E-commerce regulation and trader compliance: a comparative and empirical inquiry by Pflücke, F

“…The ambition of the thesis is to define and measure the levels of compliance and to test four hypotheses: (H1) traders do not comply in full with their legal obligations; (H2) large traders are more likely to be compliant compared to SMEs; (H3) traders that are older are more likely to be compliant compared to companies that were incorporated more recently; (H4) traders that base their terms and conditions on pre-drafted standard contract terms are more likely to be in compliance with the selected legal obligations. …”

Scalable data dissemination protocol for wireless sensor networks by Lu, Haifeng, Foh, Chuan Heng, Cai, Jianfei

“…The results confirm that our solution offers not only efficient and reliable all-to-all data dissemination over lossy wireless links, but also scalability to large networks.…”
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Epstein-Barr viral latent and early antigen serology in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Tan, Timothy Ter Ming.

“…Current methods include detection by indirect immunofluorescence assay which is laborious, subjective and requires highly-trained personnel, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which can be easily performed by any hospital laboratory.…”
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Performance in the wartime archive : Michio Ito at the Alien Enemy Hearing Board by Riordan, Kevin

“…In the documents establishing his detention, the Alien Enemy Hear-ing Board found Ito to be “an artist of artistic temperament, striking appear-ance, fine manners, cultured, educated and capable of any and all sorts of pro-paganda, espionage and sabotage.”3 In this essay, I interrogate this sentence’s central conjunction, the grammatical choreography that links art, culture, and education to propaganda, espionage, and sabotage.…”
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Protein profile in cells exposed to nonthermal radiofrequency field. by Xu, Lanbing.

“…There were visible changes in relative abundance of Histone 2A and 4, which can be linked to possible DNA damages. However, there were no evidence of changed protein level in metabolic proteins and it is concluded that there is no short term non-thermal effect of radiofrequency field on cells.…”
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Takeover waves and its driving factors : evidence from Singapore. by Chan, Yoke Teng., Seng, Sara Ching Yee., Tan, Bi Rong.

“…The neoclassical theory, which hypothesizes that takeover waves in a particular industry are linked to the various economic, technological, or regulatory shocks that occurred in the industry, has little explanatory power for takeover waves in our study.…”
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Delayed marriage : a life course perspective on the attitudes and perceptions of marriage among young adults in Singapore by Teo, Christine Yi Ting

“…Since marriage and parenthood are inextricably linked in Singapore society, sociologists suggest that apart from studying the limits of policy, it is also crucial to understand the shift towards delayed marriage and singlehood. …”
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The internet in Indonesia : development and impact of radical websites by Yang, Jennifer Hui

“…However, the impact of certain activities such as cyber terrorism must then be examined in perspective, given the vast expanse of Indonesia as an archipelago and the resulting difficulties in linking the entire country to the Internet. This paper seeks to trace the development of the Internet in Indonesia and examine the resulting impact on the reach of the radical Bahasa Indonesia Islamic websites in the Indonesian Archipelago and beyond. …”
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Tribochemical Characterization and Tribocorrosive Behavior of CoCrMo Alloys: A Review by Toh, Wei Quan, Tan, Xipeng, Bhowmik, Ayan, Liu, Erjia, Tor, Shu Beng

“…This has also led to a relatively new research area that links tribology and corrosion together. This article aims at reviewing the commonly used tribochemical methods adopted in the analysis of tribocorrosion and putting forward some of the models and environmental factors affecting the tribocorrosive behavior of CoCrMo alloys, a widely-used class of biomaterial for orthopedic implants.…”
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Adopting new technology is a distant dream? The risks of implementing industry 4.0 in emerging economy SMEs by Tamvada, Jagannadha Pawan, Narula, Sanjiv, Audretsch, David, Puppala, Harish, Kumar, Anil

“…Based on a survey of industry experts and business leaders associated with implementing I4.0 in the dynamically evolving economy of India, this paper identifies and prioritises the critical risks linked with implementing I4.0 in SMEs. Empirical results using the Fuzzy-Analytical Hierarchy Process suggest a hierarchy of risks associated with SMEs' transition to I4.0, with financial and technological risks posing the most significant barriers to I4.0 adoption. …”
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Star Chamber and the civil law by Williams, I

“…The relationship between the Star Chamber and the civil law has also been considered by Professor Ibbetson, discussing Edward Coke’s report <i>De Libellis Famosis</i>, and other scholarship has highlighted links with civilian material and ideas in the important decision in <i>Twyne’s Case</i>. …”

Qui regit: electorates, producer groups, and change in Advanced Capitalist Democracies by Benoit, C, Vlandas, T

“…In this article, we suggest that the various answers to this question in the field of Comparative Political Economy (CPE) are essentially linked to two main approaches. The first approach emphasizes the role of electorates and political parties, their transformations, and their competition in shaping the evolution of ACDs. …”

The challenge of the unique and unprecedented, comment on Agnihorti et al. (2021) by Bates, J, Lancelotti, C, Suryanarayan, A, Madella, M

“…We argue in this paper that there are concerns relating to how the multi-proxy analyses were applied to the objects that raises questions about the interpretation of these unique objects as ‘food-balls’, or even wholly organic in nature, and that as a result, their presumed ritual connotations in particular are difficult to sustain. Linking these complex objects with larger social and climate change models in light of these methodological analytical challenges will therefore require further analysis which we recommend in this response paper.…”

Lacan for the philosophical psychiatrist by McConnell, D, Gillett, G

“…The relevance of Lacan's thought for analytic philosophy of psychiatry can be explored by pursuing his links to Freud, his complex treatment of issues in the philosophy of language, and a subtle blend of existentialism and continentally inspired naturalism that paints the contours of the unconscious mind in operationally compelling terms.…”

Three essays on family firms by Lim, So-Yeon

“…Relative to single-family founding firms, multi-family cofounding firms are more likely to force out founders and less likely to allow descendants to take control after founders retire.…”
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When money can’t buy political love: lab experiments on vote buying in Ghana and Uganda by Burbidge, D, Cheeseman, N, Panin, A

“…Participants play the roles of voters and candidates with opportunities to bribe. Voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who had the opportunity to bribe but refrained from doing so. …”

Investigation of spatial variations of rainfall rate using radar data by Jiang, Cong

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Entrepreneurship in Singapore : nature or nurture ? by Teo Ghim Lan, Tan Sok Hong

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Simulation expectation by Thomas, T

“…I present a new argument that we are much more likely to be living in a computer simulation than in the ground-level of reality. …”

Hybrid brain computer interface for relaxation management by Ngian, Michelle Mei Xue

“…In mental engagement and mental response, participants are observed to be having lower engagement level and higher stress level during least liked passage and vice versa for most liked passage. …”
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