Conditional conservatism and debt versus equity financing by Goh, Beng Wee, Lim, Chee Yeow, Lobo, Gerald J., Tong, Yen Hee

“…We also find that the reduction in cost of equity associated with conservatism is greater for equity issuers than for debt issuers, but find no such difference when we examine cost of debt. …”
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A Singapore perspective : impact of disclosure and board independence on firm performance. by Chua, Zi Qin., Low, Jason Wei Jie., Yee, Derrick Hock Huat.

“…Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that firms are rewarded with an increase in Tobin’s Q upon greater disclosure of board independence as recommended by the Code. …”
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Gamson going global? Cabinet proportionality in comparative perspective by Chaisty, P, Power, T

“…Among the constitutional predictors of cabinet proportionality, we find that pure presidentialism is a major outlier, with an exaggerated form of formateur advantage. …”

Exploring human computation via interactive online application by Lee, Ming Hua.

“…After processing enough images, the algorithm learns to find dogs in arbitrary images. A major problem with this approach, however, is the lack of training data which must be prepared by hand. …”
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Motivational factors of S. League spectators : a comparison study between male and female spectators by Yong, Andrea Woon Thing.

“…League attendance in recent years, the aim of this research is to find out spectators motivation in attending S League matches with the use of an adapted Fan Motivation Scale (FMS) (Thibiti, Y. …”
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Organisational change of the Singapore textile and garment manufacturing industry by Chua, Chong Teck, Tan, Suan Boon, Tang, Wei Li

“…The study also sought to find out whether the availability of resources such as management expertise, capital, and labour, influences the adaptability of an organisation. …”
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Structural modeling of LAG-3 protein and immunoglobulin domains by Lai, Marcel Chang Long

“…It is evident from the findings that the I-TASSER model shows the most favorable prediction of the LAG3 structure among the three tools. …”
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Do internally managed REITs manage earnings more than externally managed REITs? by Ajayi, Oluwaseun Damilola, Akinsomi, Omokolade

“…Using a sample of listed South African REITs for the 2013 - 2021 time period, we examine the relationship between management structures and earnings management. We do not find any aggressive practice in internally managed REITs during the study period. …”
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Conflict and contract use in cross-cultural buyer–supplier relationships: the role of cultural context by Roehrich, J, Sarafan, M, Squire, B, Lawson, B, Bouazzaoui, M

“…Study 1 involves multiple, in-depth case studies of conflict between three Indian suppliers and six of their international buyers from China, Germany, and the United States. Our findings highlight how the use of contractual control or coordination is interpreted differently depending on the supplier's cultural context. …”

How are climate policies assessed in emerging economies? A study of ex-ante policy appraisal in Brazil, China, and India by Qin, J, Lynch, C, Barbrook-Johnson, P, Salas, P, Yang, G, Haddad, MFC, Nijsse, F, Pasqualino, R, Mercure, J-F

“…Across all countries, political considerations can outweigh appraisal findings; respondents suggested this can be negative, in the sense that appraisal results are sometimes ignored, but can also be positive in the sense that other objectives are considered. …”

Emergence and spread of two SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest in Nigeria by Olawoye, IB, Oluniyi, PE, Oguzie, JU, Uwanibe, JN, Kayode, TA, Olumade, TJ, Ajogbasile, FV, Parker, E, Eromon, PE, Abechi, P, Sobajo, TA, Ugwu, CA, George, UE, Ayoade, F, Akano, K, Oyejide, NE, Nosamiefan, I, Fred-Akintunwa, I, Adedotun-Sulaiman, K, Brimmo, FB, Adegboyega, BB, Philip, C, Adeleke, RA, Chukwu, GC, Ahmed, MI, Ope-Ewe, OO, Otitoola, SG, Ogunsanya, OA, Saibu, MF, Sijuwola, AE, Ezekiel, GO, John, OG, Akin-John, JO, Akinlo, OO, Fayemi, OO, Ipaye, TO, Nwodo, DC, Omoniyi, AE, Omwanghe, IB, Terkuma, CA, Okolie, J, Ayo-Ale, O, Ikponmwosa, O, Benevolence, E, Naregose, GO, Patience, AE, Blessing, O, Micheal, A, Jacqueline, A, Aiyepada, JO, Abejegah, C, Adetifa, IM

“…By integrating travel data and phylogeographic reconstructions, we find that these two variants that arose during the second wave in Nigeria emerged from within Africa, with the B.1.525 from Nigeria, and then spread to other parts of the world. …”

Energy democracy, public participation, and support for local energy system change in Canada by Fiander, J, Walker, C, Rowlands, IH, Devine-Wright, P, Wilson, C, Soutar, I, Gupta, R

“…and iii) What motivates the public to participate? We find overall support for energy democracy across Canada, yet varied support among provinces and regions. …”

Experimentation in wicked situations: how activists construct pragmatic action frames by Savaget, P, Roulet, T, Ventresca, M

“…This pragmatic action frame prompts them to initiate pilot experiments that involve trial-and-error and collective learning, and that sometimes scaffold into cumulative small wins. Reflecting on our findings, we build a model of how pragmatic action frames fuel distributed possibilities to experiment in wicked situations. …”

The origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective by Yao, T. L., Nazre, M., McKey, D., Jalonen, R., Duminil, J.

“…Its origin remains contentious, although recent findings suggest G. mangostana L. var. malaccensis (Hook. f.) …”
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A Contemporary Teaching & Learning Approach to Enhance Active Learning in Media & Society Course Using the Newly Proposed O-P-A Model (S/O 14516) by Wei, Chuah Chin, Lynn-Sze, Joyce Cheah, Roslan, Teh Raihana Nazirab

“…In the similar vein, research on interactive learning has reported that instructors and students find them engaging, and the engagement is expected to increase learning outcomes. …”
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Profiling customers against characteristics of corporate responses to complaints. by Lim, Shing Yee., Tay, Julynn Chu Ling., Wu, Dominique Jiali.

“…This research attempts to draw a link between these two areas of study and find relationships between a number of variables and some aspects of corporate responses. …”
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Carlibration parameters of social force model (SFM) for customized personal mobility devices (PMD) by Yuan, Liqiang

“…After getting the parameters of SFM for different PMDs, simulation can be done to find out the correlation between PMD speed and lateral distance for PMD rider when encountering a pedestrian. …”
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Electronic structures of topological materials studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy by He, S

“…It is found that the presence or absence of the gapless surface states on bismuth surfaces is significantly influenced by these charge arrangements. Moreover, the findings are also linked to the <em>Z</em>₂ topology of bismuth and suggest possibilities for studying obstructed surface states in a broader range of topological materials.…”

Chasing the city that cannot stop: Exploring transportation and urban co-development in São Paulo’s history by Borges Costa, Adriano, Zegras, P Christopher, Biderman, Ciro

“…Over the entire 130 years, we find that urban expansion and road development pushed and pulled each other, in a somewhat “orderly” way. …”
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Microfluidic studies on flow manipulation to assist metastasis research by Tran, Duc Quang

“…We further characterize this transient point and find that the critical pressure at the transient point depended on the different loading rates of the flow. …”
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