Awkwardness in Marcel Proust's 'A la recherche du temps perdu' by Richardson, Y

“…The thesis explores the degrees of togetherness and separation Proust depicts, and compares well-known scenes and neglected moments to their mutual illumination. We find that awkwardness is essential to the novel’s depiction of society in a state of rapid flux – the consequence of accelerated social change is escalated awkwardness – and that uncomfortable encounters with other people develop the protagonist’s relation with his own mind.…”

Falling for Rachel / by Roberts, Nora, 1950- author 465662

“…Public defender Rachel Stanislaski is not what he has in mind—until he discovers there’s a lot more to the beautiful, coolheaded attorney than meets the eye…and finds himself falling for her, hook, line and sinker.…”

Residential stability and novelty-seeking behaviour by Low, Jun Min

“…Two conditions were present i.e. residential stability and residential mobility, and a scenario question was presented to frame participants’ mind according to the condition they were randomly assigned to. …”
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E-Government Practices and Organizational Performance in Malaysia Local Governments by Husin, Rohana, Othman, Abdul Aziz, Othman, Zakirah, Baharom, Norashikin

“…Therefore, the study's findings conclude that the direct relationship is not significant. …”
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Do you know what I'm thinking about? Examining children's mental states understanding in conversations with peers. by Ho, SiRong.

“…The present study investigates theory of mind (ToM) development in bilingual children. Fifteen 3-year-old and seventeen 5-year-old Singaporean bilingual children were recruited from a local childcare centre. …”
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Impact of culture on mobility by Yap, Jackson Hong Liang

“…With an increase of consumers using smart phone nowadays with cellular data capabilities, using of internet services has become part of an activity that people do while travelling on a daily basis, with that on mind, telecommunication company is able to retrieve movement data and it can be tracked and studied upon to further understand human travel pattern. …”
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Reimagining the Singaporean dream : the rise of entrepreneurial pursuits amongst young adults by Chiang, Alicia Chor Hong, Ong, Chu Wen

“…As entrepreneurial scholars have traditionally analyzed the dearth of local entrepreneurship, this paper seeks to fill the research gap in light of the rising trend of startups and entrepreneurial intents among Singaporeans in recent years. …”
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Cost performace of road construction projects in Nigeria by Aligamhe, Victor Imohnikhe, Mustapa, Muzani, Patrick Ogbu, Chukwuemeka

“…Major project participants were purposively chosen to fill out questionnaires on cost-risk factors associated with highway construction projects. …”
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The Valuation Practice for Intellectual Property in Malaysia by Ng, Wee Fern

“…Background/Aim- Intellectual Property valuation refers to the valuation of property rights for creations of the mind such as patent, trademark and copyright. The selection of valuation approach for Intellectual Property is often difficult as there is a lack of availability of information for this sector. …”
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The spreadsheet : is it an asset in an accountants balance sheet? by Heng, Stefanie Gek Hiong, Ng, Jane Sook Yin, Sia, Valerie Puay Khim

“…However, the survey findings also disclosed that Lotus is the second most popular spreadsheet, after Excel. …”
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Distinct Circle of Willis anatomical configurations in healthy preterm born adults: a 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography study by Greggio, J, Malamateniou, C, Baruteau, KP, Reyes-Aldasoro, CC, Huckstep, OJ, Francis, JM, Williamson, W, Leeson, P, Lewandowski, AJ, Lapidaire, W

“…However, the incidence of absent segments was lower in preterm adults, who were more likely to exhibit variants associated with complete CoW configurations compared to full-term adults (p = 0.025). Preterm males had a higher probability of a group 1 variant (circles with one or more hypoplastic segments only) than the full-term group (p = 0.024). …”

Social gating of statistical learning in infants through interpersonal neural synchrony by Teo, Kai Xin

“…Infants of 8 to 10 months old (n = 18) were recruited and results showed that there were significant effects of eye- contact on neural synchrony (within-infant, within-adult, and infant-adult), but it was only found for within-infant synchrony in the full eye-contact condition. No significant findings were found between neural synchrony and statistical language learning. …”
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Human comfort in indoor environment : a review on assessment criteria, data collection and data analysis methods by Song, Ying, Mao, Fubing, Liu, Qing

“…Moreover, few of them discuss how the data is obtained, how to extract useful information from the data and how the data is analyzed. To fill up this gap, this paper conducts the survey from the data-driven point of view. …”
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Influences of social tags choices on academic papers over time : a user centric approach. by Khasfariyati Razikin.

“…In each phase, they were instructed to fill in diaries with the aim to elicit the influences of their tag choices and their motivations for doing so quantitatively. …”
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Development, validation and the effects of culturally specific guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation audio for patients with functional abdominal bloating by Shen, Vincent Tee Wei

“…The Rome Working Team had recommended the use of brain-gut behaviour therapies in treating Disorders of Gut-brain Interaction (DGBI). Mind-body techniques, including Guided Imagery (GI) and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) has been long used as therapeutic modalities for various disorders. …”
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Starting from scratch by Koh, Bernice Jia Hong, Goh Shun Jie, Tan, Benjamin, Tan, Joanne Li Ling

“…With the campaign’s branding and identity in mind, the considerations were clear that the campaign needed to be relevant to teenagers with and without eczema. …”
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Unfolding the role of metaverse in agri‐food supply chain security: current scenario and future perspectives by El Jaouhari, Asmae, Arif, Jabir, Jawab, Fouad, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil

“…The findings offer valuable insights, particularly for researchers, decision makers, and industry partners who aim to better comprehend the potential benefits and challenges related to integrating metaverse solutions into the agri‐food industry. …”
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Association of current Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma japonicum, and Schistosoma mekongi infection status and intensity with periportal fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-ana... by Ewuzie, A, Wilburn, L, Thakrar, DB, Cheng, H, Reitzug, F, Roberts, N, Malouf, R, Chami, GF

“…Nine records were identified in bibliographies of eligible full-text reports. We screened 1826 titles and abstracts to find 282 articles that met our inclusion criteria for full-text review. 41 studies were eligible for systematic review, 33 studies were eligible for infection status meta-analysis, and seven studies were eligible for infection intensity meta-analysis. …”

Wear and friction properties of pineapple leaf fibers-reinforced natural rubber composites with the influence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by Xuan, Yeo Yi, Ridzuan, M.J.M., Abdul Majid, M.S., Syayuthi, A.R.A., Mat, Fauziah, Salit @ Sinon, Mohd Sapuan

“…The PALF content was ranged from 0, 10, 20 to 30 parts per hundred rubber (phr) while the MWCNT content was maintained at 10 phr. A two-roll mill mixing process followed by molding was employed to fabricate the NR composites. …”
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Exploring opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence research for islamic ethical guidelines by Aliff, Nawi, Nor Yazi, Khamis, Mohd Faiz, Yaakob, Mohd Al Adib, Samuri, Zakaria, Gamal Abdul Nasir

“…Hence, this study aims to fill the gap by reviewing contemporary perspectives on AI opportunities and risks. …”
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