Protectionism in Thailand insurance industry by Yong, Zi Ling, Vu, Hong Ha, Liu, Can

“…More efforts need to be done in order to achieve full liberalization like in the US insurance industry. In the second section of the report, we examine the liberalization process which was further conducted in 2008. …”
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Negotiating Singaporean national identity through discussing foreigners on STOMP. by Lee, Kui Bao.

“…As a citizen journalism website frequented by mostly Singaporeans, it presents slices of the citizens‟ public and private lives. When authors like Dennis (2008) and Mann (1998) argue the rise of self and social surveillance because of convergence technology, complementarily, discussion around user-contributed stories becomes virtual spaces of national identity negotiation, especially when the stories posted involve foreigners. …”
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Development of collagen scaffold with internal channels via indirect rapid prototyping by Yeong, Wai Yee

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Effects of lateral soil movements on piles by Socheat, Iv.

“…In developed countries like Singapore, where the land is scarce, many tall buildings have been built very close to each other. …”
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Iterative sparse matrix vector multiplication (SpMV) over GF(2) with CUDA by Prashanth Srinivas G S.

“…To fulfil such purposes Iterative Sparse Matrix Vector Multiplication (SpMV) algorithms need to be designed using useful languages like CUDA that enable seamless communication with GPUs and this is the primary intent of this project.…”
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Open source security issues of the Android operating system by Hong, Hsiang Ted.

“…Capabilities of the smart phone equipped with advanced operating system such as Android and iOS just like a computer in ten years back. Phone users can freely download and install wide range of different applications into their smart phone. …”
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Extreme learning machine based speaker recognition by Hu, Zongjiang.

“…In this report, a text-independent close-set speaker verification system based on ELM and SVM will be constructed and each part of the system like speaker database, feature extraction, speaker modelling and decision making will be elaborated in detail. …”
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The trace transform for object identification by Leong, Wei Siong.

“…We know that Trace transform is is a novel algorithm with properties like scale and rotation invariance and occlusion robustness [1] that has been shown to be effective in recognition tasks using generalisation of Radon transform. …”
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Design of miniaturized inertia measurement unit by Yuan, Weiming.

“…This is due to the integration of sensors into daily consumer products like cell phones, cameras and even gaming consoles. …”
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Miniaturized planar filters for UWB application by Lau, Yizhang.

“…There are several novels on how to improve a MMR design like using aperture-Backed PCML and Capacitive-Ended Interdigital Coupled lines. …”
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Cigarette vile : smoking, gender and femininity by Champion, Valerie

“…Female smoking can be construed as deviant as it goes against the ideals of traditional femininity with its modern consumption, visibility and subverting a masculinised habit much like other activities females partake in modern society. …”
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IMDB movie data visualization by Su, Wai Myo.

“…Nevertheless, there is still much more research to be done in visualizing movie data like from IMDb website effectively and efficiently. …”
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Fiscal reforms in Thailand by Chow, Yew Shiong, Ho, Joyce Hwee Chuen, Mah, Pui Ping

“…The fiscal crisis facing most developing countries and the corresponding problems of resource mobilization, external debt and widening savings-investment gap have directed new attention to the importance of sound fiscal policies over the past few years. Like many other developing countries, Thailand was unable to escape from the aftermath of the fiscal crisis. …”
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Functional amyloids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa may be involved in the sequestration of the quorum sensing molecules HHQ and PQS under high shear conditions. by Sia, Wan Rong.

“…We hypothesize that P.aeruginosa express amyloid-like fimbrae, Fap, to bind to these molecules to prevent their loss into the environment. …”
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Design and development of a robot invigilator by Wu, Xiangran.

“…By applying this technology, the robot invigilator can do what a traditional invigilator need to do during an examination such like, timing for the duration, checking the attendance face-to-face. …”
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Development of indexing clamper mechanism for wire bonder by Zhang, Yue.

“…On the other hand, for horizontal LED (light emitting diode), like TO-92, the market price is as cheap as only US 1 cent due to the intensive commercial competition. …”
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Welfare politics on the streets : the case of medical social workers by Lim, Yan Ming

“…The themes of individual responsibility, independence and self-reliance are salient in welfare discourse in Singapore and the healthcare policies formulated against the backdrop of these ideas are implemented by street level bureaucrats like medical social workers. Using the structuration theory by Anthony Giddens, this paper examined how state discourse and ideology are embedded within the practice of medical social work and how conditions on the ground relate to the exercise of discretion by medical social workers. …”
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Abui stories : seven children by Chew, Grace Min Hui

“…Thriving on an oral tradition, these stories, like the traditional Abui language, bear no written form and are at risk of extinction. …”
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Low-noise sensor interface circuits for implantable brain interfaces by Zhang, Beixi

“…The technological of low -noise sensor interface circuits is a frontier science in nowadays.If the research of this kind of circuit is successful,the circuit will be widely used in medicine,for example,the implantable brain interfaces.In this report,an new kind of neural amplifier will be designed and it uses a MOS-bipolar pseudo-resistor element to form this circuit.Certainly,this amplifier can amplify low-frequency signals with low-noise.This amplifier is fully integrated with characteristics like low power consumption and small area,and it can record a large range frequency of biological signal. …”
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The role played by Singlish in the lives of migrants in Singapore by You, Jing

“…While migrants can help with economic growth of a country, their large presence may result in issues like xenophobia. To ease such tensions, integration is essential and this thesis investigates the role of Singlish, its usage and function in particular, in the lives of migrants in Singapore. …”
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