Regional cooperation : a theoretical framework and application to the east ASEAN growth area by Lim, Bee Leng, Ng, Sok Ling, Tay, Yi Ling

“…This is all too evident in the number of regional groupings that have sprung into existence since world war II and this trend is most manifest in the nineties. …”
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After 17 July: Who is Prince of Jihad? by Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin

“…After a lull since the execution of the Bali bombers, the extremist online community is finally reenergised by the arrest of the Prince of Jihad. …”
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Thailand: politics of continuity and change by Rappa, Antonio L.

“…Thaksin Shinawatra continues to plague the Abhisit government since the 2006 bloodless coup. Thailand is in tension as the threat of protests from Thaksin’s Red Shirts loom in what appears to be another attempt to overthrow the government as 2009 draws to a close.…”
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Saudi Arabia: Between Radicalisation and Terrorism by Nidaa Abu-Ali

“…The threat of a terrorist attack inside Saudi Arabia has diminished since the government began taking measures to make the environment more hostile to terrorist networks. …”
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Is the ASEAN charter necessary? by Desker, Barry

“…Has the Charter lived up to expectations since its adoption in Singapore last year?…”
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On the existence of balanced metrics on six-manifolds of cohomogeneity one by Alonso, I, Salvatore, F

“…Such structures are of interest for both Hermitian geometry and string theory, since they provide the ideal setting for the Hull–Strominger system. …”

Russian gas exports to Europe: unravelling the misconceptions by Stern, J, Yafimava, K

“…Russian gas exports to Europe, and Soviet exports before them, have been controversial since they started, in the late 1960s. As the largest single component of European gas supply, they are the subject of ongoing security and geopolitical controversies. …”

A step change needed to secure a nature-positive future—is it in reach? by Narain, D, Bull, JW, Alikhanova, S, Evans, MC, Markham, R, Maron, M

“…The 1972 Stockholm Conference put environmental protection on the global agenda for the first time. But since then, biodiversity losses and increasing threats have outpaced the conservation response. …”

Arsenic in small, mammals by Ismail, A., Roberts, R.D.

“…Acute arsenic poisoning had been reported since the nineteenth century from smelting and refining activities. …”

Actively mode-locked fiber lasers for high speed telecommunication systems by Lam, Quoc Huy

“…On the other hand, the laser's SNR rapidly decreases as the laser is detuned since the pulse experiences higher loss when passing the modulator with position shift. …”
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Dimensions of perfectionism and contingencies of self-worth in differential outcomes related to perfectionism. by Lee, Kit Ying.

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Chiral secondary amine catalyzed asymmetric cascade reactions by Dai, Lu

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Build-A-Bae : interrogating female stereotypes in Singapore by Ming Rui, Lee

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Percy Manning’s archaeological survey of Oxfordshire by Roberts, A

Thermal stability of trypsin inhibitor activity in winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) by Tan, Nget Hong, Wong, Kai Choo

“…Prolonged cooking (45–60 min) of the whole bean was required to reduce the TIA substantially. …”

Polyphenoloxidase from guava (Psidium guajava L.) by Augustin, M.A., Ghazali, Hasanah M., Hashim, Hasimah

“…Heat inactivation studies showed that heating for 1.1, 3.5, and 10.1 min at 75, 65 and 55°C respectively caused a 50% loss in enzymic activity. …”

Simple and compact reflective refractometer based on tilted fiber Bragg grating inscribed in thin-core fiber by Gu, Bobo, Qi, Wenliang, Zheng, Jie, Zhou, Yanyan, Shum, Perry Ping, Luan, Feng

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A stochastic programming approach for risk management in mobile cloud computing by Hoang, Dinh Thai, Niyato, Dusit, Wang, Ping, Wang, Shaun Shuxun, Nguyen, Diep, Dutkiewicz, Eryk

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Refractive index sensor based on θ-shaped microfiber resonator and Vernier effect by Xu, Zhilin, Luo, Yiyang, Sun, Qizhen, Shum, Perry Ping, Wu, Zhifang, Shao, Xuguang, Liu, Deming

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Discrete time optimal control and its applications in power systems by Zhang, Hehong

“…State estimation (SE) that serves to estimate the real-time operating system states is among the most fundamental and critical functions in enhancing the power system resilience, since it provides system operators with better situational awareness for decision-making. …”
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