AB078. Patterns of treatment delay in patients with symptomatic metastatic epidural spinal cord compression by Hui, Si Jian, Kumar, Naresh, Tan, Cherie Lin Hui, Chua, Eugene Khye Gin, Hallinan, James Thomas Patrick Decourcy, Chan, Yiong Huak, Sree, Karuna, Tan, Jiong Hao

“…Delays in treatment were identified and categorized into patient delay (onset of symptoms till initial medical consultation), diagnostic delay (medical consultation till radiological diagnosis of MESCC), referral delay (from diagnosis till spine surgeon review) and surgical delay (from spine surgeon review till surgery) and compared between patients. …”
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A critical analysis of current debates in natural law: a theo-cultural engagement with John Finnis, Jean Porter, & John Milbank by Morgan, G

“…<p>This thesis argues that natural law – when construed as an epistemological and trans-cultural lingua franca, adjudged capable of legitimating the rational intelligibility and universal applicability of specific Christian moral principles within contemporary “secular” discourse – has failed. …”

Wear behaviour of NiTi shape memory alloys by Yan, Lina

“…For example, since mechanical properties of NiTi SMAs are close to those of cortical bones, NiTi SMA based implants such as joint replacements, bone plates, and spine fracture fixations were developed. However, complex wear modes on the surface may cause undesired reactions from neighboring tissues, leading to a serious inflammation of the human body. …”
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Physics education research: the teaching and learning of quantum mechanics by Lai, Joel Weijia

“…Thus, when physics concepts are taught, students need to have been equipped with the relevant skills in mathematics in their long-term and working memory so that they are not distracted by learning the mathematics while, at the same time, learning the physics. …”
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Security enhancement for domain name system in the internet by Narayanan Arjun

“…Domain Name System (DNS) can be referred as the spine of today’s Internet world. This system is completely responsible for providing an architecture that helps in resolving millions of domain names existing throughout the world to a unique IP address, enabling the users to access the domains from anywhere on the planet. …”
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Numerical methods for finite-size key rates with different entropic bounds in quantum key distribution by Chung, Rebecca Ru Byn

“…We then showed that the Renyi entropy indeed gives a tighter bound on the low-signal regime (N~10^5), and outperforms the bound using the von Neumann entropy in regimes of long channel distances and low signal number, thus paving the way for a better understanding of long-distance satellite-based QKD protocols in the presence of finite resources.…”
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Punching shear strength analysis of corroded reinforcement concrete slab by Fu, Yibin

“…Sea levels are rising due to climate change, hence this parameter is of increasing importance for structures under long term corrosive environment. There will be a significant decline in the shear strength resistance in the long run. …”
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Knowledge-based simulation of a final assembly process in the hard disk drive industry by Koh, Boon Khai.

“…Due to the dynamic and uncertain characteristics in the final assembly process, many problems such as inventory buildup, long leadtime, etc. widely exist. In order to man-age and control the assembly line effectively, as well as reduce the inventory and im-prove the throughput, computer simulation is an obvious potential solution. …”
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Design of an exoskeleton for lifting by Lim, Ernest Zhen Xuan

“…Lower back injuries, caused by muscle strain around the lumber spine, are common in work involving manual labour. …”
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Backward management - a reverse logistics case study in the media industry by Lim, Lye Seng.

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Wearable bio-adhesive metal detector array (BioMDA) for spinal implants

“…Accordingly, herein, we report on the development and engineering of a bio-adhesive metal detector array (BioMDA), a potential wearable solution for real-time, non-invasive positional analyses of osseous implants within the spine. The electromagnetic coupling mechanism and intimate interfacial adhesion enable the precise sensing of the metallic implants position without the use of radiation. …”
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Deep learning approach to cervical segmentation from routine CT images by Duan, Yiming

“…To address the sequential and location-dependent nature of bone segmen tation information, the dissertation proposes a pre-training model for location information, and combines 2.5D image input and labeled multi-channel coding to semantically segment 3D cervical spine CT images. This method can accu rately extract the information of bone joint location of slices and incorporate it into image features in the form of channels, which can improve the accuracy of multiple bone joint segmentation and classification. …”
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Indoor localization using Wi-Fi by Siswanto, Hadi

“…All models are evaluated using data collected from several reference points on block N4, North Spine, Nanyang Technological University. A simple Android application is developed to assist data collection. …”
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Plasmonic semiconductor nanogroove array enhanced broad spectral band millimetre and terahertz wave detection by Tong, Jinchao, Suo, Fei, Zhang, Tianning, Huang, Zhiming, Chu, Junhao, Zhang, Dao Hua

“…In addition, the integration of plasmonic semiconductor nanostructures paves a way for realizing high performance and multifunctional long-wavelength optoelectrical devices.…”
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Stylistic classical Chinese poem generation - the anatomy of an AI poet by Geng, Runqiu

“…In addition, through this year-long project, the author has enhanced her project management skills by setting and completing a plan.…”
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Intelligent network design driven by big data analytics, IoT, AI and cloud computing by Kumar, Sunil, Mapp, Glenford, Cengiz, Korhan

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Knowledge and attitude of lower back pain among nursing students in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan by Osman, Nur Asmida

“…It is the pain in your lower back which may come from the spine, muscle, nerves or other nearby structure. …”
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An appraisal of existing seismic vulnerability assessment methodologies by Kathotia, Vaibhav

“…These results are then compared to the fragility curve results produced in the ongoing research paper by Professor Li Bing et al. This comparison is carried out to see the relevancy and accuracy of the data produced using the new risk assessment method in the research paper mentioned.…”
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Prevalence of lumbosacral transition vertebrae in symptomatic adults and the levels of degeneration in the suprajacent disc by Song, Joshua, Betzler, Brjan Kaiji, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar, Oh, Jacob Yoong-Leong

“…Retrospectively, 545 patients (Age = 57.6 ± 18.3 years; Male = 277; Female = 268) who underwent radiographic evaluation of the lumbar spine for lower back pain or radicular symptoms were shortlisted. …”
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Variations of the femoral artery position in relation to femoral vein and mid-inguinal point: a cadaveric study by Taib, Che Norma Mat, Nasir, Aina Amira Mohamad, Ahmad, Nurul Arina, Moklas, Mohamad Aris Mohd

“…Bivariate analysis showed that there was a significant association of distance from anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) to femoral artery between the right and left thigh. …”
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