Behavioral characterization of critical thinking in higher education: perspectives from the theory of planned behavior by Ma, Bohao, Li, Zhaotong, Sun, Shanshan, Teo, Chee-Chong

“…The insights gained from the findings will be useful in guiding the development of psychological interventions for CT development.…”
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Poisoning of bubble propelled catalytic micromotors : the chemical environment matters by Schmidt, Oliver G., Zhao, Guanjia, Sanchez, Samuel, Pumera, Martin

“…We believe that our findings will contribute significantly to this field to develop alternative systems or catalysts for self-propulsion when practical applications in the real environment are considered.…”
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Vesicle Adhesion and Rupture on Silicon Oxide: Influence of Freeze–Thaw Pretreatment by Jackman, Joshua Alexander, Zhao, Zhilei, Zhdanov, Vladimir P., Frank, Curtis W., Cho, Nam-Joon

“…Taken together, our findings clarify the influence of FT pretreatment on model membrane fabrication on solid supports.…”
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An RRM–ZnF RNA recognition module targets RBM10 to exonic sequences to promote exon exclusion by Collins, Katherine M., Kainov, Yaroslav A., Christodolou, Evangelos, Ray, Debashish, Morris, Quaid, Hughes, Timothy, Taylor, Ian A., Makeyev, Eugene V., Ramos, Andres

“…Importantly, a second RRM domain (RRM2) of RBM10 recognizes a C-rich sequence, which explains its known interaction with the intronic 3΄ site of NUMB exon 9 contributing to regulation of the Notch pathway in cancer. Together, these findings explain RBM10's broad RNA specificity and suggest that RBM10 functions as a splicing regulator using two RNA-binding units with different specificities to promote exon skipping.…”
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An additive manufacturing process model for product family design by Lei, Ningrong, Yao, Xiling, Moon, Seung Ki, Bi, Guijun

“…By utilising AM, we eliminate all constraints which arise in conventional product family designs from finding a compromise between commonality and performance. …”
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Effect of post-deposition annealing on the interface electronic structures of Al2O3-Capped GaN and GaN/AlGaN/GaN heterostructure by Duan, Tian Li, Pan, Ji Sheng, Ang, Diing Shenp

“…The XPS data, however, reveal a clear Ga-O signal for all samples and no apparent change in the Ga-O to Ga-N bond ratio for the range of annealing temperatures studied. These findings imply that the observed improvement in 2DEG mobility (and the associated decrease of interface defect density) should be ascribed to the structural change of the disordered GaOx interfacial layer formed during the atomic-layer-deposition of the Al2O3.…”
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Differential growth and shape formation in plant organs by Huang, Changjin, Wang, Zilu, Quinn, David, Suresh, Subra, Hsia, K. Jimmy

“…We demonstrate the robustness of these findings and analyses by recourse to synthetic reproduction of all four configurations using controlled polymerization of a hydrogel. …”
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Early Vocal Development in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Rett Syndrome, and Fragile X Syndrome: Insights from Studies Using Retrospective Video Analysis by Roche, Laura, Zhang, Dajie, Bartl-Pokorny, Katrin D., Pokorny, Florian B., Schuller, Björn W., Esposito, Gianluca, Bölte, Sven, Roeyers, Herbert, Poustka, Luise, Gugatschka, Markus, Waddington, Hannah, Vollmann, Ralf, Einspieler, Christa, Marschik, Peter B.

“…These studies were then categorised according to whether children were later diagnosed with ASD (13 studies), RTT (8 studies), or FXS (2 studies) and then described in terms of (a) participant characteristics, (b) control group characteristics, (c) video footage, (d) behaviours analysed, and (e) main findings. This overview supports the use of RVA in analysing the early development of vocalisations in children later diagnosed with ASD, RTT, or FXS and provides an in-depth analysis of vocalisation presentation, complex vocalisation production, and the rate and/or frequency of vocalisation production across the three disorders. …”
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Bacterial Biofilm Control by Perturbation of Bacterial Signaling Processes by Jakobsen, Tim Holm, Tolker-Nielsen, Tim, Givskov, Michael

“…Here, we review novel findings and potentials of using small molecules to target and modulate these regulatory processes in the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa to decrease its pathogenic potential.…”
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People in Peril, Environments at Risk: Coolies, Tigers, and Colonial Singapore's Ecology of Poverty by Powell, Miles Alexander

“…As these workers struggled to transform forests into farms, houses and roads, they created an ecology of poverty that had catastrophic consequences for humans and tigers alike. Finding ever less forest in which to hide from humans, the mighty cats instead began to regard some people as prey. …”
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Optically reversible electrical soft-breakdown in wide-bandgap oxides — a factorial study by Zhou, Yu, Ang, Diing Shenp, Kalaga, Pranav Sairam

“…The effect is evidenced by a decrease in the breakdown leakage current, termed as a negative photoconductivity response. This finding raises the prospect for optical sensing applications based on these traditionally non-photo-responsive but ubiquitous oxide materials. …”
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China and the “Singapore Model” : perspectives from mid-level cadres and implications for transnational knowledge transfer by Liu, Hong, Wang, Tingyan

“…We found that the most appealing characteristics of the “Singapore model” for these mid-level officials lay in practical governance lessons and their potential transferability rather than in ideologies. This finding challenges conventional wisdom that the most plausible rationale of China’s learning from Singapore is political. …”
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Get your facts right: preschoolers systematically extend both object names and category-relevant facts by Holland, Amanda, Mather, Emily, Simpson, Andrew, Riggs, Kevin J.

“…At test, children provided with the object name or category-relevant fact were significantly more likely to display systematic category extension than children who learnt the category-irrelevant fact. Our findings contribute to a growing body of evidence that the mechanisms responsible for word learning may be domain-general in nature.…”
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Access, dignity, and choice: social supermarkets and the end of the food bank model in the UK? by Ranta, Ronald, Nancheva, Nevena, Mulrooney, Hilda M., Bhakta, Dee, Lake, Stef

“…We use a mixed-methods approach based on questionnaires (n = 111) and interviews (n = 25) with SSMs members, engaging with local priorities and perspectives in the active co-creation of the research. Our findings demonstrate that SSM’s provision is more inclusive and mindful of the diversity and agency of their members, doing away with pre-conceived ideas of food support recipients as passive citizens. …”
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A study on loading multiple epitopes with a single peptide by Guo, Chunyan, Xu, Cuixiang, Feng, Qing, Xie, Xin, Li, Yan, Zhao, Xiangrong, Hu, Jun, Fang, Senbiao, Shang, Lijun

“…We established a method for multi‐epitope peptide recombination from these immunodominant groups. (3) The immune effect of the recombinant multi‐epitope peptide was better than that of a single peptide. Our findings facilitate the understanding of the composition of antigen epitopes and provide a theoretical and experimental basis for developing polyvalent vaccines and understanding immune responses at the molecular level.…”
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Exploring items for measuring self-initiated professional development construct in the context of continuous professional development system usage by Mohd, Noradlina, Azmi Murad, Masrah Azrifah, Omar, Muhd Khaizer

“…A pilot study was conducted on 100 teachers who were randomly selected from the central region of Malaysia, which includes three states: Selangor, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya. Findings of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) yielded five components (motivation, self-monitoring, self-efficacy, self-management, and self-regulation), and internal reliability was achieved for all five components.…”
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Overall quality of life perception among occupants of green and non-green office buildings in Malaysia by Laiche, Abdelfatah Bousbia, Dahlan, Nur Dalilah, Shari, Zalina, Zaky Jaafar, Mohamad Fakri

“…The IEQ factors, classified into ambient conditions, designed environment, and behavioural environment, are found to impact QoL. Findings from the case studies reveal that the four buildings varied in the aspect of Behavioural Environment, where some of the IEQ factors in the green buildings were perceived as slightly uncomfortable. …”
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Systematic correlation between ligand length, bandgap energy and Seebeck voltage of Fe-based spincrossover (SCO) metal complexes through optical characterization by Hassan, H. C., Said, S. M., Noor, I. M., Megat Hasnan, M. M. I., Zakaria, R., Nik Ibrahim, N. M. J., Salleh, F., Fadzallah, I. A., Md. Noor, N. L., Abdullah, N.

“…Subsequently, these findings were also triangulated with the effect of the ligand length on ionic conductivity and the Seebeck voltage. …”

Influence of depression and loneliness on suicidal behaviour among public university students in Malaysia by Norazizi, Nur Dini Kamilia, Che Amat, Muhammad Asyraf, Mohammad Hanafi, Nor Hafizah, Firman, Salam, Syahrul Nizam

“…These non-significant findings suggest that overall, the mental well-being of the students is good. …”
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Assessing cold plasma’s impact on banana growth and fusarium wilt control by Rajakumar, Priya, Akmal Baharum, Nadiya, Lutfi, Afiqah Insyirah, Mohd Sadali, Najiah, Mispan, Muhamad Shakirin, Kuang, Lim Lian, Ling, Yap Seong, Khalid, Norzulaani, Rejab, Nur Ardiyana

“…Additionally, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed differential expression of several defence (PR1, WRKY22, PAL, and CEBiP) and growth (Cytochrome P450, NAC68, and CAT) related genes in CP-treated plants, particularly in conjunction with Foc infection. These findings shed light on the potential use of CP in managing FW in banana and offer insights into possible mechanism behind improved traits.…”
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