Competitive anxiety among university ten-pin bowlers by Tan, Hui Xian

“…However, comparing between the sample groups, despite no significant findings, higher anxiety levels and lower self-confidence were displayed for experienced bowlers. …”
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Opportunity or risk? Appraisal and affect mediate the effect of task framing on working memory performance in university students by Chen, Luxi, Qu, Li

“…Mediation analysis revealed that the alteration of threat appraisal and the change in positive affect mediated the effect of task framing on WM performance. Findings highlight the important role of modifying cognitive appraisals and affective responses in optimizing cognitive performance.…”
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Machine translation of English relative clauses to Chinese in commercial contracts -- a contrastive evaluation of the outputs by SYSTRAN translate, Baidu translate and Google trans... by Li, Yidi

“…When generating relative clauses, the MT tools tended to prepose attributes regardless of their lengths, generate wrong identifications of the headwords, neglect relative clauses, and choose expressions with inaccurate meanings and overlong premodifiers. The findings shed light on MT issues in dealing with relative clauses, which helps developers to better improve their systems.…”
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Electroosmotic flow hysteresis for fluids with dissimilar pH and ionic species by Lim, An Eng, Lam, Yee Cheong

“…In contrast, the NaHCO3 concentration has little impact on the displacement process. These findings enhance the understanding of EOF involving solutions with dissimilar pH and ion species.…”
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Summative and formative style anatomy practical examinations: do they have impact on students' performance and drive for learning? by Mogali, Sreenivasulu Reddy, Rotgans, Jerome Ingmar, Rosby, Lucy, Ferenczi, Michael Alan, Beer, Naomi Low

“…Students highlighted positive features of the formative practical examination, including team reinforcement of learning, instant feedback, and enhanced learning. These findings indicate that students continue to study for anatomy practical examination without the need for external drivers. …”
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Young male motorcycle rider perception response times to abrupt- and gradual-onset hazards by Wong, Grace, Wong, Yiik Diew

“…Unlicensed subjects tended to underperform relative to licensed riders. The findings from this study contribute to the literature in the relatively novel field of motorcycle RTs and should be of interest to crash reconstructionists as well road safety professionals in designing road operations.…”
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Being a parent during COVID-19: risk for psychological distress in the United States and Italy by Lai, Jocelyn, Pham, Phoebe T., Bate, Jordan, Prout, Tracy A., Carollo, Alessandro, Setoh, Peipei, Esposito, Gianluca, Borelli, Jessica L.

“…We also found that being a young adult, having a lower educational status, not being a parent, and being Italian were related to exposure to COVID-19-related stressors. We discuss these findings and their implications for our understanding of unique contexts that may pose as risk or resiliency factors during a global collective trauma, particularly on parental psychological distress as a way of promoting whole-family wellness.…”
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“It's not just about the migrants.” Anti-immigrant discourse and co-opted marginality in the online public sphere by Emes, Claire Stravato

“…The research is based on a concurrent mixed-methods design based on semi-structured interviews (N=36) and a computer-aided content analysis of comments collected in online public forums of Singapore over six months (N= 399,599). The findings suggest that anti-immigrant discourse on social media is complex; the overt expression of negativity (xenophobia) competes with claims that engage the authorities’ responsibility and typify citizens’ fears of marginalization. …”
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A human-centric automated essay scoring and feedback system for the development of ethical reasoning by Lee, Alwyn Vwen Yen, Luco, Andrés Carlos, Tan, Seng Chee

“…This model was subsequently used to automatically score more essays at scale. Findings show substantial agreement on inter-rater reliability before model training was conducted with acceptable training accuracy. …”
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A review on substitution of natural sand with granite fines in sustainable concrete by Li, Ziyang, Lao, Junying, Wang, Lijie, Lim, Namyo Salim, Tan, Kang Hai, Qian, Shunzhi

“…In this paper, the laboratory tests and findings from various latest research papers and industrial reports are gathered to shed light on the effects of GF on the performance of concrete as natural sand (NS) substitute. …”
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Synthesis of metal alloy catalysts using high-throughput experiments and machine learning optimization by Calista, Vania

“…The catalytic performance is evaluated by collaborators at the University of Toronto. The initial findings from measuring pure Cu, which serves as a baseline, demonstrate consistent performance when compared to commercially available Cu nanoparticles. …”
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Coping with waves and stress: a jobs-demands resources model analysis of seafarers' mental health post COVID-19 by Lim, Elaine Kai Ting

“…Multiple Regression Model analysis was performed to examine the associations between environment, job stressors, job strains, relationship with organization and supervisors and relationship with colleagues, job satisfaction, burnout, and turnover intention. Findings – Results revealed that a negative environment is positively related to job stressors, yet it is negatively related to relationship with organization and supervisors and relationship with colleagues. …”
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Fused filament fabrication of conductive polymer on textile for wearable by Raguraman Gunasellan

“…When specific print parameters, such as a temperature of 240°C and a 110% flow rate, are combined, there is a significant improvement in adhesion between conductive TPU and fabric. These findings offer profound insights into the intricate interaction between 3D printed filaments and different fabric types, paving the way for more robust applications in conductive filaments and fabric integration in various technological domains.…”
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Modeling of outdoor natural ventilation and energy performance for multiple buildings in an industrial park of Singapore by Tang, Soon Tuck

“…This report's main objective is to do Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation studies to investigate an industrial estate's airflow patterns. Finding viable ways to improve airflow and overall performance—which will ultimately result in increased energy efficiency is the goal. …”
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A review of mechanistic insights into CO₂ reduction to higher alcohols for rational catalyst design by Sheng, Yao, Polynski, Mikhail V., Eswaran, Mathan K., Zhang, Bikun, Lim, Alvin M. H., Zhang, Lili, Jiang, Jianwen, Liu, Wen, Kozlov, Sergey M.

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Design of wideband low-loss reconfigurable reflectarray antenna by Zhang, Xiran

“…Furthermore, this dissertation conducts a simulation and comparative analysis of the role of common metal vias in RRA design. The finding is that for designs with severe in-band resonance within the working bandwidth, appropriately oriented vertical metal vias can move the resonanceout of the working frequency band. …”
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Heart Check, One, Two by Chin, Gabrielle See, Hwang, Seoyun, Chua, Megan Tsui San, Seah, Lilian

“…The Protection Motivation Theory and literature review findings spotlighted key barriers inhibiting PHH adoption. …”
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Three essays on national and organizational cultures by Kawasaki, Shota

“…Reviewing over 700 empirical studies, I illustrate a trend in the cross-cultural management research and identify key findings and insights about the effects of national cultures. …”
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Whole genome analysis of Hawksbill turtles in Singapore reveals their genetic adaptations to disease and sensory perception by Desai, Archita Sanjay

“…These genes are mainly associated with disease response, olfactory system, cell signalling and cellular transport. This study's findings explain how Hawksbill turtles are adapted to navigate using olfaction, fight against infections, and survive during their unique life-cycles and large-scale migrations. …”
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Simulator for autonomous robot navigation by Ng, Zheng Jie

“…The versatility of Visual-SLAM extends beyond robotics; it finds applications in augmented reality, virtual reality, and indoor positioning systems. …”
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