Response surface methodology for the optimization of Keratinase production in culture medium containing feathers by Bacillus sp. UPM-AAG1 by Abdul Gafar, Aa’ishah, Khayat, Mohd Ezuan, Ahmad, Siti Aqlima, Yasid, Nur Adeela

“…The main objective of this work is the optimization of keratinase production from Bacillus sp. strain UPM-AAG1 using Plackett-Burman (PB) and central composite design (CCD) for parameters, such as pH, temperature, feather concentration, and inoculum size. The optimum points for temperature, pH, and inoculum and feather concentrations were 31.66 °C, 6.87, 5.01 (w/v), and 4.53 (w/v), respectively, with an optimum keratinase activity of 60.55 U/mL. …”
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New measurements of neutrino oscillation parameters and development of novel interaction uncertainties at current and future long-baseline experiments by Holvey, T

“…</p> <br> <p>When fitting to T2K data only, the best-fit points and 68% credible intervals for the oscillation parameters are: sin²θ₂₃ = 0.488^+0.057_−0.018, ∆<em>m</em>²₃₂ = 2.51 × 10⁻³ eV² with a range of [2.43, 2.57] ∪ [−2.58, −2.51], sin²θ₁₃ = 0.0235^+0.0056_−0.0031, δ_<em>CP</em> = −1.92^+1.17_−0.84.…”

16.31 Feedback Control Systems, Fall 2001 by How, Jonathan P.

“…By the end of the course, students should be able to design controllers using state-space methods and evaluate whether these controllers are "robust," that is, if they are likely to work well in practice.…”
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Minority shareholders' control rights and the quality of corporate decisions in weak investor protection countries : a natural experiment from China by Chen, Zhihong, Ke, Bin, Yang, Zhifeng

“…There is also weak evidence that minority shareholders are more likely to veto value-decreasing equity offering proposals in firms with higher mutual fund ownership in the post-regulation period. …”
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Sources of value gains in minority equity investments by private equity funds : evidence from block share acquisitions by Chen, Guojun, Kang, Jun-Koo, Kim, Jin-Mo, Na, Hyun Seung

“…We find that compared with non-PE acquirers, PE acquirers are more likely to place representatives with finance experience or those with experience in the target's industry on the target's board when the need for target oversight and/or advice is higher. …”
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Japan’s diplomatic strategy toward East Asia : creation and evolution of ‘dual-track diplomacy’ in the post-Cold War era by Koga, Kei

“…In the future, two factors would likely play a critical role in shaping Japan’s diplomatic strategy: the degree of the future US commitment to the alliance with Japan and the level of China’s assertiveness.…”
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China and Southeast Asia in the 2000s : tension management in the maritime space by Zha, Daojiong, Lina, Gong

“…We conclude by postulating that, at least in the maritime space, tension management rather than conflict resolution is more likely to be the continuing feature into the future.…”
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Assembly of multicyclic isoquinoline scaffolds from pyridines : formal total synthesis of fredericamycin A by Wang, Fang-Xin, Yan, Jia-Lei, Liu, Zhixin, Zhu, Tingshun, Liu, Yingguo, Ren, Shi-Chao, Lv, Wen-Xin, Jin, Zhichao, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…The efficiency and operational simplicity of introducing structural complexity into the isoquinoline frameworks can likely enable the collective synthesis of a large set of natural products. …”
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Study on attacks against federated learning by Guo, Feiyan

“…This will allow federated learning to be more widely used since it is less likely to be compromised by malicious attackers in the presence of built-in defences.…”
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Is backsliding possible on Xunzi’s view? by Sung, Winnie

“…Backsliding is possible and likely. I rule out this interpretation because it is inconsistent with other aspects of Xunzi’s thought. …”
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Effect of deep cold rolling on residual stress distributions between the treated and untreated regions Ti–6Al–4V alloy by Lim, Andre, Castagne, Sylvie, Chow, Cher Wong

“…The reason for this region of tensile stress is likely to be due to the reduced treatment of the start and end zones due to the step over and the tool path taken. …”
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Laser Beacon Tracking for High-Accuracy Attitude Determination by Nguyen, Tam, Cahoy, Kerri

“…CubeSat pointing capabilities have greatly improved in the past few years, paving the way for more sophisticated science and technology demonstration missions. …”
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Mapping Time-Varying Accessibility and Territorial Cohesion With Time-Distorted Maps by Balsa-Barreiro, José, Ambuühl, Lukas, Menéndez, Mónica, Pentland, Alex

“…This can be easily done by estimating travel times between different points in the territory, which would show relevant differences based on both the territory itself and the existing infrastructure. …”
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Implementing pull production within an aerospace assembly operation by Lennox, Kevin Michael

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Impact of the internet on the travel industry in Singapore. by Goh, Junfeng., Koh, Pei Shi., Tan, Eugene Jun Hao.

“…The consumer surveys findings reiterated the case studies on these points. However, the Internet also increased the risk for certain companies as consumers could now purchase direct from suppliers. …”
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Supply chain performance measurement with analytic hierarchy process by Lim, Judith Puay Ling.

“…In modern manufacturing business management, performance measurement stretches beyond quantification and accounting of metric and is now expected to provide necessary information for management feedback for the key decision makers for them to make realistic goals and pointing directions for improvement. Various tools and methodologies have been applied to measure supply chain performance, however this is no complete discussion on each performance measure. …”
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The role of piracy in seafarer' mental health and turnover intentions by Cheng, Jemima Wan Ting

“…In particular, the study found that while poor mental health is associated with greater levels of stress and burnout, turnover intentions are not always necessarily influenced by it. This points to a more in-depth understanding of the reasoning behind seafarers’ decisions on whether to remain in their career. …”
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Housing price prediction using convolutional transformer by Ma, Weilun

“…To further improve this problem in housing price prediction, this project utilizes convolution embedding to enhance the correlation between adjacent data points. The data set used in this paper are the apartments sold-price in Toronto from 2005 to 2010, which holds nearly 81 features. …”
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APB bus IWDG verification based on universal verification methodology by Ma, Yue

“…The testing approach covered extensive multifunction points, demonstrating the depth and comprehensiveness of the verification work. …”
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Optimising psychotherapy outcomes - AI-enhanced system for session note-taking and progress analysis by Tan, Jodi Yun Yi

“…This system prioritises efficiency and directly targets the pain points of both counsellors and patients in therapy management. …”
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