Conditional conservatism and debt versus equity financing by Goh, Beng Wee, Lim, Chee Yeow, Lobo, Gerald J., Tong, Yen Hee

“…We also find that the reduction in cost of equity associated with conservatism is greater for equity issuers than for debt issuers, but find no such difference when we examine cost of debt. …”
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Develop and test a micropump based on acoustic impedance mismatch by Muhammad Syafiq Sedek

“…The concept of impedance pumping and the reasonings behind its mechanism have long been studied over the years and many findings have emerged from the extensive research. …”
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A Singapore perspective : impact of disclosure and board independence on firm performance. by Chua, Zi Qin., Low, Jason Wei Jie., Yee, Derrick Hock Huat.

“…Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that firms are rewarded with an increase in Tobin’s Q upon greater disclosure of board independence as recommended by the Code. …”
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Transactional log analysis approach to evaluating an education Website by Leong, Yoke Khuan.

“…It is hoped that the findings would give an indication on users' preferences with regard to the website so that measures could be taken to better cater to the needs of the users. …”
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Do investors over-anticipate? : Evidence from their reactions to gain and loss contingencies by Xu, Tu

“…In this thesis, I conducted a between-participants experiment to examine how investors anticipate firms’ uncertain future outcomes in response to contingency disclosures. I find that, inconsistent with expected utility theory but consistent with findings from psychology, investors raise a firm’s valuation in response to a gain contingency as if the gain contingency has realized its best possible outcome. …”
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Gamson going global? Cabinet proportionality in comparative perspective by Chaisty, P, Power, T

“…Among the constitutional predictors of cabinet proportionality, we find that pure presidentialism is a major outlier, with an exaggerated form of formateur advantage. …”

Job search channels, neighborhood effects, and wages inequality in developing countries: the Colombian case by Nicodemo, C, Adolfo Garcia, G

“…This paper analyzes the relationship between social networks and the probability of finding a job. We explore geographic closeness as the social interaction to explain the job search function. …”

Re-branding plan for Meritus hotels & resorts. by Yeo, Tien Huei.

“…Based on the findings obtained from this study, the ultimate aim is to work out a Re-branding campaign for the Meritus Hotels & Resorts.…”
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Are You Your Friends’ Friend? Poor Perception of Friendship Ties Limits the Ability to Promote Behavioral Change by Almaatouq, Abdullah, Radaelli, Laura, Pentland, Alex, Shmueli, Erez

“…This could lead to failures in establishing compatible norms, acting together, finding compromise solutions, and persuading others to act. …”
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Optimized type 2 fuzzy logic control for low-speed vehicle pedal pressing automation using hybrid spiral sine cosine algorithm by Azrul Azim, Abdullah Hashim, Nor Maniha, Abdul Ghani, Salmiah, Ahmad, Mohd Ruzaini, Hashim, Noor Zirwatul Ahlam, Naharuddin, Addie, Irawan

“…The integrated system linking the actuator to the dynamics model of the vehicle shows improved ability in the manner in which control is done. …”
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Documentation as a Tool for Algorithmic Accountability by Curtis, Taylor Lynn

“…Firstly, Chapter 2 outlines how system behaviour can inform policy through documentation, linking the necessity of documentation to liability and proposing a concrete liability scheme based on documenting system understanding. …”
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Dynamic interaction networks in a hierarchically organized tissue by Kirouac, Daniel C., Ito, Caryn, Csaszar, Elizabeth, Roch, Aline, Yu, Mei, Sykes, Edward A., Bader, Gary D., Zandstra, Peter W.

“…We reconstruct a stem cell intracellular network, and identify PI3K, Raf, Akt, and PLC as functionally distinct signal integration nodes, linking extracellular, and intracellular signaling. …”
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Controlled molecular self-assembly of complex three-dimensional structures in soft materials by Huang, Changjin, Quinn, David, Suresh, Subra, Hsia, K. Jimmy

“…Our strategy effectively utilizes the three essential components dictating living tissue morphogenesis to produce complex 3D architectures: modulation of local chemistry, material transport, and mechanics, which can be engineered by controlling the local distribution of polymerization inhibitor (i.e., oxygen), diffusion of monomers/cross-linkers through the porous structures of cross-linked polymer network, and mechanical constraints, respectively. …”
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Elucidation of thermally induced internal porosity in zinc oxide nanorods by Handoko, Albertus D., Liew, Laura-Lynn, Lin, Ming, Sankar, Gopinathan, Du, Yonghua, Su, Haibin, Dong, Zhili, Goh, Gregory Kia Liang

“…Mechanistic studies using X-ray absorption spectroscopy indicated that the pore formation is linked to the significant reduction of the number of zinc vacancies after heat treatment. …”
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Robustness to training disturbances in SpikeProp Learning by Shrestha, Sumit Bam, Song, Qing

“…The weight convergence analysis is further extended to robust stability analysis linked with overall system error. This ensures boundedness of the total learning error with minimal assumption of bounded disturbance signals. …”
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Exploration of a gallic acid-based alternative to bisphenol A by Muhammad Naziruddin Mohd Ali

“…Two gallic acid molecules were linked by a di-functional bridge to mimic the structure of bisphenol A. …”
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Microfiltration of oil emulsions stabilized by different surfactants by Trinh, Thien An, Han, Qi, Ma, Yunqiao, Chew, Jia Wei

“…Secondly, the extent of membrane fouling was tied to the repulsive energy magnitudes rather than attractive ones, specifically in that the least repulsive energy values of the Tween 20 – stabilized oil emulsion was linked to the most extensive fouling.…”
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A theory driven identificationand ranking of critical success factors of logistics digitalisation by Ng, Jie Qin

“…Moreover, the results of the study showed that among the sub-criteria of DA, the most important ones are primarily linked to tangible and intangible internal resources of a logistics firm. …”
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Chiral 2D-perovskite nanowires for stokes photodetectors by Zhao, Yingjie, Qiu, Yuchen, Feng, Jiangang, Zhao, Jiahui, Chen, Gaosong, Gao, Hanfei, Zhao, Yuyan, Jiang, Lei, Wu, Yuchen

“…Layered perovskites are capable of cross-linking efficient carrier transport originating from few-layer perovskite frameworks with extended functionalities contributed by designable bulky organic cations and nanostructures, thus providing a platform for multiscale material engineering. …”
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Phosphorous-nitrogen-silicon modified graphene oxide based fire retardant coating for cotton fabric by Vishwakarma, Ajay, Reddy, Vennapusa Jagadeeswara, Parvate, Sumit, Sharma, Preeti, Kandola, Baljinder K., Dasari, Aravind, Chattopadhyay, Sujay

“…The PA-GO coating cross-linked with cotton fabric at higher temperature formed thermally stable structure and opposed the exposure of fire to the underlined fibre. …”
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