Modelling functional materials : memristor by Hong, Rui Sheng

“…When there is electrical phenomena involve, memristor tends to show many special characteristics. It is usually very small and this is useful in the modelling of biological device. …”
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Elite capture of foreign aid: evidence from offshore bank accounts by Andersen, JJ, Johannesen, N, Rijkers, B

“…The implied leakage rate is around 7.5% at the sample mean and tends to increase with the ratio of aid to GDP. The findings are consistent with aid capture in the most aid-dependent countries.…”

The monetary policy of Hong Kong. by Chin Jee Kin, Tan Yen-Ling, Toh Shih Hua

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My child needs tuition! : a study of parental views on primary school education by Neo, Geraldine Poh Yan

“…The emergence of such a trend tends to create a worrying issue: how did parents come to view shadow education as a safety net if our education system is supposedly good? …”
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Autism narratives in Singapore by Ho, Melissa Yun Ling

“…Examining Singaporean autism narratives allows us insight into the ways in which dominant global discourses about autism are negotiated in local contexts; narratives are shaped by their socio-cultural contexts and examining those from Singapore, a globalised and multicultural, yet socially conservative city-state, enables us to understand the ways in which such multiple discourses come to bear upon individual narratives. Given that these narratives have, in turn, the potential to shape cultural discourses, and having shown through close literary analysis some effects of existing stereotypes and discourses, I argue for the urgency and importance of attending to narrative ethics in the production of autism narratives in Singapore.…”
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The third imperative: framework for the relational values of nature by Tan, Rebecca Si En

“…Current work on the values of nature tends to focus on intrinsic and instrumental values of nature. …”
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Big data analytics in facilities management higher education: a way forward by Sumanarathna, Nipuni, Dahanayake, Kalani C., Adhikari, Aravinda

“…Background and aim: In this digital era, the facilities management (FM) industry tends to apply Big Data analytics (BDA), employing machine learning for functions such as predictive maintenance, energy management and workplace management. …”
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Experimental study on durability properties of kenaf fibre-reinforced geopolymer concrete by Noor Abbas, Al-Ghazali, Abdul Aziz, Farah Nora Aznieta, Abdan, Khalina, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline, Fahim Huseien, Ghasan

“…This combination of natural fibre-reinforced geopolymer concrete is an interesting composite that has not been reported by many, particularly when kenaf fibre is applied. …”

The influence of communication language on purchase intention in consumer contexts: the mediating effects of presence and arousal by Huang, Wenjun, Leong, Yee Choy, Ismail, Noor Azlin

“…Panoramic visual, tactile, and auditory interactions have been widely used to create scene-based immersive experiences to enhance consumer experience and stimulate emotional responses, thereby increasing purchase intentions. …”
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Is clicking mechanism good for flapping wing micro aerial vehicle? by Chin, Yao Wei, Lau, Gih Keong

“…Before it passes the midpoint, the plate center moves slowly as it tends to return to the original extreme and resist the displacement. …”
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Comparison of Machine Learning-Based Methods for Narrowband Blind Adaptive Beamforming by Shonkwiler, Lara

“…They also bear the disadvantage that the appropriate algorithm must be selected based on the properties of the expected signal. …”
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Chemoselective synthesis and evaluation of β-oxovinylarsines as an arsenic synthetic precursor by Tay, Wee Shan, Li, Yongxin, Lu, Yunpeng, Pullarkat, Sumod A., Leung, Pak-Hing

“…Unlike other arsenic precursors which are toxic or volatile or have low reactivity, β-oxovinylarsines bear a well-defined organic backbone that confers both stability and known reactivity. …”
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Investor behavioral intention in investment-based crowdfunding: a systematic literature review by Astiwi Indriani, Aisyah Abdul Rahman, Shifa Mohd Nor, Nur Sa’adah Muhamad

“…By establishing an insightful foundation for future research and providing actionable insights for practitioners seeking to foster trust, manage risk, and harness both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, our findings bear the potential to shape the evolution of investment-based crowdfunding in the coming years.…”
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Largest testicular tumour in South-East Asia: a case report by Aizat, S. I., Yusof, M. R., Lee, F. Y., Fahmy, O., Lee, C. K.S., Khairul Asri, M. G., Muhammad Nasrulazam, N., Vikinesan, V. K., Liyana Zayani, Y., Yusuf, M., Rashide, Y., Othman, A.

“…The patient seeks treatment at that point because he can't bear the embarrassment and fear of the treatment.…”
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Dance : negotiating emotion through motion. by Chua, Nina Tsai Tse Pei.

“…Findings indicate firstly, that dancers portray emotions through bodily movements and this portrayal is a reflection of their response to their understanding of society; this tends to reproduce typifications. Secondly, dance requires dancers to practice emotion work in order to elicit certain emotions for performances, yet outside of performances; dance is an alternative reality dancers retreat to “be themselves.”…”
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Techniques for intelligent novelty mining by Tsai, Flora S.

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A linearized difference scheme for semilinear parabolic equations with nonlinear absorbing boundary conditions by Sun, Zhi-zhong, Wu, Xiaonan, Zhang, Jiwei, Wang, Desheng

“…Hence this difference scheme is coupled with an adaptive time step size, i.e., when the solution tends to infinity, the time step size will be smaller and smaller. …”
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Gamson going global? Cabinet proportionality in comparative perspective by Chaisty, P, Power, T

“…Introducing party-system and assembly-level predictors to the debate, we find that party institutionalization tends to increase fairness in portfolio allocation within parliamentary systems only.…”

Impostor syndrome and pretense by Levy, N

“…I argue that we are especially likely to notice pretense when we’re made self-conscious, and that failing to match the stereotype of one’s profession or domain of expertise tends to give rise to self-consciousness. Self-consciousness is elicited by certain cues; this fact explains not only the greater vulnerability of the members of some groups to it, but also explains why the empirical data has not yet provided evidence for this greater vulnerability. …”

Synthesis and gas sensing property of electrospun titanium dioxide microfiber for the application of personal protective equipment by Apiwattanadej, Thanit

“…To initiate the study, titanium dioxide (TiO2), which is a common chemiresistive metal oxide, has been used as a model sensing material for the gas sensing microfiber fabrication owning to its high sensitivity, fast response and low cost. …”
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