Using Markets to Govern Better in Singapore

The Singapore government creatively uses all the means available to be highly competitive internationally, to insure economic growth, and to maintain a high quality of life for its citizens. It successfully incorporated market systems in the process of governing before it became a popular means of solving public problems. This paper examines the Singapore experience in employing markets to promote its goals. It examines nine cases in which the government has used market mechanisms to improve governance. These cases provide an opportunity for others to consider and to learn from Singapore’s experience.

Disclosure level and cost of equity capital of IPO firms in Singapore.

This paper examines the tendency of initial issuers to exhibit lower levels of disclosure in their prospectuses ensuing relaxed disclosure requirements by the exchange

Modified problem based learning for the accounting curriculum

This paper proposes the use of modified problem based learning (mPBL) in an accounting curriculum. A modified PBL approach in the Management Accounting module is modelled as an illustration

Comparison of Graphical Passwords Using ISO 9126

This article is to learn the characteristics of graphical passwords by comparing different categories of graphical passwords with the ISO 9126 model. The ISO 9126 model is divided into six parts, which are usability, reliability, functionality, maintainability, efficiency, and portability. Each part listed is sub-categorised by the standard and is used to evaluate the quality of a product. Multiple graphical passwords are chosen from different classification of graphical passwords for thirty users to test and fill in the survey. Then a survey was conducted to compare each of these five categories of graphical passwords based on the ISO 9126 model. Thirty users of different ages and gender were invited to the booth to test the graphical password systems and fill in survey. The survey results as described in the article show us which category of graphical passwords contains more of the ISO 9126 characteristics

Review on synthesis of 3D graphene-based configurations and their adsorption performance for hazardous water pollutants

Water pollution is a global health and environmental issue affecting all life forms. The treatment of water polluted by dyes, heavy metals and pharmaceuticals is a major challenge to operators of wastewater treatment facilities. Adsorption technology functions effectively in removing these pollutants using specific adsorbents. Graphene oxide (GO) and its three dimensional (3D) configurations are new carbon-based adsorbents. With superiorly large surface area, high porosity and large variety of functional groups, these materials have been tested for their potential application in wastewater treatment. This review focuses on the synthesis methods of 3D graphene-based structures and their adsorption performance of dyes, heavy metals and pharmaceuticals. Various synthesis methods have been successfully developed demonstrating the feasibility of configuring graphene into porous 3D networks. These methods can be categorised into direct synthesis and solution-based methods. The 3D graphene structures portrayed relatively high adsorption capacities for the three pollutant groups. Their adsorptive properties were influenced by characteristics of pollutant, adsorbent surface and process parameters. The major adsorption mechanisms of the 3D graphene-based structures were identified to be hydrogen bonding, electrostatic, π-π and hydrophobic interactions. This review indicated that 3D graphene configurations are promising solutions for practical application of carbon nanomaterials in wastewater treatment

Maritime Interdiction Operations in Logistically Barren Environments

Includes supplementary materialThis report contains analysis that shows that existing technology exists to improve Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) by approximately 30%. Furthermore, analysis contained herein will aid MIO planning for future operations. Since MIOs are an inherently dangerous, but necessary activity with far reaching implications to theater political and economic dynamics, this improvement is of great interest. MIO is a Naval solution to the problems of smuggling weapons, explosives, people and narcotics. MIO, when employed correctly has the potential to save lives and limit economic/political damage.N