Assessment of gut microbiome variations in the mother and twin infant of captive white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar) reveals the presence of beneficial and nonpathogenic bacteria by Badrul Munir Md-Zain, Siti Hajar Azmi, Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga, Millawati Gani, Mohamad Khairulmunir, Abd Rahman Mohd-Ridwan

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A study of shape memory effect in hydrogel/polyethylene glycol hybrid by Luke, Pennefather Pyne

“…Brief experiments were carried out and results show that HG/PEG hybrids do not experience volume expansion when heated above melting temperature of hybrid. Hybrids containing high weight percentage of PEG (> ~200 wt% of PEG) showed thermo-responsive shape memory effect, while hybrids containing lower weight percentage of PEG (< 100 wt% of PEG) became hard and brittle. …”
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Cost performace of road construction projects in Nigeria by Aligamhe, Victor Imohnikhe, Mustapa, Muzani, Patrick Ogbu, Chukwuemeka

“…The construction of highways requires huge capital; therefore, to meet their performance goals, a significant amount of resources and meticulous preparation are needed. …”
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Operational efficiency and productivity in container terminals part (II) : service quality and port pricing by Chan, Sek Yeong.

“…The paper also highlight that the customers expect lower port pricing from PSA Singapore and indicate that there would be high likelihood of customers‟ deflection to other ports if PSA could not meet with the customers‟ demands or its services are found to be unsatisfactory and also demonstrate that PSA Singapore should consider the economic climate before increasing the port pricing for better service quality. …”
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Analysis of air traffic controllers' mental workload and visual search efficiency to assess new air traffic control procedures by Ko, Kelvin Chi Kin

“…With a global rise in air travels, advancements in Air Traffic Management is necessary to meet the demands. One such improvement is the concept of dual orientation visualisation of air traffic information, addressing the disadvantages in 2D orientation. …”
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Hygrothermal effect on mechanical properties of composite material by Lim, Li Fang

“…Fiber-Reinforced Polymer is less susceptible to corrosion and its ability to meet a range of requirements through customization has made it popular. …”
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Assessing United States Energy Poverty Policy: Regulatory Design Alternatives and Resource Allocation by Heller, Peter J.

“…Guaranteeing sufficient and affordable access to energy services is increasingly critical as climate change continues to worsen, energy costs increase due to the need to meet decarbonization goals, and the trend in general inequality among citizens persists. …”
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Developing frameworks for an equitable future: from building decarbonization to generative modeling. by De Simone, Zoe

“…Part 1 - Equitable building decarbonization Buildings significantly contribute to global carbon emissions, necessitating urgent decarbonization to meet 2050 climate targets. The U.S. strives for net-zero emissions by 2050, supported by federal incentives promoting building upgrades. …”
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Adaptive modulation and subcarrier allocation for multiuser OFDM/CDMA systems by Zhang, Hua

“…Additionally, limited resources, i.e., the bandwidth and transmission power, are utilized efficiently. By comparing the performance between the proposed algorithm for multi-service and the other two adaptive schemes, we can know that higher data rates, lower BERs and outage probabilities can be achieved. …”
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Plant-based amyloids from food waste for removal of heavy metals from contaminated water by Soon, Wei Long, Peydayesh, Mohammad, Mezzenga, Raffaele, Miserez, Ali

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Comparative effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors for new-onset gastric cancer and gastric diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a population-bas... by Chou, OHI, Chauhan, VK, Chung, CTS, Lu, L, Lee, TTL, Ng, ZMW, Wang, KKW, Lee, S, Liu, H, Pang, RTK, Kaewdech, A, Cheung, BMY, Tse, G, Zhou, J

“…SGLT2I use was associated with lower risks of GERD and gastric cancer compared to GLP1a use.…”

An experimental investigation into inventory management policies at a service centre by Koh, Sze Yong.

“…When the inventory reaches below critical level (rationing), the demand from lower priority customer classes is rejected (or to be backordered) as the inventory will be reserved to satisfy the demand from high priority customer classes. …”
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Compressive strength of brick made of cemented sand by Muhammad Mubarak Nordin

“…It was found that higher density factors yielded higher compressive strength at all ages. Likewise, lower aspect ratios of the blocks yielded higher compressive strength. …”
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Use of hardening soil model for excavation in residual soil by Sherly

“…The results indicate that lowering the dewatering level at the active side was not significant for the braced excavation system performance. …”
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Lab-to-Market Design of an Electrodialysis-Based Home-Scale Water Desalination System by Floryan, Marie, Bowers, Quinn, Sternberg, Zachary, Gembali, Sahas, Goyal, Akshita, Bessette, Jonathan, Honarparvar, Soraya, Winter, Amos

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Calculation of Zakat on Financial Assets for American Muslims: A Financial and Jurisprudential Approach by Arsalan, Naveed

“…-specific considerations such as tax-deferred accounts and capital gains implications. The framework is designed to be adaptable to evolving financial markets and balances various scholarly opinions on contentious issues. …”
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Modeling technology pathways and retrofit adoption to achieve city-wide building emissions reduction goals by Berzolla, Zachary M.

“…Achieving net zero emissions from buildings by 2050 is an unprecedented challenge that will require an all-in effort at local, state, federal, and international levels. The exact path to reach this goal in existing buildings varies widely from one community to another. …”
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Data Driven Quality Improvement of Health Professions Education: Design and Development of CLUE – An Interactive Curriculum Data Visualization Tool by Canning, Claire Ann, Loe, Alan, Cockett, Kathryn Jane, Gagnon, Paul, Zary, Nabil

“…Reflecting a design based approach to meet the needs of the school's varied stakeholders, CLUE employs an iterative and reflective approach to drive the evolution of its platform, as it seeks to accommodate the ever-changing needs of our stakeholders in the fast pace world of medicine and medical education today. …”
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Novel sensor suit design for smart suit : technology, ergonomics and fashion by Low, Kien Ooi.

“…Research and development has thus been conducted to investigate the various methods of sensing to meet these needs. In this particular project, mechanical assistive device with optical fiber technology was adopted to detect the human motion and translate the information to an operating system for further processing. …”
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Maritime bunker sales in Singapore : an overview of the bunkering market in Singapore 2018/2019(focusing on charter parties disputes) by Yong, Jordan Yong Jie

“…Another concern would be charter parties which affects shipowners and charterers as each of them will try to avoid responsibilities to lower their cost to meet the condition of IMO2020 which might end up in disputes. …”
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