Inching for a trade war : worst is yet to come by Pitakdumrongkit, Kaewkamol

“…But even if a trade war does not occur, the world is not off the hook as the US is having another tool in the pipeline which may in the future be wielded against friends and foes alike.…”
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The question of beauty in contemporary fiction by Teo, Tiffany Xi Qing

“…Beauty, while having been accused of being an over-determined, vague and even outdated concept, remains more important than ever at the center of literature’s incantations and imagination in the contemporary age. …”
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An exploratory study on Yingchou : Components of Yingchou for females in the chinese culture and their attitudes towards it. by Lin, Shi Yin.

“…As yingchou is similar to networking in some aspects, some of the difficulties encountered by females in the West, which led to them having fewer networking opportunities, were adopted to examine the possibility of females engaging in less yingchou activities. …”
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Busyness and its impact on speed of work. by Soon, Yi Zhen.

“…However, busyness is more than time shortage or merely having a lot to do. This study discusses the acceleration of the speed of life and the valuing of “doing more in less time”. …”
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Trolled by Tao, KaiYuan

“…Both of us avid fans of classical 2D animation, character driven stories and narrative storytelling. Having little experience and opportunity to produce animated shorts in our 4 year study, our objective is to produce an entire fully colored and animated film from start to completion to the best of our ability…”
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Learning environment for Java programming language by Lim, Yi Jun

“…The system aids the students by involving them in the course through the learning process which includes having lectures notes on power point slides, quizzes, assignments, forums, student feedbacks and much more. …”
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Three essays on family firms by Lim, So-Yeon

“…The evidence suggests that having at least two unrelated cofounders involved in management reduces agency problems through mutual monitoring, reducing the number of shareholder proposals and serving as a substitute for other governance mechanisms. …”
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Discovering NTU with augmented reality by Tey, Jun Yuan

“…As Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has many buildings, with many lecture theatres, tutorial rooms, laboratories, research centers, offices, shops and eating places spread across them, many people, especially visitors and freshmen, find themselves having difficulties navigating through the different venues in NTU. …”
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Atomic Habits : Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results : An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones / by Clear, James, author 656048

“…Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. …”

Digital Transformation for Entrepreneurship / by Durst, Susanne, editor 624151, Pevkur, Aive, editor 656303, World Scientific (Online service) 655444

“…The doctoral students will get a unique opportunity to expand their scientific writing skills while at the same time having an opportunity to present their findings in a way that is considered relevant and impactful by practitioners. …”
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Model predictive control for integrated control of air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation, lighting and shading systems by Yang, Shiyu, Wan, Man Pun, Ng, Bing Feng, Dubey, Swapnil, Henze, Gregor P., Chen, Wanyu, Baskaran, Krishnamoorthy

“…The MPC system was implemented in a test facility having two identical, side-by-side experimental cells to facilitate comparison with a building management system (BMS) employing conventional reactive feedback control. …”
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Surface structure formation in WE54 Mg alloy subjected to ultrafast laser texturing by Khadka, Indira, Castagne, Sylvie, Wang, Zhongke, Zheng, Hongyu

“…A 10 W picosecond laser, having a wavelength of 1064 nm, and a 1.5 W femtosecond laser, having a wavelength of 795 nm, were used to irradiate WE54 surface to change the surface morphology. …”
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Childlessness and its associated factors among Chinese women: a nationwide population-based study by Han, Q, Dang, J, Wu, Y, Ye, W

“…Among 5,885 women of reproductive age by the time of the survey, 612 (10.4%) reported having no children, while among 4,917 post-reproductive women, 161 (3.3%) were childless. …”

A mixed methods study investigating factors affecting adherence to Plasmodium vivax malaria primaquine radical cure regimens among migrants along the Myanmar-Thailand border by Ansari, AT, Aung, KK, Win, HH, Beau, C, Nu, B, Soe, NL, Htoo, K, San, T, Wah, TG, Keereevijit, A, Phyo, AP, Chotivanich, K, White, NJ, Nosten, F, Hashmi, AH, Chu, CS

“…Background: The countries within the Greater Mekong Region of Southeast Asia have pledged to eliminate malaria by 2030. Elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria is challenging as it requires radical cure to prevent relapse. …”

What Happens to Confidentiality if the Visitor Refuses to Report Unacceptable Behavior? by Rowe, Mary

“…It discusses some options for getting information where it needs to go, on a timely basis, without the ombuds practitioner having to breach confidentiality, and points out that such options usually exist.…”
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Adultopia by Ang, Vanessa

“…As new pathways emerge and young people face numerous possibilities, they are faced with struggles and uncertainties. Having grown up under the safe shelter of our parents and their guidance, a dynamic switch from being taken care of to supporting oneself can be stressful for many. …”
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Dreams : bespoke for the soul by Dinh, Hai Yen

“…The inspirations come from the interviewees' stories of Asian youths of various nationalities. By having the audience looking at the pieces, it is a hope that they can find a piece which resonates most closely and it may encourage them to reflect about themselves. …”
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A study of validation of performance measures in the context of Singapore's knowledge-based economy. by Kunjammai Sockalingam.

“…This is deepened by issues of not having an internationally recognised framework to value, validate, assess and measure an economy’s KBE progression. …”
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Federated learning application analysis and design by Hu, Wenqi

“…Mobile devices as becoming people’s life essentials are having more and more computing power, which enables local data analysis. …”
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Laboratory static hardness tests of metals by Ng, Jona Rui Qi

“…This report will focus on the theory and experiment on how hardness value is determined through the means of Vickers hardness testing as per American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) testing standards and guidelines. Having done the Vickers hardness experiment, we will be able to achieve the Vickers hardness value. …”
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