Reverse osmosis concentrate: an essential link for closing loop of municipal wastewater reclamation towards urban sustainability by Zhang, Xiaoyuan, Liu, Yu

“…As such, various biological processes coupled with reverse osmosis (RO) for municipal wastewater reclamation to high-grade product water have been gaining growing interest worldwide. However, it should be realized that the use of RO membrane units for water treatment is complicated by the buildup of their concentrated waste. …”
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Investigating novel drug delivery systems to enhance tissue regeneration in the central nervous system by Lin, Vincent Po Hen

“…Targeted drug delivery within the central nervous system (CNS) has gained increasing interests in treating neurological diseases, such as neurodegenerative and demyelinating diseases. …”
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Designing a sustainable and robust pipeline for integrating tensorflow motion capture models into unity by Chua, Zeta Hui Shi

“…With the significant rise of Metaverse due to facebook’s attempt to create the “Horizon” Metaverse and changing their brand name to “Meta”, virtual avatars have also gained importance offering alternative digital identities. …”
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Remote sensing applications of machine learning processes: satellite imagery road extraction using few shot segmentation by Ong, Grace Hui Lee

“…Few-shot segmentation approach is recently gaining popularity due to its potential ability to learn from limited data, annotations and manual parameter tuning, by recognizing object masks from unseen classes with only one or a few annotated support examples as supervision. …”
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The last flower: transforming inner feelings into innovative solutions by Yeo, Jesvin Puay-Hwa

“…The paper describes the student’s project in detail and will present the project’s process, results, and insights gained for discussion and analysis.…”
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Synergizing strategies: integrating fundamental, technical and news analysis for stock evaluation in energy & commodity market by Fang, Qian

“…By synergizing FA, TA, and NA, this project presents a robust framework for dealing with the complexities of the stock market and maximizing investment potential. The insights gained from this comprehensive approach provide valuable guidance for investors seeking to trade profitably in an ever-changing market environment.…”
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HFENet: hybrid feature encoder network for detecting salient objects in RGB-thermal images by Sun, Fan, Zhou, Wujie, Yan, Weiqing, Zhang, Yulai

“…Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have gained prominence in computer vision applications, including RGB salient object detection (SOD), owing to the advancements in deep learning. …”
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Simulation of solar cooling system by Goh, Dennis Kim Lai.

“…While running on a 24-hour basis, the system works on a negative solar fraction; meaning that the amount of auxiliary heating requires is greater than the amount of useful heat gained by the solar collector. Fortunately, the system runs on positive solar fraction when it is set to operate during peak load periods only. …”
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Report for project A1017-101on hybrid solar PV thermal (PVT) system using a tracking solar trough I by Cheung, Wai Kin.

“…The maximum power output at one point was 35.04W. With the knowledge gained from the literature review on the possible heat effects on the cell, and understanding that converging heat on the focal area of the trough is and inevitable by-product, the project implemented a cooling system to mitigate this factor. …”
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Effect of selective particle dispersion on impact performance of composite laminates by Quek, Gary Wei Quan.

“…Composite materials are gaining extensive popularity in aerospace industry due to their better mechanical performance over traditional materials. …”
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Modeling of outdoor natural ventilation and energy performance for buildings in an industrial park by Tan, Joel Heang Kuan.

“…The hotter air would then be more buoyant than the surrounding air thus gaining velocity and rise upwards. By having a double skin roof, the top roof would be heated causing air between both roofs to flow thereby causing convection. …”
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Development of biomimetic 3D cancer platform for drug testing by Ker, Sia Fong

“…In response, a 3D culture model has been gradually gaining popularity among research groups due to its better representation of the microenvironment of living tissues. …”
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求关注 ：中国网络主播与观众互动模式探析 = China online : a study of live streaming practices in China by 伍健勇 Ng, Glen Jianyong

“…Diving into the live streaming structure and user behavior analysis, I gained insights on the interaction modes and novelties that are widely employed by the Chinese live streaming platforms, while also finding evidence that the socio-technological phenomenon is powered by social issues within Chin…”
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Universal machine learning classifier using extreme learning machines by Chen, Jinnan

“…Also, it can give us some accurate prediction based on the currently collected data and then automatically realize the objective of trend prediction, pattern recognition or segmentation like the development of autonomous vehicles, or the stock market forecasting. It has gained lots of focus in the modern society and has become part of people’ daily life, so we can see the broad application in the industry. …”
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Intertainer Asia (A) : programming and distributing Hollywood movies on-line in the Asia-Pacific countries by Rieck, Olaf, Tan, Shirley

“…In addition, the case traces the start-up process of Intertainer Asia and documents how the two entrepreneurs identify, evaluate, and approach market opportunities, form opportunistic relationships in gaining access to critical resources, and bring together those resource components necessary to set up this business. …”
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‘Maturing out’ as dilemmatic: transitions towards relatively light drinking practices among UK University students by Conroy, Dom, Morton, Charlotte, Griffin, Christine

“…Conclusions: This study reinforces the view that ‘maturing out’ involves more than simply having gained new responsibilities during young adulthood. …”
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Better floors, better health: a theory of change for an improved household flooring intervention in rural communities in Kwale and Bungoma counties, Kenya by Kepha, S, Legge, H, Halliday, KE, Ochwal, V, Elson, L, Mwongeli, J, Oswald, WE, Kakoi, B, Wambua, J, Mwandawiro, C, Fillinger, U, Pullan, R, Njomo, D

“…Reductions in infections are predicated on limited contact between improved floors and animals, regular floor cleaning, and household members conducting their daily routines on the new floors. Gains in psychological wellbeing are tied to increased feelings of pride, self-efficacy, and social progress, as well as improved quality of life through reduced morbidity from enteric and parasitic infections. …”

Prussian Blue analogue materials for magnetic and energy storage applications by Schart, M

“…Upon its discovery in the 18th century, Prussian Blue, the first synthetic pigment, gained fame for its intense colour. Over the years since, many multifunctional properties have been discovered in its analogue materials. …”

Curing through questioning? A cross-cultural analysis of Pyrrhonism, Madhyamaka, and their potential as philosophical therapy by Brons, R

“…It aims to accomplish three goals: present a robust comparison of Pyrrhonism and Madhyamaka; demonstrate that significant insights may be gained from this juxtaposition; and show that these two traditions challenge current ways of doing philosophy. …”

Unravelling the bioactivities of Acmella paniculata extract-mediated green deep eutectic solvent of citric acid monohydrate and glycerol by Rajina Shahmir Sivaraj, Roziana Mohamed Hanaphi, Rizana Yusof

“…The extraction of bioactive compounds from botanical sources using green solvents has gained interest due to its environmental sustainability. …”
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