Feeling disconnected from others : The effects of ambient darkness on hedonic choice by Huang, Irene Xun, Dong, Ping, Labroo, Aparna A.

“…This research documents a novel effect of ambient lighting on consumer choice. We propose and find that ambient darkness (vs. brightness) can result in consumers feeling disconnected from others. …”
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Leveling the playing field: the selection and motivation effects of tournament prize spread information by Cardinaels, Eddy, Chen, Clara Xiaoling, Yin, Huaxiang

“…Thus, the availability of prize spread information produces a separation of employees based on ability. We also find that employees exert more effort when they can select into a tournament than when they are randomly assigned to one (which proxies for an environment where prize spread information is absent). …”
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Organizational complexity and audit report lag in GCC economies: the moderating role of audit quality by Khan, Faisal, Abdul-Hamid, Mohamad Ali, Fauzi Saidin, Saidatunur, Hussain, Shatha

“…Second, for robustness purposes, the study applies the propensity score matching technique. Findings This research study finds that the firms’ complexity increases ARL. …”
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Exploring dependence structures among European electricity markets: static and dynamic copula-GARCH and dynamic state-space approaches by Ly, Sel, Sriboonchitta, Songsak, Tang, Jiechen, Wong, Wing-Keung

“…Our findings provide useful information regarding the dependence, integration, risk management, and asset pricing for the European electricity markets.…”
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The teachers' perception of dialogue and its impact on the quality of relationship in a Singapore primary school by Seet, Caroline.

“…This is an action research to find out teachers’ perception of dialogue and how it impacts on the quality of relationship in a Singapore primary school. …”
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Knowledge portal requirements for nurses. by Liu, Fook Thim.

“…This project aims to find out what nurses want to know and need to know. …”
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Bank and finance company credit officers' information needs and sources by Pung, Jones Teck Huat.

“…This dissertation intends to find out more about Credit Officers from the perspectives of their information needs and the sources they use. …”
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A single year = 心的探索 by Ng, Yan Ying

“…This book is an individual project which describes the author’s personal experience and reflections of growing into an adult, the need to learn to be independent and live with oneself as siblings and friends started to find their lives partners or busy with their works.…”
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Earnings management : evidence from intial public offerings of equity carve-outs. by Chua, Elizabeth Cheng Lian., Koh, Cheryl Chea Lin., Lee, Lian Fen.

“…Using the Jones (1991) model, we find support for our hypothesis.…”
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Empirical analysis on the paradoxes of loyalty programs in the Singapore hotel industry. by Guo, Meixi., Lim, Gladys Gu Yan., Tan, Siew Teng.

“…The research aims to find out the effectiveness of generating loyalty amongst customers through the implementation of Loyalty Programs, particularly across different hotel grades in Singapore by empirically analyzing ten possible paradoxes. …”
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How to promote organic food better in Singapore. by Chen, Eunice Yijun., Hazlinda Mohd Nuron., Seah, Ailing.

“…This research seeks to find out about the various promotional methods that can be used to promote organic food better in Singapore. …”
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Auditor industry specialization and earnings quality around the world. by Low, Kai Ling., Poh, Ying Ying., Tan, Valerie Mei Yin.

“…Our research also highlights the importance of auditor industry specialization when the legal environment differs among countries and we seek to find possible reasons why auditor industry specialization is important when such differences are present.…”
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Brownian dynamics simulation of soft matter with hydrodynamics: methods for constrained systems and shear processing of 2D materials by Funkenbusch, William Tian

“…In particular, we compared PrCG and GMRES for rigid bodies, freely jointed chains, and immobile systems. We find that both methods exhibit the same linear computational complexity. …”
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DOK3 promotes atopic dermatitis by enabling the phosphatase PP4C to inhibit the T cell signaling mediator CARD11 by Loh Jia Tong, Teo, Joey Kay Hui, Kannan, Srinivasaraghavan, Verma, Chandra Shekhar, Andiappan, Anand Kumar, Lim, Hong-Hwa, Lam, Kong-Peng

“…A subset of hypomorphic CARD11 variants found in patients with atopic dermatitis bound more strongly than wild-type CARD11 to DOK3. Our findings suggest that the strength of the interaction of DOK3 with CARD11 may predispose individuals to developing atopic dermatitis.…”
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Evaluation of antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase activities of surfactant and alcohol extracted Combretum Indicum leaves by Thanaseelan, Tanesha, D. Nurul, Hidayu, Nurul, Sahirah, Rajaletchumy, Veloo Kutty

“…Combretum Indicum (CI), which contains numerous bioactive compounds, has been used in traditional medicine for a variety of reasons, including the treatment of skin conditions. This study investigates the antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase activities of CI leaves extracted using different surfactants (Triton X-100 and Vitamin E TPGS) at concentrations of 1%, 2%, and 3%, as well as various alcohol solvents (acetone, methanol, and ethanol) at concentrations of 50%, 70%, and 90%. …”
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Electrospun nanofibers of collagen and chitosan for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications: A review by Ramakrishnan, Praveen, Ramprasath, Ramakrishnan, Jalaludeen, Abdulkadhar Mohamed, R., Jayakumar, Gimbun, Jolius, Balu, Ranganathan, S.B., Mohamed, T.M., Sridhar, Gunasekaran, Sivagaami Sundari, Davoodbasha, MubarakAli, Thajuddin, Nooruddin, Gnanasekaran, Lalitha, Sundaram, Thanigaivel

“…Studies concerning the medical applications of these nanofibers, such as wound healing, skin regeneration, bone tissue engineering, and neural repair, were also reviewed. …”
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Fabrication of bioinspired composite nanofiber membranes with robust superhydrophobicity for direct contact membrane distillation by Fane, Anthony Gordon, Liao, Yuan, Wang, Rong

“…The newly developed membrane consists of a superhydrophobic silica-PVDF composite selective skin formed on a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) porous nanofiber scaffold via electrospinning. …”
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A stretchable and self‐healing energy storage device based on mechanically and electrically restorative liquid‐metal particles and carboxylated polyurethane composites by Park, Sangbaek, Thangavel, Gurunathan, Parida, Kaushik, Li, Shaohui, Lee, Pooi See

“…Stretchable and self-healing (SH) energy storage devices are indispensable elements in energy-autonomous electronic skin. However, the current collectors are not self-healable nor intrinsically stretchable, they mostly rely on strain-accommodating structures that require complex processing, are often limited in stretchability, and suffer from low device packing density and fragility. …”
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Laser-induced reduced-graphene-oxide micro-optics patterned by femtosecond laser direct writing by Low, Mun Ji, Lee, Hyub, Lim, Joel Chin Huat, Suchand Sandeep, Chandramathi Sukumaran, Murukeshan, Vadakke Matham, Kim, Seung-Woo, Kim, Young-Jin

“…This fabrication technique provides wide design flexibility to various planar LIRGO micro-optics for microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, skin-attachable biomedical imaging, and micro photonic devices.…”
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Lancing drug reservoirs into subcutaneous fat to combat obesity and associated metabolic diseases by Than, Aung, Duong, Phan Khanh, Zan, Ping, Liu, Junjie, Leow, Melvin Khee-Shing, Chen, Peng

“…Specifically, ultrathin, core-shelled, and lance-shaped polymeric drug reservoirs (micro-lances [MLs]) are readily fabricated by a thermal pressing molding method and totally implanted into subcutaneous fat by lancing through the skin. Using a diet-induced obese mouse model, it is shown that the development of obesity and associated metabolic disorders is effectively inhibited by applying therapeutic core-shelled MLs once every 2 weeks. …”
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