From cellular automata to agent-based models : addressing urban issues by Quek, Wei Liang

“…The continual urbanization of our modern world brings forth problems which are increas- ingly difficult to solve. This difficulty is mainly due to the complexity of the systems involved. …”
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Understanding the effect of chlorobenzene and isopropanol anti-solvent treatments on the recombination and interfacial charge accumulation in efficient planar perovskite solar cell... by Prochowicz, Daniel, Mohammad Mahdi Tavakoli, Solanki, Ankur, Goh, Teck Wee, Pandey, Kavita, Sum, Tze Chien, Saliba, Michael, Yadav, Pankaj

“…We found that this enhanced hysteresis stems mainly from higher charge accumulation at the TiO2/perovskite interface under illumination that could also lead to formation of excess electrostatic potential contributing to an increased open circuit voltage (Voc). …”
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Non-uniform heat transfer suppression to enhance PCM melting by angled fins by Ji, Chenzhen, Qin, Zhen, Low, Zhenghua, Dubey, Swapnil, Choo, Fook Hoong, Duan, Fei

“…Besides, the enhancement ratio reveals that the melting enhancement by the fins mainly appears at the second half of the entire process, based on the PCM solid-liquid interface formed at the first half.…”
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Freezing of impact water droplets on cold moving substrates by Mohamad Taufiq Md Tarmidi

“…Droplet impingement has widely been the topic of interest for researchers worldwide mainly because of its vast applications in today’s world including spray cooling and anti-icing. …”
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Ultrasensitive metadevices for biosensing by Xiao, Shuqi

“…Starting with the principles, a metadevice is designed and its structure is introduced in the dissertation. The principles mainly include the surface plasmon polaritons and modulation of graphene by Fermi level. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Koh, Jee Youn

“…Thus, debtholders lose in PPoEs mainly due to issuers’ managerial entrenchment. In Chapter 3, we examine how private placements of equity (PPEs) by firms with large public customers affect the value of issuing firms and their large public customers. …”
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Application of microwave-assisted orange peel digestion in lithium-ion battery recycling by Nawfal Alimullah Marican

“…The microwave-assisted pre-treatment and hydrolytic leaching process were optimised mainly by varying the time and temperature parameters. …”
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Analogy or fallacy, unsafe chemical alternatives: mechanistic insights into energy metabolism dysfunction induced by Bisphenol analogs in HepG2 cells by Jia, Shenglan, Marques Dos Santos, Mauricius, Li, Caixia, Fang, Mingliang, Sureshkumar, Mithusha, Snyder, Shane Allen

“…Their toxicity assessment in humans has mainly focused on estrogenic activity, while other toxicity effects and mechanisms resulting from BPs exposure remain unclear. …”
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Mechanical characterization of co-extruded short fiber reinforced thermoplastic with UV curable thermoset by Zhao, Zhilong

“…As carbon fiber increasingly replaces traditional metal alloys, enhancing SCFR could unlock more potential, leading to new, high-value carbon fiber products. Current research mainly focuses on pure thermoplas tics or thermosets, with limited exploration of their blends. …”
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Research on lithium ion battery applications in vehicles by Huang, Ke

“…This can help LIB maintain good working performance in electric vehicle. There are mainly four parts included in the intelligent battery cooling system, battery pack, temperature measurement circuit, DC-DC boost converter and a cooling device. …”
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Traffic management proposed electronic road pricing system by Ho, Eng Foo, Lim, Choon Fong, Poh, Leong Wee

“…The project is mainly divided into three sections in an attempt to review the land transport policies in Singapore. …”
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Inductively coupled in-circuit impedance measurement based on two-port network characterization by Li, Kangrong

“…It is shown that the EMI filter designed based on conducted emission measurement with LISN may not be adequate for the actual electronic product that is connected to the AC power mains without LISN. The impact of the conducted emission measurement without LISN will allow us to know the adequacy of EMI filter, especially for high power switching converters.…”
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Preparation of novel special wettable materials for water remediation by Ma, Qinglang

“…In this thesis, I will present my research works on two novel low-cost and sustainable special wettable materials, and demonstrate their promising application in oily water remediation. The mainly adopted material development strategy is to convert waste materials into functional special wettable materials. …”
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The role of dendritic cells in determining the breadth and epitope specificity of the initial CD8+ T cell response during acute HIV-1 infection by Partridge, T

“…Multiple crosspresented HIV-1 (mainly Gag-, Pol- and Env-derived) epitopes were identified, but HIV-1-infected CD4+ T cells were not found to be a source of Nef for cross-presentation. …”

Body composition, body mass, and cardiovascular health in mid-childhood and midlife: a compositional data analysis by Liu, M, Dumuid, D, Olds, T, Burgner, D, Ellul, S, Juonala, M, Wang, Y, Ranganathan, S, Cheung, M, Baur, L, Dwyer, T, Kerr, JA, Lycett, K, Wake, M

“…Compared with normal-weight children, children with obesity had poorer CV measures (e.g., 1 SD faster pulse wave velocity, 0.5 SD lower arterial elasticity), with higher body mass and lower %FFM mainly accounting for these relationships. All relationships were similar, albeit larger, for parents.…”

Citizenship and the politics of poverty definition during the segregation, apartheid and democratic eras in South Africa: 1910-2010 by Magasela, W

“…</p> <p>In the post-apartheid era with a Constitution that enshrines a Bill of Rights with explicit and specific social and economic rights, and human dignity, social justice and the commitment to improve the quality of life of all citizens as foundational values aimed at addressing extensive multi-dimensional poverty, apartheid era concepts and definitions of poverty (mainly the HSL and MLL) continue. This has been reinforced by the analyses of poverty undertaken by the World Bank in the post-apartheid era. …”

Clouds and hazes in Saturn's troposphere and stratosphere by Merlet, CTC

“…Near-infared VIMS data between 4.5 and 5.1 <em>μ</em>m are mainly sensitive to deeper tropospheric levels down to approximately 5 bar. …”

Profiling the growth conditions and persistent organic pollutants (POPS) tolerance of Phenoliferia glacialis USM-PSY62 by Ain Nur Afifah Azman, Shazilah Kamaruddin, Quay, Doris Huai Xia, Farah Diba Abu Bakar, Noor Haza Fazlin Hashim, Abdul Munir Abdul Murad, Izwan Bharudin

“…This Antarctic yeast enters the stationary phase on day six of incubation under optimum conditions. It appeared mainly as elongated-shape and oval-shaped with budding formation and was found to produce extracellular enzymes such as protease and amylase in the presence of 2% glucose concentration in YM media. …”
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Survivorship and field growth characteristics of four selected bamboo species for the development of bamboo industry in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo by Perumal, Mugunthan, Mohd Hassan, Nurul Husna, Abdullah, Nizam, Omar, Latifah, Zainudin, Johari, Wasli, Mohd Effendi

“…The scientific information and findings from this study would be useful as guidelines for bamboo industry players, managers, nursery practitioners, and policymakers to begin and carry out the development of the bamboo industry, mainly in Sarawak.…”
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English newspaper coverage of financial education on old age savings by Ng, Chooi Fun

“…The FE on OAS Articles did not follow a standard curriculum but were based on current issues emphasizing mainly on Savings. It was found that key stakeholders of the proposed National Financial Literacy Programs were not included as content providers and information provided did not include all financial products and services. …”
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