Three Provocations for Civic Crowdfunding by Davies, Rodrigo

“…In doing so, it finds that civic crowdfunding is capable of vastly divergent outcomes, and argues that the extent to which civic crowdfunding produces outcomes that are beneficial, rather than harmful to the public sphere, will be determined by the extent to which the full range of stakeholders in civic life participate in the practice. Note: DRAFT – NOT FOR CITATION WITHOUT PERMISSION…”
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Operationalizing the Capabilities Approach to Understand Neighborhood Well-Being in a Participatory Action Research Study by Binet, Andrew, Sportiche, Noémie, Gavin, Vedette, Arcaya, Mariana C.

“…We report how a Participatory Action Research consortium studying neighborhood change and well-being designed a survey instrument measuring respondents’ ability to fulfill a set of common life priorities. We present data on priority endorsement and fulfillment, and conduct a factor analysis to explore the underlying structure of the instrument. …”
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What is Ecology? by James, Aubrie R. M.

“…However, science as a methodology is too often aligned and entangled with extractive, capitalist logics: the cycle of enclosure–dispossession-scientific practice-imperial expansion not only undergirds and defines the ecological crises of our times but forecloses our ability to conceive of the diverse ways in which life is configured. For ecology, this is a predicament of ethics, yes, but also of a cleareyed understanding of what is (and our relationship to it). …”
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Multifunctional lightweight autonomous vehicles: an agent-based study by Coretti Sanchez, Naroa, Larson, Kent

“…Leveraging agent-based modeling, we evaluate the effectiveness of vehicles catering to on-demand rides and food deliveries in two real-life scenarios: Cambridge, MA, USA, and San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa, Spain. …”
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Authenticity in the Workplace: What does it really mean? by Pervaaz, Viquar A.

“…This paper will explore why defining this word in an organizational context is important, what are the macro dimensions of authenticity to help frame and define it, and what variables contribute to bringing authenticity to life.…”
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Deep learning for snake pattern detection by Ching, Jia Chin

“…This is a relatively high success rate & proves that image recognition technology can be applied to life saving snake recognition procedures. Furthermore, this technique is not yet optimised as it can be improved with a better dataset & neural network model.…”
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Personality detection from text, based on the MBTI model by Christienne Grace Regodon, Visco

“…It also plays a key role in everyday life, and the addition of personality awareness across various fields may be of great benefit. …”
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Light control & fault detection system with LoRa by Muhammad Taufiq Syed Mohamed Bukari

“…A virtual simulator will be created to simulate the real-life application. This simulation will then be used as a guide to implement the actual hardware application in the future.…”
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The melting place by Eng, Jia Yi

“…Welcome to the Melting Place, a conceptual idea designed as a physical space to ease individuals into meeting in real life for the first time after chatting online on dating applications. …”
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言 (language) + 葉 (leaves) = 言葉 (spoken word) by Koh, Naomi Takatsuka

“…According to the Kokinshu compilation of poems, waka poetry is that which flows from the poet's heart through contact with beauties of nature or events of human life. These words intrigue all kinds of interpretations and meanings intended or not, by the poets. …”
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Channel modelling using 5G for accurate positioning by Teo, Si Cheng

“…This technology, it has improved the quality of life of people as it is being used as a first choice for navigational purposes daily. …”
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Rheology of liquid formulations and searching for eco-friendly thickeners by Soh, Wendy Yun Zheng

“…The report also discusses traditional and common thickener ingredients used in shampoo formulations, ways to source alternative ingredients using life cycle assessment and feasibility tests, and methods to produce more sustainable ingredients, such as bio-fermentation. …”
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Strange mythologies: cultural and linguistic opacity in Argonauts of the Western Pacific by Scott, Bede

“…I then address his conviction that even the most mundane features of social and cultural life carry ethnographic value, allowing the anthropologist to produce a comprehensive overview of any given culture. …”
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Structural study of G-rich sequences: G4, non-G4 and G-wires by Tan, Keith Wei Rong

“…The study of nucleic acids is essential in understanding genetics as they are the very foundation of life as we know it. In our study, we aim to uncover more about the structure and interactions of Guanine-rich nucleic acids. …”
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Electric vehicle study on design, technology and sustainability by Teoh, Shun Jet

“…The report also includes a life-cycle assessment between owning an internal combustion engine (ICE) car and a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) in Singapore, to examine the environmental impacts of switching to a EVs. …”
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Recognition of human actions by Xiao, Xu

“…Human action recognition aims to recognize the actions performed by humans in daily life, as the computer has high performance on computing and analysis, it helps in a lot of areas, such as security surveillance, interactive human-machine communication, etc. …”
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Intelligent robotic system for home services : development of mobile robot mapping system using encoder feedback by Qin, Lang

“…With the increasingly reliance on robotic technology in human’s life, research in home service robot becomes a popular area in robot development. …”
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Exploring post-divorce experiences : a case study on professional women in Singapore. by Chong, Wen Ee.

“…This exploratory study aims to gather insights on the life after divorce for professional divorced women in Singapore and how they maintain the impressions people have of them both in the public and private spheres of their lives. …”
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Significant of 'C' on self-lubricating hard coating by Ng, Chang Chong.

“…Lubricant may be commonly used so as to increase the tool life and reduce friction. There are other several down sides of it. …”
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Cyber-physical battery management for smart homes by Muhammad Khalid Aziz.

“…State-of-Charge (SOC) prediction is important to prolong the battery life span for the user convenience. With the development of battery models, research studies were performed to develop suitable battery model that is able to perform as desired prediction when compared to a physical model. …”
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