British women's experiences of drinking alcohol: Dynamics of emotional proximity and distance by Stepney, M

“…This paper contributes to a growing body of work that suggests intimacy and women's friendships are complex: traditional conceptions about young women seeking intimate and close friendships need revaluating to take into consideration how ‘distance’ within groups is both desirable and negotiated, and may be facilitated through the drinking of alcohol.…”

Validating the Safety Culture Model in Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia (S/O: 12365) by Hassan, Zuraida, Mohd Zin, Md. Lazim, Subramaniam, Chandrakantan, Mohd Shamsudin, Faridahwati, Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam

“…The Bahasa Malaysia version was administered to the respondents as it facilitated the communication and understanding since it was assumed that the population were more comfortable in their own lingua franca. …”
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Infant learning platform using Arduino (project 2) by Xie, Shiqi

“…Color and shape are two fundamentals on facilitating a toddler's visual discrimination skills, while the most stimulating method of early childhood learning is through sound and visual cues. …”
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The effect of feedback on perceptual learning and confidence by Zhang, Jing Ting

“…This finding suggests a potential role for fake-negative feedback in facilitating generalization of learning.…”
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Optimization of empty container repositioning through coordination among vessels by Yu, Chang

“…Container shipping plays an important role in facilitating the transportation of wastes, finished and intermediate products. …”
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Redefining guardianship: a study of the intellectually disabled, their family, and their social sphere in cinema by Lim, Tammie

“…This thesis takes a step back from directly studying the intellectually disabled individual’s relationship with normative society, and instead interrogates the ways in which family-centred care of ID individuals facilitates and/or disrupts their relationship with the wider social sphere. …”
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The spectacularization of NGOs accountability in disaster situations: evidence from the 2015 Nepal’s earthquakes by Adhikari, Pawan, Upadhaya, Bedanand, Dhakal Adhikari, Shovita, Aryal, Sanjaya, Wijethilake, Chaminda

“…Such requirements put certain NGOs, which were established to pursue political and personal goals, in a position to benefit from the situation, allowing them to obfuscate the ground level reality, for instance by manipulating the number of beneficiaries and geographical areas served, showcasing their performance on social media and facilitating pseudo-ceremonies and participation. The spectacle created by NGOs was oppressive, exacerbating inequalities in aid distribution and excluding certain groups of beneficiaries from the relief, recovery and rehabilitation efforts. …”
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Molecular modulation of fluorene-dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide-based conjugated polymers for enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation under visible light by Dai, Chunhui, Gong, Xuezhong, Zhu, Xianglin, Xue, Can, Liu, Bin

“…Ag/AgCl) was achieved through facile molecular modulation of the polymer, which improved the uniformity and crystallinity of the film and facilitated charge transport among polymer chains. Moreover, C12 was used for preparation of a composite film with TiO2 nanorod arrays via spin-coating to yield an approximately 11-fold higher anodic PEC activity than that of pure TiO2. …”
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When motivations meet affordances: news consumption on Telegram by Lou, Chen, Tandoc, Edson C., Hong, Li Xuan, Pong, Brenda Xiang Yuan, Lye, Rachelle Wan Xin, Sng, Trisha Ngiag Gya

“…We also found that news consumption is facilitated by Telegram’s affordances like customizability, increasing accessibility, aesthetics, and simultaneity of activities. …”
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Binder-free Si nanoparticles@carbon nanofiber fabric as energy storage material by Liu, Yuping, Huang, Kai, Fan, Yu, Zhang, Qing, Sun, Fu, Gao, Tian, Wang, Zhongzheng, Zhong, Jianxin

“…The high strength and flexibility of the nanofiber fabrics are beneficial for alleviating the structural deformation and facilitating ion transports throughout the whole composited electrodes. …”
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Terahertz dual-band metamaterial biosensor for cervical-cancer diagnostics by Hamza, Musa H., Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Hamad, Muhamad A., Khan, Salahuddin, Koziel, Slawomir, Limiti, Ernesto

“…This property translates into a requirement for a much smaller biopsy sample, facilitating less invasive testing procedures. Beyond the size advantage, the proposed biosensor demonstrates efficacy in detecting abnormalities within biological tissue.…”
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Uncovering latent relationships among EV battery characteristics in EV battery products using topic modelling by Guerta, Uno Gabriel Yap

“…By leveraging Topic Modeling, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of EV battery technology, facilitating informed decision-making, innovation, and sustainability in the transportation sector.…”
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Understanding voluntary pro-environmental behavior among colleagues: roles of green crafting, psychological empowerment, and green organizational climate by Zafar, Hina, Tian, Feng, Ho, Jo Ann, Roh, Taewoo

“…Underpinned by the conservation of resources (COR) theory, the study reveals a sequential chain mediation model, wherein PCSE initiates a process leading to voluntary pro-environmental behavior (VPEB) among employees, facilitated by green crafting (GC) and a supportive green organization climate (GOC). …”
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Magnetic Soft Materials and Robots by Kim, Yoonho, Zhao, Xuanhe

“…Recent advances in functional soft materials have facilitated the emergence of a new class of soft robots capable of tether-free actuation in response to external stimuli such as heat, light, solvent, or electric or magnetic field. …”
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Water-rich sublithospheric melt channel in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean by Mehouachi, Fares, Singh, Satish C.

“…We suggest that partial melting, facilitated by water, is the main mechanism responsible for the low-velocity channel. …”
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Discovery of novel ligands using phage display by Nur Azri Muhamad Azan

“…These interactions are facilitated by a number of receptors found on the surface of cells, bound to specific glycoproteins found in the extracellular matrix (ECM). …”
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Youth's desistance from crime : lived experience of youths serving the probation order by Fook, Xing Hui

“…Objective: In light of the trend, current study seeks to elucidate factors that facilitated the desistance process of this population of youth offenders during the probation process, despite them being at a higher risk of re-offending. …”
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Flask-based data visualisation dashboard for accreditation process reporting by Liaw, Nicole Jia Hui

“…Effective information distribution is crucial for facilitating quick responses and important decision-making in the age of "information overload." …”
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Entangled Amid Misaligned Seams: Limitations to Technology-Mediated Care for Repairing Infrastructural Breakdowns in a Youth Empowerment Program by Choi, Adrian, Pfohl, Grace, D'Ignazio, Catherine, Foucault Welles, Brooke, Parker, Andrea

“…Interviewing adolescents and adults affiliated with a youth empowerment program, we used the pandemic to examine how a human infrastructure that previously facilitated a sense of community broke down and how members attempted to repair this infrastructure. …”
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Enhancing stable grasping of containers with dynamic center of mass using reinforcement learning by Gao, Yuan

“…The policy outputted delta changes in the grasping location, facilitating adaptive grasping in diverse environments. …”
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