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Counter-Productive Countering-Violent-Extremism Initiatives: The Case of Malaysia

  • Kevin Fernandez
    • SUVANNABHUMI
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.205-227
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    • 2023
  • This study seeks to examine how the West, particularly United States (US), influences the narratives about terrorism, radicalism, and combating violent extremism (CVE) in Muslim majority nations such as Malaysia. We contend that some local institutions and researchers in Malaysia may have assumed the Faustian bargain by agreeing with the Western narrative that Islam's teachings promote violence and extremism in order to meet the demands of survival, whether it be funding for everyday operations or meeting the demands of universities or research institutions to sustain themselves and meet their performance indicators. We conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) from 2001 to 2021 and used Foucauldian Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to understand the role of the US in purposefully supporting workshops and research activities of particular institutions with the intent to influence national discourse on securitization and prospective policy implications. More importantly, we wish to alert Malaysian policymakers to pay particular attention and scrutinize ongoing programs such as the "Building Community Resilience" as these may inadvertently foster Islamophobia.

An Investigation into the Correlation between a Country's Total Olympic Medal Count, GDP, and Freedom Index through History

  • Snowberger, Aaron Daniel;Lee, Choong Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2021.10a
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    • pp.495-498
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    • 2021
  • In 2021, Tokyo held the delayed 2020 Olympics in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As with any Olympics, the final medal count was of particular interest. Since 2004, South Korea has consistently ranked in the top ten most successful countries for four straight Summer Olympics. However, in 2021, it fell short of a top ten finish for the first time since 2004. There may be many factors that affect the final medal count in any Olympics, and this study compares and looks for correlations between some of these factors including final medal count, GDP, population, size of Olympic contingent, and Freedom Index. The study pays particular attention to South Korea and other countries which have seen a dramatic change in Freedom Index score since 1972, when the index was first published.

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LOW RANK ORTHOGONAL BUNDLES AND QUADRIC FIBRATIONS

  • Insong Choe ;George H. Hitching
    • Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.60 no.6
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    • pp.1137-1169
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    • 2023
  • Let C be a curve and V → C an orthogonal vector bundle of rank r. For r ≤ 6, the structure of V can be described using tensor, symmetric and exterior products of bundles of lower rank, essentially due to the existence of exceptional isomorphisms between Spin(r, ℂ) and other groups for these r. We analyze these structures in detail, and in particular use them to describe moduli spaces of orthogonal bundles. Furthermore, the locus of isotropic vectors in V defines a quadric subfibration QV ⊂ ℙV . Using familiar results on quadrics of low dimension, we exhibit isomorphisms between isotropic Quot schemes of V and certain ordinary Quot schemes of line subbundles. In particular, for r ≤ 6 this gives a method for enumerating the isotropic subbundles of maximal degree of a general V , when there are finitely many.

On soil-structure interaction models to simulate free vibrations and behavior under seismic loads of a RC building supported by a particular shallow foundation

  • Soelarso Soelarso;Jean-Louis Batoz;Eduard Antaluca;Fabien Lamarque
    • Coupled systems mechanics
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.461-479
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    • 2023
  • The paper deals with the finite element modelling of the free vibration and structural behavior of a particular four-floor reinforced concrete structure subjected to static equivalent seismic loads and supported by a shallow foundation system called SNSF (Spider Net System Footing). The two FE models are a simple 2D Matlab model and a detailed 3D model based on solid elastic elements using Altairworks (Hypermesh and Optistruct). Both models can simulate the soil structure interaction. We concentrate on the behavior of a representative cell involving two columns on five levels. The influence of the boundary conditions on the external vertical planes of the domain are duly studied. The Matlab model appears relevant for a primary estimation of frequencies and stiffness of the whole structure under vertical and lateral loads.

Preparation and Properties of 2D Materials

  • Byungjin Cho;Yonghun Kim
    • Nanomaterials
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.764-767
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    • 2020
  • Since the great success of graphene, atomically thin layered nanomaterials-called two-dimensional (2D) materials-have attracted tremendous attention due to their extraordinary physical properties. In particular, van der Waals heterostructured architectures based on a few 2D materials, named atomic scale Lego, have been proposed as unprecedented platforms for the implementation of versatile devices with a completely novel function or extremely high performance, shifting the research paradigm in materials science and engineering [1]. Thus, diverse 2D materials beyond existing bulk materials have been widely studied for promising electronic, optoelectronic, mechanical, and thermoelectric applications. In particular, this Special Issue includes the recent advances in unique preparation methods, such as exfoliation-based synthesis and the vacuum-based deposition of diverse 2D materials, as well as their device applications based on their interesting physical properties. This editorial consists of the following two sections: Preparation Methods of 2D Materials and Properties of 2D Materials.

A HOMOMORPHISM OF MINIMAL SETS AND ITS REGULARIZER

  • Song, H.S.
    • Korean Journal of Mathematics
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.79-86
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    • 2010
  • In this paper we give some results on homomorphisms of flows. In particular, we investigate the sufficient conditions for the homomorphism of flows to be its own regularizer.

THE SAP-PERRON INTEGRAL

  • Park, Jae Mvung
    • Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.41-48
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    • 2001
  • In this paper, we study the sap-Perron and ap-McShane integrals. In particular, we show that the sap-Perron integral is equivalent to the ap-McShane integral.

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