Crowdsourcing as Reflective Political Practice: Building a Location-based Tool for Civic Learning and Engagement by Graeff, Erhardt

“…They require that citizens leave the places they normally inhabit physically or virtually and commit to a separate space and set of processes. Town hall meetings are still a key point of engagement, occurring during specific times and in specific places. …”
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The local identity politics of world heritage : lessons from Galle Fort in Sri Lanka by Janakiraman, Aarthi(Urban city planner)Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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How user empowerment influences social interaction and purchase intention. by Chow, Mei Yin., Lau, Yew Han., Tay, Paul Tiong.

“…Together with social platform features, social interaction enhances the understanding of customers‟ needs which in turn influences the willingness to purchase. This begets us to the question of “What are customers looking for?” …”
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From Words to Worlds: Bridging Language and Thought by Wong, Lionel Catherine

“…How do we make meaning from language, and how, in turn, does the meaning we construct from language draw on the other resources and capacities of human thought, from perception, to mental simulation and decision making? …”
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Demo abstract: real-time out-of-distribution detection on a mobile robot by Yuhas, Michael, Easwaran, Arvind

“…The robot navigates a miniature town using image data and a YOLO object detection network. …”
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GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis model for utility water demand: the case of Lodwar Municipality, Turkana County, Kenya by Wanguba, B, Siriba, DN, Okumu, BO

“…The analysis of satellite images showed the expansion of built-up areas and emerging human activities in regions towards the South and Western of Lodwar Town. The resulting model outcome identified the potential demand priority sites within the region of which some are underserved. …”

Wireless rain protection system by Sadayappan, Kalaivaanan

“…For example, a message can be sent to turn on a light in a designated bedroom. Another application would be a message sent to the living room air conditioner to turn on 2 hours ahead of time to ventilate cool air throughout the living room. …”
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Plug-in battery electric vehicle : lighting system by Wong, Bjorn Wing Tjoi

“…The lighting system consist of 2 headlamps, 2 turn signal lamps at the front, 2 brake lamps, 2 turn signal lamps and 2 reversing lamps. …”
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话语标记 “可是” 在马来西亚华语会话中的语用功能 = Pragmatic functions of discourse marker “Keshi” in conversational Malaysian Mandarin by 胡文绮 Woo, Wen Qi

“…As shown by collected data, “keshi” can be used at turn-initial and turn-internal positions in naturally occurring conversations. …”
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Performance and flight dynamics characteristics of a variable sweep wing aircraft by Chong, Zi Wei.

“…Many different performance characteristics such as stall and maximum speed, range, endurance, level turn rate as well as turn radius, rate of climb and etc. which are believed to be important for various missions are investigated and discussed. …”
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Simulation and analysis of three-level converter topology for high power applications by Kuek, Zen Yee

“…With this project being a large-scale project by nature, the focus on Three-Level Converters would be narrowed down to determining the turn-on and turn-off characteristics of Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs using a double pulse test. …”
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"中华胶不胶?" ：从媒体留言分析探讨马来西亚华人的对中立场 = Sinophobia or Sinophilia? Discussing the identity confusion among Malaysian Chinese : based on the comments analysis... by 李政辉 Lee, Chan Hui

“…However, after the Hong Kong Protest 2019, the identity turn had been found among Malaysian Chinese, followed by the phenomenon of “Chinese Gum” and “Western Puppies”, which showed that they are confused about their identity of being Malaysian and Chinese, and few studies were conducted to explore this identity turn. …”
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OLIVER TWIST / by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870, author 457349

“…His foray into a life of crime soon lands him into the arms of the law, when Oliver's fortunes finally appear to turn as the robbery victim becomes his benefactor. …”

Analysis of brain signals by Tan, Yi Bing

“…All neurons are electrically excitable hence this process in turn, generate a great amount of electrical activity in our brain which can be measured using several functional imaging methods such as Electroencephalography (EEG) and Magnetoencephalography (MEG). …”
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A 35-Year Analysis of Vegetation Cover in Rare-Earth Mining Areas Using Landsat Data by Zheng, Zhubin, Liu, Yuqing, Chen, Na, Liu, Ge, Lei, Shaohua, Xu, Jie, Li, Jianzhong, Ren, Jingli, Huang, Chao

“…The findings indicate that (1) vegetation coverage in Dingnan County decreased from 1988 to 2002, followed by a gradual increase; (2) high vegetation cover is predominantly found in forested areas that maintain their natural state, while the central town and mining areas exhibit generally low coverage; (3) there are regional differences in the relationship between vegetation cover and environmental factors in Dingnan County. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigation on precast CECFST column-to-column connections subjected to axial and eccentric compression by Zhu, Gaoming, Tan, Kang Hai

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Determinants of underdiagnosis of COPD in national and international surveys by Lamprecht, B, Soriano, JB, Studnicka, M, Kaiser, B, Vanfleteren, LE, Gnatiuc, L, Burney, P, Miravitlles, M, García-Rio, F, Akbari, K, Ancochea, J, Menezes, AM, Perez-Padilla, R, Montes de Oca, M, Torres-Duque, CA, Caballero, A, González-García, M, Buist, S

“…Population prevalence of (spirometrically defined) COPD ranged from 3.6% in Barranquilla, Colombia, to 19.0% in Cape Town, South Africa. Only 26.4% reported a previous lung function test, and only 5.0% reported a previous diagnosis of COPD, whereas 9.7% had a postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC < LLN. …”

Episcopacy and parochialism in early South African Anglicanism: Bishop Robert Gray and the antecedent churches of the Cape Colony, 1806-72 by Bester, M

“…<p>This thesis considers the development of ecclesiastical authority in early Cape Colonial Anglicanism under the episcopacy of Robert Gray (1809–72), the first Bishop of Cape Town (1847–72). It explores the nature of opposition that Gray’s episcopacy faced from the fourteen independent worshipping congregations established privately or by the colonial state between 1806 and 1847, and how he brought these disputes to resolution, or, in some cases, failed to do so.…”

A comparison of accounting standards in Singapore and Malaysia by Lee, Chiaw Ling, Seah, Siew Ying, Ng, Lay Kwang

“…The accounting standards of a country govern the way its accountants prepare financial accounting reports. This in turn affects the comparability, integrity, accuracy, truth and fairness of the financial statements.…”
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THE DOUBLE HELIX / by Trueit, Trudi Strain, author 655686

“…First, Cruz took a few shots of the canyon walls. The sky was turning a deep rose orange. Aunt Marisol would love this. …”