Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link: Bane or Gain? by Saravanamuttu, Johan

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A Short History of South East Asia / by Church, Peter, editor 435931

“…With globalization continuing to gain momentum, south-east Asia is emerging as an important business sector for many industries. …”

Indo-Pacific : The Next Growth Engine? by Lim, Christopher H., Tan, Ming Hui

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Big data analytics for smart transportation (2) by Chung, Maybelle Huishi

“…There are little pickups at the North-East region of Singapore. The travel pattern of passengers who boarded the taxi at the East region would usually drop-off at Woodlands. …”
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Benefits and challenges of implementing green building development in Nigeria by Abdulsalam, Rufai Salihu, Chan, Melissa, Masrom, Md. Asrul Nasid, Nawawi, Abdul Hadi

“…Purpose – The adoption of green building concepts and practices is rapidly gaining momentum globally due to their tendency to mitigate adverse effects of construction activities on the environment. …”
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Wedge strategies, Japan-ASEAN cooperation, and the making of EAS: implications for Indo-Pacific institutionalization by Koga, Kei

“…Second, its geographical scope goes beyond Southeast Asia, focusing on East Asia—the combination of Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. …”
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The Whole Picture : The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about it / by Procter, Alice, author 656024, Octopus (Online service) 656025

“…From the stolen Wakandan art in Black Panther, to Emmanuel Macron's recent commitment to art restitution, and Beyoncé and Jay Z's provocative music video filmed in the Louvre, the question of decolonising our relationship with the art around us is quickly gaining traction. People are waking up to the seedy history of the world's art collections, and are starting to ask difficult questions about what the future of museums should look like. …”
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Towards sustainable campuses: a case study of an international school in Singapore by Mohamed Nabil Bin Mohamed Yazeed

“…Environmental sustainability in educational institutions has steadily gained prominence with campuses increasingly recognizing the need to reduce their resource consumption and carbon footprint in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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An exploratory study on the development of a sensory wheel affiliated with the emotional lexicon for chrysanthemum infusion by Xia, Y, Hou, J, Chen, J, Spence, C, Qian, J, Zhao, F, Dong, G, Zhong, F

“…Chrysanthemum infusion has gained popularity outside of the East Asian market in recent years. …”

The Policy, People, and Place Impacts of Mining for the Clean Energy Transition in the US by Randall, Abigail Marie

“…Replicate solutions that maximize gains to stakeholders, 2. Rely on currently underutilized policy options to increase transparency and consolidate review in the permitting process, and 3. …”
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Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Bhattacharjee, NV, Schumacher, AE, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Graham, SM, Lacey, BWH, Maude, RJ, Runghien, T, Rodriguez, JAB

“…To evaluate the forecasting performance of our model and others, we computed skill values—a metric assessing gain in forecasting accuracy—by comparing predicted versus observed ASFRs from the past 15 years (2007–21). …”

Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Glob... by Naghavi, M, Ong, KL, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Basnyat, B, Maude, R, Dolecek, C, Lacey, BWH

“…Life expectancy was highly variable between super-regions over the study period, with southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania gaining 8·3 years (6·7–9·9) overall, while having the smallest reduction in life expectancy due to COVID-19 (0·4 years). …”

Cytogenetic and molecular aberrations of multiple myeloma patients : a single-center study in Singapore by Ng, Yit Jun, Tan, Yu Min, See, Karen Hsu Shien, Choo, Natasha Swee Lian, Lim, Sherry Xin Er, Lim, Alvin Soon Tiong, Lim, Tse Hui, Yee, Yenny, Lau, Lai Ching, Tien, Sim Leng, Sathish, Kumar, Tan, Daryl Chen Lung

“…Background-Much is known about the cytogenetic lesions that characterize multiple myeloma (MM) patients from the USA, Europe, and East Asia. However, little has been published about the disease among Southeast Asians. …”
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Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Vollset, SE, Ababneh, HS, Abate, YH, Lacey, BWH, GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators

“…In the assessment of alternative future scenarios, the combined effects of the scenarios (Safer Environment, Improved Childhood Nutrition and Vaccination, and Improved Behavioural and Metabolic Risks scenarios) demonstrated an important decrease in the global burden of DALYs in 2050 of 15·4% (13·5-17·5) compared with the reference scenario, with decreases across super-regions ranging from 10·4% (9·7-11·3) in the high-income super-region to 23·9% (20·7-27·3) in north Africa and the Middle East. The Safer Environment scenario had its largest decrease in sub-Saharan Africa (5·2% [3·5-6·8]), the Improved Behavioural and Metabolic Risks scenario in north Africa and the Middle East (23·2% [20·2-26·5]), and the Improved Nutrition and Vaccination scenario in sub-Saharan Africa (2·0% [-0·6 to 3·6]).…”