Bitcoin networks in international trade by Lim, Shian, Saw, Mei Chee, Yiap, Jin Cheng

“…The aggregate effect is then further analyzed in accordance to industries to draw deeper insights. Given the findings, we could learn more about the effects of its community on international trade, as well as how the users are making use of Bitcoin, as a more efficient payment system.…”
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Mathematical strategame theory by Hui, Peizheng

“…The stable matching problem is the problem of finding a stable matching between two equally sized sets of elements given an ordering of preferences of each element. …”
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Exploring the gendered nature of silver tourism by Kannan R, Ashvini

“…In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with sixteen Singaporean middle-class baby-boomer retirees. Findings highlight the persistence of gender inequalities in the division of household labor and caregiving during retirement. …”
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Machine learning driven synthesis of two-dimensional materials by Chia, Jia Jun

“…With the aid of machine learning, certain tasks like finding algorithm or pattern and calculations were made faster to achieve as compared humans doing so. …”
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A sociology of comfort food in Singapore by Tan, Gee Kit

“…Using Claude Fischler’s theoretical framework of the omnivore’s dilemma, the analysis is broken down into two parts: (i) the identification of three categories of comfort food – home-cooked food, local food and non-local food and (ii) the effects of modern society on the respondents’ choice of comfort food from the three categories. The findings suggest that Singaporean Chinese youth lean towards non-local food as their comfort food to seek the cosmopolitan identity. …”
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Changing human movement pattern by Quek, Rui Jie

“…This project uses data like movement data and mobile phone data to compare the mobility patterns in Singapore and Paris through the use of technologies like geospatial visualization and big data processing. The findings from this project include the peak hours, dominant mode of transport and culture in both cities. …”
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The rise of China in Southeast Asia (SEA) : an analysis of hedging strategy on selected SEA states from 2008-16 by Yeo, Amanda Joy Sue Mae

“…Specifically, the paper examines whether they have adopted hedging strategy as a means to manage major power engagement. The findings reveal that SEA states neither validate nor invalidate the hedging strategy; rather, it can only be observed on a case-by-case basis. …”
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Impact of culture on mobility by Yap, Jackson Hong Liang

“…As for Singapore dataset, Land Transport Authority data were retrieved and similar studies were being conducted. The findings can help food and beverages business owners to better locate their business and also allow government security authorities to better plan and allocate manpower as required.…”
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How do hawker vendors achieve upward social mobility despite low educational status? by Cheang, Joanne Zu Er, Khoe, Wei Jun, Lim, Yu Cheng

“…Hawkers also have to deal with precarity in their job including the rising cost of food and rents, as well as finding a good location for their business. This research underscores some of the factors that differentiate hawker vendors who achieve upward social mobility from those who do not. …”
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Tied up in a sticky situation : identity disclosure and stigma management strategies of BDSM practitioners in Singapore by Tan, Bridget Wei Jing, Leong, Eudy Wan Ting, Ong, Si Rong

“…In addition, the BDSM community is an important source for its practitioners to obtain emotional and practical support. Our findings suggest that due to the unique position of BDSM whereby it is technically legal yet not socially accepted in Singapore, the BDSM community employs a stigma management strategy which we termed as “pragmatic inconspicuity”.…”
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The influence of nostalgia on serious leisure participation to achieve personal growth and happiness by Low, Shirmin Li Min

“…In addition, serious leisure positively affected personal growth and indirectly affected happiness. These findings will provide a deeper understanding on the relationship between the constructs and aid in widening the extant literature on serious leisure and its outcomes.…”
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Impact of delay on the formation of high-order interactions and structural imbalance by Siboni, M. H. Hakimi, Jafari, Reza

“…Higher-order interaction is required by raising the value of delay. Our finding indicates that in the dynamics of Heider balance, increasing the delay period increases the order of interactions and the presence of imbalanced triangles even at temperatures close to zero.…”

Artificial intelligence and power in public service management by Vogl, TM

“…This chapter suggests that digital technologies can under certain circumstances condition decisions and disempower users and under different circumstances empower users and support and enhance decision-making. These findings suggest that in any technological implementation, the benefits of a digital tool should not be taken for granted.…”

Parent support adviser pilot evaluation: Second interim report by Lindsay, G, Cullen, M, Band, S, Cullen, S, Davis, L, Davis, H

“…This second Interim Report of the Parent Support Adviser Pilot reports the findings of interviews with 105 parents and 69 PSAs from the 12 case study LAs held between November 2007 and January 2008. …”

Road capacity, domestic trade and regional outcomes by Coşar, AK, Demir, B, Ghose, D, Young, N

“…We extend the model by endogenizing the labor supply decision to capture this finding. The model-implied elasticity of employment rates to travel time reductions captures about one-third of the empirical elasticity.…”

Gender identity in the 2021 census of England and Wales: how a flawed question created spurious data by Biggs, M

“…Confusion is manifested in the overrepresentation of people lacking English proficiency in the most suspect gender categories. These findings demonstrate how a faulty question can distort our apprehension of the social world.…”

Mapping inequalities in London by Hennig, BD, Dorling, D

“…Measures to tackle these problems are needed, but seeing them where they are most apparent is a first step in understanding them and finding appropriate solutions.…”

GPU accelerated image quality assessment-based software for transient detection by Li, X, Adamek, K, Armour, W

“…We accelerate the algorithms using GPUs, achieving kernel time of approximately 0.1 milliseconds for transient finding in 2048 × 2048 images.…”

Tapping into tissue bioelectromechanics: Electroactive biopolymers for dynamic tissue engineering by Burgess, MK, Nair, M

“…By highlighting the successes and current challenges in the materials development to support such dynamic devices, we summarize our findings with design guidelines to direct the future development of clinically translatable and efficacious tissue engineering constructs with the dynamic functionality of soft robots.…”

It’s the state, indeed! How state capacity facilitates social equality in authoritarian regimes by Vaccaro, A, Panaro, AV

“…Using static and dynamic regression models for over 120 countries from 1960 to 2016, our findings show that state capacity enhances social equality in authoritarian contexts through these three interrelated mechanisms. …”