Striking a new balance : tripartism and labour relations in post-colonial Singapore by Ho, Justin Chang Pern

“…How have these relations and the dynamics of collaboration and consultation changed over time in the considerations of the transformation in Singapore’s economy over the last 50 years? This study traces the evolution of tripartism and labour relations in Singapore between 1965 and 1986, in the first twenty years of the country’s economic success story. …”
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Air-gapped microaxial transmission line technology for Si-based microwave integrated circuits by Tian, Yang

“…The organization of the thesis is summarized at the last part of this chapter.…”
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Feasibility study of online shopping with tactile user experience by Chen, Ningshuang

“…With the increasing popularity of online shopping in the last decade, there has been a trend towards creating a more immersive life-like shopping environment for online shoppers. …”
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Buaian chair by Lee, Ivy Jia Xin

“…Buaian chair is designed to last and to remain in the family as an important piece of furniture and as a valuable memory. …”
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Peer-to-peer trading of electricity in local power market by Yang, Jiawei

“…The feasibility and functionality of these pricing mechanisms are assessed via simulation depending on the compiled codes. On the last stage, considering all the prosumers are equipped with their own distributed generation systems and battery energy stored states, the outcomes of using different pricing mechanisms are also proposed. …”
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UAV navigation using vision sensor only by Mai, Ky Phong

“…In Chapter 6, the results are presented with explanation and discussion on the limitation of the project. The last chapter concludes the problem as well as suggesting a way to resolve the current problem and introducing a method on 3D navigation system.…”
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Designing incentives for venture capital financed entrepreneurs by Udi Dahan

“…Nevertheless, there is growing academic research on the relationship between venture capital firms and entrepreneurs, probably due to the industry's tremendous growth in the last decade'. This paper aims to study this relationship and build a comprehensive logical framework for designing incentives for venture capital-financed entrepreneurs. …”
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Development of optical distance sensor with fast response time by Lian, Melvin Yue Feng

“…The continuous evolvement of electromechanical systems in the last decade has increased the need for methods to efficiently determine the health of a system. …”
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Improvement in real-time obstacle detection system for USV by Wang, Han, Wei, Zhuo, Ow, Chek Seng, Ho, Kah Tong, Feng, Benjamin, Huang, Junjie

“…This paper focuses on the improvement made in the real-time obstacle detection system during the last year.…”
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Work / memories of work by Arkomanis, Ektoras

“…Filmed over ten years, ‘work / memories of work’ documents the last days of a tannery in the area of Eleonas, in Athens. …”
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Well-posedness and stability of a stochastic neural field in the form of a partial differential equation by Carrillo de la Plata, JA, Roux, P, Solem, S

“…Then, we prove that fast-decaying initial conditions and globally Lipschitz modulation functions imply that solutions are global-intime. Last, we improve previous linear stability results by showing nonlinear asymptotic stability of stationary solutions under suitable assumptions.…”

Unequal health: the scandal of our times by Dorling, D

“…Most people’s health is much better now than then, but the gaps in life expectancy between regions, between cities, and between neighbourhoods within cities now surpass the worst measures over the last hundred years. In almost all other affluent countries, inequalities in health are lower and people live longer. …”

Injustice: why social inequality still persists (revised edition) by Dorling, D

“…Globally, the richest 1% have never held a greater share of world wealth, while the share of most of the other 99% has fallen in the last five years, with more and more people in debt, especially the young. …”

Coenesthesia or the immediate feeling of existence: Maine de Biran and the problem of the unconscious between physiology and philosophy by Aloisi, A

“…The purpose of this article is to study Biran’s philosophical use of the notion of “coenesthesia” in the last phase of his philosophical reflection (1823–1824) in relation to the emergence of the problem of the unconscious.…”

Seventy Years of Marriage and Family Law in China: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects by Guo, Q

“…It discusses three issues – the principal achievements over the last 70 years; the existing challenges since the 21st century; and its prospects for the future. …”

Essays in comparative political economy: bureaucracy and participation in policymaking by Taras, J

“…I also develop a somewhat more original theoretical proposition on the strategic use of participatory tools in the last paper (Paper 3). The primary goal of this doctoral project is to theoretically explain and empirically validate the overlooked – yet consequential – role of bureaucracy and participation in contemporary policymaking. …”

Russia’s power market reforms at the crossroads by Beyer, S

“…In 2013, the government decided to launch a process to reform the Russian electricity market; this was planned to last until 2015. In 2014, discussions were still taking place over the ideal market design. …”

Mobile apps development for NTU canteens by Chua, Joy Yun Hui

“…Nearly two-fifths of all mobile phone users—close to one-quarter of the worldwide population—will use a Smartphone at least monthly in 2014. EMarketer speculates Smartphone adoption to continue on a fast-paced trajectory through 2017. …”
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Executive Summary by Burns, Daniel R.

“…Apply multi-physics approaches to query the subsurface. Our work during the past year, which is summarized in this report, reflects these themes and points towards our vision for the future. …”
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Carbonated beverage consumption of young adults in Singapore by Cai, Tingting, Christy Tania Angwidjaja, Ho, Wen Ya

“…Although there has been much controversy about how unhealthy carbonated drinks are and after all the 'healthy living' campaigns by the government in different countries, carbonated drinks still rank as the No. 1 selling soft drink in the market. There has been past research attempts on consumption of beverages, however none has focused on carbonated drinks alone. …”
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