Econometric analyses of liquefied petroleum gas and product tanker shipping markets by Bai, Xiwen

“…Specifically, the relationship among very large gas carrier (VLGC) market variables, VLGC freight rate dependency with product price arbitrage and oil prices, and VLGC vessel destination choices have been studied. Last but not least, a disaggregate approach has been used to study the freight relationships across major routes for the product tanker market. …”
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Mathematical foundation of data science by Fang, Xiaowei

“…The application about matrix completion stems from them. The second part delineates the deduction process of bounding the expected supremum of randomprocesses, which would grease the wheels of the last part of the book. …”
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Conceptual paper on action research in a chinese lithium electric materials company: brain drain, talent-position mismatch and talent outflow. by Fu, Jianghua, Choo, Ling Suan, Teo, Poh-Chuin, Tan, Jun-Wei, C. F. Ho, Theresa

“…Last but not least, the proposed research methodology, data analysis tools and conclusions were also discussed.…”

Exploring post-divorce experiences : a case study on professional women in Singapore. by Chong, Wen Ee.

“…These themes include the cause of divorce due to infidelity on the part of their ex-husbands, the constant struggle over divorce settlements and maintenance for the children in the family court, the changing role of fathers after the divorce, the positive ramifications of social network support and last but not least, socio-economic status as a tool for the reconstruction of self-esteem after the divorce.…”
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Historicity and the contemporary theatre of Kuo Pao Kun and Krishen Jit by Wee, C. J. Wan-Ling

“…Historicity for Kuo and Jit is not the modernist desire to reconstruct the fragments of the past into a whole, and is not centrally about the representation of the past (though that occurs), but is in the first instance the need to capture the past’s fragments in order to conceive a fuller sense of the present’s multicultural opportunities.…”
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The impact of anxiety and challenge on quiet eye in tenpin bowling by Lim, Bernice Hui Ying

“…Expert performers tend to have an advantage over others due to competent visual search ability, and this is particularly evident in self-paced sports where athletes have ample amount of time to go through the visual search process before taking a shot. A critical part of the visual search process is the Quiet Eye (QE), defined as the last fixation at a target prior to initiation of movement (Vickers, 2007). …”
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Boronic acid and nitrofuranyl derivatives as potential therapeutics by Dey, AL

“…However, the desired NInC proved unstable and the studies on ester hydrolysis of these novel NInCs suggest that a suitable ester prodrug of these potential drug conjugates may be promising in a clinical setting. Last but not least, it is hoped that a handful of these potentially novel therapeutics could further be developed into leads or drug candidates either in Oxford or elsewhere in an attempt to tackle the ever-increasing antibacterial resistance. …”

Genes for carnivory : a comparative study on the local duplication of papain-like cysteine proteases in carnivorous plants by Tan, Qiao Wen

“…Through the comparison of Drosera PLCPs with carnivorous plants Utricularia gibba and Cephalotus follicularis, molecular mechanisms adopted for carnivory appear to be, at least in part, convergent in the former (which likely uses PLCPs) and an alternative mechanism (aspartic proteases) seems to be more probable in the latter.…”
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Enhancing security in generic e-Commerce systems by Mak, Foo Keong.

“…This is done via the understanding of the concept of how the PHP codes are written to implement the respectively added-on security features. The last part of the report will describe the various types of security measures that will be recommended to further enhance the security capability of the online store.…”
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THE MAYFLY / by Hazel, James, author 656313

“…A murderous plan conceived in the past. A reckoning seventy years in the making . . . …”

Holocene rate of slip and tentative recurrence interval for large earthquakes on the San Andreas fault, Cajon Pass, southern California by Sieh, Kerry, Weldon, Ray J.

“…An excavation has provided evidence for at least 2 earthquakes, and perhaps as many as 4, that caused rupture on the fault between 1290 and 1805 A.D.; it has provided tentative evidence for 6 earthquakes in about the past 1,000 yr. …”
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Institutionalizing US-ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation: recent progress and future prospects by Govella, K

“…Over the past two years, there has been dramatic progress in cooperation among the Republic of Korea, Japan, and the United States. …”

On language attrition : lexical access in Singaporean English-Chinese bilinguals by Toh, Xiao Xuan

“…The results also established grounds for attributing at least part of the language processing difficulties in migrants to language attrition, since lexical access difficulties were found in the early bilinguals whose language disuse did not coincide with the acquisition of a new language.…”
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Nonlinear partial differential equations in neuroscience: from modelling to mathematical theory by Carrillo de la Plata, JA, Roux, P

“…The second part concerns hyperbolic transport equations, namely the model of the Time Elapsed since the last discharge and the jump-based Leaky Integrate and Fire model. …”

Green logistics practices in Malaysian food-based manufacturing industry by Hussin, Hilda

“…The three benefits are economy, environment, and social benefits perspectives. Last but not least, the relations of all the motivational (three factors) and perceived benefits (three factors) obtained were examined with the manufacturers’ green logistics practices level. …”
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Unveiling the facade of blog posts to reveal subjective well-being : an exploratory study. by Ou, Zhiqi., Tan, Justine Yi Ting., Tan, Jessie Zi Xi.

“…With the increased usage of social media over the past few years, online platforms like blogs and micro blogs may offer a valuable source of information with regards to behavioral economics and policy design. …”
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Online estimation of key battery states for management of vanadium redox flow battery by Wei, Zhongbao

“…The existence of noises is unavoidable in real applications and may decline the accuracy of both the model identification and state estimation. In the last part of this thesis, therefore, the effect of measurement noises is investigated. …”
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Developing Agility and Quickness / by Dawes, Jay, editor 522947, National Strength & Conditioning Association (U.S.) 422, Human Kinetics (Online service) 656055

“…The ball handler who fakes and then drives past a defender for an easy score. A pass rusher who leaves a would-be blocker in his wake on the way to sacking the quarterback. …”
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Use of bamboo in construction by Quek, Ming Hui.

“…For the past 45 years, the world population has increase drastically from 1.90 billion in 1955 to 62 billion in 2000. …”
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Factors influencing behavioural intention to use for E-government websites by Chan, Sook Yin, Chew, Christina Chun Jun, Lam, Kwong Fai

“…We collected survey from 200 respondents who had visited at least one of the Singapore government websites during the past year.…”
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