Islands in jeopardy : how Singapore's offshore islands lost their heritage. by Lee, Jocelyn Yu Ying., Lim, Colin Ke Long., Loh, See Mun., Yeo, Irwin Chuan Siang.

“…This report will look at the steps taken in the conceptualisation and execution of our finalyearproject,whichis to produce a book on environmental and cultural issues surrounding Singapore’s offshore islands. It provides brief background information on the offshore islands and the issues they face and also describes what we hope to achieve from the project. …”
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All the Islands the Island: the crafting of Cortázar's 'La isla a mediodía' by Moran, DP

“…Lawrence’s story ‘The Man Who Loved Islands’, various works by Aldous Huxley, and, above all, William Golding’s novel Pincher Martin. …”

Islanding detection in microgrid by Muhammad Mubarak Syed Ahmad

“…Microgrid needs ensure the deviation does not affect the load. During islanding, the reduction of supply may not support the load. …”
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Islands’ Metamorphoses: Two River Islands in Nanjing, China, as a Case Study in Historical Toponymy and Cartography by Xu, Duoduo

Subjects: “…Bailu Zhou Island…”
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The Structure of the Registry Hall at Ellis Island by Wilson, Ruth Hodin

“…This thesis presents the historical and structural analysis of the Guastavino barrel vault at the Registry Hall on Ellis Island. The Guastavino Construction Company's innovative tile structures from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by their efficiency in material use and formwork, are not fully understood by many engineers, especially in terms of their structural behavior as unreinforced masonry structures. …”
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Xisha (paracel) islands : a rejoinder by Thi, Nguyen Lan Anh

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Coordinated power management for islanded microgrids by Lin, Pengfeng

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Control strategy for islanded DC microgrids by Zhang, Shilong

“…In this dissertation, a master-slave control strategy of islanded DC microgrid is adopted. A small AC signal carrying current information is transmitted in the power system to realize voltage regulation and current sharing between different DGUs. …”
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South China Sea : China’s floating islands next? by Nguyen Hong Thao

“…China has recently unveiled its intention to deploy floating islands in the South China Sea. If executed, this will be a new tool to assert its sovereignty claim in the disputed waters.…”
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Holocene relative sea-level histories of tropical islands by Tan, Fangyi

“…I produced a standardised, quality-controlled database of published Holocene RSL data from mid Pacific islands, which had been formerly used to validate GIA models and infer ice-equivalent sea-level changes. …”
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Jurong Island groundwater study : hydrological and hydraulic investigations by Wong, Shao Jie.

“…Groundwater which is found in Jurong Island would become a new water resource for future Singapore. …”
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Islands or rocks? Evolving dispute in South China Sea by Robert Beckman.

“…The wrangling over access to resources in the Spratly Islands is evolving into a legal dispute. The issue is whether the geographic features in the South China Sea are islands or rocks. …”
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Small-island interactions: pottery from Roman Malta by Anastasi, M

“…The archipelago’s locally produced vessels, its range of ceramic exports, and the quantification of the types of amphorae, fine, and cooking wares the islands imported, were studied and the data were used to compare with the pottery available from the small islands of Pantelleria, Lampedusa and the Kerkennah isles.…”

Digest: islands promote population differentiation in dispersive swallows by Estandía, A, Merino Recalde, N

“…They find strong population structure only among island populations and attribute this to a behavioral reduction in dispersal propensity following island colonization. …”

Environmental and social assessments of an Island Marine Park in Malaysia by Mohd Noor, Mohd Iqbal

“…This study addresses issues and constraints faced by managing tourism development inside Marine Protected Areas in Malaysia by focusing on Tioman Island Marine Park as case study sites. With increasing number of tourist arrivals and greater tourism development in the area, issues of sustainability of Tioman Island Marine Park might be put into questions. …”
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Trump 2.0 and the Pacific Island countries – what to expect? by Schleich, Anne-Marie

“…After the shock of the 2022 security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, the United States increased its engagement with Pacific island countries. …”
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Indonesia's Natuna Islands : nect flashpoint in the South China Sea? by Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto

“…Due to their proximity to the disputed features in the South China Sea, Indonesia's Natuna Islands could become yet another flashpoint in the area.…”
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On islands of oil: Jews and Zionism in the Persian Gulf, 1880-1948 by Kvindesland, E

Spatial analysis of income inequality: the case of Sumatra Island, Indonesia by Arif Rahman, Inggrita Gusti Sari Nasution, Raina Linda Sari, Irsad Lubis, Sirojuzilam, Wahyu Ario Pratomo

“…We adopted the spatial econometric methods at the island scale, which have not previously been used in the Indonesian context. …”
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Genomic and biocomputational analysis of genomic resistance island 3 in Acinetobacter baumannii by Loo, Samuel Shi Hao

“…Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen rapidly developing resistance to most clinically used antibiotics, partly attributed to novel genetic elements such as genomic resistance islands (GRIs), which comprise a cluster of diverse antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). …”
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