Culture as a research bias factor in bilingual markets. by Lee, Kin Man., Ong, Randall Choon Poh.

“…This poses a growing dilemma concerning the language in which marketing communications should be framed, as it seems likely that the use of a language could form a trigger that places a message recipient in a certain frame of mind. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Fu, Kangkang

“…We find that firms with exchange-listed options are more likely to issue equity as opposed to debt. They issue equity more frequently but in smaller amounts and maintain low leverage ratios. …”
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Creative Schools / by Robinson, Ken, author 509031, Aronica, Lou, author 621386

Deconstructing the kiasu parent in Singapore by Amirah Arip

“…This study seeks to rationalize the stereotypical images of the Singaporean kiasu parent using the structural-educational context of Singapore. I will also bring in new perspectives of childhood, such as the notion of the Athenian child, to explain their motivations to put pressure on their children at an early age despite their hesitations for doing so. …”
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Policies in parallel? A comparative study of journalistic AI policies in 52 global news organisations by Becker, KB, Simon, FM, Crum, C

“…Drawing from neo-institutional theory and institutional isomorphism, we argue that the policies show signs of homogeneity, likely explained by isomorphic dynamics arising as a response to the uncertainty created by the rise of generative AI after the release of ChatGPT in November 2022. …”

Mis-selling in the insurance industry by Tham, Fernanda Xiang Min, Ho, Hwee En, Lim, Hazel Si Yuan

“…Proportions test and binary logistic regressions were conducted to assess the independent and interactive effects of priming and reputation on sellers’ selling behaviours. Our results showed that (i) when the sellers were primed and had their reputation at stake, they were more likely to be honest in telling their buyers the type of policy they are selling, and (ii) when the sellers were primed, they were more likely to sell an insurance policy that matched with their buyers’ health type. …”
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Object counting for intelligent video surveillance by Zhang, Haobo

“…In a general crowded scene, people are likely to be hidden and obstructed by others, leading the computer cannot recognize people successfully or ignore the hidden persons. …”
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Negative cognitions about the self in patients with persecutory delusions: An empirical study of self-compassion, self-stigma, schematic beliefs, self-esteem, fear of madness, and... by Collett, N, Pugh, K, Waite, F, Freeman, D

“…These are likely to prove targets of clinical interventions, with patient preference most likely determining the best conceptualisation of negative self cognitions for clinicians to use.…”

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

“…Increasing demand for skilled workers induced by the skill-biased structural change, together with the increasing supply of skilled worker driven by educational reform exert an ambiguous impact on the skill premium, the relative price levels, and the resulting labor distribution in China. These bring up the questions: How will the changes in skilled worker demand and supply together affect the wage inequality and the social welfare over time? …”
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Inequality and the 1% by Dorling, D

“…In this book, filled with illustrations and infographics that bring the facts to life, Dorling convincingly proves that the cost of the super rich is just too high for us.…”

Background matters, but not whether parents are immigrants: outcomes of children born in Denmark by Jensen, M, Manning, A

“…While children of immigrants are more likely to come from deprived backgrounds, they do not experience substantially different outcomes conditional on parental background.…”

When mobile phone use becomes problematic : the influence of self, parents and peers on adolescents' mobile phone behavior in Singapore and Malaysia by Chuah, Soo Fei

“…This study found that extroverted Singaporean and Malaysian adolescents are more likely to use mobile phones. In addition, the results show that peer discussion of mobile phone, injunctive norms, and peer capital are significantly associated with adolescents’ mobile phone use in Singapore and Malaysia. …”
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Narrative Power : The Struggle for Human Value / by Plummer, Kenneth, author 654982, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…They regulate and empower us, bringing both joy and discontent. And they are always embedded in ubiquitous power: stories shape power and power shapes story. …”
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The Future of Service-Learning : New Solutions for Sustaining and Improving Practice / by Strait, Jean R., 1965-, editor 656157, Lima, Marybeth, 1965-, editor 656195, Furco, Andrew, editor 656196, Taylor & Francis Group (Online service) 645650

“…Among these are:What counts as service learning? What value does it bring to institutions? Is it appropriate for all students? …”
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Renewing Our Focus on Vulnerable Populations Among People Living with HIV by Ayieko, James, Thorp, Marguerite, Ghebremichael, Musie

“…The articles in this Special Issue bring to the fore three critical questions about vulnerable groups: What makes one vulnerable? …”
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The Abui cultural heritage website by Teo, Audrey Yi Chien

“…In this project, web technologies are explored to bring about a feature rich platform, some of which implementable only via recent web technology developments. …”
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Patterns of motivation, moral and civic development in young Singaporeans by Koh, Caroline

“…There were low correlations between moral development stage and the more autonomous forms of motivation, but no correlation was observed between motivation towards prosocial behaviour and moral development stage. This study thus shows that at least in the context of Singapore, students understand the value of CME, but their moral development is more likely to be influences by other external factors rather than the CME curriculum per se.…”
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Policies in parallel? A comparative study of journalistic AI policies in 52 global news organisations by Simon, FM, Becker, KB, Crum, C

“…Drawing from neoinstitutional theory and the concept of institutional isomorphism, we argue that the policies show signs of homogeneity, likely explained by isomorphic dynamics which arose as a response to the uncertainty created by the rise of generative AI after the release of ChatGPT in November 2022. …”

The effect of feeding soy waste on growth performance and crude protein composition in red hybrid tilapia by Mohd Joha, Muhammad Haziq

“…Thus, the fish from group 1 is more likely to have better growth performance and protein composition.…”
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ALMA spectral survey of Supernova 1987A – molecular inventory, chemistry, dynamics and explosive nucleosynthesis by Matsuura, M, Indebetouw, R, Woosley, S, Bujarrabal, V, Abellán, F, McCray, R, Kamenetzky, J, Fransson, C, Barlow, M, Gomez, H, Cigan, P, De Looze, I, Spyromilio, J, Stavely-Smith, L, Zanardo, G, Roche, P, Larsson, J, Viti, S, Van Loon, J, Wheeler, J, Baes, M, Chevalier, R, Lundqvist, P, Marcaide, J, Dwek, E, Meixner, M, Ng, C, Sonneborn, G, Yates, J

“…We find a dip in the J = 6–5 and 5–4 SiO line profiles, suggesting that the ejecta morphology is likely elongated. The difference of the CO and SiO line profiles is consistent with hydrodynamic simulations, which show that Rayleigh–Taylor instabilities cause mixing of gas, with heavier elements much more disturbed, making more elongated structure. …”