Essays on the measurement of leverage and risk of banking institutions by Yong, Vincent Gan Beng

“…Finally, we apply autoregressive models and Markov switching to study the effectiveness of the new measure and derive conclusions on the role of commercial banks in the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis. We find that SysLev outperforms STLFSI. We also find that aggregate balance sheet changes of the commercial banking sector can exert significant short term effects on the real economy. …”
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On defining the incomplete gamma function by Fisher, Brian, Jolevsaka-Tuneska, Biljana, KiliÇman, Adem

“…The incomplete Gamma function γ(α, x+) is defined as locally summable function on the real line for α > 0 by γ(α,x+)= ∫0x+ uα-1e-udu, the integral diverging for α ≤ 0. …”

Control and operation of DC microgrids by Adhikari, Sujan

“…The interconnection of identical DC buses through tie-line and formation of microgrid clusters improves reliability of the system. …”
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The Cognitive Underpinnings of Legal Complexity by Martínez, Eric

“…We find that lawyers likewise struggle to recall and comprehend legal content drafted in a complex register and prefer simplified legal documents to complex documents across virtually every dimension. …”
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Promoting mental health and educational success among young people in the Global South by Opare-Kumi, J

“…Relative to the learners yet to be exposed to the targeted instruction pedagogy, I find that the foundational learning intervention significantly improves the mental health outcomes of students. …”

Stressors and coping at work : what influences how we feel and what we do? by Chua, Yi Xian, Ong, Natalie SiYing, Tan, Samuel Hon Meng

“…Implications of current findings emphasize the need for more research to investigate possible variables which influence cognitive appraisals. …”
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Orchestrations of the Malay habitus : Malay food consumption practices in cosmopolitan Singapore by Nurul Dina Amalina Abdulkahar

“…Singaporean Malays are frequently depicted as constituting a monolithic, insular and fiercely Muslim ethnic group due to the hard-line multicultural discourse perpetuated by the state prior to the national cosmopolitan project in 1999. …”
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Public relations for law firms in Singapore by Ang, Lay Peng, How, Hwee Young, Tang, Yan Lin

“…The overall marketing effort generally requires both Public Relations (PR) and advertising. This study seeks to find out the extent to which PR can improve the public's perception and understanding of law firms in Singapore. …”
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Young children's concept of shape : Van Hiele visualization level of geometric thinking by Ho, Siew Yin.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the criteria used by Primary One and Primary Two children in Singapore to distinguish members of a class of shapes, namely circles, squares, triangles and rectangles. It also aimed to find out whether there was evidence of a prerecognitive level before the van Hiele Level 0 (Visualization).…”
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Singapore women and fitness : an analysis of attitudes and media. by Lau, Evelyn Lai Yee.

“…In response to the emerging social and govermental consciousness towards health and fitness, this exploratory study aims to examine the content of beauty and fitness related Singapore maganizes to find out if there is a relationship between fitness portrayal in the ads and Singaporean women's participation in physical fitness activities.…”
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Implementation and evaluation of data-mining tools for financial sector. by Paramanandan Devanandan.

“…The primary objectives in doing this project is to determine the extent that the mining applications has permitted in the financial sectors and how these information can be fully utilized by the users most effectively. Also interested to find out if users will be able to take advantage of the mining tool to gain competitive edge and provide better services to the customers.…”
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Journalistic objectivity in reporting conflicts : a case study of the 2003 Iraq war. by Chopra, Vandana.

“…The present study examines the topic of objectivity in the context of the 2003 Iraq war. It aims to find out how journalists from different media environments, from the libertarian system of the West to an authoritarian system in the Middle East, reacted during the conflict.…”
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Discussion on the bearing estimation of seismic signals by Jiao, Yipeng

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Evaluation of material properties using ultrasound techniques by Rashmi Srinivasan

“…“Krautkramer USD15S” ultrasonic equipment was used to find out the total time of flight in microseconds for the complete three-layered specimen.…”
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Optimal distribution network design by Sankarnarayanan Nellaiyappan.

“…The main objective is to find an optimal number of warehouses and their locations in such a way that minimizes the total transportation costs of the distribution network. …”
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Contrarian and momentum in Chinese stock markets. by Ni, Xiaoyan.

“…Using sample stocks from Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange we find that both short-term contrarian and intermediate-term momentum profits can be observed.…”
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Validating and valuing business models for the wireless entertainment industry. by Chee, Sow Har., Han, Hilda Mei Ian., Ho, Sarah Wei Jan.

“…The objective of this research is to examine the potential for wireless entertainment in Singapore and how it can be adapted to suit the needs of the different market segments. To find out whether there is market potential for such wireless applications, pursuance of consumer-focused research is a pre-requisite.…”
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A study on the employee stock option plan in Singapore. by Peh, Hwee Hwee., Wong, Chee Yong., Yeo, In May.

“…We examine the regulations governing the ESOP and the changes of the features of the ESOPs of 20 listed companies in Singapore between 1996 and 1999, and to find whether there are any significant differences between NBS and engineering students in their level of perception towards ESOP.…”
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Impression management : an international comparison of financial graphs in annual reports by Chong, Sue Fang, Hah, Yan Ying, Wan, Lai Fong

“…This study purports to find any possible differences in the incidence of graphic usage as well as the extent of graphic distortions among eight countries' annual reports. …”
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What Singapore investors want in a financial adviser by Chen, Carolyn Meijun, Fang, Mindy Liwei, Lim, Karen Lee Mei

“…The research objective of this study is to find out the key criteria used in the Singapore investors’ initial selection stage. …”
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