Contexts and reasons for emoji usage of Chinese Singaporean university students by Lai, Priscilla Zi Ga

“…For contexts of emoji usage, conversation topic and relationship and identity of the interlocutor matter, and most participants utilise emojis at the end of a message or alone as a message. These findings lay the foundation for further investigations with larger participant pools and other Singaporean ethnic groups.…”
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A comparison between the use of interactional strategies by native Japanese and Singaporean Japanese speakers by Tan, Jia Xuan

“…Overall, it has been observed that while both Singaporean Japanese speakers and native Japanese speakers maintained the use of typical features of Japanese communication, they differed in the use of other features during intercultural communication. Findings from this paper can be beneficial in the development of intercultural competence in Singaporeans, which is an indispensable skill, especially in the workforce (Fitch, 2012). …”
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Biocementation for clay by Thiri Htun Wai

“…The maximum strength of an untreated sample is 310 kPa while the maximum strength of the biocemented sample is found to be 470 kPa. The findings also show that there is an inverse relation between the water content of samples and the unconfined compressive strength.…”
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An empirical comparison of structural and accounting-based credit risk models. by Leong, Wai Fun., Loh, Shueh Yi., Toh, Elaine Yi Lian.

“…These models are analyzed and tested using a sample of listed industrial firms in the Standard & Poor’s 500. With the aim of finding the most reliable and predictive model even in times of economic turbulence, a number of tests were carried out to test the correlation of the outputs calculated from the models against their market rating obtained from major Credit Rating Agencies. …”
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A literature review on the concept of value in virtual worlds by Wen, Wen, Dong, Zilun, Tan, Junyan

“…Based on the value framework, we applied our findings of consumer value in the context of virtual world by showing the examples reflecting the specific value. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of the Achenbach child behavior checklist for externalizing and internalizing disorders : towards an integrative categorical and dimensional approach to clinica... by Seah, Suzanne Li Hwa.

“…CBCL Attention Problems, Delinquent Behavior, and Anxious/Depressed scales differentially predicted ADHD, ODD/CD, and anxiety disorder respectively. Findings demonstrate the diagnostic accuracy of the CBCL as an overall rating scale on both broad-band and narrow-band levels, thus supporting a multi-informant approach and an integration of categorical and dimensional diagnostic methods in clinical assessment.…”
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Wicking on fabrics by Aw, Yuh Shi

“…Potential applications of findings are also included in the end of this report.…”
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You think therefore I am. by Woo, Junhao Samuel.

“…Throughout our lives, we are always finding ways to integrate and believe our existence in this world is justified, ways that came with our birth that we could not decide and ways in the things we think and do – we are, constantly defined by the external. …”
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Vision-language-model-based video quality assessment by Zhang, Erli

“…Further advancements are achieved with the Maxwell database, designed to pinpoint specific quality factors affecting video perception, and the MaxVQA model, which leverages language-prompted mechanisms for a refined analysis of video quality across various dimensions. The findings underscore the complexity of VQA, revealing the significance of both content-based and technical factors in determining video quality. …”
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Management framework for multiple-interface cooperation in multihomed terminal by Andi Widyo Cahyono

“…During the life time of application session, handover may be required if the user perceives any degradation in the prevailing connection and finds better support using another network interface. …”
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An assay of the accuracy of analysts’ reports by Manish Kumar Harish Nandwani, Anil Rai, Prakash Chandra Kamath

“…We also determined, through second-order analyses, a measure of concomitance between the forecast error made by analysts and time periods in which the projections were made. This finding affirms prior time-series studies conducted by academics, all of whom are duly attributed in the paper…”
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Water reclaimation and reuse using photocatalyst : review and preliminary experiment by Ng, Guan Si.

“…The comparison between different experiments will bring a step closer to finding the optimum condition to mineralize Methylene Blue. …”
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Curved oligonucleotide constructs as human topoisomerase I inhibitors : a mechanistic study of the enzyme’s recognizing passway. by Zhao, Guanjia.

“…What’s more, inhibitory effects of different types of curvature on Topo I were compared to show that a two-way-curved oligonucleotide was more effective to inhibit Topo I activity than the corresponding one-way-curved oligonucleotide, and this finding might be helpful for better understanding of the enzyme-DNA recognition mechanism.…”
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Settlement of soft clay improved by vertical drains by Choi, Lok Ching.

“…Due to the installed vertical drains, the coefficient of vertical and horizontal permeability shows a decrease with increasing consolidation pressure due to a reduction of void ratio. The findings indicate that the experimental magnitude of settlement differs from the theoretical magnitude of settlement. …”
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Discovery zone in the library : a new service for the children by Tan, Florence Kia Mui.

“…The research studied children between the ages of 6 to 10. The findings showed that children were attracted to hands-on activities and challenging games. …”
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Comparing destination images : Resorts World Sentosa and Resorts World Genting. by Low, Kah Hwee., Tang, Joo Wen., Teo, Jia Yun.

“…Thereafter, primary (field surveys and observations) and secondary data were collected and analysed to uncover the factors that influenced the formation of images. From the survey findings, respondents felt that Resorts World Sentosa was more luxurious and business-oriented, while Resorts World Genting was more value-for-money. …”
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The fine line between jianli guanxi and la guanxi. by Loh, Wan Fong.

“…Results showed that the way males build guanxi was more congruous to la guanxi and the way females build guanxi was more congruous to jianli guanxi. Based on the findings, I conclude that the amount of effort invested and value placed the relationship differentiates jianli guanxi from la guanxi.…”
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Heparin potentiates TGF-β1-mediated phosphorylation of SMAD2 during chondrogenesis. by Liew, Pui Khuan.

“…Importantly, we demonstrate that the interaction between heparin and TGF-β1 potentiates the downstream phosphorylation of SMAD2 in the canonical TGF-β1 signaling cascade. These findings enhance current knowledge about the chondrogenic induction potential of heparin on TGF-β1. …”
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Life cycle assessment of vertical axis wind turbine by Neo, Jin Rong

“…Each material has its pros and cons and thus an eco-audit of the turbine is done to use environmental impact as a benchmark to determine the most suitable material for replacement. All the findings are demonstrated and presented in this project. …”
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Automated detection and segmentation of vertebral bodies in volumetric abdominal magnetic resonance images by Lin, Dehui.

“…The efficient and effective automated algorithm proves the usefulness of frequency domain in detecting the column of vertebral bodies and the accuracy of finding the volumes of vertebral bodies.…”
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