Birth and growth of cavitation bubbles within water under tension confined in a simple synthetic tree by Quinto-Su, Pedro A., Vincent, Olivier, Marmottant, Philippe, Ohl, Claus-Dieter

“…Analysis reveals that the nucleation of a bubble releases a tension of several tens of MPa, and a simple model captures the different time scales of the expansion process.…”
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The monetary policy of Hong Kong. by Chin Jee Kin, Tan Yen-Ling, Toh Shih Hua

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My child needs tuition! : a study of parental views on primary school education by Neo, Geraldine Poh Yan

“…The emergence of such a trend tends to create a worrying issue: how did parents come to view shadow education as a safety net if our education system is supposedly good? …”
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Autism narratives in Singapore by Ho, Melissa Yun Ling

“…Examining Singaporean autism narratives allows us insight into the ways in which dominant global discourses about autism are negotiated in local contexts; narratives are shaped by their socio-cultural contexts and examining those from Singapore, a globalised and multicultural, yet socially conservative city-state, enables us to understand the ways in which such multiple discourses come to bear upon individual narratives. 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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READY PLAYER ONE / by Cline, Ernest, author 655943

“…Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes this depressing reality by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia where you can be anything you want to be, where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. And like most of humanity, Wade is obsessed by the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this alternate reality: OASIS founder James Halliday, who dies with no heir, has promised that control of the OASIS - and his massive fortune - will go to the person who can solve the riddles he has left scattered throughout his creation. …”

Southeast Asian space activities: recent trends in regional cooperation by Berthet, Maximilien

“…Though not new, it has increasingly flourished in the last ten years, especially in three areas: satellite engineering, space policymaking, and space entrepreneurship. …”
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Asset securitisation : a study of its relevance to Singapore by Low, Amy Giap Juat, Mok, Tuang Chen, Chia, Li Hui

“…In particular, it seeks to consider the applicability of asset securitisation to Singapore.…”
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Time/cost performance ratio modelling for estimation and project evaluation by Goh, Ngan Hong.

“…The objective of this study is to develop a theoretical background for defining and measuring performance of construction projects in relation to both time and cost effectiveness and to investigate and analyze the contract performance with respect to public institutional building and road projects in Singapore in the last ten years (1981 to 1990). It also attempts to formulate methods by which the results of the study can be used for improving performance of similar building and road projects in future by setting realistic time and cost targets.…”
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Is clicking mechanism good for flapping wing micro aerial vehicle? by Chin, Yao Wei, Lau, Gih Keong

“…Before it passes the midpoint, the plate center moves slowly as it tends to return to the original extreme and resist the displacement. …”
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A time evolution study of the ecologies of collaboration in two business schools. by Wee, Jee Foon.

“…In this dissertation, the ecologies of collaboration among the academics at two business schools, namely, the Nanyang Business School (NBS) and INSEAD were studied by analysing the ten-year publication output of the two schools using techniques from both scientometrics and social network analysis. …”
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DEEP-squared: deep learning powered De-scattering with Excitation Patterning by Wijethilake, Navodini, Anandakumar, Mithunjha, Zheng, Cheng, So, Peter T. C., Yildirim, Murat, Wadduwage, Dushan N.

“…In this work, we present DEEP<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>, a deep learning-based model that can de-scatter images from just tens of patterned excitations instead of hundreds. …”
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The underwear bomber : a Malaysia connection? by Clint Lorimore.

“…There have been recent reports that ten men recently arrested in Malaysia on charges of terrorism may have a connection to the Nigerian national who attempted to detonate a bomb during a flight to the US on 25 December 2009. …”
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Comparison of Machine Learning-Based Methods for Narrowband Blind Adaptive Beamforming by Shonkwiler, Lara

“…They also bear the disadvantage that the appropriate algorithm must be selected based on the properties of the expected signal. …”
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Network Dynamics of a Financial Ecosystem by Somin, Shahar, Altshuler, Yaniv, Gordon, Goren, Pentland, Alex, Shmueli, Erez

“…This quickly developing economy is comprised of tens of thousands of different financial assets with an aggregated valuation of more than 500 Billion USD and typical daily volume of 30 Billion USD, and manifests highly volatile dynamics when viewed using classic market measures. …”
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Potential for consortial relations among special libraries in Singapore. by Chiang, Mei Ling.

“…This study seeks to examine the prospects for consortial arrangements to develop among libraries in Singapore, in particular, whether there is such interest among government and quasi-government libraries. …”
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Facebook : a study of power relations. by Wong, Liwen.

“…Also, it seeks to explain how their practices reproduce power relationships and render them as natural and acceptable. …”
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Archaeology in Albania 2014-2024 by Gilkes, O, Melfi, M, Muka, B

“…This paper presents a review of new research being carried out within the borders of modern Albania in the last ten years. It offers a roughly geographical outline—albeit incomplete—of recent discoveries from prehistory to the middle-ages, and attempts at placing them in the wider context of current research in the field. …”

Chemoselective synthesis and evaluation of β-oxovinylarsines as an arsenic synthetic precursor by Tay, Wee Shan, Li, Yongxin, Lu, Yunpeng, Pullarkat, Sumod A., Leung, Pak-Hing

“…Unlike other arsenic precursors which are toxic or volatile or have low reactivity, β-oxovinylarsines bear a well-defined organic backbone that confers both stability and known reactivity. …”
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China's collaboration with IndoChina countries in hydropower development in the Mekong region - how far can it go? by Phua, Pei Pei.

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Applicability of behavioural finance by Chong, Chee Wah, Low, Ji Teng, Paik, Jek Yin

“…Specifically, they were the (i) Volatility Index (VIX), (ii) Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI), (iii) Bull-Bear Spread Index (BBS) and the (iv) Investor Sentiment Index (ISI). …”
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