The other side of the Elbe River: interventions in art, modernity, and coloniality in Poland by Michalska, DJ

“…In fact, their works articulate a vision of the present where the past – old patterns, artistic traditions and images, remnants of the feudal past – are not just a lingering echo but a coeval and constitutive part of peripheral modernity.…”

A gate of dragon's teeth : a decolonial approach to writing precolonial historical fiction in Singapore by Ng, Yi-Sheng

“…Part 2 consists of a survey of poetry, fiction and drama set during this period, with a specific focus on the authorial stance towards royalty and hierarchy. …”
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Particle accelerators technologies by Chew, Tau Khoon

“…Particle acceleration has become an integral part of our society and its technologies, spanning from X-ray machinery in the medical industry to security screening. …”
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Experimental investigation of pile-supported/floating breakwaters integrated with oscillating-water-column converters by He, Fang

“…Breakwaters are commonly used to protect harbors and coasts from wave attack. Traditional bottom-sitting breakwaters can effectively fulfill the demands of harbor protection in places where water is relatively shallow. …”
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The ends of occidentalist desire in Conrad's 'Malay' novels : 'every name in history is I by Wagner, Tamara Silvia

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The 1997 Asian currency crisis by Cheok, Mei Fang, Lai, Hung Yin, Lee, Han Hwee

“…The main focus of this research is to examine the reasons behind the depreciation of the East Asian currencies and the factors that led up to the Asian Currency Crisis. …”
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The impact of anxiety and challenge on quiet eye in tenpin bowling by Lim, Bernice Hui Ying

“…It was hypothesized from past research that elite would demonstrate longer visual search duration compared to the sub-elite. …”
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Mencius and Hutcheson on empathy-based benevolence by Chuang, Christina

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A study on the correlation between financial ratios and earnings per share in South Korean banking by Li, Wei Jie, Zhang, Xi Liang, Liu, Lei

“…However, only a few studies have been completed on banks in East Asia region, and very few were on individual East Asian country. …”
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Optical atompilz: propagation-invariant strongly longitudinally polarized toroidal pulses by Wang, Ren, Yang, Ding-Tao, Xin, Tao, Shi, Shuai, Wang, Bing-Zhong, Shen, Yijie

“…Here, we present strongly longitudinally polarized toroidal pulses (SLPTPs), which boast a longitudinal component amplitude exceeding that of the transverse component by over tenfold. …”
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The eagle and the panda : an owl's view from Southeast Asia by Desker, Barry

“…The United States' rebalancing to Asia, initially depicted as a "pivot" to the Pacific, is less a swing away from the Middle East and West Asia than a shift of U.S. focus to East Asia, following the winding down of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. …”
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Investigation of indoor thermal comfort and energy demand in different locations along the sub-Himalayan belt - a simulation based study by Thapa, Samar, Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad

“…In this study, a pre-validated model of 3-storey concrete residential building was used to study the indoor performance and thermal comfort in the face of climate change in the 8 (eight) different hill towns (hill stations) located from west to the east. Rise in ambient and indoor conditions were evident as a part of climate change with colder locations being affected the most. …”

Roles of the actin cytoskeleton in structuring the cortical endoplasmic reticulum. by Huang, Daniel Wenwei.

“…This rearrangement is thought to be dependent on actin cytoskeleton in yeast. The actin cytoskeleton consists of three structures: actin cables, actin patches and actomyosin rings. …”
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The Tampines Cybertimes : from conception to infancy by Goh, Adeline I Ling, Kwek, Amelia Woon, Yang, Jonathan Sun Cheung, Yeo, Jeffrey Wee Teck

“…Although The CyberTimes may not have reached all its lofty ideals, it has had numerous breakthroughs in the past year since it was first conceived. For one, it is Singapore’s first on-line community newspaper. …”
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Growth strategies for liner companies in the time of economic recession by Toon, Nicholas Zhenjie.

“…The liner market, being unique in its own rights as a product and commodity, has been on the rise for the past two decades. This research paper takes a closer look at the liner industry, and specifically on growth strategies in times of economic downturns. …”
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Valley of the Beginning by Tang, Nicolette Jingyi

“…Along the way, he discovers the power of forgotten beliefs and the value of old stories buried underneath the ways of the new. The final part of this submission is an exegesis that explains the creative aims of the work of fiction. …”
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The impacts of new shipping routes/ passages : a study on the impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal on various shipping sectors by Ong, Randolph Jian Jie

“…As container carriers seek to deploy larger vessels to lower slot costs, there has been no tangible increase in volume experienced on the US East Coast ports. Freight rates for shipments from Asia to East Coast has also became costlier than the West Coast. …”
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Quantitative determinants of bank profitability in Asean. by Tham, Kuo Chau.

“…The main focus of the study is an exploratory empirical investigation on quantitative determinants of bank profitability in South East Asia. The study examines the existence of any structural relationship between key financial ratios and bank profitability, which is measured by the return on assets. …”
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Swimming in Data by Douglass, Katherine, Lamb, Augustus, Lu, Jerry, Ono, Ken, Tenpas, William

“…Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the Olympic Final,” thunders from the loudspeakers, yet it is barely audible over the deafening roar of a crowd ten thousand strong. One long blast of the referee’s whistle summons eight of the world’s fastest swimmers to the starting blocks. …”
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Authentic culture : the missing piece in China's soft power puzzle. by Lo, Elaine.

“…This study seeks to answer the question of why China's soft power strategy in East Asia has not improved its image despite its deliberate effort to implement a more complete soft power strategy than other countries. …”
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