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US-Singapore Relations, 1965-1975

Strategic Non-alignment in the Cold War

By: Daniel Wei Boon Chua

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US-Singapore Relations, 1965-1975

Strategic Non-alignment in the Cold War

By: Daniel Wei Boon Chua

At the height of the Cold War in Southeast Asia, the foreign relations between the United States and Singapore demonstrated the interplay between America’s strategy of containment and Singapore’s efforts at a non-aligned foreign policy. But there is a deeper story. American involvement in the Vietnam War not only held back the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, but also catalysed economic and strategic cooperation between the United States and Singapore. The author argues that Singapore might not have achieved its success so rapidly without the support of the US. As the war in Vietnam raged on, Singapore became a critical refueling point, also providing ship and aircraft repair for the US military. Commercial and strategic support from the United States lifted Singapore out of the economic doom predicted for the city-state after secession from Malaysia, cessation of Indonesian trade during Konfrontasi and Britain’s military withdrawal. By considering the importance of the US’s role in Singapore’s nation-building, this book provides an important supplement to the well-trodden narrative that attributes Singapore’s success to good governance.

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9814722324

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Malaysia

The Making of a Nation

By: Cheah Boon Kheng

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Malaysia

The Making of a Nation

By: Cheah Boon Kheng

Focuses on Malaysia's four Prime Ministers as nation-builders, observing that each one of them when he became Prime Minister was transformed from being the head of the Malay party, UMNO, to that of the leader of a multi-ethnic nation. Each began his political career as an exclusivist Malay nationalist but became an inclusivist.

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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

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9812301755

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George Yeo: Musings - Series Three

By: George Yong-boon Yeo

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George Yeo: Musings - Series Three

By: George Yong-boon Yeo

George Yeo: Musings (In 3 Volumes) available as a set hereOver sessions which lasted two to three hours each time, every week for half a year, George Yeo met and mused over a wide range of topics with writer Woon Tai Ho and research assistant Keith Yap. Speaking from notes, he began with himself and his hope for Singapore, and then spanned over a wide range of subjects — from the importance of human diversity and Singapore's reflection within itself of the world, to history, politics, economics, philosophy, taijigong and religion. He gives his views on India, China, ASEAN, Europe, the US and other parts of the world, and how Singapore's history and destiny are connected to all of them. The style is conversational and anecdotal.George Yeo: Musings is exactly that — musings. Some themes recur throughout the book which reflect his view of life. But there is no grand theory. He does not expect all of his reflections to be of interest to everyone, but he hopes that everyone will find something of interest.This is the third of a three-part series.

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World Scientific

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9811259771

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From Identity to Mondialisation

TheatreWorks 25

By: Boon Pin Koh,TheatreWorks

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From Identity to Mondialisation

TheatreWorks 25

By: Boon Pin Koh,TheatreWorks

TheatreWorks is renowned for its daring, and sometimes controversial, productions. Since its inception the company has explored important social issues such as sexuality, censorship and oppression. The company also pioneered different types of productions; it introduced the black box theatre to Singapore and staged epic outdoor festivals in Fort Canning Park. This book, celebrating TheatreWorks 25th anniversary, charts the company’s evolution from a small theatre cooperative working from a terrace house to the well-respected innovator in the Singapore theatre community. From Identity to Mondialisation: TheatreWorks 25 is a stunning visual history of the company, featuring photography from many of TheatreWorks’ groundbreaking performances and quotes and anecdotes from members of the company, past and present.

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Editions Didier Millet

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9814260908

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Policing Undocumented Migrants

Law, Violence and Responsibility

By: Louise Boon-Kuo

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Policing Undocumented Migrants

Law, Violence and Responsibility

By: Louise Boon-Kuo

Migration policing experiments such as boat turn-backs and offshore refugee processing have been criticised as unlawful and have been characterised as exceptional. Policing Undocumented Migrants explores the extraordinarily routine, powerful, and above all lawful practices engaged in policing status within state territory. This book reveals how the everyday violence of migration law is activated by making people ‘illegal’. It explains how undocumented migrants are marginalised through the broad discretion underpinning existing frameworks of legal responsibility for migration policing. Drawing on interviews with people with lived experience of undocumented status within Australia, perspectives from advocates, detailed analysis of legislation, case law and policy, this book provides an in-depth account of the experiences and legal regulation of undocumented migrants within Australia. Case studies of street policing, immigration raids, transitions in legal status such as release from immigration detention, and character based visa determination challenge conventional binaries in migration analysis between the citizen and non-citizen and between lawful and unlawful status. By showing the organised and central role of discretionary legal authority in policing status, this book proposes a new perspective through which responsibility for migration legal practices can be better understood and evaluated. Policing Undocumented Migrants will be of interest to scholars and practitioners working in the areas of criminology, criminal law, immigration law and border studies.

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Routledge

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1317096339

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Red Star Over Malaya

By: Cheah Boon Kheng

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Red Star Over Malaya

By: Cheah Boon Kheng

Red Star Over Malaya is an account of the inter-racial relations between Malays and Chinese during the final stages of the Japanese occupation. In 1947, none of the three major race of Malaya - Malays, Chinese, and Indians - regarded themselves as pan-ethnic "e;Malayans"e; with common duties and problems. With the occupation forcibly cut them off from China, Chinese residents began to look inwards towards Malaya and stake political claims, leading inevitably to a political contest with the Malays. As the country advanced towards nationhood and self-government, there was tension between traditional loyalties to the Malay rulers and the states, or to ancestral homelands elsewhere, and the need to cultivate an enduring loyalty to Malaya on the part of those who would make their home there in future. As Japanese forces withdrew from the countryside, the Chinese guerrillas of the communist-led resistance movement, the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA), emerged from the jungle and took control of some 70 per cent of the country's smaller towns and villages, seriously alarming the Malay population. When the British Military Administration sought to regain control of these liberated areas, the ensuing conflict set the tone for future political conflicts and marked a crucial stage in the history of Malaya. Based on extensive archival research, Red Star Over Malaya provides a riveting account of the way the Japanese occupation reshaped colonial Malaya, and of the tension-filled months that followed Japan's surrender. This book is fundamental to an understanding of social and political developments in Malaysia during the second half of the 20th century.

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Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

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997169736X

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From Traders to Innovators

By: Goh Chor Boon

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From Traders to Innovators

By: Goh Chor Boon

Today, more than ever, the state of a country's science and technology is a critical factor for economic competitiveness and long-term growth. This book traces the development of science and technology policies and initiatives in Singapore since 1965. Developed as a trading entrepot by the British, science and technology were never strongly emphasized, right up to the 1970s. However, the need to stay ahead of economic competitiveness motivated the Singapore Government to initiate its national science and technology policy from the 1980s-moving Singapore from a low-skilled, low-technology economy to a high-skilled, high-technology one. Today, the drive for Singapore to become a hotbed for technological start-ups and R&D activities, supported by strong government funding and cutting-edge facilities, seems promising. Are the aspirations of nurturing a Silicon Valley-type culture in Singapore achievable? Are pragmatic, risk-averse Singaporeans ready for the mindset change? Can a nation of traders and service-brokers become a nation of technological innovators and entrepreneurs? This book attempts to provide the answers.

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9814762784

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Molecular Hydrodynamics

By: Jean Pierre Boon,Sidney Yip

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Molecular Hydrodynamics

By: Jean Pierre Boon,Sidney Yip

A graduate level introduction to the theory and applications of time correlation functions and the molecular theory of fluid dynamics. "Quite well organized . . . the literature coverage is impressive." — Physics Today. 110 illustrations.

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Courier Corporation

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0486669491

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Dynamic Governance: Embedding Culture, Capabilities And Change In Singapore (English Version)

By: Boon Siong Neo,Geraldine Chen

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Dynamic Governance: Embedding Culture, Capabilities And Change In Singapore (English Version)

By: Boon Siong Neo,Geraldine Chen

In a world of uncertainty and change, current achievements are no guarantee for future survival. Even if the initial chosen set of principles, policies and practices are good, static efficiency and governance would eventually lead to stagnation and decay. No amount of careful planning can assure a government of continual relevance and effectiveness if there is no capacity for learning, innovation and change in the face of ever new challenges in a volatile and unpredictable global environment.This book provides an in-depth look at dynamic governance, the key to success in a world of rapid, increasing globalization and unrelenting technological advancements. If bureaucratic public institutions can evolve and embed the culture and capabilities that enable continuous learning and change, their contributions to a country's socio-economic progress and prosperity would be enormous. The lessons from their efforts in institutionalizing culture, capabilities and change could provide meaningful and valuable insights for transforming organizations in other contexts.

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World Scientific

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9814475408

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Queueing Modelling Fundamentals

With Applications in Communication Networks

By: Professor Chee-Hock Ng,Professor Soong Boon-Hee

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Queueing Modelling Fundamentals

With Applications in Communication Networks

By: Professor Chee-Hock Ng,Professor Soong Boon-Hee

Queueing analysis is a vital tool used in the evaluation of system performance. Applications of queueing analysis cover a wide spectrum from bank automated teller machines to transportation and communications data networks. Fully revised, this second edition of a popular book contains the significant addition of a new chapter on Flow & Congestion Control and a section on Network Calculus among other new sections that have been added to remaining chapters. An introductory text, Queueing Modelling Fundamentals focuses on queueing modelling techniques and applications of data networks, examining the underlying principles of isolated queueing systems. This book introduces the complex queueing theory in simple language/proofs to enable the reader to quickly pick up an overview to queueing theory without utilizing the diverse necessary mathematical tools. It incorporates a rich set of worked examples on its applications to communication networks. Features include: Fully revised and updated edition with significant new chapter on Flow and Congestion Control as-well-as a new section on Network Calculus A comprehensive text which highlights both the theoretical models and their applications through a rich set of worked examples, examples of applications to data networks and performance curves Provides an insight into the underlying queuing principles and features step-by-step derivation of queueing results Written by experienced Professors in the field Queueing Modelling Fundamentals is an introductory text for undergraduate or entry-level post-graduate students who are taking courses on network performance analysis as well as those practicing network administrators who want to understand the essentials of network operations. The detailed step-by-step derivation of queueing results also makes it an excellent text for professional engineers.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470519576

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9780470519578

The Numbers Game

By: Nathaniel Ang Boon Han

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The Numbers Game

By: Nathaniel Ang Boon Han

After each murder, the murderer leaves a clue for the police and for me, the detective, to solve. But can we really solve it? Read on to find out!

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9814580627

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Technology and Entrepôt Colonialism in Singapore, 1819-1940

By: Goh Chor Boon

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Technology and Entrepôt Colonialism in Singapore, 1819-1940

By: Goh Chor Boon

How did imported technology contribute to the development of the colony of Singapore? Who were the main agents of change in this process? Was there extensive transfer and diffusion of Western science and technology into the port-city? How did the people respond to change? Examining areas such as shipping, port development, telegraphs and wireless, urban water supply and sewage disposal, economic botany, electrification, food production and retailing, science and technical education, and health, this book documents the role of technology and, to a smaller extent, science, in the transformation of colonial Singapore before 1940. In doing so, this book hopes to provide a new dimension to the historiography of Singapore from a "science, technology and society" perspective.

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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

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9814414085

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9789814414081

Red Star Over Malaya

Resistance and Social Conflict During and After the Japanese Occupation of Malaya, 1941-1946

By: Boon Kheng Cheah

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Red Star Over Malaya

Resistance and Social Conflict During and After the Japanese Occupation of Malaya, 1941-1946

By: Boon Kheng Cheah

Based on extensive archival research in Malaysia, Great Britain, Japan and the United States, Red Star Over Malay provides an account of the way the Japanese occupation reshaped colonial Malaya, and of the tension-filled months that followed surrender. This book, now in its third edition, is fundamental to an understanding of social and political developments in Malaysia during the second half of the 20th century."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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9971692740

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It's Not Me: 40 Years As Director Of The Association Of Banks In Singapore

By: Ai Boon Ong-ang

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It's Not Me: 40 Years As Director Of The Association Of Banks In Singapore

By: Ai Boon Ong-ang

This book chronicles the story of how the hand of God has guided me through my professional and family life for more than half a century, such that the past 40 years of being the Director of the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) Secretariat have turned out far better than I could have imagined. The incidents I had encountered and have been able to overcome, as shared in this book, were by God's grace, which has transformed me over the years and manifested in my management of the ABS Secretariat.Many have expressed interest in the ABS story — what drives its morals, values and success under its first and only Director. This book seeks to provide the answer, alongside my expression of gratitude to God for working me from the inside out in managing the Secretariat and ABS' stakeholders.

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9811278776

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Effective Mechanisms for the Enhancement of Technology and Skills in Singapore

By: M. K. Chng,Linda Low,Dr. Tay Boon Nga,Dr. Amina Tyabji

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Effective Mechanisms for the Enhancement of Technology and Skills in Singapore

By: M. K. Chng,Linda Low,Dr. Tay Boon Nga,Dr. Amina Tyabji

This is one of four country papers resulting from the ASEAN Regional Studies Programme. Relying on primary data collected through field surveys and various materials including those from official sources not readily available in published form, the papers deal comprehensively with the problems related to the task of acquiring technology from developed countries - specifically Japan. In addition to the identification and examination of problems and issues common to the ASEAN countries, each paper gives a lucid account of special factors related to the state of technology transfer skills enhancement in the particular country concerned.

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9971988321

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Coping with Trauma-related Dissociation

Skills Training For Patients And Therapists

By: Suzette Boon,Kathy Steele,Onno van der Hart

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Coping with Trauma-related Dissociation

Skills Training For Patients And Therapists

By: Suzette Boon,Kathy Steele,Onno van der Hart

This training manual for pateints who have suffered severe trauma includes a short educational piece, homework sheets, and exercises that promote essential emotional and life skills.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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039370646X

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9780393706468

The Democratic Outcome State

Political Meritocracy and the Tyranny of Consent

By: Boon Choo

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The Democratic Outcome State

Political Meritocracy and the Tyranny of Consent

By: Boon Choo

Democratic Outcome State – Political Meritocracy and The Tyranny of Consent Distilling history, this book now poses an epochal challenge. Is Political Meritocracy the universal solution that Liberal Democracy is not? All men are not equal and never will be. Yet, democracy’s poetic lie on “self-evident truth that all men are created equal” has universal acceptance. Its Calvinist origins have transmuted spiritual equality into equality of consent in the government of man The outcome of democratic rule the world over has been anything but democratic! The Chinese, with their meritocratic traditions, have not been bound by this leap of logic. However, a century and a half of decline had rendered its history of the meritocratic rule to a distant memory. It would be descendants of landless peasants in the tiny state of Singapore that would play unwitting roles in the restoration of Political Meritocracy and the rise of the Chinese nation. This book unravels the conventional narratives of East Asian economic miracles revealing surprising political meritocracies. The outcomes of these political meritocracies would turn out to be far more democratic than those of liberal democracies. Boon Choo’s work will be controversial, but his arguments will reset many minds on long-held convictions.

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Partridge Publishing Singapore

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1543756972

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George Yeo: Selected Musings

By: George Yong-boon Yeo

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George Yeo: Selected Musings

By: George Yong-boon Yeo

Over sessions which lasted two to three hours each time, every week for half a year, George Yeo met and mused over a wide range of topics with writer Woon Tai Ho and research assistant Keith Yap. Speaking from notes, he began with himself and his hope for Singapore, and then spanned over a wide range of subjects — from the importance of human diversity and Singapore's reflection within itself of the world, to history, politics, economics, philosophy, taijigong and religion. He gives his views on India, China, ASEAN, Europe, the US and other parts of the world, and how Singapore's history and destiny are connected to all of them. The style is conversational and anecdotal.George Yeo: Musings is exactly that — musings. Some themes recur throughout the book which reflect his view of life. But there is no grand theory. He does not expect all of his reflections to be of interest to everyone, but he hopes that everyone will find something of interest.This special edition offers a selection of Musings from the three series.

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World Scientific

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9811292485

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George Yeo: Musings - Series One

By: George Yong-boon Yeo

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George Yeo: Musings - Series One

By: George Yong-boon Yeo

George Yeo: Musings Series One and Series Two available as a set hereGeorge Yeo: Musings (In 3 Volumes) available as a set hereOver sessions which lasted two to three hours each time, every week for half a year, George Yeo met and mused over a wide range of topics with writer Woon Tai Ho and research assistant Keith Yap. Speaking from notes, he began with himself and his hope for Singapore, and then spanned over a wide range of subjects — from the importance of human diversity and Singapore's reflection within itself of the world, to history, politics, economics, philosophy, taijigong and religion. He gives his views on India, China, ASEAN, Europe, the US and other parts of the world, and how Singapore's history and destiny are connected to all of them. The style is conversational and anecdotal.George Yeo: Musings is exactly that — musings. Some themes recur throughout the book which reflect his view of life. But there is no grand theory. He does not expect all of his reflections to be of interest to everyone, but he hopes that everyone will find something of interest.This is the first of a three-part series.

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World Scientific

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9811259712

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9789811259715

Productivity and Efficiency Measurement of Airlines

Data Envelopment Analysis using R

By: Boon L. Lee

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Productivity and Efficiency Measurement of Airlines

Data Envelopment Analysis using R

By: Boon L. Lee

In today's competitive environment, airlines are doing everything they can to improve efficiency and productivity. Productivity and Efficiency Measurement of Airlines: Data Envelopment Analysis using R identifies and explains sources of airline efficiency and helps achieve these goals through the use of state-of-the-art measurement techniques. Each chapter measures airline performance through the data envelopment analysis (DEA) model and other DEA variants. This book thoroughly discusses topics such as cost and revenue efficiency performance, carbon emissions performance management, and complex airline data analysis, employing appropriate models for each. Model methodologies are also discussed. The in-depth coverage is useful for all audiences, including students with a basic understanding of models, researchers and airline operators and management. Productivity and Efficiency Measurement of Airlines: Data Envelopment Analysis using R provides R codes to help readers generate results and quantify efficient practices. These results provide airline decision-makers with the essential information they need to create better policies and avoid underperforming practices. - Thoroughly summarizes key DEA measurement models for productivity and efficiency ofairlines - Guides users in generating airline performance results using DEA model and its variants - Features R codes useful for generating empirical results, and best practices, promoting qualitypolicy and management decisions

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Elsevier

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0128126973

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Secrets of the Tide

Tide and Tidal Current Analysis and Predictions, Storm Surges and Sea Level Trends

By: J D Boon

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Secrets of the Tide

Tide and Tidal Current Analysis and Predictions, Storm Surges and Sea Level Trends

By: J D Boon

This postgraduate level text and reference treatise introduces readers to tides, tidal currents, storm-surges and sea level trends in coastal regions. The book is based on tidal waters of Maryland, Virginia, Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic regions known to the author, and also provides international examples from the UK and different locations around the world, which allows readers to compare and contrast tidal regimes and to perform tidal analysis from data in their own environment. It is an important book for teachers, researchers, planners and engineers responsible for coastal defences as well as new infrastructure and waterway modification in ports and harbours. The wealth of informative detail and data provided makes this text worthwhile for readers who need a wider understanding of this increasingly important topic for coastal zone residents. MATLAB scientific programming language, simple-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) programs are introduced for students, researchers and engineering consultants, available at no cost from MATLAB Central file exchange (http://www mathworks.com/matlabcentral).GUI programs provide the tools for analysing water level or water current observations, deriving the major tidal constituents, and showing first hand how tide and tidal current predictions are made in addition to producing unrivalled colour graphic visualisations. GUI is the author's tidal analysis and is particularly suited for the investigation of storm surge in coastal waters. Professor Boon has studied tidal behaviour in world coastal zones and here assembles information for public and private use from his capacity as advisor to state and federal authorities and corporate organisations. - Introduces tides, tidal currents, storm-surges and sea level trends in coastal regions - Provides examples from the US, the Atlantic, the UK and different locations around the world - MATLAB scientific programming language and simple-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) programs are introduced for students, researchers and engineering consultants

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1782424350

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Singapore School Principals: Leadership Stories

By: Zoe Suan Loy Boon

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Singapore School Principals: Leadership Stories

By: Zoe Suan Loy Boon

This book is undertaken by the author who has personally walked the journey of a classroom teacher, middle leader and school principal in the Singapore education system. It is a culmination of two research projects undertaken in two phases — the first is derived from the PhD Thesis entitled The Making of School Principals in Singapore and the second is based on interviews with school principals who have retired from the Singapore education system. Both research projects provide invaluable input to describe the four career phases of school leadership, that is, formation, accession, incumbency, and divestiture. This research describes how the formative years of a school principal have tremendous impact on who the principal is, and how the values and beliefs of an aspiring/potential school leader serve to guide him/her in taking on the principalship post.This well-structured book is both exploratory and descriptive. It provides the necessary background for anyone interested in understanding school leadership as a career. More specifically, it will be of value to educators and stakeholders interested in understanding the nature of school leadership in the Singapore education system.

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World Scientific

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9813220279

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The First Generation Biofuels Deception (UTeM Press)

By: Boon Cheong Chew

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The First Generation Biofuels Deception (UTeM Press)

By: Boon Cheong Chew

ISBN 978-967-2145-22-6 Author : Boon Cheong Chew This book focuses mainly on the UK 1G biofuels implementation and suggested that the ubiquity of the 1G biofuels sustainability issues do not adequately explain the controversy which has created. Insted, the social-technical curtain of this 1G biofuels deployment, which could be trace from 2008 when the 1G biofuels were firstly commenced and deployed in UK under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation 2008. This book presents the evidence and implications of the 1G biofuels controversy: ‘food-fuel competition’ and ‘biodiversity threatened’ (termed as systemic risks), while further discussed the confluence social factors which have caused these systemic risks to happen during UK 1G biofuels deployment.

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9672145225

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Toward a Better Future

Education and Training for Economic Development in Singapore since 1965

By: Fredriksen Birger,Sing Kong Lee,Chor Boon Goh

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Toward a Better Future

Education and Training for Economic Development in Singapore since 1965

By: Fredriksen Birger,Sing Kong Lee,Chor Boon Goh

Toward a Better Future' provides a comprehensive analysis of education development in Singapore since 1965, giving particular attention to the strategic management that has enabled Singapore to transform its education and training system from one similar to that of many Sub-Saharan African countries four decades ago into one of the world's best-performing systems. It is one of a pair of concurrently-published books presenting materials originally developed for a 2006 study tour to Singapore and Vietnam for senior education officials from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Madagascar, and Mozambique. The second book, 'An African Exploration of the East Asian Education Experience', presents five country studies, as well as regional, comparative analyses highlighting insights gained during the study tour and putting them in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Together, the two books aim to foster knowledge exchange between Sub-Saharan African and East Asian countries on good practices in the design and implementation of education policies and programs. By facilitating the cross-country fertilization of ideas between two regions with relatively limited contact in the past, these books fi ll a clear gap in the current literature on development practice in education.

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World Bank Publications

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0821373765

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The Path to Success and Happiness

Commandments for Making Money and Being Happy – God’S Way

By: Joseph Chew Boon Sim

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Commandments for Making Money and Being Happy – God’S Way

By: Joseph Chew Boon Sim

Do you want the encouragement and wisdom to propel your life on a new course away from mere success to true significance? In this book, author Joseph Chew provides master principles on which we can lead a happy life touched by Christ. You will learn about riches and wealth, love and sacrifice, and Gods view of money, assets including talents and skills with a blend of personal insight and true-life examples from Josephs own life lessons. You Will Discover * The mindset we should have when it comes to money and abundance, * How to follow God's design for your business and life, * How to see your gifts as a way to transform lives, * How to recognise Miracles in your life, * Strategies to cast the vision God has given you, * How to persevere in life even when things aren't going as planned. The Path To Success And Happiness is an inspiring and highly practical guide that can be easily applied to create success in all areas of your life.

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Partridge Publishing Singapore

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1482854732

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Keeping Your Heart Healthy

By: Dr Boon Lim

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Keeping Your Heart Healthy

By: Dr Boon Lim

A well-written discussion by a world-renowned cardiologist on how the heart functions. More importantly, it is a simple and concise book that charts your course to a healthy heart' Dr James R. Doty, M.D. **** Worried about your heart health but unsure where to start? One of the world's leading cardiologists, Dr Boon Lim, has created the go-to guide to keeping your heart in good shape for optimum health. This concise accessible book covers everything you need to know about improving and maintaining your heart health. From hypertension, cholesterol and inherited cardiac conditions, to chest pain, fainting and stress, Dr Lim draws on his years of knowledge and expertise to offer practical, easy-to-follow advice on: · How your heart works · High blood pressure and bad cholesterol · Heart attack and chest pain · Rhythm disorders · Fainting · Eating and exercising for a healthy heart · Striking the balance between stress and rest · Holistic heart health If you're experiencing heart problems, have high blood pressure or cholesterol, or think you or a loved one might be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, this book will provide step-by-step tips on how to prevent and reduce heart issues by exercising more, being mindful of your nutrition and diet, and by making smarter, healthier lifestyle choices. This is the ultimate guide to your heart: how it works, when it struggles, what it needs to work optimally and how you can shape your lifestyle to keep it ticking for a long time. Part of the Penguin Life Experts series.

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