Indonesia's rise & its regional implications by Emirza Adi Syailendra

“…Indonesia's projected rise as a medium power may see at least two likely scenarios. The first is one of power diffusion while the second sees Indonesia asserting a greater leadership role in the Asia Pacific. …”
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Design and development of a web-based platform for EEE MSc student orientation by Soo, Serena Keng Shuang

“…The main aim of the web application is for students to have cultural exchanges, to explore Singapore, and to engage in school life by forming interest groups with like-minded peers.…”
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Reframing stigma in Tourette syndrome: an updated scoping review by Pring, K, Malli, M, Hardy, BW, Rapp, SR, Storch, EA, Mink, JW, Martindale, JM

“…On the individual level, youth with PTD had lower self-esteem than peers, often leading to fear of future stigmatization, avoidant behaviors, and self-stigmatization. …”

Fragmentation of white phosphorus by a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)alumanyl anion by Koshino, Kota, Kinjo, Rei

“…Structural and electronic features of the latter were fully characterized by standard spectroscopic means, X-ray diffraction analysis, and computational studies, which revealed that 2 bears highly polarized Al (δ+) and P (δ-) and relatively short Al-P bonds, indicative of the σ-donating and π-accepting nature of CAAAl groups.…”
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What is to reproduce? On the overlap, development, and persistence account of reproduction by Palacios-González, C

“…Her account seems able to answer the question of whether reproduction takes place, and who reproduces, when we employ biotechnologies that bear little to no resemblance to naturally occurring human sexual reproduction. …”

Part I : Ranking of 2004 financial sector reforms and liberalisation of ASEAN 10+5 economies. by Khoo, Miaosi., Seah, Terence Choon Kiat., Shahirah Arshad.

“…This study aims to motivate the ASEAN 10+5 economies to push for greater financial reforms and liberalisation by ranking and comparing them with their regional peers.…”
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The endgame in Afghanistan : Pakistan's perspective and policy by Abdul Basit

“…In this endgame Pakistan’s Afghan policy sees reintegration and reconciliation among the Afghan political groups as a pre-requisite to any framework of peace in Afghanistan.…”
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Phenomenological observations of quinone-mediated zinc oxidation in an alkaline environment by Mallia, Christopher T, Brushett, Fikile R

“…The development of such systems requires knowledge of underlying reaction mechanisms, which bear similarities to the processes that underpin corrosion and semiconductor electrochemistry. …”
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Prosopanche: a remarkable genus of parasitic plants by Hatt, SA, Cameron, DD, Grace, OM, Rocamundi, N, Cocucci, AA, Martel, C, Thorogood, CJ

“…Growing almost entirely underground with a complete lack of leaves, plants of Prosopanche bear more resemblance to fungi than plants and have many remarkable aspects to their life history and ecology that require further investigation. …”

Protein delivery options: how well have we succeeded? by Ng, Xu Wen, Subbu, Venkatraman

“…Another antibody, Avastin®, indicated for bowel cancer, accounted for $6.7 billion among these top-selling drugs, while Herceptin®, used to treat breast cancer, had sales of $6.6 billion. These numbers bear eloquent testimony to the increasing demand for protein therapeutics. …”
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Industrial policy refraction: how corporate strategy shapes development outcomes in Brazil by Zylberberg, E

“…For states seeking to catch up, the acquisition and assimilation of frontier technology has always been paramount (Abramovitz, 1986).</p> <p>Multinational firms based in industrialized countries have long been seen as sources of technology (Evans, 1979). …”

It's not that dark, after all by Chia, Glenda

“…Also, through this, garner some motivation or encouragement for whoever sees this.…”
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Why Brussels? Neruda’s ‘título absolutamente enigmático’ by Moran, D

“…<p>The primary purpose of this article is to propose a solution to longstanding literary mystery, namely, why Neruda&rsquo;s disconcertingly enigmatic poem &lsquo;Bruselas&rsquo; (from&nbsp;<em>Tercera residencia</em>&nbsp;[1947]) has a title which seems to bear little if any relation either to the city of Brussels itself or to its sometimes bewilderingly obscure content and imagery. …”

Marta Czok URBE by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig, Ionescu, Georgiana, Czok, Marta

“…Among these works, specially selected for the Galleria dei Busti at Palazzo Montecitorio, we see in a central position the polyptych Città Salva Anima / Soul Saving City originally commissioned in 2000 by the French Embassy to the Holy See, in response to the Jubilee, as part of the exhibition Roma Jubilans. …”
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Enriching students’ cross-cultural and multilingual communication: the serious play approach utilizing Playmobil pro figures by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data which revealed that Playmobil pro facilitated intercultural communication in the post-COVID-19 era as students seemed to be unwilling to work with their peers in face-to-face classes, possibly suffering from trauma. …”
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The epistemic significance of religious disagreements: cases of unconfirmed superiority disagreements by Choo, Frederick Wen Yeong

“…Such disagreements have been left relatively unexplored. I then argue that in cases of unconfirmed superiority disagreements, disputants can remain relatively steadfast in holding to their beliefs. …”
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Magical realism and representations of the cold war in Southeast Asia by Lye, Kit Ying

“…By reading a selection of novels and short stories from the Philippines, Indonesia, Timor Leste, and Cambodia that discuss several newly independent nations’ struggles during the Cold War period, we can re-examine a literature that has not been studied as extensively as other similar political literature. …”
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Ozone reaction with interior building materials: Influence of diurnal ozone variation, temperature and humidity by Rim, Donghyun, Maddalena, Randy L., Nazaroff, William W., Gall, Elliott Tyler

“…Reactive uptake of ozone has been characterized for many building materials; however, scant information is available on how diurnal variation of ambient ozone influences ozone reaction with indoor surfaces. …”
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The Snail by Ngin, Yunxin

“…The Snail is a 2D-animated short film about a boy who lives in a post-apocalyptic world, who sees a snail for the first time. The film follows the boy as he curiously follows, looks, and observes the snail. …”
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Forster’s moral vision : an examination of the religious imagery in Edward Morgan Forster’s fiction. by Leong, Keith Yan-Hao.

“…It will argue that Forster has a conflicted view of religion because he sees on the one hand its moral restrictiveness and logical absurdity, and on the other its potential for moral emancipation, grounding, and linguistic transcendence.…”
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