Global norms in regional institutions : lessons from the African Union and ASEAN by Lotze, Walter, Stensland, Andreas, Ng, Joel

“…Acceptance of global norms by regional organisations is only the beginning of a long process of institutionalisation, as cases in the African Union (AU) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) demonstrate. This is complicated where norms originate outside a regional institution, yet the opportunity for reform is now present.…”
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Observations on the ecology and social organization of the green monkey, Cercopithecus sabaeus, in Senegal by Dunbar, RIM

“…The ecology and social organization of green monkeys is compared with that of populations of C. aethiops studied in East Africa and they are found to be similar.…”

Designing shallow foundation to Eurocode 7 by Neo, Chee Wei

“…British Codes and Standards (BS) have been used in practice for many years and for the past few years, it is use co-existence with Eurocodes (EC) for the past few years. …”
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Sages, smokers, sojourners : the religion of the void in China and Southeast Asia by Soh, Esmond Chuah Meng

“…This thesis discusses the institutions, beliefs, and the rituals of the Zhenkongjiao in East and Southeast Asia throughout the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. …”
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Distribution and cycling of terrigenous dissolved organic carbon in peatland-draining rivers and coastal waters of Sarawak, Borneo by Martin, Patrick, Cherukuru, Nagur, Tan, Ashleen S. Y., Sanwlani, Nivedita, Mujahid, Aazani, Müller, Moritz

“…South-East Asia is home to one of the world's largest stores of tropical peatland and accounts for roughly 10% of the global land-to-sea dissolved organic carbon (DOC) flux. …”
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E-cigarette (EC) and heated tobacco product (HTP) use in the United Arab Emirates, an emerging EC and HTP market: a cross-sectional analysis of the International Tobacco Control (I... by Leinberger-Jabari, A, Ahmad, A, Lindson, N, Oke, J, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Fong, G, El-Shahawy, O, Raghib, A, Sherman, S

“…<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> E-cigarettes (ECs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are recent arrivals to the nicotine product market in the Middle East, which are rapidly growing in popularity in the region. …”

Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer: nested case-control studies using the QResearch and CPRD databases by Vinogradova, Y, Coupland, C, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…The risk associated with past long term oestrogen-progestogen use, however, remained increased (1.16, 1.11 to 1.21). …”

Cheaper Than A Funeral: Considering Ibogaine’s Psychedelic Journey and Therapeutic Potential by Daly, Noah

“…The past decade has seen a surge of interest in psychedelic compounds as therapeutic medicine. …”
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Does disability modify the association between poor mental health and violence victimisation over adolescence? Evidence from the CoVAC cohort study in Uganda by Carter, DJ, Pitcairn, CFM, Eldred, E, Knight, L, Nakuti, J, Mirembe, A, Atuhaire, L, Allen, E, Bhatia, A, Naker, D, Parkes, J, Devries, K

“…The relationships between early mental health difficulties and both mental health difficulties in later adolescence and past year violence are stronger in young people with functional difficulties. …”

Distributed multicasting algorithm for real time multimedia traffic by Quan, Huo Sheng.

“…In the past, very few network applications involved multiple users and none of them had QoS (Quality and Service) requirements. …”
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Protestant masculinities : a study of Christian men’s sensibilities. by Woo, Darren Hon Fai.

“…Past literature have shown that the presentation of Protestant and masculine selves are relatively straightforward when considered separately. …”
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Overcoming cultural barriers to capture a market by Dominic Michael Stoeckler, Kishan Golyan, Miao, Xin, Samir Mowla

“…China has gone through an amazing growth spurt over the past 30 years, and with a population of 1.3 billion people, it represents a vast potential market for businesses the world over. …”
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Professor Ts. Dr. Mohd Rusllim Mohamed appointed as President of AUSC by Mohd Aznorizamin, Ismail

“…Mohd Rusllim Mohamed was appointed as the President of the Asean University Sports Council (AUSC) for the period 2023 to 2025 in the 5th AUSC General Assembly 2022 held at the Doubletree By Hilton Hotel in Kota Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.…”
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A sketch grammar of Singapore Foochow by Thang, Marcus Guo Ping

“…Foochow is an Eastern Min (or East Fujian) language, which is also widely known as a dialect, both in China and in Singapore. …”
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A sketch grammar of Chang. by Chor, Wan Ting.

“…This paper describes a sketch grammar of Chang, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Nagaland state, north-east India. The sketch grammar uses data collected from a fieldwork in Nagaland. …”
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Epistemic motives and cultural conformity : need for closure, culture, and context as determinants of conflict judgments. by Fu, Ho Ying., Lee, Sau-Lai., Morris, Micheal W., Chao, Melody., Chiu, Chi Yue., Hong, Ying Yi.

“…Individual differences in NFC interact with cultural group variables to determine East Asian versus Western differences in conflict style and procedural preferences (Study 1). information gathering in disputes (Study 2), and fairness judgment in reward allocation (Study 3). …”
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Malaysia Shipbuilding Industry: A Review on Sustainability and Technology Success Factors by Mad Lazim, Halim, Abdullah, Jamaluddin

“…The Malaysian shipbuilding and naval repair (SBSR) industry has evolved from the establishment of small shipyards in eastern Malaysia to the growth of larger-capacity shipyards. both in the East and West Malaysia. However, consistent patterns of delays in delivering to the customer directly reduced the company's profitability and financial results. …”
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Predicting EPL results with Elo rating, league simulation and machine learning prediction model by Ching, Kai Teng

“…Team strength can be handicapped when the key player is injured or is forced to take an international break in favor of playing for his country. Even past results may be skewed as there are home teams and away teams in football matches and past results sometimes may be skewed towards having a weaker opponent. …”
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History education for transitional justice: how students understand and construct historical legacies in the post-apartheid South African history classroom by Robinson, N

“…<p>Central to the transitional justice agenda is a society’s attempt “to come to terms with a legacy of largescale past abuses” (United Nations, 2004, emphasis added). …”

An algorithm for a dynamically reconstituting portfolio of U.S. equity mutual funds to outperform the S&P 500 by Anthony, Fernandes Victor

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