Perceptions of females participating in a perceived ‘masculine sport’ : dragon boat by Vijaikumar Rangabashayam

“…Nevertheless, stereotyping of women, particularly in areas such as Sport, still exists today. Therefore, the perceptions of female athletes participating in a perceived ‘masculine’ sport - Dragon Boat, will be examined by determining the effects of gender (male vs. female) and athletic identity (athlete vs. non-athlete) on these perceptions. …”
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Reimagining traditional still art in an immersive and engaging form by Lim, Lai Ting

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Self-healable multifunctional fibers via thermal drawing by Qi, Miao, Liu, Yanting, Wang, Zhe, Yuan, Shixing, Li, Kaiwei, Zhang, Qichong, Chen, Mengxiao, Wei, Lei

“…The development of soft electronics and soft fiber devices has significantly advanced flexible and wearable technology. However, they still face the risk of damage when exposed to sharp objects in real-life applications. …”
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A gate of dragon's teeth : a decolonial approach to writing precolonial historical fiction in Singapore by Ng, Yi-Sheng

“…This creative dissertation consists of a novel titled A Gate of Dragon’s Teeth. This is a work of historical fiction based on the history and legends of precolonial Singapore and the region, as documented in Sulalatus Salatin (also known as Sejarah Melayu and The Malay Annals). …”
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Plastic Instability in Co-Cr-Ni-Mo alloy wires drawn with different drawing practices by GVK, Sai Srikanth, Tan, Ming Jen, Liu, Zhenyun

“…Plastic instability of Co-35Ni-20Cr-10Mo alloy was studied by inflicting the material to the different drawing process, namely Full Die Drawing (FDD) and Half Die Drawing (HDD). …”
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Investigation of ion transport and electrochemical performance of fluorinated and lithiated gel polymer electrolytes for lithium ion batteries by Shubha Nageswaran

“…One of the main challenges that restrict the large scale application of lithium ion batteries for high energy and high power density applications is the electrolyte. …”
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Recent advances in Zn-ion batteries by Song, Ming, Tan, Hua, Chao, Dongliang, Fan, Hong Jin

“…However, it is still a big challenge to develop suitable cathode materials for intercalation of Zn ions. …”
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Recent developments in electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries by Wang, Luyuan Paul, Yu, Linghui, Wang, Xin, Srinivasan, Madhavi, Xu, Zhichuan Jason

“…Nonetheless, research into sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) is currently still in its infancy compared to LIBs, although great leaps and bounds have been made recently in terms of research and development into this technology. …”
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Next generation electrolytes for sodium ion battery by Do, Minh Phuong

“…The objective of this thesis is to develop more stable and safer electrolytes based on ionic liquid (IL) solvent for sodium ion batteries (SIBs). In this work, the comprehensive study on ionic liquid electrolyte for SIBs are presented on the aspect of electrochemical stability, thermal stability and high-voltage application. …”
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Nanostructured bimetallic sulfides as Na ion battery anodes by Chen, Jingwei

“…Sodium ion batteries (SIBs) with major advantage of cost effectiveness has been regarded as promising energy storage alternatives to lithium ion battery (LIB). …”
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Rechargeable aqueous aluminum-ion battery: progress and outlook by Jia, Bei-Er, Thang, Ai Qin, Yan, Chunshuang, Liu, Chuntai, Lv, Chade, Zhu, Qiang, Xu, Jianwei, Chen, Jian, Pan, Hongge, Yan, Qingyu

“…The high cost and scarcity of lithium resources have prompted researchers to seek alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. Among emerging "Beyond Lithium" batteries, rechargeable aluminum-ion batteries (AIBs) are yet another attractive electrochemical storage device due to their high specific capacity and the abundance of aluminum. …”
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Recent advances and perspectives in aqueous potassium-ion batteries by Zhang, Xiao, Xiong, Ting, He, Bing, Feng, Shihao, Wang, Xuanpeng, Wei, Lei, Mai, Liqiang

“…Aqueous potassium-ion batteries (AKIBs), utilizing fast diffusion kinetics of K+ and abundant electrode resources, are an emerging technology offering high power density and low cost. …”
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Ion doping behavior of stöber silica-nanosynthesis and application by Song, Xiaohui

“…The new breakthrough helps us to view silica as counter ions trapped inside which is critical to porosity. …”
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High-mass loading V3O7·H2O nanoarray for Zn-ion battery : new synthesis and two-stage ion intercalation chemistry by Chen, Duo, Lu, Menjie, Wang, Boran, Cheng, Hongfei, Yang, Hang, Cai, Dong, Han, Wei, Fan, Hong Jin

“…Vanadium-based materials are promising cathode materials for aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). However, up to now, the detailed Zn ion intercalation mechanisms are still not fully clear. …”
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High fidelity model of lithium-ion batteries for health monitoring by Hema, Koppula

“…System integration issues such as, electrical and thermal design and the executives of full battery packs which regularly containing many cells has been seldom investigated in the scholastic writing. …”
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Mitigating initial capacity loss for practical lithium-ion battery by Cao, Shengkai

“…Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with high energy and power density are urgently required for electric vehicles and aerospace industry. …”
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Study of lithium-ion battery anodes based on silicon nanostructures by Fan, Yu

“…This dissertation focuses on the design and fabrication of lithium ion battery anodes based on Si nanostructures and the investigation of their charge/discharge behaviors. …”
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Determining the feasibility of a full-scale randomised controlled trial evaluating rehabilitation for people after acute patellar dislocation by Forde, C

“…This thesis aimed to determine if conducting this full-scale RCT was feasible.</p> <p>First, supervised (four to six physiotherapy sessions of tailored advice and exercise) and self-managed (one physiotherapy session that enabled self-management) rehabilitation interventions were developed, drawing on established intervention development approaches and frameworks.…”

Highly rechargeable aqueous Sn-metal-based hybrid-ion batteries by Xiao, Tao, Liu, Lingli, Liu, Huan, Li, Ting, Cai, Da-Qian, Lew, Wen Siang, Zhang, Yongqi, Bao, Haoming, Yang, Jin-Lin, Fan, Hong Jin

“…Second, a biphasic H2O/ionic liquid (IL) electrolyte confines Sn2+ within the aqueous phase, suppressing the formation of Sn4+ at the cathode side and eliminating the usage of an ion exchange membrane. The biphasic electrolyte and Ag-VG host are coupled with various types of cathodes (herein, halogens, LiCoO2, and Li2MnO4) to fabricate full ASBs. …”
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Development and characterization of deep reactive ion etching technology for through silicon interconnection by Nagarajan, Ranganathan

“…Deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) is an enabling technology for three dimensional (3D) integration of planar integrated circuits. …”
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