Determining the feasibility of a full-scale randomised controlled trial evaluating rehabilitation for people after acute patellar dislocation by Forde, C

“…This suggests that the low retention may have been for reasons other than the outcome measurement instruments and follow-up methods used.</p> <p>The main finding of this thesis was that a full-scale RCT evaluating rehabilitation is feasible. …”

Effectiveness of interpretive exhibits in influencing students’ intention in birdwatching activity at a Bird Interpretive Center, Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia by Mokhli, Nuraain Amalina

“…Questionnaire data were collected from 119 first-year students from the Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia. The findings indicated significant differences between the mean scores of the control and intervention groups for the affective responses, intentions and design evaluation, except for the birds’ sound construct in the affective responses and the title and contents construct in the design evaluation. …”
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Assessment of climatic influences on net primary productivity along elevation gradients in temperate ecoregions by Mehmood, Kaleem, Ahmad Anees, Shoaib, Rehman, Akhtar, Rehman, Nazir Ur, Muhammad, Sultan, Shahzad, Fahad, Liu, Qijing, Alharbi, Sulaiman Ali, Alfarraj, Saleh, Ansari, Mohammad Javed, Khan, Waseem Razzaq

“…The EC-LUE model's GPP estimates closely matched MODIS data (R² = 0.82), demonstrating the model's reliability. These findings highlight the critical role of elevation and climatic factors in vegetation productivity and underscore the need for targeted ecological management and conservation strategies. …”
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ESBL producing E. coli in chickens and poultry farms environment in Selangor, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study on their occurrence and associated risk factors with environment and... by Aliyu, Abdulrasheed Bello, Jalila, Abu, Saleha, Abdul Aziz, Zunita, Zakaria

“…In the determination of possible factors associated with the presence of ESBL-EC at poultry farms, a questionnaire was used to obtain the information and data. Results: The findings demonstrated the wide distribution of ESBL-EC in all the farms with an overall occurrence of 37.2%. …”

Antibiotic resistance profile, potential drivers and genotype of Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp. and Vibrio sp. isolated from hybrid red tilapia and Asian seabass in the West Coas... by Dewi, Rita Rosmala

“…The result of this study highlighted the aquaculture production system is an important reservoir of clinically important bacteria. The findings revealed that bacteria isolated had a high level of resistance to antibiotics classified as priority and critically important for human use, as well as veterinary critically important medications for food-producing animals, posing a significant risk to human, aquatic and animal health. …”
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Optimization and mechanistic insight of phenol removal using an effective green kaolin adsorbent through experimental and computational approaches by Zubir, Aisyah, Erna Normaya, Erna Normaya, Zuhaidi, Nurul Huda, Goh, Pei Sean, Mat Piah, Mohd. Bijarimi, Ismail, Mohamad Wafiuddin, Show, Pau Loke, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Ahmad, Mohammad Norazmi

“…Based on the response surface methodology findings, the optimum conditions were pH 1.6, 40 min, 50 mg/L, and 2 g with 92.19 % maximum percentage removal. …”

Fabrication and characterization of a novel mullite-stainless steel composed hollow fibre membrane for oil/water separation by Almukhtar Omar, Najib Meftah, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Zhong, Sheng Tai, Jaafar, Juhana, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Puteh, Mohd. Hafiz, Abu Bakar, Suriani, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Tao, Li

“…Afterwards, they were evaluated in an oil/water separation system regarding water flux and oil rejection rate. Based on the findings, there was a gradual increase in the bending strength from 32.1 to 79.8 MPa with increased SS contents from 0 to 12 % (w/w). …”
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Implementation of lean manufacturing practices and six-sigma among Malaysian manufacturing SMEs: intention to implement IR 4.0 technologies by Ibikunle, Afeez Kayode, Rajemi, Mohamad Farizal, Mohd Zahari, Fadhilah

“…The data were collected using the six-point Likert scale questionnaire. Findings – Based on research findings, about 86% Malaysian manufacturing SMEs implement 6s. …”
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Cathodoluminescence of self-organized heterogeneous phases in multidimensional perovskite thin films by Cortecchia, Daniele, Lew, Kar Cheng, So, Jin-Kyu, Bruno, Annalisa, Soci, Cesare

“…In this work, we combine steady-state and time-resolved cathodoluminescence microscopy with photoluminescence techniques and reveal with unprecedented resolution the characteristic self-assembly of heterogeneous phases of perovskites with different dimensionality, driven by uneven redistribution of methylammonium cations during film formation. Our findings provide fundamental insights for the rational design of complex multidimensional perovskite systems with improved stability and emissive properties.…”
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Smart concrete with autonomous crack repair function by Chen, Yifei

“…In this study, the project focuses on investigating the properties of the urease enzyme and its role in Urease Enzyme-Induced Carbonate Precipitation for concrete repair and finding the optimum ratio for the highest concrete surface healing efficiency.…”
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Text classification using graph convolutional network by Koh, Jiahui

“…Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs) have emerged as a powerful framework for processing and analysing data represented as graphs, finding applications across various domains such as social networks, biological networks, and recommendation systems. …”
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Gaps in Singapore’s 3Ms healthcare safety net : the 4th M – membership. by Koh, Jansen Zhi Xiong., Goh, Shu Jun., Teng, Jessica Shu Jiao.

“…This paper thus aims to evaluate the comprehensiveness of Singapore's existing healthcare safety net of Medisave, Medishield and Medifund -- the 3Ms. Our findings suggest that there are five groups of individuals who still fall through the perceived well-constructed safety net. …”
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Stochastic approximation approach for consensus and convergence rate analysis of multiagent systems by Xu, Juanjuan, Zhang, Huanshui, Xie, Lihua

“…Different from the existing approach, the consensus problem is converted to a root finding problem for which the stochastic approximation theory can be applied. …”
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Bursting the bubble on bacterial biofilms : a flow cell methodology by Crusz, Shanika A., Diggle, Stephen P., Popat, Roman, Rybtke, Morten Theil, Cámara, Miguel, Givskov, Michael, Tolker-Nielsen, Tim, Williams, Paul

“…The adoption of a common and reliable methodology amongst researchers would enable findings to be shared and replicated amongst the biofilm research community, with the overall aim of advancing understanding and management of these complex and widespread bacterial communities.…”
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Exploration of critical external partners of Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) firms for delivering green building projects in Singapore by Li, Yuanyuan, Chen, Po-Han, Teo, Chee Chong, Ding, Rong Gui, Chew, David Ah Seng

“…Finally, a stepwise multiple regression analysis was applied and "clients," "government," "qualified/certified materials and products suppliers," and "good green consultants" were found to be significant external partners of Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) firms for successful delivery of Green Mark certified projects. The research findings will help AEC firms understand how to achieve competitive advantages in the Green Building market in Singapore by using external resources.…”
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Intangible factors contribution to value or benefit creation in infrastructure asset valuation by Hamzah, Ezdihar, Abdullah Hashim, Hariati, Ismail, Azizah

“…This research is conducted through qualitative approach by using in-depth interview with the experts. The findings of this research have classified the items detailed for infrastructure asset valuation in the case study of Custom, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ Complex). …”
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Islamic Retail Banking - An Integrated Customer Centric Framework to Study Intentions to Use Islamic Banking Products in Malaysia (S/O: 12921) by Abdul Rahman, Maria, Ramli, Mona Fairuz, Chauhan, Ajay

“…Data collected from the Islamic banking customers were analyzed using Smart PLS 3. Findings showed that awareness, risk taking behavior, word of mouth and perceived value have significant influence on the customer usage intentions toward Islamic banking products. …”
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The Effect of Product Innovation and Technology orientation on the Firm Performance. Evidence from the manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises of Pakistan by Tariq, Tamoor Ali, Mad Lazim, Halim, Iteng, Rosman

“…The data was collected from 381 manufacturing SMEs of Punjab, Pakistan, and analyzed using PLS-SEM 3.0. The finding of this empirical study suggests that product innovation and technology orientation have positive influence on a firm’s performa…”
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Content-based image retrieval with statistical machine learning. by Zhang, Lining.

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Instrumentation optimisation for unicompartmental knee replacement by Arthur, LW

“…Cementless OUKRs (1/15) had fewer tibial radiolucent lines compared to cemented (6/14) at 10 years.</p> <p>Bearing fractures, because of excessive polyethylene wear, have been reported with the Phase III OUKR. …”