What Singapore investors want in a financial adviser by Chen, Carolyn Meijun, Fang, Mindy Liwei, Lim, Karen Lee Mei

“…The research objective of this study is to find out the key criteria used in the Singapore investors’ initial selection stage. …”
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Asian budget airlines : future directions & prospects by Ang, Zhu Rui, Ng, How Xiang, Yeow, Soo Yong

“…The purpose of this report is to try to find a successful model for a budget airline in the Asia-Pacific region and subsequently, from looking at how the industry is going to develop in the future, devise possible strategies and recommendations for the players to adopt in lieu of the impending changes.…”
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Comparison of CPF approved and non-CPF approved unit trusts returns. by Chan, Vivian Wai Man., Lee, Yong Tat., Wong, Wai Kit.

“…We investigated the returns between CPF and non-CPF approved unit trusts. We did not find any significant differences between their returns. …”
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Sources of value creation in China's iron and steel industry using dynamic panel data estimation by Ang, Jen Keng, Choo, Hui Ling, Chua, Yan Xuan

“…The objective of this study is to find out the sources of value creation among 100 Chinese firms in the iron and steel industry during the period 1990 to 2000 using dynamic panel data estimation.…”
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Service quality of the Singapore taxi industry after liberalization in 2003 by Koh, Kai Ling, Wang, Xueli, Xie, Deborah Zhenzhi

“…By making use of the SERVQUAL model, the study aims to find out whether commuters’ service expectations are being met by the seven players in the industry.…”
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Influence of CEO characteristics and audit committee on financial performance: evidence from Iraq by Hazzaa, Omar Turki, Abdullah, Dewi Fariha, Mohammed Sadaa, Abdullah

“…The audit committee's characteristics also played an essential role in the link between the characteristics of the CEO and financial performance. …”
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Verify / by Hoover, Colleen, author 595716

“…Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. …”

RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON Organizational Resilience / by Powley, Edward H., editor 656061, Caza, Brianna Barker, editor 656062, Caza, Arran, editor 656063

“…Organizational studies scholars interested in advancing theory and practice of resilience will find this Research Handbook includes a range of important considerations for the field. …”
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Modern Developments in Catalysis / by Hutchings, Graham (Graham John), 1951-, editor 655445, Davidson, Matthew, editor 655446, Catlow, Richard, editor 655447, Hardacre, Christopher, editor 655448, Turner, Nicholas, editor 655449, Williams, Charlotte, editor 655450, Mulholland, Adrian, editor 655451, Goodall, Josie, editor 655452, Mitchell, Chris, editor 304287, World Scientific (Online service) 655444

“…The UK Catalysis Hub is a consortium of universities working together on fundamental and applied research to find out how catalysts work and to improve their effectiveness. …”
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Three Novels / by Lodge, David, author 1935- 591213

“…The British Museum Is Falling Down, working through inspired parodies, paints a richly comic portrait of a recently married postgraduate student taking refuge in fantasy from the Vatican's ruling on contraception - only to find that real life is even more fantastical. How Far Can You Go? …”

Feasibility in MacArthur’s consumer-resource model by Aparicio, Andrea, Wang, Tong, Saavedra, Serguei, Liu, Yang-Yu

“…Abstract Finding the conditions that ensure the survival of species has occupied ecologists for decades. …”
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What Do We Mean When We Write About Ethics, Equity, and Justice in Engineering Design? by Das, Madhurima, Roeder, Gillian, Ostrowski, Anastasia K, Yang, Maria C, Verma, Aditi

“…We find that the prevalence of these terms has increased over time and that the terms come up throughout various stages of the design process. …”
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What Do We Mean When We Write About Ethics, Equity, and Justice in Engineering Design? by Das, Madhurima, Roeder, Gillian, Ostrowski, Anastasia K, Yang, Maria C, Verma, Aditi

“…We find that the prevalence of these terms has increased over time and that the terms come up throughout various stages of the design process. …”
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The Influence of Digital Sketching Tools on Concept Novelty and Evolution by Das, Madhurima, Huang, May, Xu, Christine, Yang, Maria C

“…Additionally, we find no strong differences in overall concept evolution quantities between the two tools, though we see that iPad sketches exhibited more cases of consecutive concept evolution than nonconsecutive whereas paper and pen sketches showed an equal amount of both consecutive and nonconsecutive concept evolution. …”
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Cryptography in the Wild: An Empirical Analysis of Vulnerabilities in Cryptographic Libraries by Blessing, Jenny, Specter, Michael A., Weitzner, Daniel J.

“…In our investigation of the causes of these vulnerabilities, we find evidence of a correlation between the complexity of these libraries and their (in)security, empirically demonstrating the potential risks of bloated cryptographic codebases. …”
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Exploring how socioeconomic status affects neighbourhood environments’ effects on obesity risks: A longitudinal study in Singapore by Tan, Shin Bin, Dickens, Borame L., Sevtsuk, Andres, Zheng, Siqi, Zeng, Kangwei, Lee, Yung Seng, Yap, Fabian, Chan, Shiao-Yng, Chan, Jerry Kok Yen, Tan, Kok Hian, Chong, Yap-Seng, Eriksson, Johan G., Chong, Mary F.-F., Arcaya, Mariana C.

“…We also find that increased access to bus stops was associated with an increase in BMIz of children with lower socioeconomic status, but with a decrease in BMIz of children with higher socioeconomic status, while increased access to rail stations was associated with a decrease in BMIz of children with lower socioeconomic status only. …”
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In Harm's Way? The Effect of Disasters on the Magnitude and Location of Low‐Income Housing Tax Credit Allocations by Brennan, Mark, Mehta, Aditi, Steil, Justin

“…These findings suggest that states and housing developers are using the LIHTC program to support disaster recovery by expanding subsidized rental options in disaster‐struck counties and ameliorating risk to low‐income renters by locating those units outside of floodplains.…”
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Looking at the Map, Together: Modeling Treatment Center Location Selection and its Effects on Access to Gene Therapy in Brazil by Wertheimer, Sarah R.

“…Regarding facilitation, we find that quick, low-stakes modeling and joint discussion could allow stakeholders to consider approaches they might not otherwise consider.…”
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An Integrated Vehicle, Payload, and Trajectory Optimization Framework for Highly-Coupled Aircraft Systems by Dewald, Annick J.

“…These design points are then evaluated within the objective space, a hyperspace where each axis corresponds to a different objective, to understand the performance capabilities with respect to each objective and evaluate trade-offs between objectives. Findings from this objective space exploration can then be communicated to the science stakeholder to find the design that is best capable of meeting the identified science mission needs. …”
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Cooperative field localization and excitation eigenmodes in disordered metamaterials by Papasimakis, Nikitas, Jenkins, Stewart D., Savo, Salvatore, Zheludev, Nikolay I., Ruostekoski, Janne

“…The methods allow us to calculate local field and Purcell factor enhancement arising from the collective electric and magnetic excitations. We find substantially increased standard deviation of the Purcell enhancement with disorder, making it increasingly likely to find collective excitation eigenmodes with very high Purcell factors that are also stronger for magnetic than electric excitations. …”
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