Eikonal equation-based earthquake location by Li, Xiaoyan

“…We developed a new earthquake relocation method based on Eikonal equation, which efficiently bridges the gap between the background velocity model and the evolution of seismic wave front.The main parts of this thesis include brief introduction of earthquake location methods, introduction of mathematic principles of earthquake relocation, introduction and explanation of Eikonal-Equation based earthquake location method and its application in both synthetic and realistic catalog data. …”
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Slip on the Superstition Hills fault and on nearby faults associated with the 24 November 1987 Elmore Ranch and Superstition Hills earthquakes, southern California by Sieh, Kerry, McGill, Sally F., Allen, Clarence R., Hudnut, Kenneth W., Johnson, David C., Miller, Wayne F.

“…Despite this initial wide distribution of slip, nearly all of the postseismic slip is occurring on the main fault trace. As of 3 August 1988, the alignment array had recorded a total of 80.2 cm of dextral slip. …”
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Posture control and balance for quality of walking in rehabilitation by Li, Lei

“…Impairments such as spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke or aging can cause deficits in motor control and muscle weakness. …”
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Motivation & family caregivers of elderly individuals : exploring the relevance of filial piety & autonomy by Nur 'Atiqah Mohd Farhan

“…Interview data from seven Singaporean family caregivers were qualitatively analyzed for emerging themes relevant to their caregiving experience. Four main themes were uncovered with respect to filial piety; filial beliefs, traits of a filial individual and the caregiving experience in terms of tasks and emotions. …”
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Automated teller machines in Singapore by Soh, Yong Chee, Phua, Alice Loo Huay, Tan,Yang Leng

“…Activation of ATMs can also be enhanced by substituting the present A TM card and PIN system with either voice recognition, retina recognition or thumbprints. …”
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Real time analysis of social behavior from video and kinect recordings by Ramasamy, Pandi Ramesh

“…Finally,analysis will be performed using pattern recognition algorithms and machine learning classifiers to detect the emotion of the subject.In this project,machine learning classifiers such as K-nearest neighbors,Naive Bayes and C4.5 Decision tree learning has been used. The prime aim is to pin point the most seemly machine learning classifier for obtaining highest accuracy for classification.…”
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Skyrmion-driven topological Hall effect in a Shastry-Sutherland magnet by Swain, N., Shahzad, M., Paradezhenko, G. V., Pervishko, A. A., Yudin, D., Sengupta, Pinaki

“…The magnetic properties are modeled with competing symmetric Heisenberg and asymmetric Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya exchange interactions, while a coupling between the spins of the itinerant electrons and the localized moments describes the magnetotransport behavior. …”
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CLT for linear spectral statistics of normalized sample covariance matrices with the dimension much larger than the sample size by Chen, Binbin, Pan, Guangming

“…Let A = 1/√np(XT X−pIn) where X is a p×n matrix, consisting of independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) real random variables Xij with mean zero and variance one. …”
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Experimental and numerical study of self-locking adaptable inter connection for modular steel structures by Nadeem, Gohar, Safiee, Nor Azizi, Bakar, Nabilah Abu, Karim, Izian Abd, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline

“…The findings indicated that the gap produced between connection and column under higher displacement was sensitive to the outer bolt and spring pin. This gap could be further reduced by increasing the number of outer bolts and by reducing tolerance between adapter and column walls.…”

Dynamic O(Arboricity) Coloring in Polylogarithmic Worst-Case Time by Ghaffari, Mohsen, Grunau, Christoph

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Monitoring of singlet fission via two-dimensional photon-echo and transient-absorption spectroscopy : simulations by multiple Davydov trial states by Sun, Kewei, Huang, Zhongkai, Gelin, Maxim F., Chen, Lipeng, Zhao, Yang

“…The anticorrelated oscillations of cross peaks located at symmetric positions with respect to the main diagonal are clearly identified after the stimulated-emission contribution quenches. …”
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The effects of processing conditions on the morphology of single conjugated polymers. by Yeo, Hui Lin.

“…Drop-cast single chains were proposed to either retain its extended conformation in CHCl3 solution, or adopt an ordered structure with hair-pin loops, giving rise to two corresponding distinct types of intensity traces. …”
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Investigating novel drug delivery systems to enhance tissue regeneration in the central nervous system by Lin, Vincent Po Hen

“…In this review, the development of injectable hydrogels in stroke and spinal cord injury treatment, focusing on the cellular response and tissue integration, was discussed.…”
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Living with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: radiological images of a patient with extensive heterotopic ossification by Mohammed Mostafa Kotb, Omar, Usama Farghaly, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar

“…Here, we present the radiological findings of an 18-year-old female diagnosed with FOP who had severe spinal and right-upper-limb abnormalities. Her SF-36 scores suggested significant impairment in physical function, affecting work and other regular daily activities. …”
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Effects of hydrogen flowrate on carbon nanotube production at low temperature via floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition method by Zadeh, Elmira Habashi

“…The hydrogen flow rate was varied from 150 ml/min to 450 ml/min with increment of 50 ml/min. The preheating temperature was set at 200 and 300 0c. …”
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Organic donor-acceptor cocrystals for multiferroic applications by Wang, Zongrui, Zhang, Qichun

“…The cocrystallization strategy has provided an efficient route to fulfill room temperature magnetoelectricity in single phase owing to the long-range ordered π-π stacking (donor-acceptor assembled) network, long-lived excitons (with μs lifetime), spin orders (±1/2 s pin) and charge transfer (CT) dipoles in the assembled crystal lattice. …”
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Development of hybrid robot-gripper for picking foods by Tee, Isaac

“…Current soft robotic grippers for the food industry in the market mainly focus on picking and placing of food, and only 1 degree of freedom exists in current grippers, only allowing it to actuate in 2 directions. …”
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幽禁中之丰姿，落寞中之妖冶：《唐詩名媛集》述評 = Charming in silence and coquettish in desolate : a commentary on Tangshi Mingyuan Ji by 曲景毅 Qu, Jingyi

“…Tangshi mingyuan ji 唐詩名媛集 (A compilation of Tang poems on mingyuan) is one of the volumes of Tangshi yanyi pin 唐詩艷逸品 (Exemplars of the flamboyant and the elegant in Tang poetry) edited by late Ming scholar Yang Zhaozhi 楊肇祉. …”
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Energy expenditure in relation to activity of lesser mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus) by ., Darlis, Abdullah, N., Liang, J.B, Purwanto, B.

“…The average time spent in RC and OD for both male and female, respectively, for sitting (956 and 896 min/day) was significantly (P < 0.01) longer than standing (463 and 520 min/day) and eating (21 and 24 min/day). …”
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Optimization of surface roughness on duplex stainless steel in dry milling by Nurul Hidayah, Razak, Mohammad Rizal, Md Ali

“…Response surface methodology (RSM) is utilised to identify main cutting parameter that affects the quality of surface roughness as well as optimizing the operation. …”
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