The new configuration of power in the post-Cold War Asia-Pacific region involves principally the United States, Japan, China, and Russia. The identification of foreign policy trends and analysis of foreign policy structures of these powers could provide a better understanding of the factors and forces contributing to regional stability or tension.

The objective of the study is to investigate two of the human capital factors, such as basic skills and professional competencies, supported by behavioural and expertise literatures, in the context of financial reporting quality. Thus, to investigate the background of audit committees from three aspects of experts, such as: the accounting affiliate

The questions “what is revelation?”, what does revelation tell us and what are its implications on man ?” are important questions for which we are still seeking answers even today. Does revelation give us knowledge that we cannot obtain by ourselves but once we hear it we can understand why it is true because there is some reasoning behind it

Uptake of the non-essential element, lead (Pb), by 7-days-old Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings caused inhibition of root growth. Pb accumulated mainly in the root and only a small proportion of the total uptake was transported to the shoot. At the ultrastructural level, Pb was localized mainly in the cell walls, intercellular spaces and vacuoles, whi

Problem statement: Chip shape and size varied widely in machining operations. Undesirable chip formation had a detrimental effect on surface finish, work-piece accuracy, chatter and tool life. Approach: This study included the findings of an experimental study on the instabilities of the chip formation and development of a mathematical model based

This paper principally presents a process analysis of the production systems of blast furnace cement (BFC) based on exergy analysis and its carbon dioxide emission. The analysis was first carried out by using exergy balances of actual operating data in the cement industry. The results revealed that a large sum of net exergy losses was found on the

Hybrid airship is an unconventional type of airship being developed since a few decades ago and is now being tried on a significant scale. In this paper, the preliminary design steps of a winged hull hybrid airship will be outlined and discussed together with a way to achieve controllability of the hybrid airship during both STOL (Short take off an

The concept of al-Assabiyya which can be translated as kinship, tribal solidarity, commitment, loyalty, blood relationship and identification with one’s own tribe, was coined by Ibn Khaldun during his study of nomadic Arab Bedouin tribes, particularly the Berbers of North Africa. Ibn Khaldun noted that for the Arabs under observation, loyalty to

Patchouli has huge potential to serve the pharmaceutical industries due to its fragrance and aromatic essential oils. To serve the needs of the pharmaceutical and perfume industries, there is an urgent need to mass propagate clonal copies of the desired patchouli plantlets. In order to generate genetically identical clonal copies of the desired cul

A joint venture involves two or more businesses pooling their resources and expertise to achieve a particular goal, eg the construction of a large building. The risks and rewards are also shared. Businesses of any size can use joint ventures to strengthen long termbusiness/marketing relationships, or to collaborate on short-term projects, but enter