How in-person conversations shape political polarization: quasi-experimental evidence from a nationwide initiative by Fang, X, Heuser, S, Stötzer, LS

“…We provide quasi-experimental evidence on the effects of in-person conversations on individual-level polarization outcomes, studying a large-scale intervention in Germany that matched pairs of strangers for private face-to-face meetings to discuss divisive political issues. We find asymmetric effects: conversations with like-minded individuals caused political views to become more extreme (ideological polarization); by contrast, conversations with contrary-minded individuals did not lead to a convergence of political views, but significantly reduced negative beliefs and attitudes toward ideological out-group members (affective polarization), while also improving perceived social cohesion more generally. …”

Public responses to foreign protectionism: evidence from the US-China trade war by Steinberg, DA, Tan, Y

“…We replicate this finding in parallel experiments on technology cooperation, and provide further external validation with a survey experiment in Argentina. …”

Renewables in GCC countries: the next frontier? by Haug, M

“…The GCC countries may find that long-term commitment, flexibility, and localization of policies may offer cost effective or efficient solutions to this dilemma.…”

Supersymmetric Yang-Mills, spherical branes, and precision holography by Bobev, N, Bomans, P, Gautason, FF, Minahan, JA, Nedelin, A

“…The same calculation can also be performed in supergravity using the recently found spherical brane solutions. We find excellent agreement between the two sets of results. …”

A spatial panel wage curve for Spain by Ramos, R, Nicodemo, C, Sanromá, E

“…Opposite to previous studies, we find that the wage equation is highly autoregressive and that regional spillovers are relevant to explain the relationship between unemployment and wages in the Spanish provinces. © 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.…”

Job search channels, neighborhood effects, and wages inequality in developing countries: the Colombian case by Nicodemo, C, Adolfo Garcia, G

“…This paper analyzes the relationship between social networks and the probability of finding a job. We explore geographic closeness as the social interaction to explain the job search function. …”

Do wars abroad affect attitudes at home? by Klymak, M, Vlandas, T

“…Our findings highlight the impact of foreign conflicts on a wide range of attitudes in countries that are externally threatened, but neither directly involved militarily, nor necessarily very close to the conflict. …”

Songket Tenun: Reka Bentuk dan Motif (S/O 14816) by Ismail, Adzrool Idzwan, Zainal Abidin, Ahmad Hisham, Abu Bakar, Juliana Aida, Zaibon, Syamsul Bahrin, Alwi, Asmidah

“…This study is using a qualitative method made through interviews to find out directly and indirectly related to the general views of the community from various walks of life about the situation or acceptance of traditional Kedah clothes in the current situation. …”
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Evaluation of carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) pods, through three different drying techniques, and ultrasonic assisted extraction, for presence of bioactives by Hussain, Ashiq, Arif, Muhammad Rehan, Ahmed, Adnan, Laaraj, Salah, Firdous, Nida, Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Haya Fatima, ., Yaqub, Shazia, Kauser, Samina, Nisar, Rizwan, Gorsi, Faiza Iftikhar, Ud Din, Ghulam Mueen, Elfazazi, Kaoutar

“…The purpose of this study was to determine how ethanolic extracts of carob pods from Morocco, prepared with ultrasonic assistance were affected by microwave (525 °C for 2.5 min), hot air (65 °C for 16 h), and spray drying (input and output air temperatures 180 and 90 °C, respectively, feed flow rate 2.5 mL/min and 5 bars, respectively), in terms of their physicochemical composition and biological activity. …”
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Communication and knowledge as motivators : understanding Singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures by Lee, Edmund Wei Jian, Ho, Shirley S., Chow, Josephine K., Wu, Ying Ying, Yang, Zixin

“…Attention to media, frequency of interpersonal communication, fatalistic belief, and knowledge structure density were found to be associated with risk perception of breast cancer among Singaporean women. Findings also showed that frequency of interpersonal communication, risk perception, elaboration, and factual knowledge were positively associated with women’s intentions to take up preventive measures such as breast self-examination, clinical breast examination, and mammography. …”
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Examining public acquisition of science knowledge from social media in Singapore : an extension of the cognitive mediation model by Ho, Shirley S., Yang, Xiaodong, Thanwarani, Amber, Chan, Juliana M.

“…The results showed that the CMM could be applied to a social media context with a focus on science literacy. Specifically, the findings indicated that people with higher levels of surveillance gratification and social utility motivations tended to pay more attention and to elaborate more about science news that they encounter on social media. …”
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Artificial neural network-salp-swarm algorithm for stock price prediction by Zuriani, Mustaffa, Mohd Herwan, Sulaiman, Azlan, Abdul Aziz

“…Before training, the dataset is normalized using the min-max normalization technique to reduce the influence of noise. …”
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Cultural self-awareness as awareness of culture's influence on the self : implications for cultural identification and well-being by Lu, Chieh, Wan, Ching

“…Study 4 provided a specific cultural context for the well-being measures and replicated the findings of Studies 2 and 3. Implications on the link between culture and self were discussed.…”
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“Is delulu the solulu?”: Understanding parasocial relationships and fan participatory behaviour in K-pop by Yeo, Jocelin Zhi Ling

“…The need to belong was also found to be a mediator of the relationship between parasocial relationship and the motivation to learn. The findings of this study broadened the scope of studies surrounding parasocial relationships as it explores the motivation to acquire skills, extending it beyond understanding consumer behaviour and well-being. …”
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Draft genome sequence of Enterobacter sp. strain EA-1, an electrochemically active microorganism isolated from tropical sediment by Rice, Scott A., Marsili, Enrico, Lauro, Federico M., Doyle, Lucinda Elizabeth, Williams, Rohan Benjamin Hugh

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Isolation and reactivity of a chlorogermyliumylidene featuring two Ge – Cl units by Su, Yuanting, Li, Yongxin, Ganguly, Rakesh, Kinjo, Rei

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Frequency-selective Vandermonde decomposition of Toeplitz matrices with applications by Yang, Zai, Xie, Lihua

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Low-power cooling codes with efficient encoding and decoding by Chee, Yeow Meng, Etzion, Tuvi, Kiah, Han Mao, Vardy, Alexander, Wei, Hengjia

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Microstructural inhomogeneity of a 3D-printed nickel aluminium bronze by Tan, Yi Xuan

“…Different printing speeds of 0.5,1 and 2m/min will be applied to prepare samples with inhomogeneous microstructure using laser metal deposition. …”
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Textures of being: fostering hair texture inclusivity in Singapore by Shreya, Menon

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