The Effect of cue attributes on the willingness to engage car-sharing service providers by Tan, Colette Jean Yi, Poh, Ting Fang

“…Aligning with previous studies, the results revealed that summary evaluations played a pivotal role in affecting perceptions about trust in the service provider and service quality standards, which in turn predicted willingness to engage the sharing service provider. …”
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The practice of soft power by Henne, Peter S., Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…We argue that this can be better explained through the practice turn in international relations; Turkey follows commonly accepted religious practices that Balkans Muslims recognize, granting Turkey influence even if they do not internalize its dominant position. …”
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Incorporating elicited preferences for equality into electricity system planning modeling by Van-Hein Sackey, C, Nock, D, Cao, C, Armanios, D, Davis, A

“…These hybrid mini-grids, in turn, drive the carbon emissions intensity of the electricity system fourfold. …”

Simulation of national-scale groundwater dynamics in geologically complex aquifer systems: an example from Great Britain by Bianchi, M, Scheidegger, J, Hughes, A, Jackson, C, Lee, J, Lewis, M, Mansour, M, Newell, A, O’Dochartaigh, B, Patton, A, Dadson, S

“…Comparisons showed regional differences linked to lithological and climatic factors, which in turn can be associated with more or less groundwater resilience to extreme climatic events. …”

Single axis geometry by fitting conics by Jiang, G, Tsui, H-T, Quan, L, Zisserman, A

“…<p>In this paper, we describe a new approach for recovering 3D geometry from an uncalibrated image sequence of a single axis (turn-table) motion. Unlike previous methods, the computation of multiple views encoded by the fundamental matrix or trifocal tensor is not required. …”

Object level grouping for video shots by Sivic, J, Schaffalitzky, F, Zisserman, A

“…For example, the front and back of a car, or the front and side of a face. In turn this enables object-level matching and recognition throughout a video.…”

Entangled exclusions: borders, frontiers and urban geopolitics from northeast India by Das, P, Mittal, G, Sarma, J

“…With the rise of religio-national and neoliberal politics, new urban ‘developments’ and connectivity projects in the region have deepened exclusions based on class, caste, ethnic and religious borders. These have, in turn, led to further displacement, enclavization, and ghettoization of minority communities who are deemed ‘non-native’ along ethnocentric lines. …”

Does trade freedom affect exchange rate movement? A perspective of high-technology trade by Cong, Shufeng, Chin, Lee, Kumarusamy, Risidaxshinni

“…Changes in the degree of trade freedom influence economic development and foreign investment, which in turn, affect currency values and exchange rate movements. …”

Effects of various surface treatments on the storage life of guava (Psidium guajava L) at 10°C by Mohamed, Suhaila, Kyi, Khin Ma Ma, Yusof, Salmah

“…Paraffin treatment caused the skin to turn brown after 2 weeks storage. The ascorbic acid content was highest in control followed by clingwrapped guava. …”

Essays on development economics by Wang, Wen

“…Further analyses suggest that religiosity has similar effects on other aspects of technological progress. Our study thus contributes to the ongoing discussions on the enduring influence of religion on economic development in today’s world.…”
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That's Not How We Do It Here! : A Story About How Organizations Rise, Fall - and Can Rise Again / by Kotter, John P., 1947-, author 368412, Rathgeber, Holger, author 507836

“…Now, ten years later, they're back with another must-read story that will help any team or organization cope with their biggest challenges and turn them into exciting opportunities. Once upon a time a clan of meerkats lived in the Kalahari, a region in southern Africa. …”

How Stories Change Us : A Developmental Science of Stories from Fiction and Real Life / by Reese, Elaine, author 655966

“…Regardless of media platform, fictional stories with violent and stereotyped content increase aggression and prejudiced attitudes and behaviors, and excessive consumption of fictional stories is unhealthy. In turn, real-life stories with inaccurate or biased content (fake news) increase memory errors; real-life stories with negative or traumatic content increase mental health difficulties. …”
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Verifying Correctness of the Number Theoretic Transform and Fast Number Theoretic Transform in F⋆ by Ono, Rick R.

“…Because cryptographic algorithms often secure sensitive information, their correctness, and in turn their security is a top priority. The Number Theoretic Transform (NTT) is an algorithm that enables efficient polynomial multiplication and has recently gained importance in post-quantum cryptography. …”
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Trust in prescription drug brand websites : website trust cues, attitude toward the website, and behavioral intentions by Huh, Jisu, Shin, Wonsun

“…Perceived DTC website trust, in turn, was found to be significantly associated with consumers' attitude toward the DTC website and behavioral intention.…”
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Singlet fission materials for improved solar cells by Heng, Zhi Yin

“…This project report focuses on the chemical synthesis and characterization of organic compounds to determine its capability in exhibiting singlet fission phenomenon, which will in turn lead to an enhancement of solar cell efficiency when used in organic photovoltaic cells. …”
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AR card game design & implementation by Emmanuelle Vania

“…The purpose of this project is to develop an Android AR game application that implements AR functionality on a Collectible Card Game (CCG), a type of turn-based game originally set in a physical tabletop format. …”
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Autism narratives in Singapore by Ho, Melissa Yun Ling

“…Given that these narratives have, in turn, the potential to shape cultural discourses, and having shown through close literary analysis some effects of existing stereotypes and discourses, I argue for the urgency and importance of attending to narrative ethics in the production of autism narratives in Singapore.…”
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Involuntary transnationalism and regulated precarity: lived experiences of skilled Chinese and Indian migrants in Singapore by Zhan, Shaohua, Zhou, Min

“…Based on analysis of survey data and in-depth interviews of skilled Chinese and Indian migrants in Singapore, we find that skilled foreign migrants face employment insecurity and other vulnerabilities largely due to visa regulations and that they have to turn to transnationalism as a coping strategy to mitigate precarity and temporality.…”
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Sita and Surpanakha : blurring the distinction between good and evil women in Valmiki’s Ramayana by Chandrika Mohan

“…In this paper, I argue that Sita and Surpanakha, characters who despite being portrayed as foils, turn out to mirror more so than oppose each other, and through them, the text holds a certain anxiety about women and what they represent. …”
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Effective and efficient bunker operations, logistics, procurement, developments in the maritime industry. Part 2 : Effective and efficient management of bunker quality in the pers... by Wong, Jyun Yir

“…This report sheds light on how issues such as the addition of water and sludge by some bunker blenders to increase profit margins and how cat fines size and calorific value affect the quality of bunkers which in turn results in costs for the owners and operators. …”
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