Performance-based identity in a BIM environment : An architect’s perceptions and experiences by Syafizal, Shahruddin, Mohd, Zairul, Ahmad Tarmizi, Haron, Meor Mohammad, Fared

“…Consequently, architects' failing to adapt their core identity to the varying circumstances may lead to their irrelevance and being side-lined merely as aesthetic building surgeons. The current study therefore seeks a better understanding of their perceptions and experiences in manifesting their identities in the phenomenon. …”
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Give your money and lose your friend : the roles of social exclusion and money anthropomorphism in charitable giving by Kho, Mandon Jin Cheng

“…Lastly, we predicted that socially excluded people would be less likely to donate money compared to socially included people, but only when money is anthropomorphized. …”
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The relationship between leisure time physical activity patterns, Alzheimer’s disease markers and cognition by James, S, Sudre, CH, Barnes, J, Cash, DM, Chiou, Y, Coath, W, Keshavan, A, Lu, K, Malone, I, Murray-Smith, H, Nicholas, JM, Orini, M, Parker, T, Almeida-Meza, P, Fox, NC, Richards, M, Schott, JM

“…Our findings warrant further research to shed light on the mechanisms of physical activity as a potential disease-modifying intervention of brain health and cognitive resilience.…”

The causes of delay in construction project in Kuantan by Nur Azuwa, Ghazali

“…To minimize delays in construction projects it has been identified by group of client, contractor, consultant and architect effective methods of minimizing construction delays includes: pay progress payment to the contractor on time because its impairs the contractor ability to finance the work, enough number of labor should be assigned and be motivated to improve productivity, reviewing and approving design document and reviewing and approving design document, producing design document on time and mistakes and discrepancy in design document have to take care off.…”
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Standalone immersion cooling for high performance servers by Liang, Wayne

“…Based on past recommendations, the author uses PTFE tape to effectively delay the evaporation of the coolant in the tank which likely affected the CPU temperature obtained. Additionally, a submersible pump is introduced to assess the hypothesis that forced convection is more efficient than natural convection. …”
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To avoid or to engage : testing the spiral of silence theory using hypothetical and experimental settings by Cha, Ee Ling, Kwok, Kristle Zhen Hui, Lee, Jamie Jing Ting, Sim, Madeleine Kai Lin

“…Content analysis of transcripts indicated that social anonymity and future opinion congruency were significantly associated with opinion expression. Findings suggest that the lack of visual and status cues, rather than perceived anonymity, were more likely to elicit opinion expression. …”
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Low dropout linear voltage regulator by Tan, Max Chuan Hung.

“…LDOs has been very well-liked and widely used in low-powered contrivance for the reason that it has efficient voltage regulating capabilities which enhances a prolong battery proficiency and longevity. …”
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Competition law and economic inequality by Zac, A

“…</p> <p>The thesis empirical findings support a link between competition law and enforcement and economic inequality via its relationship with the levels of competition. …”

Range expansion of a declining forest species, the Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus), into semi-arid woodland by Sultaire, SM, Montgomery, RA, Jackson, PJ, Millspaugh, JJ

“…Occupancy modeling revealed that western gray squirrels were equally likely to occur in piñon–juniper woodland compared to mature pine forest that they occupy elsewhere in their range. …”

Associations of treatment with hypnotics with suicide and attempted suicide: A nationwide cohort study by Høier, NK, Madsen, T, Spira, AP, Hawton, K, Jennum, P, Nordentoft, M, Erlangsen, A

“…While existing evidence has established findings of associations, more knowledge is needed regarding benzodiazepine (BZD) and non-benzodiazepine (n-BZD) hypnotics.…”

Multidecadal Morphodynamic evolution of shorelines and coral reefs along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman: Bar Al Hikman Peninsula by Teillet, T, Bois, P, Homewood, P, Mettraux, M, Samimi-Namin, K, Vahrenkamp, V

“…At this pace, the ongoing reef decline is likely to exacerbate shoreline erosion, accelerate the landward migration of barrier bars and in turn close off lagoonal areas, and threaten intertidal ecosystems. …”

Online arts and culture for mental health in young people: a qualitative interview study by Syed Sheriff, R, Bergin, L, Bonsaver, L, Riga, E, O'Dell, B, Adams, H, Glogowska, M

“…Participants described that human connection was the feature of OAC most likely to benefit mental health and emphasised the importance of representation. …”

A dormant overmassive black hole in the early Universe by Juodžbalis, I, Maiolino, R, Baker, WM, Tacchella, S, Scholtz, J, D’Eugenio, F, Witstok, J, Schneider, R, Trinca, A, Valiante, R, DeCoursey, C, Curti, M, Carniani, S, Chevallard, J, de Graaff, A, Arribas, S, Bennett, JS, Bourne, MA, Bunker, AJ, Charlot, S, Jiang, B, Koudmani, S, Perna, M, Robertson, B

“…Several different models have been proposed to explain these findings, ranging from heavy seeds to light seeds experiencing bursts of high accretion rate10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15–16. …”

The emergence of DNAM-1 as the facilitator of NK cell-mediated killing in ovarian cancer by Pounds, R, Croft, W, Pearce, H, Hossain, T, Singh, K, Balega, J, Jeevan, DN, Sundar, S, Kehoe, S, Yap, J, Moss, P, Zuo, J

“…Expression of PVR, the DNAM-1 ligand, was significantly increased on tumours and DNAM-1 mediated NK cell lysis of primary tumour tissue was observed in vitro. Discussion: These findings reveal profound modulation of the tumour tissue and systemic profile of NK cells which likely contributes to the high rates of local progression and metastasis seen with OC. …”

Investigating heterogeneity across autism, ADHD, and typical development using measures of cortical thickness, surface area, cortical/subcortical volume, and structural covariance by Sadat-Nejad, Y, Vandewouw, MM, Cardy, R, Lerch, J, Taylor, MJ, Iaboni, A, Hammill, C, Syed, B, Brian, JA, Kelley, E, Ayub, M, Crosbie, J, Schachar, R, Georgiades, S, Nicolson, R, Anagnostou, E, Kushki, A

“…Discussion: These clusters did not align with existing diagnostic labels, suggesting that brain structure is more likely to be associated with differences in adaptive functioning, IQ, and ADHD features.…”

Territorial movements of African lions: can waterholes shape multiple central-place territories in a savanna ecosystem? by Dejeante, R, Loveridge, A, Macdonald, D, Madlamoto, D, Chamaille-James, S, Valeix, M

“…We hypothesized that male lions would be more likely to patrol a buffer area around the territory core to defend a core area where social interactions with groupmates occur, whereas female lions would more specifically patrol hunting sites, i.e. waterhole areas. …”

On the hidden layer-to-layer topology of the representations of reality realised within neural networks by Gafvert, O, Grindrod, P, Harrington, HA, Higham, CF, Higham, DJ, Yim, KM

“…Instead, the manifold may become folded over and over, filling up further dimensions and creating non-realistic (unforeseeable) proximities.</p> <p><strong>Findings: </strong>We discuss some of the likely consequences of these relatively unforeseen characteristics and, in particular, the possible vulnerability of such algorithms to non-realistic perturbations. …”

Ionic liquid based ultrasonic assisted extraction of flavonoids from Artemisia vulgaris and in vitro evaluation of anticancer activity by Lim, Jin Ru, Chua, Lee Suan, Mustaffa, Azizul Azri, Dawood, Dawood Ali Salim

“…Therefore, this technique was likely to be an efficient extraction of plant flavonoids.…”

Experiences with Information System for Employee Performance: A case of Royal Malaysia Custom Department (RMCD) by Abd Zakaria, Zuhdi, Anuar, Herman Shah, Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli

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Sexual violence at higher education institutions: prevalence, nature, and opportunities for prevention by Steele, B

“…Using the OUR SPACE data, I also found that gendered differences persisted across willingness to engage in bystander behaviour to prevent or respond to SV, with men being less likely to engage in bystander behaviour to prevent SV and more likely to endorse attitudes that place the blame of SV on victims or survivors. …”