The state of health in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019 by Santos, JV, Padron-Monedero, A, Bikbov, B, Grad, DA, Plass, D, Mechili, EA, Gazzelloni, F, Fischer, F, Sulo, G, Ngwa, CH, Noguer-Zambrano, I, Peñalvo, JL, Haagsma, JA, Kissimova-Skarbek, K, Monasta, L, Ghith, N, Sarmiento-Suarez, R, Hrzic, R, Haneef, R, O’Caoimh, R, Cuschieri, S, Mondello, S, Kabir, Z, GBD 2019 EU State of Health Collaborators, Freitas, A, Devleesschauwer, B

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> The European Union (EU) faces many health-related challenges. Burden of diseases information and the resulting trends over time are essential for health planning. …”

Soft law, hard stakes? State commitment to non-binding international instruments and the case of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Villeneuve, L

“…Empirical evidence for the place of the costs of soft law in states’ decision-making on commitment is offered through an in-depth case study of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, with a focus on the opposition it faced upon adoption – an unusual occurrence for a UN declaration in the field of human rights. …”

Differences between neonatal units with high and low rates of breast milk feeding for very preterm babies at discharge: a qualitative study of staff experiences by McLeish, J, Aloysius, A, Gale, C, Quigley, M, Kurinczuk, JJ, Alderdice, F

“…The feeding challenges faced by mothers of very preterm babies could be made worse where there was no joined-up working between neonatal and postnatal staff; inadequate facilities for mothers to stay with their babies; and when opportunities were missed to give information about the importance of early initiation of expressing and to support mothers’ confidence during the transition to direct breastfeeding. …”

Episcopacy and parochialism in early South African Anglicanism: Bishop Robert Gray and the antecedent churches of the Cape Colony, 1806-72 by Bester, M

“…It explores the nature of opposition that Gray’s episcopacy faced from the fourteen independent worshipping congregations established privately or by the colonial state between 1806 and 1847, and how he brought these disputes to resolution, or, in some cases, failed to do so.…”

Building fabric improvement and heat pump deployment: a set of policy conundrums by Killip, G, Topouzi, M, Fawcett, T

“…</p> <br> <p>This paper looks at the trade-offs and policy complexity facing countries which are currently largely dependent on fossil fuel boilers for heating. …”

Cognitive diagnostic assessment in educational testing: a score strategy-based evaluation by Muhamad Firdaus Mohd Noh, Mohd Effendi @ Ewan Mohd Matore, Nur Ainil Sulaiman, Mohd Tarmizi Azeman, Hamzah Ishak, Nursohana Othman, Nurbaya Mohd Rosli, Siti Hannah Sabtu

“…The findings indicate that CDA offers strengths like granular feedback, enhanced validity, and data-driven decisions, but faces challenges in complex implementation and resource demands. …”
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A 12-week Taijiquan practice improves balance control and functional fitness in fall-prone postmenopausal women by Bai, Xiaorong, Xiao, Wensheng, Soh, Kim Geok, Zhang, Yang

“…Purpose: Falls are the leading cause of accidental death among older persons, with postmenopausal women facing a greater hazard of falling due to osteoporosis. …”
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Restoring restaurant design and layout: towards safer dining out experience by Che Ishak, Farah Adibah, Kang, Sing Suan, Mohd Fikeri, Nor Amalin Sahiira, Karim, Shahrim, Mohamad, Siti Fatimah

“…The restaurant industry in Malaysia has faced huge obstacles in applying the COVID-19 safety guidelines while maintaining its business operations. …”
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Key competitiveness indicators and drivers of full-service airlines operating in Malaysia by Delbari, Seyyed Ali

“…Full-service airlines play a key role in creating a prosperous and successful tourism industry. They are now faced with fierce competition in domestic and international markets. …”
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Development of rice production sustainability index in MADA, Malaysia by Ajidasile, Oluwagbemisola Hannah

“…Despite government efforts towards self-sufficiency and sustainable rice production,paddy production is still faced with crucial constraints to attaining high yield in production. …”
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Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting from the Roof and Attics of a Building by Abubakar, Saleh Umar, Jumaat, Siti Amely, Yakubu, Babangida, Haruna, Yau Shuaibu, Abdulrahman, Suleiman

“…Globally people are faced with difficulties in environmental pollution, increasing power costs, and global warming. …”
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A standard ranking algorithm for robust iris template protection by Yassir, Mohammed Ali Hameed, Dziyauddin, Rudzidatul Akmam, Kamaruddin, Norshaliza, Ahmad, Norulhusna

“…Nevertheless, existing indexing methods on iris template protection faced the formidable challenge of simultaneously fulfilling these three privacy requirements while maintaining the efficacy of iris recognition. …”
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Communication skills and success for hospitality TVET graduates post pandemic: A review by Dzia-Uddin, Dziatul Nadiah, Anuar, Jazira, Mhd Atan, Ira Mazliana, Minghat, Asnul Dahar

“…The hospitality industry has faced various crises over the past decade, including economic downturns, terrorist attacks, and natural disasters, but the scale and magnitude of the COVID- 19 crisis have been unparalleled. …”
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A Framework for Lean Green Higher Education (Lghe) for Wealth Generation (S/O 14180) by Razalli, Mohd Rizal, Ahmad, Mohd Akhir, Iteng, Rosman, Wei, Chuah Chin, Taib, Che Azlan

“…The framework is expected to assist universities facing the current challenges particularly in generating their wealth…”
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Visual hull based 3D reconstruction of shocks in under-expanded supersonic bevelled jets by Lim, Desmond Haoxiang, New, Tze How, Mariani, Raffaello, Cui, Y. D.

“…Semi-synthetic camera parameters were introduced as a method to circumvent camera calibration issues faced in the reconstruction procedure. This is key to achieving accurate and high-resolution reconstructed shock waves for both axisymmetric and asymmetric test cases with an average of 2.5% error when validated against raw schlieren images. …”
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Toward sustainable waste management in small islands developing states: integrated waste-to-energy solutions in Maldives context by Wang, Yao, Ruiz-Acevedo, Alejandro, Rameez, Eemaan, Raghavan, Vijaya, Hussain, Abid, Fei, Xunchang

“…The framework presented can also guide other SIDS facing similar challenges as Maldives in establishing sustainable, ecologically sound waste management strategies.…”
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Hyperspectral vision beyond 3D: a review by Antony, Maria Merin, Sandeep, C. S. Suchand, Matham, Murukeshan Vadakke

“…The review also throws light on the challenges faced during real-life implementations of such technologies and possible mitigation strategies. …”
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Piscidin-1-analogs with double L- and D-lysine residues exhibited different conformations in lipopolysaccharide but comparable anti-endotoxin activities by Kumar, Amit, Mahajan, Mukesh, Awasthi, Bhanupriya, Tandon, Anshika, Harioudh, Munesh Kumar, Shree, Sonal, Singh, Pratiksha, Shukla, Praveen Kumar, Ramachandran, Ravishankar, Mitra, Kalyan, Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Ghosh, Jimut Kanti

“…We conjectured that introduction of cationic residue(s) at the interface of polar and non-polar faces of piscidins may control their insertion into hydrophobic mammalian cell membrane and thereby reducing cytotoxicity. …”
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Quantitative Modeling for Guiding the Transition to Low-Carbon Logistics by Lehmann, Jonas

“…However, freight mobility is a significant and growing source of negative externalities, including greenhouse gas emissions, thus facing increasing pressure to decarbonize. This thesis addresses the sector’s inherent decarbonization complexities, offering decision-support tools and insights across three chapters to decouple freight activity from carbon emissions. …”
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From Shipyard to Sea: A Flexible System Design Approach to the Transition from Shipbuilding to Operations A Case Study Using the United States Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter P... by Kime, Jeremy A.

“…The United States Coast Guard faces significant challenges transitioning new ships from shipbuilding to operations. …”
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