reactivity in small molecules activation. In Chapter 2, the synthesis of base-stabilized germanium(I) dimers and their application toward C-C bond formation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds was reported. …”
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