Up in smoke : peatland fires in Russia and Indonesia by Sofiah Jamil

“…The heatwaves behind the current Russian fires bear similarities with the Indonesian experiences in 1998 and 2006, Indonesia and ASEAN could share their experiences in addressing peatland fires with Russia.…”
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Access to spirocyclic oxindoles via N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reactions of enals and oxindole-derived α,β-unsaturated imines by Jiang, Kun, Tiwari, Bhoopendra, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…A diastereoselective access to β-lactam fused spirocyclic oxindoles and related compounds bearing all carbon spiro centers is described. This N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed process employed challenging β,β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated imines to react with enals.…”
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Unbiased in silico design of pH-sensitive tetrapeptides by Hu, Yue, Rigoldi, Federica, Sun, Hui, Gautieri, Alfonso, Marelli, Benedetto

“…We used coarse-grain molecular dynamics simulations to screen all possible histidine-bearing tetrapeptide sequences, finding novel peptide sequences with pH-tunable assembly properties. …”
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Greening our laws : revising land acquisition law for coal mining in India by Srivastav, S, Singh, T

“…The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 provides minimal social and environmental safeguards, and deviates, in important ways, from India’s general land acquisition law. …”

Experiment and analysis of a hybrid composite post-tension plate girder by Al Mustawfi, Sahib, Safiee, Nor Azizi, Abu Bakar, Nabilah, Abd Karim, Izian, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline

“…They are typically made up of built-up sections in the shape of I-beams. Web and flange plates withstand shear force and bending moment, respectively. …”
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The blockchain: a new framework for robotic swarm systems by Castelló Ferrer, Eduardo

“…Blockchain, an emerging technology originated in the Bitcoin field, demonstrates that by combining peer-to-peer networks with cryptographic algorithms a group of agents can reach an agreement on a particular state of affairs and record that agreement without the need for a controlling authority. …”
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A model of P2P energy trading for active distribution network based on cooperative game by Li, Yiyang

“…In order to solve these problems, this project introduces the concept of Agent to manage the power consumption and transaction in local areas and establishes a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading framework where Agents work as transaction individuals representing residential electric power consumers. …”
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N-Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed aza-benzoin reaction for access to α-aminoketone molecules containing benzothiazole fragments by Li, Wei, Lv, Jie, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…The target benzothiazole-containing aminoketone products bearing different substituents and substitution patterns can be obtained in good to excellent yields under mild conditions.…”
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Investor behavioral intention in investment-based crowdfunding: a systematic literature review by Astiwi Indriani, Aisyah Abdul Rahman, Shifa Mohd Nor, Nur Sa’adah Muhamad

“…By establishing an insightful foundation for future research and providing actionable insights for practitioners seeking to foster trust, manage risk, and harness both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, our findings bear the potential to shape the evolution of investment-based crowdfunding in the coming years.…”
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RES.2-001 Engineering Design Instructional Computer System (EDICS), Spring 2008 by Wilson, David Gordon, Blanco, Ernesto, Tsutsumi, Seichi, Flowers, Woodie

“…EDICS, or Engineering Design Instructional Computer System, is an interactive multimedia program started in 1981, which consists of three chapters on bearings, rotors and cylinders, lets students with little background in engineering learn about procedures on a computer with text, graphics, animation, sound and diagrams.Online Publication…”
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Biocementation of fine-grained soil by Ong, Jun Hao

“…However, the California Bearing Ratio tests did not show improvement for samples tested immediately after compaction. …”
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Experimental investigation on working of PCR chip by Ahluwalia Kunal

“…The effect of using different types of oil and another means to prevent condensation of the sample liquid onto the top surface of the chip, i.e. using ITO glass heater was elaborately studied. The reason to conduct the above analysis was to study the ways and practices already investigated by several authors individually to prepare a successful chip. …”
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An autonomous ultrasonic fastener holes inspection system of an aircraft lower wing skin by Lim, Chee Wei.

“…Fasteners like rivets and bolts bear a large part of the stress and thus require frequent inspection for cracks around the fastener's holes. …”
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Trust management for large-scale heterogeneous wireless sensor and actuator networks (I) by Ummeaiman Najmuddin Shakir

“…Reputation is the perception that a peer creates through past actions about its intentions and norms. …”
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Channelized coinShuffle++ : practical unlinkability in the ethereum blockchain by Xiong, Luoyuan

“…In this work, we proposed a practical, peer-to-peer, coin mixing protocol in the Ethereum blockchain that significantly enhance transaction privacy and bring back the unlinkability property. …”
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Investigating mental rehearsal's applicability in guiding independent E-learning (IMAGINE) of eye examination skills during the pandemic by Ding, Jianbin, Yap, Andrew Shi-Jie, Thng, Zheng Xian, Gan, Nicola Yi'an, Tan, Johnson Choon-Hwai, Yip, Chee Chew

“…Controls (n = 40) watched an e-learning instructional video (8-min CVFE tutorial) followed by 6-min of ‘peer-learning.’ GMR-students (n = 40) had ‘peer-learning’ replaced by a 6-min GMR audio-recording (CVFE running commentary). …”
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Modelling damage in concrete structures by Lee, Sai Cheng., Cheong, Hee Kiat.

“…An investigation was carried out on the behaviour of concrete beams damaged to varying extends in the high moment zone.…”
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Compressive strength of brick made of cemented sand by Muhammad Mubarak Nordin

“…Primarily used in the African countries such as Nigeria and Ghana as load-bearing and non-load bearing blocks due to the affordability and availability of the constituent materials. …”
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Environmental audit in Singapore by Chua, Boon Hua

“…In addition, neither the public nor firms are willing to bear the costs of environmental audit.…”
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Multi-carrier M-ary DCSK system with code index modulation : an efficient solution for chaotic communications by Cai, Guofa, Fang, Yi, Wen, Jinming, Mumtaz, Shahid, Song, Yang, Frascolla, Valerio

“…In the proposed CIMMC-M-DCSK system, the reference and information-bearing signals for each subcarrier can be transmitted simultaneously by using the orthogonal sinusoidal carriers, where the information bearing signal adopts the M-DCSK modulation to further increase the data rate. …”
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