A study on the motivating factors and marketing strategies that affect donations to Singapore-based charities. by Lee, Jenevie Yu Ling., Ong, Yi Ning., Su, Han-Inn.

“…Convenience stratified sampling was adopted to ensure a fair and equal view of the various Charity sectors. Our findings identified the preferences donors have in mind when making donations. …”
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The effect of political contributions on CEO compensation. by Mok, Alan Zhen Tao., Tan, Nicholas Hua Shang., Yeo, Desmond Jan Hao.

“…Overall the findings support the view that Political Connections are important determinants of CEO Compensation.…”
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Experimental verification of acoustic communication along drill pipes by Lim, Eugene Shizheng.

“…It is concluded from the findings that the telemetry performance degrade with increasing pipe length. …”
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Role of play and playfulness in online user experience by Victoria Chattopadhyay

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Approaches to supporting and measuring mathematical problem posing: a systematic review of interventions in mathematics education by Zhang, L, Stylianides, A, Stylianides, G

“…We discuss implications of our findings for future research and practice. …”

Beowulf opera scenes: classroom music pedagogy and knowledge when composing an opera with primary-school children by Axtell, I, Anderson, A, MacGregor, E, Nenadic, E, Fautley, M, Evans, N

“…Composing with children is a complex area that many generalist primary-school teachers in England report finding challenging or intimidating. This article draws on existing literature relating to composing in schools, child-centered learning, cultural capital, and classroom pedagogy to situate and discuss a longitudinal research project exploring composing with primary-aged children. …”

Fifty shades of deprivation: disaggregating types of economic disadvantage in studies of terrorism by Hertog, S, Arellano, A, Hegghammer, T, Østby, G

“…A large empirical literature has explored this question, but the findings remain contradictory and inconclusive. We argue that this is due to inconsistencies in the way deprivation has been defined and measured. …”

The moderation effect of vendor support on cloud computing adoption and firm performance by Teh, Raymond, Subramaniam, Anusuiya

“…The core data for this study were gathered using a quantitative questionnaire, and systematic sampling was utilised to generalise the findings. Vendor support moderates the positive relationship between cloud computing adoption and firm performance, such that the relationship gets stronger as vendor support increases. …”
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Study of ground vibrations induced by moving vehicles by Hao, Hong, Ang, Paul Thien Cheong

“…Impact induced ground vibrations due to pile driving are also included in the project and the findings are given in Appendix A.…”
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A push–pull–mooring view on technology-dependent shopping under social distancing: when technology needs meet health concerns by Wang, Xueqin, Wong, Yiik Diew, Liu, Feng, Yuen, Kum Fai

“…The findings also provide guidelines for retailing operators to direct consumers towards the contactless shopping channel as a responsive strategy to the pandemic.…”
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Exploring jahuts views on using ICT for the preservation of cultural identity in Pahang, Malaysia by Khong, Choo Yeong, Gill, Sarjit S., Talib, A. T., Xue, Fang Yi

“…However, the findings also revealed that the concerns of the Jahut informants about the potential misuse of technologies, which could accelerate the loss of indigenous languages, customs, and knowledge. …”
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Exploring the influence of Continuous Professional Education in fostering leadership development in universities by Ibrahim, Asmawi, Md Rami, Ahmad Aizuddin, Mohd Yaakob, Mohd Faiz, Olaitan, Ahmed Ahmed

“…The insights obtained from the research findings divulged and provided us with a wealth of information. …”
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Age differences in leadership positions across cultures by Vaughan-Johnston, Thomas, Imtiaz, Faizan, Lee, Albert, Ji, Li-Jun

“…Study 2 (N = 1,268) conceptually replicated these findings by showing that political leaders were once again older in Eastern vs. …”
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Career development of NTI students : recruitment, planning, prospects. by Wong, Irene Foong Heng.

“…This report presents the findings of a survey designed to determine what would be most useful for graduating students to know in order to get their first jobs as professionals. …”
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The Battle for ‘Trayvon Martin’: Mapping a Media Controversy Online and Offline by Graeff, Erhardt

“…Our findings have implications for social change organizations that seek to harness advocacy campaigns to news stories, and for scholars studying media ecology and the networked public sphere.…”
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Effects of emotional expression and race familiarity on face identification by Lim, Joshua Wei Cong

“…Furthermore, findings also provide credibility to the contact hypothesis, with results showing that Caucasian faces were better identified than Persian faces.…”
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A study of the implementation of a new curriculum at Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah by Tan, Charlene Hwee Phio, Hairon Salleh

“…The case study consists of focused group interviews, one-toone interviews with staff, students and parents (selected groups) to understand the processes involved in the implementation of the new curriculum. The major research findings include the following: 1) The curricular changes in the Madrasah were in alignment with the academic demands of the Compulsory Education Act; 2) The perceptions of the key community members of the Madrasah with regard to the educational reforms in Madrasah education were both positive and negative, and 3) The curricular changes were underpinned by an Islamic discourse that is compatible with a modern, globalised and plural society under a secular state; and The findings of the project have contributed towards existing knowledge on curricular reforms for Islamic schools in Singapore and Islamic schools within secular states in general, and benefited policymakers, educators and the larger community on the key issues, challenges and strategies related to the implementation of curricular changes in religious schools.…”
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The structure of coal market in China : pricing mechanism and market efficiency by Goh, Emilyn Shi Min, Chong, Phoi Yee, Tan, Jessica Shi Han

“…The findings have also suggested that the pricing mechanism does not set itself according to the marginal or average cost; coal pricing decisions in China have seemed to be influenced by other additional factors such as the depletable nature of coal resources and the macroeconomic variants such as global coal and oil prices.…”
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Xenophobia and ethnocentrism? Understanding the attitudes and perceptions of local undergraduates towards the undergraduates from the People's Republic of China (PRC) by Tay, Esther Hui Yi

“…This paper presents some findings and analysis from an ethnographic study of local undergraduate students in local tertiary institutions gathered through interviews and participant observation over an 8- month period. …”
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Design a partial gravity-balanced upper limb exoskeleton by Tan, Jolyn Chik Ying

“…These findings have significant implications for the future improvements of the passive upper limb exoskeleton.…”
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