The state and the family : Singapore families in the economy. by Tan, Shaline Yen Ling.

“…Families in Singapore find it difficult to detach themselves from the economy and the state. …”
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Primate resting postures : an adaptation to mammalian herbivory? by Chua, Physilia Ying Shi.

“…The functional separation of different particle sizes in the gut of an herbivorous primate is important, as faster excretion of large particles reduces the intake-limitation posed by the long microbial fermentation of plant. This separation functions only along a gravity gradient, therefore, a primate’s resting postures may affect the efficiency of its digestive strategy. …”
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Designing and implementing an evaluation of a national work support program by Ng, Irene Y. H., Ho, Kong Weng., Nesamani, Tharmalingam., Lee, Alex., Liang, Ngiam Tee.

“…Insights include ways to focus on the essentials, find alternative experimental designs, collaborate effectively, and adapt instruments across cultures.…”
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Modern Game Testing : Learn how to test games like a pro, optimize testing effort, and skyrocket your QA career / by Finska, Nikolina, author 656259

“…By the end of this book, you'll have a clear understanding of the modern methodologies of QA testing for games, and be able to build efficient, reliable, and long-lasting QA teams. What you will learn Conduct compliance, regression, and localization tests, among others Build and optimize test sets for testing mobile games Find out how to set up an efficient bug flow Write optimal bug reports that differentiate between priority and severity Pick the optimal testing approach for each phase of game development Discover how to use equivalence partitioning, boundary analysis, and decision tables Master live ops QA and handle live bugs Who this book is for This book is for game testers, game producers, game developers, testing managers, and other QA professionals who want to learn more about modern approaches to QA and utilizing them to build more efficient and cost-effective QA teams and products. …”
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Evaluation of population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants, EG.5.1, FY.4, BA.2.86, JN.1, JN.1.4, and KP.3.1.1 using samples from two health demographic surveillance systems in K... by Lugano, D, Kutima, B, Kimani, M, Sigilai, A, Gitonga, J, Karani, A, Akech, D, Karia, B, Ziraba, AK, Maina, A, Lambisia, A, Omuoyo, D, Mugo, D, Lucinde, R, Owuor, S, Konyino, G, Newman, J, Bailey, D, Nduati, E, Githinji, G, Agoti, CN, Bejon, P, Scott, JAG, Agweyu, A, Warimwe, GM

“…The majority of these mutations mainly target the spike protein, allowing the new variants to escape the immunity previously raised by vaccination and/or infection by earlier variants of SARS-CoV-2. …”

An immunoinformatic approach for identifying and designing conserved multi-epitope vaccines for coronaviruses by Ong, Yu Chuan, Tejo, Bimo Ario, Yap, Wei Boon

“…Methods: This study utilized an immunoinformatic approach to identify evolutionarily conserved CD4+ (HTL) and CD8+ (CTL) T cells, and B-cell epitopes in the coronaviral spike (S) glycoprotein. Results: A total of 132 epitopes were identified, with the majority of them found to be conserved across the bat CoVs, pangolin CoVs, endemic coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2, and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). …”
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Proactively modulating mechanical behaviors of materials at multiscale for mechano-adaptable devices by Chen, Geng, Cui, Yajing, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Furthermore, molecular, structural plus systematic design for the application of mechano-adaptable devices have realized better electrical performance, human interaction, long-term sustainability, and even higher efficiency. …”
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Complete genome sequence of Brachybacterium sp. strain SGAir0954, isolated from Singapore air by Hlaing, Phu Pwint Thin, Junqueira, Ana Carolina M., Uchida, Akira, Purbojati, Rikky Wenang, Houghton, James N. I., Chénard, Caroline, Wong, Anthony, Clare, Megan E., Kushwaha, Kavita K., Putra, Alexander, Kee, Carmon, Gaultier, Nicolas Eugene, Premkrishnan, Balakrishnan N. V., Heinle, Cassie Elizabeth, Lim, Serene Boon Yuean, Vettah, Vineeth Kodengil, Drautz-Moses, Daniela Isabel, Schuster, Stephan Christoph

“…Brachybacterium sp. strain SGAir0954 was isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore, and its genome was sequenced and assembled using long reads generated by single-molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing. …”
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Development of an ultrasonic decellularization process for porcine oesophagus by Toh, Amoz Jin Kai

“…Through the use of 0.2% Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) solution and the method of perfusion of about 147.5 µl/min, the processed oesophagi are often fully decellularized within 4 to 5 days to produce the scaffolds. …”
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Development of binderless particleboard from kenaf core using steam-injection pressing by Xu, Jianying, Han, Guangping, Wong, E.D., Kawai, Shuichi

“…The bending strength and IB were improved with increased steam pressure. A long steam treatment time contributed to low thickness swelling (TS) values and thus better dimensional stability. …”
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Design of conditioning unit for data transmission over power distribution lines by Tan, Ming Hui.

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Energy management control strategies for energy storage systems of hybrid electric vehicle: A review by Veerendra Babu, Arigela Sri Satya, Mohd Rusllim, Mohamed, Garcia Marquez, Fausto Pedro

“…Continuous efforts to preserve the environment and to reduce gaseous emissions due to the massive growth of urban economic development and heightened concerns over crude oil depletion have accelerated researchers to find long-term solutions, particularly in the transportation sector with the focus on powertrain electrification. …”
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To What Extent Do Alternative Energy Sources Displace Coal and Oil in Electricity Generation? A Mean-Group Panel Analysis by Liddle, Brantley

“…As such, our approach avoids/addresses several statistical issues common in long-macro panel analyses—heterogeneity, nonstationarity, and cross-sectional dependence—that have largely been ignored/unaddressed in previous displacement studies. …”
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The role of mainstreamness and interdisciplinarity for the relevance of scientific papers by Thurner, Stefan, Liu, Wenyuan, Klimek, Peter, Cheong, Siew Ann

“…In the long run, mainstream papers perform less than interdisciplinary ones in terms of citation rates. …”
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Should I cut my bangs? by Annabelle, Caitlin

“…I have struggled with chronic indecisiveness for a long time, as I find myself unable to form my own decisions without consulting someone for their opinion or advice. …”
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Achieving faster handovers in mobile WiMAX networks by Lu, Qi, Ma, Maode

“…In the handover process, scanning is required to find a suitable target BS, and network re-entry is needed to establish the new connection. …”
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The effect of inter-municipal cooperation on social assistance programs: evidence from housing allowances in England by Elston, T, Bel, G, Wang, H

“…Using coarsened exact matching and stacked difference-in-differences estimators, we find no evidence of short-term savings after cooperation, and only weak indications thereafter. …”

Can solar water kiosks generate sustainable revenue streams for rural water services? by Wagner, J, Merner, S, Innocenti, S, Geling, A, Hope, R

“…Average revenues increase four-fold indicating stronger financial performance with solar kiosks. In contrast, we find no significant increase in the volume of water people use when a handpump is upgraded to a solar kiosk. …”

Unveiling the importance of longer paths in quantum networks by Hu, X, Dong, G, Lambiotte, R, Christensen, K, Fan, J, Tian, Z, Havlin, S, Meng, X

“…This increased resilience is also evident in real-world hierarchical, scale-free Internet networks. Our findings highlight a critical principle for QN design: non-shortest paths contribute significantly to QN connectivity compared to classical percolation—as long as they are abundant.…”

Enviro-toons : what do parents think about it? by Goh, Jeannette

“…With children’s methods of learning growing increasingly dependent on media, it comes as no surprise that when academics needed to find out what children know about nature, they would turn to that outlet. …”
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