When mobile phone use becomes problematic : the influence of self, parents and peers on adolescents' mobile phone behavior in Singapore and Malaysia by Chuah, Soo Fei

“…The second and third parts of this dissertation investigate the effects of adolescents’ personalities (such as self-esteem, extraversion, neuroticism, and self-control), parental influence (such as parental mobile phone use, parenting styles, and parental mediation), and peer influence (such as peer mediation, peer norms, and peer capital) on both mobile phone use and problematic mobile phone use among adolescents in Singapore and Malaysia. …”
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A review of feature extraction methods in vibration-based condition monitoring and its application for degradation trend estimation of low-speed slew bearing by Caesarendra, Wahyu, Tjahjowidodo, Tegoeh

“…This paper presents an empirical study of feature extraction methods for the application of low-speed slew bearing condition monitoring. The aim of the study is to find the proper features that represent the degradation condition of slew bearing rotating at very low speed (≈ 1 r/min) with naturally defect. …”
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Examining the role of family, media, peers in young Caucasian men’s understandings of body dissatisfaction: a thematic analysis using the tripartite influential model and social comparison theory by Apopei, Daria, Coe, Jennifer, Cordoba, Sebastian

“…It focuses on family, peers, and media influences, addressing a gap in the literature that rarely integrates men’s experiences. …”
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Are environmental concerns deterring people from having children? Longitudinal evidence on births in the UK by Powdthavee, Nattavudh, Oswald, Andrew J., Lockwood, Ben

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Isolation and characterization of biohydrogen-producing bacteria for biohydrogen fermentation using oil palm biomass-based carbon source by Luthfi, Abdullah Amru Indera, Abdul, Peer Mohamed, Md Jahim, Jamaliah, Engliman, Nurul Sakinah, Jamali, Nur Syakina, Tan, Jian Ping, Abdul Manaf, Shareena Fairuz, Sajab, Mohd Shaiful, Bukhari, Nurul Adela

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Okara: a promising resource for novel bioflocculant synthesis by Agustin, Yuana Elly, He, Ning, Yeap, Swee Keong, Luthfi, Abdullah Amru Indera, Ding, Gongtao, Abdul, Peer Mohamed, Abdul Manaf, Shareena Fairuz, Jamali, Nur Syakina, Chen, Binghui, Tan, Jian Ping

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Tailored policies for perennial woody crops are crucial to advance sustainable development by Martinez-Nuñez, C, Velado-Alonso, E, Avelino, J, Rey, PJ, ten Hoopen, GM, Pe’er, G, Zou, Y, Liu, Y, Antwi-Agyei, P, Rusch, A, Staver, C, Priyadarshana, TS, Sonwa, DJ, Buchori, D, Garibaldi, LA, Concepción, ED, Lewis, OT, Perfecto, I, Bartomeus, I

"You do not talk about it" : a sociological analysis of monogamy and dating infidelity in Singapore. by Muhammad Zul-Azri Abdul Rahman.

“…I contend that individuals who have been cheated on are afforded with the moral authority to label the offenders as ‘cheaters’. The ‘cheaters’ then employ strategies to hide or exit the label that has been attributed to them. …”
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100 UMPSA athletes to compete in 10 events at the 2024 SUKUM Championship by Siti Nur Azwin, Zulkapri

“…PEKAN, 6 August 2024 – The enthusiastic cheers of “UMPSA! Minda Juara!” echoed as 100 athletes, comprising 65 men and 35 women from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), prepared to represent their university in the upcoming 2024 SUKUM Championship.…”
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Information cascades and the collapse of cooperation by Yang, Guoli, Csikász-Nagy, Attila, Waites, William, Xiao, Gaoxi, Cavaliere, Matteo

“…For newcomers it is beneficial to interact with cooperators but detrimental to interact with cheaters. However, cheaters and cooperators usually cannot be identified unambiguously and newcomers’ decisions are often based on a combination of private and public information. …”
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Development of nitride-based optical phased array at 1092 nm for the optical addressing of ⁸⁸Sr+ Ion by Lim, Yu Dian, Goh, Simon Chun Kiat, Seit, Wen Wei, Zhao, Peng, Guidoni, Luca, Likforman, Jean-Pierre, Tan, Chuan Seng

“…Laser light of 1092 nm wavelength corresponding to the 2D3/2 to 2P1/2 of 88Sr+ ion is used, where silicon nitride (SiN) platform with integrated titanium nitride (TiN) thermos-optic heaters are selected. Beam steering of ~33 µm, which corresponds to ~11.6° steering angle, is obtained by applying 10V on alternative TiN heaters in the 8-Channel OPA structure.…”
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The aerodynamics of turbomachines for high–enthalpy gas heating by Karefyllidis, N

“…This work focuses on the development of a family of turbo-heaters tailored for the particular application of steam-cracking for light-olefins production.…”

Development of demand response management system for smart grids by Li, Deric Zhengye

“…Thus, the DRMS will shed the lower priority loads in buildings such as corridor lightings, water heaters and air conditioning units to help level the load on the grid so as to increase the overall efficiency in the power grid. …”
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Bacterial type VI secretion system helps prevent cheating in microbial communities by Filloux, Alain

“…Although microbial “societies” do not have such rules codified, they nonetheless implement molecular strategies to restrict foes and cheaters within their respective populations and communities.…”
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The golden thread of Woolmington – A domestic yarn that should never have been spun by Dyer, Karen

“…The case of Woolmington v The Director of Public Prosecutions [1935] 1 AC 462 is renowned for Viscount Sankey’s ‘golden thread’ ruling, that the prosecution bears the burden of proof at trial. However, what is frequently overlooked is that this judgment arises from domestic violence. …”
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Effect of iron (III) oxide concentration on the performance of meta-resonators embedded in cementitious matrix by Sum, Yee Loon, Rheinheimer, Vanessa, Soong, Boon Hee, Paulo J. M., Monteiro

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IS activity in Southeast Asia by Liow, Joseph Chinyong, Liow Chin Yong, Joseph

“…The increasing number of recruits from Indonesia and Malaysia to Islamic State reflects the evolving security threat to Southeast Asia. The emerging pattern bears lessons for countries in the region.…”
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Fragmentation of white phosphorus by a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)alumanyl anion by Koshino, Kota, Kinjo, Rei

“…Structural and electronic features of the latter were fully characterized by standard spectroscopic means, X-ray diffraction analysis, and computational studies, which revealed that 2 bears highly polarized Al (δ+) and P (δ-) and relatively short Al-P bonds, indicative of the σ-donating and π-accepting nature of CAAAl groups.…”
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Does bankruptcy law prevent internalization of environmental costs: evidence from China by Li, Xingwei

“…The principle requires those responsible for environmental damage or imminent threats of damage to bear the necessary costs of remediation and prevention. …”
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Factual approach for tropical forest parameters measurement and monitoring: future option with a focus on synergetic use of airborne and terrestrial lidar technologies by Bazezew, Muluken N., Hussin, Yousif A., Kloosterman, Evert H., M. Hasmadi, Ismail

“…This approach contributes to the development of efficient techniques for forest monitoring systems and bears the potential to extend the modelling options from remote sensing data to understory layer trees.…”