Role of substrate rigidity on cell migration by Poh, Si En

“…Cell migration plays a significant role in multicellular organisms, where it is involved in physiological processes like wound healing and tissue formation. In the recent decade, mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix have been recognized as an important regulator of cellular behavior, through which cells are able to sense via a process called mechanotransduction. …”
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Design and fabrication of voltage and current sensor boards for the medium voltage converter by Wee, Zhi Yuan

“…In this report, we have discussed AC/DC converters, Cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter, several high-power electronics components like power diode, thyristor (SCR), gate turn-off thyristor (GTO) and the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) used in the power converters. …”
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Linear controller for the NXT ballbot with parameter variations using linear matrix inequalities by Wang, Yu

“…Unlike the traditional robot that has arms and wheels and is just like a mimic of human, ballbot is a robot who could achieve dynamic stability by balance itself on a ball. …”
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Study of advanced in-space propulsion technologies by Tan, De Jun

“…The main obstacle in achieving fast transit between earth and deep space destinations is not the launch, but travelling through space itself. As much as we like to explore our universe to find other habitable planets and learn more about it in general, the lack of reliable advanced in-space propulsion technologies which can provide the necessary velocities makes it difficult to achieve. …”
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Studying the operation of static frequency converter (SFC) and its impact on the power quality issues in power systems by Lee, Kevin Yong Jie

“…Only power flow and some harmonic analysis is carried out using the signal processing techniques like wavelet transform (WT) and dual tree complex wavelet transform (DTCWT).…”
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A paper-based glucose sensoring microneedle patch by Zheng, Shu

“…By diagnose this index can detect many diseases like diabetes. However, the current most methods of clinical analysis of the glucose level need to pierce skin to take blood sample or takes a long time to analyze which will cause skin infection and uncomfortable of patients. …”
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3D Modelling Using Machine Learning Technique by Zhao, Haolong

“…Basically, 3D reconstruction faces many challenges like self-occlusion, tilted viewing angle, those intrinsic obstacles makes 3D reconstruction using machine learning a very challenging.…”
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Analysis and systematic verifications of a low-IF RF receiver targeting GNSS applications by Pramoda, Damle

“…Positioning methods built on the basis of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) like GPS, GLONASS, Beidou and Galileo system find popular applications in tracking systems, automobile and air navigation, surveying, mapping and geographic information systems, archaeology, and pedestrian navigation systems (PNSs). …”
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Cultural identity, language ability, and their relationship among Chinese preschoolers in Singapore by Teng, Venice Wen Si

“…Existing research on the relationship between cultural identity and language ability has been inconclusive and past studies were not conducted in a multicultural and bilingual context like Singapore. In this study, the relationship between Chinese and Western cultural identity and the corresponding language vocabulary performance of preschoolers in Singapore were examined. …”
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Seeing god makes me feel immoral : the role of anthropomorphic god concepts in moral emotions by Yap, Yu Xiang

“…Past studies have shown that people have a tendency to imbue supernatural entities like God with human mental capacities such as intentions, emotions, goals, and desires. …”
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Highly secured android apps based smart phone by Zhang, Yuzhou

“…AES has been used in smart phone for data transmission especially for the applications like banking, live chat. This project will focus on the smart phone application based on Android smart phone and use different algorithm to protect the data to be transmitted and research the countermeasure against SCA in both hardware and software. …”
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Writing news features by Masterton, Murray.

“…It shouldn't be a surprise to find that most reporters like most to report. They thrive on the pressure of gathering and writing the elements of a report to a tight deadline. …”
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Disruption of the Broadcast by Packer, Randall

“…But today, artists are plugged in and wired, like everyone else, such that the torrent of news and information that lights up our screens in such overabundance often finds its way into the artistic process. …”
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The IMF: Dogma versus Unorthodoxy Can we afford another Clash? by Yang Razali Kassim

“…There were also prominent economists like K.S Jomo, who now serves as Assistant Secretary-General of economic affairs at the United Nations, and Lim Chong Yah, the guru of many an economist and currently professor at Nanyang Technological University.…”
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Identifying new process parameters for preparing poly-caprolactone powder with a solution spraying technique by Phattanaphibul, Thittikorn, Sanguanphak, Haruthai

“…In attempt for PCL to be used in SVM, it must be transformed from pellet-like into loose powder. A simple solution spraying technique successfully used for preparing poly-lactic acid (PLA) powder, was applied for PCL. …”
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Collectors and collecting for the Raffles Museum in Singapore : 1920 to 1940 by Luyt, Brendan

“…The study of museums as part of society has been underway for some time now and a number of pioneering and insightful works have been written on their changing nature and role [1]. I would like in this article to add to this body of literature through the example of one museum director’s efforts at expanding the collection of his institution (the Raffles Museum in Singapore) in the 1920s and 1930s. …”
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Supervised pseudo self-evolving cerebellar algorithm for generating fuzzy membership functions by Ang, K. K., Quek, Chai

“…SPSEC first constructs a cerebellar-like structure in which neurons with high trophic factors evolves to form membership functions that relate intimately to the probability distributions of the data and concomitantly reconcile with defined semantic properties of linguistic variables. …”
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Estimation for the single-index models with random effects by Pang, Zhen., Xue, Liugen.

“…The variance components also cannot be treated as nuisance parameters and are canceled in the estimation procedure like Wang et al. (2010). A new set of estimating equations modified for the boundary effects is proposed to estimate the index coefficients. …”
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Binder-free Si nanoparticles@carbon nanofiber fabric as energy storage material by Liu, Yuping, Huang, Kai, Fan, Yu, Zhang, Qing, Sun, Fu, Gao, Tian, Wang, Zhongzheng, Zhong, Jianxin

“…A nonwoven nanofiber fabric with paper-like qualities composed of Si nanoparticles and carbon as binder-free anode electrode is reported. …”
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A techno-economic analysis of communication in low-voltage islanded microgrids by Neal, DC, Rogers, DJ, McCulloch, M

“…Low-voltage islanded microgrids are an attractive solution for remote electrification due to their flexible and autonomous nature. Like all power systems, high capital costs must be amortised through customer subscriptions. …”