Strengthening fiscal discipline in the EMU in a market-led approach. by Cui, Cong.

“…This article then focuses on finding out the feasibility of this market-led approach and what need to be done to improve it. …”
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Maneuvering the property hot air balloon in Singapore by Wee, Karol Heok Hiang

“…Using quarterly data from 1991 to 2013, this paper attempts to identify key drivers of Singapore’s private property prices using two econometric models, simple OLS and autoregressive distributed lag model. This paper finds that the May 1996 government measure that included capital gains taxation had a clear impact on private property prices. …”
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Developing an acoustic noise reduction in HDB building by Mohammad Isa, Manshor

“…Finally we will conclude on the results and findings; and recommend solutions and alternatives to the current thesis work done.…”
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Orchestrations of the Malay habitus : Malay food consumption practices in cosmopolitan Singapore by Nurul Dina Amalina Abdulkahar

“…It argues that there has been a continuity of the traditional Malay habitus formulated during Singapore’s nation-building days into cosmopolitan times that explains why a majority of Malays still keep within the boundaries of halal food consumption amongst family, friends and at work. While the research findings confirm this, they also show indications of an emergent elite cosmopolitan Malay habitus brewing amongst some Malays who have chosen to be more lax with halal food consumption amongst friends and at work.…”
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The price of choice : pressures faced by voluntarily childless married women in Singapore by Shamini De Mello

“…These pressures were imposed upon them by their family, friends, colleagues, healthcare professionals and religion. The findings reveal that the driving force of these pressures stem from Singapore society’s values and beliefs about womanhood being synonymous with motherhood. …”
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Instagram-ing tourism : re-evaluating ‘tourist gaze’ in web 2.0 by Hongadi, Jacqueline

“…This paper attempts to re-evaluate existing understandings of John Urry’s (2002) ‘tourist gaze’ and investigate if a ‘hermeneutic circle of reproduction’ indeed exists on Instagram by using tourist photographs of Singapore as a tourist destination as data for research. By comparing findings drawn from 200 photographs gathered from Instagram accounts of Singapore tourism institutions and tourists who have visited Singapore, this paper concludes that Urry’s theory remains valid to some extent in the context of Instagram as some tourists’ photographs were found to mimic institutions’ photographs. …”
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Computer simulation for gold nanoparticles by He, Peiming

“…By utilizing the modified Wulff construction to corporate the kinetic factors, we then discuss our findings in the area of alloyed nanoparticles of Au as well as nanoparticle growth.…”
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Safety and accessibility of non-motorised transport in Singapore by Koh, Puay Ping

“…The SAI is a multi-perspective (personal, situational and infrastructural compatibility) sophisticated route choice model, that can mimic average NMT decision-making process closely. The findings from this study provide valuable tools for transport professionals in the planning, design and management of NMT infrastructure. …”
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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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Effects of interaction between information technology (IT) and a Singapore hotel : a case study by Lee, Elena Yen Ping, Lim, Amos Beng Lee, Heng, Lee Cheng

“…Conversely, the use of IT changes job tasks and has impact on the organisation structure, staff training, level of service/hospitality and organisation policy. These findings demonstrate the dual effect of interaction between IT and the organisation as proposed in the theoretical model.…”
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Discovering patterns of interconnectedness by Lee, Zhao Pei

“…Inferring the fundamental energy pattern in nature, the project seeks to visually communicate and facilitate understanding through metaphorical expressions of research findings in terms of pattern design.  …”
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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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Delayed marriage : a life course perspective on the attitudes and perceptions of marriage among young adults in Singapore by Teo, Christine Yi Ting

“…Utilising the Elder’s life course perspective as a theoretical framework, this study built on prior research to understand how young adults negotiate the twin forces of modernisation and culture to construct their trajectory of adulthood. The findings revealed that Singapore experiences “late and orderly” adulthood, wherein marriage is still a desirable transition in adulthood but it is delayed because of the lengthening of work and courtship.…”
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Unveiling perspectives of Islam : seeing through the eyes of Singapore's educated Chinese youths who subscribe to No religion by Nur Ameera Amirrudin

“…The results of 8 interviews illuminate the effectiveness of knowledge and education in reducing negative perceptions. The findings also show that respondents exercise their identity as a dominant ethnic group in maintaining societal norms resulting in unfavorable attitudes towards the out-group. …”
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Volunteering with Singapore’s vulnerable seniors : what is influencing the youths’ willingness? by Keh, Jun Yee

“…This study seeks to investigate Singapore’s sociocultural factors that are affecting the willingness of its youths towards volunteering with the vulnerable seniors. Findings show that first, unlike youth volunteers, non-volunteers mostly focus on individual achievements, assume that most seniors have family members to take care of them, and over-rely on the government to support the vulnerable seniors. …”
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Uncovering the ideology of familialism on families with special needs child : from a mother’s perspective by Leow, Renee Yi Ting

“…In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 mothers across different socioeconomic status to provide a comparison of their lived realities. Findings uncovered power relations and socioeconomic position that influence a mother’s structural strain, their construction of familialism and the administration of state and institutions on families.…”
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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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Typeical Singapore : tracing Singapore's history through vernacular typography by Effendy, Wynne Celina

“…The result of the research findings would be presented in both digital and print publication which would include a series of typography designs that reflect the character of each of the chosen areas in Singapore. …”
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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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