ISIS in Afghanistan: A Growing Threat to Pakistan? by Sara Mahmood

“…The ISIS chapter in Afghanistan has emerged as an imminent threat to the region, specifically after it gained control of areas in the Nangarhar province. …”
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Malaysia-China Relations: A New Turn? by Johan Saravanamuttu, Han, David Guo Xiong

“…Malaysia’s perceptible tilt towards China especially in economic relations reflects Malaysia’s foreign policy of hedging major power influence in the region and globally. While it seeks closer ties with China, it does not imply that Malaysia is shifting away from the US.…”
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Asian budget airlines : future directions & prospects by Ang, Zhu Rui, Ng, How Xiang, Yeow, Soo Yong

“…The purpose of this report is to try to find a successful model for a budget airline in the Asia-Pacific region and subsequently, from looking at how the industry is going to develop in the future, devise possible strategies and recommendations for the players to adopt in lieu of the impending changes.…”
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AEC2015 : implications for investment in ASEAN agriculture by Teng, Paul P.S., Oliveros, Jurise Athena

“…Successful implementation of the AEC2015 should have a positive impact on ASEAN’s agri-food sector, leading to improved food availability for the region and increased exports. Sadly, early signs are not encouraging. …”
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Timor-Leste’s language policy : the boulder on the shoe by Savage, Victor R.

“…This language policy, a return to its colonial heritage, has future implications for the state’s development and geopolitical relations in the region.…”
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China and the South China Sea : time for code of conduct? by Pablo-Baviera, Aileen San

“…Recent incidents in the South China Sea point to China’s growing assertiveness and seeming readiness to pressure other countries to recognise its claims. The region urgently needs a Code of Conduct that is specifically designed for the prevention of armed conflict in the disputed areas.…”
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Pakistan 2012 : dicing with its own future by Sajjad Ashraf

“…Pakistan is rent by regional resentment, ethnic-linguistic divisions and provincial enmities, while stuck in a quagmire of criminality and terrorism. …”
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Cross-Shelf Exchange Driven by Dense Flow Down a Canyon by Mier, Christian M.

“…Additionally, as the offshore water reaches the canyon head, the offshore water volume flux becomes larger than the dense water volume flux, possibly due to the low pressure region described above. Understanding these dynamics in the Antarctica region is of global significance for two main reasons: 1. …”
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Instability analysis of rainfall-induced landslides using hydro-mechanically coupled model by Kim, Yongmin, Jeong, Sangseom, Lee, Kwangwoo

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ECERDC UMP Cucumber Fertigation Project empowers socioeconomy of Orang Asli by Nor Salwana, Mohammad Idris

“…LIPIS, 9 April 2023 – The Cucumber Fertigation Project undertaken by the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) and UMP Advanced with Orang Asli of Kampung Pantos has achieved the goal of strengthening the socioeconomy of Orang Asli through encouraging outcomes.…”
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Overview of the cement in ASEAN by Chia, Kim Ser.

“…The fast growing economies of ASEAN have turned the region into one of the most dynamic in the world. …”
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Arms, Money, and Security: Southeast Asia’s Growing Importance as an Arms Market by Bitzinger, Richard A., Maharani, Curie

“…At the same time, however, it is reasonable to question whether these arms purchases directly serve military requirements and whether they may unintentionally increase the “security dilemma” in the region.…”
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The influence of mode dominance and traveling waves on flexible cylinder flow-induced vibration by Ma, Leixin, Resvanis, Themistocles L., Vandiver, J. Kim

“…Moreover, extending the region of analysis from the power-in region near the high flow speed end to the whole pipe in linearly sheared flows, low frequency and high-frequency excitation, acting concurrently, are routinely found to exist.…”
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Trans-free vanaspati containing ternary blends of palm oil-palm stearin-palm olein and palm oil-palm stearin-palm kernel olein by Nor Aini, I., Che Maimon, C. H., Hanirah, H., Zawiah, S., Che Man, Y. B.

“…In set A, the peak at the low-melting region was relatively lower.…”
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Pedestrian-oriented development in Beirut: A framework for estimating urban design impacts on pedestrian flows through modeling, participatory design, and scenario analysis by Sevtsuk, Andres, Kollar, Justin, Pratama, Daniel, Basu, Rounaq, Haddad, Jawad, Alhassan, Abdulaziz, Chancey, Bahij, Halabi, Mohamad, Makhlouf, Rawad, Abou-Zeid, Maya

“…We illustrate how each scenario affects pedestrian trip generation across various trip types and trip distribution on individual street segments. Our approach demonstrates how urban design interventions–both land use changes and street quality improvements–can influence pedestrian travel demand. …”
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Modeling and compressing 3-D facial expressions using geometry videos by Xia, Jiazhi, Quynh, Dao Thi Phuong, He, Ying, Chen, Xiaoming, Hoi, Steven C. H.

“…Our framework includes a set of algorithms to construct GVs, such as hole filling, geodesic-based face segmentation, expression-invariant parameterization (EIP), and GV compression. …”
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3D deep learning on medical images : a review by Singh, Satya P., Wang, Lipo, Gupta, Sukrit, Goli, Haveesh, Padmanabhan, Parasuraman, Gulyás, Balázs

“…We review the significant research in the field of 3D medical imaging analysis using 3D CNNs (and its variants) in different medical areas such as classification, segmentation, detection and localization. We conclude by discussing the challenges associated with the use of 3D CNNs in the medical imaging domain (and the use of deep learning models in general) and possible future trends in the field.…”
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High-mass loading V3O7·H2O nanoarray for Zn-ion battery : new synthesis and two-stage ion intercalation chemistry by Chen, Duo, Lu, Menjie, Wang, Boran, Cheng, Hongfei, Yang, Hang, Cai, Dong, Han, Wei, Fan, Hong Jin

“…The stepwise and reversible intercalation process is manifested by different diffusion energy barriers and segmented electrochemical kinetics in various discharge depths. …”
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Ingestible artificial urinary biomarker probes for urine test of gastrointestinal cancer by Xu, Cheng, Xu, Mengke, Hu, Yuxuan, Liu, Jing, Cheng, Penghui, Zeng, Ziling, Pu, Kanyi

“…Upon reaction with a cancer biomarker in the colon segment, HATS releases a small fragment of tetrazine that can transverse the intestinal barrier, enter blood circulation, and ultimately undergo renal clearance to urine. …”
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Self-Assembly of Semiconducting Polymer Amphiphiles for In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging by Xie, Chen, Zhen, Xu, Lei, Qunli, Ni, Ran, Pu, Kanyi

“…Optical and simulation studies reveal that the poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) grafting density plays a critical role in determining the packing of SP segments inside the core of nanoparticles, consequently affecting the optical properties. …”
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