Compensation committee and executive compensation in Asia by Lee, Kin-Wai

“…Using a sample of firms in East Asian economies, we find that level of CEO compensation is positively associated with CEO power. …”
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Monitoring resident and relocated sunda colugos (Galeopterus variegatus) at the Singapore zoo. by Leroy Rocky Alphonso.

“…The Sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) is a largely understudied arboreal and nocturnal mammal native to South-East Asia, including Singapore. A healthy population exists within the compounds of the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari which are adjacent to the Central Catchment Nature Reserves. …”
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A study on the impact of Panama Canal expansion on major stakeholders by Lee, Jin Yan

“…The outcome of this research revealed that the competition level between US West Coast (USWC) ports and US East Coast (USEC) ports will get more intense. USWC ports have to counter its associated problems, as well as increase their productivity and efficiency in order to stay competitive. …”
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Factors effecting the acoustic properties of date palm fiber by Abd. AlRahman Jawad, Lamyaa

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Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the foreland fold-and-thrust belt of the United Arab Emirates by Abdelmaksoud, A, Ali, MY, Searle, MP

“…Four major west-verging and east-dipping thrusts, which cross the northern area, form fault-propagation folds and dissect the entire stratigraphy. …”

Shale oil in Russia – commercial catalyst required by Henderson, J

“…To this end, the Russian authorities have been encouraging the country’s major oil companies to explore new greenfield regions – such as East Siberia, the Black and Barents Seas, and the Arctic offshore – in the hope that major new production areas can be developed. …”

Redefining the phylogenetic relationships of European Angelica (Apiaceae) species by González-Toral, C, Estandía, A, Pérez, M, Holloway, TE, Nava, HS, Fernández Prieto, JA, Cires, E

“…Molecular evidences suggest that <i>A. heterocarpa</i> should be considered an estuary forma of <i>A. sylvestris</i>. The east and west <i>A. sylvestris</i> subclades support the subspecies <i>A. sylvestris</i> subsp. …”

An exploratory study on the development of a sensory wheel affiliated with the emotional lexicon for chrysanthemum infusion by Xia, Y, Hou, J, Chen, J, Spence, C, Qian, J, Zhao, F, Dong, G, Zhong, F

“…Chrysanthemum infusion has gained popularity outside of the East Asian market in recent years. However, despite the growing international demand, standardized methods to evaluate the sensory attributes of chrysanthemum tea, which are essential for guiding consumers and ensuring quality control, remain underdeveloped. …”

Burnout among expatriate and local instructors in Oman by Mukundan, Jayakaran, Geng, Hui, Nimehchisalem, Vahid, Al-Busaidi, Saleh

“…This phenomenon has attracted considerable attention across diverse professional sectors. With the Middle East’s rapid expansion of tertiary education and reliance on both local and expatriate educators, a thorough understanding of burnout becomes essential. …”
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An immunoinformatic approach for identifying and designing conserved multi-epitope vaccines for coronaviruses by Ong, Yu Chuan, Tejo, Bimo Ario, Yap, Wei Boon

“…Results: A total of 132 epitopes were identified, with the majority of them found to be conserved across the bat CoVs, pangolin CoVs, endemic coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2, and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). …”
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Land ase analysis for Surabaya metropolitan area urban transportation planning using spatial method by Abidin, Zainal, Prasetijo, Joewono, Mohd Masirin, Mohd Idrus

“…The East Java Province, which includes the city of Surbaya, is home to Indonesia's second-largest economic zone. …”
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The Usage of Islamic Financial Services in Zanzibar: The Influence of Accessibility, Relevancy and Expected Benefits by Moh’d Khamis, Fauz, Isa, Mohamad Yazid, Yusuff, Noraini

“…In addition, the current study provides the evidence about usage of Islamic financial services in new environment; Zanzibar, the emerging Islamic financial market in East Africa…”
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Bilateral Trade Welfare Impacts of India’s Export Ban of Non-Basmati Rice Using the Global Partial Equilibrium Simulation Model (GSIM) by Fathelrahman, Eihab, Osman, Raeda, Hoag, Dana Loyd Keske, Sixt, Gregory N., Strzepek, Kenneth

“…Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Cooperation Council regions were most affected. …”
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The Matter of the Hold: Housing futures and the paradigm of the ship by Donovan, Inge, Pankhurst, David

“…This familiar pattern is currently playing out in the phased demolition of the Bunker Hill Public Housing Development, the largest affordable housing community on the East Coast. The BHHD can be seen in contrast to the Charlestown Navy Yard, an adjacent shipyard where centuries of investment have established a robust infrastructure of maintenance. …”
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Why are territorial disputes left unresolved? Finding the true utility of ASEAN through a mixed-method analysis on the case of Malaysia and its territorial disputes in Southeast A... by Chan, Felicia Jia Hui, Ng, Wei Ting

“…Based on our analysis, our dissertation will answer the following questions - (1) What are the factors that cause territorial disputes to be unresolved in South East Asia?, (2) What are the dispute management tactics that ASEAN and ASEAN member states have implemented to resolve territorial disputes within ASEAN, and (3) Why are territorial disputes in ASEAN still in existence? …”
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Preparation of porous carbon materials by polyphosphazene as precursor for sorption of U(VI) by Liu, Xiaopeng, Liu, Yan, Wang, Yun, Yuan, Dingzhong, Liu, Jinbiao, Chew, Jia Wei

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Chen Wen Hsi: more than Chinese painting by Lee, Ju-Lyn

“…More importantly, they demonstrate that he also activated them as medium or form to transfer his artistic ideologies, such as on the combinations of the “East” and “West”, traditionality and modernity, and the importance of individualism, innovation, and internationalisation. …”
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On cultural filters in Lin Shu's Chinese translation of David Copperfield by Yang, Jinyu

“…This thesis takes the first Chinese translation of David Copperfield, Kuai Rou Yu Sheng Shu (《块肉余生述》) as the source text to analyze the way in which Lin Shu resolved the cultural conflicts between the East and the West in the process of translation, especially in terms of religious and ethical culture, while exploring the hidden personal literary ideals as well as the historical influence reflected in the translation. …”
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New model for identifying critical success factors influencing BIM adoption from precast concrete manufacturers' view by Phang, Thomas C. H., Chen, Chen, Tiong, Robert Lee Kong

“…From the survey responses of 53 respondents from the PC industry in various countries including Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, China, Korea, Taiwan, the Middle East, and Finland, the study successfully identified a total of eight CSFs, which are regarded as the main contributions this research makes to the body of knowledge. …”
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Investment outlook for the medium range tanker segment from the perspective of a ship financier from 2011 to 2015 by Han, Peinan.

“…This research aims to provide the freight market outlook for MR product tanker in the East of Suez from 2011 to 2015 and determine whether investors should invest in MR tanker shipping equities. …”
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