Local scour beneath a forced-vibrating circular cylinder in unidirectional current by Chok, Man Ming

“…Geometry data for the scour profile of these two tests were collected and analysed. Tests 3 to 5 were replications of test conducted based on Guan et. al’s and Hsieh et. al’s study to support the reasonings for Tests 1 and 2. …”
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A vision based system for modern transportation system by Zhang, Zhicheng

“…That is equivalent to approximately of 3,700 people dying on the roads every day. 123 countries had come together, representing 6 billion people and implemented laws that meet the best practice for at least one of the five key behavioural risk factors contributing to the road accident. …”
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Fast depth-sensitive fluorescence measurements in turbid media using cone shell configuration by Ong, Yi Hong, Liu, Quan

“…Depth-sensitive fluorescence spectroscopy in a two-layered epithelial tissue phantom was demonstrated using a cone shell configuration implemented by an axicon lens and a fiber assembly including five rings of collection fibers. Each collection fiber ring was located at a different radial distance away from the center, for which fluorescence measurements from all rings showed a larger range of sensitivities to the top and bottom layers compared to the previously reported cone shell configuration. …”
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The communication of intellectual capital: the “whys” and “whats” by Wee, Janet C.N., Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan

“…Content analysis of banks’ AR found structural capital information most prevalent, followed by human capital and relational capital. Five types of formats were analyzed to show the different presentation used in the CIC. …”
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Digital education for health professions in the field of dermatology : a systematic review by digital health education collaboration by Xu, Xiaomeng, Posadzki, Pawel Przemyslaw, Lee, Grace Eunkyung, Car, Josip, Smith, Helen Elizabeth

“…Of the 5 studies measuring learners’ satisfaction, 3 studies claimed high satisfaction scores. …”
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Strategies of colour and lighting design in the cinematography of Christopher Doyle by Peh, Colin Jin Wei

“…The main findings will show the relationships between colour and space, colour and character motion, colour and mood throughout Christopher Doyle’s consistent visual style and his wide variety of works over the past twenty-five years. The study of these 5 feature films by renowned Directors Wong Kar Wai, Zhang Yi Mou, Tan Bee Thiam and Phillip Noyce will also showcase a detailed visual analysis of various narrative styles. …”
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Systematic bias in trait attributions for deceased friends and relatives by Galang, Adrianne John Real, Ellescas, Bianca Ysabel C., Santos, Jan Marie E., Locsin, Maria Aisha V., Sy, Keena Mayumi D.

“…One-hundred ten undergraduate students in Manila were asked to rate the Big Five traits of two older adult individuals known to them personally, one of whom must be alive, and the other deceased. …”
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Analysis of tourism demand serial dependence structure for forecasting by Zhu, Liang, Lim, Christine, Xie, Wenjun, Wu, Yuan

“…The copula method is flexible as it provides various functions to specify different serial dependence structures and allows arbitrary distributions of tourism demand. We used five types of copulas to analyse two-dimensional serial dependence structure for 10 arrivals series to Singapore. …”
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Personality traits bias the perceived quality of sonic environments by Lindborg, PerMagnus, Friberg, Anders

“…The present study included the Big Five traits and noise sensitivity as personality factors in two listening experiments (n = 43, n = 45). …”
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Hybrid Federalization in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal by Allison-Reumann, Laura, He, Baogang

“…This is a pivotal time for Nepal. The five previous constitutions of Nepal failed and did not manage to avoid discrimination or overcome the domination of the majority ethnic group (Lawoti, 2007), and agreements with and principles for different members of society have not always been adhered to or delivered (Hachhethu, 2009). …”
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How do personality traits shape information-sharing behaviour in social media? Exploring the mediating effect of generalised trust by Deng, Shengli, Lin, Yanqing, Li, Hongxiu, Liu, Yong, Chen, Xiaoyu

“…Method.Integrating the Big Five theory of personality and the theory of generalised trust, a research framework is proposed for the determinants of information-sharing behaviour on social media. …”
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Caregiving for individuals with neurodevelopmental disability-influence of implicit attitudes and affiliate stigma on expressed emotions by Nee, Michelle Si Hui

“…Analysis of interview data from Study 2 extracted five main themes: 1) knowledge of NDD population prior to caregiver role; (2) thoughts about caregiver role and experience of caregiving for NDD; (3) management of various roles played by caregivers in everyday life; (4) interactions with individuals with NDD and self-concept; and (5) understanding Singapore’s cultural context and attitude towards NDD population. …”
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Perspectives on modifying attentional biases amongst individuals with tobacco use disorder using technology : a review by Tan, Yi Zhuang, Zhang, Melvyn Weibin B., Choo, Carol C.

“…The PsycINFO, Scopus, and PubMed databases were initially used to identify papers with the above-mentioned inclusion criteria. Five papers were included in the review. Lastly, an integrated perspective will be provided, from both clinical and research standpoints. …”
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Reliability and stability of amphibious house for floodplain areas in Malaysia by Mohammad Ali Nekooie

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Laminar flow heat transfer enhancement in multy-start spirally corrugated tubes by Zaid Sattar Kareem

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Animal models of human disease 2.0 by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel

“…Submissions were invited on topics related to chronic pathologies, including autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, acute injury, inflammatory and infectious diseases, and regenerative medicine. The five participating MDPI journals were Biomedicines, Cells, Current Issues in Molecular Biology, Genes, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. …”
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What helps children learn difficult tasks: a teacher's presence may be worth more than a screen by Kostyrka-Allchorne, Katarzyna, Holland, Amanda, Cooper, Nicholas R., Ahamed, Woakil, Marrow, Rachel K., Simpson, Andrew

“…Addressing this question, we manipulated a teacher’s presence (on-screen vs. present) and activity (observing vs. doing) while teaching children about the properties of geometric shapes. Five-year-olds (n=215) completed two shape-sorting tasks in which they distinguished between typical, atypical and non-valid shapes. …”
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Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study by Killingback, Clare, Tomlinson, Amy, Thompson, Mark, Whitfield, Clare, Stern, Julian

“…Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Five themes were identified: 1) understanding the person and their direction of travel; 2) contextual factors that impact on the delivery of person-centered practice; 3) awareness of personality traits; 4) doing the small things; and 5) the person-centered learning curve. …”
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Topical and transdermal botanical formulations of the Chinese pharmacopoeia—a review by Gu, Jingyi, Lane, Majella E., Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Heinrich, Michael

“…The use of botanical materials in TCM formulations is guided by the “Jun‐Chen‐Zuo‐Shi” principle rooted in Yin‐Yang and the five elements' theories. In the ChP 2020, 155 botanical drugs, along with 40 excipients (from the “procedure” section, focusing on processing and technical parameters), were identified from 34 botanical formulations intended for topical/transdermal application. …”
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The mechanisms of sleep restriction therapy for insomnia disorder by Maurer, LF

“…</p> <p>Finally, chapter five synthesises and critically reflects on results from the preceding chapters. …”