Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990–2013:... by Forouzanfar, M, Alexander, L, Anderson, H, Ali, R, Beardsley, J, Bennett, D, Briggs, A, Chen, Z, Gething, P, Jha, V, Moschandreas, J, Newton, C, Rahimi, K, Scarborough, P

“…In women, in nearly all countries in the Americas, north Africa, and the Middle East, and in many other high-income countries, high BMI is the leading risk factor, with high systolic blood pressure as the leading risk in most of Central and Eastern Europe and south and east Asia. …”

Genomic insights into Vibrio cholerae O1 responsible for cholera epidemics in Tanzania between 1993 and 2017 by Hounmanou, Yaovi Mahuton Gildas, Leekitcharoenphon, Pimlapas, Kudirkiene, Egle, Mdegela, Robinson H., Hendriksen, Rene S., Olsen, John Elmerdahl, Dalsgaard, Anders

“…We studied the evolution of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated in Tanzania during the past three decades. Methodology / Principal findings: Genome-wide analysis was performed to characterize V. cholerae O1 responsible for the Tanzanian 2015-2017 outbreak along with strains causing outbreaks in the country for the past three decades. …”
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Multidecadal Morphodynamic evolution of shorelines and coral reefs along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman: Bar Al Hikman Peninsula by Teillet, T, Bois, P, Homewood, P, Mettraux, M, Samimi-Namin, K, Vahrenkamp, V

“…Unlike other densely populated, low-lying coastal areas in the Middle East (e.g., the Gulf), the southern Arabian Plate has received limited attention, with few studies addressing its coastal evolution or future environmental risks. …”

The other side of the Elbe River: interventions in art, modernity, and coloniality in Poland by Michalska, DJ

“…In fact, their works articulate a vision of the present where the past – old patterns, artistic traditions and images, remnants of the feudal past – are not just a lingering echo but a coeval and constitutive part of peripheral modernity.…”

A gate of dragon's teeth : a decolonial approach to writing precolonial historical fiction in Singapore by Ng, Yi-Sheng

“…Part 2 consists of a survey of poetry, fiction and drama set during this period, with a specific focus on the authorial stance towards royalty and hierarchy. …”
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Particle accelerators technologies by Chew, Tau Khoon

“…Particle acceleration has become an integral part of our society and its technologies, spanning from X-ray machinery in the medical industry to security screening. …”
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The ends of occidentalist desire in Conrad's 'Malay' novels : 'every name in history is I by Wagner, Tamara Silvia

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The 1997 Asian currency crisis by Cheok, Mei Fang, Lai, Hung Yin, Lee, Han Hwee

“…The main focus of this research is to examine the reasons behind the depreciation of the East Asian currencies and the factors that led up to the Asian Currency Crisis. …”
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The impact of anxiety and challenge on quiet eye in tenpin bowling by Lim, Bernice Hui Ying

“…It was hypothesized from past research that elite would demonstrate longer visual search duration compared to the sub-elite. …”
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Mencius and Hutcheson on empathy-based benevolence by Chuang, Christina

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A study on the correlation between financial ratios and earnings per share in South Korean banking by Li, Wei Jie, Zhang, Xi Liang, Liu, Lei

“…However, only a few studies have been completed on banks in East Asia region, and very few were on individual East Asian country. …”
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The eagle and the panda : an owl's view from Southeast Asia by Desker, Barry

“…The United States' rebalancing to Asia, initially depicted as a "pivot" to the Pacific, is less a swing away from the Middle East and West Asia than a shift of U.S. focus to East Asia, following the winding down of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. …”
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Investigation of indoor thermal comfort and energy demand in different locations along the sub-Himalayan belt - a simulation based study by Thapa, Samar, Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad

“…In this study, a pre-validated model of 3-storey concrete residential building was used to study the indoor performance and thermal comfort in the face of climate change in the 8 (eight) different hill towns (hill stations) located from west to the east. Rise in ambient and indoor conditions were evident as a part of climate change with colder locations being affected the most. …”

The Tampines Cybertimes : from conception to infancy by Goh, Adeline I Ling, Kwek, Amelia Woon, Yang, Jonathan Sun Cheung, Yeo, Jeffrey Wee Teck

“…Although The CyberTimes may not have reached all its lofty ideals, it has had numerous breakthroughs in the past year since it was first conceived. For one, it is Singapore’s first on-line community newspaper. …”
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Growth strategies for liner companies in the time of economic recession by Toon, Nicholas Zhenjie.

“…The liner market, being unique in its own rights as a product and commodity, has been on the rise for the past two decades. This research paper takes a closer look at the liner industry, and specifically on growth strategies in times of economic downturns. …”
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Valley of the Beginning by Tang, Nicolette Jingyi

“…Along the way, he discovers the power of forgotten beliefs and the value of old stories buried underneath the ways of the new. The final part of this submission is an exegesis that explains the creative aims of the work of fiction. …”
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Quantitative determinants of bank profitability in Asean. by Tham, Kuo Chau.

“…The main focus of the study is an exploratory empirical investigation on quantitative determinants of bank profitability in South East Asia. The study examines the existence of any structural relationship between key financial ratios and bank profitability, which is measured by the return on assets. …”
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Authentic culture : the missing piece in China's soft power puzzle. by Lo, Elaine.

“…This study seeks to answer the question of why China's soft power strategy in East Asia has not improved its image despite its deliberate effort to implement a more complete soft power strategy than other countries. …”
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Missing links in The China Model by Li, Chenyang

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Lit nation by Ng, Andrea Li-Ting, Wee, Smita Shu Min, Catherine Jane Nicholas, Nur Diyanah Abdul Aziz

“…The roots of literature in Singapore stretch back to the island’s colonial past, when it was used to teach students the values of their English colonial masters. …”
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