Stainless steel channel sections under combined compression and minor axis bending – part 2 : parametric studies and design by Liang, Yating, Zhao, Ou, Long, Yue-ling, Gardner, Leroy

“…Following the experimental study and finite element (FE) model validation described in the companion paper, numerical parametric studies and the evaluation of design provisions for stainless steel channel sections under combined axial compressive load and minor axis bending moment are presented herein. …”
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Mortality risks in different subtypes of masked hypertension in the Spanish ambulatory blood pressure monitoring registry by de la Sierra, A, Ruilope, LM, Staplin, N, Stergiou, GS, Williams, B

“…They were divided in three different categories: isolated daytime masked hypertension (elevated daytime BP and normal nighttime BP, 800 patients), isolated nighttime masked hypertension (elevated nighttime BP and normal daytime BP, 1069 patients) and daytime and nighttime masked hypertension (elevation of both daytime and nighttime BP, 2989). All-cause and cardiovascular death (median follow-up 9.7 years) were assessed in each of these subtypes in comparison to 10 006 patients with normal both office and 24-h BP. …”

Internal auditors’ characteristics, internal audit effectiveness, and enterprise risk management in jordan: a resource-based view by Jaber, Taha Ahmad, Shah, Sabarina Mohammed, Mustapha, Mazlina, Johari, Jalila, Tesfagebreal, Gebrehans Mebrahtu

“…Jordanian public-listed companies (PLCs) face significant internal, external pressures and risks that hinder their performance and survival in today’s high-risk business environment. …”
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Halal beauty supply chain and sustainable operational excellence: A moderator of the post-SARS-CoV-2 mitigation strategy by Fernando, Yudi, Mergeresa, Fineke, Ika Sari, Wahyuni-TD, Nurul Sabrina, Hazarasim

“…This is because consumers are responsible for both themselves and others. Companies must view consumer awareness of product qualities as a business opportunity. …”
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Fundamental, technical and news analysis on healthcare stocks in SGX by Loh, Bradley Wen Hui

“…A fund manager requires the skillsets of both analysts and strategist which involves the usage of fundamental, technical and news analysis. …”
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The effect of political contributions on CEO compensation. by Mok, Alan Zhen Tao., Tan, Nicholas Hua Shang., Yeo, Desmond Jan Hao.

“…In recent years, companies in United States (US) have attracted significant criticism over Chief Executive Officer (CEO) compensation plans. …”
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A study of evaluative resources in communication between related parties of the Enron fraud. by Lim, Jia Jia., Yap, Zhen Yin., You, Lynette Yiwen.

“…Specifically, the Appraisal Theory framework will be applied for the analysis of the various texts, which encompasses both first and third person perspectives. This report examines how Appraisal Theory contributes to the masking of the fraud and the formulating of arguments by the companies involved to support their. …”
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Simulators for sensor-guided autonomous systems by Chen, I-Ming., Xie, Ming.

“…This is especially true for sensor-guided autonomous systems that involve both continuous control and discrete event control to interact with the environment, for instance, intelligent manufacturing systems and vision-guided autonomous robots. …”
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A study on the influence of corporate social responsibility on brand equity among Singaporeans. by Ngui, Jia Min., Lee, Jackson Ting Zhang., Chua, Roxanne Wan Xuan.

“…With the rising trend of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) globally, it is important for companies to understand the effects that CSR policies can have on their brand equity. …”
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Leveling the playing field: the selection and motivation effects of tournament prize spread information by Cardinaels, Eddy, Chen, Clara Xiaoling, Yin, Huaxiang

“…Many companies administer wage policies based on tournaments or have different salaries attached to various promotion-based ranks within the company. …”
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Effects of Data Heterogeneity on Distributed Linear System Solvers by Velasevic, Boris

“…Although there is extensive literature on both classes of algorithms, a rigorous analytical comparison of their performance is lacking. …”
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Additive manufacturing of interlocking glass masonry units by Massimino, Daniel, Townsend, Ethan, Folinus, Charlotte, Stern, Michael, Becker, Kaitlyn

“…In comparison to traditional glass casting, glass additive manufacturing (AM) presents an opportunity to increase design flexibility and reduce tooling costs for the production of highly variable geometries. …”
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Accuracy of second order perturbation theory in the polaron and variational polaron frames by Lee, Chee Kong, Moix, Jeremy, Cao, Jianshu

“…Equilibrium quantities allow a direct comparison of the three methods without invoking any further approximations as is usually required in deriving master equations. …”
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Automatic writing assessment for ESL students by Gong, Mingyi

“…The target candidates of CET contain both undergraduate and postgraduate non-English-specialized students in the universities. …”
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A Performance Analysis between Conventional and Shariah Private Retirement Scheme in Malaysia (S/O 14551) by Sofi, Mohd Fikri

“…In comparison, both funds perform significantly better than the market benchmark as proxy by the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index and EMAS Shariah index. …”
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Ontology alignment for knowledge representation and integration : applications to biomedical text by Chua, Watson Wei Khong.

“…In BOAT, we do so by combining the word-based comparison with a structural comparison to determine the equivalence between concepts. …”
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The impact of age and compensation on employee turnover in Singapore : a macro study. by Chan, Oi Peng., Foo, Peggy Pei Chie., Ng, Poh Lin.

“…This study shows that age and compensation are negatively correlated to employee turnover in both the overall industrial and occupational group. …”
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Core competencies of information professionals in a knowledge based enterprise. by Sathyalingam, Shanthanambikai.

“…Competencies have been defined as the interplay of knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes required to do a job effectively from the point of view of both the performer and the observer (Murphy, 1991). …”
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Regionalisation : an economic analysis of outward foreign direct investment from Singapore by Teo, Thiam Hoe, Goh, Mien Zo, See, Bee Lin

“…Three contributing factors have been identified that resulted in this upsurge trend of FDI. They include both the pull and push factors, as well as the extensive role played by the government to encourage FDI.…”
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The four mini dragons by Ding, See Yue, Leo, Cher Ling, Seah, Boon Hock

“…The objective of this research paper aims to review the economic performances of the four mini dragons, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, based on both across time and across countries analysis. …”
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