Factors affecting the extent of retirement planning in Singapore. by Law, Boon Huey., Kwek, Jenny Chiew Ling., Sim, Sei Lin.

“…Findings show that people tend to focus on financial planning and often neglect health and psychological planning. …”
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Mising morphophonemics by Taid, Tabu

“…In Mising, as in other languages, sounds tend to get modified in different phonetic environments. …”
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How content attributes of short video influence online purchase intention: the mediating role of perceived value by Fan, Wenjing, Osman, Syuhaily, Zainudin, Norzalina, Pinyi, Yao

“…The results of this study have shown that consumers tend to have both a better understanding and a more favourable impression of the product after watching clear and informative short videos. …”
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Botanical composition and models of metabolizable energy availability from undergrowth in oil palm plantations for ruminant production by Dahlan, I., Yamada, Y., Mahyuddin, M.D.

“…This study showed that in the early stages of oil palm crop development, sun-loving species tend to dominate the field, mostly broad leaves and legumes, but they will gradually be replaced by shade-tolerant plants when the canopies close. …”
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Industrial policy refraction: how corporate strategy shapes development outcomes in Brazil by Zylberberg, E

“…For states seeking to catch up, the acquisition and assimilation of frontier technology has always been paramount (Abramovitz, 1986).</p> <p>Multinational firms based in industrialized countries have long been seen as sources of technology (Evans, 1979). …”

India’s ‘gas renaissance’ - rhetoric versus reality by Sen, A

“…Government forecasts carried out within a central planning framework tend to be overly optimistic, whereas projections by multilateral organizations tend to be cautious, but confused. …”

Mathematical foundation of data science by Fang, Xiaowei

“…High-dimensional probability theory bears vital importance in the mathematical foundation of data science. …”
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Soft law, hard stakes? State commitment to non-binding international instruments and the case of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Villeneuve, L

“…In this thesis, incorporating insights from public international law into rationalist IR approaches, I argue that soft law instruments can have important effects over time and bring substantial costs for states to bear. This is particularly the case for soft law instruments ‘hardening’ through domestic law, treaties or customary international law, increasing the sovereignty and implementation costs attached to commitment. …”

Homeland engagement and host-society integration: A comparative study of new Chinese immigrants in the United States and Singapore by Zhou, Min, Liu, Hong

“…We also find that those who actively engage themselves in the transnational fields tend to do so through diasporic organizations. Finally, we find that homeland engagement generally benefits integration into host societies. …”
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Predicative adjectives in Thai: diachronic changes in the past century by Jaratjarungkiat, Sureenate, Park, Kyung-Eun, Tan, Samuel Yuan Han

“…Peripheral adjectives, on the other hand, bear resemblance to both nouns and verbs from a syntactic standpoint (e.g. they may co-occur with the negation marker, auxiliary verbs and even the copula /pen/). …”
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Artificial Intelligence and the US-China Balance of Power by Chang, Benjamin Angel

“…Finally, the third essay exploits supply chain datasets to assess each side’s ability to bring AI-enabled autonomous weapons to bear in future conventional conflicts. I find that control over the production of advanced AI chips by the United States and allies almost certainly means the United States would better exploit such weapons, if they emerged as decisive in modern warfare, within at least the next ten years. …”
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Electronic and optoelectronic devices using chemical vapour deposited 2D materials by Fan, Y

“…<p>Two dimensional (2D) materials bear a lot of expectations on playing important role in next generation electronics and optoelectronics. …”

Unravelling giant molecular clouds by Liang, F

“…<p>Giant molecular clouds (GMCs) provide the fuel for star formation and bear various feedbacks. Thus, they are key to our understanding of galaxy evolution and the baryon cycle. …”

Cigarette smoking : a case study of deviance among upper class men in the Singapore society. by Sar, Canice Wei Lin.

“…Due to class inequality, the poor tend to be scrutinized and labeled more frequently as deviants. …”
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Land reclamation without using soil-fills by Yeo, Eng Swee

“…Singapore has been developing rapidly over the past decades. In order to sustain the fast-paced economic development and urbanisation, an increasing emphasis has been placed on land reclamation projects. …”
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The history of a single-cell allomorph: the first person singular of the Romance preterite by Maiden, M

“…While the facts are well described in the literature, these allomorphs show a common diachronic trend which has never been noticed. Despite their paradigmatic ‘isolation’, they tend not only to survive but to be extended to other parts of the preterite and even beyond. …”

The changing nature of Chinese business in Africa : the case of Cape Verde by Horta, Loro

“…Many tend to associate China's presence in Africa with a frenetic search for natural resources such as oil and gas. …”
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Demand response management for home automation system by Qiu, Danqing.

“…With the high development of science and technology nowadays, household buildings tend to be more intelligent and energy saving have become an inevitable trend in today’s industrial society. …”
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Empowering animals through technology: enhancing animal agency in the sound environment by French, Fiona, Potkin, Dominique, Evans, Neil, Hirskyj-Douglas, Ilyena, Jalali, Azadeh, Kleinberger, Rébecca, Kriengwatana, Pralle, Nager, Ruedi, Serah Iyasere, Oluwaseun, Shafiei Sabet, Saeed, Spierings, Michelle

“…However, there is very limited evidence about how these sound environments – and the acoustic variables within them – might improve or degrade conditions for most animals. Studies tend to view the sound environment as something ‘beyond the control’ of the animal, or as a variable that must be manipulated by humans while observing its impacts, often treating all animals in a population as equivalent. …”
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1-octanol-water partitioning as a classifier of water soluble organic matters: Implication for solubility distribution by Kuwata, Mikinori, Lee, Wen-Chien

“…The mass spectra indicated that highly oxygenated species tend to be highly soluble, while high molecular weight compounds are less soluble. …”
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