Participation in the age of foundation models by Suresh, Harini, Tseng, Emily, Young, Meg, Gray, Mary, Pierson, Emma, Levy, Karen

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

“…This thesis aims to establish this connection to fill the gap. The key challenge in quantifying the heuristics is the complex tradeoff between the search accuracy and search speed, which makes it almost impossible to establish an analytical model. …”
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Investigation of charge transport in nanofiber based solar cells by Sabba Dharani

“…This work focuses on the integration of as-spun nanofibrous films with intact fiber morphology as photoanodes in dye-sensitized/perovskite solar cells. …”
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Chemical methods in dewatering clayey slurry for land reclamation (GE27AB/ISP) by Andi

“…The first reclamation project in Singapore was carried out at a swampy ground in the area called South Boat Quay in 1822. …”
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Fusion of cultures plays a part in writing styles & translation by Chen, Lijun

“…Nevertheless, the strategy of domestication is still widely adopted and is the one of the guiding principles in this Capstone project. …”
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Going on from Picasso? Late modernism and the dynamics of history by Nelson, S

“…Each of my chapters analyses a cluster of such framing factors, the legacies of which are still with us today.</p>…”

Feasibility of developing the reclaimed lands in Singapore as storage and recharge aquifers: hydraulic considerations by Yu, Zuo Wen.

“…The successes of these projects may show the way for those countries still uninitiated to the technology.…”
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Green concrete incorporating local waste material by Kok, Pooi Yee.

“…Although it was handy in usage for repair work and construction due to its ductility, the high cost and high environmental burden during production was still a shortfall to overcome for it to be cost effective and sustainable. …”
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Land reclamation - from conventional vertical drain methods to a combined vacuum preloading and electro-osmosis with horizontal drainage enhanced geotextile sheets by Wong, Lung Anthony

“…The major challenges include the extra time required for consolidating the clay slurry and the formation of a working platform for construction, which are not necessary if sandy fill material is adopted. Consolidation analysis of drained reclamation work is a key aspect in assessing the performance of the ground improvement work conducted. …”
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The imagination of eco-disaster : post-disaster rebuilding in Asian cinema by Chu, Kiu-Wai

“…Juxtaposing examples from China, Thailand and the Phillippines, particularly with three films: Wonderful Town (Thailand, 2007), Aftershock (China, 2010) and Taklub (Phillippines, 2015), this article demonstrates how Asian eco-disaster films in the Anthropocene epoch reflect specific cultural imaginations of nation and identity rebuilding, which in turn provide a ground to reposition, redefine and reinvent the changing cultural identities in contemporary Asia. …”
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Antenna systems for diversity in the next-generation mobile handphones by Hui, Hon Tat.

“…However, the commercial application of spatial antenna diversity in mobile phones is still very limited mainly due to the constraint of the small size of the modem handset In this project, the diversity performance of a dual helical antenna diversity system on a large ground plane and a mobile handset were investigated. …”
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Reactive synthesis of dominant strategies by Aminof, B, De Giacomo, G, Rubin, S

“…We show that dominant strategies may exist when enforcing ones do not, while still sharing with the latter many desirable properties such as being interchangeable with each other, and being monotone with respect to tightening of environment specifications. …”

36 stratagems & applications by Soe Thiha @ Nyan Lin Htun

“…The 36 stratagems were accepted to evolve from hundreds of years of ancient Chinese warfare among warlords, kings, aristocrats fighting for power, for land, or for sovereign kingdom, yet still very widely recognized to be useful in all areas including policy making, changing healthy life styles, persuasive negotiations etc. …”
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Sound and smoke propagation models for virtual crowd environments by Vaisagh Viswanathan Thattamparambil

“…While literature exists on agent design and sensor modeling, there is still no generic model for sound and smoke propagation that can be integrated into existing virtual crowd simulation frameworks. …”
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Design and development of a cost effective CanSat by Teo, Zhi Hui

“…By exploring into the different functions of CanSat’s capability, the cost effective priority is still a challenge in choosing the necessary components and payload that needed to be balanced. …”
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Epistemic oppression and the concept of coercion in psychiatry by Faissner, M, Braun, E, Hempeler, C

“…Coercion is still highly prevalent in contemporary psychiatry. …”

Analysis of rainfall datasets for major Asian cities (Jakarta) by Loke, Jun Wei.

“…While expecting datasets to be able to capture peak/extreme values better, results showed low agreement of product datasets capturing extreme events as recorded by the ground gauges. Nevertheless, datasets are useful and effective in determining the frequency of rainy days per month but the monthly rainfall and the exact day that rains are still questionable.…”
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Echoes From the Stone Reframing Preservation in Syria Through Haurani Folklore by Alrifai, Hajar

“…This interdisciplinary chronicle draws from architecture, agriculture, literature, anthropology, and film, to reconstruct a social history of the village and speculate on alternate ways of dwelling, building, and preserving— reclaiming the archive, reinserting narrative, and reframing heritage through the folklore of Hauran.…”
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Model-driven web-based decision support system design for airport terminal by Hu, Jin Peng.

“…Although a lot of researches have been done to improve the survey questions, there are still arguments about how reliable they are. Another way to analyze the landside capacity of an airport is through simulation. …”
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From screen to scene: exploring factors influencing flow state and actual destination visitation tendencies in short travel videos by Chong, Sin-Er, Lim, Xin-Jean, Cheah, Jun-Hwa, Tee, Keng Kok

“…While existing studies have explored the role of STVs in promoting destinations, there is still a need to pinpoint which elements of this marketing approach resonate most strongly with audiences. …”