The midlife crisis by Giuntella, Osea, McManus, Sally, Mujcic, Redzo, Oswald, Andrew J., Powdthavee, Nattavudh, Tohamy, Ahmed

“…This is paradoxical and troubling. The finding is consistent, however, with the prediction – one little-known to economists – of Elliott Jaques (1965). …”
Get full text
Get full text

Government Transformation Programme (GTP): Effects of 4S Approach in Malaysian Government Departments by Anuar, Herman Shah, Radzuan, Kamaruddin, Hassan, Mohamad Ghozali

“…All the questionnaires were analysed and findings explained in greater detail. …”
Get full text

Characterizing the spectrum of slip behavior at the Sumatran subduction zone with long-term geodetic records by Tsang, Louisa Lok Hang

Get full text

Electronic structure of topological quantum materials probed by angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy by Schröter, N

“…Graphene is predicted to be a quantum spin Hall insulator, but due to the weak spin-orbit coupling (SOC) of carbon, the predicted bulk energy gap at its Dirac point remains unresolved. …”

An exploratory study for a new method to search for heavy neutrinos with data at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) by Tan, Cherlene Shu Ning

“…Till this date, all neutrinos observed are left-handed, rotating clockwise with respect to the direction of motion while the corresponding antineutrinos are right-handed, spinning counterclockwise. …”
Get full text

Hybrid nanomaterials for improved photocatalytic performance by Ho, Jeffrey Weng Chye.

“…The redox reactions will regenerate continuously while the composition of the photocatalyst will remain unchanged. Till date, titanium dioxide (TiO2) is the most commonly used photocatalyst. …”
Get full text

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance before invasive coronary angiography in suspected non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Shanmuganathan, M, Nikolaidou, C, Burrage, MK, Borlotti, A, Kotronias, R, Scarsini, R, Banerjee, A, Terentes-Printzios, D, Pitcher, A, Gara, E, Langrish, J, Lucking, A, Choudhury, R, Luigi De Maria, G, Banning, A, Oxford Acute Myocardial Infarction (OxAMI) Study Investigators, Piechnik, SK, Channon, KM, Ferreira, VM

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> In patients presenting with suspected NSTEMI, a CMR-first strategy identified MI in 67%, nonischemic pathologies in 18%, and normal findings in 11%. Accordingly, CMR has the potential to affect at least 50% of all patients by reclassifying their diagnosis or altering their potential management.…”

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

“…Anchored on the push–pull–mooring framework, our findings suggest that consumers’ health concerns (push factors), technology needs (pull factors), task–technology fit considerations (mediators) and pandemic-induced psychological states (mooring factors) are all critical contributors to the adoption of technology-dependent shopping with varied explanatory powers. …”
Get full text

Why do firms pay dividends : lifecycle theory in the Asian context. by Chia, Li Yi., Chua, Mincong., Loke, Alvin Zhengqiang.

“…Profitability, growth opportunities, firm size and the earned equity mix all influence the likelihood of paying dividends. …”
Get full text

Wage premium in Singapore. by Tan, Ruo Hui., Tan, Yan Yu., Lee, Wai Meng.

“…In a broader picture, wage-risk premiums could also be used to derive the value of a statistical life, which till today is widely debated and is a highly controversial topic. …”
Get full text

Are customers happy? a study of satisfaction in Sarawak’s fast-food restaurants by Thien, Nancy Swee Yen, Latip, Malisah

“…Data from 414 respondents aged 18 and above were analysed using SPSS through Spearman’s correlation and simple linear regression analysis. The findings showed that all variables, perceived price, service quality, food quality, and physical environment quality had significant correlations with customer satisfaction. …”
Get full text

Deadweight costs and optimal capital structure. by Liang, Huijun., Lim, Wei Ling.

“…Banerjee and Noe (2010) shows that MNCs do not necessarily obtain all of their financing in locations that feature the most creditor friendly legal regime. …”
Get full text

Smartphone application-based addiction scale: psychometric evidence across nine Asian regions using advanced analytic methods by Chen, I-Hua, Pramukti, Iqbal, Gan, Wan Ying, Ruckwongpatr, Kamolthip, Pham, Le An, Huang, Po-Ching, Mamun, Mohammed A., Ullah, Irfan, Jahrami, Haitham A., Lin, Chung-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H.

“…Results: Findings from confirmatory factor analysis, Rasch analysis, and network analysis all indicate a one-factor structure for the SABAS. …”
Get full text

Pear person-centred care for dementia patients (front end Android app) by Ng, Jian Xiong

“…The absence of medical treatment for dementia till today, had sparks researchers around the globe to find a breakthrough in the treatment one day. …”
Get full text

Digitalization, New Media, and Education for Sustainable Development / by Keller, Lars, editor 656283, Michelsen, Gerd, 1948-, editor 656284, Dür, Martin, 1974-, editor 656285, Bachri, Syamsul, 1983-, editor 656286, Zint, Michaela T. (Michaela Theresia), editor 656287, IGI Global (Online service) 631983

“…"This book will examine all aspects related to and interconnections between digitalization, new media, and educational sustainable development, offering perspectives from primary to tertiary education, from formal to informal education, from global to local education, from scientific findings to political strategies, and highlighting exceptional "best practice" examples and case studies"--…”
Get full text

Techno-economic simulation assessment on on-grid solar photovoltaic and wind power system in alpha world city environments by A. M. Marbrur Ahmad Rashedi

“…At the end, the study compares the solar and wind power potentiality in each alpha city and presents the project feasibility findings for both the technologies. The findings from the study can be deployed as the basis of harnessing massive scale solar PV and wind power energy from all similar climatic locations of the planet earth.…”
Get full text

Measurement invariance of the higher-order model of Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) across child age, gender, parental anxiety, and pandemic period in England by Creswell, C, Reardon, T, Spence, S, Zhou, S

“…Using data from a sample of 2,221 children and their parents/carers in England, this study investigated the measurement invariance of the higher-order model of the PAS across child age (4-6 years vs. 6-7 years), gender (girls vs. boys), parental anxiety (low vs. high level), and children’s living circumstances (before vs. after the removal of COVID-19 restrictions). Our findings demonstrated the good factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity of the higher-order model of the PAS in all subgroups and supported its configural, metric, scalar invariance across these subgroups. …”

Electrical and Electronics Global Supply Chain: The Significance Effect of Psychological Empowerment on Organizational Business Performance by Wei-Kit, Loke, Abu, Noor Hidayah, Foo, Wah Lim

“…The findings indicate that, of all those four elements of psychological empowerment, only autonomy, self-efficacy, and meaning have significant influences on the business performance in the E&E industry. …”
Get full text

Evaluating the quality of evidence for intelligent tutoring systems in the tutoring of math for children aged 6 to 12 : a systematic review by Cheng, Janice Shu Hui, Lee, Keith Yong Wei

“…Out of the 664 unique studies gathered, only 14 studies made it to the qualitative analysis stage after meeting all the inclusion criteria. From these 14 studies, 4 of them showed “sufficient” evidence to support their findings on the incorporation of ITSs into mainstream classrooms, but went on to score poorly on other additional quality indicators. …”
Get full text

The Usage of Islamic Financial Services in Zanzibar: The Influence of Accessibility, Relevancy and Expected Benefits by Khamis, Fauz Moh’d, Isa, Mohamad Yazid, Yusuff, Noraini

“…A multistage sampling process was used to obtain questionnaire responses across all five regions of Zanzibar. A total of 400 questionnaires were used for the analysis. …”
Get full text