Private, non-profit, and plantation: Oil palm smallholders in management-assistance programs vary in socio-demographics, attitudes, and management practices by Reiss-Woolever, VJ, Wakhid, W, Ikhsan, M, Caliman, J, Naim, M, Azmi, EN, Shufiyan, S, Howes, J, Azmi, R, Ying Lim, Y, Abdul Jan, SZ, Barrock, I, Azhar, B, Drewer, J, Ward, C, Jones, JA, Luke, SH, Turner, EC, Hidayat, P, Buchori, D

“…Awareness of the effects of palm oil production on ecosystems and human communities has increased drastically in recent years, with ever louder calls for the private and public sector to develop programs to support sustainable cultivation by smallholder farmers. …”

On Power: How Colombia’s National Oil Company Can Support the Country’s Energy Transition by Beron, David

“…I argue that growing and greening the power sector will require stronger central planning and favoring power purchase agreements over spot transactions. …”
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Time density approach to managing en-route airspace by Tan, Brenda Teresa Li Min

“…This study aims to investigate the relation of overall flight time within the sector and the number of aircraft around the crossing point to create a model to identify the risk of collision around the crossing point. …”
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Effect of minimum wage increase on employment and wage levels by Ng, Cheryl Tsuei Yi

“…We first explore the effects in the private non-agricultural sectors, which is covered by the minimum wage legislation, by exploiting the geographical variation in the minimum wages across provinces. …”
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Paint-your-mind II: stylistic image creation by concept by Anbu Agana N Annadurai

“…The rise of digitalisation in every sector brought on by the Fourth Industrial Revolution has prompted development in the sector of Art in Artificial Intelligence. …”
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The parliament and cooperative oversight of the indonesian armed forces: why civil–military relations in Indonesia is stable but still in transition by Ng, Jefferson, Kurniawan, Yudha

“…Over the longer term, we believe that the Indonesian Parliament needs to incorporate a mix of oversight strategies and raise its institutional capacity to strengthen oversight of the defence sector.…”
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Financial reform in the Philippines by Chua, Hwee Kian, Loo, Seow Theng, Tan, Teck Ming

“…The several inefficiencies that existed in the financial sector clearly suggested the need for financial reforms in the 1980s. …”
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Challenges in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Malaysia by Diana Suwardi, Suhana Saad

“…The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) implementation approach in Malaysia aims to enhance the delivery of public sector infrastructure and services. However, the Auditor General's Report 2012 highlighted several deficiencies in PPP project management, including delays, poor quality, and inefficient resource use. …”
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A high-performance vernier permanent-magnet machine for aerospace application by Malaiyan Karthikeyan Srihariharan

“…The more-electric aircraft initiative is a significant technological advancement in the aviation sector, with the goal of reducing fuel consumption and move towards green energy. …”
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The Internationalisation of Mainland Chinese Firms into Malaysia: From Obligated Embeddedness to Active Embeddedness by Lim, Guanie

“…I argue that the Malaysian state has enjoyed success in the construction sector by nurturing cooperation between its carefully groomed government-linked companies and mainland Chinese firms. …”
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Legislating instability: Adam Smith, free banking, and the financial crisis of 1722 by Goodspeed, T

“…In particular, despite large speculative capital flows, a fixed exchange rate, and substantial external debt, Scotland’s highly decentralized banking sector effectively mitigated the effects of two severe balance of payments crises arising from exogenous political shocks during the Seven Years’ War. …”

Are customers happy? a study of satisfaction in Sarawak’s fast-food restaurants by Thien, Nancy Swee Yen, Latip, Malisah

“…Understanding the factors that contribute to customer satisfaction and happiness within this sector is crucial for both businesses and researchers. …”
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Determinants of foreign direct investment in Singapore. by Law, Yong Tee., Tan, Kheng Whee., Tan, Su Yong.

“…A simple empirical analysis is examined on the manufacturing sector.…”
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A study on the consumers' perception of stockmart by Ho, Siew Lan, Lee, Wai Leng, Ng, Ai Gek

“…The increasingly competitive retail sector in Singapore has prompted retailers to become interested on consumers’ perception of stores and products. …”
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Eco-tourism : a sustainable option in Singapore by Chng Yen Sin, Lio May Fern, Tan Poh Kim Marilyn

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Regional headquarters of MNCs in the service industry in Singapore by Ramani Prabhu R Kalamohan, Lim, Wei Fong, Ng, Shah Ai

“…The purpose of this study is to perform an in-depth case analysis on Multi-National Corporations (MNCs) from the service sector which have set up Regional Headquarters (RHQs) in Singapore.…”
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Financial time series forecasting using twin support vector regression by Gupta, Deepak, Pratama, Mahardhika, Ma, Zhenyuan, Li, Jun, Prasad, Mukesh

“…Various interesting financial time series datasets across a wide range of industries, such as information technology, the stock market, the banking sector, and the oil and petroleum sector, are used for numerical experiments. …”
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Are the innovation processes in seaport terminal operations successful? by Acciaro, Michele, Ferrari, Claudio, Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee, Macario, Rosario, Roumboutsos, Athena, Sys, Christa, Tei, Alessio, Vanelslander, Thierry

“…The maritime and port sector is widely considered conservative concerning the ability to introduce innovation in respect to other industries. …”
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Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic by Balasubramanian, Sreejith, Shukla, Vinaya, Islam, Nazrul, Upadhyay, Arvind, Duong, Linh

“…Our findings are relevant beyond the pandemic in facilitating the development of AI-related policy interventions and support mechanisms for building resilient healthcare sector that can withstand future challenges.…”
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Evaluation of credit risk and rehabilitation strategies for small and medium-scale commercial loans in Sri Lanka's tourism industry: an analysis of commercial banks practices and m... by Khan, Shahbano, Dhanapala, Wickrama Arachchilage Ishani Hansika

“…The tourism industry is one of the most important contributors to Sri Lanka's economy, yet it is a primary area in which this country remains extremely vulnerable with respect to external shocks be they economic downturns or political instability [1]. Due to SMEs in this sector having little financial resources and are more highly dependent on tourism revenue [2]. …”
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