Fabrication of organic solvent nanofiltration membranes with graphene oxide - enhanced covalent organic framework via interfacial polymerization by Oor, Jia Zheng, Ong, Chi Siang, Tan, Yong Zen, Chew, Jia Wei

“…Unfortunately, the common thin film composite (TFC) - based organic solvent nanofiltration membranes often give low solvent permeance due to the dense skin layer atop the substrate. To address this, we fabricated a covalent organic framework (COF) - incorporated TFC membrane through the in-situ formation of benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxaldehyde (TFB) and graphene oxide (GO) in p-Cymene, a less toxic solvent, with p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) in aqueous phase via interfacial polymerization. …”
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A tight polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane fabricated via polyion complex assisted phase inversion for dye desalination by Zhao, Yali, Liao, Yuan, Lai, Gwo Sung, Yin, Yurong, Wang, Rong

“…Morphology, chemical composition, surface charges and pore size analysis characterized via SEM, FTIR, XPS, Zeta potential and Dextran filtration experiment, respectively, testified that a nonporous skin layer comprising of polyion complex and enriched SPSF was successfully constructed on the top of the PES matrix with an effective pore radius of 1.44 nm, which is smaller than that of the reference membrane prepared without using polyion complex assisted phase inversion (2.74 nm). …”
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3D printing of mycelium engineered living materials using a waste-based ink and non-sterile conditions. by Soh, Eugene, Teoh, Jia Heng, Leong, Brendon, Xing, Tingrong, Le Ferrand, Hortense

“…Mycelium is the vegetative parts of the fungi which forms an interconnected network, covering air-material interfaces with a dense skin. An agar gel was chosen as the printing medium and supplemented with coffee grounds, malt and peptone to double the growth rate and density of the mycelium by Pleurotus ostreatus. …”
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Engineering nano-nodular pattern on the substrate surface by tuning phase inversion to construct ultrapermselective ion-separation nanofiltration membrane by Zhao, Yali, Li, Can, Liao, Yuan, Yin, Yurong, Wang, Rong, Chen, Dongliang

“…Consequently, a PA membrane with nano-nodular pattern, thin skin layer, narrow pore size distribution and negative charge was formed. …”
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Computation fluid dynamics on drag reduction II by Zang, Bin

“…Lastly, the grid size and RANS models are subjected to further verification to ensure the observations and calculations are indeed trustworthy and relatively accurate by studying skin friction coefficient and comparing to empirical formula; also by simulating more complex dimpled flow with different Reynolds number regimes. …”
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Association between feel-like temperatures and injury risk during international outdoor athletic championships: a prospective cohort study on 29 579 athlete starts during 10 champi... by Edouard, P, Dandrieux, P-E, Klöwer, MK, Junge, A, Racinais, S, Branco, P, Hollander, K, Navarro, L

“…We performed Poisson regressions with incidence rates (number of injuries per 1000 athlete starts) as outcomes and UTCI as a predictive variable adjusted for sex, for all and time-loss injuries, for different injured tissue types (ie, muscle, tendon, ligament, articular, bone and skin) and specific discipline (ie, sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws, middle distance, long distance, marathon and race walking).…”

Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) among school children in Java and Sumatra, Indonesia: associations with respiratory symptoms, house dust mite sensitization and the home envi... by Norbäck, Dan, Hashim, Jamal Hisham, Hashim, Zailina, Jalaludin, Juliana, Ismail, Rohaida, Wieslander, Gunilla, Wispriyono, Bambang, Sary, Lolita, Pratama, Satria, Sari, Meliana, Sisinta, Tiaraima, Putra, Hondli, Perdana, Agung Aji, Muhani, Nova, Lestari, Sri Maria Puji, Wulandari, Ririn, Nurmala, Eliza Eka

“…Methods: Data on health and home were collected by a face-to face interview before measuring FeNO and performing skin prick test against common allergens. Exploratory linear mixed and logistic regression models were employed. …”
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Restaurant revenue management : study of cafe cartel. by Huang, Stuart Weirong., Phang, Kang Yu., Pravin Nagarajah.

“…For them, having the right information of which party size is profitable is beneficial as it allows them to entertain the right customer group effectively. This paper seeks to find out the profitable target party size through a 2 week observation study at 2 different branches of restaurants. …”
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Association between government share ownership, investment opportunity set and corporate policy choices : evidence from Singapore. by Chia, Shu Siang., Chye, Yook Yee., Sim, Kuan Yang.

“…Consistent with prior studies, we find that IOS is negatively associated with leverage and dividend yield. …”
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Job performance of engineers in Singapore : a comparison of the two genders. by Hoa, Kai Ee., Ong, Priscilla Loo Ming., Woon, Jing Shing.

“…With the results of our findings, we hope that companies who hire female engineers will be able to make better-informed human resource decisions.…”
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Chinese drama in Singapore : yesterday, today and tomorrow. by Tan, Edgar Ti Seng.

“…To date, MediaCorp has failed to find the right formula for global success. The paper will outline an action plan or strategy for Chinese language drama production in MediaCorp.…”
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Image stitching by Chen, Wei Qiang.

“…The magnitudes of gradient and orientations are added to each keypoint before creating each keypoint descriptor.These correspondences are then used to find m candidate matching images for each image. …”
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Empirical models & analysis of the Japanese equity market by Li, Zhongqi

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Effect of horizontal mergers and acquisitions on industry composition : a study of U.S. listed firms. by He, Yuxuan., Lee, Wee Leng., Ong, Kwan Siang.

“…The results further reveal that the relationship is stronger during times of recession. We find that there is no difference in the relationship between horizontal mergers and acquisitions and the number of net entrants regardless of whether there is deregulation or the industry is highly competitive.…”
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Facebook : a study of power relations. by Wong, Liwen.

“…This exploratory study attempts to find out how power dynamics are shaped in social relationships through the use of Facebook. …”
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Natural resources and income inequality in Africa. by Charasz, Pawel.

“…Using a panel dataset for 53 African countries over the period 1960-2010 I empirically test my prediction and indeed find natural resources to be a significant factor affecting the level of income inequality. …”
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The rates of return to education and effectiveness of training programmes for Singaporean workers by Ho Yuet Yen

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An exploratory study on undergraduates’ perception of the significance of the family by Lim, Rebecca

“…Through in-depth interviews, this research will find out how undergraduates think about the importance of the family, their current experiences with their families and their aspirations for their future family. …”
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NTU smart audio tour by Tan, Chan Wei

“…These visitors can easily be overwhelmed by the huge and complex campus, making it difficult for them to find their way around. Furthermore, ambassadors are often required to guide and introduce the rich history, diverse functions and various achievements of NTU to these distinguished visitors. …”
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Development of an online forum for mental health related topics by Tan, Jia Lin

“…This makes it difficult to find relevant information and target the right audiences. …”
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