Development of a fiber optic gradient hydrophone by Mei, Suo Hai.

“…Fiber optic hydrophones have been under development since 1970s, and have been proven to have many advantages over their traditional counterparts, such as PZT hydrophones. …”
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Attendance or Response Ware System using Raspberry Pi by Leow, Hui Si

“…Response Ware System (RWS) is created for Lectures, Student and Guests for them to communicate better and to encourage student or guest to speak up and ask question by allowing them to post question anomalously. In additional, since RWS is a web application, it is portable and can be easily access by any devices…”
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Understanding Indonesia-China strategic relations : an Indonesian perspective. by Ronny Ariuly Hutahayan.

“…In particular, it seeks to shed light on Indonesia's foreign policy and behavior toward China by looking at the major episodes in the relationship since the establishment of ties in 1950. The main contention of this paper is that Indonesia's foreign policy and behavior has been primarily geared towards fulfilling domestic requirements rather than anticipating or responding to external or structural changes. …”
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Main suspects for the falling corporate tax rates : new data and empirical analysis. by Cheot, Julia Xiu Qin., Goh, Yen Sze., Ng, Gee Lian.

“…Statutory corporate tax rates have declined since the 1980s, which brings about issues on global tax competition and country's international competitiveness. …”
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Cross-border politics : the Urak Lawoi of Thailand and Malaysia by Ng, Choon Yeow

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Land transport in Singapore. by Khoo, Boo Leong., Loo, Wen Lieh., Ong, Chee Peng.

“…In this study, we looked into the land transport situation in Singapore since her independence. Central to this study is the attempt to answer the questions of whether Singapore is really facing a congestion and why is there a perceived failure in the policies implemented by the government to curb car ownership. …”
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Application of linear programming: in the feed manufacturing industry by Chia, Tschen Tschen, Chia, Yeong Song, Gan, Boon Kiat

“…Ever since its discovery back in 1942, linear programming has found its way into many industrial and managerial applications. …”
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Regional cooperation : a theoretical framework and application to the east ASEAN growth area by Lim, Bee Leng, Ng, Sok Ling, Tay, Yi Ling

“…This is all too evident in the number of regional groupings that have sprung into existence since world war II and this trend is most manifest in the nineties. …”
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After 17 July: Who is Prince of Jihad? by Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin

“…After a lull since the execution of the Bali bombers, the extremist online community is finally reenergised by the arrest of the Prince of Jihad. …”
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Thailand: politics of continuity and change by Rappa, Antonio L.

“…Thaksin Shinawatra continues to plague the Abhisit government since the 2006 bloodless coup. Thailand is in tension as the threat of protests from Thaksin’s Red Shirts loom in what appears to be another attempt to overthrow the government as 2009 draws to a close.…”
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Saudi Arabia: Between Radicalisation and Terrorism by Nidaa Abu-Ali

“…The threat of a terrorist attack inside Saudi Arabia has diminished since the government began taking measures to make the environment more hostile to terrorist networks. …”
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Is the ASEAN charter necessary? by Desker, Barry

“…Has the Charter lived up to expectations since its adoption in Singapore last year?…”
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On the existence of balanced metrics on six-manifolds of cohomogeneity one by Alonso, I, Salvatore, F

“…Such structures are of interest for both Hermitian geometry and string theory, since they provide the ideal setting for the Hull–Strominger system. …”

Russian gas exports to Europe: unravelling the misconceptions by Stern, J, Yafimava, K

“…Russian gas exports to Europe, and Soviet exports before them, have been controversial since they started, in the late 1960s. As the largest single component of European gas supply, they are the subject of ongoing security and geopolitical controversies. …”

A step change needed to secure a nature-positive future—is it in reach? by Narain, D, Bull, JW, Alikhanova, S, Evans, MC, Markham, R, Maron, M

“…The 1972 Stockholm Conference put environmental protection on the global agenda for the first time. But since then, biodiversity losses and increasing threats have outpaced the conservation response. …”

Arsenic in small, mammals by Ismail, A., Roberts, R.D.

“…Acute arsenic poisoning had been reported since the nineteenth century from smelting and refining activities. …”

Discrete time optimal control and its applications in power systems by Zhang, Hehong

“…State estimation (SE) that serves to estimate the real-time operating system states is among the most fundamental and critical functions in enhancing the power system resilience, since it provides system operators with better situational awareness for decision-making. …”
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Thermoplastic polymer nanocomposites based on polydopamine-coated clay : preparation, structures and properties by Phua, Si Lei

“…On the other hand, the stabilizing function of D-clay was verified using polypropylene (PP) as the polymer matrix since PP is well-known for its poor UV stability. …”
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Aqueous-only exfoliation of pristine graphite to graphene : towards sustainable, multifunctional polymer nanocomposites by Seyed Ismail Seyed Shahabadi

“…Environmental concerns are driving the development of a new circular model in which reduce, reuse, and recycle are key. Since this circular model would keep materials in commerce for longer, safer product designs that would reduce the amount of hazardous materials are vital. …”
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21W.742J / SP.575J / WGS.575J Writing About Race, Spring 2003 by Faery, Rebecca Blevins

“…Du Bois wrote that "…the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line." A century after Du Bois penned those words, most Americans would agree that at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the color line remains one of our most pressing social issues. …”
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