EEG-based attention recognition using machine learning by Sun, Haoqi

“…Compared to other nonsparse and sparse algorithms, joint STDP achieves the highest level of sparseness in both learned features and hidden weights significantly. On the other hand, joint STDP has slightly larger root mean square error at 0.206 (±0.061), due to the trade-off between performance and sparseness. …”
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Uncovering vein patterns from color skin images for personal identification in forensic investigation by Tang, Chaoying

“…All the current vein recognition systems developed by companies and research laboratories rely on near infrared (NIR) imaging devices to capture high quality vein patterns from hand and wrist, where skin is relatively thin, for commercial applications. …”
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A collision risk assessment method for runway threshold management : a case study of Singapore Changi Airport by Ang, Haojie, Cai, Qing, Alam, Sameer

“…However, many runways suffer from long runway thresholds due to safety constraints in face of approach path obstacles, which leads to reduction in Landing Distance Available (LDA), thereby reducing runway capacity. …”
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Failure of plastic structures due to drop impact by Yuen, Shuqin.

“…One test specimen type is made of two acrylic face skins bonded to a Nomex honeycomb core in the middle. …”
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SCHOOL OF THIEVES / by Sabrina Ismail, author 655830, Naadhira Zahari, editor 655828

“…Out of hatred, Amra plans to rob her rich father’s house but gets caught red-handed. However, it wasn’t a policeman that caught her. …”

Step motion control of servo motors for robotic orthosis triggered by bio signal by Tommy Kangdra.

“…Currently, some of Robot aided Rehabilitation system for upper extremities face challenges to provide system which is low cost and portable, promotes active engagement and provides pinching and grasping movement as it is the basic and important movement for hands to do Activities of Daily Living. …”
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A machine-learned approach for reducing airborne delays and environmental impact in terminal manoeuvring area using extended arrival management by Lim, Zhi Jun

“…Air traffic management divides the airspace into three sections: the airport control zone (taxiing, takeoff, landing), the terminal manoeuvring area (TMA, for climbs and descents), and the en-route airspace (cruise). …”
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Frail Line by Er, Kia Hui, Ong, Grace Xi Wei, Ho, Baofei, Tan, Jit Quan, Boithar, Faizal

“…The seemingly familial reunion eventually leads to a different kind of bond. How will they struggle to redefine their changing relationships? …”
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Software/ hardware interactive learning for trigonometry by Chia, Dint

“…In today’s context of education, many institutions mainly focus on face to face teaching with students by conducting classes and lectures to teach various subjects and topics. …”
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Solidarity as a transformative practice by Cipollitti, PE

“…By studying existing theories and reflecting on real-world cases, I present a normative account of solidarity suited to confront the globalized, overlapping injustices we face in our world today. I argue in Chapter 1 that we should conceptualize solidarity as a political bond, realized through action, that unites members of social groups on the basis of a shared understanding of reality and a shared commitment to justice; and as a socially, interpersonally, and personally transformative practice. …”

A book is a body by Goh, Su-Lynn

“…You feel the weight of the book in your hands, the thickness of the paper used. The scent of paper as you open it. …”
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四面楚歌下的同志再现：李碧华和陈凯歌对《霸王别姬》的改写 = Representations of the besieged “Comrade” : Li Bihua's and Chen Kaige's adaptations of the Peking Opera “Farewell My Concubine”... by 許维贤 Hee, Wai Siam

“…It was at the historical juncture when foreign gunboats shattered the Qing regime’s belief in China as the world’s center that the Peking Opera was picked and named as the quintessential representative of Chinese Culture. The same moment landed China also in the era of modernity. In its wake, Farewell My Concubine, a Republican-era repertoire number, soon substituted itself as an unbending “ego-ideal” for the nation, as seen in various modern literary adaptations up to the late 20th century. …”
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One-stop application for scrapbooking by Zhou, Wanxuan

“…In the modern world where people lack patience for traditional hands-on hobbies, scrapbooking as a time-consuming hobby faces challenges. …”
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Study of a dry fixed-vane revolving compressor by Toh, Shaun Jia Hui

“…The changes are made in areas where there is high metal-to-metal contact such as the vane-side, rotor end faces and journal bearings. Major changes to equations were made in the rotor end-face expressions, where the rubbing at the upper end-face is not considered as non-contact occurs as a result of gravity. …”
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Enhanced microbial fuel cell for electricity generation from wastewater by Fu, Chuan Bao.

“…It consists of a Micro- porous layer (MPL) and a Platinum catalyst layer bonded to the carbon cloth with the use of PTFE and Nafion as binders respectively. …”
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Understanding the Challenges of Teaching Computer Science Subjects from School Teachers’ Perspective by Mahadzir, Nurul Husna, Abdul Razak, Nor Hafizah, Ismail, Siti Nurbaya, Idrus, Zanariah, Idrus, Zainura, Ramli, Roselina

“…Addressing the challenges teachers face in delivering CS subjects is crucial, including issues like inadequate training, limited resources, language barriers, and diverse student backgrounds. …”
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Piscidin-1-analogs with double L- and D-lysine residues exhibited different conformations in lipopolysaccharide but comparable anti-endotoxin activities by Kumar, Amit, Mahajan, Mukesh, Awasthi, Bhanupriya, Tandon, Anshika, Harioudh, Munesh Kumar, Shree, Sonal, Singh, Pratiksha, Shukla, Praveen Kumar, Ramachandran, Ravishankar, Mitra, Kalyan, Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Ghosh, Jimut Kanti

“…We conjectured that introduction of cationic residue(s) at the interface of polar and non-polar faces of piscidins may control their insertion into hydrophobic mammalian cell membrane and thereby reducing cytotoxicity. …”
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Pragmatic and discourse markers used by Malay and Arab postgraduates students during classroom oral presentations by Alkhawaja, Hussein Walid Hussein

“…These markers are, in fact, valuable tools in the hands of learners to structure and organize the segments of their speech, make the content of the presentation comprehensible and meaningful, and help their audiences follow the sequence of ideas. …”
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15.389 Global Entrepreneurship Lab, Fall 2002 by Locke, Richard M., 1959-, Murray, Fiona E., Johnson, Simon, Pentland, Alex Paul

“…Enables teams of engineering, science, and management students to work with the top management of international high-tech start-ups and gain hands-on experience in starting and running a new enterprise outside the United States. …”
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15.389 Global Entrepreneurship Lab, Fall 2004-Spring 2005 by Locke, Richard M., 1959-, Loessberg, Shari

“…Enables teams of engineering, science, and management students to work with the top management of international high-tech start-ups and gain hands-on experience in starting and running a new enterprise outside the United States. …”
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