Essays on the market for corporate bonds by Levonmaa, A

“…Using intraday transaction data from the TRACE database, I analyse over 1,000 of the most liquid corporate bonds, a total of 9.5 million trades. …”

The trembling-hand problem for LTLf planning by Yu, P, Zhu, S, De Giacomo, G, Vardi, M

“…We study the trembling-hand problem in the context of reasoning about actions and planning for temporally extended goals expressed in Linear Temporal Logic on finite traces (LTLf), where we want to synthesize a strategy (aka plan) that maximizes the probability of satisfying the LTLf goal in spite of the trembling hand. …”

Kababayan : faces of Filipinas in Singapore. by Kong, Yen Lin., Ling, Nuria Xinyi.

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Hand gesture-based interactive musical and visual experiential system by Chua, Kok Liang

“…The Leap Motion device in particular is a sensor device that supports extremely accurate hand and finger motions as input and has been used in the areas of science and the medical field. …”
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Deep self-supervised representation learning for free-hand sketch by Xu, Peng, Song, Zeyu, Yin, Qiyue, Song, Yi-Zhe, Wang, Liang

“…In this paper, we tackle for the first time, the problem of self-supervised representation learning for free-hand sketches. This importantly addresses a common problem faced by the sketch community - that annotated supervisory data are difficult to obtain. …”
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Investigating rhodium-catalysed hydroacylation and carbon-carbon bond activation by Coxon, T

“…The chapter begins with a theoretical comparison to carbon-hydrogen activation and a discussion of the unique challenges that are faced. An overview of the major strategies employed to enact these processes is subsequently presented for both strained and unstrained substrates.…”

Band-gap engineering for multi-colored perovskite solar cell windows by Tay, Yu Xian

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Preserving Mojiang Hani hand weaving techniques: understanding complexity for culture and sustainable development by Mingquan, Liu, Yahaya, Siti Rohaya, Chunli, Guo, Yan, Huang

“…Beyond immediate preservation efforts, these suggestions form a solid foundation for future research endeavors and the sustainable development of Mojiang Hani hand weaving techniques, fostering a continuum of cultural heritage in the face of contemporary challenges…”
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What the visual system can learn from the non-dominant hand: The effect of graphomotor engagement on visual discrimination by Ben-Ami, Shlomit, Buaron, Batel, Yaron, Ori, Keane, Kyle, Sun, Virginia H., Phillips, Flip, Friedman, Jason, Sinha, Pawan, Mukamel, Roy

“…Moreover, graphomotor training with the non-dominant hand resulted in visual discrimination improvements comparable to those of dominant hand training, despite the inherent differences between hands in motor performance and in the amount of improvement in shape tracing throughout training. …”
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The impacts of US Fed interest rate liftoff on Southwest Asia stock markets, sovereign bond and currencies by Ooi, Teik Khim

“…While, the second model traces the announcement effect of Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) figure. …”
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Mental imagery interventions to promote face covering use among UK university students and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Conroy, Dom

“…Core COVID-19 preventive measures include social distancing, regular hand washing, and wearing face coverings in public places. …”
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The third imperative: framework for the relational values of nature by Tan, Rebecca Si En

“…Current work on the values of nature tends to focus on intrinsic and instrumental values of nature. In the face of escalating climate issues, however, it is becoming increasingly important to accurately identify and target people’s motivations in supporting sustainable policy. …”
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Green gatekeepers by Enriques, L, Romano, A, Tuch, A

“…Products are routinely labeled “carbon neutral,” “recycled,” “biode¬gradable,” “ocean-friendly,” and “sustainable.” Bonds are marketed as “green” and mutual funds as “ESG,” while firms may pledge to become “net zero.” …”

Image transformation for beautification by Lim, Christine Kia Min

“…As technology became more advanced, users can easily take a large number of digital photographs (image) of faces using their camera or hand phone. Sometimes, they wish to beautify a face photograph using image retouching tools. …”
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Impedance controlled human–robot collaborative tooling for edge chamfering and polishing applications by Kana, Sreekanth, Lakshminarayanan, Srinivasan, Mohan, Dhanya Menoth, Campolo, Domenico

“…Despite the advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence, human workforce is still irreplaceable in performing such tasks due to superior dexterity and adaptability, but this is often prone to risks such as hand-arm vibration syndrome due to hand-held tools. …”
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OLIVER TWIST / by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870, author 457349

“…After enduring years of brutal treatment, Oliver runs away to London, where he falls in with a band of child pickpockets led by the villainous Fagin. …”

8 Ways to Boost Students Engagement During Asynchronous English Language Learning by Nurkarimah, Yusof

“…For some students, asynchronous learning is the ultimate game-changer, as it offers flexibilities and new learning opportunities such as self-paced learning. On the other hand, some students may face challenges, particularly in maintaining their motivation and self-discipline to learn, for example in language courses such as English, without direct face-to-face interactions during this learning mode.…”
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Foreign students and implications of their social networking sites usage by Tan, Yi Ting

“…Findings suggest that usage of SNS does have a bit of influence on these students’ self-identity, but a rather limited impact on their collective identity. Also, increased face-to-face contact with locals, stemming from SNS usage improves chances of integration. …”
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Mm-wave CMOS phase-locked loops by Yi, Xiang

“…Fifthly, a low phase noise 24/77 GHz dual-band sub-sampling PLL with a dual-band VCO was proposed for automotive radar applications. …”
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Visible light communication systems supporting wireless data access and indoor positioning applications by Yang, Helin

“…On the other hand, VLP can provide high-accuracy positioning performance compared with RF based indoor positioning systems. …”
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