A Strategy towards Team Integration Practice for Improving the Design and Construction Process in the Malaysian Industrialized Building System Projects by Othman, Mohd Zainudin, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar, Yaakob, Mazri, Rofie, Mohamad Khadafi, Md Zan, Zainal, Ahmad Pozin, Mohd Affendi

“…Despite acknowledging its benefits, the construction industry is still not rapidly embracing IBS. This is mainly due to its traditional and conservative nature where anything new or different, faces implementation barriers. …”
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A Lean Management Approach of Rice Subsidy Distribution: Some Findings from A Study in Selangor by Sarjiman, Yatimah, Mad Lazim, Halim, Lamsali, Hendrik

“…Methodology: For that purpose, a survey was conducted on 10 senior government officials who manage matters related to fertilizer subsidies in the Ministry, Farmers Organization Board, Area Farmers Organization, Department of Agriculture and Subsidy Product Suppliers and 20 farmers in the area studied. by using Lean Management as the main point in this study. Findings: The collected data were analyzed using ATLAS.ti and Microsoft Excel. …”
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Operating Rooms Scheduling Using Tabu Search for Elective Surgeries in A Hospital Affected by War-Related Incidents by Ali, Hussein Hasan, Lamsali, Hendrik, Othman, Siti Norezam

“…In doing so, Tabu search (TS) approach is applied where interruptions of non-elective surgery are incorporated into the main elective surgery-based model. Computational experiment is then carried out to test the model. …”
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Readiness Assessment for Implementation of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) in Industrialised Building System (IBS) Projects by Osman, Wan Nadzri, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Anuar, Herman Shah, Radzuan, Kamaruddin

“…It is hope that IBS can improve the performance of construction industry. However, the main barriers in IBS implementation is project delivery process. …”
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Value Co-creation by Compulsory Facebook-Community in Corporate Culture: A Case Study Malaysian Logistic Company by Belal, H. M., Nordin, Norani, Hasan, Quamrul, Kosaka, Michitaka

“…The main purpose of this study was to investigate the value co-creation process using Facebook as compulsory by a company. …”
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Revolutionizing procurement: Unveiling next-gen supplier strategies in UAE's oil & gas sector by Alhammadi, Ali, Yusaf, Talal, Soar, Jeffrey, Mahmood Ali, Bashar, K., Kadirgama, Yousif, Belal F

“…In fiercely competitive arenas like the oil and gas industry, cultivating robust supplier relationships isn't just beneficial—it's indispensable. …”
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Technology-integration in language studies: Cultivating future paradigms

“…Comprising seven chapters, each chapter examines how different technological platforms can be leveraged to foster collaborative learning, improve student engagement, and address the challenges educators and learners face. Tools like Coggle, Storyboard, Google Docs, Canva, and AI-owered platforms such as ChatGPT can revolutionise learning, but only if their application is carefully understood and tailored to the needs of educators and learners. …”
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Advancing battery thermal management: Future directions and challenges in nano-enhanced phase change materials-based systems by Mahendran, Samykano

“…The widespread adoption of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in electric and hybrid vehicles has garnered significant attention due to their high energy density, impressive power-to-mass ratio, and extended lifespan. However, challenges like non-uniform temperature distribution, suboptimal energy storage, and slower release rates have surfaced. …”
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An experimental investigation on the mechanical performance of sustainable asphalt pavement incorporating waste glass powder by Hasan, Kamrul, Fariha, Noshin Anjum, Bashar, Jummana Benta, Alakhali, Ahmed K., Fadzil, Mat Yahaya

“…Thus, adding proper amount of glass powder significantly improves the hardness, strength, and resistance to structural deformation like rutting and cracking, making it a valuable option for pavement construction.…”
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Crowdsourcing as Reflective Political Practice: Building a Location-based Tool for Civic Learning and Engagement by Graeff, Erhardt

“…Using a needs assessment of Boston-area municipalities, I reinforce my argument and concretize a set of design goals for a new socio-technical system to foster local civic learning and engagement around issues like urban planning. In the end, I respond to the research challenge and design goals by introducing a prototype for a location-based survey platform for Android smartphones called Action Path, and discuss early-stage user feedback and future work.…”
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BitPacker: Enabling High Arithmetic Efficiency in Fully Homomorphic Encryption Accelerators by Samardzic, Nikola, Sanchez, Daniel

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Optimization-Based Budget Pacing in eBay Sponsored Search by Chen, Qinyi, Nguyen, Phuong Ha, Gligorijevic, Djordje

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Securing the Future: Critical Materials Policies for the US Energy Transition by Concordel, Adrien

“…As the U.S. pushes forward industrial policies to support its energy transition with policies like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to develop domestic green-tech supply chains, it overlooks the crucial need for a sustainable and secure supply of critical materials. …”
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Benchmarking Graph Transformers Toward Scalability for Large Graphs by Lim, Katherine S.

“…In particular, the self-attention mechanism of GTs mitigates the fundamental limitations of over-squashing, over-smoothing, and limited expressiveness that GNNs face. Furthermore, like transformers used for natural language processing and computer vision, GTs have the potential to become foundation models that can be used for various downstream tasks. …”
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Minimally invasive neuromodulation using mechanically-sensitive ion channels and magnetically-actuated nanotransducers by Malkin, Elian

“…Traditional methods of neuronal activity modulation, like pharmacological interventions and noninvasive techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have limitations in specificity and penetration depth. …”
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NeuralMOVES: Extracting and Learning Surrogates for Diverse Vehicle Emission Models by Ramirez Sanchez, Edgar

“…This makes it cumbersome for macroscopic analysis and unsuitable for microscopic analyses like eco-driving, which demands emissions estimation for individual steps. …”
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Thermal proteome profiling of breast cancer cells reveals proteasomal activation by CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib by Miettinen, Teemu P., Peltier, Julien, Härtlova, Anetta, Gierliński, Marek, Jansen, Valerie M., Trost, Matthias, Björklund, Mikael

“…Loss of ECM29 activates the proteasome, blocks cell proliferation, and induces a senescence‐like phenotype. Finally, we find that ECM29 mRNA levels are predictive of relapse‐free survival in breast cancer patients treated with endocrine therapy. …”
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How J-chain ensures the assembly of immunoglobulin IgM pentamers by Giannone, Chiara, Mess, Xenia, He, Ruiming, Chelazzi, Maria R., Mayer, Annika, Bakunts, Anush, Nguyen, Tuan, Bushman, Yevheniia, Orsi, Andrea, Gansen, Benedikt, Degano, Massimo, Buchner, Johannes, Sitia, Roberto

“…Completion of an amyloid-like core triggers JC folding and drives disulfide rearrangements that covalently stabilize JC-containing pentamers. …”
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Flame retardancy of highly filled polyamide 6/clay nanocomposites by Dasari, Aravind, Yu, Zhong-Zhen, Mai, Yiu-Wing, Liu, Songlin

“…Factors such as incoherency, poor stability and non-uniformity of the char or the presence of large cracks and formation of island-like structures were insignificant in slowing down the heat release and mass loss rates. …”
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Entrapping of inclusions within carbon nanotubes during catalytic decomposition of C2H4 on a “thick” nickel film by Li, Feng Ji, Zhang, Sam, Sun, Geng Zhi, Kong, Jun Hua, Rawat, R. S., Ilyas, Usman, Li, Bo

“…The inner walls of a few tubes were sealed internally by multiple elongated “beads-like,” “bullet-shaped” or “needle-shaped” nickel inclusions. …”
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