Heuristic cues as perceptual filters : factors influencing public support for nuclear research reactor in Singapore by Ho, Shirley S., Xiong, Rui, Chuah, Agnes Soo Fei

“…However, for Singapore – a country at the nascent stage of nuclear energy development – the building of a nuclear research reactor could be a precursor to a full-fledged nuclear energy plan. …”
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Social media-based civic engagement solutions for dengue prevention in Sri Lanka : results of receptivity assessment by Lwin, May O., Vijaykumar, Santosh, Foo, Schubert, Fernando, Owen Noel Newton, Lim, Gentatsu, Panchapakesan, Chitra, Wimalaratne, Prasad

“…The aim was to conduct a potential receptivity assessment of this system among smartphone users in the city of Colombo, the epicenter of the dengue epidemic in the island country of Sri Lanka. Grounded in Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) and using a convenience sampling approach, the cross-sectional survey assessed perceived severity (PSe), perceived susceptibility (PSu), perceived response efficacy (PRE), perceived self-efficacy (PSE) and intention-to-use (IU) among 513 individuals. …”
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Understanding the justifications for food policies through political theory: a method for public policy analysis by Thomas, O

“…These include: the vending machine ban in schools in France; the front-of-pack labelling law in Chile; the various taxes and tariffs on sugar in a number of Pacific Island countries; the sugar-related information campaigns in New York City; and finally, the new restrictions on the placement of high-in fat, salt and sugar foods in supermarkets in the UK. …”

Field monitoring of urban thermal comfort parameters in various street canyons by Luk, Zhen Hao

“…With the expansion of concrete surfaces in developing countries, the urban areas around the countries show a significant increase in temperature compared to that of rural areas. …”
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Optimization and scheduling for a large-scale urban transportation system involving human factors by Zhang, Yi

“…Especially for Singapore, a densely-populated small city-country with a 648 km^2 main island and a total population of 5.6 million. …”
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System of floating solar farm with vertical curtain and different anchoring configuration by Chern, Adam

“…Thus, the island nation is starting to explore the coastal waters surrounding her to develop coastal solar farms. …”
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When the Earth Breathes: An Anthology of Volcanic Urbanism by Carucci Alvarez, Maria Gabriela

“…This thesis looks at the Tajogaite volcano, the most recent eruption in La Palma, one of the youngest of eight islands in the oceanic volcanic arc formation of the Canary Islands. …”
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Development of food commodity price forecasting model as an early warning system with a multivariate time series clustering by Sumertajaya, I Made, Rohaeti, Embay, Fitrianto, Anwar, P., Windhiarso Ponco Adi

“…There are homogeneous islands such as Maluku where the sample district/city are in the same cluster, but there are also heterogeneous islands such as Kalimantan and Papua with their four clusters. …”
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Study on pedestrian and cyclist interactions at signalised pedestrian crossings by Liu, Jianye.

“…It is inevitable for a person living on the island state to make use of various modes of transport while going about with everyday tasks. …”
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Genomic insights into Vibrio cholerae O1 responsible for cholera epidemics in Tanzania between 1993 and 2017 by Hounmanou, Yaovi Mahuton Gildas, Leekitcharoenphon, Pimlapas, Kudirkiene, Egle, Mdegela, Robinson H., Hendriksen, Rene S., Olsen, John Elmerdahl, Dalsgaard, Anders

“…Background: Tanzania is one of seven countries with the highest disease burden caused by cholera in Africa. …”
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Model predictive control for converters in hybrid AC/DC microgrid part II by Loh, Zheng Yang

“…Besides maximizing the use of the clean energy resources, microgrids also can operate in islanding mode should grid failures and fault occur. …”
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Assessing Green Resorts Attributes Performance on Tourists ‘S Emotional Intelligence and Future Behavioural Response (S/O 14576) by Nor Azam, Nor Rabiatul Adawiyah, Zainol, Noor Azimin, Rashid, Basri, Mokhtar, Muhammad Fauzi

“…The travellers travel to other countries in order to experience the exotic and unpolluted environment, such as the flora and fauna, islands, wildlife, natural scenery, and national forests. …”
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