探 = In search of harmony by Ng, Woon Lam

“…It is a conventional notion that transparent washes should be used to bring forth freshness and immediacy. However, I believe that the overemphasis of this technique would, to a certain extent, erode its true capacity in image making. …”
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Exploring the potential benefits of using metasurface for galloping energy harvesting by Wang, Junlei, Sun, Shaokang, Hu, Guobiao, Yang, Yaowen, Tang, Lihua, Li, Pan, Zhang, Guojie

“…Besides, the results show that the metasurface can significantly change the aerodynamic characteristics of the bluff body, and it is learned that a bluff body wrapped in convex cylinder metasurface could bring benefits for promoting galloping energy harvesting performance. …”
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To what extent and in what ways do communities of practice facilitate learning in the context of professional development for interpreting students and practitioners? by D'Hayer, Danielle

“…This study explores whether the concept of Communities of Practice (CoP) within a Social Learning framework offers a collaborative approach to support the transformative trajectory of interpreting students to becoming professional interpreters engaged in the market, and to potentially bring the interpreting profession to value, nurture and care for newcomers. …”
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Droplet wetting and evaporation on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces by Phonkrit, Boonchuaysream

“…The droplets also experience contact line pinning-depinning during the CCA and mixed modes on patterned substrates. …”
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21W.742J / SP.575J / WGS.575J Writing About Race, Spring 2003 by Faery, Rebecca Blevins

“…Du Bois wrote that "…the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line." A century after Du Bois penned those words, most Americans would agree that at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the color line remains one of our most pressing social issues. …”
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Emergence of spatio-temporal variations in chemotherapeutic drug efficacy : in-vitro and in-silico 3D tumour spheroid studies by Sheraton, Muniraj Vivek, Chiew, Geraldine Giap Ying, Melnikov, Valentin, Tan, E. Y., Luo, K. Q., Verma, N., Sloot, Peter M. A.

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Deep learning based solder joint defect detection on industrial printed circuit board X-ray images by Zhang, Qianru, Zhang, Meng, Gamanayake, Chinthaka, Yuen, Chau, Geng, Zehao, Jayasekara, Hirunima, Woo, Chia-wei, Low, Jenny, Liu, Xiang, Guan, Yong Liang

“…With the improvement of electronic circuit production methods, such as reduction of component size and the increase of component density, the risk of defects is increasing in the production line. Many techniques have been incorporated to check for failed solder joints, such as X-ray imaging, optical imaging and thermal imaging, among which X-ray imaging can inspect external and internal defects. …”
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PARP1 resolves DNA replication defects in PCNA-associated DNA repair disorder by Wang, L

“…</p> <p>An isogenic PCNAS^228I knock-in hTERT RPE-1 cell line was generated using CRISPR-Cas9 technique. Phenotypes observed in patient-derived cells were recapitulated in the knock-in cell line. …”

Rapid-response water-shrink films with high output work density based on polyethylene oxide and α-cyclodextrin for autonomous wound closure by Yi, Junqi, Ren, Xueyang, Li, Yanzhen, Yuan, Yuehui, Tang, Wenjie, Wang, Xiaoshi, Yu, Jing, Yu, Shujin, Li, Wenlong, Wang, Jianwu, Loh, Xian Jun, Hu, Benhui, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Existing stimuli-responsive contractile materials designed for autonomous wound closure frequently lack sufficient output work density to generate the force needed to bring the wound edges into proximity or necessitate stimuli that are not compatible with the human body. …”
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Synoptic analysis of a decade of daily measurements of SO2 emission in the troposphere from volcanoes of the global ground-based network for observation of volcanic and atmospheric... by Arellano, Santiago, Galle, Bo, Apaza, Fredy, Avard, Geoffroy, Barrington, Charlotte, Bobrowski, Nicole, Bucarey, Claudia, Burbano, Viviana, Burton, Mike, Chacón, Zoraida, Chigna, Gustavo, Clarito, Christian Joseph, Conde, Vladimir, Costa, Fidel, De Moor, Maarten, Delgado-Granados, Hugo, Di Muro, Andrea, Fernandez, Deborah, Garzón, Gustavo, Gunawan, Hendra, Haerani, Nia, Hansteen, Thor. H., Hidalgo, Silvana, Inguaggiato, Salvatore, Johansson, Mattias, Kern, Christoph, Kihlman, Manne, Kowalski, Philippe, Masias, Pablo, Montalvo, Francisco, Möller, Joakim, Platt, Ulrich, Rivera, Claudia, Saballos, Armando, Salerno, Giuseppe, Taisne, Benoit, Vásconez, Freddy, Velásquez, Gabriela, Vita, Fabio, Yalire, Mathieu

“…In this study, we present a compilation of results of homogenized post-analysis of measurements of <span classCombining double low line"inline-formula">SO2</span> flux and plume parameters obtained during the period March 2005 to January 2017 of 32 volcanoes in NOVAC. …”
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Improved 3-D frequency-selective structures and their applications by Ahmed Abdelmottaleb Abdelfattah Attia Omar

“…The structure employing double-sided parallel-strip line resonator may be suitable for transmit/reflect arrays as well.…”
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Case study on maritime trust : Pacific Shipping Trust versus Rickmers Maritime Trust. by Lim, Sheng Qiang., Nguyen, Huong Tra., Zhuang, Minghui.

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Open source security issues of the Android operating system by Hong, Hsiang Ted.

“…The growth and development of the smart phones are not in line with the efforts put in its security and protection. …”
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The trace transform for object identification by Leong, Wei Siong.

“…A Trace transform of the image is a 2D function of the parameters of each tracing line. In this project, exploring the uses of Hough transform which extract primitives, such as lines, edges and curves, is often a key step in an image analysis procedure. …”
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iMASON : towards influence-driven multi-level analysis of online social networks by Li, Hui

“…Social network is a social structure of nodes that are tied by various kinds of relationships, such as kinships, friends, web links, colleagues, citation links, etc. Recently, large on-line social networks have become very popular among web users. …”
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Stressors and coping at work : what influences how we feel and what we do? by Chua, Yi Xian, Ong, Natalie SiYing, Tan, Samuel Hon Meng

“…Implications of current findings emphasize the need for more research to investigate possible variables which influence cognitive appraisals. Finally, in line with the existing research, individual-focused and workplace-focused interventions are recommended to help employees modify their cognitive appraisals in relation to job stressors.…”
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Power optimizer powerline communication system for smart hybrid dc-grid by Paul, Rimson

“…Simple instructions are communicated through this power line monitoring system to provide monitoring and control. …”
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Orchestrations of the Malay habitus : Malay food consumption practices in cosmopolitan Singapore by Nurul Dina Amalina Abdulkahar

“…Singaporean Malays are frequently depicted as constituting a monolithic, insular and fiercely Muslim ethnic group due to the hard-line multicultural discourse perpetuated by the state prior to the national cosmopolitan project in 1999. …”
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Performance of Singapore banking industry by Sin, Yang Fong, Tan, Siew Yean, Wong, Say Hui

“…This study attempts to determine whether Singapore is in a vantage position to exploit opportunities that arise by capitalising in the aforementioned strengths. The bottom line is : Singapore's financial sector must continue to push for greater innovation and professionalism, yet maintaining a safe and secure social structure.…”
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Empowerment or Reinforcement of Gender Regime: Rethinking Social Enterprises’ Intentions and Impact through Gender Lens by Tymosiewicz, Natalia Elizabeth

“…Evidence presented also suggests selection of beneficiaries were often made in line with personal motivations, and entrepreneurs are moving beyond quantitative means of impact assessment. …”
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