A comparison between the use of interactional strategies by native Japanese and Singaporean Japanese speakers by Tan, Jia Xuan

“…Overall, it has been observed that while both Singaporean Japanese speakers and native Japanese speakers maintained the use of typical features of Japanese communication, they differed in the use of other features during intercultural communication. Findings from this paper can be beneficial in the development of intercultural competence in Singaporeans, which is an indispensable skill, especially in the workforce (Fitch, 2012). …”
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Gaming behaviour of teachers towards the enhanced performance management system : a qualitative study of Singapore's education system by Leong, Serene Shu Ning, Leong, Bernice Wan Kay

“…Thematic analysis was done on findings from online forums, 30 semi-structured interviews with teachers, vice-principals and principals and 34 structured interviews with alumni. …”
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An empirical comparison of structural and accounting-based credit risk models. by Leong, Wai Fun., Loh, Shueh Yi., Toh, Elaine Yi Lian.

“…These models are analyzed and tested using a sample of listed industrial firms in the Standard & Poor’s 500. With the aim of finding the most reliable and predictive model even in times of economic turbulence, a number of tests were carried out to test the correlation of the outputs calculated from the models against their market rating obtained from major Credit Rating Agencies. …”
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A literature review on the concept of value in virtual worlds by Wen, Wen, Dong, Zilun, Tan, Junyan

“…Based on the value framework, we applied our findings of consumer value in the context of virtual world by showing the examples reflecting the specific value. …”
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The role of value orientations in media use and political inclination. by Tan, Kenny Wei Ping.

“…Materialist values and television entertainment use were found to have no relationships to political inclination, but the Sotirovic and McLeod model was partly validated by the finding that political inclination is positively influenced by both postmaterialist values and news media use. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of the Achenbach child behavior checklist for externalizing and internalizing disorders : towards an integrative categorical and dimensional approach to clinica... by Seah, Suzanne Li Hwa.

“…CBCL Attention Problems, Delinquent Behavior, and Anxious/Depressed scales differentially predicted ADHD, ODD/CD, and anxiety disorder respectively. Findings demonstrate the diagnostic accuracy of the CBCL as an overall rating scale on both broad-band and narrow-band levels, thus supporting a multi-informant approach and an integration of categorical and dimensional diagnostic methods in clinical assessment.…”
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Wicking on fabrics by Aw, Yuh Shi

“…Potential applications of findings are also included in the end of this report.…”
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You think therefore I am. by Woo, Junhao Samuel.

“…Throughout our lives, we are always finding ways to integrate and believe our existence in this world is justified, ways that came with our birth that we could not decide and ways in the things we think and do – we are, constantly defined by the external. …”
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Vision-language-model-based video quality assessment by Zhang, Erli

“…Further advancements are achieved with the Maxwell database, designed to pinpoint specific quality factors affecting video perception, and the MaxVQA model, which leverages language-prompted mechanisms for a refined analysis of video quality across various dimensions. The findings underscore the complexity of VQA, revealing the significance of both content-based and technical factors in determining video quality. …”
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An assay of the accuracy of analysts’ reports by Manish Kumar Harish Nandwani, Anil Rai, Prakash Chandra Kamath

“…We also determined, through second-order analyses, a measure of concomitance between the forecast error made by analysts and time periods in which the projections were made. This finding affirms prior time-series studies conducted by academics, all of whom are duly attributed in the paper…”
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Curved oligonucleotide constructs as human topoisomerase I inhibitors : a mechanistic study of the enzyme’s recognizing passway. by Zhao, Guanjia.

“…What’s more, inhibitory effects of different types of curvature on Topo I were compared to show that a two-way-curved oligonucleotide was more effective to inhibit Topo I activity than the corresponding one-way-curved oligonucleotide, and this finding might be helpful for better understanding of the enzyme-DNA recognition mechanism.…”
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Settlement of soft clay improved by vertical drains by Choi, Lok Ching.

“…Due to the installed vertical drains, the coefficient of vertical and horizontal permeability shows a decrease with increasing consolidation pressure due to a reduction of void ratio. The findings indicate that the experimental magnitude of settlement differs from the theoretical magnitude of settlement. …”
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Discovery zone in the library : a new service for the children by Tan, Florence Kia Mui.

“…The research studied children between the ages of 6 to 10. The findings showed that children were attracted to hands-on activities and challenging games. …”
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Comparing destination images : Resorts World Sentosa and Resorts World Genting. by Low, Kah Hwee., Tang, Joo Wen., Teo, Jia Yun.

“…Thereafter, primary (field surveys and observations) and secondary data were collected and analysed to uncover the factors that influenced the formation of images. From the survey findings, respondents felt that Resorts World Sentosa was more luxurious and business-oriented, while Resorts World Genting was more value-for-money. …”
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Heparin potentiates TGF-β1-mediated phosphorylation of SMAD2 during chondrogenesis. by Liew, Pui Khuan.

“…Importantly, we demonstrate that the interaction between heparin and TGF-β1 potentiates the downstream phosphorylation of SMAD2 in the canonical TGF-β1 signaling cascade. These findings enhance current knowledge about the chondrogenic induction potential of heparin on TGF-β1. …”
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Automated detection and segmentation of vertebral bodies in volumetric abdominal magnetic resonance images by Lin, Dehui.

“…The efficient and effective automated algorithm proves the usefulness of frequency domain in detecting the column of vertebral bodies and the accuracy of finding the volumes of vertebral bodies.…”
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Causes of failures in computer contracts in the United Kingdom by Lee Hien-Weng Kevin, Lee Teck Hoon, Low Tze Hui Audrey

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A study of periodic behaviors by Doan Manh, Hiep

“…In this project, we propose a novel approach to first detect periods in complex movements by finding reference locations with interpolated GPS data using kernel density estimation and their associated periods using Fourier transform and autocorrelation. …”
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Metrics of story architecture in Asian genre films by Wong, Kenneth Chee Khuen

“…Audio content analysis is conducted by using an audio measure known as Root Means Square (RMS) Energy. Key findings include the identification of similar observations in narrative events of different Asian Vengeance films, as well as the unique usage of surround channels in certain narrative events of the films. …”
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The effect of facial musculature on cross modal perception by Leong, Charis Lianne

“…This study found significant cross modal interaction between facial musculature and perception of speech and explained observed results referencing to the facial feedback hypothesis and motor theory of speech. These findings suggest facial musculature influences speech perception at a subconscious level. …”
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