Improving year-round protection against influenza infection in the tropics by Young, Barnaby

“…This thesis presents a review of influenza epidemiology in Asia and the association between the pattern of seasonality and latitude and climate; a systematic review and meta-analysis of test-negative design (TND) case-control studies in order to generate summary estimates of changes in vaccine effectiveness with time since vaccination; results of a cohort study that investigates whether there is evidence for waning vaccine protection against severe influenza in Singapore; an observer-blind randomised clinical trial of annual versus biannual influenza vaccination in older adults, and further analysis of predictors of waning antibody titres post-vaccination.…”
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Prospects of a multipolar international monetary order by Alam Md Whaheed

“…The US dollar would remain the dominant international currency in the multipolar currency order in this time horizon. The euro and the renminbi would be regional currencies mostly confined in Europe and Asia respectively. …”
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ʿAbdallāh ʿAzzām and Palestine by Hegghammer, T

“…But why would a West Bank native devote himself to a war in Central Asia and not to the Palestinian struggle? In order to understand ʿAzzām’s unusual ideological trajectory, this article examines his relationship with Palestine, notably his experiences growing up in the territories, the extent of his involvement in the armed Palestinian struggle, and his views on the conflict with Israel. …”

Northern gene flow into southeastern East Asians inferred from genome-wide array genotyping by He, Guang-Lin, Li, Ying-Xiang, Zou, Xing, Yeh, Hui-Yuan, Tang, Ren-Kuan, Wang, Pei-Xin, Bai, Jing-Ya, Yang, Xiao-Min, Wang, Zheng, Guo, Jian-Xin, Chen, Jin-Wen, Chen, Jing, Yang, Mei-Qing, Zhao, Jing, Sun, Jin, Zhu, Kong-Yang, Ma, Hao, Wang, Rui, Yang, Wen-Jiao, Hu, Rong, Wei, Lan-Hai, Hou, Yi-Ping, Wang, Meng-Ge, Chen, Gang, Wang, Chuan-Chao

“…Our estimated north–south admixture time ranges based on the decay of the linkage disequilibrium spanned from the Bronze Age to historic periods, suggesting the recent large-scale population migrations and subsequent admixture participated in the formation of modern Han in SE Asia.…”
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KnitworkVR: Dual-reality Experience through Distributed Sensor-Actuator Networks in the Living Knitwork Pavilion by Wicaksono, Irmandy, Blanchard, Lancelot, Chin, Sam, Colon, Cristian, Paradiso, Joseph

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A study on Stevedoring companies and their operations in Singapore : break bulk shipping segment by Ng, Donovan Chun Hong

“…The Port of Singapore is positioned as a premium global hub port in the Southeast Asia region. Besides its core involvement in container transhipment, Singapore also has a leading multipurpose port, handling break bulk and project cargos that were and will continue to be essential for the ever growing and changing industry in the nation. …”
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A systematic review of parenting and feeding practices, children’s feeding behavior and growth stunting in Asian countries by Munawar, Khadeeja, Mukhtar, Firdaus, Roy, Mollika, Majeed, Nida, Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid

“…Theme of parenting practices showed that time spent on childcare, traditional beliefs about child-care feeding and responsive feeding were also contributing factors. …”
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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

“…The GBD 2013 provides a timely opportunity to update the comparative risk assessment with new data for exposure, relative risks, and evidence on the appropriate counterfactual risk distribution. …”

Nipah: The history, and future, of one of the world’s most lethal viruses by Viveros, Alex Gabriel

“…Pteropus fruit bats, which are native to South Asia, were identified as the natural reservoirs of the Nipah virus. …”
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Focal Surface Holographic Light Transport using Learned Spatially Adaptive Convolutions by Zheng, Chuanjun, Zhan, Yicheng, Shi, Liang, Cakmakci, Ozan, Ak?it, Kaan

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Large Étendue 3D Holographic Display with Content-adaptive Dynamic Fourier Modulation by Chao, Brian, Gopakumar, Manu, Choi, Suyeon, Kim, Jonghyun, Shi, Liang, Wetzstein, Gordon

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Quantitative analysis of selected alkaloids of Mitragyna speciosa using 1H quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy by Garba, Suleiman Abubakar, Shaari, Khozirah, Abdul Manap, Mohd Rashidi, Lee, Soo Yee, Abdulazeez, Isah, Mohd Faudzi, Siti Munirah

“…Mitragyna speciosa is a perennial plant native to Asia, well known for its psychoactive properties. …”

A machine-learned approach for reducing airborne delays and environmental impact in terminal manoeuvring area using extended arrival management by Lim, Zhi Jun

“…The model integrates a holding detection system with a baseline TMA transit time model and includes holding time in the delay prediction. …”
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Exploring the development of student teachers interest in educational technology through Interest-Driven Creator theory by Wong, Su Luan, Md. Khambari, Mas Nida, Wong, Lung Hsiang, Tang, Sai Hong

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Detection of story segments in news video footages by Octopios, Chowrichzy Wisdomy

“…Based on the simulations done on four 30-minute Channel News Asia videos, the story boundary segmentation algorithm shows promising results. …”
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The post-modern Japanese identity of Haruki Murakami's literature. by Ling, Shannon.

“…Regarded as the literati ahead of his contemporaries, his words would come to ring true in the following century, as the concept of identity (and national identity) would rise to the forefront of most literature coming out of East Asia, with the traditions and cultures of these nations challenged by the onset of modernization (or Westernization) into the region. …”
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Scan implementation and toggle coverage estimation for voice subsystem by Mohan, Vivek

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Interactive Sonification of Weather Data for The Locust Wrath, a Multimedia Dance Performance by Lindborg, PerMagnus

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Rice stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values as potential indicators of watering and manuring regimes by Wu, R, Belfield, EJ, Dong, Y, Feng, S, Fu, X, Harberd, NP, Yang, F, Charles, M, Bogaard, A

“…Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important cereal crop across East, South and Southeast Asia, from prehistory to today, and grows in a range of ecological conditions, from rainfed upland to deep water. …”

Classification of C. annuum and C. frutescens ripening stages: how well does deep learning perform? by Ibrahim, Zarina, Hanafi, Marsyita, Shafie, Siti Mariam, Syed Ahmad, Sharifah M.

“…Among all of the chilli variants, C. annuum and C. frustescents are the most prevalent and consistently liked variants in Asia, where it is appreciated for its strong taste and pungency. …”
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