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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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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Emergence of spatio-temporal variations in chemotherapeutic drug efficacy : in-vitro and in-silico 3D tumour spheroid studies by Sheraton, Muniraj Vivek, Chiew, Geraldine Giap Ying, Melnikov, Valentin, Tan, E. Y., Luo, K. Q., Verma, N., Sloot, Peter M. A.

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Deep learning based solder joint defect detection on industrial printed circuit board X-ray images by Zhang, Qianru, Zhang, Meng, Gamanayake, Chinthaka, Yuen, Chau, Geng, Zehao, Jayasekara, Hirunima, Woo, Chia-wei, Low, Jenny, Liu, Xiang, Guan, Yong Liang

“…With the improvement of electronic circuit production methods, such as reduction of component size and the increase of component density, the risk of defects is increasing in the production line. Many techniques have been incorporated to check for failed solder joints, such as X-ray imaging, optical imaging and thermal imaging, among which X-ray imaging can inspect external and internal defects. …”
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PARP1 resolves DNA replication defects in PCNA-associated DNA repair disorder by Wang, L

“…</p> <p>An isogenic PCNAS^228I knock-in hTERT RPE-1 cell line was generated using CRISPR-Cas9 technique. Phenotypes observed in patient-derived cells were recapitulated in the knock-in cell line. …”

Globalisation and its response : a comparative study of Singapore and Malaysia by Pang, En Hann

“…Despite the differing approach to their economic management of the their respective economies since the financial crisis in 1997, both countries have done well compared to its other Asian neighbours. …”
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Weaponising of the COVID-19 pandemic by Petho-Kiss, Katalin

“…The ultimate goal was to provide a true picture of novel trends since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. This established snapshot view could serve as the basis for amendments to be made in countering terrorism strategies both in the conflict and in the non-conflict zones.…”
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Fast motion estimation algorithms for video coding by Zhu, Shan.

“…Motion estimation is the key technique to substantially reduce such redundancies but requires fairly high computation. Since many practical video applications (e.g., video conferencing) require real time processing of video data, fast and accurate motion estimation is crucial to the processing speed and reconstructed image quality.…”
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Performance studies of TCP traffic on mobile ad hoc networks by Chua, Tong Siang.

“…A MANET has no fixed backbone infrastructure and is not centrally controlled. Since MANET frequently changing network topology, there is a need for efficient dynamic routing protocols. …”
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