Parenting by lying and children’s lying to parents: the moderating role of children’s beliefs by Low, Petrina Hui Xian, Kyeong, Yena, Broekman, Birit, Eriksson, Johan Gunnar, Chen, Helen Yu, Setoh, Peipei

“…Exposure to white lies was associated with more child-reported lying to parents only when belief was low (B=0.28, SE=0.06, p<.001), but associated with more parent-reported lying to parents when belief was high (B=0.24, SE=0.06, p<.001). Conclusions: Our findings underscore the importance of children’s perceptions and belief in parental lies in their socialization. …”
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Three essays in finance by Qian, Shuoge

“…Using a policy shift requiring regional governments to bolster private firm protections, we find that infrastructure investment is particularly effective in improving firm productivity in regions with enhanced protections for private firms. …”
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Analyzing the impact of bicycle geometry and cargo loading on the rideability and safety of cargo bikes: an investigative study by Paudel, Milan, Yap, Fook Fah

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Development of a vision-based gesture human-computer interface by Lim, Chun Ping.

“…With a few reasonable assumptions, this stage was achieved with 3 image processing techniques, namely background subtraction by codebook method, skin segmentation and contour convexity finding. To enhance the robustness of the system, a variant codebook method had been created to be used in skin segmentation. …”
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从流传和演变角度探析民间童话故事《虎姑婆》的教育意义 = An investigation of the transmission and educational implication of the folk tale “Aunt Tiger” by 黄思蓉 Wong, Sirong

“…My study will scrutinize the research findings by previous academics, and discuss how the same story has changed through time in different cultural environment. …”
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Design, characterization and properties of nitrogen-containing novel organic N-type materials by Wu, Yuechao.

“…In past decades,organic semiconductors have caused a lot of interests because of their potential applications in field-effect transistors(FET),organic-light-emitting devices(OLED)and photovoltaic cells.Among them,developing high-efficient n-type organic materials for organic field-effect transistors(OFETs)is very urgent.Currently, p-type organic semiconductors are well-developed and their mobility can go as high as4.8 cm2V-1S-1.Since p-type and n-type materials are equally important for the fabrication of p-n junctions and complementary logic circuits,the demand to find the promising n-type counterparts is necessary. …”
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The artifice that endures the burden of the past : analysing memory in Angela Carter's fictional works. by Yuvaneswari.

“…By moving from a more conspicuously defined model of memory to a more indeterminate one, this essay works towards finding a continuum within Carter’s general line of writing which situates destabilisation and demystification at its nexus. …”
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Chemical methods in dewatering clayey slurry for land reclamation (GE27AB/ISP) by Andi

“…Therefore, in this FYP project reports findings of the technical feasibility of using chemical flocculant for the dewatering of soil slurry. …”
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To study the current innovations and their effects on the maritime industry by Tay, Jadeline Bi Hui

“…The study adopted a qualitative methodology using interviews, library and online articles, studies and surveys to consolidate the different insights from key figures in the industry. The findings from the research reveal that the most impactful recent innovations are caused by mega containerships and environment regulations. …”
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Pedestrian, cyclist and motorist behaviour and interactions at school zones by Wong, Zhi Hao

“…This research project investigated the effectiveness of the safety levels within several school zones with ESZ schemes using site audits and video observations. Findings have shown that the selected school zones are consistent in providing road safety for the road users as no hazardous behaviour from motorists was observed during observational periods. …”
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The development of improved strategies to monitor and control biofouling of membranes in the water industry by Low, Jiun Hui

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探析中国打工妹之婚恋 = A study on love and marriage of Chinese female migrant workers by 朱嘉怡 Zhu, Jiayi

“…Rural-born female migrant workers hope to gain a brighter prospect in the city through labour work and also desire to find their love in the city. However, restrictions in their rural identity cause the ideal and reality come into contradiction, Chinese urban-rural dualistic social structure sends a dividing line forming cultural, economic and institutional differences, leading to a double alienation of Chinese female migrant workers. …”
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Development of an air conditioning compressor for a 2-in-1 electric motor for electric vehicles by N. Satheesh Kumar

“…A simulation based study has been performed on the 2-in-1 motor drivetrain architecture and the analysis point that cruise range of EV can be improved by 3.2%. Based on the findings, it is evident that the integration of the air-conditioning compressor with the traction drive results in enhancing the energy capturing capacity of the regenerative braking mechanism and decreases the power consumed from the battery. …”
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The role of fibroblasts in cancer progression, therapy resistance and field cancerization by Chan, Jeremy Soon Kiat

“…Importantly, oxidatively transformed fibroblasts retained their tumor-promoting capacity when adoptively transferred into tumor xenografts. Therefore, the findings reported in this thesis suggest that future anticancer therapies should consider the stromal context of tumors. …”
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Development of immune-modulatory RNAS to regulate RIG-I-like receptors mediated antiviral immune response for therapy and vaccination by Yong, Hui Yee

“…From these hairpin dsRNAs, the shortest hairpin required to activate type I interferon signalling is the RNA with 10 perfectly base paired stem RNA (3p10L). From these findings, mismatch along the stem of the RNA was introduced to create a guanosine insertion along the stem of the 3p10L RNA and enhanced type I interferon signalling in both HEK-Lucia™ RIG-I cells and THP1-Dual™ with the guanosine insertion at the position 9 of 3p10L (3p10LG9) were observed. …”
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The role of POPX2 in the regulation of hippo pathway by Muhammad Bakhait Rahmat

“…Furthermore, since LATS inactivates the YAP/TAZ oncoprotein, the potential role of POPX2 in stabilizing YAP/TAZ is consistent with previous findings that implicate the role of POPX2 in breast cancer invasiveness and metastasis. …”
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Effective antibodies immobilization and functionalized nanoparticles in a quartz-crystal microbalance-based immunosensor for the detection of parathion by Della Ventura, Bartolomeo, Iannaccone, Marco, Funari, Riccardo, Pica Ciamarra, Massimo, Altucci, Carlo, Capparelli, Rosanna, Roperto, Sante, Velotta, Raffaele

“…A pesticide like parathion (M = 292 Da) is a typical example of contaminant for which a signal amplification procedure is desirable. Methods/Findings: The ballasting of the analyte by gold nanoparticles has been already applied to heavy target as proteins or bacteria to improve the limit of detection. …”
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Interface energetics and dynamics in organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites by Goh, Teck Wee

“…Firstly, the interface energetics of FAPbI3-based perovskites with organic charge extraction layers showed apparent upward band bending, but its origin is unexpectedly due to presence of δ-FAPbI3. This finding implicates solar cell operation as it causes inefficient extraction of photoexcited electrons to the PCBM. …”
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Putting salient vocalizations in context : adults' physiological arousal to emotive cues in domestic and external environments by Azhari, Atiqah, Truzzi, Anna, Rigo, Paola, Bornstein, Marc H., Esposito, Gianluca

“…The implicit task also elicited lower LFHF index in response to both IL and IC than control sound (CS), only amongst females. Findings highlight the important roles that contextual information and cognitive demand play in regulating physiological responses to salient emotive vocalizations. …”
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Mechanical performance of carbon fibre reinforced vinyl ester composite plate bonded concrete exposed to tropical climate by Abu Hassan, Shukur

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