Green-lean operations evaluation framework: a case from Iranian automotive industry by Ojani, Shabnam, Avakh Darestani, Soroush

“…Companies have been forced to find alternatives to balance productivity and the environment in their operations and products as they move to greener operations and products. …”
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Marta Czok EX_PATRIA by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig, Czok, Marta

“…Migration, political asylum, xenophobia and nationalist populism relate to this principle, reinforcing its symbolic meaning and the lived experience of those directly affected by this. In these works, we find a gap between those who need to leave their countries and those who have the power to determine their destiny. …”
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Communication skills: what do employers' expect? (workplace communication skills for engineering graduates) by Sivanganam, Lalithambigai

“…Thus, this research is conducted to find out what communication skills that the employers in the industry deem that their employees should have? …”
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Size reduction of vivaldi antenna array for microwave imaging by Abdulqadir Farah, Mohamed

“…UWB antennas with compact size, stable patterns of end-fire radiation and high gain find many of applications such as radar, microwave imaging, remote sensing. …”
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Characteristics of ferrocement sandwich aerated concrete wall elements incorporating pozzolanic waste materials by Navaz, Taha Mehman

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In-situ melting assessment of AZ91D magnesium alloy investment casting by Jafari, Hassan

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Optimization and fractionation of quercitrin-rich extract from Melastoma malabthricum leaves and its bioactivities by Awang, Mohd. Azrie

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Biofilm formation on metal surfaces by Beech, Iwona B.

“…SEM studies reveal very different patterns of bacterial biofilms on mild and stainless steel and show varied degrees of corrosion occurring on these surfaces. Thin and patchy Pseudomonas biofilms are accompanied by little corrosion whilst thick. more continuous, Desulfovibrio biofilms are associated with higher levels of corrosion. …”
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Sputter deposition and characterization of metal sandwiched indium tin oxide/silicon for solar cell application by Kabiru Isiyaku, Aliyu

“…For the past four decades, indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films have been widely used as transparent and conductive contact layer in several optoelectronic applications due to their high optical transmission and good electrical conductivity. …”
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Low-temperature growth of zinc oxide structures on flexible conductive substrate: effect of NaOH and C7H8O9 presence in solgel by Kamardin, Ili Liyana Khairunnisa

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis recorded that (100) and (101) planes were formed as the preferred orientation samples with good quality and crystallization of the ZnO thin films. Based on Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM), HWT of 12 h immersed time was noticed as the optimum time for the growth of ZnO structures with the basic sol-gel solution. …”
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Internal service quality in the Malaysian telecommunication industries by Mohd Yusoff , Ainan

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Pembangunan instrumen penilaian akhlak pelajar di institusi pengajian tinggi awam by Abdul Latif , Adibah

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Managing transitions into UK Higher Education : experiences of international students from a pre-sessional English course by McKee, Susannah

“…This study seeks to examine individual accounts of a small number of international students at London Metropolitan University who had completed a pre-sessional Academic English course before their disciplinary studies. The aim was to find out how effectively they felt that the Pre-sessional course had prepared them for those studies, and to help inform the future development of the course, as well as gaining wider insight into the support needs of international students.…”
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Long memory and fractional integration in high frequency data on the US dollar / British pound spot exchange rate by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…Fractional integration or I(d) models are estimated with a variety of specifications for the error term. In brief, we find evidence that a lower degree of integration is associated with lower data frequencies. …”
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Web service based Grid workflow application in quantitative remote sensing retrieval by Liu, Longli, Xue, Yong, Zhang, Jingzun, Liu, Jia, Yu, Qicheng, Li, Chi

“…Through the experiment, we can find that web service can work well with Grid workflow and provide a management ability of remote sensing model. …”
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Oestrogen receptors and breast cancer. are we prepared to move forward? A critical review by Eraso, Yolanda

“…Around 70% of breast tumours are classified as oestrogen dependent, yet the mechanism of action of other hormones in breast cancer growth both independently and interacting with ER as well as their targeted therapies have yet to find a place in the clinic. In this article, I critically review the scientific literature for the period 1960-2016, examine the rise and persistence of the oestrogen hypothesis as well as the neglect of alternative hormonal explanations. …”
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Drawing for blind learners: assistive technology for graphical design by Ohene-Djan, James, Fernando, Sandra

“…This paper presents a set of grammar tools that can be used by blind people to find spatial orientation, as well as knowledge and representation of the interactive drawing environment, to improve the understanding of a concept or a subject matter. …”
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Developing a transfer point location problem considering normal demands distribution by Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Ammar, Mollaie, Dadd, Deneise

“…In the first model, all the points are considered in an area while in the second one the points are considered in several areas. The problem is to find out the best location for the transfer point so that the maximum expected weighted distance to all demand points through the transfer point is minimized. …”
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Pro-social attitudes towards ethno-religious out-groups during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey experiment in five countries by Carol, Sarah, David, Lea, Malasevic, Sinisa, Uzelac, Gordana

“…The online survey experiment follows a 3 × 2 × 2 factorial design varying the ethno-religious origin of neighbours signalled by the name (Alexander vs Mohammed), the length of their residence (<1 year, 10 years, entire life), and if groceries, or groceries and beer need to be collected. We find that those of minority origin and those who have spent less than a year in a country are disadvantaged. …”
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Health and safety performance of UK universities and how to improve it by Kuzmina, Olga, Searle, Douglas

“…Health and Safety professionals in the universities may find it useful to reflect on these findings and the identified best practices in order to improve the H&S performance in their own organisations.…”
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