MU'TAQAL Machine: Power, Gender and Identity in Egypt's Political Prisons, 1948-1981 by Ashmawi, HE

“…<p>This thesis charts the history and evolution of a mass-incarcerating regime of detention, disappearance and torture in Egypt between 1948 and 1981. In seeking to explain Egypt’s carceral present, it traces, for the first time, the history of the Egyptian Mu‘taqal [political prison], from its emergence as a powerful instrument of government in the aftermath of the Second World War, through to its entrenchment as a mainstay of post-colonial governance by the newly independent state and by successive regimes thereafter.…”

Customers’ emotional impact on star rating and thumbs-up behavior towards food delivery service apps by Li, Le, Ismail, Noor Azlin, Chong, Choo Wei, Sun, Peng, Pervin, Mst. Dilara, Hossain, Md Shamim

“…By analyzing the influence of emotional expressions in user-generated content on review scores and subsequent reader engagement, we seek to provide insights into their complex interplay. …”
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Outdoor education program: assessing student performance, mental health, and teacher well-being by Wei, Shasha, Yang, Xiaoming, Ismail, Mohd H. B., Farizan, Noor H., Samsudin, Shamsulariffin

“…By understanding the major effect of outdoor education initiatives, we seek to provide the groundwork for innovative educational practices and policies that empower students, support instructors, and have long-lasting consequences. …”
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ASEAN geology bibliometric analysis: a way forward for sustainable development by Wai, Khoong Tai, Musta, Baba, Kusuma, Kumara Adji, Fei, Chong Kok, Waei, Ow Mun, Teng, Phuah Kit

“…This study serves as a valuable point of reference and a source of contemplation for researchers seeking to explore additional research areas, particularly in the field of geology within the ASEAN territory.…”
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Portable extendable dining table by Mahmod Abd Hakim Mohamad, Amir Safwan Ismail, Onn, Nurfarahin, Adnan, Ahmad Basri, Zulkeflee, Muhammad Shahrul, Wagiman, Abdullah, Tuan Ibrahim, Tuan Mohd Hafeez

“…Rapid urhan expansion and the prevalence of small living spaces present a challenge for city dwellers seeking space-efficient and versatile furnitin-e. …”
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LoRa Microstrip Patch Antenna: A comprehensive review by S. Yahya, Muhammad, Soeung, Socheatra, Abdul Rahim, Sharul K, Musa, Umar, Ba Hashwan, Saeed S, Yunusa, Zainab, Hamzah, Shipun A

“…This comprehensive review, the first of its kind, serves as a foundational resource for researchers seeking to optimize LoRa systems within the IoT. The study has categorized these LoRa MPAs – including monopole, Planar Inverted F Antenna (PIFA), dipole, yagi-uda, and array – into single band, dual-band, multiband, and wearable antennas, thus providing substantial viewpoints on their diverse design architectures and performance characteristics. …”
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Implementation of integrated rural development concept (IRD) in developing mukim of Sidam Kanan, Kedah, Malaysia. by Mohd. Hanapiah, Taufek, Samsudin, Noor Aimran, Muhammad Farid, Muhammad Farid

“…Villagers' aspiration to improve their economic wealth was blended carefully with preserving local values through local distribution, reducing incongruity between rural-urban and seeking alternatives to strengthen and use natural resources. …”
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Ionic liquid lubricity enhancement with bio-oil derived from microwave pyrolysis of bamboo by Mohamed Ariffin, Nur Aisya Affrina, Chong, William Woei Fong, Foong, Shin Ying, Lam, Su Shiung, Ng, Jo-Han, Zhang, Hedong

“…As industries increasingly seek eco-friendly lubrication, this study offers a valuable knowledge base for developing sustainable and high-performance lubricants derived from renewable biomass sources.…”

A study plan outlining a randomized control trial with two arms, conducted in parallel, to investigate the impact of a health education intervention on the utilization and implemen... by Onyinyechi, Opara Monica, Ismail, Suriani, Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq

“…The primary outcome will be the treatment effect assessed with the HBM Knowledge of malaria and ITNs use, attitude towards malaria and ITNs use, practices towards malaria and ITNs use, health seeking behaviour and health belief model factors, and data will be analyzed using SPSS, version 22 of the following analysis: Independent T-Test, Repeated Anova and (Gee) General Estimating Equation. …”
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Multi-colony coral skeletal Ba/Ca from Singapore’s turbid urban reefs : relationship with contemporaneous in-situ seawater parameters by Tanzil, Jani Thuaibah Isa, Goodkin, Nathalie Fairbank, Sin, T. M., Chen, Mengli, Fabbro, Gareth Nicholas, Boyle, E. A., Lee, A. C., Toh, K. B.

“…We found a positive relationship between Ba/Cacoral and organic suspended solids for 4 of the 6 colonies analysed that suggests biological mechanisms such as feeding could be driving skeletal Ba incorporation. …”
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Green human resources in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review by Zuria Akmal, Saad, Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi, Laili, Zulkepeli, Moshood, Taofeeq D., Suhaidah, Hussain

“…Originality/value: This study makes a significant contribution to the existing literature by systematically elucidating the role of GHRM in HEIs, providing insights for academics and policymakers seeking to promote sustainable practices.…”
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Gum Arabic and breast cancer biology: Biotechnology perspective

“…Whether you are exploring new frontiers in cancer treatment or a practitioner seeking novel therapeutic approaches, this book provides critical insights into innovative strategies for combating breast cancer. …”
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A Design Space for Intelligent and Interactive Writing Assistants by Lee, Mina, Gero, Katy Ilonka, Chung, John Joon Young, Shum, Simon Buckingham, Raheja, Vipul, Shen, Hua, Venugopalan, Subhashini, Wambsganss, Thiemo, Zhou, David, Alghamdi, Emad A., August, Tal, Bhat, Avinash, Choksi, Madiha Zahrah, Dutta, Senjuti, Guo, Jin L.C., Hoque, Md Naimul, Kim, Yewon, Knight, Simon, Neshaei, Seyed Parsa, Shibani, Antonette, Shrivastava, Disha, Shroff, Lila, Sergeyuk, Agnia, Stark, Jessi, Sterman, Sarah, Wang, Sitong, Bosselut, Antoine, Buschek, Daniel, Chang, Joseph Chee, Chen, Sherol, Kreminski, Max, Park, Joonsuk, Pea, Roy, Rho, Eugenia Ha Rim, Shen, Zejiang, Siangliulue, Pao

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The Urban Infrastructure of Care: Planning for Equitable Social Reproduction by Binet, Andrew, Houston-Read, Rebecca, Gavin, Vedette, Baty, Carl, Abreu, Dina, Genty, Josée, Tulloch, Andrea, Reid, Azan, Arcaya, Mariana

“…We recommend strategies for integrating care as an outcome of concern into planning decisions and practices and for making coordinated investments in urban infrastructures of care that seek to more equitably distribute resources for and burdens of care in cities.…”
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Synergizing strategies: integrating fundamental, technical and news analysis for stock evaluation in energy & commodity market by Fang, Qian

“…The insights gained from this comprehensive approach provide valuable guidance for investors seeking to trade profitably in an ever-changing market environment.…”
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The Malaysian 'Islamic' state versus the Islamic state (IS) : evolving definitions of 'Terror' in an 'Islamising' nation-state by Chan, Nicholas Wai Yeap

“…Through tracing the changes in the state's definition of a ‘terrorist’, we seek to show how the portrait of a terrorist is not only inherently political (and at certain junctures, politicised), but it also reflects on the nature of the state, as the ' terrorist' is invariably the constitutive other of the state, albeit one at the extreme end. …”
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The nature and determinants of user-generated content for dissatisfied customers: evidence from second-hand luxury fashion brands by Ozuem, Wilson, Willis, Michelle, Ranfagni, Silvia, Rovai, Serena, Howell, Kerry

“…Findings The proposed SEC framework (spiritual consumers, entrepreneurial recoverer consumers, and carpe diem consumers) illustrates how the emerging themes interconnect with the identified consumers, revealing significant consumer actions and attitudes found in the second-hand luxury goods sector that influence the usage of UGC and its integration into service failure and recovery efforts Originality/value This study suggested that the perceptions of consumers seeking second-hand luxury fashion products differ from those who purchase new or never previously owned luxury fashion products. …”
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Emergency care knowledge, utilization, and barriers in Northern Tanzania: A community-based survey by Shayo, F, Zaccheus, GG, Sakita, F, Hernandes, TR, Vissoci, JRN, Gordee, A, Kuchibhatla, M, Kiremeji, M, Minja, L, Mmbaga, BT, Staton, CA, Keating, EM, Joiner, AP

“…Layperson knowledge and recognition of emergency symptoms and subsequent care-seeking behavior are key to achieving timely access to care and appropriate treatment. …”

Networks of care for the modern adolescent by White, SR, Soneson, E, OxWell Study Team, Fazel, M

“…We mapped ‘networks of care’ to explore patterns of mental health help-seeking alongside the perceived helpfulness of support accessed.…”

Mine yOur owN Anatomy: revisiting medical image segmentation with extremely limited labels by You, C, Dai, W, Liu, F, Min, Y, Dvornek, NC, Li, X, Clifton, DA, Staib, L, Duncan, JS

“…Blindly leveraging all pixels in training hence can lead to the data imbalance issues, and cause deteriorated performance; (2) consistency: it remains unclear whether a segmentation model has learned meaningful and yet consistent anatomical features due to the intra-class variations between different anatomical features; and (3) diversity: the intra-slice correlations within the entire dataset have received significantly less attention. This motivates us to seek a principled approach for strategically making use of the dataset itself to discover similar yet distinct samples from different anatomical views. …”