Introducing Singapore’s kampong life through translation : a case study of Papa as a Little Boy Named Ah Khoon by Loh, XiaoJuan

“…Therefore, this paper seeks to address this issue by introducing kampong life through the translation of the English book titled Papa as a Little Boy Named Ah Khoon. Selected sections from the book that were representative of kampong life were translated into Chinese. …”
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Highlights from Faraday Discussion 172: Carbon in electrochemistry, Sheffield, UK, July 2014 by Dyatkin, B, Ash, PA, Sharma, S

“…Traditionally, Faraday Discussions have been very true to their name, focussing genuinely on healthy, in-depth, and fruitful discussions rather than just serving as a platform for one to one researcher interaction and collaboration. …”

New hope group : the growth of a Chinese giant. by Leow, Kar Gea., Lim, Nigel Cyril Wing Yeung., Yeo, Shao Wei.

“…Having taken advantage of the Chinese economic reforms in 1978, many Chinese private enterprises sought to make a name for themselves in the Chinese economy. However, from among these numerous private enterprises, only a small handful of them attained success. …”
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Spreadsheet applications in partial differential equations in Nanyang Technological University by Tan, Chiang Hoong.

“…The spreadsheet program developed by this project serves as a learning tool for solving various types of partial differential equations (namely the elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations) using numerical methods. …”
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Using brain functional connectivity pattern to examine the effectiveness of a reading intervention for children with dyslexia. by Naidu, Shanthini Chandra Sekaran, Al-Naimi, Taha Mahmoud, Samah, Narina A., Sha'Ameri, Ahmad Zuri

“…Partial Directed Coherence (PDC) technique was utilized and 2D EEG topography images were produced when the subjects were involved in live different rapid automatized naming (RAN) tasks. Results from the RAN tasks showed the brain connectivity pattern of children with dyslexia normalized after the reading intervention apart from improving their reading fluency. …”

“This Will Blow Your Mind”: examining the urge to click clickbaits by Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan, Pal, Anjan, Banerjee, Snehasish

“…Originality/value: This paper represents one of the earliest attempts to investigate Internet users' urge to click clickbaits. Apart from extending the boundary conditions of the U&G theory, it integrates two other theoretical lenses, namely, the notion of information richness and personal epistemology framework, to develop and empirically validate a theoretical framework.…”
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Performance study of digital communication systems in TWDP fading by Li, Yuan

“…In the real application, fading sometimes can be worse than the known models, thus one has proposed a general analytical distribution named two-wave with diffuse power (TWDP) to pertinently express the localarea fading traits. …”
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Portfolio insurance strategies : a comparison of OBPI versus CPPI by Chen, Xinyi, Zhang, Jenny Bi Zhen, Liu, Xinyi

“…We explore 4 global markets, namely the United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Japan in evaluating the effectiveness of these strategies. …”
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Microfabrication and characterisation of thin films on rigid and flexible substrates by Tan, Justin Yang Yeh

“…Further steps that may be taken in thin film production apart from deposition and patterning are discussed and will be carried out by future work.…”
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Further development of the multipurpose scooter : main stand by Ng, Ray Lim

“…Throughout the project there were other areas that were improved for the electric scooter, namely the battery compartment and the steering clamp. …”
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From relaxed beliefs under psychedelics (REBUS) to revised beliefs after psychedelics (REBAS) by Zeifman, RJ, Spriggs, MJ, Kettner, H, Lyons, T, Rosas, FE, Mediano, PAM, Erritzoe, D, Carhart-Harris, RL

“…Healthy individuals (N = 11) were administered 1 mg and 25 mg psilocybin 4-weeks apart. Confidence ratings for personally held beliefs were obtained before, during, and 4-weeks post-psilocybin. …”

The constitution of illicit orders by Lilyblad, C

“…Based on insights from theoretically-informed empirical fieldwork in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s favelas, I maintain that inter-subjective relations of authority can be produced when a given actor asserts predominance in three co-constitutive domains; namely, organized violence, socioeconomic security, and social legitimacy. …”

High-Throughput Three-Party DPFs with Applications to ORAM and Digital Currencies by Zyskind, Guy, Yanai, Avishay, Pentland, Alex

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Layered materials : electrochemical studies for sensing, energy applications and toxicity studies by Chia, Hui Ling

“…As such, the thesis explored the cytotoxicity profiles of various emerging classes of layered materials, namely Group 5 transition metal ditellurides and pnictogen nanosheets. …”
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Evaluation of growth patterns and maternal traits of Brakmas and Bali cows by Abd Wahab, Mohd. Hafiz

“…It is also revealed that apart from breed, age of dam become an important source of variation to determine the maternal abilities.…”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…</p> <p>We have taken the liberty of re-naming our collection: until now, it has been commonly known as the Waddell Manuscript, or else as the Waddell Edition of the rNying ma'i rgyud 'bum, after the British officer who brought it to the U.K. …”

Silver assistants for aging-in-place by Wang, Di, Subagdja, Budhitama, Kang, Yilin, Tan, Ah-Hwee

“…The demonstration is shown in a 3-D virtual home replicating a typical 5-room apartment in Singapore. Sensory inputs are stored in a knowledge base named Situation Awareness Model (SAM). …”
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Principles : Life and Work / by Dalio, Ray, author 656003, Simon & Schuster (Online service) 656004

“…Dalio himself has been named to Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. …”
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