Factors associated with body weight status and internet addiction among malaysian university students in Penang: mixed method study before and during covid-19 pandemic by Isaac, Nesamalar

“…In addition, there is a significant contribution of demographic factors, internet addiction, and sleep quality to the body mass index of Malaysian university/college students in Penang.…”
Get full text

Urban Informatics and Future Cities / by Geertman, S. C. M., editor 642892, Pettit, Christopher, editor 310233, Goodspeed, Robert, editor 642893, Staffans, Aija, editor 642894

What does sounding Singaporean mean? by Tan, Charmaine Li Min

“…This paper aims to investigate which vocalic features mark Singaporean speech, and if the phonetic patterns follow demographic trends of education levels and ethnicity. …”
Get full text

Banking behaviour of expatriate lecturers in Singapore. by Goh, Amy., Phua, Nai Hsin., Poh, Siok Peng.

“…The study of the influences of certain demographic factors are also carried out for some of the above analysis. …”
Get full text

The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024: harmonised level estimates and their changes over time by Alkire, S, Kanagaratnam, U, Suppa, N

“…The estimates are based on 233 individual survey datasets, mostly the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). …”

Fast and accurate detection of Identical-By-Descent segment sharing in large genomic datasets by Saada, J

“…<p>Identical-By-Descent (IBD) segments are a fundamental measure of ge- netic relatedness and IBD detection is of great interest in many applica- tions, including demographic inference and haplotype-based association. …”

Personalized prescription of ACEI/ARBs for hypertensive COVID-19 patients by Bertsimas, D, Borenstein, A, Mingardi, L, Nohadani, O, Orfanoudaki, A, Stellato, B, Wiberg, H, Sarin, P, Varelmann, DJ, Estrada, V, Macaya, C, Gil, IJN

“…Our approach leverages clinical and demographic information to identify hospitalized individuals whose probability of mortality or morbidity can decrease by prescribing this class of drugs. …”

Acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in Singapore by Azaleah Mohd Anis, Lim, Annabelle Xin Ying, Sng, Xiao Li

“…With its ability to transcend time, space, and geographical boundaries, social media provide new possibilities for migrants to connect with their host societies. …”
Get full text

Information and communication technology and its implications for knowledge management in the workplace : an exploratory study of perspectives from the SECI model. by Kelkar Rujuta Sumant.

“…SECI Model elaborates the process view Roy et al (2007), which is applicable to the global financial services and IT industry where processes and knowledge transfer are of importance especially in a multi-geographical organizational environment. They also posit that it is the most advanced model for knowledge management.…”
Get full text

Data analytics on maps (web application for interactive map exploration) by Koh, Matthew Joon Min

“…Social media information packets like Twitter Tweets and Instagram photos are able to be geo-mapped through their respective geographical metadata. This allows us to view at a glance on a mapping platform like Google Maps the concen tration and specific information being talked about on social media at a glance. …”
Get full text

Ancient bacterial genomes reveal a high diversity of Treponema pallidum strains in early modern Europe by Majander, K, Pfrengle, S, Kocher, A, Neukamm, J, du Plessis, L, Pla-Díaz, M, Arora, N, Akgül, G, Salo, K, Schats, R, Inskip, S, Oinonen, M, Valk, H, Malve, M, Kriiska, A, Onkamo, P, González-Candelas, F, Kühnert, D, Krause, J, Schuenemann, VJ

“…These findings imply a more complex pattern of geographical distribution and etiology of early treponemal epidemics than previously understood.…”

Natural variation of OsWRKY23 drives difference in nitrate use efficiency between indica and japonica rice by Zhang, S, Ji, Z, Jiao, W, Shen, C, Qin, Y, Huang, Y, Huang, M, Kang, S, Liu, X, Li, S, Mo, Z, Yu, Y, Jiang, B, Tian, Y, Wang, L, Song, Q, Wang, S, Li, S

“…The resultant increase in auxin level improves NO3‒ uptake and assimilation, which ultimately enhances grain yield. Geographical and evolutionary analyses reveal overlapping distribution of OsWRKY23indica and DNR1indica, particularly in low-fertility soils, suggesting their involvement in the adaptation to low N conditions to improve NUE and grain yield. …”

Fine-scale genetic structure and natural selection signatures of southwestern Hans inferred from patterns of genome-wide allele, haplotype, and haplogroup lineages by Wang, Mengge, Yuan, Didi, Zou, Xing, Wang, Zheng, Yeh, Hui-Yuan, Liu, Jing, Wei, Lan-Hai, Wang, Chuan-Chao, Zhu, Bofeng, Liu, Chao, He, Guanglin

“…Generally, we provided a case and ideal strategy to reconstruct the detailed demographic evolutionary history of Guizhou Hans, which provided new insights into the fine-scale genomic formation of one ethnolinguistically specific targeted population from the comprehensive perspectives of the shared unlinked alleles, linked haplotypes, and paternal and maternal lineages.…”
Get full text

GIS-based scheduling and monitoring irrigation delivery for rice irrigation system: Part II. Monitoring by Rowshon, M.K., Kwok, C.Y., Lee, T.S.

“…A computer program with a geographical information system (GIS)-based user-interface was developed to monitor the delivery of irrigation water. …”
Get full text

Towards a translation policy in Singapore : illuminations by community translation & interpretation by Li, Xulin

“…It takes on a macro perspective of national competitiveness via formulation of a translation policy to grow the linguistic and translation assets of the nation. In surveying the demographic composition and trend, local linguistic resources and education, the paper proposes recommendations in pushing forward CTI as part of the strategy for growth. …”
Get full text

Thick thrills: because life's too short for skinny taste by Mehta Shivani

“…By employing qualitative methods, including personal observations and interviews with petite women aged 18 to 30, this research aims to foster understanding and empathy towards this demographic. The study delves into various aspects of the petite experience and the psychological impact of backhanded compliments and derogatory remarks, which often exacerbate feelings of insecurity. …”
Get full text

Managing longevity risks in Singapore : an analysis of returns on variable annuities using the Lee-Carter model, financial time series analysis and Monte Carlo simulation by Sun, Si Lu, Yu, Shu Mei, Zhang, Chen

“…Managing longevity risks is of growing importance in Singapore due to demographic changes and the unique retirement policy. …”
Get full text

A study on Stevedoring companies and their operations in Singapore : break bulk shipping segment by Ng, Donovan Chun Hong

“…Education and Skills Requirement 5. Demographic Through this analysis, it is concluded that the role of break bulk stevedores will continue to evolve in the future with technological developments in the break bulk industry. …”
Get full text

Is social media really that effective for communicating budget policies to citizens? – a case study of the Singapore budget 2018 by Chin, Zhao Wei

“…Citizen feedback is collected using an online public survey, of which demographical factors such as age, educational qualifications and employment status were cross-tabulated and suggest that social media avenues such as Facebook may not be the best way to communicate budget policy to certain segments of the population. …”
Get full text

Comparison of current and former sport event volunteers motivation in Singapore by Leong, Su En

“…Volunteers (ntotal = 38; ncurrent = 15; nformer = 23) responded to demographic questions, short- answer questions regarding their volunteer involvement level, and the Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) (Clary et al., 1998). …”
Get full text