Pyrroloquinoline quinone aza-crown ether complexes as biomimetics for lanthanide and calcium dependent alcohol dehydrogenases by Vetsova, Violeta A., Fisher, Katherine R., Lumpe, Henning, Schäfer, Alexander, Schneider, Erik K., Weis, Patrik, Daumann, Lena J.

“…We show that when studying biomimetics for MDH, larger metal ions and those with lower charge in this case promote the dehydrogenation reaction more effectively and that this is likely an effect of the ligand design which must be considered when studying biomimetics. …”
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Overlooked effect of negative data on efficiency analysis by Lu, Wen-Min, Kweh, Qian Long, Ting, Irene Wei Kiong

“…Traditional techniques of handling negative data values in DEA, such as adding an arbitrary constant or substituting a small positive value, fail to account for the effect of production scale on efficiency and can produce misleading findings. This study thus proposes a novel method for dealing with negative output values in DEA by revising them based on production scale. …”
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Evaluating the effect of students' behavioural intention to use social media for collaborative learning by Nur Shamsiah, Abdul Rahman, Noor Azida, Sahabudin

“…The Structural Equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the model fit and corresponding hypotheses. The findings indicated that students’ attitudes and behaviour are strong indicators of their intentions to use social media for collaborative learning.…”
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Save the planet 2.0: A mini review of improving agricultural soil with terra preta by Norazlianie, Sazali, Kettner, Maurice, Salim, Naqib

“…This review offers in-depth assessment of Terra Preta by tracing its historical origins, inspecting its production processes, and exploring its contemporary utilization. By synthesizing findings from a wide array of scientific studies and field applications, this paper clarifies the deep potential of Terra Preta in increasing yield of crops, enhancing soil health and mitigating significantly to climate change. …”
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Anomaly Detection in Fractal Time Series with LSTM Autoencoders by Kirichenko, Lyudmyla, Koval, Yulia, Yakovlev, Sergiy, Chumachenko, Dmytro

“…Whittle’s method was utilized for the precise estimation of the Hurst exponent, thereby enhancing the model’s ability to differentiate between normal and anomalous data. The findings underscore the potential of machine learning techniques for robust anomaly detection in complex datasets.…”
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Mutual perceptions of Asia and the EU/Europe : media, elite and public opinion in Singapore and Germany by Uehlecke, Jana, Loke, Hoe Yeong

“…It seeks to do so through an analysis of the data collected from print and broadcast media, interviews with media practitioners, and the findings from public opinion surveys.…”
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Semiparametric estimation of additive quantile regression models by two-fold penalty by Lian, Heng

“…In particular, we are interested in finding nonzero components as well as linear components in the conditional quantile function. …”
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Urban innovation policy in the postdevelopmental era : lessons from Singapore and Seoul by Hartley, Kris, Woo, Jun Jie, Chung, Sun Kyo

“…Government documents are examined and findings compared.…”
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Cultural construction of success and epistemic motives moderate American-Chinese differences in reward allocation biases by Leung, Angela K.-Y., Kim, Young-Hoon, Tam, Kim-Pong, Chiu, Chi-yue, Zhang, Zhixue

“…In a study comparing the reward allocation biases of Americans and Chinese in different group outcome conditions, the authors showed that the abovementioned cultural difference is found (a) only for culturally congruent success experience (attaining approach goals for Americans and avoidance goals for Chinese) and (b) among individuals who are motivated by the need for cognitive closure to exhibit culturally typical responses. This finding has important implications for understanding the dynamic nature of cultural influences on social behaviors.…”
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Arsenene nanoribbon edge-resolved strong magnetism by Wang, Sanmei, Zhang, Xi, Huang, Yongli, Sun, Chang Qing

“…Consistency between bond-order-length-strength correlation (BOLS) theory and density functional theory (DFT) calculations verified that: (i) the edge bond contraction of 9.54% deepened the edge potential well of AsNR, (ii) a net charge of 0.06 e- transferred from the inner region to the edge; and (iii) the edge quantum well polarized the unpaired electron and the net spin (antiferromagnetic or ferromagnetic depending on the width) is localized at the zigzag edge. The finding sheds a light on applications of AsNR in magnetic storage devices.…”
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Monitoring of singlet fission via two-dimensional photon-echo and transient-absorption spectroscopy : simulations by multiple Davydov trial states by Sun, Kewei, Huang, Zhongkai, Gelin, Maxim F., Chen, Lipeng, Zhao, Yang

“…The simulated transient absorption signals show a fast decay of the first excited singlet state and exhibit multiple peaks revealing the tuning mode. These findings could be regarded as signatures of the CI in the singlet fission process.…”
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The green effect : the influence of indoor plants on economic decision making by Tan, Melissa Xin Ying, Leong, Ting, Pau, Olivia Li Min

“…More specifically, our paper presents various findings on the effect of greenery on an individual’s decision-making and cognitive performance, thus demonstrating the importance of natural elements in the physical environment. …”
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Ideal invisibility cloak for heat flow by Tan, Edmund Xin Da

“…Results obtained from the thermal invisibility cloak physical experiment and simulation will be used to conclude the findings.…”
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Singapore's road to normalization : an evaluation of the Singapore government's COVID-19 crisis communication efforts by Pong, Candelyn Yu

“…Through a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, this paper evaluates the satisfaction levels and limitations pertaining to the COVID- 19 measures implemented and the effectiveness and adequacy of the government’s communication with Singapore residents. The findings reveal that while participants were generally satisfied with the government’s crisis communication efforts, a significant number of them pointed out a key weakness in the government’s communication in the area of empathy-the government has not done enough in this aspect. …”
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Developing student feedback literacy through self and peer assessment interventions by Hoo, Hui-Teng, Deneen, Christopher, Boud, David

“…This paper therefore examines student feedback capabilities in the context of an undergraduate course intervention based on an empirically based feedback literacy framework. 237 student journals written in response to self and peer feedback information were coded for student feedback literacy features and the effectiveness of pedagogical approaches for building the needed capabilities. Findings highlight the presence, extent and trajectories of feedback capabilities over time within the course. …”
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Computational methods for the assessment of empathic synchrony by Bizzego, Andrea, Gabrieli, Giulio, Azhari, Atiqah, Setoh, Peipei, Esposito, Gianluca

“…We adopted physynch to study the synchrony of the electrodermal activity in 61 male-female dyads with different types of relationship: strangers (18 dyads), friends (23 dyads) and lovers (20 dyads). The findings confirm previous results on Heart Rate Variability synchrony and suggest that synchrony is influenced by the type of relationship and is stronger in dyads of strangers. physynch is made available for download and use for researchers interested in measuring physiological synchrony.…”
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Who attacks America? Islamist attacks on the American homeland by Saiya, Nilay

“…In this article, the author evaluates a number of proposed causes of terrorism against the empirical record of 60 individuals who, claiming to have been motivated by their understanding of Islam, have plotted or carried out attacks against the American homeland. The analysis finds that while many theories of terrorism fail to explain the phenomenon of Islamist, anti-American terrorism, these terrorists do share a few traits, namely that they tend to be well-educated, young men reared in countries characterized by government repression, many of which happen to be security partners of the United States. …”
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The paradox of technology innovativeness and risk perceptions – a profile of Asian smartphone users by Wang, Xiaohui, Lee, Kwan Min

“…Theoretical and practical implications are discussed based on these findings.…”
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Uncovering latent relationships among EV battery characteristics in EV battery products using topic modelling by Guerta, Uno Gabriel Yap

“…The methodology involves preprocessing the text data, training the LDA model, and analyzing the resulting topics. Key findings shed light on critical aspects such as battery chemistry, performance metrics, charging infrastructure, environmental impact, and future advancements. …”
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Crystalline olefin-linked chiral covalent organic frameworks as a platform for asymmetric catalysis by He, Ting, On, Ivan Keng Wee, Bi, Shuai, Huang, Ziyue, Guo, Jingjing, Wang, Zhifang, Zhao, Yanli

“…Moreover, the heterogeneous chiral catalysts are conveniently recycled and could maintain the performance after ten catalytic cycles. Our findings expand the scope to construct stable and crystalline chiral COFs for the asymmetric catalysis.…”
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