The proportion of weight gain due to change in fat mass in infants with vs without rapid growth by Johnson, W, Nyati, LH, Ariff, S, Ahmad, T, Byrne, NM, Cheikh Ismail, LI, Costa, CS, Demerath, EW, Priscilla, DJ, Hills, AP, Kuriyan, R, Kurpad, AV, Loechl, CU, Lucas, MN, Santos, IS, Slater, C, Wickramasinghe, VP, Norris, SA, Murphy-Alford, AJ

“…Methods: Body composition was assessed by (1) air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) at 0 and 6 months in 342 infants from Australia, India, and South Africa and (2) deuterium dilution (DD) at 3 and 24 months in 555 infants from Brazil, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. Weight gain and length growth were each categorized as slow, normal, or rapid using cut-offs of +0.67 Z-scores. …”

Molecular epidemiology of dengue virus type 3 in Venezuela. by Uzcategui, N, Comach, G, Camacho, D, Salcedo, M, Cabello de Quintana, M, Jimenez, M, Sierra, G, Cuello de Uzcategui, R, James, W, Turner, S, Holmes, E, Gould, E

“…This study also confirms previous reports showing that the DENV-3 strain currently circulating in the Americas is related to the strain that caused DHF epidemics in Sri Lanka and India in 1989-1991 (genotype III). Finally, no evidence of the re-emergence of the strain that circulated in Venezuela in the late 1960s and 1970s (genotype V) was found.…”

Is the rise in childhood obesity rates leading to an increase in hospitalizations due to dengue? by Jeewandara, C, Karunananda, MV, Fernando, S, Danasekara, S, Jayakody, G, Arulkumaran, S, Samaraweera, NY, Kumarawansha, S, Sivaganesh, S, Amarasinghe, PG, Jayasinghe, C, Wijesekara, D, Marasinghe, MB, Mambulage, U, Wijayatilake, H, Senevirathne, K, Bandara, ADP, Gallage, CP, Colambage, NR, Udayasiri, AAT, Lokumarambage, T, Upasena, Y, Weerasooriya, WPKP, Seroprevalence study group, Ogg, GS, Malavige, GN

“…Methods and findings: Children aged 10 to 18 years (n = 4782), were recruited from 9 districts in Sri Lanka using a stratified multi-stage cluster sampling method. …”

Maternal mortality due to cardiac disease in low‐ and middle‐income countries by Heemelaar, S, Petrus, A, Knight, M, van den Akker, T

“…The proportion of cardiac‐related MD ranged from 0% (Moldova, Ghana) to 24.8% (Sri Lanka). In countries with a higher MMR, cMMR was also higher. …”

Personal tax system: a comparison among Asean Commonwealth countries / Noor Hasimah M Yacob ... [et al.] by M Yacob, Noor Hasimah, Jamaluddin, Sabariah, Wan Abdul Rahman, Nor Hawani

“…The sample countries are chosen based on the list of Asean Commonwealth countries, namely Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The scopes of comparison are the scope of charge, determination of residence status, basis of assessment, types of income chargeable, tax rate, tax deductions, reliefs and rebates. …”
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Zeugodacus tau (Insecta: Tephritidae) and differentiation of Z. tau species complex by mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene by Yong, Hoi Sen, Song, Sze Looi, Lim, Phaik Eem, Eamsobhana, Praphathip

“…Phylogenetic analysis based on partial sequences of cox1 gene indicates that the taxa from China, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Z. tau sp. A from Thailand belong to Z. tau sensu stricto. …”

Leksis Periferal Indo -Arabo - Euro dalam pengantarabangsaan bahasa Melayu di Alam Nusantara by Mohd Nor Azan Abdullah

“…Bahasa Melayu merupakan bahasa pertuturan di zon geografi meliputi Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Madagaskar, SriLanka, Segenting Kra, dan Singapura. Secara tuntasnya bahasa Melayu merupakan bahasa lingua franca bagi penghuni di kepulauan Nusantara, namun ia dapat berasimilasi dengan beberapa perbendaharaan kata dari keluarga bahasa Indo-Eropah mahupun dari keluarga bahasa Semit. …”
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Visual arts in the vernacular settlements: aesthetic values and significance of beliefs in the Komburongo ritual tool in Sabah, Malaysia by Salbiah Kindoyop, Low, Kok On

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National unity: a systematic review from the perspective of policy effectiveness experience by Kang, Hongpeng, Fee, Lee Yok, Ku Samsu, Ku Hasnita, Ismail, Mohd. Mahadee

“…To a certain extent, this reflects the perspectives of some countries in Europe, Asia and Africa, including France, Greece, Russia, Turkey, China, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and other countries on the governance of national unity. …”
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Effects of cola nut (Cola nitida) on the apoptotic cell of human breast carcinoma cell lines. by Endrini, Susi, Jaksa, Suherman, Marsiati, Himmi, Othman, Fauziah, Rahmat, Asmah

“…It has been naturalized to South America, Central America, the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. Related to cocoa, cola nut is the source of a stimulant, and contains the polyphenolic compounds (including catechin, epicatechin, tannins, and‘Kola red’) and the methylxanthine alkaloids that also occur in coffee, cocoa, and tea. …”
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Improvement of earthing systems with backfill materials by Gomes, Chandima, Lalitha, Chamath, Priyadarshanee, Chamalee

“…Long term performance of several backfill materials, which are freely available as industrial wastes or at a low cost in Sri Lanka, have been investigated by taking the earth resistance of deep driven Galvanized Iron (GI) electrodes over a period of 2-3 years. …”
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Exploring the personal philosophies of volunteerism among professors at a Malaysian research university by Adekalu, Samuel Olutokunbo, Krauss, Steven Eric, Suandi, Turiman, Ismail, Ismi Arif

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Molecular characterisation and antibiotic sensitivity profile of Pasteurella multocida isolated from poultry farms in Malaysia by Sabsabi, Mohammad A. Sabsabi, Zakaria, Zunita, Abu, Jalila, Nik M. Faiza

“…Besides, ST129 has been reported in India, China, and Sri Lanka, which highlights the possibility of transmission between Asian countries. …”

Military expenditures and unemployment nexus for selected South Asian countries by Azam, Muhammad, Khan, Faisal, Zaman, Khalid, Md Rasli, Amran

“…The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between military expenditures and unemployment rate in the panel of selected SAARC countries namely India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka over the period ranging from 1990 to 2013. …”

Perkembangan dan Prospek Industri Kelapa Malaysia by Md Ali, Anizah

“…Pengeluaran kelapa dunia adalah didominasi oleh lima pengeluar utama iaitu Indonesia, Filipina, India, Brazil, dan Sri Lanka. Sungguhpun dari sumbangan dan kedudukan Malaysia diperingkat global secara relatifnya adalah kecil, namun diperingkat domestik kelapa yang dirangkumkan dalam kategori buah-buahan amat signifikan dalam ekonomi Malaysia terutamanya dalam industri agromakanan. …”
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Micro Plastic Pollution in South Asia: The Impact of Micro Plastic Pollution Over the UN Sustainable Development Goals by Rifa, Tasfiea Rahman, Hossain, Mohammad Belayet

“…This paper briefly discusses the concept of microplastics and the situation of microplastics pollution in selected South Asian countries including India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The paper also analyses the impact of micro plastic pollution over Un Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Essays on economic geography and networks by Miyauchi, Yuhei

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Extending the technology-community-management model to disaster recovery : assessing vulnerability in rural Asia by Komathi, A. L. E., Chib, Arul

“…We validate this model using case examples from ICT deployments in post-disaster Asia, particularly India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and China, and suggest implications for theory and practice.…”
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A 21st century approach to tackling dengue : crowdsourced surveillance, predictive mapping and tailored communication by Lwin, May Oo, Theng, Yin-Leng, Vijaykumar, Santosh, Fernando, Owen Noel Newton, Cheong, Siew Ann, Rathnayake, Vajira Sampath, Lim, Gentatsu, Chaudhuri, Subhasis, Foo, Schubert

“…This paper describes a social media system to prevent dengue in Sri Lanka and potentially in the rest of the South and Southeast Asia regions. …”
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Infrastructure, narrative, impact : a counter-reading of belt and road by Vincent de Paul, Jegan Joyston

“…I finally focus my attention on Sri Lanka and the construction of Hambantota port by Chinese-state owned companies and the implications of this for local space and the end of the country’s civil war in 2009. …”
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