No trespassing! Abandoning the novice/expert problem by Levy, N

“…I argue that attempts to deploy them in this sort of deep way involve a kind of transgression akin to, and at least as unreliable as, epistemic trespassing. We should give up trying to solve the novice/expert problem and instead promote better epistemic trust.…”

Embracing the PhD journey: From odyssey to jewels by Zuraina, Ali

“…For me, I realised the fact that I need to do a PhD when having to work at one of the universities in the East Coast of Malaysia. I have never thought of becoming a lecturer and teaching at a university. …”
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Environmental identity and perceived salience of policy issues in coastal communities: a moderated-mediation analysis by George, Pallavi R., Gupta, Vishal

“…Based on a dataset of 503 respondents from coastal communities along the east coast of the United States, our findings indicate that environmental identity is associated with a greater perceived salience of climate mitigation, and that this relationship is mediated by hydrometeorological disaster risk perception. …”
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How should ASEAN engage the EU? Reflections on ASEAN’s external relations by Yeo, Lay Hwee

“…This paper examines the current EU‐ASEAN relations and reflects on how ASEAN can step up its engagement with the EU at a time when the East Asian region has become the core region of global politics and economics, and ASEAN has to become more united and cohesive if it is to manage the increasing tensions and rising rivalry amongst the big powers in the region, in particular between the US and China.…”
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A hidden scourge by Caballero-Anthony, Mely

“…Two-thirds of its victims, or 25 million people, are in East Asia and the Pacific, according to the Walk Free Foundation’s Global Slavery Index 2016 (pdf). …”
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Tshangla verb inflections: a preliminary sketch by Andvik, Erik

“…'people living in the East.' The number of speakers in Bhutan is approximately 140,000 (George van Driem, personal communication). …”
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Towards sustainable campuses: a case study of an international school in Singapore by Mohamed Nabil Bin Mohamed Yazeed

“…This study examines sustainable campus operations at the East Campus of UWCSEA, a K-12 international school system in Singapore, through an integrated approach combining environmental data analysis with a review of sustainability initiatives. …”
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Emergency depopulation of chicken farms during an avian influenza outbreak (Design and development of CO2 delivery system) by Chang, Wei Jun

“…Although the bird flu virus is endemic in the South East Asian region at the moment, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), a local statutory board that regulates food safety, has come up with several guidelines to not only prevent the introduction, but also to limit the spread of the virus. …”
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The Aceh-based militant network : a trigger for a view into the insightful complex of conceptual and historical links by Giora Eliraz

“…It is done by using a broader historical perspective that addresses global militant discourse, originated in the Middle East in particular, and the case of Darul Islam (DI) rebellions in Indonesia of the late 1940s to the early 1960s, that is considered to be significant for understanding of current jihadism in Indonesia. …”
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China's rural migrant workers and labour politics by Chan, J, Selden, M

“…With a shift in manufacturing from the developed countries of North America, Europe, and East Asia to the emerging economies, China has become not only the workshop of the world, but also the epicentre of labour unrest. …”

Food insecurity and coping strategies index among low-income households in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Ahmad Azuddin, Ainatul Husna, Ramli, Nurul Nadia, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Buda, Mark

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Investigation of indoor thermal comfort and energy demand in different locations along the sub-Himalayan belt - a simulation based study by Thapa, Samar, Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad

“…In this study, a pre-validated model of 3-storey concrete residential building was used to study the indoor performance and thermal comfort in the face of climate change in the 8 (eight) different hill towns (hill stations) located from west to the east. Rise in ambient and indoor conditions were evident as a part of climate change with colder locations being affected the most. …”

The rights of Khiyar (option) in the issue of consumerism in Malaysia by Mohd Noor, Mohd Murshidi, Suliaman, Ishak, Ahmad, Khadher, Deraman, Fauzi, Abdullah, Mustaffa, Ahmad Shah, Faisal, Mohd Yusof, Mohd Yakub Zulkifli, Abd Razzak, Monika Munirah, Meftah, Jilani Touhami, Ariffin, Sedek, Kasar, Ahmad K., Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan

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The Usage of Islamic Financial Services in Zanzibar: The Influence of Accessibility, Relevancy and Expected Benefits by Khamis, Fauz Moh’d, Isa, Mohamad Yazid, Yusuff, Noraini

“…In addition, the current study provides the evidence about usage of Islamic financial services in new environment; Zanzibar, the emerging Islamic financial market in East Africa…”
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Investment in human capital : a Singapore case study. by Sim, Siew Ling., Lim, Maisy Xiao Fen., Chee, Wei Lih.

“…A compilation of educational statistics for the past decades is collected. An evaluation of the training and retraining programmes conducted by the government and labour union is performed. …”
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The other side of a revolution : stories untold. by Quek, Carolyn Sue Wen., Kok, Tse Wei., Tan, Renee Sze Khim.

“…We tap into the personal stories of former communists and shed light on an alternative view of history while adding to the readers’ understanding of our past.…”
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Comparative advertising in Singapore : proposed amendments to the 1999 Singapore code of advertising practice (2nd Edition). by Ong, Lynn Pei Shan., Tian, Yee Shin.

“…However, this form of advertising remains controversial and past research on the effectiveness of comparative advertising has produced equivocal results.…”
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An online platform for interactive pedagogical games by Sim, Fion

“…While games are entertaining and serve as a good past time hobby, it can also be addictive. It is precisely this aspect of positive-negative attributes of games that makes it ideal if used for educational purpose. …”
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Truthteller. by Kaur, Sharan.

“…Satnam Singh is a 55-year old Sikh man with a hidden past. He is well respected in his community until he befriends a girl who has been caught experimenting sexually on the Sikh temple’s premises. …”
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How messianism is killing Israelis and Palestinians by Firestone, Reuven

“…In the past four months, we have witnessed the petrification of two already rigid and competing narratives – one held by most Jewish Israelis and Jews in general, the other by most Palestinians and Muslims in general. …”
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