The East/Japan Sea (hereafter, the East Sea) is highly dynamic in its physical phenomena and biological characteristics, but it has changed substantially over the last several decades. In this study, a recent decadal trend of primary productivity in the East Sea was analyzed based on Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)-derived monthly values to detect any long-term change. The...

Despite recent advances in population genomics, much remains to be elucidated with regard to East Asian population history. The Ainu, a hunter-gatherer population of northern Japan and Sakhalin island of Russia, are thought to be key to elucidating the prehistory of Japan and the peopling of East Asia. Here, we study the genetic relationship of the Ainu with other East Asian and Siberian popula...

There are an estimated 20,000 East Timorese people living in Australia. The majority came to Australia as refugees mainly between 1975 and 1995 fleeing first a civil war, then the violent Indonesian regime which invaded upon Portugal’s withdrawal from the tiny territory after 400 years of colonisation. Over the years, many members of the East Timorese refugee diaspora in Australia were active i...

F. Montes∗1,4, A. Amthor1,2,4, T. Baumann1, D. Bazin1, A. Becerril1,2,4, J.S. Berryman1,3, H. Crawford1,3, A. Estrade1,2,4, A. Gade1,2, T. Ginter1, C.J. Guess1,2,4, M. Hausmann1, G.W. Hitt1,2,4, G. Lorusso1,2,4, P.F. Mantica1,3, M. Matos1,4, R. Meharchand1,2,4, K. Minamisono1, G. Perdikakis1, J. Pereira1,4, M. Portillo1, H. Schatz1,2,4, K. Smith1,2,4, J. Stoker1,3, A. Stolz1,2, R. Zegers1,2,4, ...

This paper investigates the extent to which domestic investment in East Asian countries is financed by domestic, (East Asian) regional and global savings in order to infer the relative importance of regional vs. global capital markets in East Asia. Panel regression results show that regional saving in East Asia plays a much more important role than global saving in financing investment in the r...

The software architecture of any automotive system has to be decided well in advance of production, so it is very desirable to assess its quality in order to obtain quick indications of errors at early design phases. In this paper, we present a constellation of analysis techniques for architectural models described in EAST-ADL. The methods are complementary in terms of covering EAST-ADL model a...

At the 7 ASEAN Summit (November 2001) the leaders of the ASEAN countries were presented with the report of the East Asian Vision Group (EAVG). This report laid down a road map for future regional integration efforts across East Asia. Firmly prioritising economic, rather than political, integrative processes, the EAVG report placed a premium on functional co-operation to provide regional peace a...

Age and Ageing Title Page Title: The importance of detecting and managing comorbidities in people with dementia? Authors: Chris Fox, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Toby Smith, Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Ian Maidment, Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy, School of Life and Health Scienc...

This paper sheds light on the transferability of human capital in periods of dramatic structural change by analyzing the unique event of German Reunification. We explore whether the comparatively low labor productivity in East Germany after reunification is caused by the depreciation of human capital at reunification, or by unfavorable job characteristics. East German workers should have been h...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Middle East has been reported to be low to medium. METHODS To verify this assertion we conducted a review of published data on the occurrence of MS in the Middle East. RESULTS Fourteen studies reporting on the prevalence of MS in the Middle East were initially identified, 5 of which were excluded due to inadequate data or serious m...