Development of high performance Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol for wireless ad-hoc network by Phang, Jian Kai.

“…Several surveys are done on various MAC protocols and five of them with high throughput enhancement are focused in this report. …”
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回艺 (huí yì) : exploring art-based life review to support the relocation process for seniors with dementia in nursing homes by Tan, Chao Min

“…Qualitative interview data collected were analysed. Five themes emerged and were grouped into the three main phases of the relocation process: Preinstitutionalisation, Transition, and Post-institutionalisation. …”
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The Japanese economy in crises : a time series segmentation study by Cheong, Siew Ann, Fornia, Robert Paulo, Lee, Gladys Hui Ting, Kok, Jun Liang, Yim, Woei Shyr, Xu, Danny Yuan, Zhang, Yiting

“…We constructed the minimum spanning trees (MSTs) to visualize the Pearson cross correlations between Japanese industries over five macroeconomic periods: (i) 1997–1999 (Asian Financial Crisis), (ii) 2000–2002 (Technology Bubble Crisis), (iii) 2003–2006 (economic growth), (iv) 2007–2008 (Subprime Crisis), and (v) 2008–2010 (Lehman Brothers Crisis). …”
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Spouse and partner immigration to the United Kingdom: history and current issues in British immigration policy by Hutton, J

“…The effect of laws and policies in the above five countries on same-sex and queer couples is also examined;</li> <li>Explain how the fact that marriage has become a political and a security issue derails or reinforces the theorization of rights and citizenship in Western liberal democracies.…”

A menu of standards for green infrastructure in England: effective and equitable or a race to the bottom? by Grace, M, Smith, A, Mell, I, Houghton, J, Neal, P

“…We show how existing standards and guidelines were curated into a comprehensive framework consisting of a Core Menu and five Headline Standards. This moved beyond simplistic metrics such as total green space, to deliver GI that meets five key ‘descriptive principles’: accessible, connected, locally distinctive, multi-functional and varied, and thus delivers 5 ‘benefits principles’: places that are nature rich and beautiful, active and healthy, thriving and prosperous, resilient and climate positive, and with improved water management. …”

Stability analysis of dual solutions for boundary layer stagnation point flow over a shrinking sheet with suction by Ismail, Nurul Syuhada

“…This thesis studies some problems in stagnation point region by considering five problem in different situation. The five problems considered are stagnation point flow over exponentially shrinking sheet, stagnation point flow over shrinking sheet in homogeneoues heterogeneous reactions, MHD stagnation point flow over shrinking sheet, MHD stagnation point flow over shrinking sheet in nanofluid and unsteady MHD stagnation point flow over shrinking sheet. …”
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Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Addressing Problem of Criminal Investigation in Pakistan by Ghani, Abdul, Ayub, Zainal Amin, Mat Rus, Mukhriz

“…Some of the filed cases out of ninety-five (95) have been analyzed in detail, while the rest of the murder cases filed in district Multan, have been generalized to support qualitative findings quantitatively. …”
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The capabilities of Multiclass Support Vector Machine (MSVM) training algorithms in grading agarwood essential oil by Anis Hazirah ‘Izzati H., Al-Hadi, Siti Mariatul Hazwa, Mohd Huzir, Nurlaila, Ismail, Zakiah, Mohd Yusoff, Saiful Nizam, Tajuddin, Mohd Nasir, Taib

“…The findings of this paper show the confusion matrix for five grades and six grades have no mismatch between actual and predicted data. …”
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Formulation, optimization and characterization of palm kernel oil esters nanoemulsion system containing sodium diclofenac by Rezaee, Malahat

“…Opt.F and F-2 had the higher percentage of drug release. Five different terpenes based on the different chemical structure in five different concentrations were chosen as enhancer in Opt.F. …”
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Fault localization of a long power cable by Guo, Guoqiang

“…Transmission lines are the main channels that interlink consumers to the power grid. …”
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Layer-dependent electronic and magnetic properties of two-dimensional graphitic molybdenum carbide by Wang, Hao, Zhang, Yongjie, Yam, Kah Meng, Tang, Xinghui, Wang, Xue-Sen, Zhang, Chun

“…The stability of the AFM configuration and the energy gap rapidly decrease with the number of layers. When n≤5, (Mo2C12)n remains AFM, while magnetic moments are mainly located on surface Mo atoms, and Mo atoms on top and bottom surfaces have opposite spin polarizations. …”
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Structural edge detection of photographic images of rooms with machine learning by Yao, Xin Meng

“…Future works include further enhancing the current model’s accuracy and creating an algorithm to construct a wireframe model from the line equations.…”
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A low-cost dual output switch mode power supply (SMPS) for laptop by Palaniappan Balathandayutham

“…It switches at a much-higher frequency 40 kHz than that of the AC line, which means that the transformer that it feeds can be much smaller than one connected directly to the line/mains. …”
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Thermodynamics of hairy black holes in Lovelock gravity by Hennigar, Robie A., Tjoa, Erickson, Mann, Robert B.

“…We also report on a number of novel results, including ‘virtual triple points’ and the first example of a ‘λ-line’ — a line of second order phase transitions — in black hole thermodynamics.…”
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Effects of similarity and implicit leadership theory on trust in leader-subordinate relationships by Pan, Feng, Tay, Jasmin Xiao Jia, Chua, Puay Ying

“…This study investigates the effects of personality similarity and implicit leadership theory on leader-subordinate trust, which are expected to influence affect- and cognition-based trust differently. The Big Five personality factors were used to determine personality similarity in this study.…”
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A prospect theory approach to auditor's judgement. by Priscilla, Nathan., Quek, Hui Ling., Chin, Andy Wai Mun.

“…Survey booklets were sent to two Big Five accounting firms and a few local firms to collect data to test the four principles of Prospect Theory.…”
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Re-branding plan for Meritus hotels & resorts. by Yeo, Tien Huei.

“…The findings revealed the importance of branding in the industry and the similarities between practices of branding consultants in five-star hotels. Based on the findings obtained from this study, the ultimate aim is to work out a Re-branding campaign for the Meritus Hotels & Resorts.…”
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SGH-NTU collaboration by NTU-SGH Annual Biomedical Engineering Symposia

“…The results of some of these joint projects are reported in the five NTU-SGH Annual Biomedical Engineering Symposia .The publications at these Symposia are included in the report.…”
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Development of a 14-degree of freedom prototype biped robot by Khaw, Aik Hau.

“…It possesses 14 Degrees of Freedom and is actuated by positional servomotors. Four-bar and five-bar linkages are used for the power transmission of joints actuation of the biped robot and they are further discussed in the thesis.…”
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Challenges of a New Zealand information communication technology company in the call center business. by Chua, Bee Luan., Lim, Chooi Hoe., Ng, Ginny Tuan., Yeo, Khee Teck.

“…Analysis of New Zealand’s competitive environment in the call center business using Porter’s (1980) Five Forces. Identification of the critical success factors and challenges of this industry through qualitative studies, literature reviews and interviews.…”
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