Think Twice Before Going for Incentives: Social Norms and the Principal's Decision on Compensation Contracts by Cardinaels, Eddy, Yin, Huaxiang

“…When principals use incentives, their choices not only incentivize truthful reporting and signal distrust, but they also leak important information about the social norm, namely, that other agents are likely to report dishonestly. Agents conform to this social norm by misrepresenting cost information more. …”
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Entropic centrality for non-atomic flow networks by Oggier, Frédérique, Phetsouvanh, Silivanxay, Datta, Anwitaman

“…Given a graph, the notion of entropic centrality was introduced by Tutzauer to characterize vertices which are important in the sense that there is a high uncertainty about the destination of an atomic flow starting at them, assuming that at each hop, the flow is equally likely to continue to any unvisited vertex, or to be terminated there. …”
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Southeast Asian maritime security in the age of terror : threats, opportunity, and charting the course forward by Bradford, John

“…The potential application of those factors is assessed to anticipate the most likely forms of future regional cooperation. While cooperation will expand on many levels, the most fruitful cooperation will result from improved networks of bilateral relationships. …”
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News sharing in social media : the effect of gratifications and prior experience by Lee, Chei Sian, Ma, Long

“…Results from structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis revealed that respondents who were driven by gratifications of information seeking, socializing, and status seeking were more likely to share news in social media platforms. Prior experience with social media was also a significant determinant of news sharing intention. …”
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Evaluation of the quality of online information about perinatal depression in China by Li, Miaomiao, Wan Abas, Wan Anita, Ma’rof, Aini Azeqa, Wang, Peng, Wang, Xiaoyan

“…There was a significant negative correlation between search engine rankings and the quality of information on perinatal depression, suggesting that higher quality content is less likely to be searched for and may hinder access to reliable information. …”
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Colon Cancer Disparities in Stage at Presentation and Time to Surgery for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: A Study with Disaggregated Ethnic Groups by Jain, Bhav, Bajaj, Simar S., Patel, Tej A., Vapiwala, Neha, Lam, Miranda B., Mahal, Brandon A., Muralidhar, Vinayak, Amen, Troy B., Nguyen, Paul L., Sanford, Nina N., Dee, Edward C.

“…Chinese [AOR 1.27 (95% CI 1.17–1.38), p < 0.001], Japanese [AOR 1.23 (95% CI 1.10–1.37], p < 0.001], Filipino [AOR 1.36 (95% CI 1.22–1.52), p < 0.001], Korean [AOR 1.16 (95% CI 1.02–1.32), p < 0.05], and Vietnamese [AOR 1.55 (95% CI 1.36–1.77), p < 0.001] patients were more likely to experience greater time to surgery than white patients. …”
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Photonic Integrated Devices Manufacturing Workforce Preparation Assessment Report: Middle Skilled Technicians by Aiken, Juliet, Moore, Elizabeth, Fedewa, Autumn, Jordan, Taylor, Field, Frank, Unger, Elizabeth, Argarwal, Anuradha, Kirchain, Randolph

“…Additionally, needed skills and competencies will likely differ for technicians working predominantly with automated equipment and technologists who conduct their work more manually. …”
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Re-creating the context : the design of a community theater by Crosley, Mark Lauden.

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The EU and ASEAN – in search of a new regional paradigm? by Yeo, Lay Hwee

“…It then sketches out some of the global trends likely to impact regional developments in Europe and Asia, and questions if the EU and ASEAN would need a new regional approach or paradigm if they are to maintain their salience and relevance as regional actors.…”
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Resilience of power distribution systems by Ng, Si Qi

“…The results obtained showed how consumers are less likely to be affected by disruptions when distributed generators are present. …”
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Patterns of motivation, moral and civic development in young Singaporeans by Koh, Caroline

“…This study thus shows that at least in the context of Singapore, students understand the value of CME, but their moral development is more likely to be influences by other external factors rather than the CME curriculum per se.…”
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China's collaboration with IndoChina countries in hydropower development in the Mekong region - how far can it go? by Phua, Pei Pei.

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Group learning : the impact of group personality and psychological safety on group performance. by Chiang, Jing Ying., Tan, Feng Ying., Yeo, Si Xian.

“…Moreover, development of psychological safety, through supportive behaviors of group members that foster trust and respect, is likely to facilitate group learning and promote group performance. …”
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The study of radiotherapy resistance of hypoxic tumour for improving survival of cancer patient. by Goh, Yeek Teck.

“…Functional annotation and classification revealed the up-regulation of two significant groups of proteins involved in calcium-binding/signalling and actin regulation. These proteins are likely to promote cell survival pathways such as DNA repairs in hypoxic cells upon radiation exposure. …”
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Effects of hemodynamic shear stress on circulating tumor cells by How, Yunhan

“…Therefore necrosis, instead of apoptosis, is likely to be the more dominant mechanism by which CTCs die. …”
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Hybrid superplastic forming of magnesium alloys by Sze, Swai Ming

“…The tensile test results show that strain rates of 1E-3 or above will limit the effects of temperature on ductility. It is likely that high strain rates hinder the recrystallization process. …”
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Social inequality and democracy by Keh, Yi Ling, Leong, Kwong Chuin, Leong, Kwong Shuo

“…Our empirical results show that countries with a lower level of acceptance towards social inequality are more likely to experience higher democracy levels. This relationship holds even after we control for other determinants of democracy and introduce alternative measures of democracy. …”
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Biocementation of fine-grained soil by Ong, Jun Hao

“…Gellan gum shows little to no improvement in both compaction and UC strength which is likely due to low dosage amount. The MICP treated soil shows a higher dry density after compaction and a higher UC strength of 1300 kPa to 1400 kPa in the dried state as well as compacted state. …”
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Biomechanics of Muay Thai : science behind the low kick by Zeng, Ezra Yueyi

“…It was found that the lower the kick, the higher the kick force from the user and between the defined angles 120° to 240° about the projected vertical of the target’s leg is most likely to unbalance the target, assuming the target’s leg is rigid and the target is static while standing up.…”
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Link me baby one more time: social music discovery on Spotify by Babul, SA, Hristova, D, Lima, A, Lambiotte, R, Beguerisse-Díaz, M

“…We find that the receiver of a link is more likely to engage with a new artist when (1) they have similar music taste to the sender and the shared track is a good fit for their taste, (2) they have a stronger and more intimate tie with the sender, and (3) the shared artist is popular amongst the receiver’s connections. …”