Rhetorical move-step analysis of argumentative essays by Chinese EFL undergraduate students by Liu, Hongjian, Ismail, Lilliati, Ahmad, Norhakimah Khaiessa

“…The results indicated that most students utilized Hyland’s model in crafting their argumentative essays. Additionally, the findings revealed that the argumentative essays by Chinese undergraduates adhered to a structure consisting of five obligatory moves, three conventional moves, one optional move, and multiple obligatory, conventional, and optional steps beyond the established analytical framework. …”
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Dynamics in blue emitting metal halide perovskites for light emitting diodes by Karlsson, Max

“…Although the origins of the poor temporal stability of perovskite light emitting diodes are manifold, one of the main problems are the low barriers for halide migration under the applied electric field during operation, rapidly degrading the device properties. We first find that compositional heterogeneities, stemming from rapid uncontrolled film growth, both lowers the threshold for further halide segregation as well as serves as centers for non-radiative recombination, resulting in reduced luminescence yield. …”
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Small sample sizes reduce the replicability of task-based fMRI studies by Turner, Benjamin O., Paul, Erick J., Miller, Michael B., Barbey, Aron K.

“…Using large independent samples across eleven tasks, we demonstrate the impact of sample size on replicability, assessed at different levels of analysis relevant to fMRI researchers. We find that the degree of replicability for typical sample sizes is modest and that sample sizes much larger than typical (e.g., N = 100) produce results that fall well short of perfectly replicable. …”
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The teachers' perception of dialogue and its impact on the quality of relationship in a Singapore primary school by Seet, Caroline.

“…This is an action research to find out teachers’ perception of dialogue and how it impacts on the quality of relationship in a Singapore primary school. …”
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Do investors over-anticipate? : Evidence from their reactions to gain and loss contingencies by Xu, Tu

“…In this thesis, I conducted a between-participants experiment to examine how investors anticipate firms’ uncertain future outcomes in response to contingency disclosures. I find that, inconsistent with expected utility theory but consistent with findings from psychology, investors raise a firm’s valuation in response to a gain contingency as if the gain contingency has realized its best possible outcome. …”
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The ultimate socialite - a satirical commentary on the reliance of social media to interact in the digital age. by Thng, Tracy Wan Ying.

“…As technology gets more accessible in developed countries in Singapore, we find ourselves interacting less physically and more on social platforms. …”
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One day at a time. by Ho, Qi Yi.

“…Focusing on completing a single activity each day that is targeted at their energy and creative level, youths will find their negative emotions and thoughts channelled towards being and creating. …”
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Optimization of aerosol jet printed strain sensor design via computational simulation by Wong, Chee Khong

“…In addition, it is capable in achieving fine pitch and high resolution printing for nanomaterial. …”
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RanDumb: random representations outperform online continually learned representations by Prabhu, A, Sinha, S, Kumaraguru, P, Torr, PHS, Sener, O, Dokania, PK

“…Extending our investigation to popular exemplar-free scenarios with pretrained models, we find that training only a linear classifier on top of pretrained representations surpasses most continual fine-tuning and prompt-tuning strategies. …”

Building AI Applications with ChatGPT APIs : Master ChatGPT, Whisper, and DALL-E APIs by building ten innovative AI projects / by Yanev, Martin, author 656265

“…Python developers interested in AI applications involving ChatGPT, software developers who want to integrate AI technology, and web developers looking to create AI-powered web applications with ChatGPT will also find this book useful. A fundamental understanding of Python programming and experience of working with APIs will help you make the most of this book."…”
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A Systems Thinking Approach to Hispanic Engineer’s Involvement in Corporate Diversity Networks by Chambe, Enoch

“…These groups provide a platform for employees from underrepresented or marginalized communities to connect, share experiences, and find support. ERGs geared towards Hispanic employees are often advertised as not only a means to connect with others and provide a sense of belonging but are also often promoted as avenues towards successful professional development and growth for underrepresented employees. …”
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Primate resting postures : an adaptation to mammalian herbivory? by Chua, Physilia Ying Shi.

“…Other than in sloths, a primate’s resting postures has not been studied before. To find out if a primate’s resting postures is an adaptation to its diet, the resting postures, amount of rest time, correlation between the rates of ingesta passage time and resting postures, and terrestrial/arboreal adaptations of five groups of primates (Colobinae, Cercopithecinae, Alouattinae, Atelinae and Apes) were studied. …”
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Political corruption and accounting choices by Zhang, Huai, Zhang, Jin

“…We examine how political corruption affects firms’ accounting choices. We hypothesize and find that firms headquartered in corrupt districts manipulate earnings downwards, relative to firms headquartered elsewhere. …”
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Exploring items for measuring self-initiated professional development construct in the context of continuous professional development system usage by Mohd, Noradlina, Azmi Murad, Masrah Azrifah, Omar, Muhd Khaizer

“…A pilot study was conducted on 100 teachers who were randomly selected from the central region of Malaysia, which includes three states: Selangor, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya. Findings of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) yielded five components (motivation, self-monitoring, self-efficacy, self-management, and self-regulation), and internal reliability was achieved for all five components.…”
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High and Dry: Rental Markets After Flooding Disasters by Brennan, Mark, Srini, Tanaya, Steil, Justin

“…How, if at all, do disasters affect rents? We find that severe floods are associated with significant increases in rents for households renting units priced at the bottom of the rent distribution, but not the middle or the top. …”
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Does cultural similarity between CFOs and auditors impact audit quality? by Xiong, Xi

“…Using last names to infer cultural values, I find that the cultural similarity between the CFO and the engagement partner is associated with high audit quality. …”
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Annual budgets and rolling budgets use in UK and Australian firms by Bhimani, A, Sivabalan, P, Soonawalla, K, Wakefield, J

“…We find that of the firms using annual and rolling budgets, 75 percent indicated they are equally important, with both budgeting forms used jointly rather than as substitutes. …”

ASEAN geology bibliometric analysis: a way forward for sustainable development by Wai, Khoong Tai, Musta, Baba, Kusuma, Kumara Adji, Fei, Chong Kok, Waei, Ow Mun, Teng, Phuah Kit

“…A total of 2,319 articles published between 2018 and 2022 were chosen to capture the prevailing latest circumstances. The findings showed a notable change in geology study throughout the five-year duration, with the number of articles published decreasing from 407 in 2018 to 265 in 2022. …”
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Connecting Local Economic Decline to the Politics of Geographic Discontent: The Missing Link of Perceptions by Green, J, Jennings, W, McKay, L, Stoker, G

“…These findings suggest that researchers should not equate objectively measured decline with homogeneous or direct effects of the local economy on vote choice, populist leanings, and localised discontent. …”

IOT integration of a mobile application with a controller-based system: A by Pang, Bryan Seng Keong

“…An integrated lost and found feature allowed users to report and find their lost items thus giving users a better chance at recovering their items.…”
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