Did BP Atone for its Transgressions? Expanding Theory on ‘Ethical Apology’ in Crisis Communication by Diers-Lawson, Audra, Pang, Augustine

“…Ethical communication during crisis response is often assessed by external perceptions of the organization's intentions, rather than an assessment of the organization's communicative behaviors. This can easily lead researchers to draw editorial conclusions about an organization's ethics in crisis response rather than accurately describing its communicative behaviors. …”
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Dissipative Particle Dynamics Study of Ultraviolet Ink Agglomeration in 3D Inkjet Printing by Suphanat, Aphinyan, Yeo, Jingjie, Ng, Teng Yong, Geethalakshmi, Kanuvakkarai Rangaswamy

“…However, there exists a major challenge which has to be addressed and overcome, namely the agglomeration issue, which can potentially lead to nozzle clogging. To understand the underlying physics and chemistry of the agglomeration phenomenon, numerical characterisation provides a low-cost high resolution solution, if the correct numerical methodology is appropriately exploited. …”
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Factors affecting the success of construction projects: a case study of the social development fund (SFD), Mukalla branch in Yemen by AL-Nasi, S, R Yunus, S Ismailand

“…The building industry in Yemen is beset by enduring difficulties that lead to project failures in the administrative, economic, and social spheres. …”
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Team learning : the link between caring working relationships, learning behaviors and knowledge. by Phua, Mary Bee Ling., Wong, Yvonne Wanling., Tan, Jacqueline Si Ying.

“…The higher the caring relationship, the more exploratory-oriented learning behaviors there are in the team. This will in turn lead to higher task knowledge, team knowledge and members knowledge. …”
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Historical analogies in policy-making : Crimea, World War I and East Asia by Fook, Bernard Weng Loo

“…From portraying the on-going Sino Japanese as a parallel to the lead-up to World War I, to the Crimean situation as a prelude to German annexation of the Sudetenland, policymakers have always used historical analogies. …”
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Demography-religion nexus: tipping point for societal norms by Mohammad Alami Musa

“…The recent debate about repealing Section 377A that criminalises sex between men assumes a high signature because it may lead to a social change in Singapore. It can potentially bring a largely conservative Singaporean society to a tipping point where many of its traditional pro-family norms may be undermined, even replaced with secular-liberal norms, leading to a decline in religion. …”
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Study the effects of annulus fibrosus deficiency on spinal deformity using T7-T9 finite element model by Candy Sarah George

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Religion and new media : a study on Facebook and Christianity. by Tan, Rystine.

“…The religious and the spiritual is increasingly defined by new means of communication, and Christian religious authority are increasingly using social media to reach out to their congregants and with the constant sharing of information, they use social media as a tool to help enhance the congregants’ spiritual experiences and build relations with their congregants. However this may lead to other unwarranted consequences too as the boundaries of religion spills over to the public sphere of social media. …”
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Understanding how social class influences fathering by Neo, Jonathan Zhong Rui

“…This research will indicate that middle class fathers are more involved in their children’s lives in different ways and their involvement would lead to a perpetuation of social inequality through their children.…”
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1.5°C Too Soon : More Must Be Done by Sembiring, Margareth

“…This is much sooner than the end of the century timeframe set in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Will this report lead to more ambitious and aggressive emission mitigation efforts?…”
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Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link: Bane or Gain? by Saravanamuttu, Johan

“…However, the proliferation of mega infrastructural projects in the country involving China companies could lead to Malaysia’s overdependence on China, undermining its foreign policy leverage with Beijing.…”
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Indonesian Presidential Election 2019 – Golput and Its Implications by Mariska, Made Ayu

“…Indonesians will soon vote in the presidential election to decide whether the incumbent Joko Widodo, or the challenger Prabowo Subianto, will lead the country until 2024. Initial surveys show that, as in 2014, there may be a high number of abstaining voters, known as golput. …”
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Currency and conflict in colonial Nigeria by Pratten, D

“…The manilla exchange rate is often ignored as a contributory factor in the various social upheavals of the region in the period before the manilla was ‘redeemed’ in 1948.¹ Following Guyer’s lead, and drawing on the pioneering scholarship of Naanen (1993), this chapter argues that manilla...…”

Development of a mobile application for the mental wellbeing of youths (A) by Tiang, Carrin

“…Mental health problems in youths have significantly increased in recent years and these problems can lead to an increased risk of physical health problems. …”
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Behavioural finance : impact of government protests on Asian Stock Indexes. by Ng, Yvonne Chu Yan., Soon, Peiyu., Tan, Pei Ru.

“…Through the analysis of our results, we find that protest events would lead to a significant increase in the correlation coefficients of the home country and its neighbouring countries. …”
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Rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Indonesia after reformasi and its impact on national and regional order by Rafael H. Nowotamtomo

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Ferroelectric films for MEMS type devices using novel hybrid processing technology by Zhao, Chang Lei

“…Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) films are promising for MEMS type micro- devices applications because of their extremely high electromechanical coupling coefficients and excellent piezoelectric response. …”
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Development of a framework for TQM : a case study on a ready mixed concrete manufacturer by Lee, Yao Chiang, Loh, Philip Chee Hoe, Yang, Patrick Eng Tsin

“…The authors have developed a framework encompassing three critical success factors; customer focus, total participation and process improvement, which lead to TQM status. The framework is designed to facilitate a company in shaping its vision and strategies to sustain a competitive edge.…”
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Model predictive control of combustion oscillations by Du, Jiang.

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Spatial skill premium along the process of structural transformation by Qin, Jin, Chen, Zhuo, Zhao, Yunyi

“…We find that the simultaneous increase in both skilled worker demand and supply lead to a 38% increase in the skill premium, but 19% decrease in the social welfare.…”
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