General synthesis method for symmetrical even-order Chebyshev bandpass filter by Zhang, Songbai, Zhu, Lei

“…Subsequently, a 4th-order Chebyshev bandpass filter based on λ/2 microstrip-line resonators centering at 2.4 GHz with a fractional bandwidth of 10.0% are synthesized and fabricated, the measured results provide strong verification for the proposed synthesis method.…”
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The elusiveness of 'interdependent obligations' and the invocation of responsibility for their breach by Urs, P

“…The Commission, for its part, addressed the invocation of responsibility for breaches of such obligations by distinguishing between the respective entitlements of ‘an injured State’, under article 42, and ‘a State other than injured State’, under article 48. In line with this distinction, the existing debate has focused largely on clarifying the entitlement of ‘a State other than an injured State’ to invoke responsibility for breaches of obligations owed erga omnes partes or erga omnes, in accordance with article 48. …”

The intelligence of artifice: Oscar Wilde and AI by Tyson, C, Mendelssohn, M

“…At the turn of the century, Wilde recombined strands inherited from French and American sources and refashioned them into a new artistic stance that anticipated the postmodern preoccupation with fakery. A direct line can be traced between Baudrillard’s ‘simulacra’ and Jameson’s ‘linguistic masks’ and Wilde’s celebration of ‘the truth of masks’ a century earlier. …”

Autoimmune and paraneoplastic seizures by Wagner, B, Irani, S

“…We emphasize the more effective immunotherapy response in patients with causative autoantibodies, and discuss the emerging evidence for various first-, second-, and third-line immunotherapies. Finally, we highlight available clinical rating scales which can guide autoantibody testing and immunotherapy in patients with seizures of unknown etiology. …”

The Enggano-Dutch word list derived from Helfrich's (1916) “Nadere Bijdrage Tot de Kennis van Het Engganeesch” by Rajeg, GPW

“…In addition, we include the following files: (a) the orthography profile; (b) the variant form table; (c) R codes to pre-process the database (all ended with .R extension); (d) output of the Indonesian translation in .rds format where the source is Dutch or English. The one-line, multiple forms in the original are split into separate rows.…”

Memoryless quasi-Newton-type methods via some weak secant relations for large-scale unconstrained optimization by Lim, Keat Hee, Leong, Wah June

“…This article presents two variants of memoryless quasi-Newton methods with backtracking line search for large-scale unconstrained minimization. …”
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Insulinotropic activity of Tinospora crispa extract: effect on β-cell Ca2+ handling by Noor, Hamdan, Ashcroft, Stephen J. H.

“…The mechanism of insulinotropic action of Tinospora crispa was investigated in vitro using an insulin-secreting clonal β-cell line, HIT-T15. The aqueous extract sensitizes the β-cell to extracellular Ca2+ and promotes intracellular Ca2+ accumulation which in turn causes increased insulin release. …”
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HyMap imagery for copper and manganese prospecting in the east of Ameln valley shear zone (Kerdous inlier, western Anti-Atlas, Morocco) by Hajaj, Soufiane, El Harti, Abderrazak, Jellouli, Amine, Pour, Amin Beiranvand, Himyari, Saloua Mnissar, Hamzaoui, Abderrazak, Bensalah, Mohamed Khalil, Benaouiss, Naima, Hashim, Mazlan

“…The Relative Absorption Band Depth, Directed Principal Component Analysis, Line Density, and Mixture Tuned Matched Filtering techniques were implemented to perform 20 thematic layers. …”

Failure of austenitic stainless steels and superalloys at high temperatures by Seow, Siow Liang.

“…Understanding of the causes would help to find remedial methods and help to prevent recurrence of the problem.…”
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Is patriotism a sufficient justification for liberal democracies to coerce conscription? by Tan, Jared Yue Rong

“…Liberal democracies are stable when free and equal citizens find overlapping consensus via public reason to form a unified political conception – that of the liberal democracy. …”
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A study of validation of performance measures in the context of Singapore's knowledge-based economy. by Kunjammai Sockalingam.

“…This drives economies to find ways in sustaining their competitiveness levels and accelerating growth; such as through increasing investments in key areas being innovation, entrepreneurship, research & development, information and communication technologies (ICT) and educated workforce. …”
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In search of a New Asian theatre. by Chin, Mary., Law, Kian Yan.

“…Bringing together masters, performers and participants fiom different parts of Asia, the symposium aims to provide a platform for the inter-cultural exchange and experience of Asian traditional arts. Its main aim is to find an Asian voice in theatre. In light of Singapore’s efforts to promote the city-state as an international arts centre, the theme and subject of our exploration becomes even more relevant. …”
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Mechanical and vibrational testing of clamped rail steel assembly by Ong, Wei Long

“…Experiments were conducted, changing parameters of the setup systematically to find out the cause and effects of each parameter. …”
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Religious coping and resilience in parents of children with special needs. by Siti Nurhuda Hamsani.

“…The purpose of this study is to find out whether the process of resilience in parents of children with special needs can be explained by the transactional model of stress by Lazarus (1990). …”
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Animation of electronic and optical processes in semiconductors by Khan Intezar Ahmad.

“…This project is basically being developed to provide aid to learners who are interested in learning the semiconductor fundamentals. Usually students find it quite difficult to understand the basics of “electronic and optical processes in semiconductors”. …”
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Buckling of pre-twisted threads embedded in a soft matrix by Liow, Zhen Yi

“…This Final Year Project seeks to find out the buckling effect of pre-twisted threads embedded in a soft matrix. …”
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Clustering techniques for web mining by Lu, Jiao.

“…These techniques can be used to increase the accuracy and efficiency of the users to find the relevant information they want from the internet. …”
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A study on the information-seeking behaviour of aircraft engineers in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) by Yiang, Wai Han.

“…In addition, questions were asked to find out about the availability of resources and library /information sources.…”
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Project management of projects in India by Singapore contractors through joint ventures by Sreenivasan Sreenath.

“…The two main objectives of this study are to evaluate how successful the project management of the Singapore - India Joint Venture Projects is inspite of the unstable political, economic, social and trade union problems, and to find out the challenges and obstacles faced by Singapore contractors during the various phases of the projects. …”
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Tournament induced incentives and analysts' boldness. by Yin, Huifang.

“…Using data from 1991 to 2007, I find that interim losers are more likely to increase the boldness of their forecasts in the remainder of the tournament period than interim winners. …”
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