Experimenting on weighted PCA on Yale face database by Moe Thu Zar.

“…The main idea is to find the principal components of the distribution of faces or the eigenvectors of the covariance matrix of the set of training images.…”
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See-through and spatial augmented reality - a novel framework for human-robot interaction by Dinh, Quang Huy, Viatcheslav, Iastrebov, Seet, Gim Lee Gerald

“…This approach poses some difficulties if the main operator is working in an industrial context where he is supposed to wear protective equipment such as gloves or helmets which make it hard to control a mouse or to type on a keyboard. …”
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Lithological controls of the Mg isotope composition of the Lena River across seasons and its impact on the annual isotope flux to the Arctic Ocean by Mavromatis, V, Porcelli, D, Andersson, PS, Korets, MA, Pokrovsky, OS

“…In general, we did not find evidence of any statistically significant (p < 0.05) correlation between δ²⁶Mg and main physico-geographical parameters of the river watersheds (temperature, permafrost, type of vegetation). …”

Structural and metamorphic architecture of the Zanskar Himalaya, Suru Valley region, NW India: Implications for the evolution of the Himalayan metamorphic core by Cawood, IP, St-Onge, MR, Weller, OM, Searle, MP, Waters, DJ, Ahmad, T

“…D2 represents the main tectonometamorphic deformation phase associated with crustal thickening and produced the dominant regional penetrative fabric through crenulation and transposition of D1 fabrics. …”

Metatheoretical study of Lijphart's power sharing theory by Mafakheri, Ramin

“…Furthermore, it was shown that power sharing theory should initially be recognized as the outcome of Lijphart’s critical studies on two main democratic theories from the 1960s; Almond’s typology of political systems and Lipset’s theory of cross-cutting cleavages. …”
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Infectious diseases prevention and control using an integrated health big data system in China by Zhou, Xudong, Lee, Edmund Wei Jian, Wang, Xiaomin, Lin, Leesa, Xuan, Ziming, Wu, Dan, Lin, Hongbo, Shen, Peng

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Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of different COVID-19 vaccine combinations in healthy individuals: study protocol for a randomized, subject-blinded, controlled phase 3... by Poh, Xuan Ying, Lee, I. Russel, Lim, Clarissa, Teo, Jefanie, Rao, Suma, Chia, Po Ying, Ong, Sean W. X., Lee, Tau Hong, Lin, Ray J. H., Ng, Lisa F. P., Ren, Ee Chee, Lin, Raymond T. P., Wang, Lin-Fa, Renia, Laurent, Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby Edward

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High-performance and low-complexity implementation of fixed-coefficient FIR filters by Lou, Xin

“…Moreover, though the product-accumulation line of TDF FIR filters contribute significant amount of delay, it is omitted in most of the existing works. …”
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Low magnetic field exposure alters prostate cancer cell properties by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel, Kraev, Igor, Dart, Dafydd Alwyn, Uysal-Onganer, Pinar

“…This study investigated the effects of LMF exposure (20 nT) by magnetic shielding on the prostate cancer cell line PC3 compared to the prostate epithelial cell line PNT2 under short-term (4 h) conditions. …”
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Understanding customer retrials in call centers: preferences for service quality and service speed by Hu, K, Allon, G, Bassamboo, A

“…<p><strong> Managerial implications:</p></strong> First, our research highlights the importance of recognizing customers’ off-line decisions, which are impacted by online service offerings and, in turn, affect future online service operations. …”

Members’ participation, empowerment and sustainability of self-help groups in Kano City, Nigeria by Ibrahim, Abdul-Aziz

“…Despite the potential of SHGs, there are certain factors that restrained the sustainability of these groups. In line with this, the study examined the relationship between group member’s participation, empowerment, member’s perception towards leadership and group cohesion, and sustainability of self-help groups. …”
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Research landscape of energy transition and green finance: A bibliometric analysis by Xu, Jiahui, Liu, Qian, Wider, Walton, Zhang, Shuhan, Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi, Jiang, Leilei, Udang, Lester Naces, An, Zhida

“…Co-citation analysis found three main clusters, while co-word analysis revealed four main clusters. …”
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Direct imaging of exoEarths embedded in clumpy debris disks by Defrere, D., Stark, C., Cahoy, K., Beerer, I.

“…Hence, the presence of large amounts of dust in the habitable zone around nearby main-sequence stars is considered as a major hurdle toward the direct imaging of exoEarths with future dedicated space-based telescopes. …”
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Ingroup/outgroup membership and competence: investigating the influence on the misinformation effect by Ang, Jia Yi

“…The results found a lack of a main effect of ingroup/outgroup membership on the proportion of robust false memories but reported a main effect of competence and interaction effect of both variables. …”
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Tissue engineering small diameter blood vessels : ployurethane formulation with urethane acrylate in micro-patterned scaffold with mechanical analysis by Lee, Zhi Chao.

“…Polymeric materials with a formulation were varied with modifications in the main constituent with other urethane acrylate monomers. …”
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Development of a powermeter for a bicycle- I by Qin, Chenfeng

“…The whole system make up of two main components: strain gauge and Control PCB. Strain gauge will convert force applied by rider into electronic signal. …”
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Anisotropic conductive adhesive for micro joining in semiconductor interconnects application (solder alternative for fine pitch & environment friendly IC packaging) by Goh, Chin Foo

“…m bump pitch) to enhance reliability and performance. Therefore, the main objectives of this project are to develop nanosized hollow silica microspheres and encapsulate nickel with these microspheres. …”
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Study on the lead cooled fast reactor (LFR) design by Quek, Ernest Tze Yeor

“…With this unique element being used in the system, it allows a greater advantage which coincides to the GIF main focus which is in economics, sustainability, safety, reliability and proliferation-resistance. …”
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Investigating the difference between the acute effects of consecutive and non-consecutive days of resistance exercise on the immune system by Teo, Hilary Wei Jian

“…Leukocyte (WBC), neutrophil (NE), monocyte (MO), basophil (BA) and platelet (PLA) showed no significant interaction between time and group and no significant main effect of group. There was significant main effect of time on WBC (p < 0.001), NE (p = 0.041), BA (p = 0.006) and PLA (p < 0.001). …”
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The impacts of new shipping routes/ passages : a study on the impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal on various shipping sectors by Ong, Randolph Jian Jie

“…The expanded Panama Canal started its operation in June 2016 and one of the main changes was the addition of the new larger locks. …”
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