A Japan with Fewer Japanese: Enter the Machines by Tan, Ming Hui, Lim, Christopher H.

“…Japan has long been beset by persisting demographic challenges – an ageing population, a shrinking workforce, and a reluctance to embrace immigration. …”
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‘I don’t care who joins my choir’: investigating attitudes to diversity and inclusivity in lower- and upper-voice choirs in the United Kingdom by MacGregor, E

“…Using descriptive statistics to show demographic trends and qualitative thematic analysis to identify experiences shared across choirs, we highlight how the development of some lower- and upper-voice choirs has been affected by a homogeneous demographic with limited recognition of – and, in some cases, resistance towards – wider societal issues of diversity and inclusivity. …”

"Wooing the manosphere: he‘s just a bro.” Donald Trump’s 2024 digital transactions with ‘dude’ social media influencers by Wheeler, Mark

“…In the 2024 Presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s winning 2.0 strategy of “transgression as entertainment” was evident in his decision to target a disaffected demographic of largely young white male voters (the “manosphere”) within the key swing states.…”
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Foreign talent : antecedents and consequences of underemployment. by Chang, Mun Wai., Lew, Keen Lung., Tan, Hsueh Pin.

“…This study explores the antecedents (demographic characteristics, overseas unit factor, job level factors, and personal characteristics) and consequences (work attitudes and behaviour) of underemployment among foreign talent in Singapore. …”
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Consumer preferences in air travel : an application of conjoint analysis. by Leoh, Chay Hoon., Leow, Isabelle Hui Fen., Tee, Hwee Teng.

“…Cluster analysis technique was applied to group consumers with similar preferences to uncover underlying demographic profiles.…”
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Fuel card system by Chew, Geck, Chong, Siew Ling, Tan, Siew Fang

“…To achieve this, the report attempts to find out marketers' motivations for the launch of fuel cards, and the differences between fuel card users and non-users in terms of demographic profile, purchase behaviors, attitudes towards and perceptions of fuel card. …”
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Singaporeans' attitudes toward gender stereotypes in advertising. by Ng, Meng Yee., Yap, Mee Lee.

“…Purposes of this project are to identify the effects of respondents’ involvement in processing advertisements on their attitudes and the potential relationships between their demographical and psychographical characteristics on their attitudes. …”
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Comparative study of heroin and ecstasy abusers in the SAF by Ip, Lee Lee.

“…This study aimed to understand the ecstasy and heroin abusers in the SAF in terms of six factors, namely, demographic profile, family background, social factors, addiction history, abstention history and social support network. …”
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An application of MCMC simulation in mortality projection for populations with limited data by Li, Jackie

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Influence of family background on academic achievements among nursing students at Universiti Sains Malaysia health campus by Adam, Nursyazana

“…There is no association between socio-demographic data (parents’ income) and students’ academic achievement (p>0.05). …”
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Fairness testing of machine translation systems by Sun,Zeyu, Chen, Zhenpeng, Zhang, Jie, Hao, Dan

“…FairMT operates on the assumption that translations of semantically similar sentences, containing protected attributes from distinct demographic groups, should maintain comparable meanings. …”
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Parameter optimization methods for calibrating tank model and neural network for rainfall-runoff modelling by Kuok, King Kuok

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Women in management positions in the hotel industry in Singapore by Lee, Mei Hwa., Teo, Ai Tee., Yip, June Yoke Ping.

“…This research is undertaken to find out the general profile of women in management in the hotel industry in Singapore, the types of obstacles they encountered in their career, whether the obstacles cause the existence of the glass ceiling and how the different demographic factors affect the types of obstacles encountered.…”
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Knowledge and attitude towards Vaginal delivery and cesarean section Among primigravida in hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Hamzah, Shazwani

“…This study found no association between other socio-demographic characteristics (age, highest education level and occupational status) with knowledge on VD and CS. …”
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Department stores in Singapore : useful variables for sementing the market by Muhammad Effendy Bin Ibrahim, Ng Wai Ping Eleanor, Tan Ai Tee Yvonne

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Toward sustainable waste management: assessing factors affecting single-use plastic reduction in the Southern Region of Malaysia by Mohamad Sofian Abd Rahim, Azwani Alias, Nurezdiani Said, Siti Norliyana Harun, Noorashikin Md Noor

“…Moreover, tailored interventions considering socio-demographic diversity are essential for comprehensive program success.…”
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The prevalence of obesity and its associated factors among nursing students in Universiti Sains Malaysia by Zaini, Nur Zulfatul Izzah Mohammad

“…There is no significant association between obesity with physical activity (p=0.987), stress (p=0.970) and eating behavior (p=0.665). In terms of socio-demographic factors, a significant association was only indicated in age (p=0.048) and gender (p=0.048). …”
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The compound risk of heat and COVID-19 in New York City: riskscapes, physical and social factors, and interventions by Knox-Hayes, Janelle, Osorio, Juan Camilo, Stamler, Natasha, Dombrov, Maria, Winer, Rose, Smith, Mary Hannah, Blake, Reginald A, Rosenzweig, Cynthia

“…We assess the relationship between socio-demographic and natural, built and social environmental characteristics, and the spatial correspondence of COVID-19 daily case rates across three pandemic waves. …”
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Biomimetic nanocomposites to control osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells by Liao, Susan, Nguyen, Luong T. H., Ngiam, Michelle, Wang, Charlene, Cheng, Ziyuan, Chan, Casey K., Ramakrishna, Seeram

“…Here, the production of materials based on nano-hydroxyapatite composites in scaffolds with nanofibrous and nanoporous topographies, designed to mimic the native bone matrix for applications in bone tissue engineering, is reported. …”
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Direct reuse of electronic plastic scraps from computer monitor and keyboard to direct stem cell growth and differentiation by Shi, Pujiang, Tan, Chiew Kei, Wu, Zhuoran, Gabriel, Jean-Christophe P., Srinivasan, Madhavi, Lee, Jong-Min, Tay, Chor Yong

“…Herein, the distinctive surface and micro topographical features of computer electronic-plastic (E-plastic) scraps were unconventionally repurposed as a substrate material to guide the growth and differentiation of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs). …”
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