Critical infrastructure protection (CIP) in homeland security: why the need to establish the risk profile? by Zulkifli Bin Rahmat

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Outlook for the dry bulk sector by Liu, Ji Yuan

“…When growth rate of ship tonnage is faster than commodity seaborne trading volume, freight rate will surely drop. In this report, I am going to analyze the current market situations and make some predictions about the dry bulk shipping trends in coming three to five years.…”
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Cultural identity and economic modernity in Singapore by Li, Hansen

“…As a theme of study, I am interested in not only the different ways social, economic and political inequality manifest under the pursuit and manipulation of capital in its various forms, but also the ensuing physical and psychological tensions created, both within and between the individual and the larger social groups he/she belongs to. …”
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Development of LED cube by Huang, Bo Can

“…The cube can display changing patterns and colorful animations through the blinking LEDs at a varied and controllable time and frequency. In this project, I am exploring the possibilities of applying the LED Cube into the area of teaching such as physics, it is to explore how through the changing patterns and programmable animations can be used to illustrate the abstract concepts such as the topic on electromagnetism. …”
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Implementation of fast SLAM on a UAV by Muhammad Lutfan Mikail Yang Razali

“…Previous Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) methods are time-consuming iterative algorithms. A PhD student whom I am working with for this project has developed a non-iterative algorithm that produces a closed-form solution to this SLAM problem. …”
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Human counting using low-end thermal imager by Seet, Jerrold

“…The normal camera is not used in this project as I am trying to protect the privacy of the people while tracking them.…”
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Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) of theories and methods for developing virtual museum: identification of the issues and problems by Rostamian, Moien, Barkeshli, Mandana

“…Since geographic borders and lines among the countries are losing their old rationales in a globalizing world by more and more every day usage of digital networks, there are some concerns about preserving the local cultural values or traditions of each nation, while in the other hand, digital networks can be implemented not only to preserve the cultural values and aspects but also represent these values world widely for further study by sharing the collected information regardless of place and time. In this paper, I am addressing the issues and problems in the previous efforts in the plan and theory side of developing a Virtual Museum (VM) using the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) of different previous approach toward online virtualization of cultural organizations and museums. …”
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A prototype of mobile info system portal web-based system / Rashidah Abd Aziz by Abd Aziz, Rashidah

“…The SMS push system will be implemented here. What I am going to do here is the subscription to the system. …”
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‘A window to the world’: the challenges and benefits of transnational joint Masters programmes for internationalising the curriculum by Bamford, Jan

“…In telling this story, I am drawing on 10 years experience as the International Student Coordinator for a Business Faculty with a responsibility for developing internationalisation. …”
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Beyond ‘The War on Terror’: Prospects for the Middle East and North Africa by Joffé, George

“…Today, as we approach the end of the second Bush administration, with a new administration in the offing next January, and as the ‘credit crunch’ further undermines what has been the world’s sole hyper-power for the past two decades, there is a general view that, somehow, the ‘War on Terror’ is also coming to an end and that a new dispensation will inform our policies towards the Middle East and North Africa. I am not convinced that this is so, at least in terms of the foreign policy platforms of the candidates for presidential office. …”
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Happiness in a Flux? The Instability Problem by Bykvist, K

“…This attitude involves both a judgement that your life measures up to your standards and a feeling of satisfaction with your life. In this paper, I am going to discuss a serious problem inherent in this account that has important ramifications for the normative question of how we ought to pursue happiness. …”

Mercenaries, missionaries and misfits: Competition in the ‘aid marketplace’ in Afghanistan. by Willner-Reid, M

“…I explore all of these issues through the medium of a case study of UNHCR’s interventions in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2015, and seek to provide a detailed history of the agency’s activities, politics and challenges during this period. In particular I am interested in the motivations driving the agency’s actions; the strategies it has employed to achieve its aims; the calculated narratives that it has crafted to justify its interventions and attract greater support; and the very different ways in which it has approached the needs of different categories of displaced people.…”

The political economy of oil and economic diversification: a neglected research field Robert Mabro would certainly like us to revive by Aissaoui, A

“…However, while most relevant publications of that period were of a broad thematic nature, this series focused on the oil and gas industry of individual countries in the context of history, political economy, and international relations. As far as I am aware, the rationale for the book series was twofold – the obvious one being to make a contribution towards filling a research gap in the field. …”

Religion and nation: an exercise in comparative political theology with special reference to Christos Yannaras and Sri Aurobindo by Smytsnyuk, P

“…The particular angle from which I am looking at this issue is that of modern nationalism. …”

No good fit: why the fitting attitude analysis of value fails by Bykvist, K

“…An old complaint, however, is that the FA-analysis is bound to be circular, because the fitting attitude is best seen as an evaluative judgement or an evaluative experience. In this paper, I am arguing that the challenge to find a non-circular account is deepened by the fact that on many popular non-evaluative understandings of favouring, there are good states of affairs tha it is never fitting to favour, because it is logically impossible or irrational to favour them. …”

Artificial Intelligence & Collusion: When Computers Inhibit Competition by Ezrachi, A, Stucke, M

“…The HAL 9000 computer, in the 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, for example, assured, “I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.” …”

The role of gender technical unit in influencing the passage of violence against persons prohibition act in Nigeria by Hammawa, Maimuna Gambo

“…This is part of my thesis and I am utilising two interviews made with members of the GTU…”
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Grasp hand approach to detect the attentiveness and fatigue of driver via vibration system by Abdul Rahim, Herlina, Md. Yusof, Zulkifli

“…However, the result has not been encouraging. The system that I am proposing could in a way help reduces the increasing statistics of road accidents especially the fatigue car drivers which had also contributed in the road fatality statistics to increase.…”

Electre and Decision Support : Methods and Applications in Engineering and Infrastructure Investment / by Rogers, Martin, (Martin Gerard), author 209002, Bruen, Michael, author 554870, Maystre, Lucien-Yves, author 554871

“…This book is outstanding in many respects. I am convinced that the simple, clear and concise style of the authors will make this book accessible to very many readers. …”

My Name is Nobody / by Richardson, Matthew, 1990-, author