Transitional civic placemaking: dispersed initiatives in changing urban landscapes by Tang, Bo, Mitchell, Maurice

“…This booklet summarises the investigations, surveys and speculations of architecture students in Degree Studios 3 and 7, together with Diploma Unit 6 at the CASS. We started the year by immersing ourselves in an urban setting in South Bermondsey which was full of a diverse array of steel and concrete sheds. …”
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The prevalence of obesity and its associated factors among nursing students in Universiti Sains Malaysia by Zaini, Nur Zulfatul Izzah Mohammad

“…A total of 207 nursing students from Diploma and Bachelor programmes participated in this study. …”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards athritis among nursing students in Universiti Sains Malaysia by Yunus, Nurmutiah Mohd

“…A total of 141 nursing students from degree and diploma were recruited via a purposive sampling method. …”
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Assessment Of Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Towards Arthritis Among Nursing Students In Universiti Sains Malaysia by Yunus, Nurmutiah Mohd

“…A total of 141 nursing students from degree and diploma were recruited via a purposive sampling method. …”
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China-Australia : estranged partners by Schleich, Anne-Marie

“…Since April 2020, Australia and China have been embroiled in escalating trade and diplomatic disputes. The relationship between the two countries has deteriorated and is currently at a critical point. …”
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G-20’s Osaka Summit : What Putin Achieved by Cheang, Chris

“…The G-20 Summit in Osaka on 28-29 June 2019 marked another step towards the gradual weakening of the West’s diplomatic isolation of Russia.…”
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Trump-Kim Summit : A Tale of Two Endings by Chong, Alan, Ong-Webb, Graham

“…The Summit should be regarded as a proverbial fork in the foggy road of international diplomatic history.…”
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Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy : his impact on Singapore-Malaysia relations by Han, David Guo Xiong

“…The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy on Singapore – Malaysia relations will continue to have an impact on the diplomatic ties of these two countries. In particular his insights on the shared geography, history, culture, and the regional and geopolitical contexts for both Singapore and Malaysia will endure for many years to come.…”
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Blinken's Beijing visit: private conversations, public criticism by Ho, Benjamin Tze Ern

“…That said, having private conversations between the two sides remains essential, even if the public mood and diplomatic relationship remain fraught with tensions.…”
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Biden-Xi : emerging clash of the united fronts? by Ho, Benjamin Tze Ern

“…As the Biden administration continues its diplomatic pressure on China, Beijing is likely to further harden its stance in response to what it perceives as a Western United Front against it. …”
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South Korea’s maritime challenges : between a rock and a hard base by Euan, Graham

“…While domestic opposition still overhangs the construction of a new base on Jeju island, Seoul-Beijing diplomatic strains are meanwhile playing out in a lesser known East China Sea boundary dispute.…”
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Ending the Syrian conflict : foreign intervention or renewed political process? by Zulkifli Mohamed Sultan

“…A NATO-led intervention is possible but a diplomatic solution based on the Annan peace plan, with the support of Russia and China, is more likely to achieve results.…”
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Israel and Saudi Arabia : forging ties on quicksand by Dorsey, James M

“…Distrust of US-led efforts for a negotiated end to the Iranian nuclear crisis, animosity towards the Muslim Brotherhood, a shared determination to defeat Al Qaeda, and questions about the reliability of the US as an ally have persuaded Saudi Arabia and Israel to go public with their tacit alliance despite the absence of diplomatic relations between the two erstwhile enemies.…”
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US-Russia relations under Trump presidency: will the reset come to pass? by Dave, Bhavna

“…Donald Trump’s pre-election admiration for Russian president Vladimir Putin as a “strong leader” has raised hopes of a ‘reset’ of diplomatic relations since the deterioration of the US-Russia ties in this decade. …”
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Negotiating power: examining the role of procedural elements in international peace talks by Coplen, M

“…This area of diplomatic practice is under-examined in International Relations (IR). …”

Marketing ice-cream in Vietnam by Lam, Sarah Ling Ling, Tan, Yew Luang, Tang, Tzu Bing

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Morocco’s shifting identity – Africa’s new kid on the block is making waves​ by Gopaldas, Ronak

“…It explores the future implications of this strategy from the political, diplomatic and economic perspectives. These complex issues are relevant to foreign investors seeking new expansion opportunities, other African countries vying to be the preferred gateway to Africa, and businesses seeking to pursue opportunities presented by adoption of AfCFTA.…”
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An Islamic tent in S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara by Gigante, F

“…The tent, painted to represent a baldachin over the high altar, recalls descriptions of the Andalusi silk and gold tents seized by Spanish armies from the Almohad camps during the wars of Christian expansion into al-Andalus in the thirteenth century, some of which were sent across Europe as diplomatic gifts. In its extraordinarily precise, illusionistic details, the fresco appears to depict an existing, rather than an imagined, object and could therefore be the only extant visual testimony of the practice of displaying and reusing such precious Islamic structures in a Christian context.…”

China and Southeast Asia in the 2000s : tension management in the maritime space by Zha, Daojiong, Lina, Gong

“…In this article, we study Chinese and Southeast Asian strands of security discourse, which provide political and diplomatic cover for cooperative interaction in parallel with little or no compromise on security principles. …”
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Empirical assessment of trade potentials of Pakistan with SAARC countries using revealed comparative advantage by Siddiqi, Masood Mashkoor, Khan, Aurangzeb, Khan, Ameerzaib, Khan, Shahbano

“…This paper focuses on exploring trade potentials of Pakistan with SAARC countries that are essentials ingredients for making strong diplomatic and economic relations through coordination. …”
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