Looking deep at people: towards understanding and generating humans in images with deep learning by de Bem, RA

“…<p>Understanding and generating people in images and videos is a long-standing goal in computer vision. A significant effort has been devoted to these tasks by the research community along the last decades, greatly motivated by a large number of potential applications, like surveillance, human-machine interaction, action and behaviour recognition, motion capture, video reenactment, and computer graphics animation. …”

The role of ESG in enhancing firm resilience to geopolitical risks: an Eastern European perspective by Mohammad Reyad, Hossain, Ayesha, Momtaj, Iqbal, Mohammed Masum, Zariyawati, Mohd Ashhari

“…In Eastern Europe, where conflicts like the Russia–Ukraine war heighten uncertainty, firms face immediate financial threats and long-term strategic vulnerabilities. …”

Metal sulfides for electrochemical energy storage and conversion by Wang, Jin

“…The relevant studies in the thesis are divided into five parts, including Ni3S2@MoS2 core/shell nanorod arrays on Ni foam as the supercapacitor electrode (Chapter 4), honeycomb-like MoS2 nanoarchitectures anchored into graphene foam (GF) for enhanced lithium storage (Chapter 5), MoS2 architectures supported on graphene foam/carbon nanotube (GF/CNT) hybrid films: highly integrated frameworks with ideal contact for superior lithium storage (Chapter 6), MoS2 nanosheets decorated Ni3S2@MoS2 coaxial nanofibers for enhanced Na-ion storage (Chapter 7) and active sites–enriched hierarchical MoS2 nanotubes: highly active and stable architecture for boosting hydrogen evolution and lithium storage (Chapter 8). …”
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Synthesis and optical study of lead halide perovskites for opto-electronic applications by Ha, Son Tung

“…These perovskite compounds are famous for their numbers of excellent optical and electrical properties such as: high absorption coefficient, long carrier diffusion length, low defect density, good carrier mobility, and so on. …”
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Stratosphere - troposphere interaction during stratospheric sudden warming events by Domeisen, Daniela I. V. (Daniela Iris Vera)

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Multiplexed switched- capacitor filter design with emphasize on crosstalk reduction by Li, Jianer.

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Translating oral histories: a podcast by Wong, Melissa Xin Yu

“…The source text in this capstone project are four podcast episodes from “The Unlocking Podcast” featuring Lin Mui Lan, the wife of someone who was detained during Operation Coldstore; Lin herself was also an active participant in the political scene. …”
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Global study on graduate curricula in library and information science by Anantha Kumar, Deepthi

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Predicted Losses of Sulfur and Selenium in European Soils Using Machine Learning: A 2 Call for Prudent Model Interrogation and Selection by Jones, Gerrad D., Insinga, Logan, Droz, Boris, Feinberg, Aryeh, Stenke, Andrea, Smith, Jo, Smith, Pete, Winkel, Lenny H. E.

“…The median change was −5.5% for S (Lin-SVR) and −3.5% (MLP) and −4.0% (Lin-SVR) for Se. …”
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Modeling the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act and Hydrogen Storage in Salt Caverns in the Mid-Atlantic United States by Armstrong, Les Gabriel

“…Hydrogen is widely understood to be critical for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors like heavy industry, long-distance transportation, as well as balancing a variable renewable energy dominated power grid. …”
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Fabrication Strategies for 2D Halide Perovskite Towards Next-Generation Optoelectronic Applications by Cho, Seong H., Jung, Yonghoon, Jang, Yeoun-Woo, Kim, Hyemin, Kim, Jaehyeon, Lim, Changhyun, Park, Ki-Tae, Kim, Seongheon, Chu, Young H., Kim, Taehoon, Lee, Jieun, Lee, Changhee, Park, Junhyoung, Yoon, Kyung T., Eom, Dongguen

“…Halide perovskites have emerged as promising materials in high-performance optoelectronics due to their exceptional optoelectrical properties, such as long carrier lifetime and tunable bandgap. Despite the promising capabilities of three-dimensional (3D) halide perovskites in applications like solar cells and light-emitting diodes, their operational stability remains a critical challenge. …”
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Mask-less preparation of Janus particles through ultraviolet irradiation on hydrophobic particles assembled at the air-water interface by Tan, Jasmine Si Jia, Chen, Zhong

“…The method can be potentially extended to other semiconductor metal oxide particles to generate Janus-like properties.…”
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Effective coping among dementia caregivers in Singapore : narratives through an online MCAT-DC intervention by Tan, Lynette Shun Ying

“…Objectives: Dementia caregivers often experience chronic and prolonged stresses due to the long hours and energy spent in caregiving. This can lead to caregiver burnout and poor well-being. …”
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Sentiment analysis for COVID-19 vaccination news by Lim, Pei Yan

“…With the availability of vaccines, Singapore has rolled out the vaccination program where Singaporeans and long-term residents are hugely encouraged to get vaccinated as part of the preventive measure. …”
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Direct ink writing of silicon-based anodes for Li-ion batteries by Arutselvan Pranav Ganesh

“…Graphite has relatively low specific capacity compared to other materials like silicon and the thick “sandwich” structure slows down the ion transportation between the electrolyte and electrode. …”
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An assimilation of experience. by Mehraj Nisha.

“…The old box of a transistor was bandaged on all sides with scotch tape but still managed to entertain her whenever it felt like it. Mehru worked on, her tiny fingers turning the knob ever so slowly, softly rubbing its sides. …”
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Synchronous reluctance motor-drive for energy efficiency solution by Xu, Han

“…By leveraging on innovative ideas and technologies in energy efficiency and conservation, we can help to address climate change and save significant sums of money in the long run, without any loss in living comfort. It is a practical and cost-effective means of mitigating carbon dioxide emissions while sustaining economic development. …”
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Vulnerability of port of Singapore as a maritime hub due to impact of international trade affairs by Ng, Shi Chin

“…Since 1819, Singapore has been involved in the seaborne trade and has been known as a maritime hub providing services like bunkering, crew changes and petrochemical refinery. …”
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Multimode-pumped Raman amplification of a higher order mode in a large mode area fiber by Zhu, Sheng, Pidishety, Shankar, Feng, Yutong, Hong, Soonki, Demas, Jeff, Sidharthan, Raghuraman, Yoo, Seongwoo, Ramachandran, Siddharth, Srinivasan, Balaji, Nilsson, Johan

“…We report the first demonstration of Raman amplification in a fiber of a single Bessel-like higher order mode using a multimode pump source. …”
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Oxidation-etching preparation of MnO2 tubular nanostructures for high-performance supercapacitors by Zhu, Jixin, Shi, Wenhui, Xiao, Ni, Rui, Xianhong, Tan, Huiteng, Lu, Xuehong, Hng, Huey Hoon, Ma, Jan, Yan, Qingyu

“…The polycrystalline MnO2 nanotubes can be further converted to porous nanobelts and sponge-like nanowires by annealing in air. Among all the types of MnO2 nanostructures prepared, tubular MnO2 nanostructures composed of assembled nanosheets show optimized charge storage performance when tested as supercapacitor electrodes, for example, delivering an power density of 13.33 kW·kg–1 and a energy density of 21.1 Wh·kg–1 with a long cycling life over 3000 cycles, which is mainly related to their features of large specific surface area and optimized charge transfer pathway.…”
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