PostIndependentzia by Calzada, I

“…Postindependence is the day after independence but also the management of all of the strategic processes that need to be prepared beforehand, and the management of the governance of the plebiscite/referendum onwards. …”

Decentralized secondary control for frequency restoration and power allocation in islanded AC microgrids by Lian, Zhijie, Wen, Changyun, Guo, Fanghong, Lin, Pengfeng, Wu, Qiuwei

“…The results do show its effectiveness and also verify the established theoretical findings.…”
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Investigating the role of astrocytes in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis in GBA- N370S iPSC-derived neural cultures by Ibarra Aizpurua, N

“…However, the research available indicates that other cells found in the midbrain, such as astrocytes, are also involved in the disease pathogenesis, although their role has not been fully elucidated yet. Moreover, it is still to be determined whether the neuroinflammation found in PD patients has a causative effect in disease onset or is in turn a consequence of neurodegeneration. …”

Effects of combination of linguistic and musical pitch experience on subcortical pitch encoding by Maggu, Akshay Raj, Wong, Patrick C. M., Antoniou, Mark, Bones, Oliver, Liu, Hanjun, Wong, Francis C. K.

“…However, the precise nature of music and language interaction is still a subject of ongoing research. In this study, using subcortical electrophysiological measures (frequency following response), we seek to understand the effect of interaction of linguistic pitch experience and musical pitch experience on subcortical lexical and musical pitch encoding. …”
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Development of a capacitive deionization (CDI) device for water desalination by Chia, Desmond Zhi Yong

“…With a simple flick of the tap comes a steady supply of fresh, potable water we use on a daily basis and unfortunately so often waste. However, not all of the world is so lucky in that regard nor do they have the luxury to do so. …”
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Face validity of the arabic alphabets writing assessment instrument for children. by Too @ Ismail, Nur Aini Sunar, Abdul Ghani, Diyana Zulaika, Ibrahim, Halijah

“…Previous studies have shown that many students in school are still having difficulties to master Arabic learning, especially in writing. …”
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Exploring Risk Management Activities for Solar PV: A Preliminary Investigation in Malaysia by Ahmad Zaidi, Mohamad Faizal, Othman, Siti Norezam, Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati

“…Meanwhile, a relationship between risk treatment and solar PV was correlated in a negative way, but the result was rejected. Despite of that, all risk management activities are positively correlated to each other. …”
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Vein matching enhancement by Song, Daphne Liting

“…The skin is an essential organ and changes on the skin often serve as early warnings of hidden, more serious illnesses. Additionally, studies suggest that 1-4% of internal cancers will show indications on the skin. …”
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Mortgage loan tenure preferences and impact of property cooling measures. by Nur Atiqah Ngaiman., Phua, Stephanie Jia Ying., Muhammad Syukri Ismail.

“…Our survey results from a target sample size of 500 show that all the above factors influence the choice of loan tenure. …”
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Book Mavens of Manila : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of contemporary niche publishers in the Philippines by Sagun, Karryl Kim Abella

“…Chapter Seven, the third study, probes the experiences of self-publishers. Here I found that not all authors are created equal—some are able to self-publish both in print and electronically, some just online, while some are still controlled by a traditional publisher. …”
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Directed collaboration patterns in funded teams: a perspective of knowledge flow by Zou, Bentao, Wang, Yuefen, Kwoh, Chee Keong, Cen, Yonghua

“…Collaborations in funded teams are essential for understanding funded research and funding policies, although of high interest, are still not fully understood. This study aims to investigate directed collaboration patterns from the perspective of the knowledge flow, which is measured based on the academic age. …”
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Anti-leukaemic and chemotherapy supportive effects of berberis vulgaris l. Fruit crude extract on in vitro and in vivo models by Saedi, Tayebeh Azam

“…From the haematological finding, the total white blood cell (WBC) count in the cancer group was high. …”
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Egocentric hand pose estimation and distance recovery in a single RGB image by Liang, Hui, Yuan, Junsong, Thalman, Daniel

“…Despite the progress obtained with the depth camera, this task is still challenging with ordinary RGB cameras. In this paper we demonstrate the possibility to recover both the articulated hand pose and its distance from the camera with a single RGB camera in egocentric view. …”
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Tablets, Pens, and Pencils: The Influence of Tools on Sketching in Early Stage Design by Das, Madhurima, Huang, May, Yang, Maria C

“…Interestingly, participants from all groups mentioned that they were not good at sketching. …”
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Assessing translation qualities of online catchwords in Chinese by taking translators’ bilingual and cultural backgrounds as affecting factors by Ji, Xinru

“…Moreover, the Singaporean participants all lacked translation skills when translating abbreviations and catchwords related to certain aspects of Chinese culture. …”
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Systematic study of short circuit activation on the performance of PEM fuel cell by Zhang, Caizhi, Liu, Hao, Zeng, Tao, Chen, Jiawei, Lin, Pengfeng, Deng, Bo, Liu, Fujian, Zheng, Yifeng

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Environmental risk factors for self-harm during imprisonment: a prospective cohort study by Stephenson, T, Harris, I, Armstrong, C, Fazel, S, Short, R, Blackwood, N

“…The finding regarding frequent cellmate changes predicting self-harm is novel. …”

Mechanical performance of carbon fibre reinforced vinyl ester composite plate bonded concrete exposed to tropical climate by Abu Hassan, Shukur

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Machine learning in additive manufacturing : state-of-the-art and perspectives by Wang, Chengcheng, Tan, Xipeng, Tor, Shu Beng, Lim, C.S.

“…However, its broad adoption in industry is still hindered by high entry barriers of design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), limited materials library, various processing defects, and inconsistent product quality. …”
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Elastic shape memory polymeric materials for comfort fitting footwear by Wang, Taoxi

“…It is concluded that this EVA foam can satisfy some but not all of the requirements for comfort fitting shoes. …”
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