Advances in 3D optical profilometry by Huang, Lei

“…Significant improvement in accuracy is verified by comparing with the traditional least squares integration method. The merits of the proposed method are accurate, fast, and able to handle large datasets. …”
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Carlibration parameters of social force model (SFM) for customized personal mobility devices (PMD) by Yuan, Liqiang

“…Meanwhile PMD riders usually go fast and this phenomenon will bring danger to both pedestrians and PMD riders. …”
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Ship detection using optical satellite imagery by Hu, Jing

“…Given Singapore is a coastal state that connects the West and the East. Being one of the world’s busiest port, maritime security plays a vital role. …”
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Understanding the environmental and social risks from the international trade in ornamental plants by Hinsley, A, Hughes, AC, van Valkenburg, J, Stark, T, van Delft, J, Sutherland, W, Petrovan, SO

“…We show global increases in ornamental plant trade, with supply expansions in East Africa and South America, and highlight risks and impacts including biodiversity loss, aquifer depletion, pollution, undermined access and benefit sharing, and food security. …”

Quantifying the energy consumption of the water use cycle by Cardenes Trujillo, I

“…The Thames River basin, in the south-east of England, is used as a case study to illustrate the approach.…”

Cold-formed light gauge steel for rapid deployable shelters by Wu, Hongjun.

“…It takes much time and cost to resettle the victims, giving them basic accommodation for at least a year to two. However, most of the time, funds are limited. …”
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Human detection and tracking in surveillance videos by Ren, Yi.

“…Because it is robust to background changes and it has a relatively fast processing speed.…”
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Detection of faults in machines using power signatures and assessment of faults on energy consumption by Lin, Ian Liyang.

“…The proposed algorithm used the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and a proposed method of Feature Extraction and Fault Diagnosis. …”
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Introduction - Oxford Energy Forum – Issue, 96

“…This reflects the GCC states’ continuing pivotal role on global energy markets as a key centre of world energy supply. The fast-track economic growth and development experienced by the GCC economies since the mid-20th century in particular, however, has also left its toll on the region’s energy profile. …”

Laddered multilevel inverters used in solar panel system by Chen, Junyan

“…The output waveform can be easily observed and the harmonic contents are illustrated by using the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). To get the least total harmonic distortion, Matlab software is used to calculate the best firing angles.…”
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Opportunities for decarbonization in Russia by Sharmina, M

“…A gas supply deal with China has been fast tracked and signed after a decade of negotiations.…”

Elucidating the mechanism of mRNA transport using novel imaging technologies by Stoychev, D

“…There is considerable evidence that at least some of this peripheral activity is regulated by the transport and local translation of mRNA molecules at the distant cytoplasm of neurons. …”

An exploratory study on the development of a sensory wheel affiliated with the emotional lexicon for chrysanthemum infusion by Xia, Y, Hou, J, Chen, J, Spence, C, Qian, J, Zhao, F, Dong, G, Zhong, F

“…Chrysanthemum infusion has gained popularity outside of the East Asian market in recent years. However, despite the growing international demand, standardized methods to evaluate the sensory attributes of chrysanthemum tea, which are essential for guiding consumers and ensuring quality control, remain underdeveloped. …”

Mobile apps development for NTU canteens by Chua, Joy Yun Hui

“…Nearly two-fifths of all mobile phone users—close to one-quarter of the worldwide population—will use a Smartphone at least monthly in 2014. EMarketer speculates Smartphone adoption to continue on a fast-paced trajectory through 2017. …”
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Local rainfall is more likely than distant thunderstorms to affect movement behaviour in Northern Kenyan elephants by Mulder, T, Mortimer, B, Ferwerda, J, Vollrath, F

“…Specifically, elephants were generally in a slow-moving state during the day through wet periods, and in a fast-moving state during the day through dry periods. …”

Time for a coordinated ASEAN–UN response to Myanmar's coup by Cook, Alistair David Blair

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A study of tidal turbine array by Yong, Heng Wei.

“…Since the electrical power are largely affected by the internal frictional, electric and magnetic losses. Last but not least, Calibration experiments are performed by using the dead weight method. …”
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Bu ren 不忍 (Cannot bear to harm) in the Mencius by Sung, Winnie

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Memory-efficient and rapidly-converging path planner by Immanuel, Ivan

“…The planner employed by UTM must be able to return optimal, or at least near optimal path, to avoid convolutions and reduce energy consumption of each UAV. …”
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Tour-into-picture with Kinect by Meng, Taing

“…A virtual camera is used to look into the box by rotating and scaling with mouse controls. TIP is fast in performance and simple to model a 3D scene. …”
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