Analysis of corporate governance and corporate performance in the 2007-2008 financial crisis by Tan, Kean Bu, Teo, Jing Jing, Jodi Yanto

“…Alan Greenspan described the recent financial crisis as a “once-in-a-century credit tsunami”, born of a collapse deep inside the US housing sector. …”
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Educated : a memoir / by Westover, Tara 1986- 656335, author

“…Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. …”

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow / by Katouh, Zoulfa, 1994-, author 656134, Hachette Books Group (Online service) 647103

“…But even with Khawf pressing her to leave, Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive. …”
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Exhibiting Southeast Asia in the cultural Cold War: geopolitics of regional art exhibitions (1940s-1980s) by Ditzig Kathleen Elizabeth Li-Ying

“…Our contemporary understanding of Southeast Asia is often defined by the national membership framework of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was established in 1967. …”
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The Nightingale / by Hannah, Kristin, author 369246, Macmillan Books (Online service) 655983

“…The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France–a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. …”
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Sentinels of Afghan democracy : the Afghan national army by Chan, Samuel

“…Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, the international community has contributed much in terms of manpower, monetary aid, essential equipment and expertise in rehabilitaring this war-torn Central Asia country. The Afghan National Army (ANA) has arguably been one of the leading success stories. …”
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Investigation of implementation of solar thermal energy on electric power system of Singapore by Ling, Gerald Chien-Ie.

“…There is a great reliance on imported fuel to supply our energy needs. We will need to find other ways to supplement our needs. …”
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Topological phases with parafermions: theory and blueprints by Alicea, J, Fendley, P

“…In particular, we highlight how parafermion chains host a topological phase featuring protected edge zero modes. We then tour several blueprints for the laboratory realization of parafermion zero modes—focusing on quantum Hall/superconductor hybrids, quantum Hall bilayers, and two-dimensional topological insulators—and describe striking experimental fingerprints that they provide. …”

Design and implementation of responsive registration and feedback system using unity3D by Liu, Hao

“…Science and technology are born to benefit humanity, especially in the era when the new industrial revolution commences. …”
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Analysis of brain signals by Tan, Yi Bing

“…All neurons are electrically excitable hence this process in turn, generate a great amount of electrical activity in our brain which can be measured using several functional imaging methods such as Electroencephalography (EEG) and Magnetoencephalography (MEG). …”
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TechX challenge by Yuan, Shenghai.

“…The concept of this competition is making future unman combat robot to replace human soldier in the future war-torn urban landscape. Robot has to function effectively in hazards situation. …”
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Designing Electricity Distribution Network Tariffs for Beneficial Electrification by Turk, Graham

“…This approach will reduce the total cost of ownership of electrified devices while mitigating the network upgrades needed to maintain reliability. Our recommendations offer a path towards rapid electrification that benefits all grid users.…”
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Efficient digital traffic accident mapping by Koo, T. K.

“…This paper describes the design and development of one system born out of an attempt to produce a low cost, simple to use, photogrammetric-based three dimensional computer graphics visualization system for traffic accident mapping.…”
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Active Learning Strategies in Engineering Science: The Right Way to Teach Physics for Management Students (S/O 13010) by Nordin, Norani, Mohammed Kamaruddeen, Ahmed, Yekinni Kolawole, Sanusi

“…Physics is always perceived by students as a difficult, dull, and abstract subject with little connection to the real world, despite the fact that technologies are born from the physics of our daily lives. The traditional way of teaching physics and technology is based on teacher-centred of learning, where the teacher talks about a given theory and students are supposed to solve several problems based on this theory. …”
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Plug-in battery electric vehicle : lighting system by Wong, Bjorn Wing Tjoi

“…Over the years, global warming has been a serious environmental problem affecting both our ecosystem and health. Automobile emission is one of the main contributing factors of global warming. …”
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DARE by Balete, Camille Louise Garcia

“…DARE celebrates grit and hardiness through a montage of imagery that illustrate struggles born from limitations. Characters are used as parallels as they go through a white-knuckled grind of preparation, pursuit, struggle, and overcoming.…”
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“It’s complicated” : cognitive dissonance and the evolving relationship between editorial and advertising in US newsrooms by Duffy, Andrew, Cheng, Lydia

“…It finds reluctance to embrace this evolving relationship, revealed in the fragmented and contradictory syntax editors use to talk about it as they are torn between the old (ethically driven) norm of how things should be, and the emerging (economically driven) norm of how things are. …”
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How Taoism addresses unbalanced lives of urban female : see things differently by Lam, Nu Lien Minh

“…Born, educated and grown in developing countries that are still faithful to tradition and cultural heritage, young Asian women encounter inevitable tensions between tradition and modern lifestyles that makes her loose harmony and balance in her daily life. …”
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The post-modern Japanese identity of Haruki Murakami's literature. by Ling, Shannon.

“…Japan, in particular, had undergone massive changes since the end of the Meiji era and the Second World War, giving birth to a new generation of Japanese torn between respecting the traditional and embracing the modern. …”
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Anatomy of gloom. by Lim, Gwen Yuan Wen.

“…The Puppet wakes up in a gloomy world. Like a new born baby, she is amused her existence. A spider crawls out of her heart and hynotises the puppet, shows her an perplexing illusion of a woman trapped inside a massive flower. …”
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