Lean Six Sigma in healthcare: a systematic literature review on motivations and benefits by McDermott, Olivia, Antony, Jiju, Bhat, Shreeranga, Jayaraman, Raja, Rosa, Angelo, Marolla, Giuliano, Parida, Ratri

“…While Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has been applied extensively in healthcare organisations, there has been limited research on the trends of LSS application in healthcare in recent years. …”
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Associations between violence in childhood, depression and suicide attempts in adolescence: evidence from a cohort study in Luwero district, Uganda by Akunzirwe, R, Carter, DJ, Hanna, L, Zinke-Allmang, A, Akim, A, Datzberger, S, Parkes, J, Knight, L, Atuhaire, L, Nakuti, J, Mirembe, A, Allen, E, Naker, D, Devries, K, Bhatia, A

“…However, few studies use longitudinal data from low- and middle-income countries with attention to how associations differ by experiencing specific types of violence or alongside different contexts of peer and family support. In this study, we quantify the association between experiences of violence in early adolescence and depression and suicide attempts in late adolescence and explore whether this association is modified by family and peer connectedness. …”

A comparison between the use of interactional strategies by native Japanese and Singaporean Japanese speakers by Tan, Jia Xuan

“…Although features of Japanese communication have gathered a lot of interest, there has been little research done on the use of these features in an intercultural situation, especially by non-native speakers of Japanese. …”
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Network architecture for large-scale CVE by Jiang, Bo Hong

“…A hybrid client-server with peer-to-peer audio/video communication network architecture is then proposed and implemented to address the issue of potential server bottleneck. …”
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Synthesis and optical properties of bismuth doped NaTaO3 by Deng, Jiyang

“…The main objective of this project is to synthesize Bi doped NaTaO3 and to investigate the structural and optical properties of the synthesized Bi-NaTaO3. [Peer Assessment Review]…”
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Unplug! world wider than WWW : a campaign addressing internet dependency amongst youth in Singapore. by Chew, Wen Jing., Lim, Xinyi., Loh, Cheryl., Quee, Yan Jing.

“…In recent years, Internet Dependency has been recognised as a growing problem in many countries. …”
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Connecting the dots: the state of arts and health in Singapore by Tan, Michael Koon Boon, Tan, Chao Min, Tan, Soon Guan, Yoong, Joanne, Gibbons, Brent

“…Results: We find that the field in Singapore is rapidly growing, with a proliferation of activities across the arts and culture, healthcare, and social care sectors in recent decades fostered by various policy developments, increased funding and new peer-to-peer networking. Nevertheless, several issues persist, including inconsistent understanding and conceptualisation of the field as a whole across multiple stakeholders, limited research capacity and training platforms, and lack of professional recognition. …”
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Singapore youth and their idols : celebrity workshop from a media and psychosocial perspective by Deng, Yihan, Lye, Peixian, Nai, Ying Jiin

“…This study examines the impact of media exposure (TV, radio, internet, magazines) and psychosocial factors such as self-esteem, emotional autonomy and peer attachment on celebrity worship levels among Singaporean adolescents and includes gender and academic stream of study as control variables.…”
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Distributed discovery of network resources in p2p systems by Yap, Teck Min.

“…Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network system which is a distributed system are getting famous in recent years and hence those P2P applications are broadly used in file sharing and transferring such as Gnutella, BitTorrent, uTorrent, BitComet and FlashTrack. …”
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Young adolescents’ experiences and views on eating and food by Gilmour, A, Gill, S, Loudon, G

“…Contrary to previous research, the adolescent participants perceived their parents as more influential than their peer group, even during decision-making in the school canteen.…”

Riding the "HTS" wave : information cascades in the viewership of online videos. by Sim, Clarice Chwei Lin.

“…The exploding spread of online peer-posted videos on platforms such as YouTube has been phenomenal. …”
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Advancing multiple-use water services for development in low- and middle-income countries by Stellenbauer, M, Jepson, W, Lefore, N, Thomson, P

“…MUS approaches can secure water for development, but limited peer-reviewed research comprehensively evaluates MUS. …”

India's quest for multipolarity by Suryanarayana, P. S.

“…The search for multipolarity of this kind seems to be Delhi’s strategy to overcome China’s opposition and become a peer role-player in global politics.…”
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Investigation of binary nanocrystal superlattice by Christine, Kusuma Dewi

“…Based on the fact that atoms and molecules can result in various crystal structures and properties, nanocrystal will definitely give an even wider choices of properties due to its size quantum effect. [Peer Assessment Review]…”
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Lean Six Sigma in healthcare: a systematic literature review on challenges, organisational readiness and critical success factors by McDermott, Olivia, Antony, Jiju, Bhat, Shreeranga, Jayaraman, Raja, Rosa, Angelo, Marolla, Giuliano, Parida, Ratri

“…Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has been applied in many healthcare organisations, but there has been limited research on the evolution of LSS application in healthcare. …”
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Enhancing motivation and addressing challenges in ESL writing using google docs: Insights from Malaysian tertiary students by Zuraina, Ali, Sharifatun Naim, Shahidan

“…Results revealed high motivational benefits, with mean scores of 4.59 for improving writing skills through peer feedback and 4.19 for engaging in beneficial discussions. …”
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Bitcoins in the Malaysian Economy by Miraz, Mahadi Hasan, Mohd Sharif, Kamal Imran, Hassan, Mohamad Ghozali, Ismail, Mohd Azril, Ahmad Mahyadin@Mahidin, Fariza

“…A bitcoin first released by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. It is a peer-to-peer (direct connections without an intermediary), open-source encryption system, where transactions occur through a public directory called a blockchain. …”
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Experimental study on the factors promoting independence of junior auditors. by Lim, Mae., Tan, Sheah Joo., Teo, Bee Tat.

“…The first objective is to determine how auditor independence can be promoted by the variation of three cognitive factors, namely, peer opinion, accountability and independent review. …”
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Information hiding and copyrights by Araujo, Istteffanny Isloure

“…The study proposes a new scheme to improve Steganography called DSoBMP, together with guideline materials that have been published in four international peer-reviewed journals, including Springer and used as a stepping stone to collaborate in a worldwide book publication.…”
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The blockchain: a new framework for robotic swarm systems by Castelló Ferrer, Eduardo

“…Blockchain, an emerging technology originated in the Bitcoin field, demonstrates that by combining peer-to-peer networks with cryptographic algorithms a group of agents can reach an agreement on a particular state of affairs and record that agreement without the need for a controlling authority. …”
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