Realization of exact tracking control for nonlinear systems via a nonrecursive dynamic design by Zhang, Chuanlin, Yang, Jun, Wen, Changyun, Wang, Lei, Li, Shihua

“…This paper investigates a novel nonrecursive tracking control law design for a class of nonlinear systems via dynamic output feedback. As the main contribution of this paper, a global nonrecursive tracking design procedure is first proposed to render a simple construction of a realizable output feedback control law, whose gain selections follow the conventional pole placement approach while the stability margin can be guaranteed via a sufficiently large scaling gain. …”
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Effect of iron (III) oxide concentration on the performance of meta-resonators embedded in cementitious matrix by Sum, Yee Loon, Rheinheimer, Vanessa, Soong, Boon Hee, Paulo J. M., Monteiro

“…Efforts are currently underway to improve the performance of small electric antennas and resonator-based antennas embedded in the civil infrastructure. One of the main limitations of these small antennas is that they have narrow bandwidths which limit their use when embedded in concrete. …”
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Hydrogen as marine fuel – feasibility, prospects, and challenges by Tan, Helen Zhi Ying

“…Similar to all other modes of transport, fossil fuels are widely used, and they are the main cause of climate change and global warming. …”
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Digital health eco-systems: an epochal review of practice-oriented research by Stephanie, Lena, Sharma, Ravi S.

“…The year 1998 was deemed a significant starting point for the literature search because it marked the introduction of the term e-health. The main objective of this review is to track the evolution of digital health and the conspicuous developments in the field - crucial steps to get a grasp of the key issues involving the delivery of healthcare. …”
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Detection of crop fields in Ukraine using S1_MSI index by Vaishnavi, Inbanathan

“…Empirical studies also show that the temporal characteristics of vegetative indices are one of the main features that help to detect a cropland. Hence, this feature was extracted for the classification. …”
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Experimental study for evaluating the performances of thermoelectric generator under steady-state and dynamic conditions by Chiang, Trevor Kai Teng

“…However, in recent years, with the growing demand for sustainable and clean energy sources, there has been a surge in research interest towards the development of thermoelectric generators due to their ability of converting waste heat into electrical power. The main objective of this project is to conduct an experimental investigation into TEG’s operational cycle from transient to steady-state, and to evaluate the TEG’s performance parameters (power and efficiency) for various pulsing and non-pulsing periods. …”
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Experimental investigation on the dynamics of an Organic Rankine Cycle evaporator with large-mass fins for the purpose of reducing heat input fluctuations by Jiménez-Arreola, Manuel, Wieland, Christoph, Romagnoli, Alessandro

“…Waste heat recovery from energy-intensive processes using Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is a promising effective method to reduce large quantities of energy waste and emissions in the planet. However, one of the main technical challenges that remain for its widespread implementation is related to the intermittent and fluctuating nature of the thermal power available from waste heat sources. …”
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Implementation of enterprise resource planning for improving enterprise value chain by Chew, Jian You.

“…Studies on past examples revealed that the uncertainties and evolving environment in an ERP project had been the main culprits of failures. This project studies an effective decision support framework for adopting an ERP system, introducing active management in dealing with uncertainties to minimize risk of failure. …”
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Rationale management tool for software engineering by Fwu, Stanislaus Benfa.

“…A number of tools and approaches have been developed in the past to facilitate rationale management. The main approaches to rationale management are described as a prelude to examining the features of an organizational analysis prototype. …”
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Modeling and analysis of thermal storage for a district cooling system (DCS) by Ong, Zhiguan.

“…Results have shown a more desirable chilled water supply pressure when the DCS main plant room is located at a high ground, near buildings with high cooling demand. …”
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Multi-agent deep reinforcement learning based distributed control architecture for interconnected multi-energy microgrid energy management and optimization by Zhang, Bin, Hu, Weihao, Ghias, Amer M. Y. M., Xu, Xiao, Chen, Zhe

“…Considering the bottom-layer power exchange request and the predicted electricity price, model predictive control of the upper layer determines the optimal power dispatching between the ERs and main grid. Simulations with other alternatives demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.…”
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3D expansion microscopy on nanostructure arrays to visualize the nano-bio Interfaces in super resolution by Huang, Lizhen

“…This project introduces an innovative approach by leveraging high-resolution Expansion Microscopy (ExM) coupled with 3D calibration to delve into the intricate nano-bio interface. The main hypothesis of my thesis is that nanostructure arrays characterized by controllable geometry and patterns can serve as reliable references in three dimensions (3D) for the calibration of fluorescence signals at the nano-bio interface following hydrogel expansion in Expansion Microscopy (ExM). …”
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Co-cultivation of fern with biochar and varied irrigation levels for reduced arsenic accumulation: focus on the presence of biochar and varied irrigation levels by Thai, Clara Xin Ying

“…Rice is a main staple crop in Asia, where arsenic (As) contamination poses a significant threat. …”
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Design and analysis of an 8-bit SAR analog-digital converter by Wang, Ting.

“…This report describes the author‘s final year project in the Circuits and Systems of Electrical and Electronic Engineering School in Nanyang Technological University. The main objective of this project is to analyze and develop the circuit design of an 8-bit Successive Approximation Register (SAR) Analog-to-digital Converter (ADC) using the Charter 0.18um processing technique. …”
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Network traffic prediction based on PSO-LightGBM-TM by Li, Feng, Nie, Wei, Lam, Kwok-Yan, Wang, Li

“…Deep-learning-based method has been widely adopted to predict network traffic matrix (TM) though with the main drawbacks in high complexity and low efficiency. …”
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PRFusion: toward effective and robust multi-modal place recognition with image and point cloud fusion by Wang, Sijie, Kang, Qiyu, She, Rui, Zhao, Kai, Song, Yang, Tay, Wee Peng

“…Place recognition identifies a place using query sensor data and a known database. One of the main challenges is to develop a model that can deliver accurate results while being robust to environmental variations. …”
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Bacteriological studies at Kranji catchment by Koo, Zhi Han.

“…It was also observed that agriculture type of land use of 773, 988 CFU per 100 ml has higher E. coli median concentrations as compared to STP type of land use of 2, 200 CFU per 100 ml when the expected result was STP type of land use to have the highest bacterial concentration among the four main types of land use. The findings from this study help in establishing appropriate measure to control the bacterial concentration within the urban area thus solving the pollution caused by urban runoff.…”
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Cooperative spectrum sensing using energy detection in cognitive radio technology by Ji, Qing

“…Spectrum sensing is the key enabling technology for cognitive radio networks. The main objective of spectrum sensing is to provide more spectrum access opportunities to cognitive radio users without interfering with the operations of the licensed network. …”
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Study of the intra-variability of a person’s face from infrared images by Liao, Marc Zhi Xiong.

“…Machine recognition of human faces from still images and video images has increased their research activities extensively over the past 30 years. The face has been a main factor in researching area since traditional means of security such as Identification (ID) cards. …”
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Development of pico-satellite – solar energy based power supply system by Soon, Charlie Jing Jun.

“…The pico-satellite power supply system consists of three main modules. They are the solar array module, power distribution module and battery management module. …”
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