Harnessing dimethyl ether with ultra-low-grade heat for scaling-resistant brine concentration and fractional crystallization by Foo, Zi Hao, Deshmukh, Akshay, Wilson, Aaron D., Lienhard, John H.

“…At a heat source temperature of 323 K and an interstage pressure of 0.489 bar, DME-driven SDWE achieves an optimal thermodynamic efficiency of 20.5 % and a projected specific cost of US$ 1.93 m−3. …”
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Mixed polyamide-based composite nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes with improved low-pressure water softening capability by Fang, Wangxi, Shi, Lei, Wang, Rong

“…The optimized NF membrane possessed a molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of 380 Da, an effective pore diameter of 1.27 nm, and pure water permeability (PWP) of 18.2 l/m2 h bar. Under an operating pressure of 2 bar, the membrane exhibited rejection of 96.3% and 93.8% to 1000 ppm MgCl2 and MgSO4 feed solutions, respectively. …”
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Layer-by-layer aided β-cyclodextrin nanofilm for precise organic solvent nanofiltration by Li, Xin, Li, Can, Goh, Kunli, Chong, Tzyy Haur, Wang, Rong

“…Importantly, the LBL-aided β-CD nanofilm exhibits competitive permeances towards both polar (e.g., methanol, 5.8 LMH/bar) and nonpolar solvents (e.g., hexane, 7.0 LMH/bar). …”
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Dissecting the structure-compaction-performance relationship of thin-film composite polyamide membranes with different structure features by Zhao, Yali, Lai, Gwo Sung, Chong, Jeng Yi, Wang, Rong

“…TFC membrane with a PA layer of low protuberances or nodules and dense substrate showed excellent resistance against high pressure (50 bar), with only a slight irreversible decrease of 2.1–3.5% in water permeability when retested at 5 bar. …”
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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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Fractionation of catfish protein hydrolysates using ultrafiltration membrane by Novin, Donya

“…For 5 h hydrolysate, the highest transmission was achieved at pH 5.1, pressure of 2 bar, 0.15 M of NaCl and feed concentration of 1.5 mg/ml. …”
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Karnival Kerjaya dan Keusahawanan UMP dapat sambutan tawar lebih 1,000 peluang latihan dan pekerjaan by Nur Ainaa Adhreena, Muhamad Shukri

“…PAYA BESAR, 11 Jun 2023 - Sebanyak 1,000 lebih peluang pekerjaan dan latihan berjaya ditawarkan menerusi Karnival Kerjaya dan Keusahawanan UMP yang telah dianjurkan selama dua hari di Dewan Astaka, UMP Kampus Gambang baru-baru ini.…”
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Pembelajaran interaktif Melangkah ke era pendidikan digital yang lebih dinamik by Umi Kalsom, Masrom

“…Pembelajaran interaktif kini dilihat sebagai satu kaedah yang boleh memberi impak besar terhadap cara pelajar menguasai ilmu, terutamanya dalam dunia yang penuh dengan alat teknologi canggih.…”
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Stakeholder perspectives in ICT4H project implementation. by Lim, May-Ann.

“…Through in-depth interviews with 22 stakeholders involved with the Aceh Besar midwives with mobile phones project, this study found that project partners communicated on three levels – management, operations and beneficiaries. …”
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Advances in Industrial Internet of Things, Engineering and Management / by Cagáňová, Dagmar, editor 643104, Horňáková, Natália, editor 643105, Pusca, Andy, editor 643106, Cunha, Pedro Filipe, editor 401123

“…Some topics include the impact of ICT on the emergency response vehicle driving time, car accident detecting systems based on machine learning algorithms, smart city platforms based on citizen reporting services, and IoT-based household energy consumption prediction using machine learning. …”

Mechanism of traffic jams at speed bottlenecks by Quek, Wei Liang, Chew, Lock Yue

“…As suggested by Sugiyama[1], when car density exceeds a critical density, the fluctuations in the speed of each car will lead to greater fluctuations in speed of the cars behind it. …”
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Energy saving control of robot by Chan, Chee Siang.

“…However, in some applications such as driving a car along the road, shooting a moving targer etc, the desired region is not a static region but a moving region. …”
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Modelling and analysis of lubricated piston skirt-cylinder sub-systems in internal combustion engines by Amirun Rasyid Abu Bakar

“…As such, a with a good knowledge of all three variables together, which are modal operating crank velocities of the vehicle, dynamic viscosities of the lubricant and the clearance specifications of the car engine, will allow car owners to maximise the efficiency and performance of their machine.…”
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Thermodynamic modelling and performance study of an engine waste heat driven adsorption cooling for automotive air-conditioning by Ali, Syed Muztuza, Chakraborty, Anutosh

“…From the simulation results, it is found that the exhaust energy of a six cylinder 3000 cc private car is able to produce nearly 3 kW of cooling power for the car cabin. …”
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Biovalorisation of food waste in Singapore : synergistic effect of a mixed culture in solid-state fermentation by Ong, Adwin Reng Jun

“…Okara and brewer’s spent grain (BSG) are manufacturing side streams produced in massive amounts from the soy and beer industries, respectively, and contributes significantly to food waste. …”
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Encapsulation of probiotics for food and beverage applications by Ang, Kai Lin

“…Up to date, no studies have been done to examine the viability of probiotics in popular, well-liked, commercialized carbonated sodas/beers, but it is known that certain components in these matrices (e.g. phosphoric acid in soda, hops and ethanol in beers) can reduce the viability of probiotics. …”
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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. …”

Mini disc stereo design & development by Gao, Xiaodong

“…This project is to design and develop a Mini Disc Car Receiver. The aims are to develop a system with a new appearance and features compared with the existing product in order to gain market share. …”
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Implementation of reinforcement learning using neural networks by Tan, Keng Hui

“…Reinforcement learning can be used to train machine to do our daily job such as cleaning the house, driving the car and may even one day breach into the manufacturing world.…”
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Aeration slab study volume 2 by Rahardjo, Harianto, Indrawan, I Gde Budi, Fakhrur, Rozy Harnas

“…Installation of aeration slabs is an essential requirement for construction of open space car parks in Singapore as imposed by National Parks Board. …”
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