Se Habla Inglés Aquí: Las Dificultades En El Tratamiento De La Depresión En Latinos En Los Estados Unidos,
2013
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Se Habla Inglés Aquí: Las Dificultades En El Tratamiento De La Depresión En Latinos En Los Estados Unidos, Melissa Kim Dundas
World Languages and Cultures
This project attempts to identify and bring to light the issues relating to treatment of Latinos and native Spanish speakers in the United States. The stigma surrounding depression is already strong in the U.S., and when minorities, who tend to have their own views of mental health disorders and who are less likely to seek treatment for any mental health disorder they might have, are added to the picture, the rates of treatment go drastically down. There are many factors that play into whether or not Latinos will seek treatment for depression, many of which revolve around language and culture, …
Wine To Water,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Wine To Water, Jennifer Stangland
Social Sciences
Nearly one billion people in the world today do not have access to clean water (Siegfried, 2008). This is a crisis that society has faced for decades, and is not a problem that (to our knowledge) will be miraculously alleviated anytime in the near future. The implications of this resource deficit run deep for many people outside of America. But sadly, the affected places and people are not often visible to or noticed by the American society as a whole. The purpose of my research and analysis through this project is to change that. I desire to see a community …
Presidential Pardon In Singapore: A Comment On Yong Vui Kong V Ag,
2013
Singapore Management University
Presidential Pardon In Singapore: A Comment On Yong Vui Kong V Ag, Shubhankar Dam
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
This paper critically analyses the decision of the Singapore Court of Appeal in Yong Vui Kong v Attorney-General in relation to presidential pardon. Two questions were central to the case. First, is the President bound by the decision of the Cabinet in pardon-related matters? Secondly, are decisions regarding pardon—whether made by the Cabinet or President—subject to judicial review? In relation to the first question, the Court based its reasoning on Singapore's political system being a Westminster-inspired model and, therefore, that the President generally undertakes the same functions as the British monarch. However, this paper identifies the unique features of Singapore's …
Using Enterprise Level Software For A Large Scale Compulsory Course In An Information Systems Undergraduate Program: An Example From Singapore,
2013
Singapore Management University
Using Enterprise Level Software For A Large Scale Compulsory Course In An Information Systems Undergraduate Program: An Example From Singapore, Ilse Baumgartner
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
This conference contribution describes the design and delivery of a course on enterprise portal implementation at the senior undergraduate level at the School of Information Systems (SIS), Singapore Management University (SMU). In this course (entitled Enterprise Web Solutions), the focus is put on the design, development, deployment and governance of an enterprise portal as a way to understand the full life cycle of a complex enterprise-level solution. The Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management) degree program offered at SIS has been designed to contextualise the study of information systems and business management and to acquire practical competencies and skills though …
China’S Agrarian Reform And The Privatization Of Land: A Contrarian View,
2013
Singapore Management University
China’S Agrarian Reform And The Privatization Of Land: A Contrarian View, Qian Forrest Zhang, John A. Donaldson
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Many media and scholars outside China are advocating for the privatization of land ownership in China, claiming it to be a necessary step before China can transform its agriculture into large-scale, market-oriented and technology-intensive modern agriculture. Chinese scholars advocating land privatization, on the other hand, typically argue that land privatization would offer farmers more protection of their rights. In this paper, we present a contrarian view to these calls for land privatization published in both mainstream media and academic journals. We argue that, under China’s current system of collective land ownership and individualized land use rights, the aforementioned goals can …
Singapore Food Seriously On My Mind,
2013
Singapore Management University
Singapore Food Seriously On My Mind, Margaret Chan
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
The 2012 Amendments To Singapore's Evidence Act: More Questions Than Answers As Regards Expert Opionion Evidence?,
2013
Singapore Management University
The 2012 Amendments To Singapore's Evidence Act: More Questions Than Answers As Regards Expert Opionion Evidence?, Siyuan Chen
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
Singapore amended the expert opinion evidence provisions in its Evidence Act (EA) in 2012. The criteria for admissibility have been broadened, but the courts are now also expressly given the discretion to exclude relevant expert opinion evidence if it is ‘in the interests of justice’. This article explains why the 2012 amendments have raised more questions than answered them. First, Parliament did not appear to have properly appreciated the distinction—as conceptualised by the EA—between legal and logical relevance and relevance and admissibility. Second, it did not appear to have appreciated the distinction between general and specific relevance. Third, the introduction …
Faith, Freedom, And Us Foreign Policy: Avoiding The Proverbial Clash Of Civilizations In East And Southeast Asia,
2013
Singapore Management University
Faith, Freedom, And Us Foreign Policy: Avoiding The Proverbial Clash Of Civilizations In East And Southeast Asia, Eugene K. B. Tan
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the primary weakness of US foreign policy, particularly in Southeast Asia which is home to the largest Muslim community in the world, was that it was driven by concerns over archipelagic Southeast Asia as the “second front” in the “global war against terror.” Military warfare and coercive legislation and enforcement are grossly inadequate in winning the hearts and minds of a community. Religion-wise, Asia is not a tabula rosa. Many religions have long co-existed in Asia. The virtues of religious freedom are not alien to Asia but need nurturing given the dominant imperatives of …
Perceived Discrimination And Subjective Well-Being Among Rural-To-Urban Migrants In China,
2013
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Perceived Discrimination And Subjective Well-Being Among Rural-To-Urban Migrants In China, Juan Chen
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Using data from a 2009 national household survey (N = 2,866), this study investigates the differential experience of perceived institutional and interpersonal discrimination among rural-to-urban migrants in China, and the consequences of these two types of discrimination on measures of subjective well-being. The results indicate that rural-to-urban migrants perceive institutional discrimination more frequently than interpersonal discrimination. However, perceived interpersonal discrimination has a more detrimental effect than perceived institutional discrimination for rural-to-urban migrants, and this effect takes the form of self-rated physical health and depressive distress. The research calls for a more equitable social environment and equal distribution of resources and …
Reassessing Apec's Role As A Trans-Regional Economic Architecture: Legal And Policy Dimensions,
2013
Singapore Management University
Reassessing Apec's Role As A Trans-Regional Economic Architecture: Legal And Policy Dimensions, Pasha L. Hsieh
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
This article examines the two-decade evolution of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the future prospects for Asian regionalism. It argues that while APEC retains advantages over competing regional structures, it should undergo reforms to accelerate the Bogor Goals and ensure its complementarity with the World Trade Organization (WTO). The article first analyzes the impact of stake-holding countries’ trade policies on APEC’s structure and development. By assessing APEC’s soft-law mechanism, it explores APEC’s WTO-plus contributions that reinvigorated the International Technology Agreement negotiations and improved supply chain facilitation. APEC’s goal of creating a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) can …
Prosecutorial Discretion And The Legal Limits In Singapore,
2013
Singapore Management University
Prosecutorial Discretion And The Legal Limits In Singapore, Gary Kok Yew Chan
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
Article 35(8) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore states that the Attorney-General, as the Public Prosecutor, “shall have the power, exercisable at his discretion, to institute, conduct or discontinue any proceedings for any offence”. This prosecutorial discretion, though extremely wide, is not an unfettered one and must not be exercised in bad faith or in breach of constitutional rights. With respect to the equality provision in the Constitution, the Prosecution has to give unbiased consideration to all potential accused persons and avoid any irrelevant considerations. The article considers whether the presumption of the constitutionality of prosecutorial decisions and …
A Reconsideration Of The Shareholder's Remedy For Oppression In Singapore,
2013
Singapore Management University
A Reconsideration Of The Shareholder's Remedy For Oppression In Singapore, Pearlie Koh
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The statutory remedy for oppression plays an important role in minority shareholder protection in Singapore. Both the scope of its application and the court's jurisdiction to make remedial orders must necessarily be wide in order for the remedy to be effective. Nevertheless, the remedy is not without limits. Indeed, it is crucial that the boundaries of the remedy be made clear so that legitimate rule of the majority is not too often, and erroneously, equated with tyranny by the majority. This paper considers a number of issues as to the scope of the oppression remedy in Singapore through a careful …
Is There Confusion In The Law Of Trade Marks In Singapore? Staywell Hospitality Group Pty Ltd V Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc [2013] 1 Slr 489,
2013
Singapore Management University
Is There Confusion In The Law Of Trade Marks In Singapore? Staywell Hospitality Group Pty Ltd V Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc [2013] 1 Slr 489, David Llewelyn
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The wording of s 8(2)(b) of the Trade Marks Act – which sets out the relative ground for refusal of a trade mark application for a mark that is the same or similar to an earlier mark registered in relation to the same or similar goods or services as long as there is a likelihood of confusion – is identical to that in s 27(2)(b) relating to infringement of a trade mark. The wording is taken from ss 5(2) and 10(2) of the UK Trade Marks Act 1994 (which in turn derives from the European Council Trade Marks Directive). The …
Walmart In China [Book Review],
2013
Singapore Management University
Walmart In China [Book Review], John A. Donaldson
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
How Is Med-Arb Regulated In Hong Kong?,
2013
Singapore Management University
How Is Med-Arb Regulated In Hong Kong?, Nadja Alexander
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In this post on the Kluwer Mediation Blog, the Arbitration Ordinance (AO) and the Mediation Ordinance (MO) to the multi-tiered dispute resolution (MDR) practice in Hong Kong are analysed.
Interim Relief In Aid Of Arbitration Against A Sovereign,
2013
Singapore Management University
Interim Relief In Aid Of Arbitration Against A Sovereign, Darius Chan
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In Maldives Airports Co Ltd v GMR Malé International Airport Pte Ltd [2013] SGCA 16, the Singapore Court of Appeal discharged an interim injunction in aid of arbitration granted by the High Court against, inter alios, the Government of the Republic of Maldives. In doing so, the Court of Appeal not only gave helpful guidance on the granting of interim relief under s 12A of the International Arbitration Act, it also touched upon issues of public international law.
Decomposing The Changes Of The Divisia Price Index: Application To Inflation In The Philippines,
2013
Singapore Management University
Decomposing The Changes Of The Divisia Price Index: Application To Inflation In The Philippines, Tomoki Fujii
Research Collection School Of Economics
We decompose the logarithmic change in the Divisia price index into the pure price, substitution, and preference effects, although the latter two effects are hard to distinguish in practice. This decomposition allows us to identify the incidence and contributing factors of inflation. In the Philippines, we find that the preference effect is much smaller than the pure price effect in all provinces. We also find that rich deciles have experienced a higher inflation than poor deciles between 1988 and 2006. However, the gap in the standards of living has actually widened because poor deciles lagged behind in consumption growth.
Asean–Eu Relations: From Regional Integration Assistance To Security Significance?,
2013
Singapore Management University
Asean–Eu Relations: From Regional Integration Assistance To Security Significance?, Anja Jetschke, Clara Portela
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
The Last Page: Egypt's Rise: Serving Security Through Development,
2013
Colby College
The Last Page: Egypt's Rise: Serving Security Through Development, Yvonne Siu
Colby Magazine
Yvonne Siu ’03 on Egypt’s democracy.
Having A Ball In Japan: Larry Rocca Helps Stoke The Rising Interest In Japanese Baseball,
2013
Colby College
Having A Ball In Japan: Larry Rocca Helps Stoke The Rising Interest In Japanese Baseball, Paul Karr
Colby Magazine
Larry Rocca ’90 made the jump just in time. The former baseball beat writer, now in the front office of the Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team in Tokyo, is a catalyst in the historic melding of two baseball cultures
