Capacity optimization and expansion in a multiple-product manufacturing system with complex flow by Meng, Kai

“…In this thesis, a production line that faces increasing demand, long makespan and product cycle times, high WIP and a lack of production capacity is examined. …”
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Membrane vesicles of clostridioides difficile and other clostridial species by Goh, Shan, Inal, Jameel

“…Membrane vesicles of Clostridioides difficile likely contribute to pathogenicity and is a new area of research on which there is currently very limited information. …”
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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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Simplified hybrid control strategy for stand-alone DC microgrid with photovoltaic system to extend battery lifespan by Yan, Hein Wai, Farivar, Glen G., Tafti, Hossein Dehghani, Ceballos, Salvador, Pou, Josep

“…However, conventional control schemes deploy multiple voltage controllers to regulate the dc-link voltage, causing mode transitions during the transients and complicating the controller design. …”
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IPOH : A CITY ON THE MOVE by Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh 578243

“…A Metropolis of the future. Like the story of tin in its heyday, another tale of success is being spun.…”

Investigation on fault-tolerant optical multicast networks by Yan, Yuanyuan

“…The preconfigured protection cycle (p-cycle) proposed by Grover and Stamatelakis [1] is able to achieve ring like restoration speed and mesh like efficiency in optical fiber communication networks. …”
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Attracting foreign direct investments into Burundi (Africa) : lessons from Singapore. by Evariste, Nduwayo., Loke, Swee Pan.

“…On one hand, what the reasons are behind this economic stagnation of countries like Burundi, and on the other hand, what the drivers of economies like Singapore have been.…”
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Fluid-fluid displacement in porous-media microfluidics by Qiu, Yu

“…We first develop a phase-field model to simulate two-phase flow with moving contact lines in the partial wetting regime. We construct a self-consistent formulation of fluid-solid surface energy which allows prescribing arbitrary static contact angles. …”
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Design methodologies for complexity reduction of FIR filters by Faust, Mathias

“…By making use of the existing registers in the tapdelay line of SA block, only a small percentage of additional registers need to be introduced to allows for pipelining. …”
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Writing identity in Peranakan literature : an ongoing and evolving project. by Lim, Reynard Yi Kai.

“…Decline of the more visible and audible aspects of Peranakan material culture like speaking Baba Malay and the wearing of traditional clothes like the Sarong Kebaya presents a picture of gradual disappearance of the culture. …”
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Performance study of digital communication over high frequency channel by Andrews, Jinto

“…Different modulations schemes like BPSK and BFSK are tested over different types of channels like additive white Gaussian noise channel, Rayleigh channel, Rician channel and finally the high frequency Ionospheric channel. …”
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Performing feminism : the evolution of the female in the legend of Robin Hood by Ess, Aubrey Gabrelyn

“…Consequently, the performance of feminism reveals a complexity to popular legends like Robin Hood, deserving of greater attention in gender or theatrical studies.…”
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A mid-life health crisis : supplements for good health. by Toh, Hwee Ling.

“…An important finding is the challenges to their doctors’ opinions by seeking second opinions from friends and the Internet, as well as the link between gender and the propensity to consume health supplements, where men are more likely to reject supplements and women to consume them and encourage others to consume them regardless of their ethnicity.…”
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Symbolic boundaries and power relations between Indian migrant workers and Singaporean Indians. by Maheswari Krishnan Murthy.

“…In this research I shall explore the social practices of two groups of Indians; the Indian migrant workers and the Singaporean Indians in Little India. I will link these findings to Michele Lamont and Virag Molnar (2002)’s symbolic boundaries and Foucauldian Power. …”
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Protein-alginate gel for enzyme immobilisation by Salleh, Abu Bakar, Mohamed, Suhaila

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Heavy metals in freshwater snails of Kuala Klawang's rice field, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia by Ismail, A.

Internalisation of externalities: who bears the cost of pollution control? by Rahim, Khalid Abdul

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A Brewster route to Cherenkov detectors by Lin, Xiao, Hu, Hao, Easo, Sajan, Yang, Yi, Shen, Yichen, Yin, Kezhen, Blago, Michele Piero, Kaminer, Ido, Zhang, Baile, Chen, Hongsheng, Joannopoulos, John, Soljačić, Marin, Luo, Yu

“…Our angular-selective Brewster paradigm offers a feasible solution to implement compact and highly sensitive Cherenkov detectors especially in beam lines with a small angular divergence using regular dielectrics.…”
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Identification of genetic effects underlying type 2 diabetes in South Asian and European populations by Loh, Marie, Zhang, Weihua, Ng, Hong Kiat, Schmid, Katharina, Lamri, Amel, Tong, Lin, Meraj Ahmad, Lee, Jung-Jin, Ng, Maggie C. Y., Petty, Lauren E., Spracklen, Cassandra N., Takeuchi, Fumihiko, Md. Tariqul Islam, Jasmine, Farzana, Kasturiratne, Anuradhani, Muhammad Kibriya, Mohlke, Karen L., Paré, Guillaume, Prasad, Gauri, Mohammad Shahriar, Chee, Miao Ling, de Silva, H. Janaka, Engert, James C., Gerstein, Hertzel C., Mani, K. Radha, Sabanayagam, Charumathi, Vujkovic, Marijana, Wickremasinghe, Ananda R., Wong, Tien Yin, Yajnik, Chittaranjan S., Salim Yusuf, Habibul Ahsan, Bharadwaj, Dwaipayan, Anand, Sonia S., Below, Jennifer E., Boehnke, Michael, Bowden, Donald W., Chandak, Giriraj R., Cheng, Ching-Yu, Kato, Norihiro, Mahajan, Anubha, Sim, Xueling, McCarthy, Mark I., Morris, Andrew P., Kooner, Jaspal S., Saleheen, Danish, Chambers, John C.

“…The loci are enriched for regulatory features, including DNA methylation and gene expression in relevant tissues, and highlight CHMP4B, PDHB, LRIG1 and other genes linked to adiposity and glucose metabolism. A polygenic risk score based on South Asian-derived summary statistics shows ~4-fold higher risk for T2D between the top and bottom quartile. …”
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Predicting glaucoma progression using deep learning framework guided by generative algorithm by Hussain, Shaista, Chua, Jacqueline, Wong, Damon, Lo, Justin, Kadziauskiene, Aiste, Asoklis, Rimvydas, Barbastathis, George, Schmetterer, Leopold, Yong, Liu

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