Quantification of capsaicinoids in chillies by solid-phase extraction coupled with voltammetry by Chan, Kwok Kiong, Muhammad Shafique Bin Hamid, Webster, Richard David

“…Linear calibration curves for voltammetry measurements were obtained from low ppm up to at least 1400 ppm of capsaicinoids, with concentrations being detected in the different source extracts (paprika, tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper, and fresh chillies) from approximately 17 to 430 ppm, which corresponded to values of between approximately 130 and 4000 ppm, respectively, present in the original samples.…”
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Terahertz radiation by Wong, Yun Ming

“…The length of the PTI slab did not have a remarkable effect on the transmission, which was further confirmed by the plots of propagation loss. Last but not least, the robustness of PTI waveguide against bending loss was verified by both simulation and experiment. …”
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Process development for moving mechanical assemblies by Tay, Beng Kang

“…They range in size from the millimeter level to the submicron level, usually with a moving or suspended part, and integrated together with at least some electronic circuitry. MEMS are presently being considered for both microsensor and micro-actuator applications. …”
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Label-free surfaced enhanced raman spectroscopic analysis of polyamines for skin diagnostics by Teo, Valerie Xinhui

“…Their respective spectra were subsequently analysed via Non-Negative Least Squares (NNLS) for spectral unmixing after pre-processing and Principal Component Analysis (PCA)/Principal Component Analysis-Linear Discriminant Analysis (PCA-LDA) for classification. …”
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Study on the physical properties of printed parts using fresh and recycled polymer powders for additive manufacturing by Chng, Calvin Zuo En

“…Observed trend for re-melting temperatures also points to the presence of at least two crystal phases during crystallisation. …”
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Broad learning vs. deep learning by Gu, Haowei

“…The result shows that although the BLS system does not get the highest accuracy, the costs time on training processing is the least, and BLS system gets the best result when the dataset is noisy.…”
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Fabrication of flexible electrochromic devices in wearable applications by Han, Guo Kwang

“…Results obtained from the UV-Vis spectra revealed that the optimized ECD had an electrolyte containing 0.5M/L LiClO4 with the addition of Fc concentration of 0.05 M which provided comparable change in transmittance of at least 40% at a much lower voltage of 1.5V.…”
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Microtremor observations in Kallang area by Chong, Lit Yung.

“…The author is able to delineate the subsurface structure up to at least 40m within an error of 10%. Thus, the author believes that if location and time of the data recording were chosen more wisely, there was a huge possibility the results could be greatly improve. …”
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Impact of innovation on performance of shipping companies in Singapore by Nah, Laura Yan Ling

“…Marketing innovation was found to be the most popular while Organisational innovation was least popular.…”
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Experiences of recreational running among persons with visual impairment (VI) in Singapore by Tay, Claire Marie En Xin

“…The 6 participants identified were individuals with VI who engaged in recreational running for at least 60 minutes in a week. This study adopts an exploratory-qualitative case study design using a thematic analysis methodology. …”
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Performance and flight dynamics characteristics of a variable sweep wing aircraft by Chong, Zi Wei.

“…With all these performances and stability characteristics identified, the applications of this variable sweep morphing technology on the UAV in different missions are investigated as well. Last but not least, the future work that can be carried out for better understanding and applications for this type of morphing technology is discussed.…”
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On child agency and moral responsibility: do children possess sufficient capacities for moral agency? by Ting, Jermaine Shi Jie

“…As a result, they can be moral agents who can be held at least partially morally responsible for their actions. …”
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Building wireless sensor network: prototype datalogging enhancement & development as a real-time modelling device by Tay, Owen Jia Hao

“…Subsequently, a comprehensive analysis is conducted, comparing the performance of Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Polynomial Regression (PR) & K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) models using a 22-day dataset of pressure data. …”
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Ergative in Mi=la=ras=pa'i rnam thar by Saxena, Anju

“…The data given in Saxena (1988) suggest that there is a shift, in at least one modern dialect of modern Lhasa Tibetan, away from the active-stative pattern, and that the original ergative marker seems to function now as some sort of topic/emphasis marker2. …”
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Biodiesel production by immobilized lipase by Neo, Hui Pin

“…The best result indicated that the activity of immobilized PCL was stable for at least seven consecutive runs and maintained in the range of 80.51% to 88.75% in the presence of co-solvent mixture with 20% tert-butanol and 80% isooctane by employing immobilized PCL on zirconia support modified with stearic acid. …”
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PETRINA : personalizing and analyzing spatiotemporal traffic information by Yan, Wye Huong

“…Data come in both text and images format, and are stored inside PETRINA over a period of at least three months. Text and image analysis is further performed on the data to extract important features for processing. …”
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Web development for energy management system of a microgrid by Ngai, Alvin GuoMing

“…To connect to the web server, tornado framework have been utilized and last but not least the whole structure of the web page is done up with the HTML, CSS and Java coding.…”
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Modification of soft soils with ground granulated blast furnace slags with activated magnesium oxide by Kwek, Kathryn Kai Yun

“…The results indicated that for GGBS-MgO kaolin a 28-day strength of at least 2 MPa can be achieved for binder contents between 10% and 40%. …”
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Development and calibration of a cost-effective piezo-electric industrial dynomometer by Sayantan Datta Gupta

“…In this research study, calibration is achieved using the least squares method and artificial neural networks followed by further analyses.…”
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Microneedles for diagnosis and therapeutic drug monitoring by Thean, Jia Hui

“…A variety of glucose sensing devices have been introduced to the market nowadays with the aim of efficiently monitoring glucose level in a convenient, low cost and least uncomfortable feeling way. This study investigates the reliability used of paper-based MeHA microneedle patches penetrating through the agarose gel to detect the presence of glucose. …”
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