Interlocking directorates in Hong Kong’s financial sector. by Liang, Peishan.

“…In a public-listed company, the board of directors functions as the guardian to good corporate governance, and is expected to hold the management accountable to shareholders and regulators. A director who sits on multiple boards may not be able to exercise his judgment independently and may not have sufficient time and energy to commit to his duties. …”
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On Stone's representation theorem by Loo, Dong Lin

“…Given a compact Hausdorff space X, we consider its regular open algebra, i.e. the Boolean algebra of all regular open subsets of X, RO(X). …”
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Ultra low quiescent current slew rate enhanced OCL-LDO by Chua, Jocelyn Shin Hun

“…A high slew-rate amplifier is proposed in the Ultra-Low Quiescent Current Slew-Rate Enhanced OCL-LDO regulator design with improved transient response, using push-pull output to enhance driving capability that only requires ultra-low quiescent current (IQ ~1μA ). …”
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Self-healing characterizations of polyurea/polyurethane coating & its formulation optimization by Sim, Celine (Shen Silin)

“…To further reduce need for regular maintenance, the area of self-healing materials is explored. …”
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Control of a high-order boost converter by Yeo, Jackie Shi Jing.

“…The purpose of this project is to design and implement three different analog low-order controllers to regulate the output voltage of the fifth-order boost converter. …”
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Do investors over-anticipate? : Evidence from their reactions to gain and loss contingencies by Xu, Tu

“…My findings have implications for investors, managers, and regulators.…”
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New directions in competition policy: an overview by Cowan, S, Ormosi, P, Perkins, J

“…This article summarises a diverse range of contributions from academics, regulators, and practitioners in law and economics. …”

Analysis of mobile sources of air pollution by Chan, Jeffrey Si Yao

“…They can predict the path of the dispersion of the air pollutants. They allow the regulators to formulate different control strategies to counter the air pollution problem.…”
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Application of COLD-PCR for improved detection of EGFR mutations in clinical samples. by Zhang, Zhi Xuan.

“…Thus, based on current data, there is no comparable advantage when using COLD-PCR over regular PCR for mutation detection in routine clinical applications.…”
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The Architectural Layout of Long-Term Care Units: Relationships between Support for Residents’ Well-Being and for Caregivers’ Burnout and Resilience by Rom, Yifat, Morag, Ido, Palgi, Yuval, Isaacson, Michal

“…Supporting residents’ physical well-being was correlated with increased caregiver resilience in dementia units, and with increased burnout and decreased resilience in regular nursing units. Layouts supporting social well-being showed inconsistent correlations with caregivers’ resilience indexes in dementia units, and with burnout and resilience indexes in regular nursing units. …”
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Simplified hybrid control strategy for stand-alone DC microgrid with photovoltaic system to extend battery lifespan by Yan, Hein Wai, Farivar, Glen G., Tafti, Hossein Dehghani, Ceballos, Salvador, Pou, Josep

“…However, conventional control schemes deploy multiple voltage controllers to regulate the dc-link voltage, causing mode transitions during the transients and complicating the controller design. …”
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Dysregulation of the Pdx1/Ovol2/Zeb2 axis in dedifferentiated β-cells triggers the induction of genes associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition in diabetes by de Jesus, Daniel S., Mak, Tracy C. S., Wang, Yi-Fang, von Ohlen, Yorrick, Bai, Ying, Kane, Eva, Chabosseau, Pauline, Chahrour, Catherine M., Distaso, Walter, Salem, Victoria, Tomas, Alejandra, Stoffel, Markus, Rutter, Guy A., Latreille, Mathieu

“…This research suggests that regulators of EMT signalling may represent noveltherapeutic targets for treatingb-cell dysfunction andfibrosis in T2D.…”
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Design of an inductor-based DC/DC buck converter by Deng, Jiacheng

“…The project mainly focuses on the design of the negative feedback system and the pulse-width modulation (PWM) circuit to regulate the output voltage. This report covers the theory of the buck DC-DC converter, negative feedback circuit as well as the simulations and results of overall system.…”
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Control of a DC-DC multi-level boost converter by Deng, Gareth Qing Heng

“…A current mode controller is used to regulate and control the output of the converter to make it more robust to load changes and interferences. …”
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A study on the sustainable financial inclusion in selected SAARC countries: a gender-based perspective by Survase, Madan, Parida, Ratri, Antony, George V.

“…In order to enhance the participation of women, there is a critical need to examine the trend in awareness of FI gender-wise and to understand the initiatives taken by regulators in SAARC countries. Secondary data is used to measure the significant difference in the level of FI among elected SAARC nations using descriptive analytics. …”
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Solubility studies of a viral proteins by Singh, Parvinder.

“…An X protein (HBx) is produced during the virus replication and in order to study its role in the progression of the virus, a regular continuous supply of pure bioactive HBx proteins is required. …”
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Banking reforms in Indonesia : effects on the banking industry by Lim, Ping Ping, Tan, Agnes Hai Hui, Soon, Iris Sin Ling

“…As the reform is an on-going process, the regulators must continue to keep a close watch on the future developments of the banking industry. …”
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Exploring gunshot residue detection in fingerprints by functionalized particle-coupled matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry by Adav, Sunil S., Tan, Crystal Yan Wen, Low, Choon Teck, Loo, Song Wei, Ridhwan Yusoff, Gautam, Archana, Yong, Yuk Lin, Yang, Chiew Yung, Lim, Chin Chin, Ng, Kee Woei

“…Donor shooters' fingerprints, both GSR-containing and regular, were analyzed using these functionalized particles coupled with MALDI-ToFMS. …”
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Microcontroller-based switching power converters by Eng, Zeng Hao

“…Nowadays researchers are concerned with regulating the output of DC-DC converters with advanced method. …”
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Chromosome integrity : a major determinant of mitotic cell death in cancer treatment by Lai, Soak Kuan

“…Here, a novel molecular event that regulates mitotic cell death is reported. During prolonged mitotic arrest, caspase-3 is activated and it cleaves condensin I subunit, Cap-H. …”
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