Catalytic synthesis of azeheterocycles from organic azides. by Toh, Kah Kah.

“…One electron oxidation of bicyclic cyclopropanol, bicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-1-ol by a catalytic amount of Mn(III) promotes ring-expansion to afford 7-membered-ring β-carbonyl radical, which adds to vinyl azide to form an iminyl radical with elimination of dinitrogen. …”
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Standalone electricity supply for Singapore family using solar energy by Lau, Wee Seng.

“…Photovoltaic are one of the most promising renewable energy technologies in terms of potential worldwide generation. …”
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Just the two of us : human-object relationships in consumer culture by Lai, Junjie

“…Shopping has become an activity for identity-construction, where the consumer objects that one purchases has the potential to shape identity. …”
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Battery plug-in electric vehicle concept design : (motor-drive train and batterypack) by Liong, Farandy Angesti.

“…The increasing amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere has caused drastic climate change. One of the biggest contributors of these gasses is the pollution emitted by vehicle. …”
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A case study research on Carrefour's foreign investments in South Korea and Japan by Wang, Yue, Jiang, Lin, Wang, Jie

“…In particular, a case study approach is adopted to exam the failures of Carrefour, a French multinational retailer in South Korea and Japan. Being one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world, Carrefour has been very successful in its home country. …”
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The sinusoidal traversable wormhole. by Fu, Ganwei.

“…The aim of this thesis is to achieve a safe geodesic elementary particles may travel on during the very beginning of the formation of the universe. In this research I have managed to come out with a periodically safe geodesic which exists for one and a half cycle. …”
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Green energy device as peripheral sensing by Lim, Yu Ping.

“…This has taken a toll on the Earth for the fact that coal burning to generate electricity is one of the world’s largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions. …”
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Human detection and tracking in surveillance videos by Ren, Yi.

“…From the result, BackgroundSubtractorMOG, one of the Gaussian mixture model methods, is suggested to be applied in a real-life surveillance video system. …”
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An investigation in China urban population distribution from 2000 to 2010 by Liu, Yanxiong

“…We found that there is an urban population reallocation when any one of the above three idiosyncratic characteristics has changed. …”
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Financing of residential properties by Ang, Agnes Ming Li, Poh, Geok Tin, Lim, Jye Lih

“…Owning a house of one's own is a dream of everyone. To fulfill this dream, most people would have to seek external financing in addition to using one's savings and borrowings from close family members. …”
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Investigation of the effects of wing membrane slackness on thrust generation by Chua, Jasper Dong Qiu

“…Throughout history, mankind have been looking to the skies and have been fascinated by animals that have the ability to fly. One such animal that have been drawing greater interest in recent years are bats, the only known mammal capable of flight. …”
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Poverty and meritocracy in Singapore by Ang, Jonathan Choong Yew, Chua, Joyce Hui Ping, Zhang, Alethea Shimin

“…Singapore is recognised to be one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Despite priding itself to be an inclusive country in terms of wealth distribution, there is increasing class inequality. …”
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Testing of metallic specimens using "C" scan ultrasonic procedures to locate, size and determine shape of defects by Loke, Zhen Dong

“…Weld defects will also be tested with the “C” scan as the inspection of welds is one of the most common application of ultrasonic testing. …”
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Temperament and the development of higher cognitive abilities in 3- to 5-year-olds by Wu, Jinghang

“…The current study investigated how temperament interacts with the development of higher cognitive abilities, such as language, theory of mind (ToM), and executive function (EF) in 3- to 5-year-olds. ToM refers to one’s reasoning about one’s own and others’ mental states. …”
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Leveraging or overcoming distance? Global strategy and structure of professional service firms by Sako, M, Peo, J

“…We apply this framework to demonstrate how external environmental factors trigger firms to shift from one specific governance-practice form to another.…”

Multivariate central limit theorems for random clique complexes by Temčinas, T, Nanda, V, Reinert, G

“…</p> <br> <p>The first of these random vectors forms a cornerstone of modern homology algorithms, while the second one provides a natural generalisation for the notion of vertex degree, and the third one may be viewed from the perspective of U-statistics. …”

Underdetermination in classic and modern tests of general relativity by Wolf, W, Sanchioni, M, Read, J

“…Thus, (a) issues of underdetermination in the context of GR loom much larger than one might have thought, and (b) given this, one has to think more carefully about what exactly such tests in fact are testing.…”

Dynamic consumer search by Parakhonyak, A, Rhodes, A

“…The optimal search rule has two reservation values, one for newly-searched products, and another for products that were searched in the past. …”

The Cerne Giant in its early medieval context by Morcom, T, Gittos, H

“…We also argue that, contrary to conventional views, he is referred to in an early medieval source and that this, in turn, helps to demonstrate that by the eleventh century he was being reinterpreted in a surprising way, as Saint Eadwold. This is only one example of many such reimaginings, among which one of the most enduring is that he is neither classical hero nor saint but instead an image of the pagan god Helith. …”

Satellite tracking data on Malaysian green turtle migration by Liew, Hock-Chark, Chan, Eng-Heng, Luschi, Paolo, Papi, Floriano

“…For three turtles the complete migratory journey was tracked, while another one was followed for part of the trip. The return path to the nesting beach following displacement of one of the turtles from 284 km was also tracked. …”
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