How do Asian candidates fare in IELTS? A look at 15 years of performance data by Pearson, William S.

“…The study revealed that; 1) candidates from Hong Kong, Malaysia, and the Philippines registered the highest overall and section band scores across Asia; 2) the most sizeable overall score gains were made by Bangladeshi, Indonesian, and Jordanian candidates; and 3) worrying deteriorations in outcomes were exhibited by Emirati, Indian, and Iraqi test-takers. …”
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Design of ultra-low voltage and low-power CMOS current bleeding mixer by Tan, Gim Heng, Mohd Sidek, Roslina, Mohd Isa, Maryam

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Immunological cross-reactivity between anti-vitellogenin antibodies and vitellogenin in three species of catfish by Othman, Roshani, Harmin, Sharr Azni, Mohtar, Siti Hasmah, Sulong, Moohamad Ropaning, Mohd Zan, Mohd Syahril, Mohd Sulperi, Zarirah

Progress in biosynthesized of silver nanoparticles as sustainable approach for photocatalytic wastewater treatment. by Mohd. Mokhtar, Mohamad Aizad, Ali, Roshafima Rasit, Che Jusoh, Nurfatehah Wahyuny, Lei, Zhongfang, Tarmizi, Zatil Izzah, Prasetyoko, Didik

Multi-task Convolution Neural Network for Season-Insensitive Chlorophyll-A Estimation in Inland Water by Manh Nguyen, Chao-Hung Lin, Muhammad Aldila Syariz, Hien Le, Ariel C. Blanco

“…To evaluate the accuracy of proposed method, Laguna Lake, one of the largest lakes in Southeast Asia, is selected as the validation target. The lake is characterized by oligotrophic and mesotrophic states in wet season, whereas the states change to mesotrophic and low-level eutrophic states in dry season. …”
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Prenatal diagnosis of a familial 9p12 amplification inherited from a father carrier by Chih-Ping Chen, Chen-Yu Chen, Schu-Rern Chern, Peih-Shan Wu, Shin-Wen Chen, Fang-Tzu Wu, Yun-Yi Chen, Chen-Chi Lee, Chen-Wen Pan, Wayseen Wang

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Pest attack determination in paddy areas using multispectral remote sensing images by Ghobadifar, Faranak

“…Infestation of rice plant-hopper is one of the most notable risks in rice yield in tropical areas especially in Asia. Early recognition of pest infestation by means of remote sensing will support precision farming practices. …”
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Systematic studies of orchid genus Coelogyne in Peninsular Malaysia by Yoh, Kok Hon

“…Whereas SCAR marker pair CST_f / CST_r amplified a single band of 854 bp in C. stenochila and two bands of different sizes (372 bp and 858 bp) for C. tiomanensis but no amplification in C. kaliana. …”
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Assessing volcanic hazard and exposure to lava flows at remote volcanic fields: a case study from the Bolaven Volcanic Field, Laos by Andrea Verolino, Susanna F. Jenkins, Kerry Sieh, Jason S. Herrin, Dayana Schonwalder-Angel, Vanpheng Sihavong, Jee Hon Oh

“…Abstract Southeast Asia is home to a large number of active and well-studied volcanoes, the majority of which are located in Indonesia and the Philippines. …”
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MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF Aspergillus flavus TOXIGENICITY IN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN INDONESIA by ANIDAH, WINIATI P. RAHAYU, SITI NURJANAH, INA RETNOWATI

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Assimilative Modeling of Ionospheric Disturbances with FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC and Ground-Based GPS Measurements by Xiaoqing Pi, Anthony J. Mannucci, Byron A. Iijima, Brian D. Wilson, Attila Komjathy, Thomas F. Runge, Vardan Akopian

“…The modeling of storm-time ionospheric state (electron density) is conducted by assimilating an unprecedented volume of line-of-sight TEC data collected by the Global Positioning System (GPS) occultation receivers on board six FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellites and geodetic-quality GPS receivers at two hundred globally-distributed ground tracking stations.With a band-limited Kalman filter technique to update the ionospheric state, the assimilative modeling reveals a pronounced enhancement in the equatorial anomaly in the East Asia sector during dusk and evening hours. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning with WorldView-2 Pan-Sharpened Imagery for Tea Crop Mapping by Yung-Chung Matt Chuang, Yi-Shiang Shiu

“…Tea is an important but vulnerable economic crop in East Asia, highly impacted by climate change. This study attempts to interpret tea land use/land cover (LULC) using very high resolution WorldView-2 imagery of central Taiwan with both pixel and object-based approaches. …”
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Accurate Determination of Glacier Surface Velocity Fields with a DEM-Assisted Pixel-Tracking Technique from SAR Imagery by Shiyong Yan, Guang Liu, Yunjia Wang, Zhixing Ruan

“…We obtained accurate, detailed motion distribution of glaciers in Central Asia by applying digital elevation model (DEM) assisted pixel-tracking method to L-band synthetic aperture radar imagery. …”
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Surgical Work in Medical Missions: A Study in Remote Areas of India by Jesudian Gnanaraj, Michael Rhodes

“…The initiative has partnered with many missions like Friends Missionary Prayer Band (FMPB), Operation Mobilization (OM), Gospel for Asia (GFA), and many local churches and organizations. …”
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Surface deformation and source modeling of Ayaz-Akhtarma mud volcano, Azerbaijan, as detected by ALOS/ALOS-2 InSAR by Kento Iio, Masato Furuya

“…Abstract Azerbaijan, located on the western edge of the Caspian Sea in Central Asia, has one of the highest populations of mud volcanoes in the world. …”
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Recent development of high-PCE CMOS RF-DC rectifier with wide PIN dynamic range: strategies and trends - review by Teo, Terence Boon Chiat, Lim, Wu Cong, Lim, Xian Yang, Navaneethan, Venkadasamy, Siek, Liter

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Ammonium ion removal using activated zeolite and chitosan by Nurliyana Nasuha Safie, Abu Zahrim Yaser, Nidal Hilal

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A study of the serious conflicts between oil palm expansion and biodiversity conservation using high-resolution remote sensing by Yu, Le, Cao, Yue, Cheng, Yuqi, Zhao, Qiang, Xu, Yidi, Kanniah, Kasturi, Lu, Hui, Yang, Rui, Gong, Peng

“…We produced annual oil palm plantation maps in 4 major producer countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Papua New Guinea) in Asia-Pacific from 2007 to 2018 at 100-m resolution using advanced remote sensing techniques with Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data. …”

Optimizing achievable throughput for cognitive radio network using swarm intelligence by A. Rashid, Rozeha, Sarijari, M. Adib, Fisal, N., Ariffin, S. H. S., Yusof, S. K. S., S. Baguda, Yakubu

A review of dust-induced electromagnetic waves scattering theories and models for 5G and beyond wireless communication systems by Emmanuel Alozie, Abdulwaheed Musa, Nasir Faruk, Agbotiname Lucky Imoize, Abubakar Abdulkarim, Aliyu D. Usman, Yusuf Olayinka Imam-Fulani, Kayode S. Adewole, Abdulkarim A. Oloyede, Olugbenga A. Sowande, Salisu Garba, Bashir Abdullahi Baba, Yinusa A. Adediran, Lawan S. Taura

“…Dust attenuation has been the focus of many research works, mainly with the deployment of a 5G wireless network in the FR-2 band (mmWave band, 23–53 GHz with TDD). This has led to the development of novel models to accurately predict and estimate attenuation. …”
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