Use of conjunctions as cohesive devices in argumentative writing of Jordanian EFL learners by Salman Al-Shamalat, Rawhi Yousef

“…The findings showed that there is a need for developing and enhancing their undergraduates’ writing quality where most of the chosen writing samples entailed different kinds of syntactic misuse and conjunctions’ underuse. …”
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Are all renewable energy sources the same? a comparative analysis of public perceptions and preferences for renewable energy types in Southeast Asian cities by del Barrio Alvarez, Daniel, Wang, Nan, Sugiyama, Masahiro, Numata, Masako, Thuy, Truong Dang, Abd Aziz, Azlina, Palanca-Tan, Rosalina, Ze Ya, Aung, Yusuf, Ariel Anshory, Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor, Castillo, Gem, Siyaranamual, Martin Daniel

“…This is despite the fact that many of these issues are closely interlinked with and would be exacerbated by climate change. Furthermore, the findings suggest that solar energy is the most preferred renewable source across all urban areas surveyed. …”
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Metatheoretical study of Lijphart's power sharing theory by Mafakheri, Ramin

“…Accordingly, in the first chapter on the findings, the researcher discovered the theoretical pillars and boundaries of Lijphart’s theory. …”
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Elucidating the genomic and transcriptomic profiles contributing to the overall survival of acute myeloid leukaemia patients with normal karyotype in Malaysia by Ambayya @ Ampiah, A Angeli

“…The highlight of this study was a prognostic scoring model developed based on the findings of the OS below and above five-year comparison. …”
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A Performance Analysis between Conventional and Shariah Private Retirement Scheme in Malaysia (S/O 14551) by Sofi, Mohd Fikri

“…The results obtained have taken into account both gross return unadjusted for risk and risk-adjusted return based on appropriate models. The empirical findings generally display an insignificant difference in return performance between both funds. …”
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new urban giants : the ultimate skyscrapers / by Spirito, Gianpaola, author 496164, Terranova, Antonino, 1942-, author editor 656235

“…Dubai is the current record holder, but is likely to lose the title in the near future. In teh meantime, the world's metropolises accumulate impressive arrays of tall buildings, while the old western cities are dotted with new smaller but bizarre towers. …”

Gender and political participation : news consumption, political efficacy and interpersonal communication by Wen, Nainan, Hao, Xiaoming, George, Cherian

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Digitalization, New Media, and Education for Sustainable Development / by Keller, Lars, editor 656283, Michelsen, Gerd, 1948-, editor 656284, Dür, Martin, 1974-, editor 656285, Bachri, Syamsul, 1983-, editor 656286, Zint, Michaela T. (Michaela Theresia), editor 656287, IGI Global (Online service) 631983

“…"This book will examine all aspects related to and interconnections between digitalization, new media, and educational sustainable development, offering perspectives from primary to tertiary education, from formal to informal education, from global to local education, from scientific findings to political strategies, and highlighting exceptional "best practice" examples and case studies"--…”
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Factors affecting the extent of retirement planning in Singapore. by Law, Boon Huey., Kwek, Jenny Chiew Ling., Sim, Sei Lin.

“…Three aspects of retirement planning are being investigated-financial, health and psychological. Findings show that people tend to focus on financial planning and often neglect health and psychological planning. …”
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Curing mechanism and kinetic modeling of curing of modified bismaleimide by Xiong, Ying.

“…The objectives of this research work include the study of the curing mechanism of formulations of BMI with DDM and DABA; curing kinetics of the formulations BMI/DDM, BMI/DABA and BMI/DDM/DABA; the Tg-conversion relationship of the above formulations; development of a methodology, on the basis of above findings, for the cure studies of similarly complicated systems by using DSC.…”
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OLIVER TWIST / by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870, author 457349

“…But Fagin isn't about to let his young recruit go so easily, and with vicious thug Bill Sikes among his henchmen, Oliver soon finds himself back in the criminals' lair, with many more travails to face on the torturous road to discovering the truth about his past. …”

Perspectives and Considerations on the Evolution of Smart Systems / by Habib, Maki K., 1955-, editor 632023, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (Online service) 655412

“…Smart systems are rapidly evolving and finding ways to influence different aspects of human life, industry, and the environment. …”
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𝜆ₛ: computable semantics for differentiable programming with higher-order functions and datatypes by Sherman, Benjamin, Michel, Jesse, Carbin, Michael

“…Deep learning is moving towards increasingly sophisticated optimization objectives that employ higher-order functions, such as integration, continuous optimization, and root-finding. Since differentiable programming frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow do not have first-class representations of these functions, developers must reason about the semantics of such objectives and manually translate them to differentiable code. …”
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Easing the “second-shift” burden : grandparental childcare and the subjective wellbeing of working mothers in Singapore by Cheo, Rachel Ka Yang

“…The present findings have illuminated the value of grandparental childcare in navigating the demands from domestic and paid work. …”
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The effects of attire and resume placement on asynchronous video interview ratings by Yap, Mica

“…We discuss practical implications for these findings, possible reasons for the discrepancy between appropriate perceptions and candidate ratings across the different attire conditions, as well as possible directions for future research.…”
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Culture, cognition, and political perception: an investigation into the impact on evaluations of politicians in corruption scandals by Leong, Carmen, Descalsota, Ann Nicole Bernardino

“…The results of Study 2 reveal that a politician’s religion significantly influences political evaluations, with gender moderating this relationship. Our findings contribute to political scandal literature by explaining the roles of gender, religion and culture in shaping political evaluation.…”
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Development of microfluidic chip for modeling of human gastrointestinal tract by Khoo, Kaydeson Kong Guan

“…This thesis documents the entire manufacturing process, from chip fabrication to cell culturing and the experimental findings. The findings from this project have significant implications for the scientific community. …”
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The role of risk perception and entrepreneurial orientation in the planning response of small firms. by Neo, Zhi Wei., Lim, Nicholas Dominic Zi-Jie., Chee, Vincent Guo Qiang.

“…Based on the qualitative data collected, data processing was carried out using NVivo analytical software. Through the findings, a within-case and cross-case analysis approach was adopted to form a final framework. …”
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Breast cancer prevention as social behavior : integrating individual and social motivators behind early breast cancer detection amongst Chinese women by Wang, Yumeng

“…A survey was conducted with 642 female participants aged 25 to 60 in China to examine the hypothesized relationships. Findings indicated the rigor of social appraisal and several distinctions among three sub-models. …”
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Language proficiency and the development of executive function in English-speaking chinese Singaporean children by Tan, Jolene Gek Hian

“…In addition, these findings highlight the importance of using pure samples in future studies on bilingualism. …”
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