Fabrication of PVDF ultrafiltration membrane using modified thermally induced phase separation: the role of amphiphilic and hydrophilic non-solvents by Chen, Ningyuan, Zhao, Jie, Shi, Lei, Goto, Atsushi, Wang, Rong

“…The addition of both PEG400 and TEG could significantly increase the membrane's PWP to 645.4 L m−2 h−1 bar−1 with moderate enlargement of the mean pore size of the membrane to 84 nm. …”
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Linear A libation tables : a semitic connection explored by Eu Min, Niki Cassandra, Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco, Cavallaro, Francesco Paolo

“…Unlike the Linear B language (Mycenaean Greek), Minoan, the language hidden behind Linear A and still undeciphered, bears no apparent similarity to Greek, and any ‘translation’ of Linear A based provisionally on Linear B phonetic values has not produced any tangible result. …”
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Creating functionally graded concrete materials with varying 3D printing parameters by Tay, Daniel Yi Wei, Lim, Jian Hui, Li, Mingyang, Tan, Ming Jen

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Secure image encryption based on an ideal new nonlinear discrete dynamical system by Lin, M. Rongming, Ng, Teng Yong

“…Extensive numerical experiment results have revealed that the proposed image encryption algorithm offers advantages of unlimited key space and high-level security, since those problematic periodic windows are no longer present within the key space, and it is extremely robust against known-plain-text attack, since the chaotic sequence generated bears no correlation whatsoever due to the folding effect of modulo operation. …”
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Fisher vector faces in the wild by Simonyan, K, Parkhi, O, Vedaldi, A, Zisserman, A

“…Several recent papers on automatic face verification have significantly raised the performance bar by developing novel, specialised representations that outperform standard features such as SIFT for this problem. …”

Unveiling student perspectives on online presentations by Siti Ainun Jariyah, Hassan, Hamizah, Zahari, Ezihaslinda, Ngah

“…In a typical online presentation, students deliver information or projects through digital platforms, sharing their work in real time with instructors and peers. Various tools, such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, are frequently used to facilitate these presentations. …”
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Cognitive aspects of generalised anxiety disorder in adolescents: exploring intolerance of uncertainty, cognitive avoidance, and positive beliefs about worry by Shipp, LR, Leigh, E, Laverton, A, Percy, R, Waite, P

“…Adolescents with GAD reported significantly higher intolerance of uncertainty and positive beliefs about worry relative to their peers with other anxiety diagnoses, whilst levels of cognitive avoidance did not differ significantly. …”

British Muslim youth and religious fundamentalism: a quantitative investigation by Kashyap, R, Lewis, VA

“…We use new survey data to empirically examine how Muslim youth differ from older Muslims and non-Muslim British peers on religiosity, Islam-specific and broader social attitudes. …”

Anti-fouling thin film composite (TFC) polyamide reverse osmosis (RO) membranes based on piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) substrates by Fu, Jia Shen

“…It was found PVDF-TEP substrate had larger mean pore size (around 33 nm) and higher pure water permeability (254±8 LMH/bar), making it more suitable to be substrate for RO membrane fabrication. …”
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High strain rate and elevated temperature compressive properties of magnesium alloy AZ31B by Myat, Thu.

“…Cylindrical specimens with same dimension but different fabricated directions (Transverse, Angular, Rolling and Normal) are used in compressive split Hopkinson bar test. Experiments are carried out under different temperature and strain rate. …”
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Study of high-strength concrete beam-column joints with high-yield strength steel reinforcement by Abdul Naufal Abdol Jabar

“…The test revealed that using high-yield strength steel reinforcement bars together with high-strength concrete resulted in improving the load-carrying capacity of the tested specimens. …”
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Design and implementation of a web based platform for EEE students internship/job experience sharing by Fang, Meiheng

“…The three main focuses of this application are providing space for sharing latest reviews, exploring different interest fields with peers, and presenting helpful resources from both the campus and external sources in an organized and user-friendly manner.…”
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Mobile app for virtual study room by Ng, Yu Zhe

“…The hope is that students who are from less well-off families, who only have access to a smart phone in Singapore today, would not be disadvantaged as compared to their peers due to how online education systems are being built around computers rather than mobile devices.…”
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StudentGO web application by Xie, Zijian

“…StudentGo web application will provide a platform for students to communicate with their peers, find new friends and cultivate a community of like-minded students striving for excellence. …”
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Comparative analysis of undergraduate life science education at NTU, Singapore and Kyutech, Japan : commonalities and differences in preparing students for employment or graduate s... by Lee, Kok Sang.

“…Students in Singapore were found to spend more time to study and less time for entertainment compared to their peers in Japan. Differences in government policies of Japan and Singapore are believed to cause most of the differences observed. …”
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The leap of faith : lived experiences of madrasah students negotiating the transition from a religiously-homogeneous environment to a secular environment by Shaik Muhammad Khairun Nabil, Nur Syahirah Mohamed Salim

“…The findings point to four main transition outcomes which is shaped by (i) their motivations to align their habitus with that of their new peers and (ii) their commitment to maintain their previously-conditioned habitus and ties with the Madrasah community. …”
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Student poster conferences as a formative, authentic, inclusive and sustainable assessment practice by Sims, D, Aitken, D, Swales, C

“…Of primary importance, the poster conference is a safe-to-fail formative experiential learning opportunity, with opportunities for feedback from peers and key stakeholders. It is a form of authentic assessment that replicates a ‘real world’ conference experience and aspects of public scholarship and peer review. …”

Exploring career realities: elevating graduate employability through job shadowing by Hanaliza Kamis, Phan, Jasmine Ah Kiaw, Sheela Karunaharan Thanaraj, Jen, Ling Gan

“…Overall, the performance of program participants surpassed that of their non-participating peers, underscoring the program’s impact on bridging the gap between academic theory and practical application.…”
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A perspective on the role of point-of-care "immuno-triaging" to optimize COVID-19 vaccination distribution in a time of scarcity by Zhang, Yi, Rogers, Angela, Nadeau, Kari, Gu, Jun, Yang, Samuel

“…Vaccine bears hope to bring COVID-19 pandemic under control. …”
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Functional genetics of cancer and congenital disorders by Zak, J

“…An integrative analysis of cancer genomic data revealed that <em>PPP1R13B</em>, encoding ASPP1, bears many hallmarks of a tumour suppressor gene, despite being mutated at a low absolute frequency. …”