Dominant contribution of oxygenated organic aerosol to haze particles from real-time observation in Singapore during an Indonesian wildfire event in 2015 by Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari, Riva, Matthieu, Williams, Michael, Miyakawa, Takuma, Chen, Jing, Itoh, Masayuki, Surratt, Jason D., Kuwata, Mikinori

“…The OOA accounted for approximately 50 % of the total OA mass in NR-PM1, while POA subtypes from wildfires (BBOA and PBOA) contributed to approximately 30 % of the total OA mass. Our findings highlight the importance of atmospheric chemical processes, which likely include POA oxidation and SOA formation from oxidation of gaseous precursors, to the OOA concentration. …”
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Nanostructured bimetallic sulfides as Na ion battery anodes by Chen, Jingwei

“…By combining ex-situ X-ray photoelectron microscopy and in-situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy, the electrochemical mechanism of CMS1 was also studied, revealing the intercalation dominant electrochemical reaction in ether-electrolyte while conversion occurred in carbonate-based electrolyte. These findings provide insights on the governing factors that explain the structural-electrochemical performance interplay of the bimetallic sulfides.…”
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A first-principles study on the adsorption of small molecules on antimonene : oxidation tendency and stability by Kistanov, Andrey A., Cai, Yongqing, Kripalani, Devesh Raju, Zhou, Kun, Dmitriev, Sergey V., Zhang, Yong-Wei

“…Although the surface oxidation layer may serve as an effective passivation layer, preventing further degradation of the underlying layers, our findings show that the antimonene layers still need to be separated or properly protected by other noncovalent functionalization from oxygen or other environmental molecules. …”
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Assessing translation qualities of online catchwords in Chinese by taking translators’ bilingual and cultural backgrounds as affecting factors by Ji, Xinru

“…It is also shows that there is a need for Singaporeans to balance their levels of Chinese and English and that the biggest difficulty for Singaporean participants is not the language, but finding the cultural equivalence in other culture. …”
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Effects of plant functional group removal on CO2 fluxes and belowground C stocks across contrasting ecosystems by Grau-Andrés, Roger, Wardle, David A., Gundale, Michael J., Foster, Claire N., Kardol, Paul

“…Our results show that the effect of plant functional group diversity on C dynamics can be relatively consistent across contrasting ecosystems that vary greatly in productivity and soil fertility. These findings underline the key role of understory vegetation in forest C cycling, and suggest that global change leading to changes in the relative abundance of both shrubs and mosses could impact on the capacity of boreal forests to store C.…”
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A collision risk assessment method for runway threshold management : a case study of Singapore Changi Airport by Ang, Haojie, Cai, Qing, Alam, Sameer

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A mixed-reality approach to soundscape assessment of outdoor urban environments augmented with natural sounds by Hong, Joo Young, Lam, Bhan, Ong, Zhen-Ting, Ooi, Kenneth, Gan, Woon-Seng, Kang, Jian, Yeong, Samuel, Lee, Irene, Tan, Sze-Tiong

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Legal translation and ISO standards : a case study by See, Tingting

“…The results showed that ISO certified LSPs do produce legal translations of better quality. The findings also showed that patrons are willing to pay more for quality legal translation and that patrons tend to have higher expectations of legal translation which is meant to be legally binding as opposed to one for reference only.…”
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A ranking of critical competencies for maritime logistics executives in the era of digitalisation by Ng, Charlene Xin Ying

“…The data collected was analysed using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP). The findings found that the key competencies were ranked, from most to least importance, as such: Business skills, Logistics skills, Management skills, and Digitalisation skills. …”
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Towards the prevention of pressure ulcers by Kwek, Milton Sheng Yi

“…Furthermore, experimental PU progression was prevented when Cx43asODN was administered in a more severe experimental PU model. These findings suggest that the treatment of Cx43asODN was successful in inhibiting I/R injury which resulted in the prevention of experimental PU progression.…”
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Effects of double aging on inconel 718 fabricated by laser metal deposition by Tham, Nataniel Yong Syn

“…Across the various samples and parameters, there were noticeable findings providing clues into how the different phases form and affect the hardness. …”
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Exploring multi-level motivations towards green design practices : a system dynamics approach by Li, Qing, Zhang, Lianying, Zhang, Limao, Jha, Sunil

“…The results show that multi-level motivations interact dynamically and have intricate influences on designers’ green practices. The findings indicate the significant role of government policy in encouraging green practices. …”
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Modernity and functionality: relooking changes in Chinese vernacular education in Singapore, 1919-1941 by Ho, Amanda Shi Min

“…This thesis aims to reconstruct the history of modern Chinese schools in Singapore from 1919 to 1941, reexamining what has been covered thus far in both English and Chinese scholarship of the history of Chinese vernacular education in Singapore and synthesising the findings of both strands of scholarship. This thesis also aims to look beyond the study of political time markers to draw out the possible socio-cultural and economic factors that led to these changes.…”
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Bayesian dynamic programming approach for tracking time-varying model properties in SHM by Yang, Yanping, Zhu, Zuo, Au, Siu-Kui

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One-shot yield-cost relations in general quantum resource theories by Takagi, Ryuji, Regula, Bartosz, Wilde, Mark M.

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Performance obligations for “revenue from contracts with customers” principle in the shipping industry by Duru, Okan, Mileski, Joan P., Gunes, Ergun

“…Performance obligations are also defined by certified shipbrokers (i.e. survey and expert opinion) and certified public accountant based on common shipping business practice and accounting practice in general. Findings: Empirical results indicate the significant gap between two alternative schemes. …”
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Island area and remoteness shape plant and soil bacterial diversity through land use and biological invasion by Xu, Mingshan, Yang, Anna, Yang, Xiaodong, Cao, Wenting, Zhang, Zengke, Li, Zengyan, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Huaguo, You, Wenhui, Yan, En-Rong, Wardle, David A.

“…Furthermore, soil bacterial diversity was indirectly promoted by island area through increased plant diversity and decreased soil electrical conductivity, and indirectly reduced by pine forest loss through decreased plant diversity. 4. Our findings highlight that island biogeography theory has relevance to understanding human impacts in the Anthropocene, and that there is a need to more explicitly recognizing how island size and remoteness affect biodiversity not only directly, but also indirectly via their effects on human-induced drivers of biodiversity, such as land use change and biological invasion.…”
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Individual differences and relationship contexts in the perception and response to criticism: an emotion and family systems perspective by Neoh, Michelle Jin Yee

“…Parental bonding measures were also found to predict perceptions of parental criticism and spousal criticism, with results suggesting intergeneration continuity in perceptions of parental criticism in the study in Chapter 4. The findings from these studies in the thesis provide evidence and insight from multiple perspectives in illustrating differences in how criticism is perceived and responded to as a function of the interplay of individual factors and relational contexts that the criticism occurs in and how they influence one’s relationships, especially those in the family unit.…”
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Evaluating slope stability using regional water balance analysis by Rangarajan, Saranya

“…A parametric study was conducted for different vegetation properties and its influence on evapotranspiration (ET) and VWC under 30 days of extreme dry conditions was evaluated. The key findings of the study showed that the soil type greatly influenced the ET rate. …”
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Sustainable structural design optimization - prestressed concrete beams by Ng, Kok Hang

“…The case study revealed that for an 18 m wide bridge, a 3-beam layout generates lesser overall EC than a 4-beam layout and a beam length (thus column spacing) of 20 to 26 m is likely to produce the lowest EC for the bridge system. The findings from this project can be used by structural engineers to minimise the EC emissions associated with the construction industry by prudent selection of the prestressed beam parameters during the initial design. …”
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