15.223 Global Markets, National Policies, and the Competitive Advantages of Firms, Fall 2007 by Locke, Richard

“…Understanding the interaction between environment and business around the world is the key to understanding both the possibilities for and constraints on either managing an existing or starting a new business in today's fast-changing economy.…”
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Electrochemical biosensor based on graphene oxide–Au nanoclusters composites for l-cysteine analysis by Ge, Shenguang, Yan, Mei, Lu, Juanjuan, Zhang, Meng, Yu, Feng, Yu, Jinghua, Song, Xianrang, Yu, Shilin

“…In addition, the sensor has some important advantages such as simple preparation, fast response, good stability and high reproducibility. …”
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Near-infrared-driven Cr(vi) reduction in aqueous solution based on a MoS2/Sb2S3 photocatalyst by Yuan, Xingzhong, Wang, Hui, Wang, Junjie, Zeng, Guangming, Chen, Xiaohong, Wu, Zhibin, Jiang, Longbo, Xiong, Ting, Zhang, Jin, Wang, Hou

“…It was indicated that the MoS2/Sb2S3 hybrid possessed fast electron transport and improved light absorption. …”
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Distributed robust hierarchical power sharing control of grid-connected spatially concentrated AC microgrid by Cai, He, Hu, Guoqiang

“…The primary control operates in a fast time scale, where local robust controller is designed to achieve local reference power output tracking in the presence of uncertain system parameters. …”
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Scour evolution downstream of submerged weirs in clear water scour conditions by Guan, Dawei, Liu, Jingang, Chiew, Yee-Meng, Zhou, Yingzheng

“…Experimental observations show that the scour hole downstream of submerged weirs develops very fast in the initial stage, before progressing at a decreasing rate and eventually reaching the equilibrium stage. …”
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Improving visual quality of synthetic terrains using weathering simulation on graphics processing unit by Nguyen, Hoang Anh

“…This has given us the idea to develop the next generation of General Pur-pose Computation on Graphics Processing Unit (GPGPU) erosion algorithms for faster terrain generation.In this thesis, we propose a fast and efficient GPU-based hydraulic erosion procedural technique which runs at interactive rates on today’s computers. …”
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Estimation of diaphragm wall deflections for deep braced excavation in anisotropic clays using ensemble learning by Zhang, Runhong, Wu, Chongzhi, Goh, Anthony Teck Chee, Böhlke, Thomas, Zhang, Wengang

“…This study presents a cutting-edge application of ensemble learning in geotechnical engineering and a reasonable methodology that allows engineers to determine the wall deflection in a fast, alternative way.…”
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Cognitive fatigue and its effects on choice reaction time in elite Muay Thai athletes by Chew, Yan Ying

“…Swift and accurate decision making accompanied by fast reaction time allows a fighter to execute strikes that lead to his or her success in a fight. …”
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Rapid and stable plasma transformation of polyester fabrics for highly efficient oil-water separation by Sun, Ye, Ouyang, Bo, Rawat, Rajdeep Singh, Chen, Zhong

“…However, an efficient and fast method to enable the required wetting state on fabrics still remains a challenge. …”
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Digital based qubit controller system for quantum computing by Khan, Kamran

“…A single spin qubit can be controlled by a digital-to-analog converter utilizing the output of a DDS module, which is a digitally coded analog signal. Fast and accurate qubit readout is essential for quantum error correction. …”
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Ship route optimization to enable the just-in-time arrival at a port by Haziq Bin Mudzzaffar

“…Each engine which are paired with a particular propeller has a specialized purpose – some are used for slow speed, such as tankers and containerships, while others require high speeds which are used for military purposes such as frigates and are designed for fast transportation during warfare or peace-keeping. …”
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Radar gesture recognition using deep learning: a multi-feature fusion approach by Wu, Huan

“…This study applies signal preprocessing techniques, including constructing Range-Doppler Maps (RDM) and Range-Angle Maps (RAM) using fast Fourier transforms (FFT), enhanced with windowing and clutter suppression techniques to improve data quality. …”
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Construction nation. by Lim, Meng Jin.

“…In this day and age, of busy schedules and ‘instant’ gratification of our needs, we want everything fast and to be available at the snap of our fingers. …”
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Helicopter controlling and balancing by Khuong, Kien Trung.

“…The CMAC was rst described by Albus [1, 3] in 1975 and despite its biological relevance, the main reason for using the CMAC is that it operates very fast, which makes it suitable for real-time adaptive control. …”
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Design of finger-probe holder for continuous non-invasive blood glucose monitoring device for intensive care unit by Soh, Phey Hong.

“…Fluctuation of glucose for these patients can be drastic and fast changing. Hence, the need for a continuous non-invasive glucose monitoring system. …”
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Production of single-chain variable fragment epidermal growth factor receptor (scFv-EGFR) antibody by Loh, Valerie Kai Li.

“…Affinity chromatography and size-exclusion chromatography via Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FPLC) are the methods of purification and protein products are characterised using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and/or Western blot. …”
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Collecting and analyzing I/O patterns for data intensive applications by Goh, Ming Rui.

“…Most of each subsequent block access is found to be relatively fast; in the range of 1-4 milliseconds. The analysis on the Database Test Suite– 2 shows that MySQL has a random access behavior on its block I/O accesses.…”
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Studies of injectable in situ depot-forming systems for drug delivery by Liu, Hui

“…The results showed that some parameters, such as polymer hydrophobic property and high Mw as well as high affinity of solvent with water, lead to fast phase inversion and a high burst release; as the morphology of the depot formed is a porous solid. …”
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Peer to peer ranging system : hardware development by Tan, Ting Ze

“…One of the firmware code is to give instructions that pull the data from all the data bits of the ADC to which ever input/output (I/0) line and ensure a fast transfer of the data into the memory of MSP432P401R using Dynamic Memory Access (DMA). …”
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Immersion two phase liquid cooling for data center thermal management by Sidharta, Welly

“…Current preferred method of traditional air cooling consumed a lot of energy and is deemed to be inefficient to remove the excess heat fast enough. Liquid cooling method has been recognized but the incompatibility of commonly available liquid has made this method not economical. …”
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