Interactive mobile information hub by Yang, Zhiyong

“…There are currently 78% of people owning at least one smartphone in Singapore as of June2013 up from 74% in the previous year[1]. …”
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Design of a power regulator for solar energy application by Kamala, Siddhannan

“…This project composes of four main components:  Solar Panel-Conversation of solar energy source  DC-DC Converter - Provides a constant DC output value  USB/DC Lithium Polymer battery charger- Ensures and provides safe charging of lithium batteries  Lithium batteries – Storage of solar power energy source This report will present the result of experiments that was conducted throughout this project. Last but not the least, this will also include the knowledge and learning points that the author has gained during this project…”
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Mechanical properties of bundled carbon nanoscroll by Huang, Jie, Wong, Chee How

“…The simulation results showed that the bundled CNS failed at a smaller twisted angle per unit length with a much higher ultimate torque compared to the single CNS. Last but not least, we found the orientation of the slippery edges of the bundled CNS sample exhibits negligible influence on the mechanical properties.…”
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Bu ren 不忍 (Cannot bear to harm) in the Mencius by Sung, Winnie

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New algorithms for hardware-efficient implementation of sign detection and magnitude comparison in residue number systems by Sachin Kumar

“…Last but not least, a scaling-assisted sign integer comparator for the balanced five-moduli set {2n−1, 2n, 2n+1, 2n+1−1, 2n−1−1} has been proposed. …”
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Profiting from prestige: the political economy of mega-events in Azerbaijan by Laporte, J

“…Focusing on the development of Azerbaijan’s events industry in the 2000s and 2010s, the article uses available evidence and process tracing techniques to develop the hypothesis that Azerbaijan’s elites sought out hosting rights, at least in part, to diversify their sources of private rents. …”

Study on process parameter optimization for electron beam melting additive manufacturing by Wang, Chengcheng

“…Moreover, the significance and potential industrial applications of the ML-centered tetrahedral framework are depicted in the general discussion chapter of the thesis. Last but not least, the established ML-empowered methodology for process parameter optimization based on SEBM processing in this study can also be applied to other metal AM processes, such as laser-based powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition and binder jetting.…”
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Joint client-and-sample selection for federated learning via bi-level optimization by Li, Anran, Wang, Guangjing, Hu, Ming, Sun, Jianfei, Zhang, Lan, Tuan, Luu Anh, Yu, Han

“…Extensive experiments comparison against eight state-of-the-art baselines on six real-world datasets in the presence of data noise and heterogeneity shows that FedMW-CSS achieves up to 28.5% higher test accuracy, while saving communication and computation costs by at least 49.3% and 1.2%, respectively.…”
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Synthesis of noble metal-based nanocomposites for enhanced catalytic performance by Liu, Ye

“…Secondly, combing noble metal with some functional materials, such as MOFs, can introduce some additional properties, which may be beneficial to the catalytic activity as well as selectivity. Last but not least, supporting materials can promote the dispersion and stability of noble metal nanostructures.…”
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Unveiling the facade of blog posts to reveal subjective well-being : an exploratory study. by Ou, Zhiqi., Tan, Justine Yi Ting., Tan, Jessie Zi Xi.

“…Our two main findings demonstrate that eight out of 11 of the regressions involving the objective ranking as the main independent variable show the objective ranking having the correct expected sign at at least the 10% significance level. As for the subjective ranking, 11 out of 13 of the regressions show it having the correct expected sign at at least the 10% significance level. …”
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Illusory visual motion stimulus elicits postural sway in migraine patients by Imaizumi, Shu, Honma, Motoyasu, Hibino, Haruo, Koyama, Shinichi

“…These results suggest that static visual stimuli with illusory motion can induce postural sway that may last for at least 30 s in patients with migraine.…”
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Terahertz spectroscopy by Chen, Lili

“…Limitations associated with this experiment were also discussed, with the main component being the lack of cryogenic cooling to reduce the THz absorption and attenuation by the water vapor. Last but not the least, recommendations for the future research in order to improve the THz signal conversion efficiency were given. …”
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Development of a micro flow control system by Lee, Zi Qi.

“…A syringe pump was then used to precisely control the amount of pressure applied to push the column of ink in an upward direction. Last but not least, the plates will be lowered vertically using a slider mechanism controlled by a syringe when a drop of ink is expelled from the tip of the glass capillary tubes. …”
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Past, present and future relationship between air and sea freight services in Singapore : competition or complementarity by Choo, Cai Ling, Huang, Pauline Jierui, Oh, Adeline Ying Ling

“…This report presents the past, existing and potential competitive or complementary relationship between air and sea freight services in Singapore’s context. The first part of the report looks at the past air and sea freight transport development in Singapore, and thereafter analyses their relationship. …”
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Development of the capital market in Malaysia : a critical analysis by Li Qingyuan, Lim Boon Hau, Teo Yong Meng

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Real-time facial expression recognition system by Xu, Meng Yao

“…Facial expressions are visible manifestation of the affective state, cognitive activity and personality of a person. Over the last two decades, the advances in imaging and computing technology have led to significant research effort on facial expression recognition. …”
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The ends of occidentalist desire in Conrad's 'Malay' novels : 'every name in history is I by Wagner, Tamara Silvia

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The 1997 Asian currency crisis by Cheok, Mei Fang, Lai, Hung Yin, Lee, Han Hwee

“…The main focus of this research is to examine the reasons behind the depreciation of the East Asian currencies and the factors that led up to the Asian Currency Crisis. …”
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Mencius and Hutcheson on empathy-based benevolence by Chuang, Christina

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A study on the correlation between financial ratios and earnings per share in South Korean banking by Li, Wei Jie, Zhang, Xi Liang, Liu, Lei

“…However, only a few studies have been completed on banks in East Asia region, and very few were on individual East Asian country. …”
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