Investigating circular dorsal ruffles through varying substrate stiffness and mathematical modeling by LeDuc, Philip R., Zeng, Yukai, Lai, Tanny, Koh, Cheng Gee, Chiam, Keng-Hwee

“…However, the dynamics and mechanism of formation of CDRs are still unknown. It has been observed that CDR formation leads to stress fibers disappearing near the CDRs. …”
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Holocene rate of slip and tentative recurrence interval for large earthquakes on the San Andreas fault, Cajon Pass, southern California by Sieh, Kerry, Weldon, Ray J.

“…Combined with the historic record, this investigation indicates that the last major earthquake at Cajon Creek was probably near the beginning of the 18th century. …”
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Modelling cross-docking in a three-level supply chain with stochastic service and queuing system: MOWFA algorithm by Rostami, Parinaz, Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Movassaghi, Mitra

“…Therefore, three metaheuristics, including multi‐objective water flow, non‐dominated sorting genetic, and a multi‐objective simulated annealing algorithm have been used to find near‐optimal solutions to the problem. …”
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Multiuser detection and code timing estimation for CDMA systems by Li, Zhengyu.

“…It covers two different research areas: near-far resistant multiuser detection and robust code timing estimation.…”
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Observation of Frenkel and charge transfer excitons in pentacene single crystals using spectroscopic generalized ellipsometry by Qi, Dongchen, Su, Haibin, Bastjan, M., Jurchescu, O. D., Palstra, T. M., Wee, Andrew T. S., Rübhausen, M., Rusydi, A.

“…We report on the emerging and admixture of Frenkel and charge transfer (CT) excitons near the absorption onset in pentacene single crystals. …”
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A numerical simulation study on vortex-ring collisions upon arbitrary solid boundary by Leong, Sheng Yuan

“…In this study, vortex behaviour near to complex geometry was investigated experimentally and numerically by studying the collision of a Re 2000 vortex ring upon V-shaped plates with 30, 60, 90 degrees vertices. …”
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Structure of mushy layers grown from perfectly and imperfectly conducting boundaries. Part 1. Diffusive solidification by Hitchen, JR, Wells, AJ

“…Low concentration ratio leads to low porosity throughout most of the mushy layer, except for a high-porosity boundary layer localised near the mush–liquid interface. We identify scalings for the boundary-layer thickness and mush growth rate. …”

Multi-objective optimization design and performance evaluation of a novel multi-stream intermediate fluid vaporizer with cold energy recovery by Wang, Zhe, Cai, Wenjian, Hong, Wei, Shen, Suping, Yang, Huizhu, Han, Fenghui

“…Meanwhile, the transmission process of the cryogenic exergy in MPFHE-IFV has been revealed according to the analysis of the system temperature-entropy diagram. …”
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3D printed magnetic digital microfluidics for biomedical applications by Kanitthamniyom, Pojchanun

“…It utilizes a small platform that is easy to operate and can be performed near the patient’s location without the need of a central laboratory. …”
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Wear behaviour of NiTi shape memory alloys by Yan, Lina

“…NiTi shape memory alloys have been widely researched for tribology related applications such as biomedical devices and micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) devices. …”
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Brewers’ spent grains as potential novel functional food ingredients for food security by Tan, Yong Xing

“…BSG are residues generated as side streams from beer production. Currently, BSG are used as animal feed or disposed in landfills and these massive amount of BSG generated annually are causing significant environmental, economic, and climatic issues. …”
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Consumer's perceptions of private labels by Acharigae, Shaminta, Chong, Lian Chiu, Quek, Ying Ying

“…Findings will help define the direction in which local retailers should take Private Labels in the near future and the manufacturers’ role in this initiative.…”
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Practical forming die design and manufacture for sheet metal stainless steel precision parts by Cheung, Thomas Wing Lau.

“…This project deals with precision stainless steel sheet metal forming which produces parts in the regime of near net shape. The stamping parts concerned are backs for watches which can be of various profiles and sizes.…”
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Development of Elastic Resistive Force Theory & Applications to Uprooting by Yilmaz, Lale

“…This makes it difficult to handle scenarios that are near-stagnant which occur frequently in uprooting of plants. …”
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Urban site characterization using DAS dark fibers on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Chang, Hilary, Nakata, Nori

“…The depth to bedrock is 75–95 m on the west campus. The site near the waterfront has a lower VS and deeper bedrock. …”
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Hardness of Approximate Diameter: Now for Undirected Graphs by Dalirrooyfard, Mina, Li, Ray, Vassilevska Williams, Virginia

“…A simple folklore algorithm can output a 2-approximation to the diameter in linear time by running BFS from an arbitrary vertex. It has been open whether a better approximation is possible in near-linear time. …”
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Evolving optimal and diversified military operational plans for computational red teaming by Zeng, Fanchao, Decraene, James, Low, Malcolm Yoke Hean, Zhou, Suiping, Cai, Wentong

“…As a result, the near-optimal alternative strategies are omitted; this considerably limits the applicability of CRT when considering the decision makers point of view. …”
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First-principles study of the lattice dynamics of Sb2S3 by Liu, Yun, Eddie Chua, Kun Ting, Sum, Tze Chien, Gan, Chee Kwan

“…The effect of Born effective charges is taken into account using a mixed-space approach, resulting in the splitting of longitudinal and transverse optical (LO-TO) phonon branches near the zone center. Zone-center frequencies agree well with Raman scattering experiments. …”
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Transfer optimization in complex engineering design by Tan, Alan Wei Min

“…Consequently, traditional optimization algorithms that typically require up to several thousand exact function evaluations to obtain near-optimal solutions, are problematic to cost-effectively utilize. …”
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An experimental setup for physiological evaluation of face mask by Joseph, Frank Gerard

“…As a result the current testing process has not been changed or improved for many years. Although reliable and consistent, the current test method fails to test the mask under human physiological conditions and instead has become an assessment of the effectiveness based on the material used. …”
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