Investigation of the Potential of Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) and Pressmud for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater by Mohamad, Maheera, Salleh, Nurul Azita, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Kafi, Md. Abdul, Ahmad, Mohd Azmier, Zakaria, Nor Farhana, Chellamuthu, Vignes

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Social Media Marketing Adoption among SMEs in Malaysia and Nigeria (S/O 14089) by Ramanchandram, Rajoo, Abdullah, Shahmir Sivaraj, Kolandaisamy, Indraah, Soo, Hooi Sin, Mohd Jani, Mohamad Yusop

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Membongkar Enigma Projek Perumahan Terbengkalai di Malaysia: Perspektif Undang-Undang Tanah Islam by Md Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal

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Factors Contributing to the Acceptance of Verify Halal App Among the Malaysian Muslim Consumers by Wan Ismail, Wan Izni, Jaiyeoba, Haruna Babatunde, Mahamad Maifiah, Mohd Hafidz, Ndzembanteh, Aboubakary Nulambeh

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Evaluation and implementation of a Just-In-Time bed-assignment strategy to reduce wait times for surgical inpatients by Braaksma, Aleida, Copenhaver, Martin S., Zenteno, Ana C., Ugarph, Elizabeth, Levi, Retsef, Daily, Bethany J., Orcutt, Benjamin, Turcotte, Kathryn M., Dunn, Peter F.

“…In this study, we used data from four surgical units in a large academic medical center to build a discrete-event simulation with which we show how a Just-In-Time (JIT) bed assignment, in which ready-to-move patients are assigned to ready-beds, would decrease bed idle time and increase access to general care beds for all surgical patients. Additionally, our simulation demonstrates the potential synergistic effects of combining the JIT assignment policy with a strategy that co-locates short-stay surgical patients out of inpatient beds, increasing the bed supply. …”
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Comparative analysis of pediatric COVID-19 infection in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Japan, and China by Wong, Judith Ju Ming, Abbas, Qalab, Chuah, Soo Lin, Malisie, Ririe Fachrina, Pon, Kah Min, Katsuta, Tomohiro, Dang, Hongxing, Lee, Pei Chuen, Jayashree, Muralidharan, Sultana, Rehena, Maha, Quratulain, Gan, Chin Seng, Shimizu, Naoki, Xu, Feng, Tang, Swee Fong, Shi, Luming, Lee, Jan Hau, Thoon, Koh Cheng, Yung, Chee Fu

“…This is an observational study of children with COVID-19 infection in hospitals contributing data to the Pediatric Acute and Critical Care COVID-19 Registry of Asia. Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases were included in this registry. …”
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Layered oxides supported Co-Fe bimetal catalyst for carbamazepine degradation via the catalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate by Sun, Qing-Ting, Xu, Bu-De, Yang, Jing, Qian, Tingting, Jiang, Hong

“…Herein, a stable layered double oxide (LDO)-supported Co-Fe bimetal catalyst, i.e., Co2FeAl-LDO, was synthesized and used to activate PMS for the degradation of carbamazepine (CBZ, a representative pharmaceutical and personal care product). Results show that Co2FeAl-LDO/PMS exhibited high removal of CBZ (>99%) in 30 min with the reaction rate constant (kobs) of 0.2103 min−1. …”
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Android mobile-platform-based image reconstruction for photoacoustic tomography by Hui, Xie, Rajendran, Praveenbalaji, Muhamad Ar Iskandar Zulkifli, Ling, Tong, Pramanik, Manojit

“…Hence, realizing PAT image reconstruction on a mobile platform is intrinsic, and it will enhance the adaptability of PAT systems with point-of-care applications. Aim: To implement PAT image reconstruction in Android-based mobile platforms. …”
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Byzantine-resilient decentralized stochastic gradient descent by Guo, Shangwei, Zhang, Tianwei, Yu, Han, Xie, Xiaofei, Ma, Lei, Xiang, Tao, Liu, Yang

“…First, from the adversarial perspective, we theoretically illustrate that Byzantine attacks are more dangerous and feasible in decentralized learning systems: even one malicious participant can arbitrarily alter the models of other participants by sending carefully crafted updates to its neighbors. Second, from the defense perspective, we propose Ubar, a novel algorithm to enhance decentralized learning with Byzantine Fault Tolerance. …”
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Sexual behaviors among methadone maintenance patients in a mountainous area in northern Vietnam by Boggiano, Victoria L., Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi, Nguyen, Long Hoang, Tran, Tho Dinh, Van Nguyen, Hung, Le, Huong Thi, Le, Hai Quan, Hoang, Canh Dinh, Nguyen, Cuong Tat, Tran, Bach Xuan, Latkin, Carl A., Zary, Nabil, Vu, Thuc Minh Thi

“…Integrating education about safe sexual practices into MMT services, along with providing medical care and ensuring methadone treatment adherence, is an important component in HIV risk reduction for these patients who were at risk of unsafe sexual practices.…”
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Enhanced energy dissipated foams for bicycle helmets by Zheng, John Yizhe

“…For Experiment Set 2, ABS shells and PEBA liners were carefully manufactured to different thicknesses to allow for different configurations of the two components. …”
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An investigation of the relationship between repose time and cumulative moment magnitude preceding volcanic explosions by Tan, Darren Pei Kun

“…Challenges to this study include setting sensible and accurate constraints on the earthquake spatial filters and temporal windows prior to each volcanic explosion. These carefully selected numbers, as well as the compiled explosion chronologies, are at best supported by existing literature and Global Volcanism Program bulletin reports, which can be qualitative at times. …”
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Cryogelation of human hair keratins by Chua, Huei Min, Zhao, Zhitong, Ng, Kee Woei

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Ultrasensitive metadevices for biosensing by Xiao, Shuqi

“…However, major barriers remain in building point-of-care plasmonic devices due to absorption losses inherent in metals at optical band, specificity of analyte identification, the difficulty in placing the sample molecules at the hot-spots on the devices. …”
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Characteristics and injury patterns of road traffic injuries in urban and rural Uganda—a retrospective medical record review study in two hospitals by Temizel, Selin, Wunderlich, Robert, Leifels, Mats

“…In addition to law enforcement and introduction of a Systems Thinking approach to road safety including infrastructural and educational concepts, the strengthening of trauma care and health resources is recommended.…”
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More than just a show: extending the impact of museum exhibitions for good by Salter, Kerryn Elizabeth

“…In this regard, I stress the need for museums to carefully consider with whom they wish to partner, and to work towards attracting like-minded sponsors who authentically share the same community-centric values they espouse.…”
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Stigma-making and narrative ethics in Singaporean cultural representations of HIV and AIDS by Hyder, Sophia

“…In the context of a shifting healthcare landscape and community-based care, this thesis highlights the vital role of narratives in influencing attitudes and behaviors. …”
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Improved packing for fully homomorphic encryption with reverse multiplication friendly embeddings by Sim, Jun Jie

“…Experimental performance of the modified bootstrapping algorithm suggests that careful parameter selection is crucial to working with a reverse multiplication friendly embeddings augmented ciphertext.…”
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Mental health treatments and the influence of culture: portrayals of hypnotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy in Singaporean television dramas by Matthews, Graham John, Ho, Melissa

“…While storytelling about sickness can inspire possibilities and bestow meaning on traumatic experiences, fictional narratives written without sufficient care can have the inverse effect of curtailing horizons and limiting expectations. …”
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Spatial aware information retrieval for community-based Q&A (SIRCQA) by Ang, Eugene Soon Leong

“…Next, a proposed retrieval operation were introduced to further build on the IR similarity function by combining the carefully calculated weighted scores of the documents (CQA entries) from both textual and spatial relevance. …”
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