Impact of Beijing Hukou on non-Beijinger talents working in Beijing. by Sun, Peiyi.

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Relationship between emotional intelligence and past involvement in co-curricular activity by Tamrin, Adzim Khairunnashier

“…The results suggest that, during secondary school years, participants who were in student associations is correlated to a significantly higher level of EI in later years than participants who took up sports as their CCA. Findings in this study are discussed in reference to the investment model of EI development and the Intentional Change Theory (ICT), followed by limitations faced in this study and directions for future research.…”
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Civility in public spaces : a case study of MRT trains in Singapore. by Seto, Winifred.

“…To this end, participant observations and in-depth narrative interviews were carried out to analyze the (i) the boundaries of (in)civilities, (ii) responses towards uncivil behaviour, and (iii) how incivilities are disciplined. Through its findings, this study reveals the impact of the gaze, now extended by technology, has far-reaching effects on the ways commuters discipline their body according to the space around them.…”
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Understanding rising singlehood through the changing realities of young singles in Singapore – the confounding challenges to courtship and marriage. by Lee, Si Ting.

“…The respondents expressed positive attitudes towards marriage and spoke about their marriage expectations as well as the difficulties in finding a marriage partner today.…”
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Curtain call : a final bow for the traditional arts. by Chen, Shanshan., Khew, Carolyn Jin-Ny., Koh, Valerie Swee Fang.

“…Curtain Call explores the challenges that today's traditional artists battle on a daily basis, from making a living to finding a successor to hand over the ropes to. In the face of these challenges, many have taken to modernise their art forms, to the dismay of traditional arts purists. …”
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Providing electricity supply to houses in rural areas (Project B) by Lum, Kenneth Chi Wah.

“…As in-depth study of the methodology, topology, simulation, calculation, proofing of concept, analyzing data and results finding are also presented. Specifically, the research of the inverter and solar tracking device are addressed in detail. …”
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Segmentation of liver tumor from CT images by La, Cam Chung

“…Finally, a new semi-automatic method is proposed to improve liver tumor segmentation by finding out the ribcage curves on every CT slice, using the rib bone traces. …”
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Strategic decision making in banks in Singapore by Goh, Kwang Yong, Yang, Pik Wei

“…Fifty-seven managers from 49 banks responded. Findings suggest that strategic rationality or formal analysis which is much stressed in research and teaching in the strategic management field is perhaps detrimental to performance of fully-licensed banks in Singapore. …”
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Gendered experiences among strength athletes in Singapore by Chng, Ivan Oon Wei

“…Negotiating gender within strength sports becomes a complex issue right from the start when female athletes decide to participate, as connotations of masculinity is imbued into notions of strength and subsequent muscle gains. The findings will show how athletes make sense of and redefine what it means to be strong and muscular through in-depth interviews with 16 strength athletes in Singapore. …”
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Quality management : does it really pay? by Bukoh, Seng Khoon, Tan, Choon Huat, Toh, Choon Boon

“…The final portion of the text summarizes the findings of the Chi-Square as well as the Student T tests conducted, before concluding that there exists a positive relationship between TQM and common stock performance.…”
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Electrical characterization of metal oxide thin film transistors by Mak, Wei Liang

“…However a-Si:H has electrical performance problems when used in high resolution displays (e.g. organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and 3D display with high frame rates). This leads to the finding of a new material, which are amorphous oxide semiconductors (AOS) to be the channel layer in next generation TFTs.…”
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Passion for family business in Singapore by Tan, Lay Hong, Ng, Tina Lee Kiang, Tan, Trina Chay Boon

“…The implications of the findings and suggestions for management improvements are also discussed in the report.…”
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Speech emotion recognition on smart computer : can you tell the mood ? by Shao, Qing

“…After a set of tests based on the changing of parameters and various combinations of speech features, the model with best performance is selected. Finding out best value of parameters and the most significant features, which have the greatest impact on speech emotion recognition, could improve the accuracy and also reduce the processing time.…”
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Stigma management : an exploratory study on middle class Chinese naturalised citizens by Chua, Xiu Juan

“…Notwithstanding the limitations of nonprobability sampling, this study reveals three key strategies: distancing, selective disclosure, and situated identity. Notably, the findings mirror those of neo-Goffmanian studies that reflect the diversity of the stigmatized; it suggests that the stigma management strategies employed by respondents change depending on the visibility of stigmatizing traits and the varying motivations of the participants in the face of stigma or potentially stigmatizing circumstances.…”
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Residential stability and novelty-seeking behaviour by Low, Jun Min

“…Prosocial behaviour, which is an individual’s attempt and inclination to engage in behaviours that benefit others in the community, has been proposed to be a possible explanation for the findings. Other aspects of potential cross-disciplinary research are also explored.…”
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Demand for energy & energy market integration in Asean by Chua, Jing Yi, Lee, Justin Cheng Han

“…Our results shows three main findings in a 50% open power trade regime amongst ASEAN nations. …”
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Rhythm of textures in ink and wash painting by Tee, Merissa, Hui Shi

“…To gain a better understanding of the medium in which I have no former training in, I embarked on a personal study to experiment with ink painting. I then utilized my findings to form a variety of image-making approaches. …”
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Arts in the lives of Singapore's seniors: Perceived benefits, barriers, and strategies of arts participation by Toh, Wee Peng

“…Qualitative framework analysis revealed that (1) seniors who are active in the arts demonstrate positive ageing, (2) arts participation holds important benefits for seniors’ developmental domains, specifically in terms of health, social, emotional, and personal growth domains, and (3) barriers to arts participation were observed on three levels: intrapersonal, interpersonal, and external levels. Based on these findings, strategies for future policy are recommended to improve the arts participation rates of seniors from a health promotion perspective.…”
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Have I “adulted”? Understanding conceptions of adulthood amongst young people in Singapore by Chua, Jean

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 Chinese Singaporean graduates who have been working for 1 to 5 years. Findings revealed that young people describe “adult” in their individualistic terms, and parental support is crucial in their transition to adulthood.…”
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Use of mobile phone data for determining multimodal traffic by Prawirodidjojo, Eric Valega

“…The project has partially completed its aims, mainly as the findings are still not usable for the commuters.…”
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