Negotiating time in British Malaya : colonial Singapore’s role in time legislature, 1895 – 1933 by Teo, Grace Jie Ying

“…This paper argues that the various time changes in Singapore and British Malaya between 1895 to 1933 were products borne of influence from international agreements, yet more strongly bear the marks of local negotiation. …”
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High-resolution synthetic population mapping for quantifying disparities in disaster impacts: an application in the Bangladesh Coastal Zone by Rubinyi, S, Verschuur, J, Goldblatt, R, Gussenbauer, J, Kowarik, A, Mannix, J, Bottoms, B, Hall, J

“…The impacts of natural disasters are often disproportionally borne by poor or otherwise marginalized groups. However, while disaster risk modelling studies have made progress in quantifying the exposure of populations, limited advances have been made in determining the socioeconomic characteristics of these exposed populations. …”

A study of household stockholding change during 2008 financial crisis by Jin, Lulu, Yu, Yiqing, Zhao, Tianjiao

“…Also households with different aged house heads, getting professional advice from financial planner, home ownership status and coverage of pension play important roles in households’ decisions in stock market. …”
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Determinants factor of Islamic Mortgage Inclination by Abdul Hadi, Lina Nadhirah, Osman, Amirul Faiz

“…Nowadays, household are unable to purchase a house at the market price because they have to face many difficulties. …”
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Thiophene‐fused‐heteroaromatic diones as promising NIR reflectors for radiative cooling by Chen, Wangqiao, Song, Yujie, Zhang, Liying, Liu, Ming, Hu, Xiao, Zhang, Qichun

“…A methoxy‐substituted thiophene‐fused‐heteroaromatic dione showed the best performance in reflecting NIR, and it was used as a coating for a model glass house. The comparison of the internal temperature difference relative to a control house was measured and the maximum temperature was 12 °C lower than that in the control house.…”
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SCHOOL OF THIEVES / by Sabrina Ismail, author 655830, Naadhira Zahari, editor 655828

“…Out of hatred, Amra plans to rob her rich father’s house but gets caught red-handed. However, it wasn’t a policeman that caught her. …”

WARM BODIES : A NOVEL / by Marion, Isaac, 1981-, author 656199

“…First as his captive, then his reluctant house guest, Julie is a blast of living color in R's gray landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. …”

Review of the aetiologies of central nervous system infections in Vietnam by Brindle, HE, Choisy, M, Christley, R, French, N, Griffiths, M, Thai, PQ, van Doorn, HR, Nadjm, B

“…In particular, we focus on the most common pathogens in adults and children including Streptococcus suis which is associated with the consumption of raw pig products, and Japanese encephalitis virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen. We also discuss pathogens less commonly known to cause CNS infections in Vietnam but have been detected in neighbouring countries such as Orientia tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia typhi and Leptospira species and how these may contribute to the unknown causes in Vietnam. …”

Atomic Habits : Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results : An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones / by Clear, James, author 656048

“…People say when you want to change your life, you need to think big: swap job, move house, change partner. But they're wrong. World-renowned life coach James Clear has discovered a completely different way to revolutionise your behaviour. …”
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Development of high-intensity ultrasonic wave surface cleaning by Tan, Wei Xin

“…However, the commonly used bath type and horn type ultrasonicator have drawbacks of low cavitation intensity and high attenuation respectively leading to uneven surface finishing. …”
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Immunotherapy-responsive neuropathic pain and allodynia in a patient with glycine receptor autoantibodies: a case report by Soleimani, B, Board, C, Yu, T, Tracey, I, Irani, SR, Foley, P

“…Glycine receptors are known to play a key role in inhibitory neurotransmission in the spinal dorsal horn and have therefore been considered as targets for analgesic development. …”

the other child / by Atkins, Lucy, 192824 author

“…Unsettling things keep happening in the large rented house. Joe is distressed, the next-door neighbours are in crisis, and Tess is sure that someone is watching her. …”

iOS platform development for BSTAR system by Shi, Mengjie

“…This project is aimed at providing a tool for people to control a house or a building’ s condition in temperature, humidity and ventilation without touching the BSTAR system directly. …”
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Employment equity and mental health conditions: what affects Singaporeans' willingness to work with people with schizophrenia and people with depression? by Cheang, Anna Xin Hui

“…These indicate that more resources need to be devoted to address the greater stigma borne by People with Schizophrenia, and that public education efforts should be focused on instilling beliefs of equity rather than increasing literacy.…”
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SMRT spectrum sensing by Gan, Hui Da

“…This would help prevent train breakdowns which can be very disruptive, especially in Singapore where daily train ridership exceeds 3 million. [1] This information will the be displayed on a webpage which will be updated in real time as train moves along the tracks via a train borne device. The signal spectrum will be captured, analysed and uploaded to an online database for real time access. …”
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Optimising expression and purification of Dengue soluble E protein by Poh, Nina Yong Xin

“…Dengue, a type of flavivirus, is a widespread mosquito-borne infection lacking effective antiviral treatments. …”
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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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Display of chikungunya epitope on ferritin for potential application as vaccine by Su, Chengxun

“…Chikungunya virus is a human pathogen and one of the leading causes of mosquito-borne arthralgia in parts of Africa, India and Southeast Asia. …”
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Determinants Of Displaced Commercial Risk In Islamic Banking Institutions: Malaysia Evidence by Che Arshad, Noraziah, Zakaria, Roza Hazli, Sulaiman @ Mohamad, Ahmad Azam, Irijanto, Tubagus Thresna

“…DCR arises from the assets managed on behalf of the investment account holders which may be borne by the Islamic bank’s own capital, when the Islamic banks forgo part or all of its share of profits on the investment account holders funds, in order to increase the return to the investment account holders. …”
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Sexual selection predicts the persistence of populations within altered environments by Parrett, Jonathan M., Mann, Darren J., Chung, Arthur Y. C., Slade, Eleanor M., Knell, Robert J.

“…Here we investigate the effect of sexual selection on species persistence in a community of 34 species of dung beetles across a gradient of environmental disturbance ranging from old growth forest to oil palm plantation. Horns are sexually selected traits used in contests between males, and we find that both horn presence and relative size are strongly positively associated with species persistence and abundance in altered habitats. …”
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