The first twisted-wing parasitoid in Eocene amber from north-eastern China (Strepsiptera: Myrmecolacidae) by Wang, B, Kathirithamby, J, Engel, MS

Applicability of behavioural finance by Chong, Chee Wah, Low, Ji Teng, Paik, Jek Yin

“…In order to identify the most statistically significant gauges of investors’ behaviors, a few prominent methodologies and its resulting economic indices have been analysed. Specifically, they were the (i) Volatility Index (VIX), (ii) Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI), (iii) Bull-Bear Spread Index (BBS) and the (iv) Investor Sentiment Index (ISI). …”
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Death and the doctor: the museum as a tool for understanding the needs of the dying by Harris, J, Moyse, A, Hadley, G, Frampton, S, Dempsey, A, Hordern, J, Saunders, K, Lane, R, De Luca, G

“…Over the past several years, the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford has been part of a multi- disciplinary team examining the question of how we train medical students to deal with those parts of their profession which are concerned primarily with the humanity of their patients. …”

The GCSE attainment gap: assessing the influence of permanent school exclusion by Hills, Stephen, Walker, Matthew, Guinn, James, Kent, Aubrey

“…Research has shown that pupils who have been permanently excluded are at a greater risk of negative life outcomes when compared with their non-excluded peers. …”
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Environmental audit in Singapore by Chua, Boon Hua

“…In addition, neither the public nor firms are willing to bear the costs of environmental audit.…”
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Evaluation of the synergistic effects of novel antimicrobial polymer 147-1 by Leong, Philemon Ye Chao

“…In recent years, antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria has been on the rise. At the same time, the rate of new antibiotic discovery diminishing. …”
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Lesbian rights and recognition in Singapore : lesbian relationships should be accepted legally and socially. by Yu, Bertinelli Shasha.

“…Family, religion and politics can negatively affect one’s lesbian identity while the support from peers can be empowering to their lesbian identity. …”
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Response to Comment on “Unique in the shopping mall: On the reidentifiability of credit card metadata” by de Montjoye, Yves-Alexandre, Pentland, Alex

“…The synthetic data set that they “successfully anonymize” bears no resemblance to modern high-dimensional data sets on which their methods fail. …”
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Youth at Risk : A Prevention Resource for Counselors, Teachers, and Parents / by Capuzzi, David, editor 296803, Gross, Douglas R., editor 296809, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Developmental in its orientation, the text moves from population definition and identification, to causal factors and issues most often identified with placing youth at risk, to a prevention–intervention paradigm specifically created for teens. Illustrative case studies and enlightening sidebars enhance reader self-awareness, promote self-study and skill development, and aid in the comprehension of the concepts and applications of chapter material. …”
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Factual approach for tropical forest parameters measurement and monitoring: future option with a focus on synergetic use of airborne and terrestrial lidar technologies by Bazezew, Muluken N., Hussin, Yousif A., Kloosterman, Evert H., M. Hasmadi, Ismail

“…To overcome this challenge incurred due to the complex biophysical properties of tropical forests, Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technologies have been used combinedly. Airborne LiDAR data ‘from above’ are largely restricted to analyses of lower canopy layer trees. …”

Mill before Liberalism (parts I and II) by Ghosh, P

A three-membered diazo-aluminum heterocycle to access an Al=C π bonding species by Yan, Chenting, Kinjo, Rei

“…An X-ray study shows that the anionic part of 5 bears a considerable short exocyclic Al-C bond, and computational studies involving molecular orbital and natural bond orbital analysis indicate the Al=C π bonding character. …”
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Lane formation and aggregation spots in a model of ants by Bruna, M, Burger, M, de Wit, O

An autonomous ultrasonic fastener holes inspection system of an aircraft lower wing skin by Lim, Chee Wei.

“…Fasteners like rivets and bolts bear a large part of the stress and thus require frequent inspection for cracks around the fastener's holes. …”
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Intelligent elderly care II by Low, Jia Xin.

“…Dementia in Singapore has been on the rise in recent years. In order to address the healthcare needs of dementia patients, this project focused on coming out with technological developments that can help in making life easier for people suffering from dementia and their caregivers in certain situations. …”
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China's collaboration with IndoChina countries in hydropower development in the Mekong region - how far can it go? by Phua, Pei Pei.

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Linear A libation tables : a semitic connection explored by Eu Min, Niki Cassandra, Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco, Cavallaro, Francesco Paolo

“…Attempts to decipher the writing system have been unsuccessful for several reasons. Unlike the Linear B language (Mycenaean Greek), Minoan, the language hidden behind Linear A and still undeciphered, bears no apparent similarity to Greek, and any ‘translation’ of Linear A based provisionally on Linear B phonetic values has not produced any tangible result. …”
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Ideas of intelligence across development : a look into children's implicit attitudes of the male = brilliant stereotype by Ng, Sara Hui Xin

“…The stereotyped belief of men being more intelligent that women in various domains have been well studied across the years. Much lesser attention has been paid to whether children endorse such gender stereotype attitudes as well. …”
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De novo genome sequence assembly of the RNAi-tractable endosymbiosis model system Paramecium bursaria 186b reveals factors shaping intron repertoire by Leonard, G, Jenkins, BH, Savory, FR, Kilias, ES, Maguire, F, Varma, V, Milner, DS, Richards, TA

Quad's India problem : no different from Beijing by Gupta, Sourabh

“…Australia, Japan and the US should first get New Delhi to revise its UNCLOS-related rules and regulations, which bear far greater similarity with Beijing’s than that of its Quad partners.…”
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