Leveling the playing field: the selection and motivation effects of tournament prize spread information by Cardinaels, Eddy, Chen, Clara Xiaoling, Yin, Huaxiang

“…Thus, the availability of prize spread information produces a separation of employees based on ability. We also find that employees exert more effort when they can select into a tournament than when they are randomly assigned to one (which proxies for an environment where prize spread information is absent). …”
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Organizational complexity and audit report lag in GCC economies: the moderating role of audit quality by Khan, Faisal, Abdul-Hamid, Mohamad Ali, Fauzi Saidin, Saidatunur, Hussain, Shatha

“…Second, for robustness purposes, the study applies the propensity score matching technique. Findings This research study finds that the firms’ complexity increases ARL. …”
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Development of microfluidic chip for modeling of human gastrointestinal tract by Khoo, Kaydeson Kong Guan

“…Extensive research has been conducted globally to gain an in-depth understanding of the human intestine. …”
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Examining the antecedents of medical tourists use of social media from the standpoint of self-efficacy by Balouchi, Mina, Aziz, Yuhanis Abdul

“…This information can help medical tourism destination marketers gain a competitive advantage by using social media to target potential medical tourists more effectively and on a larger scale.…”

ESG disclosure, firm internationalization, and firm financial performance: evidence from Asia-Pacific by Hussain, Waleed, Ong, Tze San, Kamarudin, Fakarudin, Khan, Muhammad Asif, Bács, Zoltán

“…Environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures maintain a sustainable strategic fit between the organization's goals and its changing environment and have an impact on the firm's ability to attract funds, gain competitiveness, and hence firm's financial performance (FFP). …”
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Hybrid free space optics/radio frequency communication for next generation wireless networks by Sharma, Shubha

“…The aperture with the highest gain at the receiver is considered as the best link. …”
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Multi-Cloud Strategy for Cloud Architects : Learn how to adopt and manage public clouds by leveraging BaseOps, FinOps, and DevSecOps / by Mulder, Jeroen, author 656258

“…But with 'Multi-Cloud Strategy for Cloud Architects, Second Edition', you'll gain the confidence to tackle these complexities head-on. …”
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Test Automation Engineering Handbook : Learn and Implement Techniques for Building Robust Test Automation Frameworks / by Sambamurthy, Manikandan, author 656269

“…By the end of this book, you'll have a better understanding of automation, addressing the common pain points and best practices around test automation. What you will learn Gain a solid understanding of test automation Understand how automation fits into a test strategy Explore essential design patterns for test automation Design and implement highly reliable automated tests Understand issues and pitfalls when executing test automation Discover the commonly used test automation tools/frameworks Who this book is for This book is for manual testers who want to enter the field of test automation and developers who want to learn more about test automation.…”
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Evaluating & enhancing deep learning systems via out-of-distribution detection by Christopher, Berend David

“…Combining all three principles enables a more trustworthy DL system, which gives benefits to developers and end users. Developers gain confidence in deployment and end users gain trust in adopting a DL system. …”
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孟子与董仲舒论“圣人之善”的比较分析 = A comparative analysis between the "Sage's Goodness" as proposed by Mencius and Dong Zhong Shu by 范舒玲 Wan, Cassandra Sue-Lynn

“…From there, it is possible to gain deeper insight on how both of them regard “the sage’s goodness”, and how Dong Zhong Shu would assess Mencius’ views on the “goodness” of human nature.…”
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Pulsed fiber laser at 1 μm wavelength region by Liu, Meng

“…The more energy stored in the laser cavity, the more available gain for signal pulse laser injection. At the same time, the more inter-pulse Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE). …”
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Exploring dependence structures among European electricity markets: static and dynamic copula-GARCH and dynamic state-space approaches by Ly, Sel, Sriboonchitta, Songsak, Tang, Jiechen, Wong, Wing-Keung

“…Our findings provide useful information regarding the dependence, integration, risk management, and asset pricing for the European electricity markets.…”
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The teachers' perception of dialogue and its impact on the quality of relationship in a Singapore primary school by Seet, Caroline.

“…This is an action research to find out teachers’ perception of dialogue and how it impacts on the quality of relationship in a Singapore primary school. …”
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Knowledge portal requirements for nurses. by Liu, Fook Thim.

“…This project aims to find out what nurses want to know and need to know. …”
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Bank and finance company credit officers' information needs and sources by Pung, Jones Teck Huat.

“…This dissertation intends to find out more about Credit Officers from the perspectives of their information needs and the sources they use. …”
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A single year = 心的探索 by Ng, Yan Ying

“…This book is an individual project which describes the author’s personal experience and reflections of growing into an adult, the need to learn to be independent and live with oneself as siblings and friends started to find their lives partners or busy with their works.…”
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Earnings management : evidence from intial public offerings of equity carve-outs. by Chua, Elizabeth Cheng Lian., Koh, Cheryl Chea Lin., Lee, Lian Fen.

“…Using the Jones (1991) model, we find support for our hypothesis.…”
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Empirical analysis on the paradoxes of loyalty programs in the Singapore hotel industry. by Guo, Meixi., Lim, Gladys Gu Yan., Tan, Siew Teng.

“…The research aims to find out the effectiveness of generating loyalty amongst customers through the implementation of Loyalty Programs, particularly across different hotel grades in Singapore by empirically analyzing ten possible paradoxes. …”
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How to promote organic food better in Singapore. by Chen, Eunice Yijun., Hazlinda Mohd Nuron., Seah, Ailing.

“…This research seeks to find out about the various promotional methods that can be used to promote organic food better in Singapore. …”
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Auditor industry specialization and earnings quality around the world. by Low, Kai Ling., Poh, Ying Ying., Tan, Valerie Mei Yin.

“…Our research also highlights the importance of auditor industry specialization when the legal environment differs among countries and we seek to find possible reasons why auditor industry specialization is important when such differences are present.…”
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