"Wage growth must be offset by productivity growth" The determinants of real unit labour costs : a case of Singapore's manufacturing sector by Thomasz, Ryan Joel, Lim, Melissa Jie Yi, Chua, Jeremy Kun Da

“…Secondary data on Singapore’s manufacturing sector over the period of 1985 to 2014 was then utilized to study the three model variations of the overall manufacturing sector, two-digit industries, and the manufacturing sector as categorized by firm size. The main findings highlighted that increases in real wages are sustainable only if it is offset by proportionate increases in capital intensity and total factor productivity. …”
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Cooling of liquid in a tube under rotation by Chou, Samuel Zi Han

“…Features of the flow in these two phases are analyzed. From the findings, the rotation of the cone about z and y-axis gave better temperature homogenization than the rotation of the cone about the x-axis. …”
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Stronger dielectric-elastomer grippers using spine-like bending structure by Heng, Kim Rui

“…This spine-like structure of high stiffness curls longitudinally upon bonding with a pre-stretched dielectric elastomeric actuator membrane. The actuator finds equilibrium in bending when the pre-stretch is released and it can unfolds by the application of a voltage bias. …”
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Relationship between the level of haptoglobin and diabetic vascular complications by Mak, Song Wen

“…Patients with Hp 2-2 exhibit a higher correlation compared to non Hp 2-2 group where apoptotic rate was compared with Hp level. These findings may provide new insights on the correlation of Hp 2-2 causing cell death and be used to develop an early detection method for diabetes vascular complication using the microfluidic technology based on the haptoglobin level.…”
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Effects of indoor environment on building occupants by Patel, Vishwa

“…To obtain more conclusive findings, further studies need to be conducted that include several other factors of lighting such as quality, source, uniformity and reflectance. …”
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Social inequality and democracy by Keh, Yi Ling, Leong, Kwong Chuin, Leong, Kwong Shuo

“…Using a long-difference analysis, we also verify the relevance of the level of acceptance towards social inequality in explaining the differences in the democracy levels of countries between two time periods. The key finding of our empirical analyses is that the level of acceptance towards social inequality is also another significant cultural predictor of democracy levels. …”
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Effects of reflective practice on performance of developing badminton players by Tan, Kia Hwee

“…From the interview, participants shared that reflective practice had enabled them to be more self-aware and confident, which is supported by other research findings. The current study has provided a greater understanding in the effects of reflective practice on young developing athletes. …”
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Collection and analysis on data from Drugs.com by Aw, Teng Teng

“…Scrapy adapts to the different webpages with different structures using XPath.selectors. The findings will be presented in this report. The aim of this project is to utilize web scraping tools to collect data from Drugs.com and to be further analyzed. …”
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Effect of a circular tunnel in the foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Yeong, Siang Phong

“…For varying horizontal location, the increasing distance of tunnel away from the dike shows an increasing acceleration experienced at every point. However, another finding is at the location of 30 m away from dike (Toe of dike) shows the highest PGA for all different cases of horizontal tunnel placement. …”
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A human-centered design framework for the development of product-service systems by Wong, Thomson Chi Shing

“…This paper concludes with the discussion of findings, as well as the limitations of this study and recommendations for further research.…”
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Come and tell mama : the socialization of anger through talk by Sharifah Adibah Binte Syed Zainal

“…Conducted in the home setting, the dyads were prompted to discuss anger-related events without restrictions to topic and time. Findings reveal that mothers evaluated anger and its associated behavioural expression negatively. …”
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Impact of BREXIT on key stakeholders of the maritime industry in Asia by Eng, Esther Cai Yun

“…Survey questionnaires were sent to industry professionals to gather their opinions, and interview sessions were conducted to obtain detailed perspectives from industry professionals. Findings have revealed that BREXIT has brought about some impacts for the various stakeholders in the maritime industry of Asia, of which, some of these impacts are positive while some are negative. …”
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Exploring RNA interference for effective mosquito vector control by Govintharam Velu

“…We also conducted a preliminary study on the effects of soaking mosquito larvae in siRNA of different fragments the IAP1 gene. Our findings revealed that both the dsRNA treatment and siRNA soaking did not have significant effects on the mortality of mosquito larvae.…”
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Analysing transformative local leadership in Indonesia by Arifianto, Alexander Raymond

“…This report profiles a number of Indonesian local transformative leaders, most notably Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini and Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil. The report finds a number of characteristics that helped them to become transformative local leaders, including: an ability to develop popular legitimacy among their citizens, independence from political parties, ability to promote innovative policy to reform local public services, having strong political networks with senior politicians and other stakeholders, an ability to handle setbacks, and having political pragmatism. …”
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Propagative plasmons in graphene investigated by simulation method and infrared spectroscopy by Legrand, David

“…Before achieving these active device, a crucial challenge remains : finding a platform enabling a high propagation of Graphene Plasmons Polaritons (GPPs). …”
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Improving the strength and microstructure of reactive magnesia based concrete blocks by Pu, Liyun

“…In all studies, the performance and microstructure of reactive MgO cement were investigated by various methods. The presented findings did not only facilitate the understanding and controlling of the properties that affect the performance and microstructure of MgO cement-based mixes, but also demonstrated the potential of commercial MgO cement-based concrete.…”
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The effects of gender and gain versus loss frame on processing breast cancer screening messages by Kim, Hyo Jung

“…In contrast, gain frame was more effective for men in increasing their memory of the BCS messages than loss frame. The findings provided practical implications for health communication practitioners in how to strategically use gain versus loss framing in accordance with their target population.…”
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Improving achievable rate for the two-user SISO interference channel with improper Gaussian signaling by Zeng, Yong, Gunawan, Erry, Guan, Yong Liang, Zhang, Rui, Yetis, Cenk M.

“…The additional degree of freedom given by the pseudo-covariance, which is conventionally set to be zero for the case of proper Gaussian signaling, provides an opportunity to improve the achievable rate by employing the improper Gaussian signaling. Since finding the optimal solution for the joint covariance matrix and pseudo-covariance matrix optimization is difficult, we propose a sub-optimal but efficient algorithm by separately optimizing these two sets of parameters. …”
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Combining student-generated digital videos and intercultural group assessment to foster education for social justice in business and management schools: transforming students’ lear... by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Students often complain about lecturers' use of monotonous final written assignments that discriminate against certain students, i.e. international, mature, multilingual and low-achieving students. The findings showed that IGA provided students with an opportunity to develop their intercultural competence, negotiation and teamwork skills. …”
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Emotions shape attitudes towards wolf conservation management in the Italian Alps by Trebo, S, Cary, E, Wartmann, FM

“…We found that anger and fascination were significant predictors for attitudes towards management, but that fear, factual knowledge, education level and connectedness to nature were not. Our findings support further stakeholder engagement to take seriously and address the range of emotions of stakeholders that impact public support for wolf management and co-existence in the cultural landscapes of the Italian Alps.…”