Dengue is a viral disease many of us, particularly in Asia, are familiar with. After all, more than 40% of the worldās population live in endemic areas.
Statistics show that dengue cases have multiplied eight folds within the past 20 years, causing up to 390 million infections per year globally.ā¦
Aleatoric music has existed in one form or another in western art music for centuries, having become something of a staple of Modern Music of the 20th and 21st centuries. One 18th century form of aleatoric music involved dice, with the composer creating snippets of music that could be performed inā¦
In 1877, then student at Magdalen College, Oscar Wilde was twice summoned by the University of Oxford proctors to appear before the University Court concerning a Ā£30 debt involving fashionable goods. Wilde had ordered a felt hat, a superior suit and silk scarves from Joseph Muir, tailor andā¦
Many managers understand the importance of international strategy, which refers to a firmās international diversification. In my recent study, I found that for publicly listed firms in the United Kingdom, the proportion of firms with foreign assets grew from 4% in 1990 to 36% in 2016. Likewise, theā¦
Nuclear power plants and incidences like Chernobyl and Fukushima have resulted in radiation phobia (radiophobia) ā the fear that even the smallest dose of radiation is harmful.
Ironically, radiation is everywhere. We are surrounded by naturally-occurring background radiation caused by cosmicā¦
The year was 2000 when an unprecedented outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Singapore claimed the lives of five children. Professor Poh Chit Laa, then a researcher at National University of Singapore, felt herself grieving with a mother who lost two children to the disease. Sheā¦
In 1994, I was playing the trombone on the main stage in a cruise ship somewhere on the Caribbean Sea. I was playing with the 5th Dimension, a pop/soul/R&B band that had its biggest hits almost 30 years earlier. While performing, I was flooded with emotion from a long-lost memory.
Most peopleā¦
We use solar energy to power our heaters, electronic devices and even vehicles. The idea of using solar energy is hardly new as attempts at developing solar technologies began as early as the late 19th century.
The solar energy industry however is beset with issues concerning its efficiency as aā¦
Economic voting behaviour, whereby voters reward the incumbent ruling party for delivering economic prosperity, is pervasive across countries. The influence of economic factors on voter behaviour has been extensively studied since the rational choice theory was applied in the 1950s to understandā¦
Few species evoke as much fascination, amusement and attraction as do bears. Through much of our history, bears have held a special significanceāfrom the comforting presence of a childās teddy bear to symbols of power, protection and untamed nature in modern societies and countless indigenousā¦
Professor Yuka Fujimoto lived in Japan until she was 12, and then continued her schooling in Malaysia. By age 16, she moved to Australia and found herself as one of the few Asian students in her grade at a high school in the countryside of Toowoomba. āPeople didnāt understand why I ate rice,ā sheā¦
