Resolving anticipatory grief and enhancing dignity at the end-of life : a systematic review of palliative interventions by Patinadan, Paul Victor, Tan-Ho, Geraldine, Choo, Ping Ying, Ho, Andy Hau Yan

“…This study is a systematic review of empirical interventions or interventional components that were observed to lessen or adaptively direct the experience of anticipatory grief for patients at the end of life and their family members. A search of 5 major databases found 13,718 articles, of which 10 high-quality randomized controlled trials were included for final review. …”
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Plasmonic anapole metamaterial for refractive index sensing by Yao, Jin, Ou, Jun-Yu, Savinov, Vassili, Chen, Mu Ku, Kuo, Hsin Yu, Zheludev, Nikolay I., Tsai, Din Ping

“…Our results show that the sensor exhibits high sensitivity to the ambient refractive index at the level of 330 nm/RIU and noise floor of 8.7 × 10-5 RIU. This work will pave the way for applications of anapole metamaterials in biosensing and spectroscopy.…”
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Adaptive filtering : implementation of algorithms on embedded processor by Lim, Keegan Tien Choon.

“…In this project, the author will perform real-time signal processing programming with fixed-point DSP processor, BF533 EZ-Kit, using SDK VisualDSP++ 5.0.…”
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Properties of thin metal films by Lee, Meng Teck.

“…The COMSOL Multiphysics 3.5 programme is use for designing the various filling ratio and period of metal + dielectric of meta-materials. …”
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Characterization of spatial variation of indoor coverage for HDTV in Singapore (part 1) by Nur Sakinah Ahmad.

“…The signal that received and analyzed for the project is Channel 42, at 610MHz, MediaCorp HD5, which is a digital TV signal that is currently adapting the DVB-T standard. …”
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Wireless power transfer system for electrical vehicle battery charging by Kandasamy Karthik.

“…Moreover, power can be transmitted in the form of stored energy in a vehicle. This vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept, which uses plug-in electric or hybrid vehicles to store and supply energy to the grid, is gaining popularity. …”
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Quantitative measurement of displacement in photopolymer layers during holographic recording using phase shifting electronic speckle pattern interferometry by Moothanchery, Mohesh, Bavigadda, Viswanath, Upputuri, Paul Kumar, Pramanik, Manojit, Toal, Vincent, Naydenova, Izabela

“…We observed an increase in shrinkage from 2 μm at 20 seconds of recording to 7.5 μm after 120 seconds of recording. The technique allows for real time measurement of the shrinkage profile.…”
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On semidefinite programming relaxations of maximum k -section by Klerk, Etienne de., Pasechnik, Dmitrii V., Sotirov, Renata., Dobre, Cristian.

“…For k=2 (i.e. for maximum bisection), the new bound is at least as strong as a well-known bound by Poljak and Rendl (SIAM J Optim 5(3):467–487, 1995). For k≥3 the new bound dominates a bound of Karisch and Rendl (Topics in semidefinite and interior-point methods, 1998). …”
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Tailoring engineered cementitious composites for impact resistance by Yang, En-Hua., Li, Victor C.

“…Uniaxial tensile stress–strain curves of the resulting impact resistant ECC were experimentally determined for strain rates ranging from 10− 5 s− 1 to 10− 1 s− 1. Low speed drop weight tower test on ECC panels and beams was also conducted. …”
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Influence of ethnicity on the growth of Indian family businesses in Singapore. by Jyotsna Nelgadde., Kiranpreet Kaur Shahi., Harinderpal Kaur.

“…This Applied Research Project analysed data collected from extensive interviews conducted with Indian Family Businesses in Singapore, to comprehend the dominant influences of their ethnicity on the growth of their businesses. Reviewing the findings with regards to various aspects of ethnicity and growth allow us to examine the above to a large extent.…”
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Environment scanning initiatives by SMEs in Singapore by Rajani Madhav Kowtha

“…This study investigated environmental scanning initiatives undertaken by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore. Findings showed that task environment information and competitive intelligence were the most important to the firms. …”
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Risk profile of an entrepreneur in Singapore. by Lim, Chee Fern., Shaihba Mohamed Sidek., Tan, Mei Lin.

“…The paper investigates the risks exposed to entrepreneurs and ways of dealing them. Research findings shows that risks exposed can be considerably minimized without incurring much cost by being versatile and adaptable to market environment. …”
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Action/inaction and regret : is closeness the moderating effect of regret? by Chua, Li Bing., Leong, Wan Bin., Leong, Yew Bin.

“…Persistent findings from Kahneman, Tversky and other psychologists have shown that action/inaction is a determinant of regret, with actions evoking more regret than inaction. …”
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A new therapeutic avenue for bronchiectasis : dry powder inhaler of ciprofloxacin nanoplex exhibits superior ex vivo mucus permeability and antibacterial efficacy to its native cip... by Tran, The-Thien, Vidaillac, Celine, Yu, Hong, Yong, Valerie Fei Lee, Roizman, Dan, Chandrasekaran, Ravishankar, Lim, Albert Yick Hou, Low, Teck Boon, Tan, Gan Liang, Abisheganaden, John A., Koh, Mariko Siyue, Teo, Jeanette, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Hadinoto, Kunn

“…Despite their similarly fast dissolution rates in sputum, the DPI of CIP nanoplex exhibited superior mucus permeability to the native CIP (5-7 times higher) attributed to its built-in ability to generate highly supersaturated CIP concentration in the sputum. …”
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Giant two‐photon absorption and its saturation in 2D organic-inorganic perovskite by Liu, Weiwei, Xing, Jun, Zhao, Jiaxin, Wen, Xinglin, Wang, Kai, Lu, Peixiang, Xiong, Qihua

“…The TPA coefficient of a (PEA)2PbI4 flake is measured to be about 211.5 cm MW−1, which is at least one order of magnitude larger than those of 3D perovskite films and some typical semiconductor nanostructures. …”
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Hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite superstructures for ultrapure green emissions by Chan, Wen Kiat, Chen, Jiawei, Zhou, Donglei, Ye, Junzhi, Vázquez, Ricardo Javier, Zhou, Cheng, Bazan, Guillermo Carlos, Rao, Akshay, Yu, Zhongzheng, Tan, Timothy Thatt Yang

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Topological transitions with an imaginary Aubry-André-Harper potential by Zhu, Bofeng, Lang, Li-Jun, Wang, Qiang, Wang, Qi Jie, Chong, Yidong

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Uncertainty quantification in DenseNet model using myocardial infarction ECG signals by Jahmunah, V, Ng, Eddie Yin Kwee, Tan, Ru-San, Oh, Shu Lih, Acharya, U. Rajendra

“…The DenseNet model was first trained with the pre-processed MI ECG signals (from the best lead V6) acquired from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) database, using the reverse Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence loss. …”
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Global variation in contributions to human well-being from urban vegetation ecosystem services by Richards, Daniel R., Belcher, Richard N., Carrasco, L. Roman, Edwards, Peter J., Fatichi, Simone, Hamel, Perrine, Masoudi. Mahyar, McDonnell, Mark J., Peleg, Nadav, Stanley, Margaret C.

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Suitability of natural sounds to enhance soundscape quality in urban residential areas by Hong, Joo-Young, Lam, Bhan, Ong, Zhen-Ting, Gupta, Rishabh, Gan, Woon-Seng

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