Negotiating crisis in the social media environment : evolution of crises online, gaining credibility offline by Pang, Augustine, Hassan, Nasrath Begam Binte Abul, Chong, Aaron Chee Yang

“…Design/methodology/approach – This exploratory study uses the multiple case study method to analyze five crises, generated online, throughout their life-cycles, in order to build analytic generalizations (Yin). Findings – Crises are often triggered online when stakeholders are empowered by social media platforms to air their grievances. …”
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Synergistic effects in hydrodynamic cavitation abrasive finishing for internal surface-finish enhancement of additive-manufactured components by Nagalingam, Arun Prasanth, Yuvaraj, Hemanth Kumar, Yeo, Swee Hock

“…The microabrasives present in the cavitating flow enhanced the erosion favorably, creating a synergistic effect that resulted in significantly improved material removal and surface finish quality. The findings suggest that the synergistic effects in hydrodynamic cavitation abrasive finishing are effective in enhancing the material removal and surface finish quality of AM components.…”
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Autonomous ships : evolution or revolution? by Keh, Cassandra Xiao Ting

“…It offers information on the economic advantages of autonomous vessels. Mainly, the findings reflect an economic potential. The operating cost of an unmanned vessel is about 1.4 times lower than that of a conventional manned vessel and yields a time charter equivalent that is about 2.1 times higher than a manned vessel. …”
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Combining stratigraphy and tectonics to understand intermittent deposition on the outer rise offshore Sumatra, Indonesia by Tan, Li Ching

“…This robust method of estimating deep sea sediments could be applied to other subduction margins to investigate the interplay of climate and sedimentology. Such findings are rarely documented by cores worldwide since the materials are situated offshore below 4 km water depth, where physical samples are inaccessible. …”
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The development of lead-less perovskite materials for the photovoltaic application by Chen, Yan

“…In summary, the major findings presented in this thesis dissertation highlight the significance of compositional engineering of the perovskite materials to the fine-tuning of their optoelectronic properties and the performance of their associated devices. …”
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Why did China seldom claim? : Overseas investment and bilateral investment treaties by Chen, Jiaxin

“…To critically examine the topic, BITs between China and the European Union (EU) countries as well as 53 BITs between China and the countries along ‘Belt and Road’ are analyzed. The research finds that, instead of solving the dispute settlement issues, the China-EU BIT tends to play its role in market liberalization. …”
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3D path planning and real-time collision resolution of multirotor drone operations in complex urban low-altitude airspace by Zhang, Na, Zhang, Mingcheng, Low, Kin Huat

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Competitive anxiety among university ten-pin bowlers by Tan, Hui Xian

“…However, comparing between the sample groups, despite no significant findings, higher anxiety levels and lower self-confidence were displayed for experienced bowlers. …”
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Opportunity or risk? Appraisal and affect mediate the effect of task framing on working memory performance in university students by Chen, Luxi, Qu, Li

“…Mediation analysis revealed that the alteration of threat appraisal and the change in positive affect mediated the effect of task framing on WM performance. Findings highlight the important role of modifying cognitive appraisals and affective responses in optimizing cognitive performance.…”
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Machine translation of English relative clauses to Chinese in commercial contracts -- a contrastive evaluation of the outputs by SYSTRAN translate, Baidu translate and Google trans... by Li, Yidi

“…When generating relative clauses, the MT tools tended to prepose attributes regardless of their lengths, generate wrong identifications of the headwords, neglect relative clauses, and choose expressions with inaccurate meanings and overlong premodifiers. The findings shed light on MT issues in dealing with relative clauses, which helps developers to better improve their systems.…”
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Travel-based multitasking behaviour and autonomous vehicle design by Ang, Shiela Sze Ling

“…In this study, several key findings are reported. Firstly, the most popular in-vehicle activity group conducted by the survey respondents (drivers) was found to be social. …”
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Electroosmotic flow hysteresis for fluids with dissimilar pH and ionic species by Lim, An Eng, Lam, Yee Cheong

“…In contrast, the NaHCO3 concentration has little impact on the displacement process. These findings enhance the understanding of EOF involving solutions with dissimilar pH and ion species.…”
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Summative and formative style anatomy practical examinations: do they have impact on students' performance and drive for learning? by Mogali, Sreenivasulu Reddy, Rotgans, Jerome Ingmar, Rosby, Lucy, Ferenczi, Michael Alan, Beer, Naomi Low

“…Students highlighted positive features of the formative practical examination, including team reinforcement of learning, instant feedback, and enhanced learning. These findings indicate that students continue to study for anatomy practical examination without the need for external drivers. …”
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Young male motorcycle rider perception response times to abrupt- and gradual-onset hazards by Wong, Grace, Wong, Yiik Diew

“…Unlicensed subjects tended to underperform relative to licensed riders. The findings from this study contribute to the literature in the relatively novel field of motorcycle RTs and should be of interest to crash reconstructionists as well road safety professionals in designing road operations.…”
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A human-centric automated essay scoring and feedback system for the development of ethical reasoning by Lee, Alwyn Vwen Yen, Luco, Andrés Carlos, Tan, Seng Chee

“…This model was subsequently used to automatically score more essays at scale. Findings show substantial agreement on inter-rater reliability before model training was conducted with acceptable training accuracy. …”
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A review on substitution of natural sand with granite fines in sustainable concrete by Li, Ziyang, Lao, Junying, Wang, Lijie, Lim, Namyo Salim, Tan, Kang Hai, Qian, Shunzhi

“…In this paper, the laboratory tests and findings from various latest research papers and industrial reports are gathered to shed light on the effects of GF on the performance of concrete as natural sand (NS) substitute. …”
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Synthesis of metal alloy catalysts using high-throughput experiments and machine learning optimization by Calista, Vania

“…The catalytic performance is evaluated by collaborators at the University of Toronto. The initial findings from measuring pure Cu, which serves as a baseline, demonstrate consistent performance when compared to commercially available Cu nanoparticles. …”
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Coping with waves and stress: a jobs-demands resources model analysis of seafarers' mental health post COVID-19 by Lim, Elaine Kai Ting

“…Multiple Regression Model analysis was performed to examine the associations between environment, job stressors, job strains, relationship with organization and supervisors and relationship with colleagues, job satisfaction, burnout, and turnover intention. Findings – Results revealed that a negative environment is positively related to job stressors, yet it is negatively related to relationship with organization and supervisors and relationship with colleagues. …”
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Modeling of outdoor natural ventilation and energy performance for multiple buildings in an industrial park of Singapore by Tang, Soon Tuck

“…This report's main objective is to do Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation studies to investigate an industrial estate's airflow patterns. Finding viable ways to improve airflow and overall performance—which will ultimately result in increased energy efficiency is the goal. …”
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A review of mechanistic insights into CO₂ reduction to higher alcohols for rational catalyst design by Sheng, Yao, Polynski, Mikhail V., Eswaran, Mathan K., Zhang, Bikun, Lim, Alvin M. H., Zhang, Lili, Jiang, Jianwen, Liu, Wen, Kozlov, Sergey M.

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