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In this research, the viable impact of scholarly research on trade liberalisation by a bibliometric approach from 1980-2015 is examined. The paper analysed 886 academic articles extracted from the ISI Web of Science Core Collection database. Trade liberalisation research is notably interdisciplinary, with articles principally in journals for economics, international relations, and planning development. This study found that the field became evidently viable with more than ten articles per year from 1990 -2015. The proportion of articles with at least one citation from 1980 -2015 is 56.43%. The top 100 articles have a minimum of 25 citations. Given this, this study created a citation matrix trend to determine two decade's total citation per year. The data are statistically analysed. Furthermore, the study produced a cloud map showing the Web of Science research categories. Based on the results of this study, insight into citation forecast for future research to advance knowledge on trade liberalisation is provided.

The paper adopted a case study approach to identify and compare the accessibility provisions to learning infrastructures and facilities of public higher-institutions for people (living) with disabilities (PWD) in developing countries, using Nigeria and Malaysia as case studies. One university from each country, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in Nigeria and University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia were selected. The objectives include identification of relevant buildings and accessibility provisions in them, using Audit checklist, comparison between the adequacies or otherwise of the facilities against the National policy provisions using content analysis. The study finds that UM have better provision of accessibility infrastructure but needs improvement. The expectation of the target audience is inclusive and Universal Design (UD) bottom-up approach and adherence to policy implementation. The study recommends adherence to the building regulations and standard requirement as informed by the respective national policy provisions to reduce accessibility restrictions in the two campuses.

This study is an investigation of urban liveability issues in the city development. The study focuses on the appraisal of global research output on urban liveability over the period of 35 years . Bibliometric methods had been carried out to identify and evaluate the productivity of top authors, document types, journals, countries, affiliations, and sources. Data were extracted from scholarly literature published in the leading indexing databases namely -Thomson Reuter's Web of Science and Elsevier's SciVerse Scopus. In this note, a quantitative review of the outstanding global research output in the liveability related field to show a major trend of research and shed light on future direction. Data were analysed, presented and discussed the common characteristics in the top journals, hot, and highly cited articles and the focus areas including common keywords across the studies, researched and under-researched fields. The results revealed, ever since 2005, liveability research output is steadily increasing, with 2015 as the most prolific year. Australia, England, and the USA are the most productive countries. Urban Geography, Urban Design International, and International Development Planning Review are the leading journals in the field. While continuous research interest is prevalent in liveability related field with global collaborative potentials, areas receiving the least research attention such as urban transportation, education, and resiliency could give a directional trend for future urban studies. Liveability Research Matrix established in this research were aimed to guide future research in finding the gap across global context, areas and multi-disciplinary.

SUMMARY This Briefing analyses the large volume and value of smuggled Chinese textile products through the Sahara into the Kano market from 2000 to 2015. The evidence indicates that China’s involvement has displaced local manufacturers in the historic textile city of Kano.