Transport phenomena of immiscible fluids in microchannels by Yin, Shuai

“…Our findings would widen the applications of the PDMS based microchips. In the end, a novel magnetic Janus particle as a steerable micro-scale suspension was proposed, consisting of a liquid oil compartment and a solidified compartment with magnetic nanoparticles inside. …”
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Towards haptic intelligence in robots by learning from demonstration by Turlapati Sri Harsha

“…The paradigm of Learning from Demonstration (LfD) helps avoid complex coding on the user-end as well as encodes the human skill beneficial in completing the task and in generalising to newer actions. …”
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Development of serum alternative with fermented soybean residue (okara): towards cultured meat production application by Teng, Ting Shien

“…It is often discarded at the end of the production process as high moisture content in the matter leads to quick putrefaction. …”
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Towards practical data-driven predictive maintenance: a robust and generalizable deep learning approach by Mohamed Ragab Mohamad Adam

“…These obstacles have been regarded in the future works of the presented thesis, which can be briefed as follows: considering the class-label shifts across different working environments; (2) quantifying the uncertainty of the proposed data-driven approaches; (3) realizing explainable deep learning approach that can provide reasons behind the decisions and give descriptions to the end-users.…”
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Enhancing network access for highly mobile nodes by Xia, Yang

“…In addition, when vehicles roam across several APs with overlapping coverage, it is important to provide fast and transparent mobility management for the vehicles. To this end, the author proposes a network based local mobility management scheme COAP for 802.11 wireless mesh networks. …”
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Efficient storage codes for non-volatile memories by Chua, Melissa Wan Jun

“…Current semiconductor market researches has revealed that non-volatile memory devices based in flash technology will reach sales in the order of $26 billion by end of 2010 and $51.2 billion in 2015 [1]. Due to the maturity ofFlash technology, it is proposed to set the benchmark for other emerging NVM technologies. …”
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Investigations into high resolution imaging and contouring for diagnostic bio-applications by Valiyambath, Krishnan Mohankumar

“…Thermal perturbation of the target tissue with infrared beam was used to effect the required change in the bio-speckle pattern. …”
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Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing : 15th CCF Conference, ChineseCSCW 2020, Shenzhen, China, November 7-9, 2020, Revised Selected Papers / by CCF Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (15th : 2020 : Shenzhen, China), organiser 642953, Sun, Yuqing, editor 642954, Liu, Dongning, editor 642955, Liao, Hao, 1986-, editor 642956, Fan, Hongfei, editor 642957, Gao, Liping, editor 642958

Development of schlieren-image based flow diagnostics and analysis for supersonic jet flows by Lim, Desmond Haoxiang

“…The secondary focus is to provide experimental data and improve understanding on problems associated with the supersonic jet. To this end, the in-house techniques are applied in conjunction with conventional experimental techniques to Mach number 1.45 supersonic cold jets produced from convergent-divergent circular nozzles. …”
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Self-healing materials for flexible electronic devices by Tiwari, Naveen

“…This chapter depicts the study of the influence of ionic liquids on the different class of polymer structure and its effects on the healing properties. In the end, a novel healing mechanism with ionic liquids was demonstrated in PVP polymer without DA recovery mechanisms.…”
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Towards electrically injected colloidal semiconductor lasers by Thung, Yi Tian

“…In addition, spectral tunability in nanocrystal emission is critical to their feasibility as an alternative gain medium. To this end, this thesis explores employing two-dimensional CdSe-based nanoplatelets (NPLs) as an alternative gain medium, investigating their electrical injection and lasing applications, and demonstrating optically pumped NPL lasing with potential for electrically injected laser development. …”
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The iHealth-T2D study, prevention of type 2 diabetes amongst South Asians with central obesity and prediabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Kasturiratne, Anuradhani, Khawaja, Khadija I., Ahmad, Sajjad, Siddiqui, Samreen, Shahzad, Khurram, Athauda, Lathika K., Jayawardena, Ranil, Mahmood, Sara, Muilwijk, Mirthe, Batool, Tayyaba, Burney, Saira, Glover, Matthew, Palaniswamy, Saranya, Bamunuarachchi, Vodathi, Panda, Manju, Madawanarachchi, Suren, Rai, Baldeesh, Sattar, Iqra, Silva, Wnurinham, Waghdhare, Swati, Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Rannan-Eliya, Ravindra P., Gage, Heather M., van Valkengoed, Irene G. M., Valabhji, Jonathan, Frost, Gary S., Loh, Marie, Wickremasinghe, Ananda R., Kooner, Jaspal S., Katulanda, Prasad, Jha, Sujeet, Chambers, John C.

“…Based on the follow-up to end 2019, the observed incidence of T2D in the study population is in line with expectations (6.1% per annum). …”
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Effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy and Reiki therapy on adolescents with depressive disorders inTehran, Iran by Charkhandeh, Mansoureh

“…The number of samples in the control group at the end of treatment was 60 (33 girls and 27 boys). …”
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Understanding lived experiences of bereaved parents of children with chronic life-threatening Illness : towards a culture-specific and meaning-oriented narrative E-writing interven... by Dutta, Oindrila

“…Despite these worrying figures, there is a paucity of information on how parents cope with their child’s end-of-life trajectory and mortality, leading to vast inadequacy of parental support services for addressing anticipatory grief, loss, and bereavement around the world. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of Algan/Gan high electron mobility transistors on silicon by Tham, Wai Hoe

“…Such fabrication method reduces the parasitic inhomogeneities associated with the numerous front-end processing steps and offers more flexibility in device design with limited form factor. …”
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Physical properties of keropok (fried crisps) in relation to the amylopectin content of the starch flours by Mohamed, Suhaila, Abdullah, Norakiah, Muthu, Mangayar Karasi

“…Although linear expansion decreased with increasing mung bean flour content, the substitution of up to 600 g kg−1 mung bean flour was acceptable since the linear expansion of mung bean/tapioca crisps remained above 35%. …”

Probability : the science of uncertainty with applications to investments, insurance, and engineering / by 404395 Bean, Michael A.

Digestibility of low-cost ingredients in pelleted feed by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella C. et V.) by Law, A.T.

“…In the MARDI feed, the fish meal and soya bean meal were digested most by the fish: the digestion coefficients for protein were 90.81% and 96.21%, respectively; for fat the values were 100% and 98.79%, respectively; and for gross energy the values were 83.37% and 82.71%, respectively. …”
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A study on consumers' perception of specialty coffee cafes by Chen, Kim Eng, Foo, Win-Nie, Pang, Loo Pheng

“…For our research study, we have chosen Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Coffee Club, Spinelli Coffee Company, and Starbucks Coffee to be the subjects of our study on the basis of their popularity and size.…”
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Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia by Arumugaswamy, Rama K., Rahamat Ali, Gulam Rusul, Abd. Hamid, Siti Nadzriah

“…The frequencies of L. monocytogenes contamination in raw foods were: chicken portions (60%), liver (60%) and gizzard (62%), beef (50%), beansprout (85%), prawns (44%), kupang (dried oysters) (33%), bean cake (25%), satay (48%) and leafy vegetables (22%). …”
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