Assessing the applicability of student-based brand equity constructs in university institution preference in Ghana by Effah, Ebenezer Asare

“…With ad-hoc application of the traditional element of marketing failing to sustainably cushion institutions against growing competition, universities are frantically searching for ways to differentiate themselves in the long term. This study ascertains the applicability of five empirically established brand equity constructs to Ghana’s university industry. …”
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The Routledge handbook on the reception of classical architecture by Temple, Nicholas, Piotrowski, Andrzej, Heredia, Juan Manuel

“…By addressing a number of contentious issues, highlighted in some historical surveys of architecture, the chapters presented in this volume question long-held assumptions about the notion of a universally accepted ‘classical tradition’ and its broadly Euro-centric perspective. …”
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Classifier based incremental reconstruction of human object trajectory in live video streams by Afzal, Muhammad Majid

“…This approach has been the main focus of research in video processing for a long time and had some success, but it leads to the significant requirement for computational power and is not feasible for real-time video analytics tasks because of the time constraints. …”
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Modelling enablers of efficiency and sustainability of health care: a m-TISM approach by Sindhwani, Rahul, Kumar, Rajender, Behl, Abhishek, Singh, Punj, Kumar, Anil, Gupta, Tanmay

“…Still, the desired outcomes from this sector are far away, and it becomes pertinent to address all such issues associated with healthcare on a priority basis for sustaining the outcomes in a long-term perspective. The present study aims to explore the healthcare sector and list out the directly associated enablers contributing to increasing the viability of the healthcare sector. …”
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Bastide city territory: landscape infrastructure design, Monpazier, France by Pritchard, Lucy

“…The spatial relationship between Monpazier's setting on a promontory, and a long ridge in the plateau from which this landform extends, provides a vector of expansion. …”
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Construing economic behaviour by Theodoulou, Stella

“…Economic behaviour does not take place in a vacuum or separate from other aspects of human behaviour. For too long, the expression ceteris paribus has been the catchall of economic modelling, and when pressed for examples of "other things being equal", invariably many of these are psychological factors. …”
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Blockchain technology for viable circular digital supply chains: an integrated approach for evaluating the implementation barriers by Benabdellah, Abla Chaouni, Zekhnini, Kamar, Cherrafi, Anass, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kumar, Anil, Elbaz, Jamal

“…While many studies look at the barriers to BT adoption, none of them has ever included the viable capability, which means the ability to "react agilely to positive changes, be resilient to absorb negative events and re-cover after disruptions and survive at long-term periods". The study concludes with insightful comments based on the findings and suggestions for eradicating those obstacles and their associated effects.…”
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Degradation studies on recycled Polyethylene terephthalate by Al-Azzawi, Farah

“…The whole body of the samples was substantially unaffected by degradation for long exposure time and this is confirmed by MFI and DSC results. …”
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Evaluating the Brexit and COVID-19’s influence on the UK economy: A data analysis by Raghav Gupta, Raghav Gupta, Md. Mahadi Hasan, Md. Mahadi Hasan, Syed Zahurul Islam, Syed Zahurul Islam, Tahmina Yasmin, Tahmina Yasmin, Jasim Uddin, Jasim Uddin

“…By doing so, they can promote long-term economic growth and effectively address the disruptions caused by these interrelated issues.…”
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A centralized localization algorithm for prolonging the lifetime of wireless sensor networks using particle swarm optimization in the existence of obstacles by Abdulhasan Al-Jarah, Ali Husam

“…In a previous research, a relocating algorithm for mobile sensor network had been introduced and the goal was to save energy and prolong the lifetime of the sensor networks using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) where both of sensing radius and travelled distance had been optimized in order to save energy in long-term and shortterm. Yet, the previous research did not take into account obstacles’ existence in the field and this will cause the sensor nodes to consume more power if obstacles are exists in the sensing field. …”
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Antimicrobial activities of some marine actinonycetes isolated from Malaysians waters by Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira, Ahmad, Asmat, Usup, Gires

“…The presence PKS-I and NRPS genes might not necessarily result in antimicrobial activities since the function of polyketides is not confined to antimicrobial activities but may have other useful properties such as antihelmintics, anticancer or immunosuppressive agents [4].Nevertheless, early evaluation of these isolates based on the presence of both genes would allow to focus the screening of isolates that possessed high metabolic potential. …”
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Relative performances of preheating, cryogenic cooling and hybrid turning of stainless steel AISI 304 by Amin, A. K. M. Nurul, -, Kok, Mahmud, Md. Asif

“…Cryogenic cooling is being looked at as a potential replacement of conventional mineral oil based coolants because the latter is being rejected on grounds on serious environmental and health problems that it causes [2].Cryogenic cooling is the cooling approach to replace conventional coolant by liquefied gas in machining process [3].The impact of cryogenic cooling on chip breaking and tool wear intensity during end milling and turning has been investigated by various researchers [3-7], but there has not been any study on the impact of cryogenic cooling on chip formation and chatter.Tungsten-inert-gas (TIG) plasma heating could be used to replace Laser Beam heating and high frequency heating since TIG plasma heating also offers high heating capacity and at the same time the use of inert gas would be able to protect the work surface against oxidation during machining. …”
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Business, the environment and sustainability: an Islamic perspective by Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi, Benjasom, Muhammad Husnee

“…The study offers an integrative framework of business, the natural environment and sustainability from Islamic perspective, with a special reference to the Islamic Jurisprudence of the environment (Fiqh al-Bi’ah fi al-Islam) by Mustafa Abu-Sway, particularly the relationship between human beings and the environment (vicegerency, subjection, and inhabitation). Since the nature of the study is explorative, the research design fits into the constructionism research paradigm. …”
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Assessment of ibuprofen, non-selective cox inhibitor, as a neuroprotective agent in Alzheimer’s model of rats by Saxena, Anil Kumar, Mohd Noor, Mohd Fadly, A.Talib, Norlelawati

“…Experimentally, a condition of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion due to reduced CBF can be induced by permanent bilateral occlusion of common carotid arteries (2-vessel occlusion, 2VO) in rats. Since neuroinflammation, leading to neuronal apoptosis and death, is one of the mechanisms which is thought to play a significant role in chronic degenerative neurological disorders, the present study was planned to assess the neuroprotective role of ibuprofen in chronic cerebral hypoperfusion-induced neurodegeneration. …”
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Assessment of celecoxib, a selective cox-2 inhibitor, as a neuroprotective agent in alzheimer’s model of rats by Saxena, Anil Kumar, Noor, Mohd. Fadly, Talib, Norlelawati A.

“…The sustained release of inflammatory mediators works to perpetuate the inflammatory cycle and leads to apoptosis and neuronal cell death. Since neuroinflammation, leading to neuronal apoptosis and death, is one of the mechanisms which is thought to play a significant role in chronic degenerative neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, the present study was planned to assess the neuroprotective role of celecoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, in Alzheimer’s model of rats (2VO). …”
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Universal design for tourism towards sustainable built environment in Malaysia by Abdul Rahim, Asiah

“…This paper has two objectives, firstly the overview of the status of the concept of barrier free architecture, in Malaysia since its independence in 1957. In early 1990s, many standards and code of practice for the disable have been developed to consider having good accessibility, connectivity and usability in the built environment. …”
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Evaluation of several ionic liquids for in situ hydrolysis of empty fruit bunches by locally-produced cellulase by Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Alam, Md Zahangir, Elgharbawy, Amal A.M., Moniruzzaman, Muhammad, Jamal, Parveen

“…The findings revealed that choline acetate [Cho]OAc and choline butyrate [Cho]Bu were among the best ILs used in the study since 0.332 +/- 0.05 g glucose/g and 0.565 +/- 0.08 g total reducing sugar/g EFB were obtained after 24 h of enzymatic hydrolysis. …”
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Process validation for pilot-scale production of Betamethasone 17-valerate emulsions using palm olein as topical drug delivery vehicle by Win, Thazin, Ahmad, Kausar, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam

“…Pilot-scale PalmisoneTM topical emulsions showed particle size ranging from 3 to 14 μm, viscosity 68.2±1.43 mPa.s, pH 5.8± 0.1 and zeta potential -51 ± 11 mV. Since the product used only halal raw materials with halal certification, PalmisoneTM emulsions are halal products. …”
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A study on abrasive water jet machining of aluminum with garnet abrasives by Khan, Ahsan Ali, Munajat, Noraziaty, Tajudin, Harnisah

“…It was concluded that stand-off distance should be kept within 3 mm (at aiet pressure oDD ksi and a work feed rate ofl5 mm min-') and the work feed rate should be kept within 30 rum min-I (at ajetpressure of 30 hi and a stand-off distance of 3 nun) in order to have a good surface finish, since beyond those values of the parametern the roughness of the machined surface rises sharply. …”
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Muslim parents' reluctance to save for children's tertiary education in Malaysia: causes and reasons by Abd. Hadi, Fatimah-Salwa, Mohd Hussin, Mohd Yahya, Muhammad, Fidlizan, Nawi, Aliff, Mohemed Shaarani, Ahmad Zakirullah, Abdul Razak, Azila, Mahjom, Nurhanie, Ahmad, Mohamad Azahari, Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed Asmy

“…B40 also expected that scholarship or financial aid would be enough to cover the cost. Furthermore, since respondents did not have savings for tertiary education of children, they used a variety of resources to finance their children's education. …”
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