Encapsulation of probiotics for food and beverage applications by Ang, Kai Lin

“…Up to date, no studies have been done to examine the viability of probiotics in popular, well-liked, commercialized carbonated sodas/beers, but it is known that certain components in these matrices (e.g. phosphoric acid in soda, hops and ethanol in beers) can reduce the viability of probiotics. …”
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Shattered nation: inequality and the geography of a failing state by Dorling, D

“…Once affluent suburbs are now unproductive places where opportunity has been replaced by food banks. Before COVID, life expectancy had dropped as a result of poverty for the first time since the 1930s. …”

Self-employment for autonomous robots using smart contracts by Castelló Ferrer, Eduardo, Berman, Ivan, Kapitonov, Aleksandr, Manaenko, Vadim, Chernyaev, Makar, Tarasov, Pavel, Wilson, Bryan, Greenwood, Dazza, Walters, Ed

“…In these transactions, the robot interacts with humans as a peer, not as a tool. In other words, the robot makes peer financial transactions with humans in the same way that another human would, first as an investment vehicle, then as a seller at an auction, and then as a shop customer and a client. …”
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The effect of China's weak institutional environment on the quality of Big 4 audits by Ke, Bin, Lennox, Clive S., Xin, Qingquan

“…The Big 4 are less likely to issue modified audit reports, and they charge lower audit fees for clients that are listed only in China. Finally, companies listed only in China have larger signed abnormal accruals than do companies cross-listed in Hong Kong. …”
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Predicting child alimony under Islamic shariah law using hybrid fuzzy inference system by Rosili, Nur Aqilah Khadijah, Hassan, Rohayanti, Zakaria, Noor Hidayah, Farid Zamani, Che Rose, Kasim, Shahreen, Sutikno, Tole

“…Our model aims to expedite decision-making and minimize legal fees by accurately determining the proper amount of alimony for children after divorce. …”
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Making the world a better place? English higher education and global public good by Marginson, S, Yang, L, Brotherhood, T

“…Two-thirds of science papers with UK authors involve international collaboration, one-quarter of higher education students are international, and their fees constitute more than a fifth of institutional income. …”

Reducing the air travel hassle factor through self-service check-in process improvements by Miller, Jared Keith, 1977-

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Predicting child alimony under Islamic shariah law using hybrid fuzzy inference system by Rosili, Nur Aqilah Khadijah, Hassan, Rohayanti, Zakaria, Noor Hidayah, Che Rose, Farid Zamani, Kasim, Shahreen, Tole Sutikno, Tole Sutikno

“…Our model aims to expedite decision-making and minimize legal fees by accurately determining the proper amount of alimony for children after divorce. …”
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Building agents for power trading agent competition (TAC) by Nguyen Le Hoang

“…We price our tariffs at cost and encourages other brokers to price their tariffs lower, we then deliberately give away customers, earning early contract cancellation fees and only maintain a strict profitable market share. …”
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The effect of germination of the physico-chemical properties of black gram (Vigna mungo L.) by Ghazali, H.M, Cheng, S.C

“…Rehydration of dry black gram seeds activated metabolic processes that caused changes in the chemical composition and allowed growth of the seeds. …”
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Unstoppable Wallets: Chain-assisted Threshold ECDSA and its Applications by Zyskind, Guy, Yanai, Avishay, Pentland, Alex

“…Using that deployment, we showcase the protocols' applicability for two interesting applications, policy checking and wallet exchange, as well as their efficiency by demonstrating low gas costs and fees.…”
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15.665B Power and Negotiation, Fall 2002 by Williams, Michele

“…You will work with training materials on leadership and relationship building that have been used with over 200 principals and partners in international professional service firms (40% were non-US nationals), and a social capital assessment tool used by these executives to receive feedback from senior partners and over 2000 clients. …”
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Performance cost index in evaluating oil palm stem as alternative fibre material in chain of custody certification of plywood mills in Malaysia by Adnan, Aida

“…Result of the study shows that seven cost components were identified in COC certification; 1) cost of procuring certified raw material (MYR1.24/m³ to MYR2.44/m³); 2) consultancy (plus training) MYR0.41/m³ to MYR0.47/m³); 3) auditing fees (MYR0.99/m³ to MYR1.59/m³); 4) documentation (MYR0.04/m³ to MYR0.27/m³); 5) marketing or promotional (MYR0.35/m³ to MYR0.49/m³); 6) continuous training (MYR0.00/m³ to MYR0.21/m³) and 7) cost for hiring additional staff or reward given (MYR0.00/m³ to MYR0.06/m³). 41% of the certification cost was due to certified raw material which is statistically significant at P≤0.05. …”
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Equilibrium queueing analysis in a ride-hailing service with sharing option by Wang, Jianfu, Chua, Geoffrey A., Sainathan, Arvind, Vijayendiran, Akshay

“…Finally, we propose a profit-maximizing admission fee structure in the hybrid model to maximize firm profits and demonstrate its effectiveness.…”
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Take a “selfie” : examining how leaders emerge from leader self-awareness, self-leadership, and self-efficacy by Bracht, Eva M., Keng-Highberger, Fong T., Avolio, Bruce J., Huang, Yiming

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Gettysburg by Smith, AIP

“…The history of the battle has been shaped by a contest over what that means.…”

Bacteria as potential biocontrol agents for managing purple witchweed (Striga hermonthica) in grain sorghum by Osman, Nadia Yasseen, Ahmad-Hamdani, Muhammad Saiful, Oslan, Siti Nurbaya, Mohamed Zulperi, Dzarifah, Mohd Hashim, Amalia, Saidi, Noor Baity

“…However, biopriming of sorghum seeds with S. morookaensis did not enhance the inhibitory effects on Striga seed germination but resulted in a greater reduction in radicle elongation at 74.64% compared with non-primed seeds. …”
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Development of air traffic simulation model by Chong, Kee Foong

“…In recent years, demands for air travel have been increasing. Countries are upgrading or building their airports to meet these growing demands. …”
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Efficacy and safety of tirzepatide for treatment of overweight or obesity. A systematic review and meta-analysis by Tan, Bryan, Pan, Xin-Hui, Chew, Jocelyn Han Shi, Goh, Rachel Sze Jen, Lin, Chaoxing, Anand, Vickram Vijay, Lee, Ethan Cheng Zhe, Chan, Kai En, Kong, Gwyneth, Ong, Christen En Ya, Chung, Charlotte Hui, Young, Dan Yock, Chan, Mark Y., Khoo, Chin Meng, Mehta, Anurag, Muthiah, Mark Dhinesh, Noureddin, Mazen, Ng, Cheng Han, Chew, Nicholas W. S., Chin, Yip Han

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Development of single seedling nursery tray for the System of Rice Intensification by Zubairu, Usman Bashar

“…It was made with 924 cone shape seed pickers for attachment of individual seeds and dropping the seeds into 924 SRI tray holes. …”
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