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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Writing news features by Masterton, Murray.

“…That is not what a feature is, and that is why feature writing seems to be confined to a few people on every staff. …”
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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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The inert online citizen : online political spaces in Singapore by Rachna Raghupathi

“…In hindsight, however, it seems as if the internet has stopped just short of making widespread, 'destabilising' political change possible. …”
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Automated teller machines in Singapore by Soh, Yong Chee, Phua, Alice Loo Huay, Tan,Yang Leng

“…From a machine that was initially designed to merely dispense cash, it has been upgraded to perform a range of banking services, such as fund transfers, purchase of cashier's orders and payment of bills. …”
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Cheatsheet : the right way to learn by Loh, Wan Teng

“…The pursuit of higher educational level and better grades has been ingrain in many, perpetrated by the “kiasu-ness” (fear of losing) of Singaporeans. …”
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Compensation for Historic Injustice: Does it Matter how the Victims Respond? by Miller, D

“…Under tort law, the damages a victim can claim are reduced if they are judged to have been contributorily negligent, thereby exacerbating the harm they have suffered. …”

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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Studies on the main group-based aromatic compounds : 1,4,2-Diazaborole and Germanium(0) species by Su, BoChao

“…Recently, a variety of aromatic molecules containing main group elements have been extensively studied, which show some unique electronic property. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of novel biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers by Widjaja, Leonardus Kresna

“…These versatile polymers have been used as implant materials for over 20 years but when they biodegrade in the body, the diamines produced are highly toxic. …”
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Do built environment factors have different effects on ridesourcing usage before and after the COVID-19 pandemic? by Jin, T, Cheng, L, Wang, S, Cao, J, Schwanen, T, Witlox, F

“…While an individual's travel behavior has been found to be inevitably influenced by the pandemic, how COVID-19 influences the utilization of ridesourcing has rarely been discussed in previous studies. …”

探讨新加坡人的怕输特征与其文化意涵 = A study on the Singaporean Kiasuism and its cultural connotation by 蔡惠璘 Chua, Debbie Hui Lin

“…Often hovering between the terms “mentality, value, culture”, Singaporeans seems undecided which is more suitable to describe it. …”
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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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Study on the oxidation and corrosion properties of titanium aluminide from a microstructural viewpoint by Chan, Shao Wei

“…Several alternative methods of fabrication have been put forward, with powder metallurgypossessing the highest potential to overcome the short comings of casting.In this study, different ball milled samplesof the same composition was prepared, and their subsequent microstructure, corrosion,and oxidation behaviour after Spark Plasma Sintering(SPS)was investigated.Samples that were subjected to SPS with increasing ball milling parameters yielded increasing γ-TiAl phase and decreasingα2-Ti3Alphase. …”
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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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A study of the economic variable(s) driving directors' remuneration in Singapore. by Khoo, Swee Cheng., Yap, Jiann Wey.

“…Out study on 300 publicly listed companies in Singapore found that the domineering factor influencing directors' remuneration seems to be firm size instead of profitability in most cases.…”
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Encore Valentine / by Adriani Trigiani, author 656192

“…A long-distance romance with the sexy Gianluca who lives in remote Tuscany seems impossible so Valentine tries to devote herself to her work. …”

Application of smartphone-based biophotonic instrumentation for glucose sensing using colorimetric method by Azlan, Nur Ainin Sofhia Nurul

“…The calibration curves consistently confirm that the proposed method aligns with the Beer-Lambert law, in accordance with expectations with previous studies. …”
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Lamaholot of East Flores: a study of a boundary community by Modh, SV

“…The current fieldsite seems to have been part of the ceremonial system of Ata Tana ‘Ai and also to have shared a tradition of dispersed settlement in the gardens. …”