Linear A and Minoan : some new old questions by Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco

“…The aim of this paper is to provide a synthetic outline of the attempts so far produced by scholars in trying to decipher Linear A, an undeciphered Aegean writing system (dating back to the European Bronze Age), highlighting some still unanswered epistemological questions. …”
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On the corrosion resistance of some selective laser melted alloys by Suryawanshi, Jyoti, Baskaran, T., Prakash, Om, Arya, S. B., Ramamurty, Upadrasta

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Rank weight hierarchy of some classes of polynomial codes by Ducoat, Jérôme, Oggier, Frédérique

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Why do some countries prosper despite corruption? by Neo, Jing Mian

“…This paper examines the factors that enable some countries to prosper despite entrenched corruption. …”
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The Singapore code of advertising practice and some proposals for reform. by Chan, Hiang Tiak., Lim, Catherine Chui Ling., Yeo, Nellie Sok Leng.

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Essays on foreign direct investment: some missing pieces by Fernandez-Delgado, K

The National Risk Register 2023: some reasoned reflections by Grindrod, P, Bowman, CE, Smith, GM, Stasinakis, A

“…We suggest that the National Risk Register should be extended to adopt a whole systems perspective, reasoning that it is unlikely that the acute risks will each occur in an isolated way, and additionally there may be (non-risk) precursor contexts and events which might amplify many acute risks and/or nullify planned responses. We discuss some potential causes of a lack of national resilience; and some possible generic failures in acute risk response. …”

Topochemical manipulation of some complex transition metal oxides by Amano Patiño, ME

The Matter of the Hold: Housing futures and the paradigm of the ship by Donovan, Inge, Pankhurst, David

“…We ask: how could the paradigm of the ship, and the creation of material strategies for large, complex assemblages funded by public spending be applied to housing in a resource constrained world? …”
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Analysis of alternative energy sources and their impact on shipping by Chia, Ting Ting., Wee, Jun Xiang., Munira P. A Abdulla Kunhi.

“…This paper explores how alternate sources of energy like Biofuels, LNG and CNG will affect the shipping industry by looking at current market trends, various cost analyses as well as their impact on the marine environment when used as fuel in vessels and the effects of various governmental efforts.…”
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Urgency of controlling black carbon emissions in shipping by Ong, Min Yee

“…There has been a lot of discussion about sustainable shipping and decarbonisation in the maritime industry. …”
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Impact of innovation on performance of shipping companies in Singapore by Nah, Laura Yan Ling

“…Results showed that Singapore-registered ship-owning companies are considered innovative. …”
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Assessing the financial performance of container shipping companies by Shen, Wanling.

“…The objective of this research paper is to determine if vertical integration improves the financial performance of container shipping companies, by comparing various financial indicators of the firms prior to and after vertical integration. …”
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Assessing the financial performance of container shipping companies by Cai, Kewei

“…Over the past few decades, a phenomenon was observed where container shipping lines are adapting vertical integration strategies towards the ports and logistics market, which is outside of their core business. …”
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Impact of innovation on performance of shipping companies in Singapore by Xie, Yizheng.

“…The objective of this report, as part of three reports, was to investigate whether innovation has any influence on the performance of shipping companies in Singapore. A random sample of 85 companies was chosen from the Singapore Maritime Directory and the Singapore Shipping Association Directory. …”
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Utilisation of information systems in the port and shipping community. by Tan, Lye Thiam.

“…This study researches the extent of adoption and utilisation of information systems or IT systems/products by players and companies within the port-shipping community. And there is a myriad of such IT applications customised/developed on various platforms ranging from Internet or web-based to legacy stand-alone systems.…”
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Analysis of the shipping industry’s insurance claims record by Chan, Chang Qing.

“…Insurance claims have contributed to the rising costs of shipping through increasing insurance premiums and deductibles. …”
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Service quality gaps in the container shipping industry by Phua, Jia Hui.

“…Being the main mode of transport used in most supply chain, service quality in container liner shipping can help increase competitiveness of the supply chain and in turn benefit all parties in the supply chain. …”
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Shipping lines' perspective in container terminal investments by Xu, Jiawei

“…Since 1960s, shipping lines have shown their interests in owning and operating container terminals. …”
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Ship detection using optical satellite imagery by Hu, Jing

“…By using these two constrains, the program can successfully detect sea-going ships among all those false alarms like small island, wakes and cloud. …”
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