Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured Cr doped TiO2 materials for photocatalytic applications by Tan, Dunlin

“…In this project, Chromium and Chromium Oxide doped titanium dioxide synthesized by high energy ball milling technique are studied. The high energy ball milling technique is cheap and is a solid state top-down method where breaking and making of new bonds can lead to the synthesis of novel materials suitable for photocatalysis applications. …”
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Report on non-traditional finishing technologies for curved and free-form surfaces by Tam, Siu Chung, Loh, Ngiap Hiang, Miyazawa, Shinichi

“…Under this project, novel surface finishing processes such as electrochemical grinding, electrochemical abrasive polishing, and ball burnishing were studies to evaluate their respective potentials in obtaining good surface finishes efficiently.…”
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Injection moulding of ceramic/metal powder by Liang, Meng Heng.

“…The powders selected were ball milled and characterised for their particle size, size distribution and ship.…”
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Speed-flow models for Singapore downtown ring roads by Leo, Joseph Hee Chiang

“…The model ultimately selected was the Generalised Drake model for its comparatively good fit across all lanes on both roads as compared to the Drake bell-curve, Greenburg’s, Greenshields’, Underwood’s, Polynomial and Quadratic models. …”
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Object tracking enhanced interactive pinball display by Tan, Bryan Zhen Ye

“…The opponent, a computer, would also be able to see the ball and know where it is through the use of object recognition and object-tracking. …”
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Fracture toughness assessment of a solder joint using double cantilever beam specimens by Lee, Adeline Puay Chen, Lim, Zan Xuan, Yantara, Natalia, Loo, Shane Zhi Yuan, Tee, Tong Yan, Tan, Cher Ming, Chen, Zhong

“…Conventional assessment of solder joint reliability uses either ball shear test or solder ball pull test. The test results are reported in terms of materials strength in either shear or tensile mode, and the strength values are size-dependent. …”
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Tribological performance and mechanism of graphite, hBN and MoS2 as nano-additives in palm kernel oil-based lubricants: a comparative study by Azman, Nurul Farhanah, Samion, Syahrullail, Paiman, Zulhanafi, Abdul Hamid, Mohd. Kameil

“…To fully understand the lubricating mechanisms involved, the worn surfaces of the tested balls were characterised using various microscopic and spectroscopic methods. …”

Injectable cell transplantation system for cytokine-based cancer immunotherapy by Gerard Nathanael Adrianus.

“…Genetic analysis confirmed up-regulation of several anti-tumour cytokines, TNF-α, IFN-β1, IL-10, and M-CSF by the macrophages. ELISA suggested the TNF-α was released in the first 24-hour post LPS stimulation, and then rapidly subsided. …”
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Dengue Serotype Cross-Reactive, Anti-E Protein Antibodies Confound Specific Immune Memory for 1 Year after Infection by Toh, Ying Xiu, Gan, Victor, Balakrishnan, Thavamalar, Zuest, Roland, Poidinger, Michael, Wilson, Solomonraj, Appanna, Ramapraba, Thein, Tun Linn, Ong, Adrian Kheng-Yeow, Ng, Lee Ching, Leo, Yee Sin, Fink, Katja

“…Since secondary patients rapidly produced antibodies specific for the virus envelope (E) protein, an E-specific ELISA was superior compared to a virus particle-specific ELISA to identify patients with secondary infections. …”
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The anti-circumsporozoite antibody response to repeated, seasonal booster doses of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 E by Ali, MS, Stockdale, L, Sagara, I, Zongo, I, Yerbanga, RS, Mahamar, A, Nikièma, F, Tapily, A, Sompougdou, F, Diarra, M, Bellamy, D, Provstgaard-Morys, S, Zoungrana, C, Issiaka, D, Haro, A, Sanogo, K, Sienou, AA, Kaya, M, Traore, S, Dicko, OM, Kone, Y, Yalcouye, H, Thera, I, Diarra, K

“…Results obtained with GSK ELISA and the Oxford Multiplex assay were strongly correlated (Pearson’s correlation coefficient, r = 0.94; 95% CI, 0.93–0.95). …”

“Virtual encounters: the making and manifestations of Deleuze’s Bergsonism” by Lundy, Craig

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Sampling from convex sets with a cold start using multiscale decompositions by Narayanan, Hariharan, Rajaraman, Amit, Srivastava, Piyush

“…The requirement is that starting from a suitable initial distribution, the random walk should “mix rapidly”, i.e., after a number of steps that is polynomial in n and the aspect ratio R/r (here, K is assumed to contain a ball of radius r and to be contained within a ball of radius R), the distribution of the random walk should come close to the uniform distribution π K on K. …”
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THE 17 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A TEAM PLAYER : Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants / by Maxwell, John C., 1947-, author 272745

“…The qualities Maxwell teaches quickly take you to the heart of teamwork.Anybody can understand them and apply them -- whether at home, on the job, at church, or on the ball field. If you learn the 17 essential qualities of a team player, you can become the kind of person every team wants. …”

AND THEREBY HANGS A TALE / by Jeffrey Archer, author 507936

“…From Germany comes Masterpiece, the tale of a priceless oil painting that has remained in the same family for over 200 years, until… To the Channel Islands, and Members Only, where a golf ball falls out of a Christmas cracker and a young man’s life will never be the same again… To Italy, where a young man trying to book a hotel room ends up in bed with the receptionist, unaware that she… To England, where, in High Heels, a woman explains to her husband why a pair of designer shoes couldn’t have gone up in flames because… Some of these stories will make you laugh. …”

The tribological performance of nano-activated carbon as solid additives in modified calophyllum inophyllum based-metalworking fluid by Zubaidah, Zamri, Amiril Sahab, Abdul Sani, Radhiyah, Abd Aziz, Ainaa Mardhiah, Sabri, Norfazillah, Talib

“…The coefficient of friction for the balls and their wear diameter are evaluated and compared. …”
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Variational models in martensitic phase transformations with applications to steels by Muehlemann, A

“…</p> <p>In Chapter 2, we review the Ball-James model and related concepts. We present some simplification of existing results.…”

To assess the impact of physical factors on velocity, speed, and accuracy of tennis serve by Ma, Xudong, Yaacob, Azhar, Tengku Kamalden, Tengku Fadilah, Ng, Yee Guan

“…Objective: This study investigates the coordination of racquet and ball speed, examining how physical attributes and training impact serve performance. …”
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Epstein-Barr viral latent and early antigen serology in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Tan, Timothy Ter Ming.

“…Current methods include detection by indirect immunofluorescence assay which is laborious, subjective and requires highly-trained personnel, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which can be easily performed by any hospital laboratory.…”
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Multicarrier communications for underwater wireless channels by Leong, Chen Ming.

“…Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) is a multicarrier transmission technology which was first described by R. W. Chang in 1966 at Bell Labs. The first patent was granted in 1970. …”
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Lead-free PCB assembly and effect of solder joint profile on the reliability of PCB assembly by Periannan Arulvanan.

“…PCBs were designed and fabricated with daisy chain loops connected to land pads of daisy chained Ball Grid Array (BGA) components with pad dimensions of 0.56 and 0.66mm NiAu finish. …”
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