The role of monetary and fiscal policies in handling the global financial crisis : effects and defects. by Lum, Wan Teng., Turakhia Aditya.

“…The boom of the world economy during 1990-2007 made economists envisage that recessions are a phenomenon of the past, and through careful study and understanding of world economies, setbacks in the business cycle can be combated (Krugman, P., 2009). …”
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Study of the preservation awareness programme in NLB by Chuang, Teck Nam.

“…Community libraries in Singapore have seen an increase in numbers in the past two years, accompanied by an immense increase in membership and loans. …”
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Open source security issues of the Android operating system by Hong, Hsiang Ted.

“…Security issues among smart phone platforms are putting at lower priority which shows the same trend in internet development in the past. Therefore, it might follow the footsteps of internet that huge amount of money and property lost due to malicious intrusions.…”
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Preliminary study on the characterization of forward osmosis hollow fiber membranes by Ng, Yen Ting.

“…Forward osmosis (FO) has received intensive studies recently for its potential application in water production and treatment processes. Many of the past researches paid great emphasis in optimizing the commonly used asymmetric composite FO membrane structure to achieve high water flux and solute rejection. …”
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Moving online - exploring the effects of online communication on social interactions. by Goh, Gloria Yu Yu.

“…Past studies show a mixture of responses to online communication, with some research indicating that online communication is detached from offline interactions. …”
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Fiscal reforms in Thailand by Chow, Yew Shiong, Ho, Joyce Hwee Chuen, Mah, Pui Ping

“…The fiscal crisis facing most developing countries and the corresponding problems of resource mobilization, external debt and widening savings-investment gap have directed new attention to the importance of sound fiscal policies over the past few years. Like many other developing countries, Thailand was unable to escape from the aftermath of the fiscal crisis. …”
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Design and development of an android application “Bus NTU” by Yin, Bangqi.

“…Since the past few years, smartphones have been playing increasingly important role in daily life. …”
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Flood risk studies for Jakarta, Indonesia by Ang, Ying Ru

“…Lastly, imperviousness percentages from past reports were modeled to determine the change in peak flow rate over a period of 30 years due to rapid urbanization in Jakarta.…”
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Income distribution in Singapore - an overview by Chua, Kok Chuan, Hoh, Chee Chong

“…At the same time, we will see if the income gap between the rich and poor are widening or narrowing through the past decade. Comparisons will also be made with other countries to understand the situation in Singapore in a better context. …”
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Accounting and distribution of service changes in the hotel industry by Low Choon Fui, Ong Chye Huat Simon, Wong Po Yuen Wong Shean Fwu

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Control of airflow rate in ACB – HVAC systems using Damper by Krishnan, Ananth

“…HVAC systems have gained a lot of popularity over the past few decades. Active Chilled Beams have been incorporated in HVAC systems to result in an increase energy efficiency, cost reduction and reduce building height. …”
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An evaluation on the local government expenditure in China : productivity, efficiency and optimality by Liao, Zhaopeng, Chen, Lin, Tong, Yiling

“…This paper evaluates the effectiveness of government expenditure in China from 1995 to 2013 in three aspects: productivity, efficiency and optimality, using data extracted from official sources such as China Statistical Yearbook, Finance Yearbook of China. In light of past work, we revise and generalize Barro’s model and apply it in the context of China. …”
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Performance of Singapore banking industry by Sin, Yang Fong, Tan, Siew Yean, Wong, Say Hui

“…Singapore's financial sector has achieved significant growth over the past few decades and now reigns as the region's leading foreign exchange trader. …”
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Chinese Chinese (Xiang Qi) : GUI development by Tan, Joo Hong

“…Over thousands of years, its has always been a popular past time activity for many, especially within the Chinese community. …”
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Exploring the gendered nature of silver tourism by Kannan R, Ashvini

“…With the global rise in senior tourism, this paper seeks to understand how disparities in expectations of gender roles in households, shape the recreational travel motivations of retirees. Past work histories and the daily retirement experiences of the respondents will be discussed in relation to their gender roles and access to leisure time. …”
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Volunteer service motivations in eldercare : an explorative study of meaningful inputs from existing volunteers, with the purpose of devising strategies for increased volunteer par... by Lim, Russell Fang Yu

“…On the other hand, there is a sense that volunteer participation, can be much improved; with active volunteers still in the minority. This paper draws on past works, such as “Functional Approach in Volunteering” and “Public Service Motivation” theory (in the fields of Psychology and Public Administration respectively), and synthesizes it with Symbolic Interactionists (Sociology) perspectives. …”
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An exploratory study on the racial bias in 4 to 6 year-old Singaporean Chinese preschoolers by Low, Mei Ting

“…Past studies have shown that racial bias is evident in children as young as 3 years old. …”
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Valley of the Beginning by Tang, Nicolette Jingyi

“…Summoned to the mountain village of his childhood and the ancestral home of his deceased parents, Zi embarks on a journey to uncover his lost past. After several inexplicable encounters, he meets a child of indistinct gender in a mysterious shrine and begins his education in the origin of his people. …”
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Large eddy simulations of flow over solid circular cylinders and rectangular blocks by Lim, Yong Xiang

“…Due to the rising need to understand flow across circular cylinders, many investigations have been conducted in the past. The aim of the current work was to investigate the influence of various parameters by conducting three dimensional numerical simulations for flow across a circular cylinder. …”
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Development of Kinect based robot control system with obstacle avoidance capability by Chew, Boon Jin

“…Different sensors were used in the past to obtain information on the obstacles. In this project, obstacle information obtained using Microsoft Kinect sensor was used to design a robotic control system capable of avoiding them. …”
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