Speculating the future : ASEAN defence industrial collaboration? by Ron Matthews, Balakrishnan, Kogila

“…These benefits are compelling for the Europeans. After a long period when ASEAN has been reluctant to engage in defence-industrial collaboration, is this all about to change?…”
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The Stabbing of Wiranto : Growing Trend of Knife Attacks by Arianti, Vidia

“…The stabbing of Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Law, and Security Wiranto highlights that top Indonesian government officials, especially those in charge of security matters, have long been targeted by the groups that support Islamic State (IS). …”
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China’s Defence Spending: Settling in for Slow Growth? by Bitzinger, Richard A.

“…Nevertheless, Beijing is unlikely to pull back from its long-term commitment to build a modern, 21st Century military.…”
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A Japan with Fewer Japanese: Enter the Machines by Tan, Ming Hui, Lim, Christopher H.

“…Japan has long been beset by persisting demographic challenges – an ageing population, a shrinking workforce, and a reluctance to embrace immigration. …”
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The Palk Strait project : a transit passage regime for a canal? by Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli

“…An Indian government project to dig an 83 km long canal to deepen the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and the Indian sub-continent, raises the prospect of the Strait being opened to international traffic when completed. …”
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President Jokowi's 'ordinary' style : simplicity and the 'wealth of poverty'? by Farish, A Noor

“…But this simple self-presentation has a long history in Southeast Asia, where assuming an ordinary character is also a form of cultural capital that carries huge symbolic power.…”
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Monetary policy and inequality by Andersen, AL, Johannesen, N, Jørgensen, M, Peydró, J

“…We use administrative household-level data covering the entire population in Denmark over the period 1987 to 2014 and exploit a long-standing currency peg as a source of exogenous variation in monetary policy. …”

An introduction to phase ordering in scalar active matter by Meissner, L, Yeomans, JM

“…We first briefly review Model A and Model B, the long-standing continuum descriptions of ordering in systems with a non-conserved and conserved scalar order parameter. …”

Obama's energy policy: the energy plan is in reality a climate change plan by Matzke, R

“…The plan is bold, aggressive, challenging, controversial, expensive, and long overdue. Its legislative version is greater than 1000 pages and should be referred to in its original form for those seeking a better understanding than can be presented in this brief article.…”

Development of 3-D display technologies by Ng, Desmond Jun Han

“…This report document the creation of a functional 3D LED display using commercially available parts such as the WS2812D RGB LEDs as well as open-source software like the FastLED libraries to control the LED cube. …”
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The female American and its liminal spaces (Article) by Kneitly, Jonahs

“…Published anonymously in London in 1767, The Female American, like many thematically similar texts, capitalized on the popularity of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe published in 1719.…”
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Design and implementation of a multi-camera automated inspection system for PCB assembly by Yang, Xia Hua

“…In the PCB assembly process, various kinds of defects like missing component, bridging, misalignment, tombstoning, extra component, inverted component, wrong polarity, bent lead, lifted lead, and wrong component are frequently encountered. …”
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Speeding up secure web transactions using elliptic curve cryptography by Lim, Lai Koon.

“…Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is becoming an attractive alternative to traditional public-key cryptography systems like RSA, Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) and Diffie-Hellman (DH) as ECC provides similar level of security with smaller key sizes resulting in faster computations, lower power consumption, as well as memory and bandwidth savings. …”
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Exploratory study of petrochemical logistics in Chengdu for Vopak by Ang, Wei Lieh, Foo, Jye Huah, Lee, Wei Wei, Kooi, Allen Tiong Chuan

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Survey of English language textbook publishing in Singapore by Lim, Peng Han.

“…Attempts were then made to modify or adapt textbooks written overseas by publishers like Oxford University Press (OUP) and Longman. It was not until the late fifties that indigenous book publishing houses began to set up to originate, edit and publish textbooks for the local market. …”
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Analysis of rock cavern behaviour by Norashikin Komari.

“…This will help increase the usable floor area which can be used for storage. Storage, like oil, that does not require interaction with the atmosphere such as wind and rain, are the perfect way to use the underground space. …”
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Impacts of security initiatives implementation on the maritime industry by Lau, Tian Qin.

“…The shipping industry is often the target of maritime security threats like piracy and terrorism, thereby causing a need for the implementation of various maritime security initiatives. …”
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Busyness and its impact on speed of work. by Soon, Yi Zhen.

“…Though studies are abound on how factors like clock time, people's pattern of activity consumption, affluence and technology contribute to an accelerated speed of life and in turn make people feel “busy”, little has been done on the inverse relationship. …”
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Performance of microwave formed angle ply composites by Bhudolia Somen Kumar.

“…The traditional method of Autoclave curing (Thermal curing), although being expensive, is still the most accepted because it gives least standard deviation during all mechanical tests as compared to other available methods like the use of Ultraviolet and gamma rays heating. …”
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Study of energy harvesting for improving ventilation for cable cars by Cheang, Kar Wai.

“…One of the proposals includes the installation of a fin-like structure across the cabin. Based on simulation results, the structure will allow a more equal distribution of wind within the cabin, and thus improving the passengers’ overall comfort level.…”
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