Relevancy rankings : pay for performance search engines in the hot seat by Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian, Ang, Rebecca P.

“…Pay for performance (PFP) search engines provide search services for documents on the Web but unlike “traditional” search engines, they rank documents not on content characteristics but according to the amount of money the owner of a Web site is willing to pay if a user visits the Web site through the search results pages. …”
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To bail-out or to bail-in? Answers from an agent-based model by Klimek, P, Poledna, S, Farmer, JD, Thurner, S

“…The distressed institution can either be closed via a purchase and assumption transaction, it can be bailed-out using taxpayer money, or it may be bailed-in in a debt-to-equity conversion. …”

The Influence of Human Resource Practices towards Improving Organizational Performance by Mansor, Mohd Fitri, Abu, Noor Hidayah, Kamil, Syahida, Nasir, Hussein

“…Human Resources is the most valuable assets of any organization with the machines, materials and even the money, nothing get done without manpower. In view of that, the aim of study is to investigate the influence of human resource practices towards improving organizational performance. …”
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Measuring Lean Culture: Designing a Research Instrument by Osman, Azim Azuan, Nordin, Norani, Abd. Rahman, M.F.

“…Self-administered questionnaire is a practical research instrument to measure the level of lean culture in multiple manufacturing organizations that are located in far-reaching geographical as it saves time, money and effort. In this paper, 36 questionnaire items for measuring lean culture has been designed. …”
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Teachers' perceptions of history and history teaching in secondary schools by Yeo, Hwee Joo.

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Iterative multiuser detection for convolutional coded DS-CDMA communication systems by Pan, Ju Yan

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Utilisation of information systems in the port and shipping community. by Tan, Lye Thiam.

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Industrial attachment with Singapore Technologies Kinetics by Tan, Geok Choon.

“…The author was attached to Singapore Technologies Kinetics at Jalan Boon Lay 24-weeks Industrial Attachment Programme. …”
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PCS network planning using genetic algorithm by Li, Juan.

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Personal health information system for tele-rehabilitation of stroke patients by Lim, Wei Jie Shang.

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Subjective social status and calorie preference by Dayana Zaihan

“…Studies suggest that calories and money are perceived as equivalent, and need for resources overlaps with food preference and selection. …”
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Are privately owned shipping companies more succesful than public listed ones? by Zhang, Allen Tongren

“…People are willing to pour money into them as they are deemed to be successful enough to become listed in the market. …”
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Real time kinematic satellite navigation of a hexarotor unmanned aerial vehicle by Wang, Tao

“…More and more research institutes and companies spent a lot of money on it. In some fields, locating precisely the position of the UAV has become a significant issue. …”
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Maternal social capital and child health in Vietnam by Tuan, T, Harpham, T, De Silva, M, Thu Huong, N, Tod, B, Thi Lan, P, Duc Thach, T, Abeyasekera, S

“…It shows that high levels of maternal social capital may positively affect child health by enabling mothers to access more services and more assets, such as jobs, money, and goods. It may also improve maternal physical and/or mental health. …”

At your service! The role of tax havens in international trade with services by Hebous, S, Johannesen, N

“…We find patterns consistent with profit shifting in service categories such as&nbsp;intellectual property&nbsp;(patents and trademarks),&nbsp;<em>headquarter services</em>(administration, management and advertizing),&nbsp;<em>information services</em>(data processing and storage) and&nbsp;financial services&nbsp;(investment, lending and money management). In these service categories, trade with affiliates in&nbsp;tax&nbsp;havens is skewed towards imports and the internal service providers in&nbsp;tax havens&nbsp;earn significant excess profits that vary strongly with the value of their internal service sales. …”

Infrastructure decision preferences and the influence of social justice education by Van-Hein Sackey, C, Cao, C, Nock, D, Armanios, D, Davis, A

“…The preference elicitation and education module presented in this paper could be repurposed by instructors to include other contexts in their course content (e.g., money, water, housing, etc.) or to people wanting to educate decision makers about social justice.…”

‘Can someone get me outta this middle class zone?!’ Pressures on middle class Kikuyu in Kenya's 2013 election by Burbidge, D

“…The tensions felt by middle class Kikuyu during the election period made them wish they were members of either of the two other classes, who were in turn viewed as able to influence politics through money or popular power. These feelings of disempowerment ensured voting attitudes fell closely in line with ethnic affiliations, despite members of the middle class remaining wholly dissatisfied with ethnic labelling throughout. …”

Bitcoins in the Malaysian Economy by Miraz, Mahadi Hasan, Mohd Sharif, Kamal Imran, Hassan, Mohamad Ghozali, Ismail, Mohd Azril, Ahmad Mahyadin@Mahidin, Fariza

“…Bitcoin is digital money, and it is public and distributed in its ecosystem. …”
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Factors Influencing Students Being Deceived in Pyramid Scheme in Malaysia by Mustaffa, Hawa Nur Sai’dah, Ishak, Nor Syahidah

“…Many pyramid schemes, frauds plotted to part the unwary from their money, are disguised. The syndicate activities behind the MLM had targeted university students to make a profit through participation in their business. …”
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Brand equity as a predictor of market share. by Lim, Daphne Lian Eng., Koh, Hwei Mei., Loh, Eunice Puay San.

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