Urban Big Data: City Management and Real Estate Markets by Barkham, Richard, Bokhari, Sheharyar, Saiz, Albert

“…We expect such technologies to improve quality of life and the productivity of cities over the long run. We forecast that smart city technologies will reinforce the primacy of the most successful global metropolises at least for a decade or more. …”
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Heuristic driven genetic algorithm for job-shop scheduling by Chang, Sau Leng.

“…A Windows based graphical user interface(GUI) is written so that the user is able to modify benchmark specific parameters on the GUI and run several benchmarks in batch mode.…”
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Investigate the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling in a pharmaceutical factory by Cen, Yizhe

“…Simulation-based analysis and financial analysis were performed to prove that the additional forklift truck solution was more cost-effective in the short run and the conveyor solution was better suited in the long run.…”
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SHERLOCK HOLMES : MISTERI LEMBAH BOSCOMBE, LIMA BUTIR BIJI OREN & LELAKI BERMULUT HEROT = THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY, THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS & THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP / by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930, author 284049, Hidayati Kasuma Abdul Hadi, translator 490846

“…Clair, seorang usahawan yang berjaya telah hilang dan isterinya mendakwa kali terakhir dia melihat suaminya itu adalah di tepi tingkap sebuah sarang penagihan candu dalam kota London. Isterinya terus berkejar naik ke tempat itu tetapi dia hanya menemui seorang peminta sedekah yang tempang, yang menafikan tentang kewujudan orang lain di dalam bilik tersebut. …”

New Generalized Derivatives for Solving Variational Inequalities Using the Nonsmooth Newton Methods by Song, Yingkai, Barton, Paul I.

“…It is shown that our new method requires less stringent conditions to achieve local convergence than some other established methods, and thus guarantees convergence in certain cases where other methods may fail. …”
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SnO2 nanorod arrays : low temperature growth, surface modification and field emission properties by Huang, Hui, Lim, Chiew Keat, Tse, Man Siu, Guo, Jun, Tan, Ooi Kiang

“…The field enhancement factor of the Ni/SnO2/SiO2/Si increased around 3 times while the turn-on field of 8.0 V μm−1 is about one third of the SnO2/SiO2/Si device.…”
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Micro-dosing psychedelics as a plausible adjunct to psychosexual and couple’s therapy: a qualitative insight by Jacobs, Lucy, Banbury, Samantha, Lusher, Joanne

“…From the participant’s perspective, the use of micro-dosing psychedelics had a positive effect on sexual and physical well-being by reducing stress and performance-related anxiety. This, in turn, elevated sexual desire, exploration, communication and enhanced sensory and sexual experience, thus potentially supporting emotional and physical connection. …”

Resilience among Universiti Sains Malaysia nursing students by Ali, Noorsyafawani Mohamed

“…Resilience is a term commonly used to describe the ability to turn adversity into opportunities and learn from demanding situations. …”
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Environmental, social, and governance and hierarchical network data envelopment analysis firm efficiencies of Japan Airlines' supply chain by Kweh, Qian Long, Ting, Irene Wei Kiong, Asif, Jawad, Lu, Wen-Min

“…Although environmental, social, and governance (ESG) have been recognized for its overall impact on firm efficiency, research on the effects of the three main and multiple sub elements of ESG, especially in the airline industry, has been lacking. Thus, we analyze the impacts of overall ESG, its three main elements, and each sub elements of ESG on the firm efficiency of 29 suppliers, partners, and customers of Japan Airlines over the period of 2013–2022. …”
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Optimisation of smart grid comprising of renewable energy and electric vehicles using HOMER software and threshold decision method by Ho, Chang Fei.

“…Another sustainability issue is transportation. Conventional vehicles run on petrol and emit greenhouse gases which worsen Global Warming. …”
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Modelling and analysis of lubricated piston skirt-cylinder sub-systems in internal combustion engines by Amirun Rasyid Abu Bakar

“…The main investigation is done on the translational joint connecting the piston skirt to the piston liner. Simulation is run using Visual Studio with FORTRAN compiler using Finite Element Method and Reynolds Equation. …”
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THE SKY SERPENT / by Ismim Putera, author 655827, Ikram Wazir, editor 655732

“…A Pendekar Desa named Bawang Merah fights valiantly against the mambang, hideous monsters from Hutan. On the run from a cunning witch and a formidable mambang, she makes her way to Kayangan. …”

PandoraHearts : Caucus Race, by Shinobu Wakamiya, author 655895, Jun Mochizuki, illustrator 655896

“…Gaze down into the sunny garden from the veranda. There, children run to and fro, full of life. Two cats chase after them. …”
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Le christianisme laïc de Pierre Bayle by Hooks, JM

“…Finalement, j'espère démontrer que c’est dans le contexte de l'État confessionnel que Bayle développe une théorie de la laïcité, stipulant qu’un État peut embrasser une religion dominante particulière, et dans un même temps, défendre les droits de tous les citoyens et permettre leur propre liberté d’expression religieuse dans l’espace public.…”

Institutions and agricultural transformation: a study of induced innovation in the Philippine rice sector by Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis P.

“…Problems from each of the three institutions thus aggravate one another, within a “capital-trade-technology nexus” impacting the Philippine rice sector; similarly, solutions to one of these issues contribute to solving the others. …”
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An integrated index for the identification of diabetic retinopathy stages using texture parameters by Acharya, U. Rajendra, Ng, Eddie Yin-Kwee, Tan, Jen Hong, Sree, Subbhuraam Vinitha, Ng, Kwan-Hoong

“…Five different texture features such as homogeneity, correlation, short run emphasis, long run emphasis, and run percentage were extracted from the digital fundus images. …”
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Utilization of biomass pectin polymer to build high efficiency electrode architectures with sturdy construction and fast charge transfer structure to boost sodium storage performan... by Zhao, Jing, Yang, Xu, Zhang, Yu, Loh, Xian Jun, Hu, Xiaodong, Chen, Gang, Du, Fei, Yan, Qingyu

“…The rich carboxylic and hydroxyl groups endow pectin with a strong binding force that protects the integrity of the electrode and avoids exfoliation of the active materials. Thus, the sturdy construction enables Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃/C (NVP) to run for over 15 000 cycles. …”
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Mobile app for crowdsourcing by Tan, Jesse Yin Xuan

“…Mobile device is a device which connected people via internet. It run with mobile operating system (OS) that allow third-party app to be installed and run. …”
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Heterogeneous nucleation of polyethylene crystals on binary hexagonal nanoplatelets by Volchko, Nathan W., Rutledge, Gregory C.

“…The strength of interaction is in turn related to the density of interaction sites at the interface: hBN has the highest density, and thus the fastest nucleation rate.…”
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A dual-modal molecular probe for near-infrared fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging of peroxynitrite by Zhang, Jianjian, Zhen, Xu, Zeng, Jianfeng, Pu, Kanyi

“…Thus, CySO3CF3 not only specifically detects ONOO- in solution and cells with the limit of detection down to 53 nM but also allows for NIRF and photoacoustic dual-modal imaging of ONOO- in the tumors of living mice.…”
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