Why East Asian war is unlikely by Bitzinger, Richard A., Desker, Barry

“…In particular, the emergence of a more assertive China does not mean a more aggressive China or that war in Asia is more likely. While Beijing may be increasingly pushing its own agenda in regional international affairs, and while it may seek to displace the United States as the regional hegemon, this does not automatically translate into an expansionist China. …”
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Molecular architecture of the Chikungunya virus replication complex by Tan, Yaw Bia, Chmielewski, David, Law, Michelle Cheok Yien, Zhang, Kuo, He, Yu, Chen, Muyuan, Jin, Jing, Luo, Dahai

“…These results represent a major conceptual advance in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of RNA virus replication and the principles underlying the molecular architecture of RCs, likely to be shared with many pathogenic (+) RNA viruses.…”
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Enhanced monsoon-driven upwelling in Southeast Asia during the Little Ice Age by Chen, Mengli, Martin, Patrick, Ren, Haojia, Zhang, Run, Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Chen, Yi-Chi, Hughen, Konrad A., Phan, Kim Hoang, Vo, Si Tuan, Goodkin, Nathalie Fairbank

“…Climate change impacts ocean nutrient availability and will likely alter the marine food web. While climate models predict decreased average ocean productivity, the extent of these changes, especially in the marginal seas upon which large human populations depend, is not well understood. …”
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NHC-catalyzed enantioselective access to β-cyano carboxylic esters via in situ substrate alternation and release by Wang, Qingyun, Wu, Shuquan, Zou, Juan, Liang, Xuyang, Mou, Chengli, Zheng, Pengcheng, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…In addition to synthetic utilities, our control of reaction outcomes via in situ substrate modulation and release can likely inspire future reaction development.…”
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Organic and inorganic sublattice coupling in two-dimensional lead halide perovskites by Fu, Jianhui, Bian, Tieyuan, Yin, Jun, Feng, Minjun, Xu, Qiang, Wang, Yue, Sum, Tze Chien

“…Theoretical simulations verify that the reduced bandgap is likely due to the enhanced distortion index of the inorganic octahedra. …”
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Think Twice Before Going for Incentives: Social Norms and the Principal's Decision on Compensation Contracts by Cardinaels, Eddy, Yin, Huaxiang

“…When principals use incentives, their choices not only incentivize truthful reporting and signal distrust, but they also leak important information about the social norm, namely, that other agents are likely to report dishonestly. Agents conform to this social norm by misrepresenting cost information more. …”
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Entropic centrality for non-atomic flow networks by Oggier, Frédérique, Phetsouvanh, Silivanxay, Datta, Anwitaman

“…Given a graph, the notion of entropic centrality was introduced by Tutzauer to characterize vertices which are important in the sense that there is a high uncertainty about the destination of an atomic flow starting at them, assuming that at each hop, the flow is equally likely to continue to any unvisited vertex, or to be terminated there. …”
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Southeast Asian maritime security in the age of terror : threats, opportunity, and charting the course forward by Bradford, John

“…The potential application of those factors is assessed to anticipate the most likely forms of future regional cooperation. While cooperation will expand on many levels, the most fruitful cooperation will result from improved networks of bilateral relationships. …”
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News sharing in social media : the effect of gratifications and prior experience by Lee, Chei Sian, Ma, Long

“…Results from structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis revealed that respondents who were driven by gratifications of information seeking, socializing, and status seeking were more likely to share news in social media platforms. Prior experience with social media was also a significant determinant of news sharing intention. …”
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Evaluation of the quality of online information about perinatal depression in China by Li, Miaomiao, Wan Abas, Wan Anita, Ma’rof, Aini Azeqa, Wang, Peng, Wang, Xiaoyan

“…There was a significant negative correlation between search engine rankings and the quality of information on perinatal depression, suggesting that higher quality content is less likely to be searched for and may hinder access to reliable information. …”
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Colon Cancer Disparities in Stage at Presentation and Time to Surgery for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: A Study with Disaggregated Ethnic Groups by Jain, Bhav, Bajaj, Simar S., Patel, Tej A., Vapiwala, Neha, Lam, Miranda B., Mahal, Brandon A., Muralidhar, Vinayak, Amen, Troy B., Nguyen, Paul L., Sanford, Nina N., Dee, Edward C.

“…Chinese [AOR 1.27 (95% CI 1.17–1.38), p < 0.001], Japanese [AOR 1.23 (95% CI 1.10–1.37], p < 0.001], Filipino [AOR 1.36 (95% CI 1.22–1.52), p < 0.001], Korean [AOR 1.16 (95% CI 1.02–1.32), p < 0.05], and Vietnamese [AOR 1.55 (95% CI 1.36–1.77), p < 0.001] patients were more likely to experience greater time to surgery than white patients. …”
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Solution processed transition metal oxides selective contacts for Si heterojunction solar cells by Lu, Chenjin

“…In this work, we have first prepared hole selective contacts using solution processed MoOx (s-MoOx) by spin-coating and physical evaporated MoOx (e-MoOx) by electron beam evaporator. …”
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Photonic Integrated Devices Manufacturing Workforce Preparation Assessment Report: Middle Skilled Technicians by Aiken, Juliet, Moore, Elizabeth, Fedewa, Autumn, Jordan, Taylor, Field, Frank, Unger, Elizabeth, Argarwal, Anuradha, Kirchain, Randolph

“…Additionally, needed skills and competencies will likely differ for technicians working predominantly with automated equipment and technologists who conduct their work more manually. …”
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Re-creating the context : the design of a community theater by Crosley, Mark Lauden.

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The EU and ASEAN – in search of a new regional paradigm? by Yeo, Lay Hwee

“…It then sketches out some of the global trends likely to impact regional developments in Europe and Asia, and questions if the EU and ASEAN would need a new regional approach or paradigm if they are to maintain their salience and relevance as regional actors.…”
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Resilience of power distribution systems by Ng, Si Qi

“…The results obtained showed how consumers are less likely to be affected by disruptions when distributed generators are present. …”
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Patterns of motivation, moral and civic development in young Singaporeans by Koh, Caroline

“…This study thus shows that at least in the context of Singapore, students understand the value of CME, but their moral development is more likely to be influences by other external factors rather than the CME curriculum per se.…”
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China's collaboration with IndoChina countries in hydropower development in the Mekong region - how far can it go? by Phua, Pei Pei.

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Group learning : the impact of group personality and psychological safety on group performance. by Chiang, Jing Ying., Tan, Feng Ying., Yeo, Si Xian.

“…Moreover, development of psychological safety, through supportive behaviors of group members that foster trust and respect, is likely to facilitate group learning and promote group performance. …”
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The study of radiotherapy resistance of hypoxic tumour for improving survival of cancer patient. by Goh, Yeek Teck.

“…Functional annotation and classification revealed the up-regulation of two significant groups of proteins involved in calcium-binding/signalling and actin regulation. These proteins are likely to promote cell survival pathways such as DNA repairs in hypoxic cells upon radiation exposure. …”
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