The golden bull : is it coming? (current prospects of gold trading) by Lim, Wee Beng, Lim, Daniel Chih Ming, Leong, Kum Hoe

“…What motivates the writing of this report is the potential, we see, in this long- neglected area of investment. We must admit that over the past few years, the price of gold has been in its doldrums and has seemingly been contained within a narrow band of prices. …”
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Ballistic spin transport in exciton gases by Kavokin, A. V., Vladimirova, M., Jouault, B., Liew, Timothy Chi Hin, Leonard, J. R., Butov, L. V.

“…The challenges for the realization of long-range electron spin transport include rapid spin relaxation due to electron scattering. …”
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Enhanced stress and changes to regional seismicity due to the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake on the neighbouring segments of the Main Himalayan Thrust by Chan, Chung-Han, Wang, Yu, Almeida, Rafael, Yadav, R.B.S.

“…Our goal is to validate this approach as a rapid response tool for seismic forecasting after large earthquakes. We propose a long-term seismic forecasting model of the Main Himalayan Thrust using the historical earthquake catalogue and regional paleo-seismicity. …”
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Don't mind the cat: potential for intraguild interactions with lions does not affect spotted hyaena habitat selection by Periquet, S, Courbin, N, Banda, E, Loveridge, A, Macdonald, D, Revilla, E, Fritz, H, Valeix, M

“…As expected, hyaenas did not avoid areas intensively used by lions, and there was even a positive effect of the long-term risk of encountering lions on habitat selection by hyaenas. …”

Symptom flares in women with chronic pelvic pain: questionnaire study within a cohort study (translational research in pelvic pain (TRiPP)) by Coxon, L, Lugt, C, Horne, AW, Evans, E, Abreu- Mendes, P, Arendt-Nielsen, L, Aziz, Q, Becker, CM, Birch, J, Charrua, A, Demetriou, L, Ferreira-Gomes, J, Hoffman, A, Hummelshoj, L, Krassowski, M, Lunde, CE, Meijlink, J, Missmer, SA, Perro, D, Zondervan, KT, Sieberg, CB, Cruz, F, Nagel, J, Vincent, K

“…Seventy-six per cent of women with CPP have ever experienced symptom flares of at least one length (short, medium and/or long). Flares are associated with painful and non-painful symptoms. …”

Τhe burial rite of Enchytrismos in Attica, Euboea and Boeotia during the Late Geometric and Archaic periods. Towards an understanding of its social significance by Vlanti, AD

“…<p>Inhumation inside ceramic vessels, conventionally termed “enchytrismos” in modern scholarship, is a long-lasting practice attested in the Aegean world and beyond. …”

Fragrance carrier based on zeolite-A modified bentonite as a controlled release system in air freshener applications by Kusrini, Eny, Anwar Usman, Ayuningtyas, Karina, Wilson, Lee D., Putra, Nandy, Prasetyo, Agus Budi, Rahman, Arif, Nugrahaningtyas, Khoirina Dwi, Santosa, Sri Juari, Noviyanti, Atiek Rostika

“…The quality of air fresheners with low cost production can be improved by using a carrier matrix such as synthetic zeolite to increase the long-lasting properties of fragrance product by encapsulation technique. …”
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The effects of a blended learning model on the physical fitness of Chinese university students: a cluster randomized controlled trial in basketball education by Wang, Chen, Yuan, Yubin, Ji, Xueyan

“…The intervention lasted for 16 weeks, and physical fitness indices such as body mass index (BMI), lung capacity, sit and reach, pull-ups/sit-ups, standing long jumps, 50-meter runs, and 1000/800-meter runs were measured before and after the intervention. …”
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A study on the application of discrete curvature feature extraction and optimization algorithms to battery health estimation by Goh, Hui Hwang, An, Zhen, Zhang, Dongdong, Dai, Wei, Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono, Goh, Kai Chen

“…Therefore, to account for the unpredictable and random character of the application circumstances, we employ the U-chord long curvature feature extraction approach to minimise errors resulting from rotation and noise. …”
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Myanmar's ASEAN chairmanship : will it lead to national reconciliation by Coates, Eliane

“…However, Myanmar’s road to reform remains long and winding. ASEAN should nudge Naypyidaw towards greater national reconciliation.…”
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Next ASEAN Summit : How Will Vietnam Lead? by Hussain, Nazia

“…While China is fast making inroads, US seems to be withdrawing from a region it has long dominated. How will the recently-concluded ASEAN Summit pave the way for multilateral initiatives under the next Chair, Vietnam?…”
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Myanmar in Eu-Asean relations by Magnus Petersson

“…The question remains as to how long the country can continue to do so. A rather skeptical view is emphasized on the ‘ASEAN Way’ in dealing with the military regime, and for the overall political dialogue with the European Union.…”
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The hesitation of SMEs in using real-time accounting software. by Chew Siow Li, Chiam Chye Heng, Lau Min San

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Komet by Lim, Guo Jun

“…Snow falls, star falls One step, one beginning Two worlds meet one A trail to ever last Butterfly city, never night city Red light, green light Ghosts of thousand faces Beckoning from the wall Good, bad, and ugly Stone ocean, iron sky Omens of million wings The lady fortune frowns So ends the pendulum Farewell goodbye An empty longing For things long gone -In memory of all good things-…”
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Towards the development of computer-supported design system in web-based environment by Song, Jing Pu.

“…But there are not many observations of long-term, customer/market driven, real world product design cases. …”
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Progress by Ng, James Junhao

“…It was an academic year-long FYP supervised by Assoc Prof Benjamin Seide for the Visual Effects students in Animation major, Senior Lecturer Benjamin Slater for the students in Film and Visual Communication majors and co-supervised by Prof Ben Shedd.…”
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Counter ideology: battle for hearts and minds in Indonesia by Nur Azlin Yasin

“…Fighting contemporary terrorism in Indonesia is a protracted effort that needs strategies aimed at not just short term results, but also long term effectiveness. This means protecting the future generations of Indonesia from the terrorists' ideology.…”
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Australia’s New Defence White Paper: Is It Achievable? by Sam, Bateman

“…Australia’s new Defence White Paper provides for a massive increase in defence spending, largely to acquire new maritime capabilities, but questions surround whether this plan will be achievable and whether the paper’s long term strategic outlook is valid.…”
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The politics of consumption in Thailand : back to basics by Rappa, Antonio L.

“…The Abhisit government in Thailand is intervening to help the country out of the long, L-shaped curve of the global recession. Initial measures involve a back-to-basic economics and a rhetorical attempt to thwart materialism.…”
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ASEAN regional forum at 17 : the curse of “ad hoc-ism”? by Tan, See Seng

“…At 17, the ASEAN Regional Forum remains largely ineffectual concerning the region’s serious security challenges. So long as ASEAN — the core of the forum — maintains an ad hoc approach to regionalism, the utility of the ARF as Asia’s premier security institution will at best be limited.…”
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