The role of the five power defence arrangements in the Southeast Asian security architecture by Emmers, Ralf

“…This paper discusses the evolving Southeast Asian security architecture by focusing on the role of a “mini-lateral” defence coalition, the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA). …”
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Co-chairing Asia-Pacific defence diplomacy : the case ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus by Pitakdumrongkit, Kaewkamol, Klaisringoen, Nantasit

“…This article assesses co-chairs’ roles in affecting the outcomes of Asia-Pacific defence diplomacy, which have been under-examined. …”
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Swords to ploughshares : China’s defence-conversion policy by Lee, Dongmin

“…A review of the defence-conversion programme suggests that the role of the military can be extended to encompass non-traditional missions during peacetime in order to reduce the burden on the national economy of defence spending, not only by diversification out of defence production but also by integration of the armed forces into more development-oriented activities.…”
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Five power defence arrangements in the post-cold war era. by Milne, Jeremy Macintyre.

“…This paper will assess the changing role and activities of the Rive Power Defence Arrangements in the post-Cold War world.…”
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The Indonesian defence forces and disaster relief : potential pitfalls and challenges by Evan A. Laksmana

“…The triple disaster that struck Indonesia in recent months has led to the deployment of the Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) to provide disaster relief. What are the potential pitfalls and challenges of increasing the military’s role in disaster relief and management?…”
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The Red Box Project : a campaign to engage Singaporean youth in total defence by Kam, Collin Siu Leong, Lai, Jared Yi Qiang, Lim, Xuan'an

“…Taking place in January and February 2010, the Project was part of the 2010 nationwide campaign for Total Defence, entitled “I Will”, the basic message of which was to challenge Singaporeans to pledge to take active steps in contribution to Total Defence. …”
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Numerical modeling of explosion of a reinforced concrete magazine : secondary trajectory of debris due to roll-and-bound motion by Ang, Adele Yu Hui

“…Hence, this project aims to study the secondary trajectory of debris due to roll-and-bound motion from an accidental explosion of reinforced concrete magazine. …”
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Discovery of reversing enzymes for RNA ADP-ribosylation reveals a possible defence module against toxic attack by Lu, Y, Schuller, M, Bullen, N, Mikolcevic, P, Zonjic, I, Raggiaschi, R, Mikoc, A, Whitney, J, Ahel, I

Global Fight Against IS: Singapore’s Role in Counter-Terrorism by Ahuja, Juhi

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Navigating identity threat: the role of identity salience and centrality in predicting attitude advocacy online by Pow, Jonathan Weng Keong

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Design and verification of carefree maneuvering protection for a high performance fighter aircraft by Jebakumar, S. K., Pashilkar, Abhay A., Sundararajan, Narasimhan

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Japan's rising security challenges by Desker, Barry, Singh, Bhubhindar

“…Japan's decision to reinterpret its pacific constitution to allow the right to collective defence has angered China. It is crafting a more active role in security and defence in responsible to rising instability in Northeast Asia.…”
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Ranking of parameters in bioheat transfer using Taguchi analysis by Jamil, Muhammad, Ng, Eddie Yin-Kwee

“…Modeling bioheat transfer plays an important role in the treatment planning of cancer therapy. …”
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Does sleep protect against oxidative stress? by Krebbers, A

“…Using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, investigated sleep’s possible role as an antioxidant defence. Acting as a ROS sensor in sleep-promoting dorsal fan-shaped (dFB) neurons is the potassium channel Shaker’s b subunit Hyperkinetic (Hk). …”

Apelin suprresses ROS production in macrophages by Myat, Thiri Maw

“…Oxidative stress is a condition when antioxidants defence mechanisms are overwhelmed by reactive oxygen species (ROS). …”
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The involvement of hypoxia in APOBEC-mediated mutagenesis in multiple cancers by Liang, J

“…APOBEC proteins are normally involved in innate immunity, playing a role in the defence against foreign genetic material by inducing mutations in single-stranded DNA and RNA. …”

Dynamics in blue emitting metal halide perovskites for light emitting diodes by Karlsson, Max

“…Low cost and energy efficient light sources therefore play an important role in minimizing further greenhouse emissions from the way we choose to live. …”
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Educational website with cyber offense and defense demonstration by Ho, Jovan Shen Han

“…The usage of Snort is also being taught as a defence against a simulated DoS attack.…”
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Quantifying damage level to concrete specimens by Wong, Vicki Wei Qi.

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Investigating the significance of disguises : disguise as a double-edged sword- the act of concealing and revealing in Eliza Haywood’s Fantomina by Syafiqah Zaini

“…This induces readers to take on an observant role in their act of reading for its upfront approach. …”
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