CASTERS OF EVERVILLE / by Yap, Cherilyn, author 655829, Ikram Wazir, editor 655732

“…Honey, his childhood friend, is determined to find a cure and put her life on the line in order to save her friend. With the entire town against Wyn, will there be enough time to save the people? …”

Strength improvement by surcharge and vacuum preloading by Lew, Chloe Yan Bin Jmi

“…This study used Kaolin as the sample material to examine the impact of vacuum and surcharge preloading on the undrained shear strength and soil-water characteristic curve of fine-grained soil. Consolidated kaolin samples were trimmed into cylindrical specimens and subjected to different pre-consolidation pressures. …”
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Bi-factorial preference optimization: balancing safety-helpfulness in language models by Zhang, W, Torr, PHS, Elhoseiny, M, Bibi, A

“…Fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) on human preferences, typically through reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), has proven successful in enhancing their capabilities. …”

Terahertz radiation by Wong, Yun Ming

“…In this project, the characterisation of a tranmission line using PTI waveguide was done in the THz region. …”
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On tube models of rubber elasticity: fitting performance in relation to sensitivity to the invariant I2 by Kumar, G, Brassart, L

“…However, I₂ sensitivity can emerge from line-stretch–based micromechanical models when three-chain averaging is used. …”

On detection of wide linear features by Shu, Jian Jun

“…In this paper, two new simple line detection filters have been designed and compared with two existing line detection filters, the Petrou filter and the Sombrero filter. …”
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Analog smart I/O pads by Tan, Shyue Mei.

“…ESD is an increasingly significant problem in integrated circuit design as increasing pin counts and faster circuit speeds compound the need for more and better reliable ESD protection. …”
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Tribological properties of wax microcapsule modified polymers by Ang, Ping Lon

“…The tribology test uses the Pin-On-Disk wear test method and the default tribometer settings used in this project were set at 2000m sliding distance, 40cm/s linear speed and 3N linear load. …”
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Effect of emulsion temperature on physical properties of palm oil‐based margarine by Miskandar, M. S., Che Man, Y. B., Yusoff, M. S. A., Abdul Rahman, R.

“…The emulsion temperatures studied were 40, 45, and 50°C, with other parameters such as emulsion flow rates, tube cooler temperature, and pin rotor speed kept constant. The SFC developed during processing and storage at 28°C was measured to evaluate the quality of margarine. …”
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Behaviors of floating droplet by Kan, Kah Hou

“…High amplitude oscillation is characterized by a gradual contraction of contact line and followed by a steep and sharp expansion. …”
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Systematic review of evidence for the impact and effectiveness of the 1-3-7 strategy for malaria elimination by Sogandji, N, Stevenson, A, Luo, MY, Qi, G, Maude, RJ

“…Background: The 1-3-7 approach to eliminate malaria was first implemented in China in 2012. It has since been expanded to multiple countries, but no systematic review has examined the evidence for its use. …”

Innocent memory. by Nguyen Thi Nam, Phuong.

“…This film is my personal, sentimental reflection about rebuilding my childhood memories using lines of my mother’s lullaby. It is an attempt to make connections between hope for a better future and the love of my mother for me. …”
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聊斋志异的魅力 ：原著小说与《聊斋电视系列片》的比较 = Charm of strange tales from a Chinese studio : a comparison between original novel and 1986 TV series by Pau, Florence Wei Lin, 包玮琳 Pau, Florence Wei Lin

“…Furthermore, the novel inherited the fine traditions of ancient prose: an unexpected yet logical plot and typical characterization. …”
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Peptide asparaginyl ligases—renegade peptide bond makers by Tam, James P., Chan, Ning-Yu, Liew, Heng Tai, Tan, Shaun J., Chen, Yu

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Observation of an acoustic non-Hermitian topological Anderson insulator by Gu, Zhongming, Gao, He, Xue, Haoran, Wang, Di, Guo, Jiamin, Su, Zhongqing, Zhang, Baile, Zhu, Jie

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Do institutional pressures impact voluntary environment information disclosure? by Fan, Jing, Muhamad, Haslinah, Mohd Said, Ridzwana, Daud, Zaidi Mat

“…Over the past decades, China's rapid economic growth has mainly come at the expense of excessive energy consumption, resulting in significant carbon dioxide emissions and other environmental challenges. …”
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Practice of journalism in Macau in transition period. by Tang, Cheng U.

“…This paper examines the history and 1998 status of the press in Macau a year before its handover from Portugal to China. Comparisons are made to the 1997 Hong Kong handover to China and its effect on the press. …”
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Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link: Bane or Gain? by Saravanamuttu, Johan

“…With the launch of East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Malaysia has demonstrated its commitment to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). However, the proliferation of mega infrastructural projects in the country involving China companies could lead to Malaysia’s overdependence on China, undermining its foreign policy leverage with Beijing.…”
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Combined 2D and 3D features for robust RGB-D visual odometry by Cai, Pei

“…Some works attempt to address this issue by incorporating line features. However, these methods still extract line features merely based on 2D RGB images, resulting in a restricted utilization of the environment’s 3D structural information and therefore providing only limited performance improvement. …”
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Optical gradient force for all-optical control in photonic circuits by Xu, Kaijun.

“…We also simulate the performance of the designed slot-waveguide as a tunable optical delay line and find that the slot-waveguide can produce a refractive index change comparable to that of an optical fiber based delay line. …”
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