Timor-Leste beyond 2012 : a turning point by Mallika Naguran

“…As it enters into the second decade of self-rule, with a change of governing powers mid-year and with UN Peacekeepers gone by year-end, will Timor-Leste make it on its own?…”
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China's defence budget – the trend of the ascending numbers by Jash, Amrita

“…Incremental and sustained defence spending, with targets like modernisation in 2027, 2035, and mid-century, demonstrates this commitment. The lack of transparency about China’s real numbers raises concerns about its intentions, and therefore its increasing defence budget calls for caution.…”
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Effects of resonant tunneling on intrinsic linewidth of quantum cascade lasers by Liu, T., Wang, Q. J.

“…The quantum Langevin analysis for QCLs show that coupling strength and dephasing rate strongly affect the linewidth of THz QCLs in incoherent resonant-tunneling transport regime, but induce insignificant influence for mid-infrared QCLs due to strong coupling.…”
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The role of Holocene relative sea-level change in preserving records of subduction zone earthquakes by Dura, Tina, Engelhart, Simon E., Vacchi, Matteo, Horton, Benjamin Peter, Kopp, Robert E., Peltier, William Richard, Bradley, Sarah

“…In near-field regions that were located beneath northern hemisphere ice sheets (e.g., western Vancouver Island), RSL fall from a mid-Holocene highstand has limited prehistoric earthquake records to the last 1 ka. …”
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Fluctuations of anisotropic flow in Pb+Pb collisions at s NN = 5. 02 TeV with the ATLAS detector by Aaboud, M, Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abbott, DC, Abdinov, O, Abed Abud, A, Abhayasinghe, DK, Abidi, SH, AbouZeid, OS, Abraham, NL, Abramowicz, H, Abreu, H, Abulaiti, Y, Acharya, BS, Adachi, S, Adam, L, Adam Bourdarios, C, Adamczyk, L, Adamek, L, Adelman, J, Adersberger, M, Adiguzel, A, Adorni, S, Adye, T, Ambroz, L, Artoni, G, Backes, M, Balunas, WK, Barr, AJ, Beresford, L, Bortoletto, D, Cooper-Sarkar, AM, Frost, JA, Gallas, EJ, Gwenlan, C, Hays, CP, Huffman, TB, Issever, C, Liu, JKK, Marchese, L, Nagai, K, Nelson, ME, Nickerson, RB, Norjoharuddeen, N, Paredes Saenz, SR, Petrov, M, Schopf, E, Sharma, A, Shipsey, IPJ, Stanislaus, B, Stankaityte, M, Tosciri, C, Tseng, JC, Viehhauser, GHA, Vigani, L, Weidberg, AR, Wölker, RW, Zemaityte, G, Zgubǐc, M

“…The four-particle cumulant for quadrangular flow, v4, is found to change sign in mid-central collisions. Correlations between two harmonics are studied with three- and four-particle mixed-harmonic cumulants, which indicate an anti-correlation between v2 and v3, and a positive correlation between v2 and v4. …”

Study the effects of annulus fibrosus deficiency on spinal deformity using T7-T9 finite element model by Candy Sarah George

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Out of the blue: the Cold War Soviet naval challenge, the mirroring fallacy and the navies of today by Ward, A

“…<p>In the mid-Cold War, Western strategists faced the sudden appearance of a capable Soviet Navy. …”

Linking dual mode of action of host defense antimicrobial peptide thanatin: structures, lipopolysaccharide and LptAm binding of designed analogs by Sinha, Sheetal, Dhanabal, Vidhya Bharathi, Sperandeo, Paola, Polissi, Alessandra, Bhattacharjya, Surajit

“…Further, atomic resolution structures and interactions of Ala based thanatin analogs define plausible correlations with antibacterial activity and LPS, LptAm interactions. …”
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Facies analysis and depositional model of the middle-upper triassic Semantan formation, Central Pahang, Malaysia by Muhammad Azfar, Mohamed, Mazshurraiezal, Nasir, Mohd Syukri, Said, Meng, Choongchee, Mohamad Shaufi, Sokiman, Nur Asyraf, Md Akhir, Muhammad Aslam, Md Yusof, Muhammad Noor Amin, Zakariah, Mohd Nizam, Abdul Rashid, Salahuddin, Husein, Noorzamzarina, Sulaiman, Afiq Naim, Mohd

“…It is believed that these five genetic units were deposited within four proposed laterally contiguous depositional environments which are; 1) Inner fan - deep channel-levee complex (represent by FA1), 2) Mid fan - channelised lobe (represented by FA5 and FA3), 3) Mid Fan - non-channelised lobe (represented by FA4 and FA3), and 4) Outer fan - distal lobe (represented by FA2). …”
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Single plasmonic structure enhanced dual-band room temperature infrared photodetection by Tong, Jinchao, Luo, Yu, Zhang, Dawei, Zhang, Dao Hua, Tobing, Landobasa Yosef Mario

“…Dual-band photodetection in mid- and near-wave infrared spectral bands is of scientific interest and technological importance. …”
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Are all renewable energy sources the same? a comparative analysis of public perceptions and preferences for renewable energy types in Southeast Asian cities by del Barrio Alvarez, Daniel, Wang, Nan, Sugiyama, Masahiro, Numata, Masako, Thuy, Truong Dang, Abd Aziz, Azlina, Palanca-Tan, Rosalina, Ze Ya, Aung, Yusuf, Ariel Anshory, Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor, Castillo, Gem, Siyaranamual, Martin Daniel

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Experiment verification of second harmonic generation from ENZ material by Lai, Si Ting

“…We also observe the tunability and enhancement of the second harmonic generation (SHG) intensity when the incident wave excited at different wavelengths of mid-infrared in ENZ condition. Our study proved that shorter wavelength can obtain better enhancement.…”
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Hand gesture for nano-quadcopter control by Huang, Zhibin

“…Some of the minor challenges in regards to Nano quadcopter are its ability to stabilize and “Hover” in mid-air, hence the project aims to control the nano quadcopters using simple hand-gesture. …”
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New moon by Chen, Danning

“…However, things go awry as your spaceship starts malfunctioning mid-way and you crash land on an unknown planet ... …”
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The South China Sea Disputes : Makings of a New Cold War? by Teo, KB

“…Tensions in the South China Sea (SCS) have somewhat abated but the latent flashpoint remains. In mid-October 2018, a near collision took place between an American and Chinese warship. …”
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Russian oil – challenges and possibilities by Moe, A

“…In fact the rate of growth fell drastically after 2004, growth continued, however, with output reaching 523 million tonnes in 2014, getting close to the record levels of the mid-1980s.…”

Natural gas in Latin America and interactions with the rest of the world by Honoré, A

“…Latin America has long been disconnected from other gas markets, focusing instead on regional integration via pipeline – especially in the Southern Cone. In the mid-2000s, a shortage of natural gas production coupled with political disagreements, tensions over price renegotiations, and shortfalls of deliveries from neighbours led several countries to turn to LNG imports – either to replace or supplement indigenous production and imports of pipeline gas. …”

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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Cross-reactive dengue human monoclonal antibody prevents severe pathologies and death from Zika virus infections by Kam, Yiu-Wing, Lee, Cheryl Yi-Pin, Teo, Teck-Hui, Howland, Shanshan W., Siti Naqiah Amrun, Lum, Fok-Moon, See, Peter, Kng, Nicholas Qing-Rong, Huber, Roland G., Xu, Mei-Hui, Tan, Heng-Liang, Choo, Andre, Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian, Ginhoux, Florent, Fink, Katja, Wang, Cheng-I, Ng, Lisa F.P., Rénia, Laurent

“…The SIgN-3C variant with Leu-to-Ala mutations in the Fc region (SIgN-3C-LALA) did not induce antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) in vitro but provided similar levels of protection in vivo. …”
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A comparative study of loan packages for executive condominiums by Wong, Chee Cheong, Chew, Anthony Chwee Kim, Ang, Ben Siew Hock

“…This scheme provides a quasi-private form of housing that is similar in design and quality to mid-range private condominiums. ECs are sold with strata titles restrictions. …”
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