Physical layer algorithms and architectures for accurate detection and classification in cognitive radios by Narendar Madhavan

“…After locating the vacant bands, the CR is required to change its transceiver parameters to use the vacant band opportunistically, which is achieved using SDR technology. …”
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Shelf-it . by Ong, Chi Leen.

“…We face scarcity of land space due to increasing resident population and industrial activities. …”
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Design and engineer a domestic-use vertical farm for growing green vegetables and herbs by Chew, Sze Yen

“…Singapore’s land constraints mean that there is very little land available for agricultural purposes and most of our produce is imported. …”
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A book is a body by Goh, Su-Lynn

“…You feel the weight of the book in your hands, the thickness of the paper used. The scent of paper as you open it. …”
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Solution based synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles and thin films for solar cell application by Li, Zhenggang

“…Quaternary chalcogenide compound Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is a promising absorber material for low-cost thin film solar cells owing to the abundance of its constituents, suitable band-gap and high absorption coefficient. Conventionally, CZTS thin films are mainly fabricated using vacuum techniques including evaporation, sputtering and pulsed laser deposition. …”
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Atomistic simulation of deformation under extreme loading conditions by Sharuz Farooque Rahmatullah

“…Past experimental data and observation showed that the LSP process produces more planar dislocation structures as compared to SP, where the process produces shear bands and dislocation structures which are more multi-directional in nature. …”
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Pre-failure strain localization in siliclastic rocks: a comparative study of laboratory and numerical approaches by Bianchi, Patrick, Selvadurai, Paul Antony, Zilio, Dal Luca, Vásquez, Antonio Salazar, Madonna, Claudio, Gerya, Taras, Wiemer, Stefan

“…This was also observed during the experiment with the strain rate measurements and spatio-temporally correlated with an increase of the seismicity rate in a similar rock volume. …”
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Combinatorial algorithms for scheduling jobs to minimize server usage time by Ren, Runtian

“…When a machine is “on”, its power usage rate is given by a base rate representing the power consumed by an idle machine plus a variable rate that is proportional to the machine’s instantaneous load. …”
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Exploring the formation of behavioral intention toward rural tourism via sensory experience and memorable tourism experiences, a case study in Henan, China by Zhenbin, Wang, Ramachandran, Sridar, Siow, Mayling, Subramaniam, Thanam, Hui, Zhang

“…On the other hand, sight, sound, taste, and smell do not have a meaningful influence. …”

Evaluation of environmental parameters and economic efficiency of integrated farming system on acidic soil and saltwater intrusion in the coastal area: a case study of Mekong Delta... by Ha, Vo Van, Di, Huynh Ba, Nha, Duong Van, Phuoc, Nguyen Van

“…The shift to growing sedge plants, combining raising snails and tilapia in coastal areas could improve the soil nutritional environment, income, and land use efficiency compared to rice monoculture. …”
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Interference suppression for frequency-hopped multiple-access receiver by Chitra, Bhupathy

“…It also focuses on both intentional interference and unintentional interference. Partial Band Noise Jamming (PBNJ) and Multiple Access Interference (MAI) are mainly considered and their effects are studied. …”
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Girls, let's talk about sex and Islam : a study on young Singaporean Muslim women and how they make sense of sexual agency and religion in contemporary Singapore by Nadya Nasser

“…In today’s contemporary Singapore, young Singaporean Muslim women face opposing pressures from the modern and secular ethos that permeates their lives on one hand, and the standards of ‘piety’ and ‘modesty’ placed on them by religion on the other. …”
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Curtain call : a final bow for the traditional arts. by Chen, Shanshan., Khew, Carolyn Jin-Ny., Koh, Valerie Swee Fang.

“…Curtain Call explores the challenges that today's traditional artists battle on a daily basis, from making a living to finding a successor to hand over the ropes to. In the face of these challenges, many have taken to modernise their art forms, to the dismay of traditional arts purists. …”
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Effect of inflammation on apolipoprotein A-1(apoA-1) secretion by intestinal cells. by Yu, Kenneth.

“…This study has shown that ApoA-l secretion in intestinal cells is constitutive; however, the rate of apoA-l secretion is increased by as high as 5-times the constitutive secretion rate when the cells are exposed to anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and paracetamol. …”
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Development of indexing clamper mechanism for wire bonder by Zhang, Yue.

“…For wire bonding integrated circuits, the state-of-art is 30 u.m fine pitch, and the position accuracy of material transmission for wire bonder is required to be 3.5 urn or less. On the other hand, for horizontal LED (light emitting diode), like TO-92, the market price is as cheap as only US 1 cent due to the intensive commercial competition. …”
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Novel receiver design for suppression of frequency-hopped multiple-access (FHMA) systems by Muhammad Faizal Razali

“…Following that we introduce multiple access interference to simulate and study the result of the bit error rate (BER) when multiple users and different number of frequency bands are included. …”
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MIMO visible light communication system with enhanced performance by Han, Junyao

“…In several cases, it utilizes higher order modulation technique to increase transmission rate, but on the other hand it leads to being more susceptible to bit error. …”
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A wearable circulator‐like circularly polarised antenna for full‐duplex wireless body area network applications by Thakur, Ajeet, Sharma, Ashwani, Garcia Zuazola, Ignacio Julio

“…A circulator‐like high gain, unidirectional, dual circularly polarised (DCP) wearable antenna with a low specific absorption rate of 0.088 W/kg for 5.8 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band (5.725 − 5.875 GHz) full‐duplex wireless body area network (WBAN) applications is proposed. …”
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Sign language recognition – teach machine to talk to deaf people by Goh, Ting Jun

“…With the introduction of internet, social media and phones, communications have been convenient and easy. Despite this, face-to-face verbal communication remains to be the primary mode of communication for most of the population. …”
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Exploring translation strategies for Chinese dialogue and buzzwords based on 星星上的花（The Flower on the Stars） by Wan, Wenyi

“…During the translation process, two main problems are found: on the one hand, the problem concerning the grasp of language style and register, and the corresponding problem of how to choose words in the face of diverse texts; on the other hand, the problem of how to translate Chinese buzzwords in English. …”
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