Polarimetric Microwave Imaging / by Yang, Ruliang, author 643133, Dai, Bowei, author 643135, Tan, Lulu, author 643136, Liu, Xiuqing, author 643137, Yang, Zhen, author 643138, Li, Haiying, author 643139

“…Part II, which focuses on information processing, highlights the new theories and methods used in PolSAR, such as statistical properties analysis for images, speckle reduction, image enhancement, polarimetric target decomposition, and classification of PolSAR target detection. In turn, Part III, on the applications of polarimetric SAR, discusses the geophysical parameter retrieval of PolSAR data, polarimetric interferometric SAR information processing, compact polarimetric interferometric SAR information processing, and the effects of terrain tilt in azimuth direction on PolSAR data. …”

The Technology Doesn't Matter : Prioritizing the People in IT Business Alignment / by Lockett, Rachel, author 655215, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…In The Technology Doesn’t Matter: Prioritizing the People in IT Business Alignment, veteran IT executive Rachel Lockett delivers an engaging and insightful discussion of how to turn around IT departments struggling to effectively collaborate with their business counterparts. …”
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Team learning : the link between caring working relationships, learning behaviors and knowledge. by Phua, Mary Bee Ling., Wong, Yvonne Wanling., Tan, Jacqueline Si Ying.

“…The higher the caring relationship, the more exploratory-oriented learning behaviors there are in the team. This will in turn lead to higher task knowledge, team knowledge and members knowledge. …”
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Psychological contract, motivation, perceived supervisor support and monitoring : relationships with effort by Hu, Sheena Min En, Pan, Wynne Huimin, Tan, Yane Chang

“…Specifically, it also studies the impacts of a) perceived employer inducement due to pay and b) perceived employer inducement due to support on the different types of employee motivation (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and amotivation) and perceived supervisor support, which may in turn affect employees' effort at work. Other determinants of effort like psychological contract breach and monitoring were also included in our proposed model.…”
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Investigation of implementation of solar thermal energy on electric power system of Singapore by Ling, Gerald Chien-Ie.

“…The unlimited amount of sunshine in Singapore may be able to cover some of these needs. This in turn will minimize the green-house gases produced when burning fuels for generating electricity, and will reduce global warming.…”
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China as the next champion of globalisation? by Wu, Friedrich

“…As the US under Donald Trump and European powers like Britain and France turn their backs on globalisation, could or would China step in to be the next champion of globalisation? …”
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From phosphate to refugees: the offshore refugee boom in the Republic of Nauru by Morris, J

“…After outlining my theoretical framing, I explore the many procedures and techniques that modulate to Nauru’s state-building effort as a phosphate turned refugee company town.</p> <p>Nauru has occupied a prominent place in the international news, but the landscape of refugee market production that takes place there is represented by legal critics and global media as an exception. …”

The question of beauty in contemporary fiction by Teo, Tiffany Xi Qing

“…The thesis explores how principles of beauty pattern the narrative fabric and form of the chosen novels, which in turn enact within the reader’s reception the drama of awakening consciousness.…”
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Effect of implicit theories on emigration intention. by Sam, Puay Leng.

“…They are believed to predict people’s quality of social relationships and adjustment in a new culture, which in turn affect their migration decisions. Implicit person theory moderated effect the effect of stereotype on intention to leave, but did not show significant effect on intention to leave. …”
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Parent-child relationship in contemporary Singapore by Tamil Vani Gunasilan

“…This research indicates that it is less about Western versus Asian parenting, but more about social class differences that, in turn, impacts parent-child relationships.…”
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Busyness and its impact on speed of work. by Soon, Yi Zhen.

“…Though studies are abound on how factors like clock time, people's pattern of activity consumption, affluence and technology contribute to an accelerated speed of life and in turn make people feel “busy”, little has been done on the inverse relationship. …”
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Predictive modeling of g-induced loss of consciousness for entertainment theme parks by Hariharan Anushya.

“…During high G levels there is pooling of blood in the lower extremities, draining blood away from the brain. This in turn causes low oxygen consumption by the brain finally resulting in brain ischemia. …”
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The hidden scar : uncovering Singapore's trauma preparedness by Amir Yusof, Goh, Rui Qi, Koh, Steffi Min Xuan, Goh, Tiffany Qi Qi

“…The stories are interspersed with snapshots showcasing healing options that trauma survivors turn to, aside from conventional psychotherapy and medication.…”
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Bodyslam! by Tan, Jared Alex Wen Jie, Muhammad ‘Zack’ Zailani Bin Ismail, Razinah Anwarali

“…Overweight, unathletic and facing disapproval at every turn, Bodyslam! documents this uphill journey while simultaneously displaying that such an unusual passion should be taken just as seriously as its more conventional counterparts.…”
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Jokowi’s “Look West” foreign policy : expanding Indonesia’s sphere of influence? by Sebastian, Leonard C., Syailendra, Emirza Adi

“…His primary strategies will be to turn Indonesia into a “global maritime nexus” and pursue a “Look West” strategy.…”
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Non-destructive Testing and Repair of Pipelines / by Barkanov, Evgeny N., editor 655999, Dumitrescu, Andrei, editor 656000, Parinov, Ivan A., 1956-, editor 656002

“…The book subsequently shares the results of non-destructive testing for different types of materials applications and advanced composite repair systems, and characterizes the mechanical properties by means of fracture methods and non-destructive techniques. In turn, the book assesses the currently available technologies for reinforcement of pipelines, drawing on the experience gained by project partners, and evaluates the recovery of the carrying capacity of pipeline sections with local corrosion damage by means of analytical and numerical procedures. …”
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Airline operating cost reduction through enhanced engine health analytics by Luu, Henry H. T

“…Using a Poisson distribution to model the occurrence of six operational disruption types-Inflight Shutdown, Aircraft-On-Ground, Aborted Takeoff, Air Turn-Back, Ground Turn-Back, and Delay/Cancellation-the cost savings potential is quantified as a function of events avoided by a hypothetical FFDA service. …”
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NMR structure and localization of the host defense antimicrobial peptide thanatin in zwitterionic dodecylphosphocholine micelle : implications in antimicrobial activity by Sinha, Sheetal, Ng, Wun Jern, Bhattacharjya, Surajit

“…DPC-bound structure of thanatin is defined by a -hairpin structure and an extended and turn conformations, for residues G1-I8, at the N-terminus. …”
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Agriculture and citadel in the Bronze Age Aegean: the view from western Anatolia by Maltas, T

“…In doing so, it aims to suggest how arable farming contributed to the formation and collapse of elite social and economic structures within the citadel and lower town settlements of the Early Bronze Age (EB/EBA) II-III. …”

History education for transitional justice: how students understand and construct historical legacies in the post-apartheid South African history classroom by Robinson, N

“…It draws on nine months of ethnographic research in four Grade 9 history classrooms in Cape Town, each with a different racial composition. Every history class over three terms was observed, and teachers and students from each class were interviewed multiple times over the course of the year.…”