Model of quality improvement and risk mitigation in the supply chain of concrete spun piles industry by Mahardhika, Welly, Iveline Anne Marie, ., Surjasa, Dadang, Mohd Yazid, Abu

“…In the pile industry, product defects often occur, such as broken PC bars, cracks in stock, dry concrete, broken end plates and etc. …”
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On the influence of workpiece material on friction in microforming and lubricant effectiveness by Taureza, Muhammad, Song, Xu, Castagne, Sylvie

“…A mathematical function is proposed to describe the calibration curves for different friction coefficients. Round bars of copper, aluminum and silver of diameter 1 mm and length 5 mm were used as the workpieces to study the material influence on friction factor, m, during unlubricated microforming process through comparison between simulation and experimental results. …”
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Preliminary study on the characteristics of FO/PRO hollow fiber membranes by Chen, Yunfeng.

“…The substrate is mechanically tough and has large pure water permeability (PWP) of 462.4 L m-2 h-1 bar-1. After interfacial polymerization, the TFC HF membrane has PWP of 2.01 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 and solute permeability of 0.525 L m-2 h-1. …”
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The neurological consequences of contracting COVID-19 by Aknin, LB, De Neve, JE, Dunn, EW, Fancourt, DE, Goldberg, E, Helliwell, JF, Jones, SP, Karam, E, Layard, R, Lyubomirsky, S, Rzepa, A, Saxena, S, Thornton, EM, VanderWeele, TJ, Whillans, AV, Zaki, J, Caman, O, Amor, YB

“…Since the first confirmed case in Wuhan, China on December 31, 2019, the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread quickly, infecting 165 million people as of May 2021. …”

Behave The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst / by Sapolsky, Robert M., author 656050, Penguin Random House (Online service) 655978

“…Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person's reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from there, in stages, ultimately ending up at the deep history of our species and its evolutionary legacy. …”
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UMPSA students captivated by display of 120 luxury and antique vehicles by Nor Salwana, Mohammad Idris

“…GAMBANG, 4 August 2024 – A total of 120 students from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) were excited to witness the gathering of 120 luxury and antique vehicles at the UMPSA Chancellery Grounds, Gambang Campus, during the Ramah Mesra programme and Luxury and Antique Car Gathering, in conjunction with the Kuantan Festival 188.…”
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A novel approach based on the elastoplastic fatigue damage and machine learning models for life prediction of aerospace alloy parts fabricated by additive manufacturing by Zhan, Zhixin, Li, Hua

“…In the aerospace engineering, many metal parts produced using Additive Manufacturing (AM) technique often bear cyclic loadings, so the fatigue failures of AM alloy parts become very common phenomena. …”
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Does bankruptcy law prevent internalization of environmental costs: evidence from China by Li, Xingwei

“…The principle requires those responsible for environmental damage or imminent threats of damage to bear the necessary costs of remediation and prevention. …”
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Harnessing novel strategies and cell types to overcome immune tolerance during adoptive cell therapy in cancer by Neo, Shi Yong, Xu, Shengli, Chong, Joni, Lam, Kong-Peng, Wu, Jing

“…We discuss recent advances in various types of cell therapies, including T cell receptor-T cells, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and natural killer cells. …”
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Pedestrian, cyclist and motorist behaviour and interactions at school zones by Wong, Zhi Hao

“…In addition, with Singapore’s increasing emphasis on going “car-lite”, it is paramount to encourage young Singaporeans to commute actively. …”
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A study of Singapore pandemic by Muhammad Hafiz Abdul Rahim

“…For example, the world was greatly shook by the terrorist attack on the USA in 11 September 2001, the Bali bombing on 12 October 2002 which then followed by the breakout of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003 (Prithcard, 2002). These events have caused a significant shift to the tourism industry in Singapore. …”
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Covid-19 antibody discovery with topology-enhanced learning models by Wang, Zihong

“…The recent global spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been fueled by the appearance of various new variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), including Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Omicron, etc. …”
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Protein delivery options: how well have we succeeded? by Ng, Xu Wen, Subbu, Venkatraman

“…Another antibody, Avastin®, indicated for bowel cancer, accounted for $6.7 billion among these top-selling drugs, while Herceptin®, used to treat breast cancer, had sales of $6.6 billion. These numbers bear eloquent testimony to the increasing demand for protein therapeutics. …”
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Smartphone apps for type 2 diabetes self-management and medication adherence : a multi-method study by Huang, Zhilian

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Seismic performance of RC structural squat walls with limited transverse reinforcement by Xiang, Weizheng

“…These squat walls are usually detailed according to current provisions and reinforced against the shear by either conventionally or by adding additional cross-inclined bidiagonal bars to achieve the full ductile behavior of the RC member. …”
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Evaluation of high-strength concrete interior beam-column joints under simulated seismic loading by Leong, Chee Lai

“…The congestion of reinforcement in a high strength concrete beam-column joint can be improved when the usage of larger bars are allowed.…”
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Dose verification of 3D printed male pelvic phantom for radiotherapy quality assurance by Maniam, Peraveen M

“…CT profiles at 90 kV, 120 kV, and 140 kV exhibited consistent gray values with small variation and overlapping standard error bars, indicating high uniformity in the 3D printing. …”
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Generation of self-replicating airway organoids from the cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea as a model system for studying host-pathogen interactions in the bat airway epithelium by Chan, Louisa L. Y., Gamage, Akshamal M., Tan, Chee Wah, Tan, Kai Sen, Liu, Jing, Tay, Douglas Jie Wen, Foo, Randy Jee Hiang, Rénia, Laurent, Wang, De Yun, Wang, Lin-Fa

“…However, these ALI-AECs did not support SARS-CoV-2 infection, despite E. spelaea ACE2 receptor being capable of mediating SARS-CoV-2 spike pseudovirus entry. …”
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Development of a wireless charging system for electric vehicles in Singapore by Ang, Jia Yu

“…The majority of the EVs in the market are currently using a plug-in charging port, and there are two types of design, one of which is the hybrid model. Hybrid cars have the advantage of a longer driving range as compared to conventional cars because they have a secondary source of energy. …”
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Next generation smart carpark by Kolady, Anamika Martin

“…Addressing these issues, this project endeavours to design an automated car park system to minimise users' waiting times, optimise land use, and maximise parking space efficiency. …”
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