Bending strength of local trees by Wong, Jazz Ji Xin

“…Singapore, being a green city, has a significant number of trees planted all around Singapore. …”
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Paper-based microfluidic device : serial dilution application by Tan, Eng Kiat

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Introduction - Oxford Energy Forum – Issue, 98

“…The problem is that lower oil revenues also affect industry, forcing operators to review their investment portfolios to focus on the best regimes and geological prospects.</p> <p>The region’s recent positive developments are taking place against a background where a large number of countries in the region (including Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guyana, and Suriname) have fallen out of favour with oil and gas investors, in some cases for a number of years. …”

Encapsulation of host-derived probiotics using functional polysaccharides by Wong, Liqi

“…Needle extrusion was employed to encapsulate the bacteria with alginate and Kappa-Carrageenan (KC), with alginate being the “golden standard” for probiotic encapsulation and KC being selected based on its Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs) production and the change in the gut bacteria composition after co-incubation. …”
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READY PLAYER ONE / by Cline, Ernest, author 655943

“…Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes this depressing reality by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia where you can be anything you want to be, where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. …”

Seed dispersal pattens of large-seeded trees in the forests of Singapore by See, James Zhe Yuan

“…A possible explanation is that these large seeds are dispersed through secondary dispersal, where smaller animals move these seeds after they have fallen to the ground. To test if large-seeded trees are being dispersed in Singapore, which has no megafauna left, recruitment rates and spatial distribution of selected tree species in two forest plots in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve were calculated. …”
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Learning Continuous Integration with Jenkins : An end-to-end guide to creating operational, secure, resilient, and cost-effective CI/CD processes / by Pathania, Nikhil, author 656264

“…What you will learn Understand CI with the Golden Circle theory Deploy Jenkins on the cloud using Helm charts and Jenkins Configuration as Code (JCasC) Implement optimal security practices to ensure Jenkins operates securely Extend Jenkins for CI by integrating with SonarQube, GitHub, and Artifactory Scale Jenkins using containers and the cloud for optimal performance Master Jenkins declarative syntax to enrich your pipeline coding vocabulary Enhance security and improve pipeline code within your CI/CD process using best practices Who this book is for This book is for a diverse audience, from university students studying Agile software development to seasoned developers, testers, release engineers, and project managers. …”
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On-chip droplet characterisation using impedance-based measurement by Low, Jerome Fang Yao

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Managing oil palm plantations more sustainably : large-scale experiments within the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in Tropical Agriculture (BEFTA) Programme by Luke, Sarah H., Advento, Andreas Dwi, Aryawan, Anak Agung Ketut, Adhy, Dwi Nugroho, Ashton-Butt, Adham, Barclay, Holly, Dewi, Jassica Prajna, Drewer, Julia, Dumbrell, Alex J., Edi, Eycott, Amy E., Harianja, Martina F., Hinsch, Julie K., Hood, Amelia S. C., Kurniawan, Candra, Kurz, David J., Mann, Darren J., Matthews Nicholass, Kirsty J., Naim, Mohammad, Pashkevich, Michael D., Prescott, Graham W., Ps, Sudharto, Pujianto, Purnomo, Dedi, Purwoko, Rizky Rajabillah, Putra, Syafrisar, Rambe, T. Dzulfikar S., Soeprapto, Spear, Dakota M., Suhardi, Tan, David J. X., Tao, Hsiao-Hang, Tarigan, Ribka Sionita, Wahyuningsih, Resti, Waters, Helen S., Widodo, Rudi Harto, Whendy, Woodham, Christopher R., Caliman, Jean-Pierre, Slade, Eleanor M., Snaddon, Jake L., Foster, William A., Turner, Edgar C.

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Anhydrous weight loss kinetics model development for torrefied green waste by Nur Ashikin, Jamin, Noor Asma Fazli, Abdul Samad, Suriyati, Saleh

“…One of the compositions of municipal solid waste (MSW) is green waste (GW) that collected from landscaping, garden, yard and trimming waste. GW has potential in becoming a biomass feedstock, but poses some drawbacks such as high moisture content, low heating value, high O/C and H/C ratios. …”
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All-sky search for gravitational wave emission from scalar boson clouds around spinning black holes in LIGO O3 data by Sudhir, Vivishek

“…We do not find any evidence for such signals and set upper limits on the signal strain amplitude, the most stringent being ≈ 10 − 25 at around 130 Hz. …”
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From phosphate to refugees: the offshore refugee boom in the Republic of Nauru by Morris, J

“…By contrast, I argue that not only do Nauru’s refugee operations operate to the peak of industrial best practice, but that Nauru’s offshore refugees actually enhance the moral and financial economies of industry trading and manufacturing operations in other regions. …”

A protocol for mobilising novel finance models for collaborative health promotion and disease prevention initiatives: taking a smart capacitating investment approach in the Invest4... by Lane, J, Edwards, RT, Babarczy, B, Whiteley, H, Oruganti, V, Rutten-van Mölken, M, Costongs, C, Jani, AR, Wordsworth, S, Maassen, A, Tsiachristas, A, Davies, J, Stavenow, B, van Vliet, J, Wright, S, Papartyte, L, Camaradou, JC, Koleva-Kolarova, R

“…Here we take that idea further by exploring the applicability of SCI to public health financing to improve population health and well-being. Aim: To explore and develop innovative SCI models and tools that enable collaboration and investment across health ecosystems for enhanced health promotion and disease prevention, test them in diverse real-world settings, and create a roadmap for large-scale implementation. …”

Physico-chemical and microstructure of artificial soils stabilised with lime-zeolite by Felix Ling, Ngee Leh

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Enhancing tensile and fatigue properties of additively manufactured alloys by post-processing heat treatment by Radhakrishnan, Jayaraj

“…Furthermore, in alloys strengthened by precipitation hardening (PH), post processing heat treatments which can severely change the as-built microstructure, are required before being utilized in the intended application. …”
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The absurd, exile and the beginning of ethics by Yong, Ade Wernmei

“…This paper aims to read Fasting, Feasting as a novel about absurdity; the absurd human being who finds him/herself in an absurd world. …”
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The host : a novel / by Meyer, Stephenie, 1973- 317653

“…Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love. …”

WHEN WE CEASE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD / by Labatut, Benjamin, author 655068

“…"Ingenious, intricate and deeply disturbing... a dystopian nonfiction novel set not in the future but in the present" JOHN BANVILLE, GUARDIAN "I absolutely loved this. …”

The Hierarchy of Victimhood: Prisons and States’ Responsibility to Protect Every Victim of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking by Jovanović, M, Topp, V, Fluhr, F

“…In 2022, the prison service in England and Wales developed state-of-the-art guidance for prisons to enable them to better identify and support modern slavery survivors. …”

Outcomes of shoulder replacement surgery in routine care by Craig, RS

“…</p> <p>National Joint Registry data for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man were used to predict postoperative patient reported outcomes with modest accuracy. …”