Transdermal Drug Delivery by Ong, Yuhui

“…Lastly, a simulation was done using a software called COMSOL 5.0 to simulate the injection. …”
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Modelling and analysis of lubricated piston skirt-cylinder sub-systems in internal combustion engines by Amirun Rasyid Abu Bakar

“…The main investigation is done on the translational joint connecting the piston skirt to the piston liner. …”
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Study on system non-functional type response : user interface and batch processing by Vellingiri Naveen Prasath

“…Graphical analysis is done on the transactions which have higher response time by considering the URL, data consumed and user history. …”
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Causes of failure of negotiations in international conflicts. by Keshav, Nirupama.

“…This dissertation is about the failure of negotiations in peace processes and the probable causes for this failure. This will be done with two specific case studies, namely the Israel-Palestine conflict and the Irish conflict. …”
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Emergent constraints on global soil moisture projections under climate change by Yao, L, Leng, G, Yu, L, Li, H, Tang, Q, Python, A, Hall, JW, Liao, X, Li, J, Qiu, J, Quaas, J, Huang, S, Jin, Y, Zscheischler, J, Peng, J

“…Such projections are mostly based on climate models, which show large uncertainty (i.e., inter-model spread) partly due to inadequate observational constraint. …”

Understanding Indexing Efficiency for Approximate Nearest Neighbor Search in High-dimensional Vector Databases by Qin, Yuting

“…However, no analysis or modeling work has been done to quatitatively evaluate the heuristics and their impact on the performance. …”
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A study of air molecular contamination (AMC) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in new AMC/VOC controlled cleanroom by Wong, Chee Kong

“…Airborne Molecular Contaminants (AMC) may cause different flaws on an electronic device [1]. It is especially so in the semiconductor manufacturing sector. …”
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Ultrasensitive metadevices for biosensing by Xiao, Shuqi

“…Detecting the molecule’s vibrational modes is one way to solve this problem. Starting with the principles, a metadevice is designed and its structure is introduced in the dissertation. …”
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Accuracy of thoracolumbar pedicle screw insertion based on routine use of intraoperative imaging and navigation by Sundaram, Pirateb Paramasivam Meenakshi, Oh, Jacob Yoong-Leong, Tan, Mark, Nolan, Colum Patrick, Yu, Chun Sing, Ling, Ji Min

“…This study analyzed 2,240 pedicle screws inserted with the routine use of intraoperative navigation. It is one of very few studies done on an Asian population with a large series of screws. …”
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Reinforced concrete column design for minimal embodied carbon emissions by Siddiq Amsyar Bin Shalan

“…The construction industry is under considerable legislative pressure to reduce its carbon emissions, with it being one of the most energy intensive industries which relies heavily on raw material extraction. …”
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Design and development of a biopolymer microfiber fabrication device by Yap, Yi-Liang.

“…This is done by culturing cells on a biodegradable scaffold. …”
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Spatial aware information retrieval for community-based Q&A (SIRCQA) by Ang, Eugene Soon Leong

“…As social media are getting popular on the web, there are abundant of user-generated content that could be utilized using Information Retrieval (IR) to satisfy information needs. One particular form of social media, Community-based Question and Answering (CQA) is a possible source to be explored. …”
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A study on the productivity evaluation of building information modelling (BIM) based prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC) project by Fernandez, Priscilla Crystal

“…BIM based PPVC developments are still new in Singapore and therefore, more study needs to be done to evaluate the extent of productivity gains and the potential problems it brings about locally. …”
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DC fault detection and clearance in VSC-HVDC systems by Yeap, Yew Ming

“…For this study, it is entirely done in PSCAD/EMTDC.…”
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Fabrication of vascularized hydrogel construct through 3D printing by Neo, Frederik Wang Huang

“…It is an advanced field of research that currently takes advantage of 3D printing which itself has been touted as a revolutionary manufacturing method that possibly disrupts how manufacturing is viewed and done. The ability to convert a virtual model to a physical one through 3D printing has revolutionized and opened up a whole slew of new avenues in the manufacturing process of 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering purposes. …”
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A comparative study of continuous versus stop-and-go scanning in circular scanning photoacoustic tomography by Sharma, Arunima, Kalva, Sandeep Kumar, Pramanik, Manojit

“…The acquisition of A-lines in a circular scanning PAT system by a SET can be done in two ways: 1) Stop-and-go scan, and 2) Continuous scan. …”
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Modeling the change of beach profile under tsunami waves : a comparison of selected sediment transport models by Li, Linlin, Huang, Zhenhua

“…In contrast to the efforts made to develop hydrodynamic models for large-scale tsunami propagation and run-up, little has been done to develop, test, and validate sediment transport models used to simulate tsunami-induced sediment movement. …”
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Phase-preserved optical elevator by Luo, Yuan, Zhang, Baile, Han, Tiancheng, Chen, Zhi, Duan, Yubo, Chu, Chia-Wei, Barbastathis, George, Qiu, Cheng Wei

“…However, very few experiments have been done so far to verify this dual-recovery property from viewpoints of both ray trajectory and optical path length simultaneously. …”
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An analysis of contact stiffness and frictional receding contacts by Parel, KS

“…Receding contacts, though ubiquitous in mechanical and structural components, such as in bolted joints, are difficult to model with conventional methods such as finite elements. One promising method of analysis is the distributed dislocation technique. …”

Self-harm-related mental imagery: a content analysis study of imagery reported by young people referred to mental health services by Susi, K, Stewart, A, Knowles Bevis, R, Hawton, K

“…Asking about self-harm-related mental imagery can be done safely and could be considered for inclusion in routine clinical assessments. …”