Motor insurance in Singapore : problems and prescriptions by Ang, Cheng Sim, Lim, Siew Hui, Teo, Clarissa Suan Hoon

“…It emphasizes that immediate action is needed to avoid the erosion of profits from the motor insurance market. Furthermore, likely effects of the current situation are studied and this report attempts to recommend possible solutions to the problems.…”
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Culture as a research bias factor in bilingual markets. by Lee, Kin Man., Ong, Randall Choon Poh.

“…This poses a growing dilemma concerning the language in which marketing communications should be framed, as it seems likely that the use of a language could form a trigger that places a message recipient in a certain frame of mind. …”
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Carbene-catalyzed enantioselective oxidative coupling of enals and di(hetero)arylmethanes by Chen, Qiao, Zhu, Tingshun, Majhi, Pankaj Kumar, Mou, Chengli, Chai, Huifang, Zhang, Jingjie, Zhuo, Shitian, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…To date, it remains challenging to functionalize the diaryl methyl sp3 carbon–hydrogen bond directly in an enantioselective manner. This is likely due to the relatively inert nature of the carbon–hydrogen bond and the difficult enantiofacial discrimination of two sterically similar aryl substituents. …”
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Evolutionary and ecological insights from Cytinus: a plant within a plant by de Vega, C, Thorogood, CJ, Albaladejo, RG, Rakotonasolo, F, Hobbhahn, N, Martos, F, Burgoyne, PM, Johnson, SD

“…Owing to this cryptic life cycle, the genus is poorly understood and is likely to include several hitherto undescribed species, particularly in threatened forest habitat in Madagascar. …”

VI-VS: calibrated identification of feature dependencies in single-cell multiomics by Boyeau, Pierre, Bates, Stephen, Ergen, Can, Jordan, Michael I., Yosef, Nir

“…VI-VS is available as an open-source Python package, providing a robust solution to identify features more likely representing genuine causal relationships.…”
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A new method for evaluating kinesthetic acuity during haptic interaction by Casadio, Maura, Squeri, V., De Santis, D., Zenzeri, J., Masia, L., Morasso, P.

“…Although proprioceptive impairment is likely to affect in a significant manner the capacity of stroke patients to recover functionality of upper limb, clinical assessment methods currently in use are rather crude, with a low level of reliability and a limited capacity to discriminate the relevant features of this severe deficit. …”
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Early-onset breast cancer in a woman with a germline mobile element insertion resulting in BRCA2 disruption : a case report by Deuitch, Natalie, Li, Shao-Tzu, Courtney, Eliza, Shaw, Tarryn, Dent, Rebecca, Tan, Veronique, Yackowski, Lauren, Torene, Rebecca, Berkofsky-Fessler, Windy, Ngeow, Joanne

“…Subsequent reanalysis for MEIs detected a novel likely pathogenic insertion of the retrotransposon element (RE) c.7894_7895insSVA in BRCA2. …”
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Future failure rate prediction for transformers in power systems by Tan, Jia Le

“…Failure prediction is an important tool to estimate when these failures are likely to happen, which informs the replacement of transformers before a failure event. …”
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Kite might by Xiong, Wei

“…Inspired by classic stories such as Aesop’s “Tortoise and the Hare” and hugely well-liked television series “Avatar: The Last Air bender”, Kite Might seeks to tell a humorous story and at the same time share simple morale lessons with its viewers.…”
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Certification of continuous professional development for librarians in Singapore by Choy, Fatt Cheong.

“…The paper discusses the philosophy and practical considerations behind its design, elaborate on the key components, address some issues raised by members of the community, outline the benefits to and impact on the professional community and finally discuss the likely challenges in its implementation.…”
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Protozoan parasite toxoplasma gondii manipulates mate choice in rats by enhancing attractiveness of males by Sapolsky, Robert M., Dass, Shantala Arundathi Hari, Vasudevan, Anand, Dutta, Deborah, Soh, Linda Jing Ting, Vyas, Ajai

“…Coevolving parasites are likely to attempt to circumvent this obstacle. In this paper, we demonstrate a case of parasitic manipulation of host mate choice. …”
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Low engagement and failed choices : exploring the mechanism for harbingers of failure by Wang, Yifei(Business management scientist)Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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VAERS Vasculitis Adverse Events Retrospective Study: Etiology Model of Immune Complexes Activating Fc Receptors in Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndromes by Ricke, Darrell O., Smith, Nora

“…Cases associated with pathogens are likely to have persistent infections triggering disease onset. …”
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All-sky, all-frequency directional search for persistent gravitational waves from Advanced LIGO’s and Advanced Virgo’s first three observing runs by Sudhir, Vivishek

“…However, a broadband analysis is likely to miss narrowband signals as the signal-to-noise ratio of a narrowband signal can be significantly reduced when combined with detector output from other frequencies. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Fu, Kangkang

“…We find that firms with exchange-listed options are more likely to issue equity as opposed to debt. They issue equity more frequently but in smaller amounts and maintain low leverage ratios. …”
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Canadians' opinions towards COVID-19 data-sharing: a national cross-sectional survey by Savić Kallesøe, SA, Rabbani, T, Gill, EE, Brinkman, F, Griffiths, EJ, Zawati, M, Liu, H, Palmour, N, Joly, Y, Hsiao, WWL

“…Vaccination status was the most influential predictor of data-sharing opinion, with respondents who were ever vaccinated being 4.20 times more likely (95% CI 3.21 to 5.48, p=0.000) to be generally supportive of data-sharing than those unvaccinated. …”

Quality and outcomes of diabetes care in patients diagnosed with cancer by Griffiths, R

“…Cancer patients were no less likely to meet quality measures for retinal screening, foot examination, or dietary review. …”

'The listening series': increasing equity, diversity and inclusion in patient and public involvement and engagement for policy research by listening to and learning from under-repr... by Bevan, C, Alderdice, F, Darby, S, Gilzean-Hughes, S, McLeish, J, Mulla, S, Plachcinski, R, Wilkinson, S, Williams, H, Rowe, R

“…Research funders prioritise equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE), but people who are most likely to experience poor outcomes are also those least likely to be involved in research. …”

The (lack of) distortionary effects of proxy-means tests: Results from a nationwide experiment in Indonesia by Banerjee, Abhijit, Hanna, Rema, Olken, Benjamin A., Sumarto, Sudarno

“…We find no change in actual television sales, or reported or actual SIM card ownership, suggesting that consumption distortions are likely small.…”
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Artemisinin resistance in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, originates from its initial transcriptional response by Zhu, Lei, van der Pluijm, Rob W., Kucharski, Michal, Nayak, Sourav, Tripathi, Jaishree, White, Nicholas J., Day, Nicholas P. J., Faiz, Abul, Phyo, Aung Pyae, Amaratunga, Chanaki, Lek, Dysoley, Ashley, Elizabeth A., Nosten, François, Smithuis, Frank, Ginsburg, Hagai, von Seidlein, Lorenz, Lin, Khin, Imwong, Mallika, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Mayxay, Mayfong, Dhorda, Mehul, Nguyen, Hoang Chau, Nguyen, Thuy Nhien Thanh, Miotto, Olivo, Newton, Paul N., Jittamala, Podjanee, Tripura, Rupam, Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon, Peto, Thomas J., Hien, Tran Tinh, Dondorp, Arjen M., Bozdech, Zbynek

“…The genetic basis for this adapted response is likely to be complex.…”
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