Promoting the sustainability of blockchain in web 3.0 and the metaverse through diversified incentive mechanism design by Doe, Daniel Mawunyo, Li, Jing, Dusit, Niyato, Gao, Zhen, Li, Jun, Han, Zhu

“…To tackle this challenge, we propose an incentive mechanism that utilizes contract-theoretic methods to economically motivate users to support the sustainability and growth of the blockchain network. …”
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Leveraging fundamental, technical, and sentiment analyses with quantitative techniques and machine learning in trading by Yang, Zhuoxun

“…They are influenced by a wide range of factors, including economic, political, psychological, and company-specific variables. …”
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Meta-analysis indicates better climate adaptation and mitigation performance of hybrid engineering-natural coastal defence measures by Huynh, Lam Thi Mai, Su, Jie, Wang, Quanli, Stringer, Lindsay C., Switzer, Adam D., Gasparatos, Alexandros

“…All coastal defence measures have a positive economic return over a 20-year period. Mindful of risk context, our results provide strong an evidence-base for integrating and upscaling nature-based components into coastal defences in lower risk areas.…”
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Golf-ball-inspired phase change material capsule: experimental and numerical simulation analysis of flow characteristics and thermal performance by Chen, Xudong, Li, Chunzhe, Yang, Zhenning, Dong, Yan, Wang, Fuqiang, Cheng, Ziming, Yang, Chun

“…Additionally, we proposed a dimensionless comprehensive evaluation method (DCEM) to assess the performance of capsules with different structures in terms of flowability, melting ability, and economic viability. It was observed that targeted enlargement and deepening of the dimples substantially improved the holistic performance of the capsule. …”
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Optimizing electric vehicle charging station locations: a study on a small outlying island in Hong Kong by Lau, Yui-Yip, Wu, Andrew Yang, Wong, Lok Man, Wu, Juai, Dong, Zhaoyang, Yip, Christine, Lee, Stephanie W., Chan, Jason K. Y.

“…As such, the research study aims to develop a mathematical model using a topological method to map out feasible locations for new EV charging facilities on Ap Lei Chau Island, to construct a small Python program to optimize the mapping process of these feasible locations, and to estimate energy consumption and associated economic analysis to foster the spatial planning of EV charging facility networks. …”
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A comparison between the predictors of vaccine uptake intentions for influenza and dengue by Panchapakesan, Chitra, Sheldenkar, Anita, Cayabyab, Ysa Marie, Ng, Janelle Shaina, Lu, Jiahui, Lwin, May Oo

“…Infectious diseases have a huge health and economic burden globally. Vaccination has been found to be a crucial health intervention for diseases. …”
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Automatic ironing machine by Tan, Denis Yu Hon.

“…The objective of this project is to design an efficient and economical domestic automatic ironing machine. This report provides an overview of the properties of different fabrics and studies the principles behind wrinkle removal and formation. …”
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Manufacturing cost for injection moulded component by Lim, Chuan Pin.

“…The development of plastic injection moulding flourished after World War one, when people needed parts to be produced in a high volume, through an economical and highly repeatable methodology. Throughout time, countless methods have been brainstormed and many technical minds sought to meet the demand to reduce moulding cost. …”
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Bunker procurement strategies in liner shipping companies : practical guide to bunker procurement and risk mitigation tools against fluctuating bunker prices by Lee, Kenneth Shih Tong.

“…As in recent years, especially in the period from 2004 to 2008, crude oil prices were breaking new record levels at a regular interval until the global economic crisis in the 2009 halted the bull run of oil prices. …”
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Behaviour and applications of deployable structure by Tom, Michael.

“…Assessments of advantages & disadvantages of the Retractable Dome[2] as well as few other examples of Deployable Structure are also included to provide further perspective of Deployable Structure in efficiency, convenience and economical point of view.…”
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Stock return predictability and the winner-loser reversals : analysis of the arguments and the Singapore evidence. by Chen, Zhong.

“…There is no evidence that loser portfolios are fundamentally riskier than winner portfolios either in terms of timevarying risks or performance in adverse economic states. Investors do not make systematic expectational errors for both winner and loser portfolios if E/P or C/P are used to proxy investor's expectation about the stock's future growth rates. …”
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Two essays on corporate finance : essay 1 (CEO turnover and earnings quality), essay 2 (cross-country IPOs : what explains differences in underpricing?) by Dai, Lili

“…After we decompose earnings quality into innate earnings quality and discretionary earnings quality, we find that CEO turnover is significantly associated with the latter but not the former. The findings are economically significant. Specifically, an increase in the inverse measure of earnings quality from the 10th percentile to the 90th percentile increases the predicted probability of CEO turnover by 26 percent. …”
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No matter of luck : a deconstruction of the Singapore state’s ‘problem gambling’ discourse and analysis of its effects on those targeted. by Gao, Zeke Sijing.

“…I argue that “problem gambling” fore mostly provides for the state a legitimate middle-ground to account for the simultaneity of its paradoxical positions on gambling – that of pushing for local casino operations in the name of economic development, while advocating that casino gambling is “bad” for Singaporeans. …”
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Long term tensile properties of composite laminates by Muhammad Fikri Mohd Alwi.

“…Not only beneficial economically, it can help in significantly raising the safety level of structural components, such as the fuselage of passenger aircrafts, hence, literally saving lives. …”
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LabVIEW-based frequency and voltage control of synchronous generators by Fu, Meng.

“…Continuing from Optimal Power Flow (OPF) and Economic Dispatch (ED) developed by the Microgrid Energy Management System (MEMS) project team, this project aims to improve the load frequency and voltage control of synchronous generator that can fully implement Automatic Generation Control in MEMS. …”
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An empirical analysis of three local banks' performance over a ten-year period. by Leo, Hee Xun., Lim, Wei Xiang., Sim, Andrew Yun Wen.

“…Viewed as one of the most dramatic crisis to date, the 2008 crisis created an economic pandemic that affected the global economy, particularly financial institutions such as banks. …”
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Growth triangles in ASEAN by Aw, Ling Ling, Norsiah Semuni, Rohana AbduI Latip

“…Based on the evaluation of the experiences of SIJORI and Southern China Growth Triangle, which are hailed as models for economic co-operation, we derived the theoretical determinants for success. …”
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2013 Container market outlook : Part 3 strategic competition and 2013 container market outlook by Jin, Jia

“…A detailed assessment of political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental forces indicates that the external environment remains less encouraging for the market. …”
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Relationship between the benthic communities in southern islands of Singapore. by Lim, Elton Wenxiong.

“…Coral reefs are remarkably diverse marine ecosystems that are of great economic importance to hundreds of millions of people in tropical coastal areas. …”
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Extending life of solid state lighting luminaries through interconnection design by Tan, Wei Zhen.

“…The advantages of LEDs include longer lifespan, lower energy consumption, higher efficiency and being more economically friendly. This report proposes a defined method to extend the lifespan of the luminaries through different ways of interconnecting these LEDs conceptually and seeks to understand the concepts behind such circuit design and attempt to provide for a tangible product that can also be commercially marketed to the public domain. …”
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