Investigation of the recyclability of applications involving MgO cement by Lim, Chin Haow

“…Study to enhance the separation between MgO cement paste and aggregate in order to increase the amount of recycled MgO cement collected was done using preheating at 200oC – 400oC and mechanical separation method, without breaking the aggregate into powder form. …”
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Creative AI : a data-driven design approach for creative online ad optimisation using artificial intelligence and big data by Phay, Han

“…The research is structured in 7 chapters: (1) A Historical Perspective on Modern Advertising, looking at the way creative advertising agencies have evolved throughout the earlier years, (2) Present Day Advertising Technology, continuing the narrative post-internet through exploration of the advertising technology industry in present day, (3) Consumer Psychology, specifically on how creative design attributes in ads, such as visuals, text and sound, can subconsciously have an effect on humans and are important to the cause of advertising, (4) Data-driven design, a new way of looking at the digital online ad creation process, integrating big data and artificial intelligence to predict the optimal creative attributes in digital ads, (5) Multivariate Testing for Creative Optimisation, a controlled experiment to determine that generated ads do not underperform current human designed ads, (6) Translating Research into Product, where the ad agency as tech company model is brought forth through the form of a startup, and lastly (7) Future Opportunities, that identifies other areas of emerging tech and the implications on future research.…”
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Structural integrity assessment of rail steel failure modes and mechanism by Liu, Yang

“…Transverse weld-toe surface cracks at the fusion line of the welded joint are found to be caused by the high density of weld defects and the mismatch of strength and fatigue properties between the thermite weld metal and unaffected rail steel. Lastly, a three-dimensional finite element model including the sequentially coupled thermal-mechanical simulation and cyclic plasticity constitutive simulation was developed to investigate the welding process-induced tensile residual stress and the redistribution of the residual stresses due to cyclic bend fatigue loading, respectively. …”
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论析《延禧攻略》中的女性团结现象 = A study of Chinese period drama series, The Story of Yanxi Palace from the perspective of women's solidarity in feminism by 钟凯乐 Chong, Claire Kaile

“…The second chapter will base on the theory of feminism and categorise the relationships between the female characters into different types of solidarities. Lastly, the third chapter will analyse the effect of resistance against the patriarchal system by the different groups of female solidarities throughout the series. …”
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Time-dependent metabolomics uncover dynamic metabolic adaptions in MCF-7 cells exposed to bisphenol A by Zhao, Haoduo., Liu, Min, Yang, Junjie, Chen, Yuyang, Fang, Mingliang

“…We further focused on the time-dependent metabolite dysregulation behavior in purine and pyrimidine metabolism, and identified the impaired glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation by redox imbalance. Lastly, we established a restricted cubic spline-based model to fit and predict metabolite’s full range dysregulation cartography, with metabolite’ sensitivity comparisons retrieved and novel biomarkers suggested. …”
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Referring expression segmentation: from conventional to generalized by Liu, Chang

“…We further enhance the mechanism of generic attention with feature-fusing capabilities, achieving denser feature fusion. Lastly, to accommodate multi-object and no-object expressions, we introduce a novel task called Generalized Referring Expression Segmentation (GRES). …”
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晚明男色小说中的性别书写和意义 ：《宜春香质〉为例 = Gender writings and significance in late ming male erotic novels : a case study on Yi Chun Xiang Zhi by 王昀诗 Ong, Cheryl Yun Shi

“…Secondly, this article seeks to explore and the androgynous writings of Yi Chun Xiang Zhi through individual characters display of the androgyny image. Lastly, by analyzing the homosexuality writings, this article explores the power relationship between two. …”
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Surface water sensitivity to climate variability by Paltan-Lopez, H

“…Building on this, this thesis secondly analyses the direct link between natural sources of climate variability and land surface hydrological processes and risks at the global scale. Lastly, the repercussions of anthropogenic climate change, in the context of current global climate agreements, in influencing hydrological extremes are explored. …”

Investigating the genetics and immunopathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis by Liu, F

“…T-cell instructed activation of primary patient-derived monocytes in vitro was inhibited by silencing the ERN1 gene or by chemical inhibition of its gene product IRE1α.</p> <p>Lastly, I identified a CXCR6+ Th17/Tph polyfunctional CD4+ T cell subset with the enriched expression of AS GWAS genes through integrating scRNA-seq profiling of AS synovial fluid T cells and genetics approaches. …”

Properties of sugar palm/glass fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites by Mohd Afdzaluddin, Atiqah

“…The thermal stability were also improved in the SP/G/TPU hybrid composites. Lastly, the fiber treatment based SP/G/TPU hybrid composites were fabricated and characterized its properties. …”
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Exfoliation and alignment of h-BN for thermal application by Teo, Jing Xiang

“…It is also noteworthy that the uniqueness and potent characteristics of functionalized h-BNNS like enhanced solubility in liquid, stability, and excellent biocompatibility have also led to specific extensive applications to be made possible, such as improved thermal conductivity (film method or Thermal paste method) and novel polymeric composites. This project conducts a study of assembling h-BN nanosheets through exfoliation and the application of magnetic alignment. …”
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Exploring connections between seagrass ecosystem services and meadow hydrodynamics by Schaefer, Rachel

“…The spatial reduction in sediment carbon at the latter site was attributed to spatial diminishment of sediment supply with increasing distance into the meadow, away from the lagoon inlet. Lastly, in a patchy current-dominated meadow the spatial variability in sediment carbon stocks did not correlate with the spatial distribution of patches. …”
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Using magnetic resonance relaxometry to evaluate the safety and quality of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived spinal cord progenitor cells by Tan, Jerome, Chen, Jiahui, Roxby, Daniel, Chooi, Wai H., Nguyen, Tan D., Ng, Shi Y., Han, Jongyoon, Chew, Sing Y.

“…MRR was also able to predict Day 10 SCPC OCT4 levels from Day 1 undifferentiated iPSC T2 values and identified poorly differentiated SCPCs with lower T2, indicative of lower neural progenitor (SOX1) and stem cell (Nestin) marker expression levels. Lastly, MRR was able to provide predictive indications for the extent of differentiation to Day 28 spinal cord motor neurons (ISL-1/SMI-32) based on the T2 values of Day 10 SCPCs. …”
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Understanding lay conceptions of workplace criers: a prototype analysis by Tan, Terri Su-May

“…These findings corroborated the prototype structure by demonstrating its impact on implicit cognition. Lastly, in further examining central features of workplace criers, an RT task in Study 4 (n = 107) assessed if individual central features were implicitly gendered in nature (i.e., whether each feature would be more rapidly associated with a male or female workplace crier). …”
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P4-network : a networking infrastructure for intra-aircraft cabin wireless communication by Pham, Chau Khoa.

“…Next, utilising the highest development platform, P4-ENGINE realises the proposed ideas and shows a video streaming application in the real network. Lastly, although being under continuing development, P4-DRIVER has enabled the availability of the network to a wide range of compatible applications. …”
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Charge storage and transport mechanisms in printable supercapacitors by Wee, Grace Tsyh Ying

“…The cycle stability of the printable SCs was examined by employing galvanostatic charge-discharge test, and the reasons for capacitance degradation after cycling were investigated. Lastly, printable SC was integrated with an energy harnessing (organic photovoltaic) device demonstrating and confirming its viability in applications ranging from printable electronics to innovative energy harnessing and storage applications.…”
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Tools for multi-agent crowd simulation : redesigning and extending the COSMOS crowd simulation suite by Nasri Othman

“…The breadth of features supported by our library relieves modellers from having to implement the required functionality themselves. Lastly, the library is envisioned to be extensible. …”
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历史与文学的交错 ：论李靖多重形象的演变 = The entwinement of history and literature : a study on the multiple images of Li Jing by 吴文培 Goh, Wen Pei

“…This research seeks to understand the connections between the various images and to uncover the reasons that led to the transformation of his images. Lastly, the paper will evaluate the overall image development trend of Li Jing. …”
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中国移民在新加坡的适应与发展 ：以电视剧《雾锁南洋》为研究对象 = Chinese immigrants’ adaptation and development in Singapore : a case study of drama series The Awakening... by 刘宛姗 Low, Wan Shan

“…This thesis aims to analyze the migration factors and identification shift of the Chinese immigrants in Singapore using the plot of The Awakening and research materials to understand the adaptation and development of Chinese Immigrants. Lastly, the thesis compares the characteristics and differences between the historical narrative and presentation of historical texts and television, using The Awakening as an example.…”
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Conformational changes involved in signal transduction in avian cryptochromes by Gehrckens, AS

“…</p> <p>Using a range of complementary techniques, this thesis aims to elucidate protein conformational changes as the first step in signal transduction in several cryptochrome species finding similar changes in the same loop regions across multiple proteins, tackled the question whether a functional dimer might exist in the context of magnetoreception and found two important residues involved in dimerisation, and lastly used the finding that this dimerisation process is light-induced to start investigating the interaction surfaces in these dimeric structures.…”