Understanding the response of coastal infrastructure to tsunami impacts by Chua, Constance Ting

“…However, as most studies are focused on building damage, our understanding of the impacts of tsunami on coastal infrastructure such as ports and other critical facilities is still limited. Structural fragility is commonly quantified by fragility functions. …”
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Carbon sequestration and utilization in cement-based materials and potential impacts on durability of structural concrete by Meng, Dan, Unluer, Cise, Yang, En-Hua, Qian, Shunzhi

“…Finally, the role of large-scale curing facilities utilizing industrial exhaust gas, such as autoclave systems or flow-through CO2 curing systems, in enabling the widespread implementation of CO2 sequestration in concrete products is discussed. …”
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Bessel beams in ophthalmology: a review by Sandeep, C. S. Suchand, Khairyanto, Ahmad, Aung, Tin, Matham, Murukeshan Vadakke

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Molecular characterization of Candida auris outbreak isolates in Qatar from patients with COVID-19 reveals the emergence of isolates resistant to three classes of antifungal drugs by Abid, Fatma Ben, Salah, Husam, Sundararaju, Sathyavathi, Dalil, Lamya, Abdelwahab, Ayman H., Salameh, Sarah, Ibrahim, Emad B., Almaslmani, Muna A., Tang, Patrick, Perez-Lopez, Andres, Tsui, Clement Kin-Ming

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar, many patients who were severely ill were colonized and infected by Candida auris, an invasive multidrug-resistant yeast pathogen that spreads through nosocomial transmission within healthcare facilities. Here, we investigated the molecular epidemiology of these C. auris isolates and the mechanisms associated with antifungal drug resistance.…”
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Negative poisson’s ratio of sulfides dominated by strong intralayer electron repulsion by Zhu, Yucheng, Cao, Xiaofei, Yang, Shuaijun, Hu, Jun, Li, Baotong, Chen, Zhong

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Optimising petrochemical logistics by Soh, Linda Xiao Yu.

“…The findings eventually lead the team to the conclusion that during a single period uncertainty, additional facilities of smaller capacity will aid in alleviating the shortage problems in the petrochemical logistics. …”
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Mathematical model for the integrated portable temperature calibrator unit system by Nurfaezah Norahim

“…Even though the procedure in laboratory gives accurate results of the thermistors due to the advance facilities, it takes a lot of time for the thermistors to be returned and utilized in the AC unit which is on hold. …”
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Time to fill up India’s strategic oil reserves by Narula, K

“…The facility is being constructed by Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL), a ‘Special Purpose Vehicle’ owned by the government’s Oil Industry Development Board. …”

The economic burden of rotavirus hospitalization among children < 5 years of age in selected hospitals in Bangladesh by Ahmed, S, Dorin, F, Satter, SM, Sarker, AR, Sultana, M, Gastanaduy, PA, Parashar, U, Tate, JE, Heffelfinger, JD, Gurley, ES, Khan, JAM

“…We interviewed the caregiver of the patient and hospital staff to collect cost from patient and health facility perspectives. We estimated the economic cost considering 2015 as the reference year. …”

GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis model for utility water demand: the case of Lodwar Municipality, Turkana County, Kenya by Wanguba, B, Siriba, DN, Okumu, BO

“…The population density, proximity to water network facilities and land use criteria were equivalent to 30%, 25%, and 23% respectively whereas 22% of other criteria were dependent on each other. …”

Exploring changes in guest preferences for Airbnb accommodation with different levels of sharing and prices: using structural topic model by Ding, Kai, Choo, Wei Chong, Ng, Keng Yap, Zhang, Qing

“…Regarding the effect of listing prices on users’ preferences, findings reveal that those staying at lower-priced rooms were more concerned about the convenience of exploring the surrounding area, while those who stayed at higher-priced rooms were more concerned about the surrounding environment and the interior facilities of the property.…”
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Mutational profiling of lung cancer using next generation sequencing: a Malaysian real-world clinical diagnostic experience by Rajadurai, Pathmanathan, Yap, Ning Yi, Mohamed Yousoof, Saira Bahnu, Cheah, Yoke Kqueen

“…A total of 469 lung tumour samples referred from several medical facilities in Malaysia were analysed and 84% were of the adenocarcinoma subtype. …”
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The prevalence of mental health among Malaysian university students by Arifin, Suhaili, Abdullah, Siti Salina, Omar, Nor Ezdianie, Mohamed, Nurshuhada, Mohamad Yusop, Yusni, Hamdul Hadi, Noor Muthmainnah

“…Instead, they have to deal with the problems themselves using the resources and facilities that have been provided to them. Those students who fail to manage these challenges are highly exposed to mental health problems and further lead to the academic underperformance. …”
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Veterinary extension services in the integration program of cattle farming and oil palm in Target Area Concentration (TAC) by Man, Norsida, Siaw, Shin Yee, Yusuf, Munifah Siti Amira, Azizah, Siti

“…Other obstacles include a lack of development, awareness, labour, technology, livestock farm facilities, and incompatibility of some cattle breeds. …”
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Strategies to encourage women workers to sign up and remain in trade unions by Ismail, Fadillah, Abdul Kadir, Adibah, Mohamad Azmi, Nur Azia Hazida, Mohd Yusof, Halimah

“…Meanwhile, the second subtopic explained and justified the reasons women leave the union, including factors such as leadership, personal and family factors, insufficient facilities and support, working factors, dues factors and union structure. …”
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Exploring contributing factors to PISA 2022 mathematics achievement: Insights from Indonesian teachers by Wijaya, Tommy Tanu, Hidayat, Wahyu, Neni Hermita, Neni Hermita, Jesi, Alexander Alim, Abdul Talib, Corrienna

“…These recommendations include conducting more training, improving ICT facilities in schools, and strengthening parental knowledge about the importance of parental support. …”
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UMPSA opens more help desks for prospective students, easing university admission process by Mimi Rabita, Abd Wahit

“…PEKAN, 19 September 2024 – Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) is extending support to students in need of financial assistance and other resources to facilitate the admission process, ahead of the registration day set for September 28.…”
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Sound pattern recognition from multiple sources in an enclosed space by Liu, Qiyuan.

“…In repair workshops or production factories, technical personnel are often required to identify the faulty components or devices in a malfunctioning machine system. To facilitate such fault diagnosis, this research aims at developing a method for identifying those components or devices which, due to their changed sound arising from faults, cause variations in the overall sound field in an enclosed space. …”
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Shape memory in biodegradable polymeric systems : morphological and thermo-mechanical study by Wong, Yee Shan

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Monitoring of tool condition by Shepherdson Nicholas Mark.

“…Therefore, the needs for condition monitoring systems are required to utilize information from several sources to facilitate the detection of tool failing during machining process. …”
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