Assessing the implementation level of business process reengineering factors in Malaysian Islamic banks by Hasnan, Norlena, Ringim, Kabiru Jinjiri, Razalli, Mohd Rizal

“…Frequencies and descriptive analysis was conducted to ascertain the implementation level of BPR factors in Islamic bank. The findings revealed that BPR factors such as Change Management, Strategy alignment, Management Commitment, Customer Focus, Information Technology (IT) Investment, Process redesign, Adequate Financial Resources, Less Bureaucratic Structure have a moderate means level. …”
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Effect of IT Capability and Intangible IT Resources on Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Exploring Moderating and Mediating Effect of IT Flexibility and Core Competency by Lahcene, Makhloufi, Yaacob, Noorulsadiqin Azbiya, Laghouag, Abderrazak Ahmed, Ali Sahli, Alhussain, Belaid, Fateh

“…The study applied a quantitative and cross-sectional approach to collect data from 164 Malaysian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) targeting managers from the middle-to-upper level. The findings infer new insights regarding IT integration’s critical role within core competency activities to achieve SCA. …”
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Cogency of Suggestion System in Managing Innovation: Reducing Progressive Die Change Over Time in Auto Stamping Operations by Baluch, Nazim Hussain, Mohtar, Shahimi, Nordin, Norani

“…To cope with the financial volatilities, Beta industries, a metal stamping division of Magana International, turned to ‘process innovation’ for improving effectiveness of their stamping operations; process innovation pertains to finding better or more efficient ways of producing existing products, or delivering existing services. …”
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Motorized Hose Rolling Tool for Firefighter: Design and Fabrication Process by Mahmood, Salwa, Mustapha, Mohammad Luqman Hakim, El Bakri, Helmy Mustafa, Abdul Rahman, Ismail, Badulrudin, Mohd Fahmi

“…Based on the experiment that had been conducted, the conventional hose rolling methods recorded an average LBP risk probabilities of 58.22%, while the motorized hose rolling tool method significantly reduced these risks to 17.44%, representing a 40.78% reduction of LBP risks. These findings highlight the effectiveness of motorized hose rolling tool and its potential as a safer alternative to existing methods, offering vital insights for improving occupational health and safety in hose rolling operation. …”
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Analyzing instantaneous frequency characteristics of various features in water pipelines via the hilbert transform method by Nor Azinee, Said, Mohd Fairusham, Ghazali, Mohd Fadhlan, Mohd Yusof, Muhammad Aminuddin, Pi Remli, Muhammad Hanafi, Yusop

“…In order to verify the efficacy of the EMD-HT presented in this paper, laboratory experimental tests were done on pipeline systems exhibiting various features, such as leakage, elbow, and junction. The finding shows that the proposed methodology can identify distinct characteristics of various pipe features in water pipelines.…”
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Effect of kaolin on asphalt concrete properties under aging conditions by Zuraidah, Hashim, Wan Noor Hin, Mior Sani, Nik Nur Dina, Nik Azmi, Pangestika, Safety Husna, Mohd Hazree, Hashim

“…Long-term aging further enhanced the mechanical properties, with kaolin-modified mixtures showing better performance compared to their short-term aged counterparts. These findings suggest that kaolin can be an effective modifier in asphalt mixtures, offering a sustainable and cost-effective solution to improve the durability and performance of pavement materials.…”
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Single-Shot Quantitative Polarization Imaging of Complex Birefringent Structure Dynamics by Ge, Baoliang, Zhang, Qing, Zhang, Rui, Lin, Jing-Tang, Tseng, Po-Hang, Chang, Che-Wei, Dong, Chen-Yuan, Zhou, Renjie, Yaqoob, Zahid, Bischofberger, Irmgard, So, Peter T. C.

“…We envision that PSIM will find a broad range of applications in quantitative material characterization under dynamical conditions.…”
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Empowering natural product science with AI: leveraging multimodal data and knowledge graphs by Meijer, David, Beniddir, Mehdi A, Coley, Connor W, Mejri, Yassine M, Öztürk, Meltem, van der Hooft, Justin JJ, Medema, Marnix H, Skiredj, Adam

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating how we conduct science, from folding proteins with AlphaFold and summarizing literature findings with large language models, to annotating genomes and prioritizing newly generated molecules for screening using specialized software. …”
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Understanding natural language commands for robotic navigation and mobile manipulation by Tellex, Stefanie A., Kollar, Thomas Fleming, Dickerson, Steven R., Walter, Matthew R., Banerjee, Ashis, Teller, Seth, Roy, Nicholas

“…Our system performs inference in the model to successfully find and execute plans corresponding to natural language commands such as "Put the tire pallet on the truck." …”
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TPPP acts downstream of RhoA-ROCK-LIMK2 to regulate astral microtubule organization and spindle orientation by Heng, Yi-Wen., Lim, Hong-Hwa., Mina, Theresia., Utomo, Prayudi., Zhong, Shaoping., Lim, Chwee-Teck., Koh, Cheng-Gee

“…Surprisingly, LIMK1 and cofilin are not involved downstream of RhoA and ROCK in the regulation of astral microtubule organization. Instead, we find that LIMK2 acts through TPPP in the regulation of astral microtubule organization, whereas both LIMK1 and LIMK2 affect centrosome focusing. …”
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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS_2) as a broadband saturable absorber for ultra-fast photonics by Zhang, H, Lu, S B, Zheng, J, Du, J, Wen, S C, Tang, D Y, Loh, K P

“…Our laser experiment shows that few-layer MoS2-based mode locker allows for the generation of stable mode-locked laser pulse, centered at 1054.3 nm, with a 3-dB spectral bandwidth of 2.7 nm and a pulse duration of 800 ps. Our finding suggests that few-layered MoS2 nanoplatelets can be useful nonlinear optical material for laser photonics devices, such as passive laser mode locker, Q-switcher, optical limiter, optical switcher and so on.…”
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A new method for enhancing high- k /metal-gate stack performance and reliability for high- k last integration by Yew, K. S., Tang, L. J., Ang, Diing Shenp

“…The observed improvements may be attributed to the “repair” of oxygen-vacancy defects at the HfO2/Si interface and in the HfO2 bulk by the absorbed ozone, through thermal activation provided by the RTA step. The findings provide a promising means for realizing low-leakage and reliable sub-1-nm EOT HfO2/TiN stacks for high-k last integration.…”
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Application of a web-based cognitive-behavioural therapy programme for the treatment of selective mutism in Singapore : a case series study by Ooi, Yoon Phaik, Raja, Malini, Fung, Daniel SS, Koh, Jessie BK, Sung, Sharon Cohan

“…RESULTS: Post treatment, four out of the five children demonstrated improvements in the frequency of speech during therapy sessions at home, in school and at other social situations. CONCLUSION: Findings from the present study provide support for the use of a web-based CBT programme in improving speech and decreasing the severity of SM among affected children.…”
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Utilization of sewage-sludge-derived hydrochars toward efficient cocombustion with different-rank coals : effects of subcritical water conversion and blending scenarios by Wang, Jing-Yuan, He, Chao, Wang, Ke, Yang, Yanhui

“…As a result of distinct synergistic interactions, cocombustion with moderate-rank coal achieved the best combustion efficiency among the blends. These findings benefit efficient utilization of DSS as a hydrochar solid fuel in existing cofiring power plants.…”
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Exploiting the underdetermined system in multichannel active noise control for open windows by He, Jianjun, Lam, Bhan, Shi, Dongyuan, Gan, Woon Seng

“…For a single incidence, we compare the conventional fully-coupled (pseudoinverse) multichannel control with the colocated (diagonal) control method and find that they can achieve equivalent performance, but the colocated control method is less computationally intensive. …”
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Effect of printing parameters in 3D concrete printing : printing region and support structures by Tay, Daniel Yi Wei, Li, Mingyang, Tan, Ming Jen

“…Furthermore, a gap distance characterisation test was carried out to find the maximum distance that the filament can cross over without a significant slump. …”
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Utilization of CSR to build organizations’ corporate image in Asia : need for an integrative approach by Pang, Augustine, Lwin, May Oo, Ng, Chrystal Shu-Min, Ong, Ying-Kai, Chau, Shannon Rose Wing-Ching, Yeow, Kristle Poh-Sim

“…Content analyses of 150 corporate websites of organizations in Asia headquartered in Singapore were conducted, followed by in-depth interviews with public relations (PR) practitioners to examine the motivations behind their CSR engagement. Findings showed that organizations utilized CSR as a means to enhance corporate image via four ways: Engaging in two-way conversations with stakeholders, adopting an inside-out communication approach with employees, recognizing the relevance of other CSR communication channels, and communicating CSR with authenticity. …”
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Novel fiber bragg grating sensing method based on the sidelobe modulation for ultrasound detection by Liang, Sheng, Tjin, Swee Chuan, Lin, Bo, Sheng, Xinzhi, Lou, Shuqin, Zhang, Yongxin, Wang, Xin

“…When the grating length is much longer than the ultrasonic wavelength, the conventional wavelength-modulation method is invalid. In order to find out an effective sensing method, in this case, a novel sidelobe modulation has been proposed and investigated. …”
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Reinforcement learning for two-aircraft conflict resolution in the presence of uncertainty by Pham, Duc-Thinh, Tran, Ngoc Phu, Goh, Sim Kuan, Alam, Sameer, Duong, Vu

“…The accuracy of our model is 87% at different uncertainty levels. Our findings suggest that reinforcement learning is a promising approach to conflict resolution.…”
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Pharmacological PPARβ/δ activation upregulates VLDLR in hepatocytes by Zarei, Mohammad, Barroso, Emma, Palomer, Xavier, Escolà-Gil, Joan Carles, Cedó, Lidia, Wahli, Walter, Vázquez-Carrera, Manuel

“…Our results suggest that upregulation of hepatic VLDLR by PPARβ/δ agonists might contribute to the hypolipidemic effect of these drugs by increasing lipoprotein delivery to the liver. Overall, these findings provide new effects by which PPARβ/δ regulate VLDLR levels and may influence serum triglyceride levels and NAFLD development.…”
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