Making the world a better place? English higher education and global public good by Marginson, S, Yang, L, Brotherhood, T

“…Two-thirds of science papers with UK authors involve international collaboration, one-quarter of higher education students are international, and their fees constitute more than a fifth of institutional income. …”

The acquisition of English and Mandarin by a Singaporean child in a trilingual home by Teo, Jennifer Lay Heong.

“…Results indicate that: (1)the absence of tense and number markers in the English data was due to the variety of Singapore Colloquial English the child was exposed to in his environment; (2)the use of pragmatic particles and the lack of clear developmental pattern in the English interrogatives were linked to the Singapore Colloquial English usage in the input; (3)the English-language acquisition pattern shows a similar pattern as those in other comparable studies done in Singapore; (4)the order of the grammatical morphemes in the Mandarin data follows the similar pattern as other monolingual children reported on; (5)code-switching and code-mixing were directly affected by social factors: interlocutor, norm of the speech situation and his language dominance; (6)code-switching also occurs for many reasons related to language use; and (7)the child language development has been affected by the varying amount of input. The study concluded that code-switching did not lead to any negative consequences, but on the contrary, seems to be the only viable means of developing bilingualism in Singapore, where multilingualism is a norm and code-switching is an integral part of the single complex culture.…”
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On the influence of workpiece material on friction in microforming and lubricant effectiveness by Taureza, Muhammad, Song, Xu, Castagne, Sylvie

“…A mathematical function is proposed to describe the calibration curves for different friction coefficients. Round bars of copper, aluminum and silver of diameter 1 mm and length 5 mm were used as the workpieces to study the material influence on friction factor, m, during unlubricated microforming process through comparison between simulation and experimental results. …”
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Shi'ism, politics, and identity in Bahrain by Tan, Feng Qin

“…Sectarian identity in the Middle East has appeared ascendant, seemingly serving as the basis of intractable, even violent conflict. …”
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Mortality and probability: philosophical considerations in selected contemporary British and Irish literature by Lai, Zaneta Zhi Yan

“…There has been a noticeable increase in the preoccupation with death in contemporary British and Irish literature. …”
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Finite element study of the properties and response of 3D printed lattice structures by Tay, Arissa Hui Yin

“…The variation of the unit cell’s aspect ratio, d/L, by increasing strut diameter, sees increased connectivity between layers within the structure, resulting in improved mechanical properties. …”
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Ethical governance of artificial intelligence for defence: normative tradeoffs for principle to practice guidance by Blanchard, A, Thomas, C, Taddeo, M

“…A recent shift from the what to the how of AI ethics sees a nascent body of literature published by defence organisations focussed on guidance to implement AI ethics principles. …”

Explaining the decision-making process. by Tan, Veronica., Lee, Mabel Liying.

“…Human behavior has always been a complex area of study. Besides psychologists, behavioral economists have also been exploring possible economic reasons to explain why humans behave the way they do. …”
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Study of high-strength concrete beam-column joints with high-yield strength steel reinforcement by Abdul Naufal Abdol Jabar

“…The test revealed that using high-yield strength steel reinforcement bars together with high-strength concrete resulted in improving the load-carrying capacity of the tested specimens. …”
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Corrosion damage detection in reinforced concrete using Rayleigh wave-based method by Cheng, Weixia, Sun, Hai-Han, Wan, Li Soon, Fan, Zheng, Tan, Kang Hai

“…Corrosion of reinforcing bars is a dominant cause of degradation of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. …”
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Ergative in Mi=la=ras=pa'i rnam thar by Saxena, Anju

“…Classical Tibetans has been reported to be an aspectually split ergative language (Regamey, 1954; Dixon, 1979). although this is true only of some texts. …”
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Analysis of IMF aid packages during the Asian financial crisis. by Tan, Joyce Meng Hui., Tan, Clarissa Lay Yong., Nur Siti Hikmah Mamat.

“…This report seeks to investigate the present role of the IMF, using the Asian Financial Crisis as a case study. …”
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Class participation in the Nanyang Business School by Gan, Eddie Eng Hui, Tan, Hong Chwee, Wong, Suat Li

“…Class participation has been increasingly used as a grading tool for various subjects taken in Nanyang Business School (NBS). …”
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NATO : Network Architecture Tensile Organization : mending Berlin through public interface by Vassilev, Vasilena (Vasilena R.)

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Biofuel : impact on global economy. by Ho, Sarah Shu Ching., Seah, Patricia Kai Ling.

“…Fossil fuels have been our main source of energy. However, they are non-renewable, meaning they will deplete one day. …”
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Role of scatter-hoarding rodents in the seed dispersal of large-seeded plants. by Low, Gerard Hongkai.

“…With the deforestation that usually accompanies agriculture and urbanization, habitats for large animals have been significantly reduced or lost, leading to the eventual disappearance of such animals. …”
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Language games and Southeast Asia-United States relations, 1954-2006 by Misalucha, Charmaine Galos

“…The relationship has also been described as following certain types of rule or order: sometimes it is described as hegemony, while at other times it is characterized by hierarchy. …”
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Biovalorisation of food waste in Singapore : synergistic effect of a mixed culture in solid-state fermentation by Ong, Adwin Reng Jun

“…Okara and brewer’s spent grain (BSG) are manufacturing side streams produced in massive amounts from the soy and beer industries, respectively, and contributes significantly to food waste. …”
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Comparative study of accounting standards between Singapore and the Peoples' Republic of China by Neo, Karn Nee, Siew, May San, Swi, Li Li

“…Singapore has been encouraging local firms to venture abroad, for example, PRC. …”
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Mode of action study for a novel class of antimicrobial polymers against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Shi, Zhenyu

“…The development of antibiotics has been hampered by the rapid evolution of antimicrobial resistance and lack of new mechanisms discovered. …”
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