Beyond hearts and minds: a subaltern re-evaluation of the binary of coercion and soft power during the Malayan emergency, 1948–1960 by Lau, Jun Hong

“…The Malayan Emergency was not only a case study for counterinsurgency efforts but also an active cause of imperial overstretch and early Cold War fears among the British. This project intends to shift existing historiography towards a more comprehensive approach that considers how the Emergency interacted with contemporaneous events during the burgeoning Cold War and the British struggles to maintain order in their post-war Empire.…”
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The becoming of ideal audience workers : game modders and distributive websites. by Hong, Renyi.

“…The newfound celebratory freedom for audiences to be media producers is balanced by fears of an exploitative labour situation: an apprehension that participatory presents a beguiling front for audiences to be co-opted as free workers for commercial actors. …”
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Food environments in Islamabad, Pakistan by Hasnain, S

“…The dissertation is situated in the context of risky food environments and food fears resulting from intensified, industrialised, and increasingly lengthened global food systems. …”

Investigation studies on mechanical properties of PH15-5 stainless steel for selective laser melting by Tan, Wei Jie

“…There are seven categories of AM processes: VAT photopolymerisation, binder jetting, sheet lamination, material jetting, material extrusion, directed energy deposition and powder bed fusion. …”
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Mechanical properties of novel hybrid bamboo fibre/ aluminium mesh reinforced polymer composite by Ismail, Nik Ainun Nik, Halip, Juliana Abdul, Roslan, Mohd Nazrul, Ismail, Al Emran, Baharuddin, Norhazaedawati, Kamarudin, Khairu, Shaari, Muhammad Farid

“…Bamboo fibres are one of the sustainable lignocellulosic resources explored for polymer composites in recent years. Research has shown that bamboo fibres have the potential to be used in a variety of critical applications. …”
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Multilayer stacked low-temperature-reduced graphene oxide films : preparation, characterization, and application in polymer memory devices by Liu, Juqing, Lin, Zongqiong, Liu, Tianjun, Yin, Zongyou, Zhou, Xiaozhu, Chen, Shufen, Xie, Linghai, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Zhang, Hua, Huang, Wei

“…The prepared rGO film, which has a lower sheet resistance (≈160–500 Ω sq−1) and higher conductivity (26 S cm−1) as compared to other rGO films obtained by commonly used chemical reduction methods, is fully characterized. …”
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Essays on the measurement of leverage and risk of banking institutions by Yong, Vincent Gan Beng

“…Furthermore, we argue that the source of systemic risk lies with the endogenous risk of the banking balance sheet. We discuss the challenges in managing and measuring endogenous and systemic risk. …”
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Stability analysis for heat transfer flow in micropolar hybrid nanofluids by Nur Hazirah Adilla, Norzawary, Siti Khuzaimah, Soid, Anuar, Mohd Ishak, Muhammad Khairul Anuar, Mohamed, Khan, Umair, Sherif, El Sayed M., Pop, Ioan Mihai

“…In general, non-unique solutions exist for the phenomenon of shrinking sheets.…”
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Impact of the internet on the travel industry in Singapore. by Goh, Junfeng., Koh, Pei Shi., Tan, Eugene Jun Hao.

“…Other problems were increased work due to a need for frequent website updates and the increased need to pacify consumer fears regarding security issues. Interestingly, the consumer survey revealed that websites were not able to provide certain features consumers valued, such as personal advice, or making the purchase largely hassle free, without a need for lengthy administrative procedures. …”
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Investigation on the formation of C54-TiSi2 used as contact metallization in ULSI application by Zhang, Lin

“…Its applicability to sub-quarter-micron technologies, however, has been questioned due to difficulties of obtaining low sheet resistance on small geometries.…”
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Hydraulic pressure assisted deep drawing process by Johnson, John Louis Stanley

“…A technique of Hydraulic Pressure Assisted Deep Drawing of Cups for the manufacture of deep cups from sheet metal was being investigated. Complete new tool equipment has been designed and fabricated mainly from High Tensile Steel. …”
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EU competition law : a roadmap for ASEAN? by Valockova, Barbora

“…Nevertheless, there are fears that without reforms in the institutional arrangements on compliance and enforcement of rules and regulations, the developments in the field of competition law will remain words, without any teeth. …”
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Will a crude oil price band stabilise the market by Fattouh, B

“…Also by increasing uncertainty, volatility in oil prices could derail investment in alternative energy sources. Finally, there are fears that speculative activity can cause oil prices to overshoot and may choke off economic recovery.…”

Treatment of dilute wastewater with two-stage anaerobic fluidized bed membrane bioreactor by Mohamed Faris Nashir Bounaparte.

“…However, there is little knowledge in the utilization of a two-stage treatment process involving an AFBR coupled with a flat sheet AFMBR, both using granular activated carbon (GAC) as its support media. …”
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Final report on industrial attachment with Renewable Energy Corporation Pte Ltd by Ye, Peiru.

“…Inline sheet resistance (SHR) measuring tool is ideally plugged in the unloading section of the diffusion furnace in order to show systematic drifts and give immediate feedback on dramatic process changes. …”
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Numerical simulation of titanium fibre metallic laminates under various impact loading by Selvadurai Shanmugasundram

“…The high strength of bonding between titanium sheet and composite layer help to arrest the cracks. …”
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Raphael in 1503: new evidence on the Virgin and Child with a book and contemporaneous drawings by Aceto, A

“…New analysis of a pair of drawings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, made by Raphael for his ‘Virgin and Child with a book’ in the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, has confirmed that they were cut from a single sheet and has shown that they have been trimmed, allowing the landscape study they contain to be properly understood for the first time. …”

3D printing of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites via multi jet fusion by Aguila, Reyniel Rosale

“…Despite the benefits of MJF over other processes, the lack of widespread adoption is mainly due to the limitation of material availability, in particular polymer composites. Glass beads (GB) and glass fibers (GF) reinforced Polyamide 12 (PA12) powder is a potential polymer composite. …”
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Graphene field effect transistor photodetector fabrication and investigation by Deng, Qinfei

“…Graphene is a two-dimensional sheet of carbon atoms in a hexagonal honeycomb lattice structure through sp2 bonding has attracted much attention. …”
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Experiences of patients talking about mental illness with their children: a qualitative study by Rapa, E, Ilyas, A, de Cassan, S, Dalton, LJ

“…There was wide variation in what information was shared with children, influenced by fears about how to share particular diagnoses and the impact of the information on parents themselves and their family. …”