Investigative study about sources and consequences of emotional toxicity in the workplace. by Lim, Jenny Cheng Choo.

“…Qualitative research design and methods are deployed in three areas : the data source is obtained from a compilation of verbatim interviews given by people talking about their work, a grounded theory approach was used to do the data analyse, and finally, the presentation of the findings was done using illustrative data and narrative means.…”
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Real-time positioning implementation via GPS code phase mesurements by Shi, Danhong

“…Together with improvements in the related technologies, GPS is rapidly on its way towards donning the mantle of the de-facto navigation means of the 21st century. GPS receivers are gradually overcoming cost boundaries: handhold GPS receivers are now available for less than $100 (US dollars) and millions are sold every year. …”
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Capacity of wireless CDMA system by Hsu, Daniel Ta Siong.

“…Wireless cellular communication must deal with a variety of interferences. By means of Direct Sequence Coded Division Multiple Access (DS CDMA) system, communication performance can be improved. …”
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Social image tag recommendation by concept matching by Chong, Jun An.

“…However, for tags to be an effective means of image organization and retrieval, every image needs to be tagged with a sufficient amount of meaningful and relevant tags. …”
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Design language in packaging. by Wijaya, Merwyn.

“…Its name is derived from the word 'cairdeas', which means friendship in Irish. It proposes a new ritual that takes inspiration from the act of breaking bread to share with others, celebrating the bond that they have.…”
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Glow by Vuong, Minh Trung

“…It also used backlit claymation as way of transition and transformation and also as a means to reinforce the tactile quality of the whole piece.…”
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Design and implementation of a power-line intra-building communication device by Tan, Yu Qin

“…There are good deals of similar products available in the market, most of these communication products using higher frequencies to offer higher bit rate and low noise level which means a larger bandwidth for transmission. In this project, transmitting and receiving signals at a low frequency, as this is much easier to explore and investigate the functionality through power-line.…”
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Dopamine Nation : Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence / by Lembke, Anna, Dr., author 655980, Penguin Publishing Group (Online service) 655981

“…Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. …”
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Ultra-thin bulk silicon thinning of advanced microprocessors & graphics processors fabricated in Sub-20 nm technology by Teo, Wee Siang

“…As a means for precise material removal, the milling rate was first characterised on different systems before the resulting milling finish was studied as a function of the beam parameters. …”
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Dynamic properties of structures integrated with tuned liquid sloshing dampers analyses by Gospel, Jessica Vania

“…Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) provides a means to analyse frequency content, decomposing signals into frequency components. …”
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Intelligent diagnostic feedback in virtual learning environment by Guo, Ruisheng

“…The findings are analyzed and lead to the conclusion that under certain conditions online diagnostic feedback is an effective means of enhancing student learning across a wide range of subject.…”
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Divine authority and covenant community in contemporary culture by Billingham, J

“…This is further explored by means of qualitative research with one-to-one interviews conducted in a Baptist church in York. …”

On the eigenfunction expansions of the dyadic green's functions for multilayered biisotropic and bianisotropic media by Tan, Eng Leong.

“…Many new, generalized, unified and/or condensed fundamental results are derived employing simple and direct means. In particular, a simple approach based on the theory of distributions is presented for deriving the singularities and discontinuities associated with the eigenfunction expansions of the dyadic Green's functions for biisotropic media.…”
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The US election: expectations vs. outcomes by Garfinkle, Adam

“…As those with varying interests and equities try to anticipate what the election outcome means for them, one question stands out above all others: What kind of American demos would choose a man to be President of the world’s most powerful democracy who has shown consistent disrespect for both its democratic rules and its classical liberal principles?…”
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Parallel volume rendering for 3D medical images by Mu, Katherine Qing.

“…Parallel rendering is by no means a mature field, in fact efficient parallel rendering is an elusive goal. …”
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Port service quality in the supply chain management context by Poh, Patricia Xiang Qi.

“…Besides the traditional function of being the facilitator, providing of infrastructure and equipment, contemporary ports have now been integrated into supply chains. This essentially means that ports are now considered as only an element in a supply chain, instead of a standalone entity. …”
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Religion and new media : a study on Facebook and Christianity. by Tan, Rystine.

“…The religious and the spiritual is increasingly defined by new means of communication, and Christian religious authority are increasingly using social media to reach out to their congregants and with the constant sharing of information, they use social media as a tool to help enhance the congregants’ spiritual experiences and build relations with their congregants. …”
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Electrokinectic effects in closed microchannels by Macros

“…For instance, electroosmosis has been utilized as a powerful pumping means to precisely transport and manipulate liquid samples in microfluidic devices used for chemical analyses and biomedical diagnoses. …”
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A smart home system by O, Chee Xian

“…The Raspberry Pi and Mobile app communicate within the same network which means both have to be connected to the same WIFI. …”
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Information systems practice for the age of consequences by Silberman, MS

“…Building on the view that bottlenecks in addressing environmental problems are more ‘institutional’ than ‘technical,’ but that technology development can be understood as ‘politics by other means,’ the paper makes two main contributions to LIMITS. …”