Finite- and infinite-volume study of DDπ scattering by Dawid, Sebastian M., Romero-López, Fernando, Sharpe, Stephen R.

“…Using these K matrices in the three-particle quantization condition, we describe the finite- volume DD∗ spectrum and find good agreement with the lattice QCD energies. …”
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Characterisation of piezoelectric ZnO cantilever for applications in hard disk drives by Chia, Xin Fang.

“…Three different characterization tests were employed to find the resonant frequency, actuating sensitivity and sensing sensitivity of the ZnO cantilever. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of PVDF-based coatings for self-cleaning applications by Wong, Yi Chao

“…This experiment aimed to find out the solution to improve the adhesion between PVDF-based coating and the substrate while ensuring that the coating was superhydrophobic. …”
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Strength of rotator cuff repair by Leong, Jeremy Zhi Wei

“…As such, it is essential to assess the biomechanical performance of various anchor repair techniques to find the ideal repair method. The objective of this study was to find out the strength of single-lateral-row rotator cuff repair through biomechanical testing. …”
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The physics of oil outflow from crude oil tankers during ship-ship collisions by Qu, Guan Lin

“…The main aim of this paper is to find out the amount of oil outflow and factors that affected. …”
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A behavioural study on consumer adoption of self-collection service for e-commerce freight delivery (continuous adoption) by Ong, Jolynn Pei Qing

“…In addition, comparisons will be made with initial adoption to find out if there are any significant changes in consumer adoption behaviour. …”
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Effects of mindfulness meditation training on tennis serves accuracy and self-confidence by Kor, Vivian Wei Ting

“…The first purpose was to find out if MMT can improve tennis service accuracy performance. …”
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Maritime bunker sales in Singapore : an overview of the bunkering market in Singapore 2018/2019(focusing on charter parties disputes) by Yong, Jordan Yong Jie

“…Another concern would be charter parties which affects shipowners and charterers as each of them will try to avoid responsibilities to lower their cost to meet the condition of IMO2020 which might end up in disputes. This report aims to find the different kind of disputes and problems that will happen between charterer and shipowners to satisfy the condition of IMO2020 as well as to find out the different aspects that would get affected that would cause disputes to increase or to decrease. …”
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Climate change and Singapore by Lee, Kay Li

“…This research report concentrated on two work packages: the Arctic region to find out the main driving force in the development of NSR, and an overview of Russia to find out the conduciveness of the business environment for foreign investments. …”
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The multicomponent exchange of metals between magmatic fluids and silicate melts by Gion, AM, Gaillard, F

“…The equilibrium concentrations of each species were then used to calculate apparent equilibrium constants and characterize the exchange of 42 cations between the fluid and silicate melts for 129 aqueous species. We find that these apparent equilibrium constants vary as a function of the HCl and HF content of the experimental fluid. …”

The impact of founder personalities on startup success by McCarthy, PX, Gong, X, Braesemann, F, Stephany, F, Rizoiu, M, Kern, ML

“…We draw upon detailed data about the success of a large-scale global sample of startups (n = 21,187). We find that the Big Five personality traits of startup founders across 30 dimensions significantly differ from that of the population at large. …”

Essays on the measurement of leverage and risk of banking institutions by Yong, Vincent Gan Beng

“…Finally, we apply autoregressive models and Markov switching to study the effectiveness of the new measure and derive conclusions on the role of commercial banks in the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis. We find that SysLev outperforms STLFSI. We also find that aggregate balance sheet changes of the commercial banking sector can exert significant short term effects on the real economy. …”
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The Cognitive Underpinnings of Legal Complexity by Martínez, Eric

“…We find that lawyers likewise struggle to recall and comprehend legal content drafted in a complex register and prefer simplified legal documents to complex documents across virtually every dimension. …”
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Promoting mental health and educational success among young people in the Global South by Opare-Kumi, J

“…Relative to the learners yet to be exposed to the targeted instruction pedagogy, I find that the foundational learning intervention significantly improves the mental health outcomes of students. …”

Ambipolar ferromagnetism by electrostatic doping of a manganite by Zheng, L. M., Lü, W. M., Li, C. J., Paudel, T. R., Liu, Z. Q., Huang, Z., Zeng, S. W., Han, Kun, Qiu, X. P., Li, M. S., Yang, Shize, Wang, Xiao Renshaw, Chen, Z. H, Yang, B., Chisholm, Matthew F., Martin, L. W., Pennycook, S. J., Tsymbal, E. Y., Coey, J. M. D., Cao, W. W.

“…Complex-oxide materials exhibit physical properties that involve the interplay of charge and spin degrees of freedom. However, an ambipolar oxide that is able to exhibit both electron-doped and hole-doped ferromagnetism in the same material has proved elusive. …”
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Public relations for law firms in Singapore by Ang, Lay Peng, How, Hwee Young, Tang, Yan Lin

“…The overall marketing effort generally requires both Public Relations (PR) and advertising. This study seeks to find out the extent to which PR can improve the public's perception and understanding of law firms in Singapore. …”
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Young children's concept of shape : Van Hiele visualization level of geometric thinking by Ho, Siew Yin.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the criteria used by Primary One and Primary Two children in Singapore to distinguish members of a class of shapes, namely circles, squares, triangles and rectangles. It also aimed to find out whether there was evidence of a prerecognitive level before the van Hiele Level 0 (Visualization).…”
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Singapore women and fitness : an analysis of attitudes and media. by Lau, Evelyn Lai Yee.

“…In response to the emerging social and govermental consciousness towards health and fitness, this exploratory study aims to examine the content of beauty and fitness related Singapore maganizes to find out if there is a relationship between fitness portrayal in the ads and Singaporean women's participation in physical fitness activities.…”
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Implementation and evaluation of data-mining tools for financial sector. by Paramanandan Devanandan.

“…The primary objectives in doing this project is to determine the extent that the mining applications has permitted in the financial sectors and how these information can be fully utilized by the users most effectively. Also interested to find out if users will be able to take advantage of the mining tool to gain competitive edge and provide better services to the customers.…”
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Journalistic objectivity in reporting conflicts : a case study of the 2003 Iraq war. by Chopra, Vandana.

“…The present study examines the topic of objectivity in the context of the 2003 Iraq war. It aims to find out how journalists from different media environments, from the libertarian system of the West to an authoritarian system in the Middle East, reacted during the conflict.…”
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