Quantifying damage level to concrete specimens by Wong, Vicki Wei Qi.

“…Since people spend majority of their time in buildings, more research is needed to be done to study the behavior of concrete when it is subjected to any kind of damage be it accidental or purposeful damage. …”
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Numerical modeling of explosion of a reinforced concrete magazine : secondary trajectory of debris due to roll-and-bound motion by Ang, Adele Yu Hui

“…Part II will focus on the stochastic dispersion break up pattern of the concrete debris when it strikes a soil medium.…”
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Power generation employing a thermoelectric generator by Ginju Rose George

“…The science of thermoelectricity originated in 1800s when Estonian born German physicist Thomas Seebeck discovered that a junction of dissimilar metals produces a current when exposed to a temperature gradient. …”
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Perceptions of parental provision of structure, autonomy support and psychological control and its effects on youth needs satisfaction, scholastic and athletic competence by Lim, Janna Ju Hong

“…Research done have examined the importance of structure on developing competence, and when practiced either with autonomy support or psychological control, will result in differing youth outcomes. …”
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Exploring the effect of cross-modal perceptions, creativity and experience on bodily sensations, with a focus on Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) by Wong, Lexie Li Lin

“…This study aimed to find out how ASMR works in terms of whether people experience tingling sensations when exposed to canonical ASMR stimuli, as well as which parts of their bodies they experience it in. …”
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Semiparametric sieve maximum likelihood estimation for interval censored data with/without cure fraction by Szabo, Zsolt

“…In the first part, we discuss the accelerated hazards (AH) model, which provides an alternative to the popular proportional hazards (PH) model when the proportionality does not hold. We explore the difficulties that arise when one fits the AH model to interval censored data. …”
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Speed studies in Singapore by Teo, Boon Fang

“…In a country with a dense road network system like Singapore, appropriate speeds and speed limits are issues that authorities must deal with when a new road is built, or when an existing road needs to be reviewed. …”
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The effect of visual gaze location on sprint start biomechanics by Chan, Michael Yi Wei

“…Athletes tend to be overwhelmed when coaches do not communicate effectively and tell them to make many corrections. …”
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Experimental investigation of bedding plane orientation on the rockburst behavior of sandstone by He, M. C., Nie, W., Zhao, Z. Y., Guo, Wei

“…However, when the bedding orientation is parallel to the unloading surface, the rockburst is dependent on the structural stability of the specimen.…”
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Enzyme-responsive nanoparticles for drug release and diagnostics by Rica, Roberta de la, Aili, Daniel, Stevens, Molly M.

“…Enzymes are key components of the bionanotechnology toolbox that possess exceptional biorecognition capabilities and outstanding catalytic properties. When combined with the unique physical properties of nanomaterials, the resulting enzyme-responsive nanoparticles can be designed to perform functions efficiently and with high specificity for the triggering stimulus. …”
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Hot and round: How temperature and shape impact the multisensory appreciation of cornmeal by Juravle, G, Duca, R, Feghiuș, C, Spence, C

“…The results highlight that when tasted hot, cornmeal is evaluated as being significantly wetter, softer, as well as more elastic. …”

Teaching and learning guide on the ethics of human enhancement by Giubilini, A

“…Human enhancement is more controversial when practiced at the genetic level, e.g. pre‐implantation genetic diagnosis and selection of embryos, or insertion or deletion of gene sequences. …”

“Or they could just not use it?”: the dilemma of AI disclosure for audience trust in news by Toff, B, Simon, FM

“…We find on average that audiences perceive news labeled as AI-generated as less trustworthy, not more, even when articles themselves are not evaluated as any less accurate or unfair. …”

Bacteriocin-like peptides encoded by a horizontally acquired island mediate Neisseria gonorrhoeae autolysis by Poncin, K, McKeand, SA, Lavender, H, Kurzyp, K, Harrison, OB, Roberti, A, Melia, C, Johnson, E, Maiden, MCJ, Greaves, DR, Exley, R, Tang, CM

“…Instead, the gonococcal Neisseria autolysis peptides (Naps) promote autolytic cell death when bacteria enter the stationary phase of growth. …”

L1 –stability of vortex sheets and entropy waves in steady supersonic Euler flows over Lipschitz walls by Chen, G-QG, Kukreja, V

“…The existence of solutions in BV over the Lipschitz walls is first shown, when the total variation of the incoming flow perturbation around the background strong vortex sheet/entropy wave is suitably small, by using the wave-front tracking method. …”

Phonological analysis of syllabic changes of Arabic loan verbs by Muhaimin Syaqiq Mawaridi, Abdul Azim Mohamad Isa, Lutfi Hassan

“…The original form of a language is often changed when the language is borrowed into the target language. …”
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Characteristics of board and shariah board on risk-taking and performance: evidence from Takaful operators in Malaysia by Ainulashikin Marzuki, Nurul Nazlia Jamil, Muhamad Azhari Wahid, Wan Amalina Wan Abdullah

“…These operators face unique challenges when balancing financial growth with strict adherence to Shariah principles. …”
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Impact Tip Speed Ratio in Performance Analysis for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) with Optimal Twist and Tapered (OPT) Blade Shape by Mat Zin, Muhammad Al,Ain, Ishak, Izuan Amin, Mohammad Arafat, Mohammad Arafat, Samiran, Nor Afzanizam, Sahari, Norain

“…From the RESULT, TSR 6 shows the best HAWT performance when Cp for inlet velocity 8 m/s is 0.2608.…”
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Counterexample computation in compositional nonblocking verification by Malik, Robi, Ware, Simon

“…This paper describes algorithms to compute a counterexample when compositional nonblocking verification determines that a discrete event system is blocking. …”
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Preparation and characterisation of smart polymer gels for wearable electronics by Shen, Clarence Xuanyi

“…The dielectric layer that was fabricated with a catechol-group polymer and Ionic Liquid, had shown healing capabilities when placed under conditions at 100°C for 10 minutes. …”
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