Voltage unbalance compensation in an islanded microgrid system with unbalanced transmission lines by Su, Yi

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Stochastic backward/forward sweep power flow analysis for islanded microgrids by Subramanian, Lalitha, Gooi, Hoay Beng

“…Distributed generation-based islanded microgrids lack a constant reference voltage node, making it difficult to compute the power flows in the microgrid using traditional power system analysis tools. …”
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Tourism development impact in Redang Island, Malaysia: a stakeholder’s view by Abd Hamid, Abhar Husaini, Abdul Aziz, Yuhanis, Abdullah, Nawal Hanim, Hanafiah, Mohd Hafiz, Abd. Rahman, Azmawani

“…The interviewees also highlighted the need for a unified foundation for informed decision-making and policy development to promote sustainable and responsible tourism on the island. …”
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Jurong island groundwater study : yield enhancement through surface water recharge by Quah, Cheng Hui.

“…The reclaimed land masses on the island are typically composed of coarse marine sand and have high porosity and hydraulic conductivity, making them ideal man-made aquifers for natural rainwater recharge and groundwater extraction. …”
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Decentralized secondary control for frequency restoration and power allocation in islanded AC microgrids by Lian, Zhijie, Wen, Changyun, Guo, Fanghong, Lin, Pengfeng, Wu, Qiuwei

“…In order to illustrate the proposed scheme, real-time tests are carried out in an islanded AC MG system built in the real-time simulator OPAL-RT. …”
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Toward sustainable waste management in small islands developing states: integrated waste-to-energy solutions in Maldives context by Wang, Yao, Ruiz-Acevedo, Alejandro, Rameez, Eemaan, Raghavan, Vijaya, Hussain, Abid, Fei, Xunchang

“…Large disparities exist between the densely populated capital Male’ with only 5.8 km2 area generating 63% of waste and the ∼194 scattered outer islands with ad hoc waste management practices. …”
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Knowledge mapping and trend analysis of disaster mitigation research in the Sulawesi Islands of Indonesia: a bibliometric study using VOSviewer by Muhammad Ahsan Samad, Kadir Arifin, Azlan Abas, Tiwi Eka Sari

“…Indonesia, as an archipelagic country located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, faces a high risk of natural disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. Sulawesi Island, which frequently experiences disasters, is the focus of this research to analyze trends and map knowledge related to disaster mitigation. …”
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Examining ‘The eye of the earth’ the Pan-Pacific idea & the British dominions, c. 1910-1940 by Phillips, SJ

“…<p>This thesis examines the emergence and influence of the ‘Pan-Pacific’ idea from the 1910s-1940s. It makes the case that to a diverse demographic globally, it proved a compelling regional geo-paradigm; the institutions it inspired, significant inter-imperial spaces for representatives from the former British Dominions to consider their society’s place in the world and the region’s globality.…”

Global Fight Against IS: Singapore’s Role in Counter-Terrorism by Ahuja, Juhi

“…This has raised concerns that it would make the island more susceptible to terror attacks. …”
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Principles : Life and Work / by Dalio, Ray, author 656003, Simon & Schuster (Online service) 656004

“…He also describes the innovative tools the firm uses to bring an idea meritocracy to life, such as creating "baseball cards" for all employees that distill their strengths and weaknesses, and employing computerized decision-making systems to make believability-weighted decisions. …”
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Investigation of radiation sources in Singapore and typical countries around the world by Phyu, Phyu Win.

“…Survey measurement of natural background radiation throughout Singapore Island was performed using a Geiger Muller counter. …”
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Ship detection using optical satellite imagery by Hu, Jing

“…By using these two constrains, the program can successfully detect sea-going ships among all those false alarms like small island, wakes and cloud. However, due to the limitations of this research, other factors are not considered. …”
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Study on pedestrian and cyclist interactions at signalised pedestrian crossings by Liu, Jianye.

“…It is inevitable for a person living on the island state to make use of various modes of transport while going about with everyday tasks. …”
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A survey on the level of computerisation in Singapore clinics by Chin, Tze Ting, Koh, Boon Chye, Yeo, Siang Hock

“…Information Technology (IT) is making inroads into every aspects of our lives, it is a worldwide and planned phenomenon, not just isolated clusters of ad hoc incidents. …”
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Topography-incorporated adjoint-state surface wave Traveltime tomography: method and a case study in Hawaii by Hao, Shijie, Chen, Jing, Xu, Mijian, Tong, Ping

“…Specifically, recognizing that large topographic variations and high surface wave frequencies can make the topographic effect too significant to ignore, we employ an elliptically anisotropic eikonal equation to describe the traveltime fields of surface waves on undulated topography. …”
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From phosphate to refugees: the offshore refugee boom in the Republic of Nauru by Morris, J

“…In the golden age of raw material, but amid political populist appeal, anyone who makes their way by boat and claims to be a refugee in Australian territorial now excised waters is offshored to Nauru or Manus Island for refugee processing and resettlement. …”

Understanding the justifications for food policies through political theory: a method for public policy analysis by Thomas, O

“…We might ask, for example, whether the socio-cultural context of one country is such as to make a particular policy acceptable, where it would not be in another country. …”

Dynamics of housing markets by Tay, Darrell Jiajie

“…Furthermore, housing markets are illiquid, making their recovery from crashes slower. While reviewing previous works on housing bubbles, we find that housing bubbles are often poorly defined. …”
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The suppression of the autonomous self in Singapore. by Li, Hansen.

“…(Koolhaas 1015 emphasis in original) As Koolhaas astutely points out, the emphasis on development in terms of national and economic progress has been a prominent consideration influencing Singapore’s policy-making and governing approach since the birth of the nation-state. …”
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Heuristic cues as perceptual filters : factors influencing public support for nuclear research reactor in Singapore by Ho, Shirley S., Xiong, Rui, Chuah, Agnes Soo Fei

“…In particular, we seek to understand how different types of knowledge could affect public support for the use of a nuclear research reactor in an island city-state. Based on the data from a nationally representative door-to-door survey of 1000 adult Singaporeans, we found that the public mainly depend on heuristics, such as religiosity, benefit perception, and trust in relevant authorities, to form attitudes towards the use of a nuclear research reactor, revealing a tendency to employ mental shortcuts for decision making. …”
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