Advancing the chemistry of phosphole by Ng, Kim Hong

“…Thus, the tetravalent phospholylcarbene became the main focus for the study. This complex behaves in the same way as a standard Fischer carbenes when subjected to oxidation and hydrolysis. …”
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Motivation & family caregivers of elderly individuals : exploring the relevance of filial piety & autonomy by Nur 'Atiqah Mohd Farhan

“…Interview data from seven Singaporean family caregivers were qualitatively analyzed for emerging themes relevant to their caregiving experience. Four main themes were uncovered with respect to filial piety; filial beliefs, traits of a filial individual and the caregiving experience in terms of tasks and emotions. …”
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2D + 3D approach in face verification algorithm by Hendinata, Joshua

“…Semi-Global Block Matching (SGBM) was implemented as stereo matching algorithm and Local Binary Pattern Histogram (LBPH) as its main face recognition algorithm. The experiment conducted with author's self-sourced database, which consists of 100 images from 10 subjects, yield a significant improvement in accuracy compared to 2D face recognition alone.…”
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Design and development of a cost effective CanSat by Teo, Zhi Hui

“…This project is to design and develop a special form of miniature satellite CanSat that is one type of sounding rocket used to teach space technology. The main focus of this project is to develop multiple CanSat platforms with different capabilities that will enhance the benefits of the sensors in detecting weather and temperature conditions. …”
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Face recognition in color space by Zhao, Tiansi

“…So after the grey level research and get familiar with this technology, the main objective of this project is investigate the face recognition of various color spaces and compare its performance with that based on the grey level images to find the better way of face recognize processing.…”
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Power management unit for smartphone applications by Kok, Chiang Liang

“…However, the commonly used NiCd/NiMH and Li-Ion batteries, providing the main source of power is limited in supplying the energy and power demands for the wide variety of application found in a smartphone. …”
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"Wage growth must be offset by productivity growth" The determinants of real unit labour costs : a case of Singapore's manufacturing sector by Thomasz, Ryan Joel, Lim, Melissa Jie Yi, Chua, Jeremy Kun Da

“…Secondary data on Singapore’s manufacturing sector over the period of 1985 to 2014 was then utilized to study the three model variations of the overall manufacturing sector, two-digit industries, and the manufacturing sector as categorized by firm size. The main findings highlighted that increases in real wages are sustainable only if it is offset by proportionate increases in capital intensity and total factor productivity. …”
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Distributed voltage unbalance compensation for an islanded microgrid system in a sensitive load bus by Han, Ziying

“…This project demonstrated a distributed voltage unbalance compensation scheme for an islanded microgrid system with main consideration of a sensitive load bus. A hierarchical control structure is commonly used for voltage unbalance compensation. …”
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Effects of indoor environment on building occupants by Patel, Vishwa

“…The main purpose of a building is to serve its occupants. …”
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A web portal for the social support of the elderly by Kok, Kelvin Jian Rong

“…It serves as a platform to provide personal and health information, as well as keep track the wellness of the elderly. The main functions of this web application include displaying and editing medical information of the elderly, updating the elderly’s social status on the web, displaying the elderly’s daily wellness index and a calendar function which allows family members to suggest events to the elderly. …”
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Remote monitoring and control of a fuel cell power system by Tan, William Wei Yong

“…In the flow of the report, the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system that is written in Python coding and deployed in the main centralized unit – Raspberry Pi, will be explored and explained. …”
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Effect of a circular tunnel in the foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Yeong, Siang Phong

“…The effect of a circular tunnel at different horizontal placement and the effect of different circular tunnel size are the 2 main variable interests. For varying tunnel diameter, there is a trend of increasing PGA with increasing tunnel diameter size. …”
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GUI development for power substation monitoring system by Lim, Sean Yang Wen

“…Graphical user interface (GUI) has been around for a long time and has come quite a far bit from the 1970s. The main purpose of a GUI is for an ease of communication between users and the electronic devices. …”
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Machine learning algorithm for electroencephalography (EEG) based brain signal analysis by Teo, Jeffrey Eng Hock

“…There are many applications that this can be used for, be it in the medical field or for artificial intelligence purposes. The main objective of this study is to develop a machine learning algorithm that can automatically predict the emotional state (Happy or Sad) of a human, based on the EEG signals. …”
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MCDT : a reactive energy efficient data aggregation and topology control algorithm for wireless sensor networks by Naveen Rai

“…From the results, it was found that the proposed algorithm was efficient in increasing the network life time and the stability of the network significantly. The main objectives kept in mind while developing the proposed algorithm are:  To Increase the life time of the complete network…”
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Ideas of intelligence across development : a look into children's implicit attitudes of the male = brilliant stereotype by Ng, Sara Hui Xin

“…As such, this study aims to explore the possible implicit attitudes of children towards gender and intelligence, with three main research questions, of first, wanting to investigate whether this stereotype is present for both boys and girls, secondly, whether children as young as 8 years old have this gender stereotype, and lastly, to investigate the possible factors of how parental influences (such as their socioeconomic status (SES) and beliefs) and also the exposure to media might contribute to the acquisition of this stereotype. …”
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A back-to-back converter system for aerospace applications by Hao Zhe, Chua

“…The report consists of 2 main parts. Firstly, the working principles on different types of converters and other subsystems. …”
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Replacing current battery with wireless charging, disruptive technology by Teo, Ian Jia Hao

“…There are lots of disadvantages which includes, restriction in transportation, not environmentally friendly, and a potential hazard for children. Therefore, the main research objective was to investigate on wireless charging, replacing and reduce the usage of batteries to charge electronic devices wirelessly.…”
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Improving productivity of the food and beverage (F&B) industry using iBeacon by Wu, Siyan

“…This app is using three beacons to demonstrate three scenarios, shopping mall main entrance, food court and food store 1. The app will show various happenings, such as meal promotions, shopping e-voucher, discount information, health tips, and etc., to customers at different beacon regions to attract more consumers. …”
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Plug-in battery electric vehicle : lighting system by Wong, Bjorn Wing Tjoi

“…Automobile emission is one of the main contributing factors of global warming. Although newer vehicles are built-in with a catalysis convertor, harmful gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide are still being emitted into the environment. …”
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