The Framework for Advancing Transatlantic Economic Integration - Structural Shortcomings in an Experimental Form of International Governance by Meyer, Henning

“…Depending on the political agenda, the focus of attention in the relationship between the United States (US) and Europe shifts between policy fields. Since the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York, differences between the responses of the US and the European Union (EU)2 to the new global security situation and the related ‘Global War on Terrorism’ have been most prominent and have diverted attention from other policy fields. …”
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Channel 4 and Celebrity Big Brother 2007: multiculturalist or segregationist? by Fazal, Shehina

“…It is proposed that these two areas provide an understanding of the increasing legitimacy given to social segregation of ethnic minority communities since 9/11 and 7/7. The paper suggests that the contemporary understandings of multiculturalism and social segregation have to be foreground, when analysing entertainment programmes such as CBB 2007.…”
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Re-examining the decline in the US saving rate : the impact of mortgage equity withdrawal by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Costantini, Mauro, Paradiso, Antonio

“…In this paper we examine the role of mortgage equity withdrawal in explaining the decline of the US saving rate, since when house prices rise and mortgage rates are low, homeowners have an incentive to withdraw housing equity and this may affect the saving rate. …”
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Quality and quantity; policy objectives and outputs: is the Mayor of London delivering on his housing and social justice objectives by Bowie, Duncan

“…This article reviews the role played by the Mayor of London in planning for housing in London since the establishment of the new London governance structure in 2000. …”
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Book review : Capital and ideology by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…The new era of extreme inequality that has derailed that progress since the 1980s, he shows, is partly a reaction against communism, but it is also the fruit of ignorance, intellectual specialization, and our drift toward the dead-end politics of identity.…”

Glocalisation of information services by Tredinnick, Luke, Laybats, Claire

“…Published continually since 1991, the BIR Annual Survey has provided an invaluable insight into changing demands, trends, and resource requirements in the business information sector for over thirty years. …”
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Blended workplaces by Tredinnick, Luke, Laybats, Claire

“…Published continually since 1991, the BIR Annual Survey has provided an invaluable insight into changing demands, trends, and resource requirements in the business information sector for over thirty years. …”
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Phytochemical and biological investigation of erigeron annus (L.) Pers for antimicrobial activity and potential DNA gyrase inhibitors by Zhang, Yi Fan

“…(fleabane) is one of the most valuable plants in the genus, used in Chinese folk medicine to treat indigestion, malaria, enteritis, hepatitis and hematuria increasingly since the 1970s. However it is not an indigenous species in China and has not been officially recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopeia. …”
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Human nature: why ‘urban rewilding’ is good for us by Moxon, Sian

“…Since our very evolution in the forests, humans have had an innate need for nature. …”
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Investigation on the performance of crushed tires as cement replacement in concrete by Wan Mohammad, Wan Ahmad Soffian, Abas, Nor Haslinda, Shahidan, Shahiron

“…The disposal and reprocessing of tires are difficult since they contain complex mixtures of different materials such as rubber, carbon black, steel cord and other organic and inorganic minor components ..…”
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Measurement of body temperature and heart rate for the development of healthcare system using IOT platform by Mei Ying, Ng, Ibrahim, Nabilah, Fairuz Norsidek, Nur Izza

“…Having a healthy body is the greatest blessing of life, hence healthcare is required to maintain or improve the health since the healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health through the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of injury, disease, illness, and other mental and physical impairments in human beings. …”
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Omega network hash construction by Chuah, Chai Wen

“…The basic Merkle-Damgard construction runs over the input sequentially, which can lead to problems when the input size is large since the computation time increases linearly. Therefore, an alternative architecture which can reduce the computation time is needed, especially in today's world where multi-core processors and multithreaded programming are common. …”
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Artificial intelligence (AI) by Ismail, Fadillah, al Hosaini, Adnan Ali Hassan, Wei, Chan Shiau, Ruslan, Rumaizah, Maulad Bahrol, Khadijah

“…For example, the book “Automata Studies” came out, compiling now famous articles in the field of cybernetics (Shannon & McCarthy, 1956). Since the first appearance of the words “artificial intelligence”, usually associated with John McCarthy’s 1956 Dartmouth Summer Research Project, interest in the topic and research into the development of intelligent machines has seen several ups and downs.…”
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Quality management in Malaysian public health care by Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah

“…Purpose – The main aim of the study is to provide an empirical analysis of quality management practice among Malaysian Ministry of Health hospital employees, ranging from medical specialists to health attendants. …”
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Modelling aspect of corrosive wear under biodiesel by Adebisi, Adetayo A., Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…Corrosive wear occurs as a result of chemical reaction on wearing surface. The main aim of this paper is to study the modelling aspect of corrosive wear under biodiesel for automotive application. …”
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The impact of corporate governance on the voluntary accounting information disclosure in Malaysian listed banks by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu, Abdul Rashid, Hafiz Majdi, Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar, Mydin Meera, Ahamed Kameel

“…Financial accounting information is the main part of the annual reports on which investors rely on. …”
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Automatic car identification system by Khalifa, Othman Omran, Balfaqih, Mohammed, Saad Osman, Bashir, Albagul, Abdulgani

“…The proposed system consists of three main components which are: car detection, car segmentation, and template matching. …”
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Bank customer classification in Indonesia: logistic regression vis-a-vis artificial neural networks by Abduh, Muhamad, Dahari, Zainurin, Omar, Mohd. Azmi

“…It tries to relate between bank customers’ religiosity, assessment upon certain factors such as bank performance, bank advertisement and main reasons of using banking services towards their decision on which bank they had joined. …”
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The impact of corporate governance on the voluntary accounting information disclosure in Malaysian listed banks by Htay, Sheila Nu Nu

“…Financial accounting information is the main part of the annual reports on which investors rely. …”
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The challenges of implementing urban transport policy in the Klang Valley, Malaysia by Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza, Zahari, Rustam Khairi

“…Interviews were utilized as the main research instrument. The examination of the practices, attitudes and beliefs of those working in the transport related field have shed some light on the relationship between agencies and the impact that these have upon transportation system in the Klang Valley. …”
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