Novel opto-electronic and plastic fibre sensors by Ioannides, Nicos

“…Experimental results obtained confirm the long and linear operational range of the sensor (between 15 mm and 90 mm for a mirror target and between 20 mm and 100 mm for a matt white paper target). Likely variations in the source light intensity do not affect the performance and accuracy of the sensor. …”
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Thyroid disorders, etiology and prevalence by Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Khan, Alam

“…In Pakistan, the prevalence of hyperthyroidism and sub clinical hyperthyroidism was 5.1 and 5.8%, respectively. Similarly, the prevalence of hypothyroidism and sub clinical hypothyroidism was 4.1 and 5.4%, respectively. …”
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Sentiment Analysis on COVID-19 Vaccine Tweets using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Algorithms by Tarun Jain, Tarun Jain, Vivek Kumar Verma, Vivek Kumar Verma, Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, Bhavna Saini, Bhavna Saini, Nishant Purohit, Nishant Purohit, Bhavika, Bhavika, Mahdin, Hairulnizam, Ahmad, Masitah, Darman, Rozanawati, Su-Cheng Haw, Su-Cheng Haw, Shaharudin, Shazlyn Milleana, Arshad, Mohammad Syafwan

“…Machine learning algorithms like Logistic Regression, Naïve Bayes, Support Vector Machine (SVM) and others, and Deep Learning algorithms like LSTM and Bert were used to train the predictive models. …”
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LTEM: Lightweight Trust Evaluation Model in IoT Environment by Alhandi, Somya Abdulkarim, Kamaludin, Hazalila, Mohammed Alduais, Nayef Abdulwahab, Mohd Safar, Noor Zuraidin, A. Mostafa, Salama

“…In the domain of the Internet of Things (IoT), data reliability is important, particularly within critical sectors like healthcare, environmental surveillance, and smart grids. …”
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Group of nine people with the Waterford Association banner by Waterford Association, WA

“…Colour group portrait photograph showing four men and five women in front of the Waterford Association banner. …”
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Group portrait in front of the Kilkenny Association banner by Kilkenny Association, KILK

“…Colour group portrait photograph of five women and seven men (two in clerical dress) in front of the Kilkenny Association banner. …”
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D/D raffle 150 by Kilkenny Association, KILK, Council of Irish County Associations, CICA

“…Handwritten document listing the County associations with numbers next to most of them in five columns.…”
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Far Reaching Effects of Environmental Case by Aitkhozhina, Damelya

“…Analyses the Strasbourg Court’s recent far-reaching judgment in the environmental case, Fadeyeva v Russia, which was handled by lawyers at EHRAC and Memorial. …”
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Vibrational characteristics of piping system in air conditioning outdoor unit by Loh, S. K., Faris, Waleed Fekry, Hamdi, M., Chin, W. M.

“…The unknown stiffness variables of the other tube end (chassis-piping mounting) are determined by parameter fine tuning. An experimental modal analysis using impact hammer test has also been employed to determine the vibration properties such as natural frequencies, mode shapes and damping ratio of the piping structures. …”
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Determinants of online brand communities’ and millennials’ characteristics: a social influence perspective by Ozuem, Wilson, Willis, Michelle, Howell, Kerry, Lancaster, Geoff, Ng, Raye

“…Drawing on social influence theory along with a constructivist perspective, we conducted fine‐grained in‐depth interviews to explore millennials’ participation in online communities and brand perceptions in the fashion industry. …”
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Economic consumption model revisited: infaq model based on al-Shaybani's levels of al-Kasb by Mohammed, Mustafa Omar

“…It is suggested that future research further fine tune with some rigourous analysis JEL Classification: A13, A31, B11, D01, D10 Key words: Al-Kasb, Consumption, Infāq, Model building…”
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Criminal liability for breach of fiduciary duty: a case of criminal breach of trust by the personal representative of the deceased’s estate by Halim, Akmal Hidayah, Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina

“…In such a case, the personal representative could be charged for criminal breach of trust as provided by the Malaysian Penal Code and would therefore be punished with imprisonment, whipping and fine. This paper aims to examine whether such punishment is adequate in regulating the conducts of the personal representative and remedying the estate beneficiaries against the misconducts of such personal representative. …”
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Optimizing tapered microfiber sensor design and simulation by Al-Askari, Shadi, Hamida, Belal Ahmed, Khan, Sheroz, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi

“…The simulation shows that the profile of the sensor can be fine-tuned by changing the tapering ratio of the waist and the length of the taper in order to obtain high performance, ultra-high-resolution evanescent field sensor. …”
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Knowledge-based reactive planning and re-planning – a case-study approach by Djemai, Ramzi, Vassilev, Vassil, Ouazzane, Karim, Dey, Maitreyee

“…Planning for uncertainties arising from indoor evacuations can be complex as there’s a fine balance to strike between a too-detailed plan and one that’s too vague. …”
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H∞ gain-scheduled dynamic output feedback control with transient performance applied to electrical microgrid by Fuentes, R. M., Lacerda, Marcio J., Morais, C. F., Oliveira, R. C. L. F., Palma, J. M.

“…We achieve this by employing changes in variables and congruence transformations, which lead to new synthesis conditions expressed as linear matrix inequalities. Additional fine-tuned scalar parameters can be used to enhance further the controller performance in terms of less conservative H-infinity guaranteed costs. …”
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The effect of cocoa clones on chocolate flavour by Abd. Samah, Othman, Suratman, Jumali, Wan Ibrahim, Wan Aidah

“…The present of foreign taste was detected in all five samples, with the PBC 123 being significantly higher than the rest at p<0.05 while PBC 140 has the lowest foreign taste. …”
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KIRKHS thesis and dissertation abstracts (2003-2007)

“…The volume provides statistical information on the growth of student research at the postgraduate level in the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, and the number of academic staffwho have contributed to the supervision ofMAand Ph.D. dissertations and theses in the last five academic years. (2003-2007). The set of figures provided i~ the introduction of this volume is based on the analysis of the total abstracts provided, illustrating the growth ofMA and Ph.D. students in the last five academic years (2003-2007), their distribution according to the degrees obtained and the affiliated departments, the percentage of international and local students as well as that of full-time and part-time students. …”
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The theory of abrogation : a critical evaluation by Khan, Israr Ahmad

“…This work attempts to critically analyze the arguments and the views of the supporters of the theory of nasakh, advancing a crystal clear picture that the concept of naskh in the sense of permanent abrogation hence practical invalidity of certain ayat in the Qur'an, either five (5) or five hundred (500), is untenable. All the reports concerning the views of sahabah and tabi'un scholors have been scrutinized in two chapters of this book. …”
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Features influencing Islamic websites use: a Muslim user perspective by Aliyu, Mansur, Mahmud, Murni, Md Tap, Abu Osman

“…The identified Islamic factors were grouped under five factors: beliefs, ethics, services, symbols, and values. …”
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A novel halal and healthy jam product from fruit wastes by Mohamad, Souad A., Jamal, Parveen

“…Jam was prepared from watermelon rind with different flavours (vanilla, pineapple, strawberry, lemon and no flavour). Five different samples were prepared at various compositions T1 (50-50), T2 (80-20), T3 (60-40), T4 (40-60) and T5 (20-80) of rind and sugar. …”
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