Strangers, friends, and lovers show different physiological synchrony in different emotional states by Bizzego, Andrea, Azhari, Atiqah, Campostrini, Nicola, Truzzi, Anna, Ng, Li Ying, Gabrieli, Giulio, Bornstein, Marc H., Setoh, Peipei, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Maximal cross-correlation of heart rate variability (HRV) was used to quantify dyadic synchrony. The findings suggest that an existing social relationship might reduce the predisposition to conform one's autonomic responses to a friend or romantic partner during social situations that do not require direct interaction.…”
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Becoming Chetti Melaka : the intergenerational transmission of culture and gender role ideology between mothers and daughters of the Chetti Melaka community in Singapore. by Cheah, Emily Shi Hua.

“…Using qualitative interviews, the results of this study discuss several issues such as the relationship between culture and gender, food as a gendered experience of cultural identity and the use of alternative variables to claim legitimate association with the ethnic group. The findings also point to the types of coping mechanisms used by both mothers and daughters to construct and negotiate their ethnic and gender identities.…”
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The absurd, exile and the beginning of ethics by Yong, Ade Wernmei

“…This paper aims to read Fasting, Feasting as a novel about absurdity; the absurd human being who finds him/herself in an absurd world. The absurd human being, as understood by Camus, is the exile. …”
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Driving home by Ulfahzatul Tysha Sher Zaman

“…Driving Home is a short film about Salleh, a simple man who finds that his life does not seem so simple anymore. …”
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Socioeconomic status, frailty, and subjective well-being : a moderated mediation analysis in elderly Chinese by Yang, Fang, Pang, Joyce Shumin

“…Moreover, the moderated mediation model was significant only for women, not for men. Findings highlight the importance of addressing frailty of older adults and promoting social activities (especially for elderly women) in future interventions.…”
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Graphenes prepared by Hummers, Staudenmaier and Hofmann methods for analysis of TNT-based nitroaromatic explosives in seawater by Ong, Beng Khong, Poh, Hwee Ling, Chua, Chun Kiang, Pumera, Martin

“…Extended study on the detection of TNT in seawater using the graphene material provided significant improvements in the detection sensitivity. These findings will have profound impacts on the detection of nitroaromatic explosives in seawater.…”
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Better late than never: sleep still supports memory consolidation after prolonged periods of wakefulness by Petzka, M, Zika, O, Staresina, BP, Cairney, SA

“…Sleep relative to wakefulness improved retention of item and associative memories to similar extents irrespective of whether sleep occurred soon after learning or following a prolonged waking interval. Our findings highlight the far-reaching influences of sleep on memory that can arise even after substantial periods of wakefulness.…”

AXES at TRECVid 2011 by McGuinness, K, Aly, R, Chen, S, Frappier, M, Kleppe, M, Lee, H, Ordelman, R, Arandjelović, R, Juneja, M, Jawahar, CV, Vedaldi, A, Schwenninger, J, Tschöpel, S, Schneider, D, O'Conner, NE, Zisserman, A, Smeaton, A, Beunders, H

“…This paper describes the results and findings of our experiments.…”

Green information technology and green information systems: Science mapping of present and future trends by Mohd Nazim, Mat Nawi, Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi, Ting, Irene Wei Kiong, Wider, Walton, Amaka, Gabari Barry

“…Research limitations/implications: The finding is relevant to managers, researchers and stakeholders bounded by environmental responsibilities to mitigate its impact on the socioeconomic and environment through GIT adoption. …”
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Implications of Construction 4.0 technologies to enhancing well-being : A fuzzy TOPSIS evaluation by Hazwani, Shafei, Rahimi, A. Rahman, Lee, Yong Siang, Che Khairil Izam, Che Ibrahim

“…Then, the collected data was analyzed using the following analyses: fuzzy TOPSIS, Pareto, normalization, sensitivity, ranking performance and correlation. Findings: Six Construction 4.0 technologies are critical to enhancing well-being: cloud & real-time collaboration, big data & predictive analytics, Internet of Things, building information modeling, autonomous construction and augmented reality & virtualization. …”
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Intermittent actuation attenuates fibrotic behaviour of myofibroblasts by Ward, Niamh A., Hanley, Shirley, Tarpey, Ruth, Schreiber, Lucien H.J., O'Dwyer, Joanne, Roche, Ellen T., Duffy, Garry P., Dolan, Eimear B.

“…Here, we investigate how IA can alter the activity of myofibroblast cells, and ultimately suggest that there is a mechanical loading threshold within which their fibrotic behaviour can be modulated. These findings can be harnessed to improve functional outcomes for a wide range of medical implants, particularly drug delivery and cell encapsulation devices.…”
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The peculiarities of knowledge management processes in SMEs : the case of Singapore by Wee, Janet Chui Neo, Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan

“…Furthermore, only a small sample of staff from these SMEs was interviewed. Hence the findings need to be interpreted in light of such a scope. …”
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Disruption in maritime chokepoints and their implications (supply chain) by Wong, Peck Hwa

“…This report reviewed relevant literature and classified the notable external disruptions that are prone to upset the hinterland logistical activities in the PESTLE framework. These literature findings describe the disparity of the hinterland chokepoints distinguished in each region or country. …”
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China's geopolitical influence on the maritime industry by Chan, Lin Si

“…To answer the research gap, primary and secondary data were collected to ensure consistency and reliability of the research findings. The primary data consisted of survey questions and six interviews, while the secondary data consisted of journal articles and credible websites. …”
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An exploration of factors which contribute to the effectiveness of national campaigns in Singapore from a social design perspective by Tan, Wei Wen

“…The findings reveal the pivotal role of the M-C-S framework in shaping impactful social campaigns in Singapore. …”
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Optimization of the thermal performance of building double-skin envelope by Chua, Wei Jin

“…From the parametric studies, it was found out that the double-skin roof efficiency increases as the roof inclination angle increase and finding shows that the optimum inclination angle is 40 degrees. …”
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Is a high tone pointy? Speakers of different languages match Mandarin Chinese tones to visual shapes differently by Shang, Nan, Styles, Suzy J.

“…These effects were observed most clearly in Study 2 where tone-pairs were contrasted explicitly. These findings are in line with the dominant patterns of linguistic pitch perception for speakers of these languages (pitch-change, and pitch height, respectively). …”
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Tunnel face stability in non-homogeneous soil by Khezri, Nima

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Reverse translational approaches to population neuroimaging: using rodent models to interpret genetic associations with MRI by Tisca, C

“…</p> <p>This thesis proposes to investigate key findings from the UK Biobank population neuroimaging studies using mouse models. …”

Adverse events of common psychiatric medications: an umbrella review by Bartellas, K

“…Antipsychotic medications (60%) accounted for the majority of the findings, followed by antidepressants (16%), stimulants (13%), mood stabilisers (8%) and anxiolytics (3%). …”