Mental imagery interventions to promote face covering use among UK university students and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Conroy, Dom

“…Core COVID-19 preventive measures include social distancing, regular hand washing, and wearing face coverings in public places. …”
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Hand gesture-based interactive musical and visual experiential system by Chua, Kok Liang

“…This report also gives an overview of the project development cycle including the project and work breakdown structure, implementation and development, issues faced and solutions implemented, as well user studies results and potential ideas for further exploration.…”
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Deep self-supervised representation learning for free-hand sketch by Xu, Peng, Song, Zeyu, Yin, Qiyue, Song, Yi-Zhe, Wang, Liang

“…In this paper, we tackle for the first time, the problem of self-supervised representation learning for free-hand sketches. This importantly addresses a common problem faced by the sketch community - that annotated supervisory data are difficult to obtain. …”
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Band-gap engineering for multi-colored perovskite solar cell windows by Tay, Yu Xian

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Preserving Mojiang Hani hand weaving techniques: understanding complexity for culture and sustainable development by Mingquan, Liu, Yahaya, Siti Rohaya, Chunli, Guo, Yan, Huang

“…Beyond immediate preservation efforts, these suggestions form a solid foundation for future research endeavors and the sustainable development of Mojiang Hani hand weaving techniques, fostering a continuum of cultural heritage in the face of contemporary challenges…”
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21A.01 How Culture Works, Fall 2012 by Buyandelger, Manduhai

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Whose Death Matters? A Quantitative Analysis of Media Attention to Deaths of Black Americans in Police Confrontations, 2013–2016 by Zuckerman, Ethan, Matias, J. Nathan, Bhargava, Rahul, Bermejo, Fernando, Ko, Allan

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Image transformation for beautification by Lim, Christine Kia Min

“…As technology became more advanced, users can easily take a large number of digital photographs (image) of faces using their camera or hand phone. Sometimes, they wish to beautify a face photograph using image retouching tools. …”
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8 Ways to Boost Students Engagement During Asynchronous English Language Learning by Nurkarimah, Yusof

“…For some students, asynchronous learning is the ultimate game-changer, as it offers flexibilities and new learning opportunities such as self-paced learning. On the other hand, some students may face challenges, particularly in maintaining their motivation and self-discipline to learn, for example in language courses such as English, without direct face-to-face interactions during this learning mode.…”
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Experimental investigation and crystal plasticity modelling of dynamic recrystallisation in dual-phase high entropy alloy during hot deformation by Zhou, Z, Huo, Y, Wang, Z, Demir, E, Jiang, A, Yan, Z, He, T

“…During high-temperature processing, the Ni61Fe10Cr10Al17Mo2 high entropy alloy (HEA) often faces issues with uneven stress distribution and grain size, limiting its industrial applications. …”

Trauma through Syrian eyes : representing the Syrian civil war through art by Yeo, Nicole Yew Min

“…We consume these images and reports as mere faces and figures. Information flashes by rapidly to shock and evoke pity within us, but just as quickly we move on to the next image or topic. …”
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Foreign students and implications of their social networking sites usage by Tan, Yi Ting

“…Findings suggest that usage of SNS does have a bit of influence on these students’ self-identity, but a rather limited impact on their collective identity. Also, increased face-to-face contact with locals, stemming from SNS usage improves chances of integration. …”
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Media regulation in Singapore : empirical study of the instruments of media policy and its efficiency with regard to the attainment of political objectives by Carsten, Gäbel

“…The empirical study at hand examines if Singapore's government is in fact achieving its objectives by taking advantage of the media. …”
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Exploring the formation of behavioral intention toward rural tourism via sensory experience and memorable tourism experiences, a case study in Henan, China by Zhenbin, Wang, Ramachandran, Sridar, Siow, Mayling, Subramaniam, Thanam, Hui, Zhang

“…Using a quantitative approach, a survey was conducted where 490 participants completed a face-to-face questionnaire. The findings from the partial least squares structural equation modeling revealed that out of the five sensory experiences, only touch has a statistically significant and positive impact on behavioral intention. …”

Smart algorithms for modeling urban traffic by Christian Gunjan Rajeshkumar

“…Densely populated areas, such as Singapore, face the problem of traffic congestion on daily basis. …”
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Exploring machine learning models for age recognition by Dharmarathne, Chathuranga, Ouazzane, Karim, Shrestha, Subeksha, Fernando, Sandra

“…The continuous improvements of artificial intelligent models for classification and facial recognition have gotten a lot of attention in recent years, particularly in models for classifying and recognizing faces. These improvements have been instrumental in solving real-world challenges. …”
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Girls, let's talk about sex and Islam : a study on young Singaporean Muslim women and how they make sense of sexual agency and religion in contemporary Singapore by Nadya Nasser

“…In today’s contemporary Singapore, young Singaporean Muslim women face opposing pressures from the modern and secular ethos that permeates their lives on one hand, and the standards of ‘piety’ and ‘modesty’ placed on them by religion on the other. …”
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Curtain call : a final bow for the traditional arts. by Chen, Shanshan., Khew, Carolyn Jin-Ny., Koh, Valerie Swee Fang.

“…Curtain Call explores the challenges that today's traditional artists battle on a daily basis, from making a living to finding a successor to hand over the ropes to. In the face of these challenges, many have taken to modernise their art forms, to the dismay of traditional arts purists. …”
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Sign language recognition – teach machine to talk to deaf people by Goh, Ting Jun

“…With the introduction of internet, social media and phones, communications have been convenient and easy. Despite this, face-to-face verbal communication remains to be the primary mode of communication for most of the population. …”
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Development of indexing clamper mechanism for wire bonder by Zhang, Yue.

“…To satisfy both the precision and efficiency requirements from semiconductor manufacturers, the indexing clampers of wire bonders face an even bigger challenge. It is somehow critical for the mechanical design to fulfill the latest requirements. …”
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