Wenfa Ng

National University of Singapore (NUS)

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1.

Protocol for the Transformation of Bacillus Subtilis through Inducing Natural Competence

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 16 Apr 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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Bacillus subtilis, natural competence, transformation, genetic engineering, plasmid DNA

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Illustrative Protocol For Determining The Centrifugation Parameters of Bacterial Cells

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 01 Aug 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 440 (143,176)

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Escherichia coli, centrifugation parameters, rotational speed, time duration, separation performance,

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Understanding Spatial and Temporal Scale in Biology

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 14 Apr 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 129 (476,332)

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biological complexity, temporal scale, spatial scale, biological organization, RNA sequencing, single cell, population level, subpopulations, sampling points

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Escherichia Coli Cells Stored at 4C Could Be Used as Inoculum to Activate a Microbial Culture

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 03 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 120 (503,842)

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Escherichia coli, anaerobic culture, aerobic culture, LB medium

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Production of Coenzyme Q10 in Recombinant Schizosaccharomyces Pombe through Metabolic Engineering Approaches

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Apr 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 118 (510,364)

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metabolic engineering, flux balance, pathway analysis, metabolic flux analysis, Pathway engineering,

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Full Transparency between Buyer and Seller and Perfect Transmission of Information Are Key to Realising a Perfect Competition Market Mechanism

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 03 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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perfect competition, property market, information transmission, agent, deal transparency

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MATLAB Software Suite That Process Raw RNA-Seq Transcriptome Dataset on a Personal Computer

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 27 Apr 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 106 (553,150)

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RNA-Seq Transcriptome, Differential Gene Expression, MATLAB Software Suite, Sequenced Read Alignment, Expression Count

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Development of a MATLAB Error-Prone PCR Simulator for Random Mutation of Target Gene

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 23 May 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 100 (576,885)
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Helicobacter pylori, 16S rRNA gene, random mutagenesis, error-prone PCR, sequence space

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Substantial Background of 16S rRNA of Escherichia coli in Tap Water through qPCR Analysis

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 23 May 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 94 (600,664)

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quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Escherichia coli, 16S rRNA gene, drinking water distribution pipes, corroded water pipe

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Possibility of teaching Bacillus subtilis ethylene glycol utilization

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 14 Apr 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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substrate utilization, unconventional substrate, metabolic engineering, ethylene glycol, alternative feedstock

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Phylogeny of Bacillus Subtilis Strains Cannot Be Resolved by 16S rRNA Due to Very Close Evolutionary Distance in the Gene

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 02 Jun 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 90 (617,143)

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Bacillus subtilis, phylogenetic tree, 16S rRNA gene, evolutionary distance, ribosome

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Phylogenetic Tree of Helicobacter Species

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 01 Dec 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 76 (682,148)

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Helicobacter pylori, Helicobacter nemestrinae, phylogenetic tree, 16S rRNA gene, evolutionary relationships,

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Database of Small Proteins of Fewer Than 50 Amino Acids in Different Microbial Species

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 06 Jun 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 75 (687,175)

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small protein database, microbial species, proteome, number of residues, molecular weight

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Gene Expression Database of Different Microbial Species

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 01 Aug 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 71 (708,463)

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Gene expression, RNA-seq, DNA microarray, cell differentiation, cellular physiology

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Inelastic Nature of Labour Market Needs a Progressive Wage Structure to Equilibrate Skills and Salary Compensation

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 22 Mar 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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labour market, skills qualification, salary compensation, externalities, inelastic market

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Good Expression of cpsADH in Recombinant Escherichia coli Cultivated in LB and M9 Ethanol Medium

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 11 Feb 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 53 (823,473)

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Escherichia coli, cpsADH, LB medium, M9 ethanol medium, growth medium effect

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Annotation of the Protocol for Preparing Chemically Competent Cells

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 03 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 52 (830,941)

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chemically competent cells, transformation protocol, annotation

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Asset Bubbles Are Typically Followed by Financial Crisis if the Underlying Economic Externality Is Ameliorated Suddenly

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 04 Jan 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 49 (854,445)

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asset bubble, financial crisis, hot money, lax regulation, economic externality

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Evaluating Potential of Ethanol-Based NADH Regeneration in Supporting Whole-Cell Biocatalysis

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 16 Apr 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 48 (862,584)

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NADH regeneration, ethanol utilization pathway, glucose dehydrogenase, biotransformation reaction, biocatalysis

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Development of Protocol for Dry Heat Inactivation of Escherichia Coli DH5α

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 17 Feb 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 46 (879,288)

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dry heat, Escherichia coli, pore water, surface water, water of hydration

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Predicting Regulatory Motifs of Enzymes Using Machine Learning

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Apr 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 45 (887,752)

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regulatory motifs, enzymes, computational structure prediction, protein-ligand affinity predictions,

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Development of a Proteome Database of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Microorganisms

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 08 Aug 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 42 (914,592)

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Proteome database, prokaryotes, eukaryotes, molecular cloning, protein identification, molecular weight distribution,

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Assessing the Species Identification Efficiency of Different 16S rRNA Gene Universal Primers for Stomach Amplicon Metagenomics

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 02 Jun 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 40 (933,310)

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amplicon metagenomics, universal primers, identification efficiency, 16S rRNA gene, polymerase chain reaction,

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MATLAB Software for Obtaining Promoter Sequence of Target Gene from An Annotated Genome of a Bacterial Species

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 31 May 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 40 (933,310)

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promoter sequence, MATLAB software, endogenous promoters, synthetic promoters, gene expression

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Examining How Different Carbon Entry Point Affects Recombinant Protein Production from Ethylene Glycol in Bacillus Subtilis

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 14 Apr 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 39 (942,875)

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carbon entry point, substrate utilization, recombinant protein, flux distribution, amino acid synthesis

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Conversion Efficiency Saturates at High Substrate Concentration in Acetophenone to 1-Phenylethanol Two-Phase Whole-Cell Biocatalysis

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 16 Jun 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 37 (962,626)

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Escherichia coli, whole cell biocatalysis, two-phase, cofactor regeneration, conversion efficiency

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Citizen Science Mini-Project: Know Your Microbe Through Its 16S rRNA Gene Sequence

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 04 Jun 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 35 (982,882)

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16S rRNA Gene, Microbial Identification, Phylogenetics, BLAST Search

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Citizen Science Mini-Project: Understanding Shapes of Microbes Through Electron Micrographs

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 05 May 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 34 (993,252)

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microbe shape, microorganisms, electron micrographs, classification

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Database of Endogenized Phage Genes of Different Microbial Species

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 22 Jul 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 33 (1,003,887)

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bacteriophage, lysogeny, endogenized phage gene, database, bacterial species

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26S rRNA Gene Is not Useful for Identifying Saccharomycodes Ludwigii by qPCR

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 14 Feb 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 32 (1,014,429)

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Saccharomycodes ludwigii, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, 26S rRNA gene, microbial identification

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Understanding the Effect of Different Carbon Entry Point in Ethylene Glycol Utilisation in Bacillus Subtilis

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 04 Jan 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 31 (1,025,367)

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substrate utilisation, ethylene glycol, Bacillus subtilis, carbon entry point, metabolic rewiring

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Preprints as Medium for Teaching Science Writing

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 12 Nov 2020
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 30 (1,036,422)

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science writing, preprints, post-publication peer review, updatable writing, critical thinking

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Examining the Kinetics of E. Coli Whole Cell Biotransformation of Acetophenone to 1-Phenylethanol

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 16 Jun 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 29 (1,047,771)

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Escherichia coli, biocatalysis, ethanol utilisation pathway, acetophenone, 1-Phenylethanol,

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Developing a Central Theme for a Tutorial Set Facilitates Learning of Concepts

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 11 Nov 2020
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 29 (1,047,771)

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tutorial, theme, concepts, question set, framework

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Ring Species Are Natural Experiments for Understanding the Relative Contribution of Genetic Replication Machinery and Outward Appearance on Speciation

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 17 Nov 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 28 (1,059,352)

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outward appearance, genetic compatibility, speciation, ring species, interbreeding,

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Using modern genomics tools for microbial identification in environmental sampling and disease detection

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 28 Jan 2025
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 22 (1,131,862)

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unbiased metagenomics, whole-genome sequencing, microbial identification, environmental sampling, disease detection, Subject areas: biochemistry, microbiology, biotechnology, molecular biology, systems biology

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Citizen Science Mini-Project: Deciphering a Microbial Growth Curve

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 12 Jun 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 22 (1,131,862)

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microbial growth curve, microorganisms

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Citizen Science Mini-Project: Learning the Structure of Scientific Names

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 05 May 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 22 (1,131,862)

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scientific name, model organism, genus, species, family name, first name

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Necessity to Subsidize Electricity Bill for Defining Telecommunication Network of Small Players in the Telecommunication Market

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 07 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 20 (1,156,817)

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telecommunication market, electricity bill, client base, network effect externalities, competition

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Extremely Low Expression of Ribosomal Proteins Support Observed Slow Physiological Growth Rate of Helicobacter Pylori

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 02 Jun 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 19 (1,169,087)

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ribosomal protein, expression level, Helicobacter pylori, RNA-seq, microbial growth rate

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Enhanced Biomass Formation of Escherichia Coli DH5Α In Formulated Medium with Yeast Extract As Secondary Carbon and Nitrogen Source

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 14 Dec 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 19 (1,169,087)

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Metabolic engineering, growth curve, Escherichia coli DH5α, metabolic flux analysis, optical density, viable cell count, growth medium, shake flask,

42.

Catalogue of Secretion Systems in Different Bacterial Species

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 23 Jun 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 18 (1,181,310)

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secretion systems, bacterial species, Type II secretion systems, signalling molecules, bacterial warfare

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Freely Accessible Online Information is the World’s Bastion Against Economic Protectionism

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 17 Jun 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Downloads 11 (1,262,465)

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economic protectionism, induce demand, trade war, online search, equilibrate demand

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market capitalisation, price signal, stock index, severe market disequilibrium, selfreported cash position, micro-economic, macro-economic, auction theory

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Micro-economic picture of how currency devaluation affects trading of consumer electronics and electrical appliances

Number of pages: 1
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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currency devaluation, economic phenomenon, natural experiment, X-Y scatter plot, consumer electronics, electrical and home appliances, micro-economic, macro-economic

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Using amount of trade imbalance as proxy to estimate mismatch in currency price

Number of pages: 1
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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currency mismatch, trade imbalance, international foreign exchange, market volatility, trading partners, micro-economic, marco-economic

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Open capital account needs to have a closure lever to reduce import and transmission of financial instability

Number of pages: 1
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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open capital account, cross border fund movement, credit crunch effect, online trading platform, cap on fund transfer

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innovation, consumer surveys, transmission of innovation cost, consumers, broader economy, micro-economic, macro-economic

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remodelling manufacturing, skills and poverty trap, cost structure, labour cost, labour dislocation, micro-economic, macro-economic, firm theory

50.

Bank Reserve Ratio Requirement as Dynamic Lever for Modulating an Overheated Economy

Posted: 21 Apr 2025
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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asset bubble, fractional banking, "cheap" money, bank reserve ratio requirement, banking system, micro-economic, macro-economic, banking

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Proposal of Liquidity Ratio as Parameter to Evaluate the Conversion Efficiency of Asset Value into Cash

Posted: 21 Apr 2025
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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asset value, cash, conversion efficiency, liquidity ratio, financial parameter, overheating market, operational deficiencies, micro-economic, macro-economic, auction theory

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Liquidity of Stock is a Relative Term Depending on Relative Value of Selling Price and Last Trade

Posted: 21 Apr 2025
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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liquidity of stock, selling price, stock exchanges, semi-liquid asset, positive feedback loop, micro-economic, macro-economic, auction theory

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foreign investment, domestic stock exchange, retail investors, demand shock, rulesbased market mechanism, Subject areas: auction theory, micro-economic, marco-economic

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national debt, foreign investment, devalue a currency, currency valuation, exports, micro-economic, macro-economic, auction theory

55.

Free Trade Agreements Provide Preferential Market Access and May Be Anticompetitive

Posted: 04 Apr 2025
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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free trade agreements, import tariffs, smartphone market, product diversity, import volume limits, marketing strategies, micro-economic, marco-economic

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Free Trade Agreements May Lead to Imported Inflation and Co-Movement of Interest Rates

Posted: 04 Apr 2025
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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free trade agreements, imported inflation, interest rates, co-movement, bilateral agreements, micro-economic, macro-economic

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Proposal of Quantitative Estimation Method for an Import Tariff

Posted: 02 Apr 2025
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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import tariffs, currency mis-alignment, trade surplus or deficit, estimation method, consumer survey, micro-economic, Marco-economic

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currency exchange rate, trading volume restrictions, open capital and current accounts, partial free float currency, currency crisis

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targeted subsidies, broad-based subsidies, price signal, resource allocation problem, supply and demand shocks,

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behavioural economics, economic theories, American European context, price signal, differential behaviour, micro-economic, macro-economic

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gross domestic product, growth rate, services sector, semi-hard constraints, geographical and population size, micro-economic, marco-economic

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corporate bond, stock issuance, company expansion, interest payment, short-term financing, micro-economic, macro-economics, debt issuance

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poverty trap, direct cash payments, general subsidies, social spending budget, means testing, microeconomic, macroeconomic

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government bonds, banking system, gross domestic product, economic growth, jobs creation, micro-economic, macro-economic

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government bond, infrastructure project, rich-poor gap, social cohesion, taxation burden, micro-economic, macro-economic

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Running an Excessively High Saver Interest Rate May Suck Liquidity Out of the Broader Economy

Posted: 18 Dec 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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saver interest rate, broader economy, fixed deposit, liquidity, housing loan interest rate, micro-economics, macro-economics

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synthetic microbial community, activated sludge, municipal wastewater, industrial wastewater, process upsets, stability of consortium

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downstream processing, secreted protein, signal peptide, small molecule metabolites, chromatography, biotechnology, biochemistry, microbiology, bioinformatics, cell biology

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homology modelling software, X-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy, model quality, experimental structures,

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sporulation, cannibalism, cellular differentiation, Bacillus subtilis, CRISPR-Cas9,

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conserved sequence, enzyme activity, natural selection, sequence divergence, machine learning

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Bacillus subtilis, persister state, cannibalism, sporulation, metabolic capacity

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slow gene expression kinetics, microbes, environmental bioremediation, gene expression, RNA-seq, transcriptional response, translational response,

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Understanding the structural basis of protein function through homology modelling

Posted: 21 Oct 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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protein structure, X-ray crystallography, homology modelling, protein function, structure-function correlate, biochemistry, structural biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, molecular biology

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MicroRNAs may be Gene Fragments Resulting from a Damage Response

Posted: 19 Oct 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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microRNAs, gene fragments, damage response, bacterial infection, restriction enzymes, biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, immunology, genomics

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Illustrating an Approach for Setting Housing Subsidies for Low-Income Families

Posted: 17 Oct 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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housing subsidies, subsidy amount, total housing loan, total monthly family income, public housing, micro-economics, macro-economics, auction theory

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Using the tools of metabolomics to profile the ensemble of metabolites in each human organ

Posted: 11 Oct 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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metabolomics, organs, tissues, metabolic network model, signalling cascade, systems biology, biochemistry, cell biology, computational biology, molecular biology

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Social Economics Attempts to Apply Economic Principles to the Understanding of Social Phenomena

Posted: 10 Oct 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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social phenomenon, economic principles, policy instrument, quantitative analysis, problem dissection, micro-economics, macro-economics, auction theory

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cofactor regeneration, Escherichia coli, enzyme targets, differential gene expression, non-growing cells, biotechnology, molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, synthetic biology

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evolutionary provenance, multiple sequence alignment, insertion, deletion, mutation, sequence motif, biochemistry, bioinformatics, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, microbiology

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gene expression architecture, Bacillus subtilis, Vibrio cholerae, RNA-seq, cellular physiology, biochemistry, genomics, cell physiology, cell biology, systems biology

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trial and error experimentation, machine learning, rational protein design, protein engineering, directed evolution, biochemistry, structural biology, computational biology, machine learning, molecular biology

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repressors, inducer, transcriptional regulator, promoter, binding affinity, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, biotechnology

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unconventional substrate, stress response, host cells, RNA-seq, gene expression analysis, biochemistry, microbiology, synthetic biology, biotechnology, systems biology

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quantitative PCR, digital PCR, calibration solution, absolute quantification, molecular probe

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cash position, listed companies, stock price, assets, health of company, micro-economic, macro-economic

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stock market crash, stock insurance, financial crisis, economic fundamentals, retail investors, micro-economics, marco-economics, auction theory

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Asset Value per Unit Share As Metric To Measure the Price of a Stock

Posted: 23 Sep 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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asset per unit share, stock price, price valuation, price discovery, matching demand and supply, micro-economic, macro-economic, auction theory

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binding affinity, mutated proteins, molecular docking, structure prediction, binding site, computational biology, biochemistry, structural biology, pharmacology, machine learning

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currency price, price gyrations, acute economic disequilibrium, trading amount, exports, micro-economic, marco-economic

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credit crunch, liabilities, counterparty risk, financial institutions, trading activities, micro-economic, macro-economic, financial crisis

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product differentiation, patent, speciality product, market value, consumer preference, micro-economic, price-discovery mechanism, macro-economic, auction theory

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Importance of Producing Daily Essential To Reduce Imported Inflationary Pressure

Posted: 05 Aug 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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inflationary pressure, Consumer Price Index, transmission of inflation, daily essential items, commodity exchange, micro-economic, auction theory, macro-economic

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trade, regional trading bloc, inflation, currency peg, positive feedback mechanism,

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market equilibrium, genetically modified food, regulatory externalities, acceptance test, stable production and demand,

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Countries with Reserve Currency are Likely to Face Hollowing out of Mid-Tier Manufacturing

Posted: 18 Jun 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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reserve currency, mid-tier manufacturing, public good, loss of competitiveness, hollowing out

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social spending, government budget, mid-tier manufacturing, income stagnation, misalignment in currency value

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Proliferation of Bipartite Free Trade Agreement Distorts the World’s Food Commodity Markets

Posted: 09 Apr 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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food price, food commodity market, price discovery, free trade agreement, open bidding market,

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Dividend yields as lagging indicators of economic performance of specific market sectors

Posted: 21 Jan 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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economic performance, dividend yield, property market, interest rates, debt default

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Horizontal Gene Transfer May Be More Prevalent in Closely Related Bacterial and Microbial Species

Posted: 10 Jan 2024
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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horizontal gene transfer, closely-related species, promoter sequence, ribosome binding site sequence, evolution,

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Bacterial DNA Not Found in Neanderthal Whole Genome Shotgun Sequencing Reads in a Preliminary Study

Posted: 14 Dec 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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ancient DNA, Neanderthal, alignment of genes, hydrolysis and degradation, bacterial DNA

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Defining a Synthetic Microbial Consortium for Activated Sludge Municipal Wastewater Treatment

Posted: 13 Dec 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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synthetic microbial consortium, activated sludge, municipal wastewater treatment, metabolic pathways, environmental fluctuations, process upsets, nutritional conditions,

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Answering Whether Evolutionary Outcomes Are Unique Through Parallel Adaptive Evolution Experiments

Posted: 13 Dec 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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adaptive evolution, evolutionary trajectory, phenotype selection, growth-based selection, mutational profile,

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Gene Flow in Humans May Potentiate Language Evolution

Posted: 12 Dec 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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language evolution, vocal cord structure, gene flow, agriculturalist, hunter gatherer

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Darwin finches, genomic rearrangements, genomic islands of divergence, molecular and cellular speciation, biological species concept,

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continental drift, seafloor spreading, Peninsula Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo,

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An Alternative Mechanism for Climate Change Due to Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration

Posted: 13 Nov 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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albedo, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, climate change, carbonic acid, relative humidity,

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allocation of resources, socialism, capitalism, micro-level, intermediate-level, long-term planning

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Possible Topics for a Course on Quantitative Physiology

Posted: 04 Aug 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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quantitative physiology, mathematical modelling, biofluid circulation, gene expression, metabolism, DNA replication

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Factoring the Motivations of Managerial Personnel in Modelling a Firm

Posted: 24 Jul 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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motivations, managerial personnel, global companies, leverage ratio, debt position, size of spare cash reserves,

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Valuing the Quality of Political Leadership in Understanding the Economic Growth of a Nation

Posted: 24 Jul 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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currency value, interest rate, capital account, current account, inflation rate, quality of political leadership,

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perfect competition, resource allocation, inefficient outcome, COVID-19 diagnostic kits, textbooks,

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Widespread Cell Lysis Amidst Large Number of Dead Cells in 121-day old Escherichia coli Liquid Culture

Posted: 15 Jul 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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Escherichia coli, cell lysis, dead cells, live/dead stain, long-term cell culture,

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income inequality, Gini coefficient, auction theory, resource allocation, economic efficiency

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Modern Labour Market Is Highly Segmented and Its Microeconomic Fundamentals Are not Perfectly Competitive

Posted: 15 Jun 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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labour market, perfect competition, generalist labour, specialist labour, price of labour

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Sanger Sequencing Is a Robust Technique with Few Sequencing Errors

Posted: 15 Jun 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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Sanger sequencing, sequencing errors, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, gold standard sequencing method,

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Preliminary Findings of Kanamycin Resistant Microbes in Deionized Water in An Agar Culture Survey

Posted: 05 Jun 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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kanamycin, ampicillin, spread plate culture, microbial ecology, LB agar

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Escherichia coli, tissue culture flask, static growth environment, flagellum, cell migration

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alternative splicing, recombination, adaptive mechanism, 16S rRNA gene, Helicobacter pylori,

120.

Proposal of a Salary Structure Based on Educational Qualifications and Work Experience

Posted: 15 May 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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price discovery of wages, perfect competition, work experience, educational qualifications, productivity,

121.

PMMA Material Exerts Toxicity Effect on Escherichia Coli Cells in Microfluidic Chip Outgrowth Experiment

Posted: 08 May 2023
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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PMMA, microfluidic chip, Escherichia coli, outgrowth step, bacterial transformation

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supply shock, essential items, commodities, spare production capacity, inflation,

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retail store, inventory, inventory replenishment, logistics

124.

Identifying Transport Demand Nexus Helps Guide the Planning of Intra-city Rail and Bus Routes

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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demand forecast, route planning, transport demand nexus, cross-interacting, multi-factorial

125.

Economic Systems With Constrained Supply Potential Tilt Towards Importation for Alleviating Demand Shock

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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demand shock, supply constraints, machinery time, niche product

126.

Demand Forecasting for Rail and Bus Services in a City

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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demand forecast, capacity design, overdesign, safety factor, correlation analysis, estimation

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express bus, route optimization, bus network, suburban towns, inefficiency, city centre, connectivity, asset utilization

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trade, transshipment ports, value chain, supply chain, semi-finished products, raw materials

129.

How to Position Empty Containers Along Major Trade Routes?

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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trade routes, empty container repositioning problem, shipper, shipping company, containers

130.

Market Distorting Effects of Targeted Subsidies

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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incentive schemes, hybrid vehicles, taxpayers, societal benefit, market distortion, subsidies

131.

Hidden Externalities in the Power Dynamics Between Food Vendors and Food Delivery Service

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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power dynamics, food delivery service, hidden externalities, web viewership, signup commission

132.

Government Subsidies or Free Market Mechanism in Funding Science Content of Newspapers

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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science content, government subsidies, free market mechanism, educated commentary, newspaper

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mobile network, video streaming; social media updates, pricing mechanism, crowding out, shaping of demand, supply side economics,

134.

Balancing Demand With Socioeconomic Function: Optimization of Bus Routes in Singapore

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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supply expectations, demand, optimizations, trade-off, public transports, trains, buses

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funding model, public transportation, geographic organization, bus route auction

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fabric material, price discovery, weaving technology, style of design, monopolistic, anti-trust

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electric car charging market, perfect competition, monopolistic tendency, infrastructure ownership, tender, charging station rental, regulatory model,

138.

Network Effects Determine the Growth Potential of Taxi Companies

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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network effects, taxi, ride hailing service, empty repositioning, last mile access, point-to-point travel

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spare generation capacity, fossil fuel fired power plants, renewable power, carbon footprint, extreme weather event, taxpayer subsidies,

140.

Theoretical Reasoning Identifies Multi-Product Segment in a Perfectly Competitive Market

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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perfect competition, consumer market, price discovery, regulatory hidden externalities

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externality, road use, carparks, car population growth, space constraint

142.

Proposed Methodology for Estimating the Value of Brands and Products

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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pricing mechanism, smartphone, monopolistic behaviour, brand value, product value, consumer surveys

143.

Instrument Development Democratises Niche Techniques by Expanding Their Application Space

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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instrumented approach, application space, core concepts

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viable but not cultivable; biofilm; microbial ecology; tap water; deionized water; chlorine residual; nutrient poor; water quality; disinfection; bacteria; fungus;

145.

Does Initial Size of a Company With Network Effect Influence Its Survival?

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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network effect, initial capitalisation, start-up, taxi companies, scale-dependent effects

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intermittency in supply, renewable power, storage capacity, insurance coverage, extreme weather events

147.

Insurance as a Form of Social Safety Net

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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insurance products, social safety net, mitigator of risk, lost revenue, payouts

148.

Logistical Challenges for Land Freight Into Inland Cities Far From the Coast

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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shipping rates, shipping frequencies, logistic challenge, inland city, retail shop

149.

Should Central Bank Value a Currency for Increasing Purchasing Power or Improve Jobs Creation?

Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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value of a currency, central bank, policy actions, open market operations, job creation

150.

What Factors Potentiate Collaboration Between Divergent Classes of Businesses?

Posted: 22 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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divergent classes of businesses, banking, food outlet, collaboration, customer pool

151.

Encouraging Competition to Reduce Prices: An Externality to Auction Theory for Price Discovery

Posted: 10 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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price discovery, auction theory, economically inefficient, subsidies, economic externality, price control, encouraging competition

152.

Large Conglomerates Tend to Emerge in Perfect Competitive and Regulation Light Economic Environment

Posted: 08 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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large conglomerate, purchasing power, economies of scale, regulation light, micro-economic,

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currency’s price, market-based mechanism, information transmission, central bank, proper valuation

154.

Reserve Currency Status Underpins and Underwrites the Issuing of Government Bonds in Advanced Economies

Posted: 02 Mar 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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Reserve Currency, Government Bonds, Default Risk, Stability, Operational Expenditure

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currency price, terms of trade, free market mechanism, currency trading, trading position

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economic equilibrium, subsidy, bike sharing, low interest loans, social benefits

157.

State Ownership of Public Transportation Assets

Posted: 11 Nov 2020
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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cost model, public transport, public ownership of buses and trains, government approved fare rates, improving efficiencies, legacy equipment, operating cost

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liquidity, transaction time, time variation of asset value, financial asset, property transaction

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terms of trade, price of currency, equilibrium price, supply and demand, price discovery

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currency manipulation, terms of trade, financial speculation, currency peg, foreign exchange, interest rate, open market operations, bank reserve ratio, central bank, banking system

161.

Effect of Different Funding and Operating Models of Public Transport on Cost and Efficiency of Bus and Rail Services

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Public Transport, Auction Theory, Operating Cost, Transport Economics, Rail, Bus Service, Route Planning, Assets

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public transport, auction theory, operating cost, transport economics, rail, bus service, route planning, assets

162.

Value and Disvalue of a Strong Currency

Posted: 29 Nov 2016
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)

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exchange rate, balance of payments, capital account, trade balance, trade deficits, currency trading

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central bank, finance, governance structure, interest rate, monetary policy, fiscal policy

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transfer payments, subsidies, common currency, currency union, monetary union, fiscal union, free trade area, trade liberalization, tariffs, Eurozone,

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commodity supercycle, business cycle theory, financial engineering, quantitative modeling, trade geography, international trade, offshoring, division of labor,

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1.

The Value of a Honours Degree Is in Educating An Individual to Tackle Problems in Life

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 12 Apr 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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honours degree, critical thinking, taught courses, hypothesis, research project, problem solving, independent inquiry, seminar teaching, primary sources, experimentation

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Possible Degradation of Plasmid in Escherichia coli DH5α Stored at 4 oC

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 21 Nov 2022
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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Escherichia coli, plasmid degradation, cold storage

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Standardized Marker Size and Line Width Helps Reduce Distorted Presentation of Graphs to Readers

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 12 Apr 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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marker size, line width, distortion, graph, visual attention

4.

Citizen Science Mini-Project: Gleaning Useful Insights About a Microbe From Its Wikipedia Webpage

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 28 May 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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microbe, defining characteristics, Wikipedia, workflow,

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Citizen Science Mini-Project: Understanding the Structural Basis of Protein Function

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 13 May 2021
Wenfa Ng
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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protein structure, X-ray crystallography, homology modelling, protein function

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phylogenetic tree, mouse species complex, neighbour-joining, maximum parsimony, and maximum likelihood, biochemistry, genomics, molecular biology, bioinformatics, evolutionary biology