Development of multiplex real-time TaqMan reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR) for rapid diagnosis of hand, foot and mouth disease. by Lee, Si Qi.

“…Furthermore, 10 clinical specimens obtained from 10 paediatrics patients who were suspected of HFMD were evaluated. Five specimens were tested positive for EV71 and among them, two were co-infected with CA16.…”
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Optimal planning and operation strategies of a battery swapping station in an electric vehicle corridor by Xie, Zhaoqing

“…This study identifies how bottleneck capacity and demand ratios influence the commuter travel patterns at departure time equilibrium, classifying these patterns into two main scenarios and five subcases, each with corresponding commuter cost functions. …”
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Airbus A380 : a risk management framework by Appasaheb Naikal

“…Further its 2007 supply of A380 was reduced to one from twenty five. The delay cost Airbus more than $6.8 billion as penalties, higher cost of production and order cancellations. …”
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Changes in the mechanical properties of human hair under various conditions by Boo, Khee Meng.

“…Hair samples from 10 individuals of the Chinese population was randomly collected The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used to obtain the cross sectional dimensions of the hair fiber. Five strands of hairs from each individual were used for measurements. …”
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A monstrous text : an exploration of genre in the Harry Potter novels by Vanderstraaten Vanessa Ann

“…The writer, who once lived on welfare benefits, became a multi-millionaire in the span of five years, selling a total of more than 325 million copies of the seven novels. …”
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Operation C.Z.A.R: corporate zombie active resistance — an alternate reality game campaign on undergraduate transition from school to work. by Poh, Wee Koon., Ooi, Eldon Zhi Yi., Sim, Walter Mao Xian., Tay, Hendric Poh Teck.

“…“Operation C.Z.A.R”, short for Corporate Zombie Active Resistance, is a strategic communications campaign designed as a five-week Alternate Reality Game (ARG) undertaken by four final-year students from Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. …”
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Scour below a non-full flowing rectangular culvert outlet by Tan, Bei'er.

“…In this study of scour below a non-full flowing rectangular culvert outlet, experiments were conducted to investigate, understand and predict scour hole formation and its geometry. Five sets of experiments with uniform sediment bed particles of median size, d50 1.63 mm and standard deviation, σg of 1.19 but varying tailwater depth levels and flow rates were conducted for 48 hours so that the scour hole formation to reach its equilibrium stage. …”
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Optimisation of stamp compliance for nanoimprint lithography : an experimental and simulation investigation of deformation of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Ultraviolet Curable Po... by Ong, Zongjue

“…This simulation is used to predict the deformation of the mold layer for nano-­‐imprint processes under variable conditions such as: 1) Different loading pressure 2) Different modulus of material 3) Different aspect ratio of structure 4) Bulging behavior with different materials For simulation to be accurate, mechanical properties of the materials are obtained by doing tensile tests on five dog-­‐bone samples of each material to acquire the engineering stress–strain curve. …”
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Emotional states classification from brain signals by Lee, Vinson Bing Jun.

“…The EEG signals were obtained using four electrode placements, according to 10-20 systems, from 5 subjects with 30 samples each. The time-domain and frequency-domain features of these signals are culled with a MATLAB algorithm. …”
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The Korteweg-de vries equation and solitons by Nurul Aliyah Hassim

“…The report displays an extensive discussion of literature which covers solitary waves theory, explanation of dissipation and dispersion terms and historical background of KdV equation. Travelling wave solutions to the five equations will be handled using analytical methods such as variable transformation, tanh-coth and sine-cosine methods. …”
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Study of construction productivity & conduct of literature review, design of survey questionnaire, analyse technology application to improve productivity for optimum performance in... by Ang, Pei Wen

“…The Singapore’s construction industry contributes to about 5% of the country’s GDP but has generated a low productivity record over the past 5 years. …”
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Tourist perceptions on Singapore in comparison with other south-east Asian countries by Cheong, Chiew Peng, Soh, Tracie Yan Ai, Wan, Jeanny Shih Chin

“…This study chose an approximate quota of travellers from the top five tourist generating countries/regions. The total sample size was 330. …”
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Investigating the difference between the acute effects of consecutive and non-consecutive days of resistance exercise on the immune system by Teo, Hilary Wei Jian

“…Twenty-one recreationally active male subjects participated in a randomized, within-subject design with five sessions. They were split into two groups. One performed RE on three C days while the other did RE on three NC days in one week. …”
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The impact of "Maritime Silk Road" on trade between China and Obor countries : China’s container throughput forecast based on quantitative analysis by Xu, Junjie

“…This finding provides a basis for the prediction of future China’s container throughput when referring to China’s 13th five-year plan.…”
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Fragment screening for stabilizers and binders to human DJ-1 by Oh, Xu Xuan

“…ThermoFluor assay (DSF) is used to screen the fragment libraries where five ligands namely CPD1, CPD2, CPD3, CPD4 and CPD5 were identified to confer stability to DJ1. …”
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Effectiveness of training brain literacy in teachers by Goh, Serene Siang Lu

“…The first set of analyses compared between teachers from the research group who attended a two-day brain literacy workshop and teachers who attended the five-week Professional Development Course. Both programmes surveyed teachers using a 51-item survey that investigated three domains of (1) knowledge of brain-behaviour relationships, (2) perceived skills to cope with diverse learners and (3) opinions on inclusive education. …”
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Four dimensional printing with single and multi-component smart material structures by Feng, Xiaofan

“…A sample with hinge thickness of 0.5 mm could be folded five times in average before fracture, while the maximum folding time for hinge with thickness of 0.3mm is seven in average before fracture. …”
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Joint Feature Learning for Face Recognition by Lu, Jiwen, Liong, Venice Erin, Wang, Gang, Moulin, Pierre

“…Experimental results on five widely used face data sets show the effectiveness of our proposed approach.…”
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Influence of rainfall pattern on suction distribution and slope stability by Lee, Min Lee

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Mexico: positioning for a transformational upstream opening in 2015 by Sandrea, I, Taylor, R

“…Mexico’s proven base of resources is quite unique and within the top 10 on a world scale relative to other international emerging areas that have received high investment interest over the last five years, such as Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Morocco. …”