An algorithm for a dynamically reconstituting portfolio of U.S. equity mutual funds to outperform the S&P 500 by Anthony, Fernandes Victor

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Just the two of us : human-object relationships in consumer culture by Lai, Junjie

“…A total of 12 in-depth interviews were conducted with young, unmarried Singaporeans. Findings generally show that respondents went through several common stages during the development of relations with consumer objects. …”
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Relationship between emotional intelligence and past involvement in co-curricular activity by Adzim Khairunnashier Tamrin

“…The results suggest that, during secondary school years, participants in student associations have a significantly higher level of EI in later years than participants who took up sports as their CCA. Findings in this research are discussed in reference to the investment model of EI development (Zeidner, Matthews, Roberts, & MacCann, 2003) and the intentional change theory (Boyatzis, 2006), followed by limitations faced in this research and directions for future research.…”
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Factors influencing singaporean youth travellers' purchase intention of travel accommodation. by Yeo, Jia Wei., Ho, Yan Yi., Lee, Lynnette Min Hui.

“…This study concludes with the implications of the findings and our recommendations for future research.…”
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Accounting for intangible assets by Ang, Hock Leong, Choo, Beng Lor, Koy, Su Hiang

“…However, due to insufficient disclosure of identifiable intangible assets in annual reports, the hypothesis testing was carried out for goodwill accounting only. The findings revealed that only size of the company had an influence on the accounting treatment adopted for goodwill.…”
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Mental accounting and its impact on outbound leisure traveler’s overspending Behavior. by Chu, Peng., Leng, Wei Yi., Song, Wanyi Celestine.

“…Our research concluded three findings that are consistent with previous literature on mental accounting and consumer expenditure pattern. …”
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Strengthening fiscal discipline in the EMU in a market-led approach. by Cui, Cong.

“…This article then focuses on finding out the feasibility of this market-led approach and what need to be done to improve it. …”
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Maneuvering the property hot air balloon in Singapore by Wee, Karol Heok Hiang

“…Using quarterly data from 1991 to 2013, this paper attempts to identify key drivers of Singapore’s private property prices using two econometric models, simple OLS and autoregressive distributed lag model. This paper finds that the May 1996 government measure that included capital gains taxation had a clear impact on private property prices. …”
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Elephant in the room by Muhammad Iskandar Thani BMB, Ng, Qin Ching

“…A man born without a soul finds himself on a quest to 'fix' himself after the death of his mother. …”
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Stressors and coping at work : what influences how we feel and what we do? by Chua, Yi Xian, Ong, Natalie SiYing, Tan, Samuel Hon Meng

“…Implications of current findings emphasize the need for more research to investigate possible variables which influence cognitive appraisals. …”
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Developing an acoustic noise reduction in HDB building by Mohammad Isa, Manshor

“…Finally we will conclude on the results and findings; and recommend solutions and alternatives to the current thesis work done.…”
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Orchestrations of the Malay habitus : Malay food consumption practices in cosmopolitan Singapore by Nurul Dina Amalina Abdulkahar

“…It argues that there has been a continuity of the traditional Malay habitus formulated during Singapore’s nation-building days into cosmopolitan times that explains why a majority of Malays still keep within the boundaries of halal food consumption amongst family, friends and at work. While the research findings confirm this, they also show indications of an emergent elite cosmopolitan Malay habitus brewing amongst some Malays who have chosen to be more lax with halal food consumption amongst friends and at work.…”
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The price of choice : pressures faced by voluntarily childless married women in Singapore by Shamini De Mello

“…These pressures were imposed upon them by their family, friends, colleagues, healthcare professionals and religion. The findings reveal that the driving force of these pressures stem from Singapore society’s values and beliefs about womanhood being synonymous with motherhood. …”
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Instagram-ing tourism : re-evaluating ‘tourist gaze’ in web 2.0 by Hongadi, Jacqueline

“…This paper attempts to re-evaluate existing understandings of John Urry’s (2002) ‘tourist gaze’ and investigate if a ‘hermeneutic circle of reproduction’ indeed exists on Instagram by using tourist photographs of Singapore as a tourist destination as data for research. By comparing findings drawn from 200 photographs gathered from Instagram accounts of Singapore tourism institutions and tourists who have visited Singapore, this paper concludes that Urry’s theory remains valid to some extent in the context of Instagram as some tourists’ photographs were found to mimic institutions’ photographs. …”
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Computer simulation for gold nanoparticles by He, Peiming

“…By utilizing the modified Wulff construction to corporate the kinetic factors, we then discuss our findings in the area of alloyed nanoparticles of Au as well as nanoparticle growth.…”
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Bitcoin networks in international trade by Lim, Shian, Saw, Mei Chee, Yiap, Jin Cheng

“…The aggregate effect is then further analyzed in accordance to industries to draw deeper insights. Given the findings, we could learn more about the effects of its community on international trade, as well as how the users are making use of Bitcoin, as a more efficient payment system.…”
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Mathematical strategame theory by Hui, Peizheng

“…The stable matching problem is the problem of finding a stable matching between two equally sized sets of elements given an ordering of preferences of each element. …”
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"Work-in-Life" : reconsidering work-life balance in Singapore by Wee, Ying Wei

“…The results reveal the importance of normative control on employees’ perception of work-life boundaries and highlight the integration between their work and personal selves. The findings then question the effectiveness of work-life balance policies on reducing work-life conflict and the necessity of the policies propagated by the government and corporations.…”
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Exploring the gendered nature of silver tourism by Kannan R, Ashvini

“…In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with sixteen Singaporean middle-class baby-boomer retirees. Findings highlight the persistence of gender inequalities in the division of household labor and caregiving during retirement. …”
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Delayed marriage : a life course perspective on the attitudes and perceptions of marriage among young adults in Singapore by Teo, Christine Yi Ting

“…Utilising the Elder’s life course perspective as a theoretical framework, this study built on prior research to understand how young adults negotiate the twin forces of modernisation and culture to construct their trajectory of adulthood. The findings revealed that Singapore experiences “late and orderly” adulthood, wherein marriage is still a desirable transition in adulthood but it is delayed because of the lengthening of work and courtship.…”
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