South African real estate investment trusts prefer Tuesdays by Ajayi, Oluwaseun Damilola, Gavu, Emmanuel Kofi

“…Generally, Wednesday was found to be the least profitable day to invest in all REIT classifications because it had the least average daily return. …”
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Advances in 3D optical profilometry by Huang, Lei

“…It is more accurate than the existing least squares calibration method which is verified with both simulation and experiment. …”
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Design of IIR filters by optimization techniques by Wang, Zhe.

“…Four simulation examples are presented showing that SMSOF generally does a good job even in the All-Pass Filters’ case, initialization scheme for SMSOF were also studied under different fed in conditions. Last but not least, a special IIR filter, namely Half-Band Filter (HBF) was designed through SOCP based All-Pass Filters’ Method, SCLS-SM, Direct SM and SMSOF Methods. …”
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Power system transient stability enhancement by Keh, Soon Heng

“…To understand how it works we will need to first understand how a power system works with the help of a simplified power model known as the Single Machine to Infinite Bus and make used of the simulation software “MATLAB” to build and run the stimulation models. Last but not least, we will review and conclude our results from stimulation models and analyses by comparing results and suggest what could be done for future recommendations.…”
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Implementation of AFS approach for web data analysis by Liu, Yuyang.

“…All the 25 MatLab AFS codes are documented using flowchart, and 9 out of them have been implemented using Java codes. Last but not least, future works are suggested.…”
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Financing of residential properties by Ang, Agnes Ming Li, Poh, Geok Tin, Lim, Jye Lih

“…Next, it will also outline the loan application process, followed by a discussion on the general approach as to how bank officers evaluate their customer's credit standing. Last but not least, the legal aspects of housing loan, as well as the future prospects of housing finance in the financial service industry will also be discussed in this report.…”
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Location tracking using UWB-RFID tags by Du, Ruo Gu.

“…The performances are evaluated to demostrate the accuracy of the system. Last but not least, simulation result of a three-dimensional location tracking system is presented to show the possible implementation of three-dimensional location tracking system. …”
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Classification and reconstruction of communication signals based on convolutional neural network by Cai, Zhenmin

“…Another experiment was done to classify 8PSK and QPSK and correct rate of this system reached 95% as well. Last but not least, we used convolutional sparse coding to reconstruct signals with the dictionary learnt by CNN model. …”
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The battle for Asia in crude oil markets: an easier road ahead for India? by Sen, A

“…Even though the drop in prices is unlikely to last (given the high cost on the supply side) and prices are likely to pick back up to at least the US$80–100 per barrel range in the coming years, India will remain in a privileged position compared to a few years ago, as the continued growth of US tight oil means producers from all around the world will still focus on Asia to sell their crude. …”

Advancements in multiple-step on-line preconcentration techniques for enhanced sensitivity in capillary electrophoresis by Abdul Keyon, Aemi Syazwani, Ng, Nyuk Ting, Breadmore, Michael Charles

“…Multiple-step on-line preconcentration, a combination of at least two stacking techniques has been developed to increase the sensitivity in capillary electrophoresis (CE) for analytes in various samples. …”

How many online workers are there in the world? A data-driven assessment by Kässi, O, Lehdonvirta, V, Stephany, F

“…Approximately 19 million of them have obtained work through the platform at least once, and 5 million have completed at least 10 projects or earned at least $1000. …”

Unexpected anthropogenic emission decreases explain recent atmospheric mercury concentration declines by Feinberg, Aryeh, Selin, Noelle E., Braban, Christine F., Chang, Kai-Lan, Custódio, Danilo, Jaffe, Daniel A., Kyllönen, Katriina, Landis, Matthew S., Leeson, Sarah R., Luke, Winston, Molepo, Koketso M., Murovec, Marijana, Nerentorp Mastromonaco, Michelle G., Aspmo Pfaffhuber, Katrine, Rüdiger, Julian, Sheu, Guey-Rong, St. Louis, Vincent L.

“…Global anthropogenic emission inventories report increases in Northern Hemispheric (NH) Hg emissions during the last three decades, in contradiction with the observed decline in atmospheric Hg concentrations at NH measurement stations. …”
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New algorithms for hardware-efficient implementation of sign detection and magnitude comparison in residue number systems by Sachin Kumar

“…Last but not least, a scaling-assisted sign integer comparator for the balanced five-moduli set {2n−1, 2n, 2n+1, 2n+1−1, 2n−1−1} has been proposed. …”
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Exploring post-divorce experiences : a case study on professional women in Singapore. by Chong, Wen Ee.

“…These themes include the cause of divorce due to infidelity on the part of their ex-husbands, the constant struggle over divorce settlements and maintenance for the children in the family court, the changing role of fathers after the divorce, the positive ramifications of social network support and last but not least, socio-economic status as a tool for the reconstruction of self-esteem after the divorce.…”
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Co-operation and competition : the role of identity and social preferences by Chen, Hongyu, Zhang, Ruike, Zhang, Shaoyu

“…Moreover, while considering the interactive effects between gender and information, we observe that male subjects generally behave more aggressively than female and the impact of identity on them could be enhanced by unveiling both Intra-Group and Inter-Group Information. Last but not least, the experimental results suggest that a heterogeneous team composition leads to higher degree of rent dissipation.…”
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Impact of extended trading hours in market microstructure: evidence from the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange by Gan, Seow Cheng, Lo, Sok Tsing, Lee, Seow Li

“…As for trading volume, it has shown a substantial increase of 2.72 times more after its extension of trading hours. Last but not least, the analysis on both autocorrelation coefficients and price adjustment show that the Kuala Lumpur stock market has not improved substantially on processing market-wide information despite the additional trading hours.…”
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A review on the role of materials science in solar cells by Alghoul, M. A., Zaidi, Saleem H., Asim, Nilofar, Sopian, Kamaruzzaman, Ahmadi, Shideh, Saeedfar, Kasra, Saadatian, Omidreza

“…The desire for environmental-friendly alternative energy resources with the least dependency on fossil fuels is growing. Solar energy is an important technology for many reasons and is worthy of urgent attention. …”
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The geopolitical crisis may trigger changes in energy strategies by Weafer, C

“…But the events of the last few months do at least seem to have injected a greater sense of urgency to ‘get on with it’. …”

Multi-linear regression models for traffic prediction in large-scale networks by Zhao, XinYue

“…Various methods have been practice in the traffic forecasting study and some algorithms that used in other fields like In this paper we apply 3 multi-linear regression models on the speed data collected from 266 road segments in Singapore, which are Partial Least Square, High-Order Partial Least Square and N-way Partial Least Square model. …”
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China and Southeast Asia in the 2000s : tension management in the maritime space by Zha, Daojiong, Lina, Gong

“…We conclude by postulating that, at least in the maritime space, tension management rather than conflict resolution is more likely to be the continuing feature into the future.…”
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