THE PATTERN OF TOPIC CHANGE IN INDONESIAN AND SINGAPOREAN CONVERSATION by Ulfa Putri Andalasia, Azwandi Azwandi, Irma Diani

“…The participants are Singaporean and Indonesian, the data are conversation both director and secretary. …”
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Perinatal mental telehealth: a Singaporean experience born in COVID-19 by Lin Feng Hong, Tze-Ern Chua, Liow Ping Delphine Koh, Flora Su Hui Yong, Helen Yu Chen

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Perceptions of Singaporeans towards informed consent: a cross-sectional survey by Mehek Gupta, Sudharsan Madhavan, Felicia Siok Ying Teo, Jee Keem Low, Vishal G. Shelat

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Current Trends in Neuromuscular Blockade, Management, and Monitoring amongst Singaporean Anaesthetists by Wendy H. Teoh, Thomas Ledowski, Phillip S. Tseng

“…This survey aimed to investigate the attitudes/practice pertaining the use, management, and monitoring of neuromuscular blockade amongst Singaporean anaesthetists. Methods. All specialist accredited anaesthetists registered with the Singapore Medical Council were invited to complete an anonymous online survey. …”
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Minimal Clinically Important Difference for 6-Minute Walk Distance in Singaporean Adults with Chronic Respiratory Diseases by Meredith T LYEUNG, Alan W P WONG, Katherine S L HUANG, Alice Y M JONES

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Eye screenings among Singaporeans aged 40–60 years: formative research based on the theory of planned behaviour by Lydia Cheng, Hye Kyung Kim

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Improving the predictive capability of Framingham Risk Score for the risk of myocardial infarction based on coronary artery calcium score in healthy Singaporeans by Ching Yee Ivory Yeo, John Carson Jr Allen, Weiting Huang, Wei Ying Tan, Siew Ching Kong, Khung Keong Yeo

“…Methods: In healthy Singaporeans enrolled in SingHEART study (absence of any clinical outcomes), we investigated improvements in SG FRS to predict myocardial infarction risk based on high/low classification of the Agatston score (surrogate outcome). …”
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Exploring the General Acceptability and User Experience of a Digital Therapeutic for Cognitive Training in a Singaporean Older Adult Population: Qualitative Study by Siong Peng Kwek, Qiao Ying Leong, V Vien Lee, Ni Yin Lau, Smrithi Vijayakumar, Wei Ying Ng, Bina Rai, Marlena Natalia Raczkowska, Christopher L Asplund, Alexandria Remus, Dean Ho

“…ConclusionsGiven the positive engagement and feedback obtained from Singaporean older adults on CURATE.DTx, this study can serve as a basis for future platform iterations and strategies that should be considered during implementation. …”
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Families, Friends, and the Neighborhood of Older Adults: Evidence from Public Housing in Singapore by Treena Wu, Angelique Chan

“…This empirical paper examines how the Housing Development Board (HDB) public housing neighborhood influences older urban Singaporeans' social interactions and ameliorates social isolation. …”
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CONSUMERISM OF LEISURE CLASS IN SINGAPORE IN KEVIN KWAN’S CRAZY RICH ASIANS: A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH by Agni Nurwidia Setiadi, Resneri Daulay

“…The research applies the data of Singaporeans leisure class in the book Understanding Singaporeans: Values, Lifestyle, Aspirations and Consumption Behaviours by Keng et al. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among multiethnic elderly Asian residents in Singapore: a mixed-methods study by Amudha Aravindhan, Alfred Tau Liang Gan, Ester Pei Xuan Lee, Preeti Gupta, Ryan Man, Kam Chun Ho, Sharon Cohan Sung, Ching-Yu Cheng, Moi Lin Ling, Hiang Khoon Tan, Tien Yin Wong, Eva Katie Fenwick, Ecosse Luc Lamoureux

“…Introduction: We investigated the knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its related preventive measures in Singaporeans aged ≥60 years. Methods: This was a population-based, cross-sectional, mixed-methods study (13 May 2020–9 June 2020) of participants aged ≥ 60 years. …”
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Exploring the perspectives of child health strategy stakeholders on resilience and well-being in children and youths in Singapore: A qualitative study by Yee Keow Chiong, Kee Seng Chia

“…The factors associated with resilience are homogeneous across studies, which are individual attributes such as self-regulation and problem-solving skills, relational attributes such as secure attachment relationships, and connections to school and community.4 This is relevant to the Singaporean context, as the Singapore Mental Health Study conducted from 2016 to 2018 revealed that 1 in 5 youths, aged between 18 and 34 years old have a mental disorder.5 Mental disorders were also reported to be the largest contributor to disease burden for Singaporeans aged 10 to 34 years old, peaking for 15 to 19 year-olds, for whom it represented 25.8% of total disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).5 In 2020, suicide is the leading cause of death for those aged 10 to 29 years old. …”
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Incidence of chronic wounds in Singapore, a multiethnic Asian country, between 2000 and 2017: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide claims database by Nicholas Graves, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Orlanda Q Goh, Ganga Ganesan, Yi Zhen Ng, Keith Harding

“…We aimed to estimate the incidence trend of a multiethnic Asian population.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Singapore’s nationwide claims database.Participants Singaporeans and permanent residents.Outcomes Patients were identified by International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-9-AM) and ICD-10-AM codes from all admissions between 2000 and 2017, and categorised according to aetiology: venous, arterial, diabetic and pressure. …”
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Antenatal corticosteroids in Singapore: a clinical and scientific assessment by Arundhati Gosavi, Zubair Amin, Sean William David Carter, Mahesh Arjandas Choolani, Erin Lesley Fee, Mark Amir Milad, Alan Hall Jobe, Matthew Warren Kemp

“…Antenatal administration of dexamethasone phosphate is a key component of the obstetric management of Singaporean women who are at risk of imminent preterm labour. …”
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The Nation’s ‘Other’ Housing Project by Zihao Wong

“…State intervention also maximised these housing developments as part of wider national aspirations to the status of a global city, and for its citizens, a ‘green and gracious’ Singaporean society. Taking the Pearlbank Apartments and the Pandan Valley Condominium as two key developments of Singapore’s emerging private high-rise housing landscape in the 1970s, this article examines the production of the nation’s aspirational housing in the confluence of Singaporean state-led vision and a people’s housing aspirations.…”
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National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale: comparison of original and modified versions for Singapore culture by Shu Han Lim, Tai Yan Guek, Fung Peng Woon, Deirdre Danyi Tay, Shu Swen Ho, Szu Chyi Ng, Deidre Anne De Silva

“…We compared the error rates of dysphasia objects, dysphasia phrases and dysarthria words between the original and alternative items in a cohort of Singaporean subjects without dysphasia or dysarthria. …”
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Changes in Air Quality during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Singapore and Associations with Human Mobility Trends by Jiayu Li, Federico Tartarini

“…Abstract On the 7th of April, the Singaporean government enforced strict lockdown measures with the aim of reducing the transmission chain of the coronavirus disease 2019. …”
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Tobacco use patterns and attitudes in Singapore young male adults serving military national service: a qualitative study by Mee-Lian Wong, Jeong Kyu Lee, Clive Tan, Lavinia Lin, Mervyn Lim, Seeu Kun Ong

“…Objectives To explore tobacco use patterns and factors influencing tobacco use in young Singaporean men serving military national service.Methods A qualitative study using in-depth telephone interviews and maximum variation sampling was conducted with 29 Singaporean men who have completed their national service in 2017–2018. …”
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Controlling chaos through growth rate adjustment by Weihong Huang

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Joint Gain/Phase and Mutual Coupling Array Calibration Technique with Single Calibrating Source by Wei Chen, Joni Polili Lie, Boon Poh Ng, Tao Wang, Meng Hwa Er

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