Al-Qaeda grows in Africa : new union with Al Shabaab by Rohan Gunaratna

“…By making inroads to Africa, al Qaeda will exploit Al Shabaab’s long standing links with like-minded threat groups in a fragile continent.…”
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Homogenisation and approximation of solutions to multiscale problem by Khoo, Freddy Hong Shan

“…This paper focuses on the homogenization problem of a steady-state diffusion problem in a heterogeneous medium, with the objective of describing the global behavior of a finely distributed medium whose constituents are periodic. …”
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Lipid regulation of exocytosis by Zhang, Jing

“…Exocytosis is a finely tuned program in which the secretory vesicles are directed to fuse with plasma membrane and discharge neurotransmitter or hormone content to the extracellular space. …”
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16.412J / 6.834J Cognitive Robotics, Spring 2005 by Williams, Brian Charles

“…Theory and application are linked through discussion of real systems such as the Mars Exploration Rover.…”
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Atkins' PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY / by Atkins, Peter, author 419586, De Paula, Julio, author 421494

“…Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre to accompany Atkins' Physical Chemistry features: For registered adopters of the book: · Figures and tables from the book, in ready to download format · Tables of editable key equations · Instructor's Solutions Manual For students: · Web links to a range of additional physical chemistry resources on the internet · Group theory tables, available for downloading · Living graphs · Molecular modelling problems · Impact sections linked to via QR codes in the text.…”

Membrane distillation hybridized with a thermoelectric heat pump for energy-efficient water treatment and space cooling by Tan, Yong Zen, Han, Le, Chew, Nick Guan Pin, Chow, Wai Hoong, Wang, Rong, Chew, Jia Wei

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Conserved longitudinal alterations of anti-S-protein IgG subclasses in disease progression in initial ancestral Wuhan and vaccine breakthrough Delta infections by Goh, Yun Shan, Fong, Siew-Wai, Hor, Pei Xiang, Siti Naqiah Amrun, Lee, Cheryl Yi-Pin, Young, Barnaby Edward, Chia, Po Ying, Tambyah, Paul A., Kalimuddin, Shirin, Pada, Surinder, Tan, Seow-Yen, Sun, Louisa Jin, Chen, Mark I-Cheng, Leo, Yee-Sin, Lye, David C., Ng, Lisa F. P., Renia, Laurent

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Compatability and equilibrium approach to slender concrete column design (dual project) by Toh, Yi Hui

“…This report evaluates and compares the proposed design method with the Australian code AS3600-2001 for slender concrete column. The failure loads of pin-end columns under short term loading and uniaxial bending are used as a pre-determined factor to analyse the data. …”
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Terror Threat in Malaysia : Warning Signs by Lopez, Greg, Fernandez, Kevin

“…Since the beginning of 2019, Malaysian Police had arrested several individuals, both Malaysian citizens and foreigners residing in the country, for suspected links with Islamic State (or “Daesh”). Effective and efficient as they are, Police will continue to face significant challenges in counter-terrorism efforts due to wide-ranging developments in domestic politics, as well as regional and international settings.…”
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Real options approach to multi-stage business investment decision making by Thinn Thinn Aye.

“…This dissertation will demonstrate how the important characteristics of investment decisions interact each other, by looking into traditional approaches (Chapter 2), applying uncertainty to traditional analysis (Chapter 3), and finally linking real options approach as a bridge between finance and strategy (Chapter 4) to make more meaningful economic decisions in the real world.…”
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Web page on Taguchi method by Tng, Angela Lay Yan.

“…This web page was designed as a collection of related linked pages/modules that were organised in a tree-like structure to introduce the basic principles, philosophies and working mechanics of designing and implementing Taguchi experiments. …”
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trans–cis S-Benzyl dithiocarbazate by Shanmuga Sundara Raj, S., Yamin, Bohari M., Yussof, Yusrabbil A., Tarafder, M. T. H., Fun, Hoong-Kun, Grouse, K. A.

“…In the crystal structure of the title compound, C8H10N2S2, the mol­ecules are linked by N—H...S hydrogen bonds between the imino group and the thione-S atoms to form a chain along the b axis. …”

Optimizing Wildfire Suppression: A branch-and-price-and-cut approach by Wachspress, Jacob

“…We formulate a two-sided set partitioning model on time-space-rest networks for crew assignments and time-state networks for fire damage, with linking constraints between both; this representation can encode a broad class of non-linear wildfire spread models and diverse suppression objectives. …”
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Blockchain technology development and evaluation in food industry by Tan, Peng Chao

“…Food safety is intrinsically linked to people's daily lives. By fusing Industry 4.0 and blockchain technology, we can significantly enhance food safety.…”
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Green concrete incorporating local waste material by Kok, Pooi Yee.

“…In previous study, Recycled Concrete Fines (RCF) replaced the uses of aggregates in concrete mixing reducing its cost and usage of raw earth material, sands. …”
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The transition to net zero emissions: competing perspectives on the use of nuclear power by Umbach, Frank

“…Climate change, geopolitical risks linked to fossil fuel imports, and dependence on unreliable energy-exporting countries have revived plans for expanding nuclear power use worldwide. …”
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Local-flexural interactive buckling of S690 high strength steel slender welded I-section columns: testing, modelling and design by Sun, Yao, Liang, Yating, Su, Andi, Zhao, Ou

“…A testing programme, adopting two S690 high strength steel slender welded I-sections, was firstly conducted and included initial geometric imperfection measurements and ten pin-ended column tests. The testing programme was accompanied by a numerical modelling programme, where finite element models were developed and validated against the test results and then employed to perform parametric studies to generate further numerical data over a wide range of cross-section dimensions and member effective lengths. …”
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Automated reconstruction from multiple photographs by Zisserman, A, Schaffalitzky, F, Werner, T, Fitzgibbon, A

“…These two themes are linked in an example application of automated architectural reconstruction from images. …”

Numerical study on the operation rules of hydropower generation by Tan, Benjamin Zhi Wen

“…Currently, most cascade dual-reservoir models are incapable of considering the hydraulic links between upstream and downstream reservoirs and of applying different operating rules to each reservoir. …”
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The role of supply chains for the sustainability transformation of global food systems: a large‐scale, systematic review of food cold chains by Trotter, PA, Becker, T, Renaldi, R, Wang, X, Khosla, R, Walther, G

“…Here, we conduct a large-scale, systematic literature review of 48,014 academic articles to assess the links between the food cold chain literature and sustainable development. …”