Universal, Intuitive, and Permanent Pictograms : A Human-Centered Design Process Grounded in Embodied Cognition, Semiotics, and Visual Perception / by Bühler, Daniel, author 643113

“…Target audience Designers profit from this book because they will be able to further improve their designs Researchers profit because the findings contribute to research on universal and intuitive interaction Businesses profit because they will be able to adapt their processes, increasing suitability and profitability Dr. …”

Social Development / by Parke, Ross D., author 450250, Roisman, Glenn I., author 655021, Rose, Amanda J. (Amanda Janel), 1971-, author 655022, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…With a focus on real-world application, coupled with coverage of cutting-edge methodologies and the latest research findings, this book gives students a strong, highly relevant foundation in core concepts and practices central to the study of social development.…”
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Handbook on the State of the Art in Applied Psychology /Edited by Peter Graf, David J. A. Dozois by Graf, Peter, (Professor of psychology), editor 636055, Dozois, David J. A., editor 497583, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…In addition to the papers included in the collection, the Handbook on the State of the Art in Applied Psychology features: An insightful preface focused on the theme of connecting basic research to practical solutions in the real world; An overview of the chapters and their arrangement in the collection; An author and subject index to assist readers in finding the information they seek; A focus on the most cutting-edge advancements in the field of applied psychology, with an emphasis on the impact of technological innovation and increased recognition of cultural determinants of behavior. …”
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Malaysian SMEs m-commerce adoption : TAM 3, UTAUT 2 and TOE approach by Salimon, Maruf Gbadebo, Kareem, Olanrewaju, Sany Sanuri, Mohd Mokhtar, Abdullateef, Aliyu Olayemi, Bamgbade, Jibril Adewale, Adeleke, Adekunle Qudus

“…The data collected were analyzed using partial least square-structural equation modeling. Findings: The findings of this study reveal that technological factors (computer self-efficacy [CSE], result demonstrability [RD] and computer anxiety [CA]) positively and significantly influence MCA. …”
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Striatal and Behavioral Responses to Reward Vary by Socioeconomic Status in Adolescents by Decker, Alexandra L, Meisler, Steven L., Hubbard, Nicholas A., Bauer, Clemens C.C., Leonard, Julia, Grotzinger, Hannah, Giebler, Melissa A., Torres, Yesi Camacho, Imhof, Andrea, Romeo, Rachel, Gabrieli, John D. E.

“…However, these striatal effects were diminished in lower-SES adolescents. These findings show that the striatum tracks reward rate fluctuations, which shape decisions and motivation. …”
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Two models of dark triad traits and self-regulation dilemma predicting IP theft through self-deception by Yeo, Diana Mui Kheng

“…Despite the increasingly serious and common acts of crime by employees towards their organizations, research findings on why employees turn bad are sparse. This study aimed to examine how dark triad personality traits and self-regulation dilemma is related to intellectual property (IP) theft. …”
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Exploring employee working productivity: initial insights from machine learning predictive analytics and visualization by Razali, Mohd Norhisham, Ibrahim, Norizuandi, Hanapi, Rozita, Mohd Zamri, Norfarahzila, Abdul Manaf, Syaifulnizam

“…The research findings also highlighted certain attributes that play an imperative role in predicting employee performance. …”
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Effectiveness of encapsulated plant growth-promoting bacteria, Acinetobacter sp. and organic supplements on the growth and nutrient contents enhancement in chilli plant by Othman, Nur Maizatul, Hajad, Siti Solemah, Shamsuddin, Aida Soraya, Ali Tan, Kee Zuan, Saiman, Mohd Faris, Hamid, Nur’Amira

“…SR R-12 and organic supplements on enhancing various plant growth parameters and nutrient contents in chilli plants. These findings highlight the potential use of Acinetobacter sp. …”
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Members’ participation, empowerment and sustainability of self-help groups in Kano City, Nigeria by Ibrahim, Abdul-Aziz

“…With regards to this finding the researcher concluded that, community members’ involvement in self-help groups has leads to empowerment in the self-help group. …”
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Caveat emptor, computational social science: Large-scale missing data in a widely-published Reddit corpus by Gaffney, Devin, Matias, J. Nathan

“…We have discovered substantial gaps and limitations in this dataset which may contribute to bias in the findings of that research. In this paper, we document the dataset, substantial missing observations in the dataset, and the risks to research validity from those gaps. …”
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Crisis and catalyst: The impact of COVID-19 on global practice in engineering education by Graham, Ruth

“…While the report focuses on the experiences and priorities of the engineering education community, the findings have wider applicability across the higher education sector. …”
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Cycle Time Reduction for CNC Machining Workcells in High-Mix Low-Volume Manufacturing by Sun, Brandon Christopher

“…Additionally, the methodologies and findings from this work have provided a framework for implementing further milling process improvements outside of the roughing operation, demonstrating their applicability to similar production scenarios.…”
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Service quality in Singapore bus service by Ang, Hui Shan, Zhang, Liyao, Goh, Robin Jin Quan

“…The second aspect seeks to investigate the findings of past researches and this research with regards to factors influencing commuters’ perceptions of public bus service quality. …”
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Empirical study on factors affecting performance of Singapore's neighbourhood shops. by Lee, Hui Fang., Loo, Yiwen., Wong, Qinlei.

“…To better understand customers’ needs, this study also finds out how important store image to consumers is. …”
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Analysis of candlestick charts in the Tokyo stock exchange. by Khoo, Belinda Geck Sin., Ng, Jennifer Soo Ern., Ng, Mei Hui.

“…The candlestick patterns are recognized via an automated task and the sub-samples of candlestick patterns are cross-tested for its robustness in predictive power. The principle findings indicate that there is indeed a limited degree of predictive power in candlestick charts. …”
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Contexts and reasons for emoji usage of Chinese Singaporean university students by Lai, Priscilla Zi Ga

“…For contexts of emoji usage, conversation topic and relationship and identity of the interlocutor matter, and most participants utilise emojis at the end of a message or alone as a message. These findings lay the foundation for further investigations with larger participant pools and other Singaporean ethnic groups.…”
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A comparison between the use of interactional strategies by native Japanese and Singaporean Japanese speakers by Tan, Jia Xuan

“…Overall, it has been observed that while both Singaporean Japanese speakers and native Japanese speakers maintained the use of typical features of Japanese communication, they differed in the use of other features during intercultural communication. Findings from this paper can be beneficial in the development of intercultural competence in Singaporeans, which is an indispensable skill, especially in the workforce (Fitch, 2012). …”
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Biocementation for clay by Thiri Htun Wai

“…The maximum strength of an untreated sample is 310 kPa while the maximum strength of the biocemented sample is found to be 470 kPa. The findings also show that there is an inverse relation between the water content of samples and the unconfined compressive strength.…”
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Gaming behaviour of teachers towards the enhanced performance management system : a qualitative study of Singapore's education system by Leong, Serene Shu Ning, Leong, Bernice Wan Kay

“…Thematic analysis was done on findings from online forums, 30 semi-structured interviews with teachers, vice-principals and principals and 34 structured interviews with alumni. …”
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An empirical comparison of structural and accounting-based credit risk models. by Leong, Wai Fun., Loh, Shueh Yi., Toh, Elaine Yi Lian.

“…These models are analyzed and tested using a sample of listed industrial firms in the Standard & Poor’s 500. With the aim of finding the most reliable and predictive model even in times of economic turbulence, a number of tests were carried out to test the correlation of the outputs calculated from the models against their market rating obtained from major Credit Rating Agencies. …”
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