Optimal distribution network design by Sankarnarayanan Nellaiyappan.

“…The main objective is to find an optimal number of warehouses and their locations in such a way that minimizes the total transportation costs of the distribution network. …”
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Contrarian and momentum in Chinese stock markets. by Ni, Xiaoyan.

“…Using sample stocks from Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange we find that both short-term contrarian and intermediate-term momentum profits can be observed.…”
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Validating and valuing business models for the wireless entertainment industry. by Chee, Sow Har., Han, Hilda Mei Ian., Ho, Sarah Wei Jan.

“…The objective of this research is to examine the potential for wireless entertainment in Singapore and how it can be adapted to suit the needs of the different market segments. To find out whether there is market potential for such wireless applications, pursuance of consumer-focused research is a pre-requisite.…”
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A study on the employee stock option plan in Singapore. by Peh, Hwee Hwee., Wong, Chee Yong., Yeo, In May.

“…We examine the regulations governing the ESOP and the changes of the features of the ESOPs of 20 listed companies in Singapore between 1996 and 1999, and to find whether there are any significant differences between NBS and engineering students in their level of perception towards ESOP.…”
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Impression management : an international comparison of financial graphs in annual reports by Chong, Sue Fang, Hah, Yan Ying, Wan, Lai Fong

“…This study purports to find any possible differences in the incidence of graphic usage as well as the extent of graphic distortions among eight countries' annual reports. …”
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What Singapore investors want in a financial adviser by Chen, Carolyn Meijun, Fang, Mindy Liwei, Lim, Karen Lee Mei

“…The research objective of this study is to find out the key criteria used in the Singapore investors’ initial selection stage. …”
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Asian budget airlines : future directions & prospects by Ang, Zhu Rui, Ng, How Xiang, Yeow, Soo Yong

“…The purpose of this report is to try to find a successful model for a budget airline in the Asia-Pacific region and subsequently, from looking at how the industry is going to develop in the future, devise possible strategies and recommendations for the players to adopt in lieu of the impending changes.…”
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Comparison of CPF approved and non-CPF approved unit trusts returns. by Chan, Vivian Wai Man., Lee, Yong Tat., Wong, Wai Kit.

“…We investigated the returns between CPF and non-CPF approved unit trusts. We did not find any significant differences between their returns. …”
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Sources of value creation in China's iron and steel industry using dynamic panel data estimation by Ang, Jen Keng, Choo, Hui Ling, Chua, Yan Xuan

“…The objective of this study is to find out the sources of value creation among 100 Chinese firms in the iron and steel industry during the period 1990 to 2000 using dynamic panel data estimation.…”
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Service quality of the Singapore taxi industry after liberalization in 2003 by Koh, Kai Ling, Wang, Xueli, Xie, Deborah Zhenzhi

“…By making use of the SERVQUAL model, the study aims to find out whether commuters’ service expectations are being met by the seven players in the industry.…”
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Multifidelity Methods for Design of Transition MetalComplexes by Janet, Jon Paul

“…The application of these methods to virtual design problems is demonstrated with two case studies: 1) identifying spin crossover complexes from a design space of thousands using an evolutionary strategy and 2) probabilistic, multiobjective optimization of redox couples over a 3 million-complex space. …”
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Simulation of train induced forced wind draft for generating electrical power from Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) by Chilugodu, Nikhita, Yoon, Yong-Jin, Chua, Kah Soon, Datta, Dhruv, Baek, Jong Dae, Park, Taezoon, Park, Woo-Tae

“…The laminar flow will enable the wind turbine to accelerate the spin momentum of VAWT supporting a greater energy output. …”
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Durable waterborne hydrophobic bio-epoxy coating with improved anti-icing and self-cleaning performance by Zheng, Shunli, Bellido-Aguilar, Daniel Angel, Wu, Xinghua, Zhan, Xuejun, Huang, Yinjuan, Zeng, Xianting, Zhang, Qichun, Chen, Zhong

“…The coatings were applied on Fe foil substrates using a one-step spin-coating method. The optimal coating with 33.3 wt % SiO 2 nanoparticles exhibits high hydrophobicity with a water contact angle (CA) of 153.0 ± 1.1° and a sliding angle (SA) of 14.3 ± 1.9°. …”
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The effect of tuning the coordination sphere of iron complexes for the oxygen reduction reaction in acidic media by Wang, Xiaojiang, Zheng, Tianlong, Tang, Yizhao, Li, Xiaoyu, Rykov, Alexandre I., Li, Xuning, Wang, Junhu, He, Qinggang, Cheng, Jun, Zhang, Xue

“…Novel activity descriptors including the charge and spin densities on the Fe site were proposed and validated by available experimental data, presenting a strategy to design highly-active nonprecious metal complex catalysts with specific supporting ligands.…”
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Optimal probes for global quantum thermometry by Mok, Wai-Keong, Bharti, Kishor, Kwek, Leong Chuan, Bayat, Abolfazl

“…In addition, we show how the best approximation of optimal global probes can be realized in spin chains, implementable in ion traps and quantum dots.…”
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Magnetism of two-dimensional chromium tellurides by Yang, Jiefu, Zhu, Chao, Deng, Ya, Tang, Bijun, Liu, Zheng

“…2D ferromagnets have garnered considerable attention for their potential applications in spintronics, magnonics, and spin-orbitronics. Chromium tellurides (CrxTey), in particular, have drawn interest due to their exceptional magnetic properties and diverse range of chemical stoichiometries, attributed to the phenomenon of chromium self-intercalation. …”
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Factor modeling for clustering high-dimensional time series by Zhang, Bo, Pan, Guangming, Yao, Qiwei, Zhou, Wang

“…Numerical illustration with both simulated data as well as a real data example is also reported. As a spin-off, the proposed new approach also advances significantly the statistical inference for the factor model of Lam and Yao. …”
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Advanced nanostructured materials : wide-band-gap oxides based magnetic semiconductors by Xing, Guozhong

“…The conjunction of electron spin with the charge manipulation in the semiconductor could lead to a whole new era in information technology, called semiconductor spintronics. …”
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Numerical study of trapped vortex combustors characteristics in small ramjets by Chen, Song

“…Under some circumstances, the TVC may operate in a high-spinning motion. For example when it is installed in a spin-stabilized ramjet projectile, in which the spinning rate can be as high as 30,000 rpm. …”
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Pressure-Dependent Polymorphism and Band-Gap Tuning of Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite by Jiang, Shaojie, Fang, Yanan, Li, Ruipeng, Xiao, Hai, Crowley, Jason, Wang, Chenyu, White, Timothy John, Goddard III, William A., Wang, Zhongwu, Baikie, Tom, Fang, Jiye

“…We report the pressure-induced crystallographic transitions and optical behavior of MAPbI3 (MA=methylammonium) using in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction and laser-excited photoluminescence spectroscopy, supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations using the hybrid functional B3PW91 with spin-orbit coupling. The tetragonal polymorph determined at ambient pressure transforms to a ReO3-type cubic phase at 0.3 GPa. …”
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