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Professor Toru Yoshikawa
Singapore Management University
05 May 2016
Well-structured corporate governance frameworks are necessary to ensure that companies adhere to ethics and best practices, says a researcher from Singapore Management University.
Associate Professor Gary Chan
Singapore Management University
05 May 2016
A researcher from Singapore Management University examines how legal practice has changed in response to the internet and technology.
Associate Professor Jochen Reb
Singapore Management University
05 May 2016
Mindfulness could benefit individuals and organisations and transform the way we live and work, according to a researcher from Singapore Management University.
Assistant Professor Jiang Lingxiao
Singapore Management University
05 May 2016
A researcher from Singapore Management University is on a mission to improve software coding by developing tools to support high quality, error-free code.
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
04 May 2016
Researchers in Malaysia and Japan have found that birdcages kept at home may be a breeding site for mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus to humans.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
03 May 2016
Pertanika’s growth continues in 2016 with the addition of two new journals. The first, aimed specifically at postgraduate students, was published late last year, while the second, a law journal, has been proposed for launching later in 2016.
Dr. Steve Granick
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
03 May 2016
Dr. Steve Granick (Director, IBS Center for Soft and Living Matter) at UNIST has been recognized by one of America's most prestigious honorary societies.
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
29 Apr 2016
Remote sensing data reveals land use and land cover changes over an 18-year period at one of the best-managed mangrove forests in the world.
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IOP Publishing
28 Apr 2016
Researchers in Singapore and Hong Kong have created a novel, bacteria-repelling biomaterial that could increase the success of medical implants.
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Hokkaido University
27 Apr 2016
This is Part I of an article based on an interview with Hokkaido University Professor Yukihiro Takahashi, director of the Space Mission Center, about the university’s involvement in the development of low-cost, high-performance microsatellites.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
26 Apr 2016
Over the next 50 years, people living at low altitudes in developing countries, particularly those in coastal Asia, will suffer the most from extreme weather patterns, according to researchers.
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Hokkaido University
26 Apr 2016
The discovery made by researchers at Hokkaido University, Japan, is expected to be utilized in clarifying the design guideline of a high efficiency optical antenna and light energy conversion by visible / near-infrared light.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
25 Apr 2016
Applicable to machine tools for in-situ work piece surface scanning and measurement.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
25 Apr 2016
Simple and safe monitoring of fetal movement to ensure fetal well-being.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
25 Apr 2016
Compression Hosiery and Knee Brace for Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) and Knee Pain.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
25 Apr 2016
The Greater Mekong Subregion Research Network (GMS-Net), together with Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), launched a call for proposals to gather high-quality development research on better job prospects for youth, women, and low-skilled workers in the Mekong countries.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
22 Apr 2016
Researchers from Hong Kong and the U.S. have developed a new statistical and mapping method that could help identify drug targets for treating leukaemia.
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Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
21 Apr 2016
An international research team has observed cell fusion in flowering plants for the first time in more than a century. The discovery demystifies how plants prevent the attraction of excessive pollen tubes after a successful fertilisation.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
20 Apr 2016
A revolutionary novel robotic mannequin system for the fashion industry with the ability to change shape and dimensions.
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
20 Apr 2016
Researchers are harnessing the energy of moving seawater that is being used to cool a power plant in Malaysia.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 Apr 2016
A sensor node processor for networked sensor applications achieves ultra-low power consumption by using ultra-low voltage operation, hardware acceleration and cognitive sensing techniques.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 Apr 2016
Helping computers learn to tackle big-data problems outside their comfort zones.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 Apr 2016
Silicon-based films that are useful for waveguides have been made at temperatures low enough to be compatible with standard manufacturing processes.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
20 Apr 2016
A frictionless drive system achieves stable nanometer positioning precision over an unprecedented distance
Professor Kyunghan Lee of UNIST
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
20 Apr 2016
A Korean research team, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has been selected to receive the 2016 IEEE William R. Bennett Prize Paper Award.
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University of Malaya
19 Apr 2016
If Malaysia doesn’t take action to control its carbon emissions through a carbon tax, the damage caused by climate change over a 95-year period could cost the country more than 40 trillion Malaysian ringgits (US$9.1 trillion).
Tohoku University
19 Apr 2016
Two academics at Tohoku University, Japan, have made it onto this year's Thomson Reuters list of Highly Cited Researchers. They are Professor Shinjiro Yamaguchi and Associate Professor Shusei Sato, both from the Graduate School of Life Sciences.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
18 Apr 2016
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has brought glory to Hong Kong by winning a total of 14 prizes at the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Covering a wide range of application areas, these breakthroughs not only expanded the boundaries of knowledge, but also enhanced the well-being of our society on different fronts.
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Hokkaido University
18 Apr 2016
Transposable elements (transposons) are activated by environmental stress to create stress tolerant plants.
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Hokkaido University
18 Apr 2016
Clover yellow vein virus produces a truncated form of the P3 protein that is indispensable for viral infection and multiplication.