Are privately owned shipping companies more succesful than public listed ones? by Zhang, Allen Tongren

“…However, being a public listed company not necessary to imply the company is successful especially for shipping companies where long term planning is more crucial to achieve business success. …”
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Fiscal deficit and inflation: an empirical measure in view of Pakistan by Khan, Aurangzeb, Siddiqi, Masood Mashkoor, Khan, Ameerzeib, Khan, Shahbano

“…The paper concluded that budget deficit and exchange rate are the variables that affect INFL in the short as well as in long-run, whereas MSP has only long run effect on inflation.…”
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The dynamic effect of information privacy law

“…Under the standard law & economics account, as long as property rights are defined and transaction costs are low, initial right allocations should be irrelevant for social welfare. …”

Degradation monitoring and characterization in lithium-ion batteries via the asymptotic local approach by Couto, LD, Reniers, J, Zhang, D, Howey, DA, Kinnaert, M

“…Degradation mechanisms affecting the long-term performance of lithium-ion batteries should be monitored and characterized. …”

Effect of low temperature blanching, cysteine-HCI, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, Na metabisulphite and drying temperatures on the firmness and nutrient content of dried carrots by Mohamed, Suhaila, Hussein, Rosli

“…Low temperature long time (LTLT) blanching (70C for 20 min) together with calcium treatment can be used to significantly improve the texture of rehydrated dried carrots when compared to high temperature short time (HTST) blanching (100C for 3 min). …”

Nuking for land : do nuclear weapons aid in coercive bargaining in territorial disputes? by Low, Jun Hong

“…Statistical analysis using the MCT dataset will be employed, followed by a case study of the Third Taiwan Straits Crisis of 1995-1996. We find that nuclear weapons do not aid in compellence generally, and in territorial conflicts.…”
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Photoswitchable and thermosensitive fluorescent liposomes by Lim, Jin Heng

“…In this study, three asymmetrical squaraine dyes were synthesized and embedded in liposomes in the efforts to find a suitable dye that can be used for bioimaging procedures involving liposomes. …”
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Behavioural finance : impact of government protests on Asian Stock Indexes. by Ng, Yvonne Chu Yan., Soon, Peiyu., Tan, Pei Ru.

“…Through the analysis of our results, we find that protest events would lead to a significant increase in the correlation coefficients of the home country and its neighbouring countries. …”
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Report on industrial attachment with KBR by Poo, Sue Xin.

“…It is hoped that the reader will find this report informative and concise.…”
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Critical analysis of the role of biodegradable polymeric scaffolds in differentiation of human embryonic stem cell into cardiomyocytes by Amritamayee Sahoo

“…Owing to the shortage of donors there has been a constant quest to find alternatives to organ transplant. Cell replacement therapy is a promising approach for the treatment of cardiac diseases, but is challenged by a limited supply of appropriate cells. …”
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Internet as an ecology : a case study on Tibetan buddhism. by Low, Yuen Wei.

“…The research seeks to find out how the Internet serves as a new environment to convey religious information and whether religious communities can be formed and sustained in cyberspace. …”
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Fatigue analysis of steel catenary riser by Chew, Jia Han.

“…An object which is under constant cyclic loading can fail by fatigue, thus, a fatigue analysis will be done to find out the fatigue life of the SCR at the touchdown zone.…”
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The visual field of blackness : identity formation through the self and the other. by Yasyeera Abdul Rahim.

“…In the darkness, you attain a level of peace and solitude. You find no wrong in being in the dark and in fact, your surrounding becomes part of who you are. …”
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Busyness and its impact on speed of work. by Soon, Yi Zhen.

“…Findings indicate that making one feel busy do indeed result in faster task completion.…”
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Visual learning : an approach to help chinese dyslexic children to overcome learning disabilities. by Huang, Yuxian.

“…Children with dyslexia find it difficult to read, write, spell, comprehend written passages and articulate their thoughts even though they are smart enough and are motivated to learn. …”
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Mobile data analytics by Lim, Bi Deng.

“…The retrieval of the advertisements will be done by the semantic ontology and hence it will find the relevant match to outputs.…”
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Spatial skill premium along the process of structural transformation by Qin, Jin, Chen, Zhuo, Zhao, Yunyi

“…We develop a tractable general equilibrium framework to quantitatively measure and predict the magnitude of these impacts over the period 2005 to 2024. We find that the simultaneous increase in both skilled worker demand and supply lead to a 38% increase in the skill premium, but 19% decrease in the social welfare.…”
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The dilution effect of Cam disclosures on investors' investment judgements by Zheng, Juan

“…I conduct an experiment to examine whether a Critical Audit Matter (CAM) disclosure will weaken the influence of other material information on nonprofessional investors’ judgments. I predict and find evidence consistent with a dilution effect of CAM disclosures. …”
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Design of 1.55 um InGaAsNBi/GaAs quantum well laser by Kwan, Zi Jian

“…Simulations with varying bismide compositions have been run so as to find which bismide composition would achieve the desired 1.55um wavelength. …”
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Foreign exchange prediction and trading using nature-inspired techniques by Ng, Kai Boon

“…Over the years, many algorithms are explored to find the most accurate prediction for forex. However, none of the algorithm are proven the best and most accurate for the use of forex prediction. …”
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