Prosopanche: a remarkable genus of parasitic plants by Hatt, SA, Cameron, DD, Grace, OM, Rocamundi, N, Cocucci, AA, Martel, C, Thorogood, CJ

“…Growing almost entirely underground with a complete lack of leaves, plants of Prosopanche bear more resemblance to fungi than plants and have many remarkable aspects to their life history and ecology that require further investigation. …”

Why Brussels? Neruda’s ‘título absolutamente enigmático’ by Moran, D

“…<p>The primary purpose of this article is to propose a solution to longstanding literary mystery, namely, why Neruda&rsquo;s disconcertingly enigmatic poem &lsquo;Bruselas&rsquo; (from&nbsp;<em>Tercera residencia</em>&nbsp;[1947]) has a title which seems to bear little if any relation either to the city of Brussels itself or to its sometimes bewilderingly obscure content and imagery. …”

Performance cost index in evaluating oil palm stem as alternative fibre material in chain of custody certification of plywood mills in Malaysia by Adnan, Aida

“…Result of the study shows that seven cost components were identified in COC certification; 1) cost of procuring certified raw material (MYR1.24/m³ to MYR2.44/m³); 2) consultancy (plus training) MYR0.41/m³ to MYR0.47/m³); 3) auditing fees (MYR0.99/m³ to MYR1.59/m³); 4) documentation (MYR0.04/m³ to MYR0.27/m³); 5) marketing or promotional (MYR0.35/m³ to MYR0.49/m³); 6) continuous training (MYR0.00/m³ to MYR0.21/m³) and 7) cost for hiring additional staff or reward given (MYR0.00/m³ to MYR0.06/m³). 41% of the certification cost was due to certified raw material which is statistically significant at P≤0.05. …”
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Encapsulation of probiotics for food and beverage applications by Ang, Kai Lin

“…Up to date, no studies have been done to examine the viability of probiotics in popular, well-liked, commercialized carbonated sodas/beers, but it is known that certain components in these matrices (e.g. phosphoric acid in soda, hops and ethanol in beers) can reduce the viability of probiotics. …”
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Thermoelectric refrigerator by Keh, Yao Long.

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Development of load balancing technology for high power LED modules with constant current source by Zhong, Lidong

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《回味》= After taste by Lau, Chong Wai, Ng, Rebecca Yihui, Sim, Yu Ling

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Land reclamation without using soil-fills by Yeo, Eng Swee

“…Singapore has been developing rapidly over the past decades. In order to sustain the fast-paced economic development and urbanisation, an increasing emphasis has been placed on land reclamation projects. …”
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Report on industrial attachment with Siemens Medical Instruments Pte Ltd by Loo, Shin Yi.

“…The project also allows me to experiment with the ferrite beads to suppress Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and expose to the reliability tests conducted in all manufacturing companies. …”
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Simulation and fabrication of an integrated microfluidics chip for magnetic particle separation. by Hendrik Santoso Sugiarto.

“…In this report, several magnetic structures (i.e. magnetic bead, magnetic barcode, microstriplines) were modeled and their magnetic properties were analyzed. …”
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Centrioles generate two scaffolds with distinct biophysical properties to build mitotic centrosomes by Wong, S-S, Monteiro, JM, Chang, C-C, Peng, M, Mohamad, N, Steinacker, TL, Xiao, B, Saurya, S, Wainman, A, Raff, JW

“…Recruiting Spd-2 to synthetic beads injected into early embryos reconstitutes key aspects of mitotic centrosome assembly on the bead surface, and this depends on Spd-2’s ability to recruit Polo and Aurora A. …”

N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed atroposelective annulation for access to thiazine derivatives with C-N axial chirality by Li, Tingting, Mou, Chengli, Qi, Puying, Peng, Xiaolin, Jiang, Shichun, Hao, Gefei, Xue, Wei, Yang, Song, Hao, Lin, Chi, Robin Yonggui, Jin, Zhichao

“…The obtained axially chiral thiazine derivative products bear multiple functional groups and are feasible for further transformations.…”
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Abui stories : seven children by Chew, Grace Min Hui

“…Thriving on an oral tradition, these stories, like the traditional Abui language, bear no written form and are at risk of extinction. …”
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Detection of simultaneous structural problems using multiple structural health monitoring techniques by Yang, Lu

“…After the construction, cracks, wear and tear, fatigue, creep, etc., will appear anytime during their life span, which significantly affects the capacity of the structure to bear loads. Hence structure health monitoring (SHM) technique came into existence to detect the structural problems and increase its life span. …”
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Plastic heat sink by Tan, Cornelius Ming Han.

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Double trouble by Bay, Gladys Yun Ting, Wynn, Thant Sinn Halyn, Soh, Jovina Chui Ling, Loo, Sean Jia Jie

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Just Doing My Job: Normative Dimensions of Social Roles by Wells, Eliza

“…It also means that role-occupants are not off the moral hook. Ultimately, we each bear responsibility to create a more just social world.…”
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Building agents for power trading agent competition (TAC) by Nguyen Le Hoang

“…We price our tariffs at cost and encourages other brokers to price their tariffs lower, we then deliberately give away customers, earning early contract cancellation fees and only maintain a strict profitable market share. …”
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Soft law, hard stakes? State commitment to non-binding international instruments and the case of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Villeneuve, L

“…Whilst the advantages and appeal of soft law have been widely studied, with its effects explored in both International Relations (IR) and International Law (IL) scholarship, states’ behaviour on commitment to soft law per se has remained underexplored. …”

Are you thinking what I'm thinking? : an exploratory study on the attitudes of pregnant employees and co-workers towards workplace pregnancy. by Chew, Alicia Jing Yi., Goh, Xin Lei., Tan, Hwee Hoon.

“…Our forum findings shed a different perspective: female employees have the liberty to prioritise between family and career but they will have to bear the consequences of their choice. Recommendations by employees include hiring of temporary help, allowing for flexible working hours and open communication channels. …”
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