Singapore-based online travel communities : an in-depth study of Sgtravelcafe by Ho, Zhi Li, Lim, Lee Choon, Lim, Rachael Song Qi, Oh, Cynthia Shih Chia

“…This study also proposes a conceptual model of tourists’ travel decision making process. Lastly, using established typologies of tourists, we seek to understand which kinds of tourists are likely to participate in online travel communities. …”
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Commutative algebra and algebraic varieties by Tan, Zhi Hong

“…We also established the irreducibility of the rank variety for the case p = 3, k = 3. Lastly, we explored the Hilbert Series of the quotient of the polynomial ring by the rank varieties. …”
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Viscoelastic material characterization and novel damper development for sound proof HDD by Yeo, Hui Jie.

“…The report consists of experimental and numerical studies, of which the first part is an experimental study of viscoelastic material of the damper materials for HDD, and the second part is designing and analysis of the HDD cover with the viscoelastic damper. Lastly, the effect of the new cover design on the HDD acoustic noise reduction is evaluated with the HDD vibro-acoustic analysis.…”
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Universal adversarial network attacks on traffic light recognition of Apollo autonomous driving system by Chia, Yi You

“…This vulnerability will also be studied in a realistic environment using Baidu Apollo ADS and LGSVL. Lastly, basic defences of Apollo ADS will be explored.…”
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Strategies to deal with volatility in shipping by Chua, Ming Han

“…While each of these strategies have different functionality and benefits, they can be used in conjunction with each other. Lastly, it is best recommended that having a balance mix of these strategies and adjusting them accordingly is the most optimal.…”
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Multicultural appeal of Pontianak films in the golden age of Singapore cinema by Tay, Hui Yi

“…The Golden Age of Singapore cinema lasted from the 1950s to the 1960s. During this golden age, Singapore was dubbed the “Hollywood of Southeast Asia,” with hundreds of films released over the few decades. …”
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Violence, murder, and death at the Tanjong Pagar Docks, 1870 to 1930 by Tam, Kuan Ho

“…Beyond simply understanding the lives of dockworkers, I argue that violence was driven by the larger structures, institutions, and processes surrounding them. Lastly, this paper also explores how narratives of violence allow historical actors to frame their understanding of violence, and in turn the working and social lives of dockworkers.…”
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RobotX challenge 2022: development of propulsion control system for surface vehicle by Wong, See Kiat

“…He will also propose for additional motors to be placed at the sides of the USV to aid in the maneuverability of the USV. Lastly, the author will redesign a new electrical system for the USV to utilize.…”
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Micro-controller controlled solar-tracking system by Myo, Thiha Htay.

“…The challenge of programming part was completed using Corechart and MPLAB. Lastly, future works and improvement to focus on necessary areas are highlighted to increase the tracking performance.…”
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Conception of conjugative cloning vectors. by Tan, Peng Fei.

“…Combining DNA sequencing technology with conjugation protocols, tri-parental mating was performed using 3 different Escherichia coli strains, S17-1 strain as the donor of a pUC vector with RP4 OriT incorporated, a PHL 628 strain possessing the ~7.8kb large fragment(MalA gene) and lastly a S17-1 Rifamycin-resistant strain being the collector of the recombinant shuttle plasmid. …”
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The greening of the offshore and marine industry. by Wee, Shi Hao., Leong, Pei Ling., Kong, Justin Jude Tse Sen.

“…The latter involves suppliers, regulators, competitors, institutions and complementors. Lastly, green alliances form the stepping stones towards global citizenship and eventually a sustainable business model as pro-active and integrative approaches are taken.…”
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CFD simulations on the compressor of a mini jet engine-I by Chong, Clarence Yew Keong.

“…In addition, it is found that pressure ratios and entropy are related and that pressure ratios are lower when entropy gain is large. Lastly, the MRF simulation can be use as a basic estimation for the sliding mesh simulation.…”
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Improvement of thermal performance of building envelope through passive technologies by Yap, Adeline Su Jing

“…The author examines further the effect of inclination angle and air gap height, as well as that of the absorptivity of the upper roof and implementation of radiant barrier. Lastly, the author makes a conclusion on the effectiveness of each parameter studied and identifies various areas of improvement as well as possible future work for more precise understanding of the double-skin roof in order to enhance its thermal performance.…”
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Mobile apps development for NTU canteens by Chua, Joy Yun Hui

“…Moreover, the application enables user to send message within the app and lastly, order food from individual store menu by adding selected dishes and altering the quantity of dishes to the food cart.…”
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Modeling renography data and formulating indices for quantitative means in differentiating kidney obstruction by Suriyanto

“…Then, the model was compared to clinical data from renography and it had been verified in this project that the mathematical model was accurate in predicting the relative severity of obstructed kidney. Lastly, using support vector machine (SVM) classifier as a quantitative means for differentiating kidney obstructions was proposed based on the simulation results of the samples that had been compared with clinical interpretation of renograms by a certified nuclear medicine doctor.…”
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Micropipette aspiration of a living cell by Badjo, Wenna

“…On the other hand, no substantiate conclusion is drawn from the elastic modulus. Lastly, the influence of the diameter size of the cell to the stiffness was also studied, however no correlation was found. …”
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Vibration and thermal cycling effects on solder joint reliability by Selvanathen, Daryl

“…Non-linear cumulative damage summation was also explored. Lastly, a conclusion was drawn when the above-mentioned lifetime models were pitted against one another. …”
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Investigation of the pulse dynamics in fiber lasers by Xu, Huining

“…Through this numeric result we can found out some specific characteristics of the self-similar pulse. Lastly we will use experiment to verify and measure the spectrum and waveform of a mode lock fiber laser.…”
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Electrochemistry of modified graphene and carbon nanomaterials by Poh, Hwee Ling

“…Chapter 11 analyzes Part 3 to evaluate the properties of nanocarbons that are structurally different. Lastly, Chapter 12 will provide an overview of the chapters and concludes the thesis.…”
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Efficient charging/discharging algorithm for battery storage system by Chow, Tze Hui

“…Then, a battery management system (BMS) is able to decide when to charge or discharge the battery energy storage system (BESS) based on the SOC level and power demand by the microgrid. Lastly, three case studies with implementation of the algorithm are discussed.…”
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