Financing of residential properties by Ang, Agnes Ming Li, Poh, Geok Tin, Lim, Jye Lih

“…Next, it will also outline the loan application process, followed by a discussion on the general approach as to how bank officers evaluate their customer's credit standing. Last but not least, the legal aspects of housing loan, as well as the future prospects of housing finance in the financial service industry will also be discussed in this report.…”
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Descendants of Korean Dramas: Influence of Korean dramas in Shaping Gender Expectations & Reinforcing Self-perception of Gender Roles Among Young Singaporean Couples by Ong, Hui Ying

“…Since the rise of the Hallyu Wave, Korean dramas have continuously grown and garnered immense popularity over the last decade. Apart from being a form of entertainment, Korean dramas have real tangible social implications that require closer examination. …”
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Effects of peer pressure on endogenous goal setting and performance by Lim, Wee Meng, Chua, Shannen Qi Shan, Tan, Li Xuan

“…Secondly, we find that individuals whose rankings range from middle to the last place are most likely to be positively affected by peer pressure.…”
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Human activity recognition based on smartphone sensors by Rajendran, Abinaya

“…Numerous ways for recognizing the human activities are being proposed by the researchers over the last decade. Some of these methods are discussed in this dissertation work and an attempt has been made to utilize them to recognize the human activities. …”
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Coping with peripheralization in small cities. What is the role of human agency? by Bosák, V, Slach, O, Paszová, L, Hýllová, L, Mykhnenko, V, Krtička, L, Nováček, A

“…<p>The growing process of metropolization has revealed its flip side in the last decade in the form of increasing social problems in peripheral regions. …”

Proterozoic microfossils continue to provide new insights into the rise of complex eukaryotic life by Anderson, RP, Mughal, S, Wedlake, GO

“…Consequently, understanding how these biologically complex organisms initially diversified in the Proterozoic Eon over 539 million years ago is a foundational question in evolutionary biology. Over the last 70 years, palaeontologists have sought to document the rise of eukaryotes with fossil evidence. …”

Recommended changes to standard of care for monitoring of cortically blind fields by Willis, HE, Cavanaugh, MR

“…Global incidence of stroke has risen 70% in the last 30 years, affecting approximately 25% of adults throughout the course of their lives. …”

Modelling, exploration and optimization of hardware accelerators for deep learning applications by Dutt, Arko

“…A major disadvantage of EAST-DNN is the time and cost needed to collect data for training the deep neural network. …”
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Indicators of Global Climate Change 2023: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence by Forster, PM, Smith, C, Walsh, T, Lamb, WF, Lamboll, R, Hall, B, Hauser, M, Ribes, A, Rosen, D, Gillett, NP, Palmer, MD, Rogelj, J, von Schuckmann, K, Trewin, B, Allen, M, Andrew, R, Betts, RA, Borger, A, Boyer, T, Broersma, JA, Buontempo, C, Burgess, S, Cagnazzo, C, Cheng, L, Friedlingstein, P, Gettelman, A, Gütschow, J, Ishii, M, Jenkins, S, Lan, X, Morice, C, Mühle, J, Kadow, C, Kennedy, J, Killick, RE, Krummel, PB, Minx, JC, Myhre, G, Naik, V, Peters, GP, Pirani, A, Pongratz, J, Schleussner, C-F, Seneviratne, SI, Szopa, S, Thorne, P, Kovilakam, MVM, Majamäki, E, Jalkanen, J-P, van Marle, M

“…This high rate of warming is caused by a combination of net greenhouse gas emissions being at a persistent high of 53±5.4 Gt CO2e yr−1 over the last decade, as well as reductions in the strength of aerosol cooling. …”

The Need for Desalination in Humanitarian Crises by Bessette, Jonathan T, Winter, Amos G

“…Such regions include the Middle East, Subsaharan Africa (particularly along the Great Rift Valley), Southeast Asia (including the Mekong Delta and Pacific Islands), and coastal regions. …”
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The flexible urban grid: adaptation, expansion and evolution in Philadelphia's city block morphology by Ryan, Brent D., Wang, Elaine

“…Both expansions reduced 1683 block depths to permit additional east- west circulation and to increase developable block frontage. …”
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Regional seismic risk of railway system including derailment consequences by Uchiyama, Yayoi Misu

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Compensation committee and executive compensation in Asia by Lee, Kin-Wai

“…Using a sample of firms in East Asian economies, we find that level of CEO compensation is positively associated with CEO power. …”
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Monitoring resident and relocated sunda colugos (Galeopterus variegatus) at the Singapore zoo. by Leroy Rocky Alphonso.

“…The Sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) is a largely understudied arboreal and nocturnal mammal native to South-East Asia, including Singapore. A healthy population exists within the compounds of the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari which are adjacent to the Central Catchment Nature Reserves. …”
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A study on the impact of Panama Canal expansion on major stakeholders by Lee, Jin Yan

“…The outcome of this research revealed that the competition level between US West Coast (USWC) ports and US East Coast (USEC) ports will get more intense. USWC ports have to counter its associated problems, as well as increase their productivity and efficiency in order to stay competitive. …”
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Factors effecting the acoustic properties of date palm fiber by Abd. AlRahman Jawad, Lamyaa

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Shale oil in Russia – commercial catalyst required by Henderson, J

“…To this end, the Russian authorities have been encouraging the country’s major oil companies to explore new greenfield regions – such as East Siberia, the Black and Barents Seas, and the Arctic offshore – in the hope that major new production areas can be developed. …”

Redefining the phylogenetic relationships of European Angelica (Apiaceae) species by González-Toral, C, Estandía, A, Pérez, M, Holloway, TE, Nava, HS, Fernández Prieto, JA, Cires, E

“…Molecular evidences suggest that <i>A. heterocarpa</i> should be considered an estuary forma of <i>A. sylvestris</i>. The east and west <i>A. sylvestris</i> subclades support the subspecies <i>A. sylvestris</i> subsp. …”

An exploratory study on the development of a sensory wheel affiliated with the emotional lexicon for chrysanthemum infusion by Xia, Y, Hou, J, Chen, J, Spence, C, Qian, J, Zhao, F, Dong, G, Zhong, F

“…Chrysanthemum infusion has gained popularity outside of the East Asian market in recent years. However, despite the growing international demand, standardized methods to evaluate the sensory attributes of chrysanthemum tea, which are essential for guiding consumers and ensuring quality control, remain underdeveloped. …”

Burnout among expatriate and local instructors in Oman by Mukundan, Jayakaran, Geng, Hui, Nimehchisalem, Vahid, Al-Busaidi, Saleh

“…This phenomenon has attracted considerable attention across diverse professional sectors. With the Middle East’s rapid expansion of tertiary education and reliance on both local and expatriate educators, a thorough understanding of burnout becomes essential. …”
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