Decentralization : the China and Indonesia experiences. by Quan, Quan.

“…In this paper, we would like to attempt to address the puzzle that if decentralization has been widely regarded as a tool to promote the democratization process in non-democratic countries and improve welfare at local level, why some of the decentralization experiences in China and Indonesia do not seem to confirm that. …”
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Understanding Indonesia-China strategic relations : an Indonesian perspective. by Ronny Ariuly Hutahayan.

“…The main contention of this paper is that Indonesia's foreign policy and behavior has been primarily geared towards fulfilling domestic requirements rather than anticipating or responding to external or structural changes. …”
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Timor Leste : coping well, except on unity by Horta, Loro

“…The investment in human capital has been worthwhile.…”
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Report on business attachment with The Insurance Corporation of Singapore. by Tey, Chee Keong.

“…The importance of working experience has always been recognized but there was no way a student could have obtained it through classroom lessons, this problem was solved with the implementation of the business attachment programme. …”
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Optimal allocation of FACTS devices for improved economic dispatch in power systems by Deng, Wan Hong

“…Variable Series Capacitors (VSCs) and Static Phase Shifters (SPSs) are two kinds of devices in FACTS that have been widely accepted as likely solutions for alleviating the power transfer limitations seen in overstretched generation and transmission systems.…”
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Effects of bonus issues. by Husin Tjandra., Chia, Chuen Huei., Chong, Boo Chien.

“…Extensive research has been done with regard to the effect and benefits of bonus share issues. …”
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Re-engineering a real estate marketing process. by Kuladeva Kulathungam., Ho, Angeline Soo Keat.

“…The twenty first century is less than a decade away and the business community have been and are constantly facing numerous challenges to the way they carry out their activities. …”
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Interaction of laser light with biological specimens by Ng, Stanley Mong Seng.

“…It is known that the light distribution in a tissue is governed by the absorption coefficient, ua, scattering coefficient, us, and the anisotropy coefficient, g. Work has been done by many researchers to develop models to map light distribution in tissues in order to better understand its behaviour.…”
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Investigation of the intrameniscal forces : experiment on porcine knee joints and formulation of mathematical models by Goh, Peck Keng

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International women's magazines in Korea : the relationship with transnational advertising by Oh, Hyun Sook

“…International women's magazines have been approached as a significant site for exploring the dynamic interaction between global and local forces. …”
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Deep compaction of sand using vibratory probe by Chow, Khiat Yew.

“…Similar to other soil improvement methods, the concept of this method has been developed empirically whilst the design hypotheses were improved based on accumulated experience. …”
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Correlation between standard penetration test results and other methods of in situ testing in residual soils and weathered rocks by Pitts, John.

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Investigation into surface plasmons through probe for nanoscale imaging applications by Bhuthalingam Ramya.

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Design and development of broadband cMUT based ultrasonic transducer for medical imaging by Vinay, Sonu Sawant

“…A novel structural design has been proposed to reduce the cross coupling between the transducer elements. …”
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Surface bio-magnetism and its biophysical effects on bacterial cells by Chua, Loh You

“…A novel technique has been developed to influence bacterial adhesion, the subsequent formation of microbial biofilms, and the consequential effects on planktonic cell growth. …”
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A platform-based product family design methodology for leverage differentation and cost benefits by Cai, Yanling

“…Product platform design has been proven an effective customization strategy for companies to provide 'their multiple product offerings in a cost-effective manner. …”
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Modeling of solid oxide fuel cell - gas turbine hybrid power plant by Tian, Yun.

“…Parametric studies and part load characteristics study have been conducted.…”
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Applications of artificial intelligence in an electronic trading system by Ang, Yoke Kee, Ho, Ling Yah

“…Improvements to the current trading exchanges and their underlying matching algorithms have been a favorite research agenda for academics and practitioners alike. …”
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Design and implementation of a synthesizable test-bench for testing the LDPC decoder IP by Yang, Shi

“…In order to ascertain that for certain range of signal to noise ratio, the bit error ratio of the delivery LDPC IP core meets the requirement of the 2.5G Ethernet system, a fully synthesizable test-bench which can support both simulation and emulation environments, has been designed and implemented during the project period. …”
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Indonesia's national elections : Islamic parties at the crossroads by Adhi Priamarizki

“…Indonesian Islamic parties have been adopting an inclusive and pragmatic strategy for garnering votes. …”
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