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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Does the peer review mode make a difference? An exploratory look at undergraduates' performances and preferences in a writing course by Hsieh, Yi-Chin, Leong, Alvin Ping, Lin, Yu-Ju, Aryadoust, Vahid

“…The importance of peer review practice in writing courses has been strongly supported by pedagogical research. …”
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The Use of Co-Worker Peer-Review as an Alternative Assessment in Leadership Courses to Evaluate Student’s Leadership Qualities (S/O 14756) by Abd Rahim, Nazahah, Ab Rahman, Faizahani

“…This research investigated the effect of peer-assessment in the classroom also known as student peer-assessment, and peer-assessment at the workplace or co-worker peer-assessment on postgraduate students’ leadership skills. …”
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Effect of alkalization time on the toughness and strength of jute sack waste lamina composite as an alternative car bumper material by Heri, Yudiono, Siregar, Januar Parlaungan, Sarwi, Asri, Hanif, Hidayat, Chikam, David Badi’ul, Aprilian, Johan Andric, Toni Agung, Supriyadi, Cionita, Tezara, Deni Fajar Fitriyana, .

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Comparison of Finite Element Methods and Satellite InSAR for Monitoring Deformations of a Large Tailings Dam by Fetell, Robert Henry

“…The InSAR data are also insightful in showing relatively uniform lateral deformations occurring over the face of the dam, consistent with the interpreted translational failure mechanism. …”
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Renal-clearable molecular probe for near-infrared fluorescence imaging and urinalysis of SARS-CoV-2 by Liew, Si Si, Zeng, Ziling, Cheng, Penghui, He, Shasha, Zhang, Chi, Pu, Kanyi

“…Herein, we report a near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) activatable molecular probe (SARS-CyCD) for detection of SARS-CoV-2 protease in living mice. …”
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Cloud removal in optical remote sensing imagery based on SAR-guided inpainting using deep learning by Dou, Kaijie

“…Key words: Cloud removal, SAR, Generative adversarial network (GAN), Edge detection…”
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Role of spatial and sociodemographic variation on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and public health interventions in England by Bajaj, S

“…<p>This thesis investigates the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in England from October 2020 to March 2022, focusing on how mobility patterns, sociodemographic factors, and public health interventions influenced the spread of the virus. …”

Flood inundation mapping in the Kelantan River Basin, Malaysia, using Sentinel-1 SAR and Google Earth Engine by Yi, Lin Tew, Mou, Leong Tan, Liew, Juneng, Sazali Osman, Mohamad Hafiz Hassan, Narimah Samat, Chun, Kiat Chang, Li, Longhui

“…In this study, GEE was utilized to generate flood inundation maps for the Kelantan River Basin (KRB) using Sentinel-1 SAR data. Site inspections and Sentinel-2 Multispectral Instrument (MSI) satellite images of the actual flood regions were then used to validate the flood inundation maps. …”
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Multiscale topological indices for the quantitative prediction of SARS CoV-2 binding affinity change upon mutations by Bi, Jialin, Wee, JunJie, Liu, Xiang, Qu, Cunquan, Wang, Guanghui, Xia, Kelin

“…Biologically, protein-protein interactions between SARS-CoV-2 surface spike (S) protein and human ACE2 protein are the key mechanism behind the COVID-19 disease. …”
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Characterising the T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 including variants of concern induced by natural infection and vaccines by Adele, S

“…<p>The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has profoundly impacted global health, prompting extensive research into vaccine responses and the immune dynamics of SARS-CoV2 variants of concern (VOCs). …”

Detecting changes in population trends in infection surveillance using community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence as an exemplar by Pritchard, E, Vihta, K-D, Eyre, DW, Hopkins, S, Peto, TEA, Matthews, PC, Stoesser, N, Studley, R, Rourke, E, Diamond, I, Pouwels, KB, Walker, AS, COVID-19 Infection Survey Team

“…Substantial changes in SARS-CoV-2 prevalence with emergence of variants provides opportunity to investigate different methods to do this. …”

A systems biology approach to define SARS-CoV-2 correlates of protection in non-human primates by Brady, C

“…SARS-CoV-2 is expected to become a seasonal human coronavirus, with annual vaccination advised for vulnerable populations, similar to influenza. …”

Chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: protocol and methods from the Alzheimer's Association Global Consortium by de Erausquin, GA, Snyder, H, Brugha, TS, Newton, C

“…No available evidence supports the notion that cognitive impairment after SARS-CoV-2 infection is a form of dementia (ADRD or otherwise). …”

Factors affecting duration of SARS-Cov-2 viral shedding in mildly symptomatic patients isolated in a community facility by Cheng, Hui Mei, Zhao, Xiahong, Lim, Wei Shyann, Tan, Beatrice Jia Min, Tey, Hong Liang

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Waning of specific antibodies against Delta and Omicron variants five months after a third dose of BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in elderly individuals by Goh, Yun Shan, Rouers, Angeline, Fong, Siew-Wai, Zhuo, Nicole Ziyi, Hor, Pei Xiang, Loh, Chiew Yee, Huang, Yuling, Neo, Vanessa Kexin, Kam, Isaac Kai Jie, Wang, Bei, Ngoh, Eve Zi Xian, Salleh, Siti Nazihah Mohd, Lee, Raphael Tze Chuen, Pada, Surinder, Sun, Louisa Jin, Ong, Desmond Luan Seng, Somani, Jyoti, Lee, Eng Sing, Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian, Wang, Cheng-I., Leo, Yee Sin, Ren, Ee Chee, Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby Edward, Ng, Lisa F. P., Renia, Laurent

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Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of different COVID-19 vaccine combinations in healthy individuals: study protocol for a randomized, subject-blinded, controlled phase 3... by Poh, Xuan Ying, Lee, I. Russel, Lim, Clarissa, Teo, Jefanie, Rao, Suma, Chia, Po Ying, Ong, Sean W. X., Lee, Tau Hong, Lin, Ray J. H., Ng, Lisa F. P., Ren, Ee Chee, Lin, Raymond T. P., Wang, Lin-Fa, Renia, Laurent, Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby Edward

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Cooperativity and induced oligomerization control the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with its cellular receptor and patient-derived antibodies by Asor, R, Olerinyova, A, Burnap, SA, Kushwah, MS, Hensen, M, Vasiljevic, S, Chang, L, Dejnirattisa, W, Supasa, P, Stuart, DI, Screaton, GR, Zitzmann, N, Benesch, JLP, Struwe, WB, Kukura, P

SARS-CoV-2 human challenge reveals biomarkers that discriminate early and late phases of respiratory viral infections by Rosenheim, J, Gupta, RK, Thakker, C, Mann, T, Bell, LCK, Broderick, CM, Madon, K, Papargyris, L, Dayananda, P, Kwok, AJ, Greenan-Barrett, J, Wagstaffe, HR, Conibear, E, Fenn, J, Hakki, S, Lindeboom, RGH, Dratva, LM, Lemetais, B, Weight, CM, Venturini, C, Kaforou, M, Levin, M, Kalinova, M, Mann, AJ, Knight, JC

“…We use high frequency sampling in the SARS-CoV-2 human challenge model to show induction of IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) expression with different temporal and cellular profiles. …”

Influences of country of origin (COO), branding, and ethnocentrism on product evaluation : a case study of the Malaysian consumer attitude towards foreign and domestic cars. by Yeo, Ee Ee., Yet, Han Yin.

“…This study investigates the degree of influence of country of origin (COO), global branding, and ethnocentrism on Malaysians’ preference of cars. The research was primarily based in Malaysia but a secondary research was also carried out in Singapore, with the purpose of examining the differences in attitudes between the two groups of people.…”
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