41 research outputs found
Chinese literary works translated into Baba Malay: a bibliographical study
No full textAnalyses 68 unique titles of Baba translated works published between 1889 and 1950. The titles are held in the libraries of the University of Malaya (UM), Science University Malaysia (USM), National University of Malaysia (UKM), the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), National University of Singapore (NUS), National Library of Singapore (NLS) and the British Library (BL). The results reveal three periods of active publication of Baba translated works. A total of 18 works were translated before World War I, followed by 10 just after the war, 39 titles were published before the break of the World War II and 1 was identified in 1950. There were 103 persons involved in the 68 translated works, some of whom are responsible for more than one title. The most prominent translators were Chan Kim Boon, Wan Boon Seng, Seow Chin San and Lee Seng Poh. Some of the translators were also be editors, illustrators or editors. There were 31 publishers and 21 printing presses involved, all were located in Singapore. The most active publishers were Wan Boon Seng, Kim Seck Chy Press and Nanyang Romanised Malay Book Co. The translated works mainly cover historical classical Chinese stories, chivalrous stories, romances, folklore and legends. The titles were priced between 10 cents to 2 dollars in Straits currency. The University of Malaya Library held the largest number of unique title (62) out of which 15 were unique titles
Optimisation of the ultrafast high sintering process for NanoCu particles bonding
No full textTo support the harsh environment of power electronics, such as high operating temperature, and high current density, the advancement in package and assembly technology of the modules is critical. The objective of this study is to develop an optimised ultrafast high temperature sintering (UHS) process for the preparation of sintered nano-copper particles (NanoCu) to act as a replacement for nano-silver ones (NanoAg) as an interconnect material. NanoCu is a potential candidate as it has similar thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties but with advantages of lower costs and better electromigration resistance as compared to NanoAg. The UHS process is a newly developed sintering technique with high potential in the field of sintering.
In this study, the NanoCu paste was first analysed using thermo-analytical techniques to determine its thermal properties. The preparation of sintered NanoCu joints was done using UHS with varying sintering dwell times from 30 to 50 seconds with 10 second intervals. After which, the joints underwent mechanical and microstructural evolution evaluation using die shear test and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) respectively. The results were compared amongst the different dwell times as well as with standard reflow sintered NanoCu joints.
The average die shear strength of the NanoCu joints obtained for 30s, 40s, and 50s dwell time are 49.13 MPa, 38.24 MPa, and 54.04 MPa respectively. For the microstructural evolution, three observations were made. First, the different sintering times had similar mode of failure. Second, the sintered NanoCu layer demonstrated good bonding between the die/substrate interface with lower evaporation channels formed at higher sintering dwell times. Third, non-uniform diffusion of sputtered Ag to sintered Cu layer was observed, changing the bonding interface to Cu-Ni in some regions. Upon comparison with reflow sintered joints, UHS was determined to be superior with higher shear strengths obtained due to larger sintering necks and long-range interconnection between particles.
These results suggest the high potential of utilising UHS process as a novel die-attach sintering technique for NanoCu paste as an interconnect material in power electronics.Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Engineering
A Christian social ethic for Singapore with reference to the works of Ronald H. Preston
No full textThis thesis proposes a contextual Christian social ethic for a plural Singapore where Christianity, as a late arrival in East and Southeast Asia, is still regarded by most Asians as a foreign religion, mainly because of its association with past colonial exploits and present Euro-North American value-systems. Our thesis begins with an historical overview of Singapore from its founding as a British colony to its present position as an independent prosperous republic. Drawing on two failed attempts at Christian social engagement in post- colonial Singapore as examples, we argue against uncritical adoption of any social ethical model which is not culture-sensitive to the peculiar contextual concerns of that city-state. We show that an appropriate and credible Christian social ethic for Singapore can be found, not so much in Liberation Theologies or Ecclesiological Ethics, though they have rightly attracted a lot of attention in recent years, but rather in the social theology of Ronald. Preston and the tradition he represents. Preston's social theology, informed very much by a doctrine of creation, recognises God's grace at work in the life of all people and social structures. It encourages and facilitates constructive Christian social engagement in the political arena and the economic sphere where Christians, as members of overlapping communities, live and work with people of other faiths and those with no religious affiliation. When critically adapted and appropriately supplemented by other theological and philosophical materials in areas where we find deficiencies, Preston's social theology provides the congenial theological resources which can be used to frame a contextual Christian social ethic to meet the multi-faceted challenges of a plural, post-colonial Singapore
Empirical test of type II errors on bankruptcy prediction models in the Singapore context
No full textVarious bankruptcy prediction models have been
developed in countries like the U.S, U.K and Australia.
Evidence shows that these models are fairly country and
time specific, as they are derived from actual company
data. Hence, the assessment of the effectiveness of such
models in the Singapore context will provide evidence of
the validity or otherwise of their use locally.
Further, a comparison of the effectiveness of the foreign
models with that of some local models will also prove
meaningful.BUSINES
Empirical test of type II errors on bankruptcy prediction models in the Singapore context
No full textVarious bankruptcy prediction models have been
developed in countries like the U.S, U.K and Australia.
Evidence shows that these models are fairly country and
time specific, as they are derived from actual company
data. Hence, the assessment of the effectiveness of such
models in the Singapore context will provide evidence of
the validity or otherwise of their use locally.
Further, a comparison of the effectiveness of the foreign
models with that of some local models will also prove
meaningful.BUSINES
The 1961 Kampong Bukit Ho Swee fire and the making of modern Singapore
No full textBy 1970, Singapore’s urban landscape was dominated by high-rise blocks of planned public housing built by the People’s Action Party government, signifying the establishment of a high modernist nation-state. A decade earlier, the margins of the City had been dominated by kampongs, home to semi-autonomous communities of low-income Chinese families which freely built, and rebuilt, unauthorised wooden houses. This change was not merely one of housing but belied a more fundamental realignment of state-society relations in the 1960s. Relocated in Housing and Development Board flats, urban kampong families were progressively integrated into the social fabric of the emergent nation-state. This study examines the pivotal role of an event, the great Kampong Bukit Ho Swee fire of 1961, in bringing about this transformation. The redevelopment of the fire site in the aftermath of the calamity brought to completion the British colonial regime’s ‘emergency’ programmes of resettling urban kampong dwellers in planned accommodation, in particular, of building emergency public housing on the sites of major fires in the 1950s. The PAP’s far greater political resolve, and the timing of and state of emergency occasioned by the scale of the 1961 disaster, enabled the government to rehouse the Bukit Ho Swee fire victims in emergency housing in record time. This in turn provided the HDB with a strategic platform for clearing other kampongs and for transforming their residents into model citizens of the nation-state. The 1961 fire’s symbolic usefulness extended into the 1980s and beyond, in sanctioning the PAP’s new housing redevelopment schemes. The official account of the inferno has also become politically useful for the government of today for disciplining a new generation of Singaporeans against taking the nation’s progress for granted. Against these exalted claims of the fire’s role in the Singapore Story, this study also examines the degree of actual change and continuity in the social and economic lives of the people of Bukit Ho Swee after the inferno. In some crucial ways, the residents continued to occupy a marginal place in society while pondering, too, over the unresolved question of the cause of the fire. These continuities of everyday life reflect the ambivalence with which the citizenry regarded the high modernist state in contemporary Singapore
Comparison of IPOs in SES main board and SESDAQ
No full textIn recent months, there has been an increasing interest in the capital markets. We have
seen new share issues being heavily oversubscribed and the secondary market is also doing
very well for both the SES Main Board and SESDAQ.
At present, the SESDAQ is almost seven years old and can be considered rather matured.
A study was done by Francis Koh, Loke Miew Cheng, Phoon Kok Fai and Joseph Lim on
the Second Board in 1989 when it was in an early stage of development. The study was
limited by the amount of data available for evaluation since SESDAQ was less than two
years old then. We would hope to provide an extension to the earlier analysis.
Furthermore, the perception regarding SESDAQ stocks as compared to those of the Main
Board is still inferior. By assessing the risk and return characteristics of the two boards,
we would like to provide an understanding on this issue through empirical evidence.
From our results, SESDAQ IPOs have generally underperformed Main Board new issues
in terms of share premium. Nevertheless, IPOs in both SESDAQ and Main board is found
to be underpriced.BUSINES
The voluntary disclosure of environmental information : a study of listed companies in Singapore
No full text106 p.This project examines the perceptions of listed companies in Singapore concerning the disclosure of environmental information. It is argued that companies will be more willing to disclose positive environmental information than negative information. However, the perception of whether an item of information is positive or negative will depend on whether the company has established an environmental policy. Further, it is hypothesised that Singapore companies with principal market outside Singapore are more willing to disclose environmental information than companies with principal market in Singapore. Companies' perceived importance of an audit opinion on environmental disclosure is also tested.ACCOUNTANC
Transborder Industrialization and Singapore's 'Clones' in Indonesia, China and Vietnam: A Strategy Reconsidered
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