Effect of surface albedo of urban fabrics on urban climate in tropical area by Long, Yongping

“…To combat the adverse effects of UHI, it’s assumed that the UHI is mainly caused by heat absorption during the daytime and heat release during the night-time. …”
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Supporting insulin initiation in type 2 diabetes in primary care: results of the Stepping Up pragmatic cluster randomised controlled clinical trial by Furler, John, O’Neal, David, Speight, Jane, Manski-Nankervis, Jo-Anne, Gorelik, Alexandra, Holmes-Truscott, Elizabeth, Ginnivan, Louise, Young, Doris, Best, James, Patterson, Elizabeth, Liew, Danny, Segal, Leonie, May, Carl, Blackberry, Irene

“…Setting: Primary care practices in Victoria, Australia, with a practice nurse and at least one consenting eligible patient (HbA1c ≥7.5% with maximal oral treatment). …”
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The dietetic practice of prescribing amino acid-based formulas in paediatrics patients without cow’s milk allergy: a single centre retrospective study by O’Connor, Graeme, Mansell, Melissa

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Development of single seedling nursery tray for the System of Rice Intensification by Zubairu, Usman Bashar

“…One of the main problems in the adaption of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) techniques is high labor requirements for manual planting of the single seedling in the field. …”
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Assessing racism in Singapore : replacing Singapore's customary focus on intentionality with a focus on impacts by Lee, Lavelle Wen Ning

“…As such, instances of covert racism (racism that does not initially appear to be racist) often escape detection—or at the very least, face much smaller consequences. Even as Singapore continues to promote racial harmony and regard multiculturalism as a major characteristic of its national identity, the reality is that racism continues to thrive in Singapore, mainly because of its inability to acknowledge more subtle instances of racism. …”
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Life is uncertain: inherent variability exhibited by organisms, and at higher levels of biological organization by Bull, JW

“…A not uncommon view in the ecological literature is that this is mainly due to the observer having insufficient information or a stochastic environment—and not partly because organisms themselves respond with inherent unpredictability. …”

Modelling, exploration and optimization of hardware accelerators for deep learning applications by Dutt, Arko

“…Fourth, we built emerging memory with resistive-random access memory (RRAM) and thin-film transistor (TFT) devices, acting as off-chip main memory for emerging multi-tier monolithic 3D system design. …”
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Towards semantic, debiased and moment video retrieval by Satar, Burak

“…Video retrieval aims to retrieve a whole video within a video corpus given a language query. However, one of the main challenges is that it requires reaching a semantic correlation between these modalities. …”
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Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury by Synnot, Anneliese, Chau, Marisa, Pitt, Veronica, O'Connor, Denise, Gruen, Russell Lindsay, Wasiak, Jason, Clavisi, Ornella, Pattuwage, Loyal, Phillips, Kate

“…Only studies where at least 50% of participants had a TBI (or for whom separate data for participants with TBI were available) were included. …”
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The effect of carotene extraction system on crude palm oil quality, carotene composition, and carotene stability during storage by Baharin, B. S., Latip, R. A., Che Man, Y. B., Abdul Rahman, R.

“…The major components of the carotene fraction were similar to CPO, which contains mainly α‐ and β‐carotene. The carotene could be stored for at least 3 mon.…”
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Experimental studies of melting PCM in a heat sink by Muhammad Azrin Sa'ad.

“…The results yielded shows that an improvement of at least 20% was shown in the time taken for the base temperatures to reach 100°C when PCM was filled in the heat sink. …”
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Analysis of brain signals by Tan, Yi Bing

“…As such, this project involves a literature review mainly on the different kinds of brainwave and frequencies generated during different activities and in patients with Cancer and brain diseases for instance, Epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and Schizophrenia. …”
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Effects of the layers of foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Leo, Sin Chyuan

“…The soil layers will mainly consist of silty sand, dense sand and clay. …”
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The impact of founder personalities on startup success by McCarthy, PX, Gong, X, Braesemann, F, Stephany, F, Rizoiu, M, Kern, ML

“…Startups are a vital source of innovation, yet the most innovative are also the least likely to survive. The probability of success of startups has been shown to relate to several firm-level factors such as industry, location and the economy of the day. …”

Scope, characteristics, behavior change techniques, and quality of conversational agents for mental health and well-being: systematic assessment of apps by Lin, Xiaowen, Martinengo, Laura, Jabir, Ahmad Ishqi, Ho, Andy Hau Yan, Car, Josip, Atun, Rifat, Tudor Car, Lorainne

“…We further described their main features, technical aspects, and quality in terms of engagement, functionality, esthetics, and information using the Mobile Application Rating Scale. …”
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Improving the diagnostic yield of whole genome sequencing: neurodevelopmental and epilepsy disorders by Hashim, M

“…These patients included a cohort with known karyotypic abnormalities suspected as the main cause of the phenotype. Furthermore, the effect of variants in a potential novel disease gene (PLPPR5) were investigated functionally. …”

The third imperative: framework for the relational values of nature by Tan, Rebecca Si En

“…This framework is then tested empirically through 30 surveys in a Singapore park and analysed mainly through a qualitative approach of thematic analysis. …”
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Fire resistant geopolymer concrete incorporating local alkali-silica reactive rocks (ST-27) by Poh, Tian Han

“…The tensile strength comes mainly from the steel reinforcement bars provided at the tensile side of the structural while the concrete cover acts as a protection for the bars from the external elements such as weather exposure. …”
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Effectiveness of supervised versus self-directed rehabilitation for adults aged 50 years and over with ankle fractures: protocol for the AFTER trial by Keene, DJ, Achten, J, Forde, C, Png, ME, Grant, R, Draper, K, Appelbe, D, Tutton, E, Peckham, N, Dutton, SJ, Lamb, SE, Costa, ML

“…<p><strong>Aims</p></strong> Ankle fractures are common, mainly affecting adults aged 50 years and over. To aid recovery, some patients are referred to physiotherapy, but referral patterns vary, likely due to uncertainty about the effectiveness of this supervised rehabilitation approach. …”

The attribution of February extremes over North America: a forecast-based storyline study by Lee, D, Sparrow, S, Leach, N, Osprey, S, Lee, J, Allen, M

“…The forecast-based storyline approach is valid for at least half of the land area within a 6-day lead time before the target extreme occurrence. …”