Resolving anticipatory grief and enhancing dignity at the end-of life : a systematic review of palliative interventions by Patinadan, Paul Victor, Tan-Ho, Geraldine, Choo, Ping Ying, Ho, Andy Hau Yan

“…This study is a systematic review of empirical interventions or interventional components that were observed to lessen or adaptively direct the experience of anticipatory grief for patients at the end of life and their family members. A search of 5 major databases found 13,718 articles, of which 10 high-quality randomized controlled trials were included for final review. …”
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Compressive strength and fire resistance of mortar containing crushed cockle shell as fine aggregate replacement by Hanis Nadiah, Ruslan, Khairunisa, Muthusamy, Mohd Faizal, Md Jaafar, Nabilla, Mohamad, Nur Farah Aziera, Jamaludin

“…Thus, the current study investigates the influence of substitution of crushed cockle shell as a partial fine aggregate on the compressive strength and fire resistance of mortar. …”
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The enduring importance of the “fine cuts” approach to psychology: EPS Mid-Career Award Lecture 2024 by Bird, G

“…In this article, I take a selective review of work undertaken by my colleagues and me in an attempt to show the enduring importance of the “fine cuts” approach to psychology. This approach highlights the importance of causal, specific, and falsifiable psychological models, and the rigorous experimental designs needed to test them. …”

Long-term fine particulate matter exposure on lung cancer incidence and mortality in Chinese nonsmokers by Chen, Z, Meng, X, Han, Y, Mou, Y, Ji, C, Zhu, X, Yu, C, Sun, D, Yang, L, Sun, Q, Chen, Y, Du, H, Dai, J, Hu, Z, Lv, J, Jin, G, Ma, H, Kan, H, Li, L, Shen, H

“…<p><strong>Rationale:</strong> The association between fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and lung cancer incidence in non-smokers (LCINS) remains inconsistent. …”

Spherical mask: coarse-to-fine 3D point cloud instance segmentation with spherical representation by Shin, S, Zhou, K, Vankadari, M, Markham, A, Trigoni, N

“…Coarse-to-fine 3D instance segmentation methods show weak performances compared to recent Grouping-based, Kernel-based and Transformer-based methods. …”

Burnout in humanitarian work: A qualitative study on the life experiences of workers in Malaysia by Cheong, Sue Jen, Ng, Chong Guan, Shoesmith, Wendy Diana, Yau Koh, Eugene Boon, Ping Pang, Nicholas Tze, Wider, Walton, Udang, Lester Naces

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The pivotal role of sleep in mediating the effects of life stressors and healthy habits on allostatic load in mid-life adults by Buller-Peralta, I, Gregory, S, Low, A, Dounavi, M, Bridgeman, K, Ntailianis, G, Lawlor, B, Naci, L, Koychev, I, Malhotra, P, O'Brien, JT, Ritchie, CW, Dauvilliers, Y, Muniz-Terrera, G

“…Objectives: We assessed the modulation of allostatic load (AL) by engagement in healthy habits and life stressors, mediated through resilience and the perceived influence of the stressors. …”

Exercises in Ephemerality : positive death acceptance in life by Hsu, Li

“…Exercises in Ephemerality is a series of objects created to promote strategies for positive death acceptance, showing that confronting one’s own death, whilst intimidating, can be a rewarding experience that can help to enrich life.…”
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TRANSIT : an astrological understanding of the quarter-life crisis by Saw, Li Ying

“…Although the role and reputation of astrology has gone through countless revisions across multiple cultures and eras, the ancient discipline of astrology still remains relevant, controversial, and surprisingly commonplace in this generation ruled by scientific knowledge and rational thought.TRANSIT aims to deconstruct the experience of a quarter-life crisis — a transitory period characterised by uncertainty and doubt “during which individuals relentlessly question their future and how it will follow the events of the past” (Robbins & Wilner, 2008) — through the symbolic language of astrology.…”
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THE BEAUTY OF FALLING : A Life in Pursuit of Gravity / by Rham, Claudia de 656071

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SEEING FLOWERS : Discover the Hidden Life of Flowers/ by Chace, Teri Dunn, author 656225, Llewellyn, Robert, photographer 640947

Critical evaluation and correlation of tool-life data by Colding, Bertil N.

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Public perception and awareness towards life insurance by Carla Muliadinata, Melivon Martheo, Yani Tjoa

“…The study observes certain demographic and social factors that might influence public perception and awareness towards life insurance. A survey has been conducted for the purpose of data analysis.…”
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Report on business attachment with Great Eastern Life. by Koo, Wan Yee.

“…This is a report on the Business Attachment with Great Eastern Life. The author was attached to the Actuarial Departments for ten weeks and this report aims to summarize her training experience and to comment on the programme's effectiveness.…”
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Lapsation of life insurance in Singapore : causes and remedies by Lim, Adrian Chee Wei, Lee, Keng Min, Lye, Andy Meng Swee

“…This project was undertaken to look into the causes of lapsation of life insurance policies in Singapore. Factors influencing lapsation were identified and recommendations were made to mitigate the negative factors in order to improve the overall persistency of these policies .…”
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Determination of the life span of inflammatory dendritic cells by Tay, Yong Long

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Living in moments : a snapshot of life and death by De Roza, Celestia

“…To work on a small canvas is tricky, “the short story wants to stop time,” and in that breath of time, a whole life that existed beyond and before the story (Mikics 185). …”
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Ethics in life insurance sales : applications in Singapore by Chin, Kai Li, Heruarto Salim, Lam, Karen Jie Yin

“…This study explores the ethical issues in the sales of life insurance in singapore and recommends ways to improve the downward trend of unethical practices.…”
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Creating an IT culture, making IT a way of life by Soh, Pam

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Using the photographic archive: on the life (and death) of images by Johnson, GA