Analiza porównawcza czynników małżeńskich i rodzinnych w związkach mono- i międzykulturowych w Singapurze

The number of intercultural marriages in Singapore has recently been on the rise and research has found that these mixed marriages and relationships tend to have lower levels of marital satisfaction in comparison to monocultural marriages. To determine whether the level of marital satisfaction will be higher for monocultural couples as compared to intercultural couples, a 40-item questionnaire and an 8-item interview was developed based on 8 different factors of couple dynamics and family factors. 10 monocultural couples and 11 intercultural couples were recruited to complete the questionnaire and five monocultural couples, and five intercultural couples from this participant pool participated in an additional interview. It was hypothesized that the marital satisfaction scores, based on both couple dynamics and family factors, will be higher in monocultural couples as compared to intercultural couples. Contrary to that, results showed that intercultural couples demonstrated higher marital satisfaction scores as compared to monocultural couples. Arguably, it may be possible that Singapore and the other parts of the world might differ by having a strong foundation of interethnic ties, which may have made intercultural marriages more widely accepted.3124926614Studia Edukacyjn

Analiza czynników wpływających na funkcjonowanie związków międzykulturowych w Singapurze

The intercultural marriages in Singapore have been on the rise in recent years and there is a growing need to present an analysis of potentially vital factors, which may play a significant role in couple dynamics from the cross-cultural perspective. The body of research found that mixed marriages and relationships tend to encounter more obstacles affecting the level of marital satisfaction than monocultural marriages. Therefore a deeper understanding of the factors affecting intercultural couples in Singapore seems to be a crucial introduction to the local context due to the paucity of prior research.3026326815Studia Edukacyjn

May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension

Aims Raised blood pressure (BP) is the biggest contributor to mortality and disease burden worldwide and fewer than half of those with hypertension are aware of it. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global campaign set up in 2017, to raise awareness of high BP and as a pragmatic solution to a lack of formal screening worldwide. The 2018 campaign was expanded, aiming to include more participants and countries. Methods and results Eighty-nine countries participated in MMM 2018. Volunteers (≥18 years) were recruited through opportunistic sampling at a variety of screening sites. Each participant had three BP measurements and completed a questionnaire on demographic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Hypertension was defined as a systolic BP ≥140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg, or taking antihypertensive medication. In total, 74.9% of screenees provided three BP readings. Multiple imputation using chained equations was used to impute missing readings. 1 504 963 individuals (mean age 45.3 years; 52.4% female) were screened. After multiple imputation, 502 079 (33.4%) individuals had hypertension, of whom 59.5% were aware of their diagnosis and 55.3% were taking antihypertensive medication. Of those on medication, 60.0% were controlled and of all hypertensives, 33.2% were controlled. We detected 224 285 individuals with untreated hypertension and 111 214 individuals with inadequately treated (systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg) hypertension. Conclusion May Measurement Month expanded significantly compared with 2017, including more participants in more countries. The campaign identified over 335 000 adults with untreated or inadequately treated hypertension. In the absence of systematic screening programmes, MMM was effective at raising awareness at least among these individuals at risk

224 One-Year Outcomes in Patients with Colorectal Malignancy and Low Functional Capacity on CPET

Aim Many patients with colorectal carcinoma (CRC) undergo Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Test (CPET) to risk-stratify their suitability for surgery. This study aims to evaluate the 1-year outcomes of patients with colorectal malignancy and low functional capacity on CPET. The secondary aim is to evaluate the correlation between P-/CR-POSSUM scores and one-year outcomes. Method All patients with stage I-IIICRC who underwent CPET between January 2013-August 2020 with Anaerobic Threshold (AT)<10ml/min/kg follow-up for one year were included. Major complications were classified using Clavien-Dindo classification of Grade III or higher. Results We included 77patients(64%males) with median age of 77(range 53–90). Thirty-one patients received best supportive care;46 underwent elective resection with median AT of 7.9(5.3–9.5)ml/min/kg and 8.7(6.4–9.9)ml/min/kg respectively(p=0.001).Of those treated surgically,9(20%)had major complications. There was no 30-day mortality. Median postoperative length of stay (LOS) was 8(3–42) days. Median overall survival(OS) among patients with surgery versus best supportive management was longer–42(8–106)months vs.25(2–59)months(p<0.0001).1-year survival rate was higher-57%vs.19%(p=0.002)in patients who had surgery compared to those with non-surgical management. Presence of major complications correlates with AT(p=0.003), LOS(p=0.007), OS(p<0.0001) and death(p=0.002). P-/CR-POSSUM scores(n=11) showed no significant correlation with major complications or LOS. One-year survival demonstrated no correlation between P-/CR-POSSUM with OS. Conclusions Surgical treatment of CRC showed survival benefit and should be considered for patients with low functional capacity. Due to our small sample size, P-/CR-POSSUM were not correlated with major complications, LOS and OS

Do the drivers of reits performance differ among sectors? An insight into the different markets.

This paper provides an analysis of the performance of Singapore REITs in different sectors. Panel data regression is employed, with dataset consisting of 17 Singapore’s listed REITs, macroeconomic factors, firm-specific factors, and sector-specific factors between the period of 2007 to 2017. REITs are classified according to its underlying property into 4 main sectors namely: retail, office, industrial and health & hospitality sectors. A pooled panel regression consisting of the 3 conventional sectors, retail, office and industrial was constructed with dividend yield to be the dependent variable. Results of Chow Test prompted us to examine each sector separately to identify the true underlying drivers of performance for each of the sector. Hence, 4 fixed effect panel regressions were ran to account for the individual sectors, including the previously excluded H&H sector. Our results suggest that there is an opposite impact of D/E ratio on dividend yields for retail and office sector due to their underlying risk nature. Next, across all 4 models, we found that larger REITs tend to perform worse than smaller REITs and we attribute it to looser cost control. Unlike previous studies, macroeconomic factors like CPI and SIBOR affects the office and healthcare & hospitality sectors. Lastly, for sector-specific factors, vacancy rates, it impacts the REITs performance in office and healthcare and hospitality sector. Whereas the price of transacted property only affects the retail sector, and insignificant for the other sectors. Our study has highlighted that each REIT sector is indeed unique in that their performance is driven by different factors and thus provides a new perspective of the REITs market, especially in the Singapore context.Bachelor of Art

Forces shaping entrepreneurship in Singapore.

Our paper seeks to examine if in a relatively developed economy like Singapore, environmental contingency factors are less influential than entrepreneur-related factors in determining enterprise creation. Three propositions were developed, based on an entrepreneurship model proposed by Nair, Sivaraman and Kanungo [1998]. Content analysis was performed to test our propositions

Exploratory study on the level of transparency of Singapore charities.

The objective of our study is to analyse the current level of transparency of Singapore charities and highlight the weaknesses of the current regulatory framework of charities