Rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder joint : anatomy and investigation of strain profile by Sheng, Jia-Min

“…The strain, anatomical data and tensile properties collected were used in the validation of a three-dimensional finite element model that was developed. The FE model showed similar trends in the strain as compared to the experimental results. …”
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The EU and ASEAN – in search of a new regional paradigm? by Yeo, Lay Hwee

“…The European Union (EU) has been hailed as the most successful model of regional integration thus far, while the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), despite its fair share of critics and doomsayers, has been seen as a relatively successful regional organisation in the developing world. …”
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Motivation & family caregivers of elderly individuals : exploring the relevance of filial piety & autonomy by Nur 'Atiqah Mohd Farhan

“…In the discussion, themes relating to filial piety are critically contrasted against the ‘evolving model of filial piety’ proposed by Chan et al. (2012). …”
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Understanding lived experiences of bereaved parents of children with chronic life-threatening Illness : towards a culture-specific and meaning-oriented narrative E-writing interven... by Dutta, Oindrila

“…The grounded theory approach to analysis revealed 7 themes and 25 sub-themes, which were further organized into a Trauma to Transformation Model of Parental Bereavement. This model shows the milestones in participants’ lived experience of their child’s chronic life-threatening illness and death. …”
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Paternal parenting behaviour, self-esteem, and psychological health of adolescents in Malaysia by Yahya, Amira Najiha

“…Prior to the structural model testing, all of the study measures were validated using confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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Evaluating the ecotoxicity of agropesticides and environmental water contaminants using cell-line and zebrafish embryonic assays by Tan, Roy Zi Hao

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Investigating the influence of elements in pocket parks on the psychological restoration of young people: a study from Guiyang and Chongqing in Southwest China by Ma, Geng, Pellegrini, Paola, Ma, Jiaqi, Shi, Linfeng

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Enhanced monsoon-driven upwelling in Southeast Asia during the Little Ice Age by Chen, Mengli, Martin, Patrick, Ren, Haojia, Zhang, Run, Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Chen, Yi-Chi, Hughen, Konrad A., Phan, Kim Hoang, Vo, Si Tuan, Goodkin, Nathalie Fairbank

“…As climate models predict that the East Asian Summer monsoon will strengthen in the future, our study implies that surface ocean primary productivity may increase in the South China Sea, contrary to the predicted decrease in global average ocean productivity.…”
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Prioritising conservation areas in Southeast Asia: highlighting zoological biodiversity hotspots and assessing spatiotemporal patterns of the felids guild by Chiaverini, L

“…In Chapter 5, by using the most supported model for each species modelled in the previous chapter, I produced multi-species predictive surfaces for Southeast Asian small felids. …”

Moho complexity in Southern California revealed by local PmP and teleseismic Ps waves by Li, Tianjue, Yao, Jiayuan, Wu, Shucheng, Xu, Mijian, Tong, Ping

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Multilevel mechanisms driving intraplate volcanism in Central Mongolia revealed by adjoint waveform tomography of receiver function and ambient noise data by Xu, Mijian, Wang, Kai, Chen, Jing, He, Jing, Liu, Qinya, Liu, Yiduo, Huang, Zhouchuan, Tong, Ping

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Which IR theory, liberalism, realism or constructivism, best explains the interaction between ASEAN and the two superpowers, the US and China? by Pua, Zopa Wei Yuan

“…China's rise has prompted a re-evaluation of the geopolitical landscape in Southeast Asia, compelling both the United States (US) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) nations to recalibrate their strategies and engagements. …”
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Tectonic influences on late Holocene relative sea levels from the central-eastern Adriatic coast of Croatia by Shaw, Timothy Adam, Plater, Andrew J., Kirby, Jason R., Roy, Keven, Holgate, Simon, Tutman, Pero, Cahill, Niamh, Horton, Benjamin Peter

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Recent seismicity and slab gap beneath Toba caldera (Sumatra) revealed using hypocenter relocation methodology by Simanjuntak, Andrean, Muksin, Umar, Asnawi, Yusran, Rizal, Syamsul, Wei, Shengji

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Using photogrammetry to investigate coral reef erosion by clionid sea sponges by Koh, Lucas David

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A study on the influence of corporate social responsibility on brand equity among Singaporeans. by Ngui, Jia Min., Lee, Jackson Ting Zhang., Chua, Roxanne Wan Xuan.

“…The extant research has studied the relationship between CSR and brand equity among western consumers to some extent but there is a lack of such research in the Asian context. This paper examines the effects that a company’s CSR activities can have on its brand equity among Singaporean consumers. …”
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Trade Policy Options for ASEAN Countries and Their Regional Dialogue Partners: “Preference Ordering” Using CGE Analysis by Chia, Wai-Mun, Ji, Xianbai, Rana, Pradumna B., Li, Chang Tai

“…Using national real gross domestic output (GDP) gains estimated by the GTAP model to construct “preference ordering” for ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their six regional dialogue partners, this paper comes up with several findings. …”
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Financial constraints of ASEAN firms: impact alleviation by ESG pillars by Ng, Yee Ling, Lau, Wei Theng, Soh, Wei Ni, Ab Razak, Nazrul Hisyam

“…Fixed-effects (FE) are used as the baseline model, and random-effects (RE) act as the robustness of methods. …”
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Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests by Aguirre Gutierrez, J, Rifai. SW, Deng, X, Thomson, E, Wallin, G, Berenguer, E, Girardin, CAJ, Oliveras-Menor, I, Riutta, T, Zhang, H, Malhi, Y

“…Tropical American forests are predicted to have 40% greater functional richness than tropical African and Asian forests. Meanwhile, African forests were the most functionally divergent, 32% and 7% higher than that of tropical American and Asian forests. …”

Elongated magma plumbing system beneath the Coso volcanic field, California, constrained by seismic reflection tomography by Wang, Dongdong, Wu, Shucheng, Li, Tianjue, Tong, Ping, Gao, Yongxin

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