The security of regional sea lanes by Ho, Joshua

“…Indeed, the strategic importance of the regional lanes was recognized by the late Michael Leifer but the threats identified at that time were primarily those that concerned the safety of navigation, the control of the freedom of passage by the coastal state as well as the interruption of passage in the sea lanes by an external naval power like the Soviet Union. The threats that Micheal Leifer had identified has faded into insignificance and new threats to the safety of shipping have arisen in their place, and these include piracy and the spectre of maritime terrorism.…”
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How does voice matter? Evidence from the ultimatum game by Riyanto, Yohanes Eko, Ong, Qiyan., Sheffrin, Steven M.

“…In our view, voice is powerful because people like to express their views and they are disappointed when their views did not make a difference in their outcomes.…”
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A study on the sustainable financial inclusion in selected SAARC countries: a gender-based perspective by Survase, Madan, Parida, Ratri, Antony, George V.

“…Despite of the penetration of the FI worldwide, inequality and inequity still persists, particularly in lower income countries like South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). …”
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What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries by Ejaz, W, Fletcher, R, Nielsen, RK, McGregor, S

“…It investigates how platforms like social media, search engines, and generative AI influence news consumption, democracy, and societal cohesion. …”

Well-posedness and stability of a stochastic neural field in the form of a partial differential equation by Carrillo de la Plata, JA, Roux, P, Solem, S

“…In this article, we transform the problem through a suitable change of variables into a nonlinear Stefan-like free boundary problem and use its representation formulae to construct local-in-time smooth solutions under mild hypotheses. …”

The battle for Asia in crude oil markets: an easier road ahead for India? by Sen, A

“…The first is the complete deregulation of major petroleum products prices and the second is the sharp fall in oil prices amidst a fight for market share in Asia among crude producers, implying importing countries like India are now spoilt for choice and in a far better position to bargain for better prices. …”

Climate change and news audiences report 2024: analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries by Ejaz, W, Mukherjee, M, Fletcher, R

“…The report also analyses perceptions of global initiatives like COP29 and their influence on public understanding. …”

Modelling cerebrovascular pathology and the spread of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease by Ahern, A, Thompson, TB, Oliveri, H, Lorthois, S, Goriely, A

“…Here, we develop a brain-wide model that combines protein-capillary interactions with the prion-like dynamics of amyloid beta in the structural connectome. …”

Quantifying behavior-based gender discrimination on collaborative platforms by Vásárhelyi, O, Vedres, B

“…Men and women are penalized if they follow highly female-like behavior, while categorical gender is no longer significant. …”

Stewardship and social justice: implications of using the precautionary principle to justify burdensome antimicrobial stewardship measures by Johnson, T

“…If that harm is uncertain but serious, the precautionary principle might apply to the issue, and might require taking ‘precautionary measures’ to avert the threat of antimicrobial resistance, including stewardship interventions like antibiotic prescription caps, bans on certain uses in farming sectors, and eliminating over-the-counter uses of antibiotics. …”

Rapid modulation of striatal cholinergic interneurons and dopamine release by satellite astrocytes by Stedehouder, J, Roberts, B, Raina, S, Bossi, S, Liu, AKA, Doig, N, McGerty, K, Magill, P, Parkkinen, L, Cragg, S

“…We identify that ChI somata are in unexpectedly close proximity to astrocyte somata, in mouse and human, forming a “soma-to-soma” satellite-like configuration not typically observed for other striatal neurons. …”

Catullus and the tragedy of Ariadne by Trimble, G

“…Yet some of Catullus’ personal poems read like fragments of tragic speech with no equivalent figure to organise them into a coherent whole. …”

Who reads the trade marks register? by Burrell, R, Handler, M

“…This article starts with a question that looks like it has been taken from an introductory legal reasoning class, namely, is coffee a non-alcoholic beverage? …”

Ultrafast exciton-phonon coupling and energy transfer dynamics in quasi-2D layered Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites by Zhang, X, Zhou, J, Zheng, F, Yang, B, Jha, A, Duan, H

“…Here, we show that using advanced techniques like two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES) and transient grating (TG), we can unravel energy dynamics in hot-drop casted RPP films. …”

Bayesian estimation of layers from multiple images by Wexler, Y, Fitzgibbon, A, Zisserman, A

“…Object boundaries, especially at thin sub-pixel structures like hair, pose a serious problem.</p> <br> <p>In this paper we present a multiple view algorithm for computing the alpha matte. …”

Fifty shades of deprivation: disaggregating types of economic disadvantage in studies of terrorism by Hertog, S, Arellano, A, Hegghammer, T, Østby, G

“…Drawing inspiration from fields like conflict studies, social psychology, and political behaviour, we outline some measurement approaches that could capture the mechanisms in a targeted way. …”

Coupling photo-responsive transmembrane ion transport with transition metal catalysis by Chao, X, Johnson, T, Temian, M-C, Docker, A, Wallabregue, A, Scott, A, Conway, S, Langton, M

“…This work demonstrates that artificial transporters enable control over catalysis inside artificial cell-like systems, which could form the basis of biocompatible nanoreactors for applications such as drug synthesis and delivery or to mediate phototargeted catalyst delivery into cells.…”

Le mot carien pour ‘chef’, une nouvelle racine anatolienne et un changement phonétique carien-grec by Bianconi, M

“…Additionally, it offers evidence for a sound change that likely occurred during borrowing of words from Carian into Greek. …”

Virtual reality and gamification in hospitality education at front desk by Ismail, Nurul Halimatul Asmak, Awwad, Samer A.B., Thinakaran, Rajermani, Quah, Wei Boon, Muniandy, Mohana

“…VR in the classroom acts like a digital tool for the students and the teachers to achieve educational goals as it enhances understanding, critical thinking, visualization levels, and problem-solving skills. …”
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Pecha Kucha: The Use of Visual Storytelling to Improve Students Presentation Skills in Marketing Course (S/O: 14765) by Abdul Hamid, Mohd Noor, Abdul Razak, Azrina, Khairudin, Norhaiza

“…For these reasons, lecturers considered Pecha Kucha as a better mode of presentation compared to the traditional methods like Powerpoint. Implications of the study on teaching and learning were discussed…”
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