Strength of blended cement mortar containing palm oil fuel and eggshell ashes by Jamellodin, Zalipah, Nor Azhar, Norazreen, Jamaly, Mohamad Arif, A. Majid, Masni, Salleh, Norhafizah, Abdul Hamid, Noor Azlina, Ismail, Noorli, Adnan, Suraya Hani Adnan, Abdul Rashid, Nur Nadhirah

“…This is due to the high fineness of POFA providing more surface area that filled the voids between cement and aggregate. …”

"Entrer par effraction": reading and writing subjects in Annie Ernaux's recent work by Janes, Matthew

“…I further construct discursive categories that reflect the various ways in which 'Ernaux' is constructed not only by devoted fans and detractors (as previous Ernaux scholarship has shown) but also more casual readers, whose voices are, in a contemporary setting, increasingly merged with those of the critics and, indeed, with that of Ernaux herself.…”
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Exploring narratives of exclusion from school: how adolescent boys and educationalists negotiate schooling, family and gendered discourses by Banner, Jack

“…It shows how some boys through drawing on discourses of hegemonic masculinity and gender binary asymmetries construct themselves in ways that contribute towards school confrontation. The voices of practitioners show how they contribute towards tensions and how education policy is considered as prohibiting staff from working effectively with some boys. …”
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The role of translation in shaping media and political discourses in times of conflict : the Syrian "Spring" in context by Ayasrah, Bilal Mohammad Farhan

“…The selected texts represent newspaper opinion articles and indiscriminately reflect both voices of the conflicting rivals: pro- and anti-government. …”
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The application of Islamic laws in cyber related cases: An analysis by Mohamed, Duryana, Hussin, Nasimah

“…Some of them are released and acquitted while some others are fined and jailed or both for certain period of time. …”
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Assessment of the effect of grain refinement on the solidification characteristics of Al-Si-Cu eutectic cast alloy using thermal analysis technical (CA-CCTA) by M El-Aswad, Ashraf Mahmood

“…In the case of Al-11.7 Si-Cu- alloys, this would involve the fineness of the primary α-Al dendrites (as determined by (SDAS) value), the Al-Si eutectic structure (Si morphology), as well as the CuAl2 and other copper intermetallic, depending upon the alloying and the trace elements present in the alloy. …”
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Effect of dual flocculant by unmodified manihot esculenta starch and aluminium sulphate on the removal of chemical oxygen demand optimized by response surface methodology by Rahmat, S., Othman, N, Ahmad, S. N., Asharuddin, S. M.

“…Besides the performance of COD removal increased, the dosage of the chemical coagulant was reduced by up to 64% at the optimum condition of 18 mg/L alum dosage, 307 mg/L starch dosage, pH 9, and 27 mins settling time. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that the quadratic model was significantly developed with a p-value < 0.05. …”
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Phytochemicals, antioxidant studies of deinbollia pinnata (Poir.) schumach. & thonn. and its uses in the synthesis of titania nanoparticles by Rufai, Yakubu

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Tribalism and democracy in the arab world: a sociological study of the Arab mind and its perception of democracy through the events of the Arab spring by Merah , Souad, Tahraoui, Ramdane

“…Though the majority of the public voices and opinions are still throwing its support to Arab Spring, many are also skeptical about the real instigators, intrinsic motives and the long term agenda. …”
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Telling the story: what can be learned from parents' experience of the professional response following the sudden, unexpected death of a child? by Turner, Denise

“…This study aims to restore the voices of parents to the field of sudden unexpected child death, by engaging directly with the emotional complexity and trauma of the experience and thereby improving practice. …”
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Becoming 'NEET': an exploration of marginalised young people’s trajectories and experiences by Rajah, Heera

“…This qualitative study examines the issue of becoming NEET from the perspectives of an immensely diverse group of young NEET people (including new arrivals to the UK), thereby prioritising the voices and experiences of those within this NEET group. …”
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Green approach to treat institutional wastewater by using cassava peels starch (CPS) as coagulant aid by Kumar, Vicky

“…Removal efficiency of dual coagulant (alum+CPS) were achieved at optimum dosage of 40:60 mg/L at pH 8 with 60 mins settling time with removal efficiency of COD (41%), TSS (86%) and Turbidity (91%). …”
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Physico-chemical and microstructure of artificial soils stabilised with lime-zeolite by Felix Ling, Ngee Leh

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Género, hormonas y cáncer de mama : perspectivas comparadas en Norte y Sudamérica. by Eraso, Yolanda

“…Este capítulo propone abordar una de las aplicaciones más relevantes en la clínica: el uso de testosterona para el tratamiento del cáncer de mama. Iniciada hacia fines de la década de 1930, la administración de hormonas ‘contra-sexuales’ para tratar enfermedades femeninas, a pesar de sus resultados clínicos positivos, fue altamente controversial. …”
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Strength prediction and durability performance of concrete containing coal bottom ash as supplementary cementitious material under aggressive environment by Ali, Sajjad

“…Initially, raw CBA was grinded for various periods, to get different particle fineness, then CBA was incorporated as replacement of OPC in concrete at various percentages 10%, 20% and 30% by weight of cement. …”
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The ethical eye : photojournalists' views of ethics and digital photography in UK national newspapers by Kliewer, Paula D.

“…This thesis aims to bring their voices to the surface. By adopting a social constructivist approach, this study draws on data collected from semi-structured interviews from twenty-five professional photojournalists. …”
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Green synthesis, characterization and laser irradiation of silver nanoparticles and its bimetallic nanoparticles by Saleh Mubarak, Salah

“…In contrast, Ag/Cu NPs were synthesized by mixing Cu solution (1, 3, 5 and 7 mM) with Gre-Ag NPs at room temperature and left for 10 mins. Moreover, the silver nanostructures (Ag NSs) was fabricated by manipulating Gre-Ag NPs with diode laser 450 nm at different times. …”
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In vitro bioactivities of anodised titanium in mixtrue of B-Glycerophosphate and calcium acetate for biomedical application by Lee, Te Chuan

“…The parameters for anodic oxidation method such as applied voltage (50-350 V), current density(10-70 mA.cm-2), electrolyte concentration (0.02 M β-GP + 0.2 M CA, 0.04 M β-GP + 0.04 M CA) , anodising time (5-10 mins), agitation speed (300-1500 rpm), ultrasonic amplitude (20-60 μm) and bath temperature (4-100 °C) were varied to investigate the impact on the surface properties of titanium. …”
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The impact of international non-governmental organisations on the response of community-based organisations to the HIV/AIDs related orphan and vulnerable children crisis in Zimbabw... by Madziva, Cathrine

“…In establishing an INGO and CBO partnership on OVC, the former needs to be flexible from the onset and prioritize the latter's institutional development, harness traditional cultural capital and listen to children's voices. Volunteers' should be given an acceptable token, and receive due recognition of their contributions. …”
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Islington disability and long-term health conditions employment project: final report by Lewis, Jane, Fernando, Sandra, Nyby, Josefine, Yu, Qicheng, Gay, Dionne, Flynn, Jimmy

“… • Negative experiences of education – participants with learning disabilities and deaf participants in particular voiced their negative experiences of mainstream education at both school and college. …”
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