Digest: islands promote population differentiation in dispersive swallows by Estandía, A, Merino Recalde, N

“…Broyles and Myers sequence the genomes of almost 150 individuals from the island-dwelling Pacific swallow (<i>Hirundo tahitica</i>) and its continental counterpart, the welcome swallow (<i>H. neoxena</i>). They find strong population structure only among island populations and attribute this to a behavioral reduction in dispersal propensity following island colonization. …”

Why the rule of law? A historical perspective by Pirie, F

“…Around the world, systems of accountability are weak and dictators find ways to avoid the constraints of both national and international laws. …”

Perception and salience of social security contribution incentives: evidence from voluntary contributions by Iraizoz, A

“…Using quasi-experimental variations from three pension reforms, I find that most self-employed workers fail to take advantage of the extraordinary contribution incentives available in Spain, and often make suboptimal contribution choices. …”

The uniqueness trap by Flyvbjerg, B, Budzier, A, Christodoulou, MD, Zottoli, M

“…<br> The cure is to always assume that someone, somewhere has undertaken a project like yours. If you can’t find an analogue, break your project into components, which may prove comparable with other projects. …”

Dissecting the sinews of power: international trade and the rise of Britain’s fiscal-military state, 1689-1823 by Dal Bó, E, Hutkova, K, Leucht, L, Yuchman, N

“…We construct new historical revenue series disaggregating excise revenues from traded and domestic goods. We find substantial growth in revenue from traded goods, accounting for over half of indirect taxation around 1800. …”

The cost of mass gatherings during a pandemic by Phalippou, L, Zhang, D

“…We exploit variation in rainfall during the protest period as an exogenous source of variation in attendance. We find that good weather coincides with both more people protesting and more subsequent COVID-19 cases and deaths. …”

Measuring Outsourcing Performance of Malaysian Economic Transformation Program by Hassan, Mohamad Ghozali, Abdullah, Rohani, Razalli, Mohd. Rizal

“…The focus of this research is to find out the strategic relationship among the environmental dynamism, outsourcing success, and the performance of the relationship. …”
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Banking on graduates : a longitudinal study. by Chow, Han Siong., Goh, Thong., Lek, Evelyn Mei-Je.

“…The study was conducted to identify the bank products/services used by the well educated in three defined stages of their life cycle, and to study the effects of the perceived mean usefulness and the number of bank products/services used in relation to the satisfaction of the respondents. …”
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Application of parabolic reflector to harness solar energy by Valliappan, Arunachalam

“…With the focus on search of renewable energy, which protects the quality of human life, solar energy has been of higher importance. …”
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Madrush. by Selamat.

“…Unfortunately, they are savage creatures and our poor soldier is running for dear life.…”
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An examination of the "Pathology" of relationships within the dynamics of illness in Jane Austen's EMMA by Saradetch Melissa-Mae.

“…So by referring extensively to her letters, this thesis aims to explore the conscious correspondence between the heroine's life and Austen's which in my opinion is the basis of the novel's complexity. …”
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Achieving seamless and scalable ethernet networks using ethernet over SONET by Jape, Milind

“…This dissertation focuses on a new layer 2 mapping technology "Ethernet Over SONET", in which virtual concatenation and link capacity adjustment scheme have given the SONET a new lease of life around the world by extending Ethernet over Metropolitan area Network (MAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN).…”
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Design of perching mechanism for UAV by Lee, Wei Chong.

“…Research and development toward improving surveillance capabilities include extending mission life, by allowing the UAV to perch on locations such as tree branches, like birds.…”
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IT2000 : an implementation perspective by Chooi Jng Yng, Ong Sze Chong, Wong Tien Chi

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In the realm of the disquiet by Quah, Felicia Qi Wen

“…Having had and lost, I began to explore in my work the transience of life and the reverberations of what happens after; the absence, the emotions, the marks left behind and the impact of it- that shape who I am and who I’ll eventually be. …”
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Business study mission to Mexico culture and market entry strategies by Hasegawa, Kinya, Tun Mra Gyaw, Lai, Derrick Kun Lim

“…Even today, some of these old cultures are still being practice in Mexicans' daily life. At times, outsiders may view the Mexican, his beliefs, expectations and code of social and personal conduct as different from those of other countries. …”
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Cervicitis decidualis mimicking cervical cancer in pregnancy by Soleymani majd, H, Gaitskell, K, Johnson, C, Hellner, K

“…Cervical decidual reaction in pregnancy is a common finding. In rare cases, these changes can mimic the appearance of invasive cervical cancers. …”

Perceived inequality in society may not motivate increased food intake in the absence of personal socioeconomic disadvantage by Cheon, Bobby K., Low, Xenia, Wijaya, Darren Jeffian, Lee, Albert

“…Conclusions: Taken together with prior research on the effects of subjective socioeconomic disadvantage on increased energy intake, these findings suggest that perceptions of inequality in one’s society may be insufficient to stimulate heightened energy intake in the absence of personal socioeconomic disadvantage or inadequacy.…”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…In some cases, these two types of colophons are melded into one, and occasionally, we may find a colophon which contains other types of information. …”

The IDentif.AI-x pandemic readiness platform: rapid prioritization of optimized COVID-19 combination therapy regimens by Blasiak, Agata, Truong, Anh T. L., Remus, Alexandria, Hooi, Lissa, Seah, Shirley Gek Kheng, Wang, Peter, Chye, De Hoe, Lim, Angeline Pei Chiew, Ng, Kim Tien, Teo, Swee Teng, Tan, Yee-Joo, Allen, David Michael, Chai, Louis Yi Ann, Chng, Wee Joo, Lin, Raymond T. P., Lye, David C., Wong, John Eu-Li, Tan, Gladys Gek-Yen, Chan, Conrad En Zuo, Chow, Edward Kai-Hua, Ho, Dean

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