The geopolitical crisis may trigger changes in energy strategies by Weafer, C

“…But the events of the last few months do at least seem to have injected a greater sense of urgency to ‘get on with it’. …”

Disciplining the state: virtue, violence, and state-making in modern China by Thornton, P

“…This study finds that in China, the challenges of governing produced a trajectory of state-building in which the processes of moral regulation and social control were at least as central to state-making as the exercise of coercive power. …”

Life is uncertain: inherent variability exhibited by organisms, and at higher levels of biological organization by Bull, JW

“…Important practical implications arise if organisms can indeed be defined by an association with specific classes of inherent uncertainty: not least that isolating those signatures then provides a potential means for detecting life, for considering the forms that life could theoretically take, and for exploring the wider limits to how life might become distributed. …”

Capacity, autonomy, and risk: reflecting on asymmetries in capacity to consent and capacity to refuse by Pugh, J

“…I then explain how two competing theories of risk-relative standards are incompatible with at least one of these claims. Drawing on Douglas’ distinction between standards of ‘true capacity’ and standards invoked in the ‘test’ for capacity, I then outline my ‘quality of evidence’ view. …”

A surface transporter family conveys the trypanosome differentiation signal by Dean, S, Marchetti, R, Kirk, K, Matthews, KR

“…Consistent with predictions for the response of trypanosomes to CCA, PAD proteins are expressed on the surface of the transmission-competent ‘stumpy-form’ parasites in the bloodstream, and at least one member is thermoregulated, showing elevated expression and surface access at low temperature. …”

Reasons and reproduction: gene editing and genetic selection by McMahan, J, Savulescu, J

“…We argue that both of these objections can be satisfactorily answered and thus that there is indeed a significant moral reason, at least in some cases, to use gene editing rather than embryo selection.…”

Simple ecological indicators benchmark regeneration success of Amazonian forests by Giles, AL, Schietti, J, Rosenfield, MF, Mesquita, RC, Vieira, DLM, Vieira, ICG, Poorter, L, Brancalion, PHS, Peña-Claros, M, Siqueira, J, Oliveira Junior, L, do Espírito-Santo, MM, Sarmento, PSDM, Ferreira, JN, Berenguer, E, Barlow, J, Elias, F, Cassol, HLG, Silva, RC, Ribeiro, SC, Medeiros, N, Junqueira, AB, Massoca, P, Ferreira, MJ

“…After 20 years, successful regeneration should reach a minimum basal area of 14 m². ha−¹, at least 34 tree species per 100 individuals, a structural heterogeneity index of 0.27, and 123 Mg.ha−¹ of aboveground biomass. …”

Projection of older population in Malaysia by physical disability status by Muhammad Aziz, Mohd Azmi Haron, Zailan Siri, Noriszura Ismail

“…By 2040, it is anticipated that Malaysia will have nearly 1.7 million disabled older persons experiencing at least two of the six physical limitations delineated in the National Health Morbidity Survey 2019. …”
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A linearization based on Taylor expansion to multi-objective linear fractional program with fuzzy coefficients and fuzzy decision variables by Mojtaba Borza, Azmin Sham Rambely

“…In two phases, this method alters the fully fuzzy problem into linear programming problem (LPP) which its solution is at least a weakly E - efficient for the main problem. …”
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Why not travel to Malaysia? variations in inbound tourists perceptions toward halal-friendly destination attributes by Azali, Mohamed, Kamal Basha, Norazlyn, Chang, Yee-Shan, Lim, Xin-Jean, Cheah, Jun-Hwa

“…A total of 666 observations were collected using surveys and the data sets were analyzed via partial least squares structural equation modeling. The empirical results show that both countries have indicated variations in terms of preferences for social environment, services, and facilities. …”

Determination of hexane residues in vegetable oils with FTIR spectroscopy by Mirghani, M. E. S., Che Man, Y. B.

“…The method was based on horizontal attenuated total reflectance with a ZnSe crystal at 45° at room temperature, and partial least squares (PLS) statistics were used to derive calibration models. …”
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Multivariate calibration of Fourier transform infrared spectra in determining iodine value of palm oil products by Che Man, Y.B, Setiowaty, G

“…Forty-two spectra of palm oil with IV ranging between 53 and 65 were used to create calibration models based on partial least squares (PLS) and principle component regression (PCR) methods using different baseline types. …”
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Memoryless quasi-Newton-type methods via some weak secant relations for large-scale unconstrained optimization by Lim, Keat Hee, Leong, Wah June

“…These updating methods are derived by means of a least-change updating strategy subjected to some weaker form of secant relation obtained by projecting the secant equation onto the search direction. …”
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Modelling Framework of Regulatory Changes to Improve Efficiency of Malaysian IPO Market (S/O 14203) by Mohd Rashid, Rasidah, Abdul Rahim, Ruzita, Hwei, Khaw Lee, Tajuddin, Ahmad Hakimi, Che Yahya, Norliza

“…The study uses cross-sectional data over 16 years from 2000 to 2016. It uses ordinary least squares for the baseline model and incorporates an interaction term, quantile regression, quadratic term, break test and logit regression model for further analysis. …”
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Upstream : Selected Essays / by Oliver, Mary, 1963-2019, author 656023, Penguin Publishing Group (Online service) 655981

“…Upstream follows Oliver as she contemplates the pleasure of artistic labor, her boundless curiosity for the flora and fauna that surround her, and the responsibility she has inherited from Shelley, Wordsworth, Emerson, Poe, and Frost, the great thinkers and writers of the past, to live thoughtfully, intelligently, and to observe with passion. …”
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Genomic insights into Vibrio cholerae O1 responsible for cholera epidemics in Tanzania between 1993 and 2017 by Hounmanou, Yaovi Mahuton Gildas, Leekitcharoenphon, Pimlapas, Kudirkiene, Egle, Mdegela, Robinson H., Hendriksen, Rene S., Olsen, John Elmerdahl, Dalsgaard, Anders

“…We studied the evolution of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated in Tanzania during the past three decades. Methodology / Principal findings: Genome-wide analysis was performed to characterize V. cholerae O1 responsible for the Tanzanian 2015-2017 outbreak along with strains causing outbreaks in the country for the past three decades. …”
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Effects of multilingualism on brain structure, cognition and language processing by Yee, Jia’en

“…This is despite multilingualism being a common phenomenon in many parts of the world. Findings from past bilingual studies have shown patterns of volumetric expansions that are followed with reductions as language experience increases; possibly signifying renormalisation. …”
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Recent study on biodegradable hydrogels for agriculture application: A review by Wan Amirah Najwa, Wan Anuar, Ros Azlinawati, Ramli, El-Sayed, Marwa M., Warkar, Sudhir G.

“…However, using it alone results in poor mechanical properties and very fast degradation. Therefore, combining it with other materials as a composite is necessary. …”
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Simple certificate of solvability of power flow equations for distribution systems by Yu, Suhyoun, Nguyen, Hung D., Turitsyn, Konstantin S.

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McCTRP : a cross-layer tree routing protocol for multichannel wireless sensor networks by Jing, Gang, Jia, Lei, Cai, Wenjian, Chen, Dongyan, Ding, Xudong

“…Experimental results show that our approach provides fast convergence rate, stable topology and over 99.8% data transmission reliability.…”
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