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

“…Even though the drop in prices is unlikely to last (given the high cost on the supply side) and prices are likely to pick back up to at least the US$80–100 per barrel range in the coming years, India will remain in a privileged position compared to a few years ago, as the continued growth of US tight oil means producers from all around the world will still focus on Asia to sell their crude. …”

Advancements in multiple-step on-line preconcentration techniques for enhanced sensitivity in capillary electrophoresis by Abdul Keyon, Aemi Syazwani, Ng, Nyuk Ting, Breadmore, Michael Charles

“…Multiple-step on-line preconcentration, a combination of at least two stacking techniques has been developed to increase the sensitivity in capillary electrophoresis (CE) for analytes in various samples. …”

Design of IIR filters by optimization techniques by Wang, Zhe.

“…Four simulation examples are presented showing that SMSOF generally does a good job even in the All-Pass Filters’ case, initialization scheme for SMSOF were also studied under different fed in conditions. Last but not least, a special IIR filter, namely Half-Band Filter (HBF) was designed through SOCP based All-Pass Filters’ Method, SCLS-SM, Direct SM and SMSOF Methods. …”
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Exploring post-divorce experiences : a case study on professional women in Singapore. by Chong, Wen Ee.

“…These themes include the cause of divorce due to infidelity on the part of their ex-husbands, the constant struggle over divorce settlements and maintenance for the children in the family court, the changing role of fathers after the divorce, the positive ramifications of social network support and last but not least, socio-economic status as a tool for the reconstruction of self-esteem after the divorce.…”
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Co-operation and competition : the role of identity and social preferences by Chen, Hongyu, Zhang, Ruike, Zhang, Shaoyu

“…Moreover, while considering the interactive effects between gender and information, we observe that male subjects generally behave more aggressively than female and the impact of identity on them could be enhanced by unveiling both Intra-Group and Inter-Group Information. Last but not least, the experimental results suggest that a heterogeneous team composition leads to higher degree of rent dissipation.…”
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Impact of extended trading hours in market microstructure: evidence from the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange by Gan, Seow Cheng, Lo, Sok Tsing, Lee, Seow Li

“…As for trading volume, it has shown a substantial increase of 2.72 times more after its extension of trading hours. Last but not least, the analysis on both autocorrelation coefficients and price adjustment show that the Kuala Lumpur stock market has not improved substantially on processing market-wide information despite the additional trading hours.…”
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A review on the role of materials science in solar cells by Alghoul, M. A., Zaidi, Saleem H., Asim, Nilofar, Sopian, Kamaruzzaman, Ahmadi, Shideh, Saeedfar, Kasra, Saadatian, Omidreza

“…The desire for environmental-friendly alternative energy resources with the least dependency on fossil fuels is growing. Solar energy is an important technology for many reasons and is worthy of urgent attention. …”
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The geopolitical crisis may trigger changes in energy strategies by Weafer, C

“…But the events of the last few months do at least seem to have injected a greater sense of urgency to ‘get on with it’. …”

China and Southeast Asia in the 2000s : tension management in the maritime space by Zha, Daojiong, Lina, Gong

“…We conclude by postulating that, at least in the maritime space, tension management rather than conflict resolution is more likely to be the continuing feature into the future.…”
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Mode-locked fiber laser and its application in microwave photonics by Li, Nanxi.

“…By implementing a user controlled spectral filter, generation of Gaussian-shaped waveforms at 2.3 GHz, 4.6 GHz and 8 GHz, with sinusoidal amplitude modulation with periods 2.5 nm, 1.25 nm and 0.75 nm, respectively, is shown. Last but not the least, the conclusion and the possible future work of the whole project are mentioned.…”
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Segmental reporting in Singapore by Goh, Eddie Guan Chua, Jong, Voon Hoo, Kwong, Choong Kuen

“…We have also suggested for the mandatory disclosure of the basis of joint cost allocation to improve the disclosure requirement. Last but not least, we have found that the matrix form of presenting segmental reports (as shown in Chapter Six) can be used to enhance decision making and thus improve the disclosure requirement of SAS 23. …”
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Segmental reporting in Singapore by Goh, Eddie Guan Chua, Jong, Voon Hoo, Kwong, Choong Kuen

“…We have also suggested for the mandatory disclosure of the basis of joint cost allocation to improve the disclosure requirement. Last but not least, we have found that the matrix form of presenting segmental reports (as shown in Chapter Six) can be used to enhance decision making and thus improve the disclosure requirement of SAS 23. …”
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Genes for carnivory : a comparative study on the local duplication of papain-like cysteine proteases in carnivorous plants by Tan, Qiao Wen

“…A Droseraceae-specific expansion of PAP/SAG12 genes including 4 previously identified trap proteins suggests that the adoption of PLCPs for carnivory may have occurred in the last common ancestor of D. capensis and D. regia or earlier. …”
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Advances in 3D optical profilometry by Huang, Lei

“…It is more accurate than the existing least squares calibration method which is verified with both simulation and experiment. …”
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Green logistics practices in Malaysian food-based manufacturing industry by Hussin, Hilda

“…The three benefits are economy, environment, and social benefits perspectives. Last but not least, the relations of all the motivational (three factors) and perceived benefits (three factors) obtained were examined with the manufacturers’ green logistics practices level. …”
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Terahertz radiation by Wong, Yun Ming

“…The length of the PTI slab did not have a remarkable effect on the transmission, which was further confirmed by the plots of propagation loss. Last but not least, the robustness of PTI waveguide against bending loss was verified by both simulation and experiment. …”
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Performance and flight dynamics characteristics of a variable sweep wing aircraft by Chong, Zi Wei.

“…With all these performances and stability characteristics identified, the applications of this variable sweep morphing technology on the UAV in different missions are investigated as well. Last but not least, the future work that can be carried out for better understanding and applications for this type of morphing technology is discussed.…”
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A study of tidal turbine array by Yong, Heng Wei.

“…Since the electrical power are largely affected by the internal frictional, electric and magnetic losses. Last but not least, Calibration experiments are performed by using the dead weight method. …”
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Web development for energy management system of a microgrid by Ngai, Alvin GuoMing

“…To connect to the web server, tornado framework have been utilized and last but not least the whole structure of the web page is done up with the HTML, CSS and Java coding.…”
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Ensuring sustainable water security through sustainable land management: Research evidences for policy by Dagnachew, M, Gebrehiwot, SG, Bewket, W, Alamirew, T, Charles, K, Zeleke, G

“…So far, only 18% of Ethiopia's cropland area is covered by SLM practices for the last 40 years of intensive interventions. Water security, in turn, is a powerful and multidimensional option that includes water availability, accessibility, use, and stability across time. …”