Governing in the face of a global crisis: when do voters punish and reward incumbent governments? by Duch, RM, Loewen, P, Robinson, TS, Zakharov, A

“…Using machine learning techniques, we find only muted heterogeneity in the magnitude and distribution of these treatment effects. …”

Modelling familiarity : towards age-friendly exergame design by Zhang, Hao

“…The interview results show that Escape Room exergame is highly familiar to the participants and all the five sub-constructs were involved in the exergame design. …”
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Backyard bowler, a short film. by Tan, Shi Yee Amanda., Md Haffidz, Mohammad Hanafi., Ong, Xi Wei Grace., Pu, Ziyang.

“…As he reviews his life, finding humor in his own pain and indiscretions, Tim ultimately finds the greatest hope.…”
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Numerical solutions of some multiscale problems by Pang, Chen Hui

“…Moreover, all coarse scale and fine scale information is obtained in a single step of solving the two-scale homogenized equation. …”
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Mechanical properties of lightweight aggregate concrete containing unground palm oil fuel ash as partial sand replacement by H. Mohd, Hanafi, Khairunisa, Muthusamy, Wan Ahmad, Saffuan, Budiea, Ahmed Mokhtar Albshir, Kusbiantoro, Andri, Nabilla, Mohamad, Rafiza, Abdul Rahman, Błoch, Katarzyna

“…This is owing to void filling mechanism and product of pozzolanic reaction due to the fine particles of the ash.…”
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Network Dynamics of a Financial Ecosystem by Somin, Shahar, Altshuler, Yaniv, Gordon, Goren, Pentland, Alex, Shmueli, Erez

“…However, difficulties in acquiring fine-grained empirical financial data, due to regulatory limitations, intellectual property and privacy control, still hinder the application of network analysis to financial markets. …”
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Cyanographene and graphene acid : the functional group of graphene derivative determines the application in electrochemical sensing and capacitors by Cheong, Yi Heng, Muhammad Zafir Mohamad Nasir, Bakandritsos, Aristides, Pykal, Martin, Jakubec, Petr, Zbořil, Radek, Otyepka, Michal, Pumera, Martin

“…Well‐defined, stoichiometric derivatives of graphene afford many opportunities in fine‐tuning of graphene properties and hence, extend the application potential of this material. …”
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Avoiding sovereign default contagion: A normative analysis by De Ferra, S, Mallucci, E

“…First, we look at cross-country bailouts. We find that whenever agents anticipate them, bailouts induce higher borrowings, and yet still enhance welfare. …”

Corporate governance : an empirical study of Malaysian companies by Neo, Roslyn Hui Zhi, Lim, Alfred Yung Way, Koh, Xin Yi

“…Specifically, we find that firm performance is positively associated with equity ownership concentration.…”
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Nonprofit managers' motivational styles: a view beyond the intrinsic-extrinsic dichotomy by Chen, Chung-An

“…By testing variables from the NASP-III data set and employing self-determination theory (SDT), the author obtained the following findings. First, nonprofit managers’ motivational styles fall into five different categories as suggested in SDT. …”
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Response of geostationary communications satellite solid-state power amplifiers to high-energy electron fluence. by Lohmeyer, Whitney, Carlton, Ashley, Wong, Frankie, Bodeau, Michael, Kennedy, Andrew, Cahoy, Kerri

“…Building on the work of Lohmeyer and Cahoy (2013), we find that anomalies occur at a rate higher than just by chance when the >2 MeV electron fluence accumulated over 14 and 21 days is elevated. …”
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Two-phase immersion cooling for power dense printed circuit board converters by Ristic-Smith, A

“…Critical heat flux of 43W/cm2 is observed and the maximum heat transfer coefficient is 1.5W/(cm2 K). A theoretical model and numerical solution method for boiling on pin fins is developed and used to design heat spreaders to increase the power dissipation per unit semiconductor area with minimal penalty on the converter volume. …”

Narratives and tactile comfort for anxious children by Ang, Charmaine Hui Zhen

“…Through quantitative and qualitative methods administered to children aged 5 to 12 years of age, including parental feedback, findings were analysed to create a design outcome that can contribute to the current studies related to: (a) facilitating the treatment of childhood anxieties in cognitive behavioural therapy, (b) healthy emotional regulation and in (c) promoting children’s social wellbeing in general. …”
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Organic donor-acceptor cocrystals for multiferroic applications by Wang, Zongrui, Zhang, Qichun

“…The cocrystallization strategy has provided an efficient route to fulfill room temperature magnetoelectricity in single phase owing to the long-range ordered π-π stacking (donor-acceptor assembled) network, long-lived excitons (with μs lifetime), spin orders (±1/2 s pin) and charge transfer (CT) dipoles in the assembled crystal lattice. …”
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The Portevin-Le Chatelier effect of Cu-2.0Be alloy during hot compression by Zhu, Daibo, Wu, Na, Liu, Yang, Liu, Xiaojin, Jiang, Chaohua, Jiang, Yanbin, Zhao, Hongyun, Cui, Shuhui, Xie, Guilan

“…As the strain rate increases, the dislocations outpace the diffusion speed of the solute atoms, limiting their ability to effectively pin the dislocations, resulting in lower dislocation density and serration amplitude. …”
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Compatability and equilibrium approach to slender concrete column design (dual project) by Toh, Yi Hui

“…This report evaluates and compares the proposed design method with the Australian code AS3600-2001 for slender concrete column. The failure loads of pin-end columns under short term loading and uniaxial bending are used as a pre-determined factor to analyse the data. …”
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Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Fast Radio Bursts Detected by CHIME/FRB during the LIGO–Virgo Observing Run O3a

“…A targeted search for generic GW transients was conducted on 40 FRBs. We find no significant evidence for a GW association in either search. …”
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Dedicated carbon scaffolds for next generation hydrogenation chemistry and H2 evolution by Zor, C

“…<p>This Thesis is primarily concerned with developing sustainable and cost-efficient methods for applications of hydrogen (H₂-driven fine chemical synthesis) and production of hydrogen (hydrogen evolution reaction, HER). …”

Stroke incidence in heart failure and atrial fibrillation: population cohort study by Jones, N, Smith, M, Lay-Flurrie, S, Yang, Y, Hobbs, R, Taylor, C

“…We report hazard ratios for first stroke using Cox and Fine and Gray models.</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Over median follow-up of 6.62 years, 93,665 people (3.9%) had a first stroke and 314,042 (13.2%) died. …”

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

“…This study explores the perceptions and practices of brand management in the hotel industry. The findings revealed the importance of branding in the industry and the similarities between practices of branding consultants in five-star hotels. …”
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