Comparative analysis of undergraduate life science education at NTU, Singapore and Kyutech, Japan : commonalities and differences in preparing students for employment or graduate s... by Lee, Kok Sang.

“…Students in Singapore were found to spend more time to study and less time for entertainment compared to their peers in Japan. Differences in government policies of Japan and Singapore are believed to cause most of the differences observed. …”
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The leap of faith : lived experiences of madrasah students negotiating the transition from a religiously-homogeneous environment to a secular environment by Shaik Muhammad Khairun Nabil, Nur Syahirah Mohamed Salim

“…The findings point to four main transition outcomes which is shaped by (i) their motivations to align their habitus with that of their new peers and (ii) their commitment to maintain their previously-conditioned habitus and ties with the Madrasah community. …”
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Student poster conferences as a formative, authentic, inclusive and sustainable assessment practice by Sims, D, Aitken, D, Swales, C

“…Of primary importance, the poster conference is a safe-to-fail formative experiential learning opportunity, with opportunities for feedback from peers and key stakeholders. It is a form of authentic assessment that replicates a ‘real world’ conference experience and aspects of public scholarship and peer review. …”

Exploring career realities: elevating graduate employability through job shadowing by Hanaliza Kamis, Phan, Jasmine Ah Kiaw, Sheela Karunaharan Thanaraj, Jen, Ling Gan

“…Overall, the performance of program participants surpassed that of their non-participating peers, underscoring the program’s impact on bridging the gap between academic theory and practical application.…”
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Introduction by Mander, WJ

“…This introductory chapter briefly surveys the main philosophical developments of the nineteenth century, contextualising the chapters that follow. …”

Social medicine : polarisation and perspectives by Dorling, D

“…Unequal health: The scandal of our times by Danny Dorling [...] gives a flavour of one of the major themes: social medicine and contains three chapters from the book, preceded by an all-new introduction specially written by Danny Dorling. …”

Qualitative Research : Bridging the Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological / by Ravitch, Sharon M, author 609533, Carl, Nicole Mittenfelner, author 656054

“…Whether you are new to qualitative research or not, the goal for this book is to develop and deepen your understanding of an approach to research that seeks, designs for, and engages criticality in qualitative research. Every chapters begins with an overview and key objectives for the chapter. …”

The role of ideology in radicalisation by Ramakrishna, Kumar

“…This chapter seeks to examine the role of ideology in radicalisation into violent extremism, be it Islamist or far-right. …”
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Leadership-as-spiritual practice: a practical pneumatology of leadership in the Church of England by Bennet, HJ

“…In my search phase, chapters 1-5, I question how ecclesial leadership discourse ‘speaks’ of God. …”

Contextualising the contrafacta of trouvere song by Quinlan, M

“…The third and fourth chapters on Marian song, conversely, point toward efforts to intensify and develop a song's meaning through contrafacture, while the fifth chapter's contrafact text cites its own affective reason for melodic re-use. …”

Electromigration study of through silicon via (TSV) by Tan, Yeow Chong

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Universal resilience patterns in labor markets by Moro, Esteban, Frank, Morgan R., Pentland, Alex, Rutherford, Alex, Cebrian, Manuel, Rahwan, Iyad

“…Further, cities that increase their job connectivity see increasing wage bills, and workers of embedded occupations enjoy higher wages than their peers elsewhere. Finally, we show how job connectivity may clarify the augmenting and deleterious impact of automation in US cities. …”
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The epistemic significance of religious disagreements: cases of unconfirmed superiority disagreements by Choo, Frederick Wen Yeong

“…In this paper, I argue that many religious disagreements are cases of unconfirmed superiority disagreements, where parties have good reason to think they are not epistemic peers, yet they lack good reason to determine who is superior. …”
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Magical realism and representations of the cold war in Southeast Asia by Lye, Kit Ying

“…However, while there are acknowledgements by scholars that religious myths and pre-existing animistic beliefs continue to influence the way that the indigenous people understand their worlds, Southeast Asian authors (unlike many of their postcolonial peers), do not actively employ magical realism in their exploration of history and civil unrest in their writings, and when they do, are not employed to the same degree as postcolonial authors in other regions. …”
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Ideas of intelligence across development : a look into children's implicit attitudes of the male = brilliant stereotype by Ng, Sara Hui Xin

“…These results prompt for further exploration of other possible factors such as cultural influences and other socialising agents such as teachers and peers that could have a greater influence on children’s development of this gender stereotype.…”
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Computer program to predict path loss in a mobile radio channel environment by Cheng, Weng Lock.

“…Matlab® computing language is chosen because it is easier to program mathematical models into computing language. In this thesis, chapters 1, 2 and 3 are devoted to explanation of basic radio channel concepts, its complexities of prediction and the impact of the advantages of path loss prediction.…”
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Advances in Design, Simulation and Manufacturing VII : Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Design, Simulation, Manufacturing: The Innovation Exchange, DSMIE-2024, Ju... by International Conference on Design, Simulation, Manufacturing: The Innovation Exchange (7th : 2024 : Pilsen, Czech Republic), Ivanov, Vitaliĭ, editor 656010, Trojanowska, Justyna, editor 656020, Pavlenko, Ivan, editor 656011, Rauch, Erwin, editor 656021, Pitelʹ, Ján, editor 656022

“…Further topics include quality management, supply chain, agile manufacturing, lean management, and sustainable transportation. Chapters report on theoretical research and experimental studies concerning engineering design, simulation, and various machining processes for subtractive and additive manufacturing. …”
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Peroxytungstate anions in asymmetric ion pair catalyzed oxidations by Ye, Xinyi

“…In each case, the essence of chemistry was studied mechanistically. The first two chapters introduced the background from two aspects, which included the history of ion pair catalysis (Chapter 1) and application of tungstate salts in oxidation (Chapter 2). …”
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Promoting strategic internal communication in governance to enhance employee creativity in organization by Nur Hidayah, Shamsul Azhar, Fadzida, Ismail, Noor Akma, Abu Bakar

“…The results indicate that when internal communication and leadership communication in governance are symmetrical, individuals are more likely to receive feedback from a variety of interpersonal sources, including supervisors, colleagues, and peers from different departments. This enhances creativity. …”
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Secure and secret cooperation in robotic swarms by Castelló Ferrer, Eduardo, Hardjono, Thomas, Pentland, Alex 'Sandy', Dorigo, Marco

“…We propose a system where robots in a swarm, to cooperate towards mission completion, have to "prove" their integrity to their peers by exchanging cryptographic proofs. We show the implications of this approach for two different swarm robotics missions: foraging and maze formation. …”
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