In digital we trust: Bitcoin discourse, digital currencies, and decentralized network fetishism by Baldwin, Jon

“…The hyperbole of bitcoin discourse is deemed to be an expression of the Californian Ideology, which itself often conceals a right-wing agenda. The paper analyses the hype behind the celebration of decentralised digital networks. …”
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Gender equality or employment promotion? The politicization of parental leave policy in Finland by Nygard, Mikael, Nyby, Josefine, Kuisma, Mikko

“…We argue that ideological factors delayed a reform of the leave system in a more gender-equal way, since left-wing parties did not only put more emphasis on gender equality and state-regulated leave quotas for fathers than conservatives, they also did so for somewhat other reasons connected with the Social Investment paradigm. …”
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Microencapsulation of gentamicin into PLGA-chitosan matrices by Abdullah Hazim, Anas, Harun Ismail, Ahmad Fahmi, Awang, Mohamed, Mohamed, Farahidah

“…In this study, different types of surfactants (PVA, Tween 20 and Span 80) were used to test the loading efficiency. surface morphology, and particle size of the microspheres. …”
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Reclaiming the conversation: Islamic intellectual tradition in the Malay Archipelago. Edited by Rosnani Hashim. Selangor, Malaysia: The Other Press, 2010, pp. 288. ISBN 978-983-954... by Hussien, Suhailah

“…The works and educational reforms of eleven scholars spanning through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (CE) from three countries in the Malay world were explored. …”
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Cellular uptake of Nigella sativa oil-PLGA microparticle by PC12 cell line by Doolaanea, Abd Almonem, Mansor, Nur 'Izzati, Mohd Nor, Nurul Hafizah, Mohamed, Farahidah

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the cell uptake of Nigella sativa oil (NSO)-PLGA microparticle by neuron-like PC-12 cells in comparison to surfactants; hydrophilic (Tween 80 & Triton X100) and hydrophobic (Span 80). Solvent evaporation was used to precisely control the size, zeta potential and morphology of the particle. …”
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Energy efficiency mechanism using mobile-based fermat's spiral in wireless sensor networks by Mantoro, Teddy, Shaukat Ali, Haroon, Ayu, Media Anugerah, Usino, Wendi

“…We evaluated the performance of wireless sensor network using minimum spanning tree algorithm specifically Prim’s Algorithm in order to know the bottleneck effect on wireless sensor network and propose a better solution performance based on Fermat Spiral model. …”
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UK apartment construction impact on carbon life cycle calculations by Din, Asif, Brotas, Luisa

“…Timber does have an increased number of replacements during the life span and significant impacts at end of life stages. …”
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Plastic pollution in the ocean by Harun, Hasnida, Mohsin, Nur Izzmirza, Tahir, Rosmawati, Zulkifli, Mohd Daniel, Kasim, Norfazira, Kabir, Mohd Hafizalrisman, A. Hamid, Hazren, M. Sunar, N., Ali, R., Hamidon, Nuramidah, Muhamad, Mimi Suliza

“…Plastic pollution in the ocean was first reported by scientists in the 1970s, yet in recent years it has drawn tremendous attention from the media, the public, and an increasing number of scientists spanning diverse fields, including polymer science, environmental engineering, ecology, toxicology, marine biology, and oceanography. …”
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The aerodynamics analysis of type UAV aircraft with pusher engine configuration by use of DATCOM software by Al Aian, Ahmad Eshtiwey

“…through series of aerodynamics assessment aircraft components (fuselage, wing, airfoil on the control surface and it's high lift devices). …”
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Does trade matter for stock market integration? by Abdul Karim, Bakri, Abd. Majid, M. Shabri

“…Design/methodology/approach – Weekly stock indices spanning from January 1992 to May 2008 is analysed using autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bound testing approach and vector autoregression (VAR) framework. …”
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Futurism: performance and performativity of a movement by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig

“…Performance interventions span across the history of this movement (Goldberg, 2011): from the notorious 'serate' instigated by Marinetti, in which the audience would be purposefully scandalised, provoked and offended, to the futurist music concerts that provided an ancestral root for the aesthetics of synthesised sound in contemporary music (Rodney, 1976), not to mention the Russian counterpart of this movement, which embraced, on stage, such wide a field as to encompass theatre, opera, dance, music and scenic design. …”
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Effect of mach number on stiffness and damping derivatives for oscillating hyersonic non-planar wedge by Crasta, Asha, Khan, Sher Afghan

“…A strip theory in which flow at a span wise location is two dimensional and independent of each other is being used. …”
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Foreign exchange, fractional cointegration and the implied-realized volatility relation by Kellard, Neil, Dunis, Christian L., Sarantis, Nicholas

“…We begin with the empirical observation that the fractional order of volatility is often found to have confidence intervals that span the stationary/non-stationary boundary. However, no existing fractional cointegration test has been shown to be robust to both regions. …”
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A brief review of Bornean banded langur Presbytis chrysomelas (Müller, 1838) of Sarawak by Mohammad Noor-Faezah, Mohammad Noor-Faezah, Tukiman Nur-Aizatul, Tukiman Nur-Aizatul, Tingga Roberta Chaya Tawie, Tingga Roberta Chaya Tawie, Mohamad Fhaizal Bukhori, Mohamad Fhaizal Bukhori, Jayasilan Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan Mohd-Azlan, Azroie Denel, Azroie Denel, Badrul Munir MdZain, Badrul Munir MdZain, Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul-Latiff, Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul-Latiff, Abd Rahman Mohd-Ridwan, Abd Rahman Mohd-Ridwan

“…Presently, documented sightings of P. chrysomelas span across five specific locations in Sarawak: Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Tanjung Datu National Park, Gunung Pueh National Park, Similajau National Park, and Maludam National Park. …”
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Improvement of artificial neural network model for the prediction of wastewater treatment plant performance by Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Ahmed Kabashi, Nassereldeen, Husain, Iman A.F., Abdullah, Norhafiza

“…Extensive influent and effluent parameters database containing measured data spanning over two years of period was used to develop and train ANN using ANN toolbox in commercially available software, MATLAB. …”
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An exploratory study on the special education and early intervention programme for autistic children by Sani, Badariah, Wan Chik, Muhmad Noor, Badzis, Mastura

“…Findings showed that both centres used a naturalistic curriculum model where activities carried out are mostly dealing with real life activities, while topics and skills are focused on sensory skills and children are taught to use their senses and attention span. Teaching methods used are a mixture of several latest teaching techniques currently being applied worldwide for autistic children. …”
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The role of bank lending in the monetary transmission process of a developing economy: the Malaysian evidence by Kassim, Salina, Abd. Majid, M. Shabri

“…Based on the Malaysian data, the study focuses on a sample period spanning from January 1989 to December 2006. It explores the causal relationships between bank loan and monetary policy variable using two major tests; first, the auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) model which is used to examine the long-run relationship among the variables and second, the vector error-correction model (VECM) which is adopted to explore the short- and long-run dynamics between the variables. …”
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Composite brake rotor: energy savings and wear performance by Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…Moreover, the wear performance AMC exhibited better lubrication contact which in turn improves the life span of the product …”
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Community media : field, theory, policy by Lewis, Peter M.

“…The submission consists of twenty-three outputs, spanning over three decades. These range from books and chapters to reports, journal articles and edited publications. …”
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A nation-state without the nation? The trajectories of nation-formation in Montenegro by Malešević, Siniša, Uzelac, Gordana

“…How can one explain a staggering change in public opinion on questions of national self-determination over such a short time-span? And, finally, what are the dominant discourses of “Montenegrin-ness”? …”
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