Social structural and cultural determinants in the formation and operation of small enterprise in the UK, with particular reference to the economy of East London and its Asian comm... by Nabi, Md. Nurun

“…Trends identified indicate that such firms are likely to play a continuing and increasingly important role in the future. …”
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The relation between emotional eating and perceived stress among students in tertiary education in Oman: a single-center study by Al Shidhani, Asma, Al Samani, Asma, Al Malki, Tahani, Al Shukaili, Bashair, Al Toubi, Aseel, Fai Chan, Moon, Al Harthi, Lara, Al Sibani, Nasser, Al Saadoon, Muna, Cucchi, Angie, Al Adawi, Samir

“…More studies on this discrepant finding are warranted.…”
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Medical instability in typical and atypical adolescent anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Brennan, Cliona, Illingworth, Sarah, Cini, Erica, Bhakta, Dee

“…Underweight adolescents were signifcantly more likely to have lower blood pressures (p<0.0001) and bradycardia was signifcantly associated with greater weight loss (p<0.05). …”
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Expert system for the thermal design of mechanical devices by Mohiuddin, A. K. M.

“…Based on the experience the author likes to chalk out a general procedure for the development of expert system for the thermal design of different mechanical devices.…”
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Challenges Facing ASEAN and East Asia in a Turbulent Time by Doan, Xuan Loc

“…This paper reviews the impact of the current crisis on the economies of ASEAN and East Asia, the policy response, and their likely outcomes, in the context of the presentations made at the ASEAN-AAF meeting.…”
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Measuring self-esteem, work/family enrichment and life satisfaction: an empirical validation by Wan Rashid, Wan Edura, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Omar, Azura, Ismail, Izhairi

“…Using data collected from 680 female nurses employed in public hospitals in Malaysia, this study also examines the likely mediation effect of work/family enrichment on self-esteem-satisfaction relationship. …”
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Social support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction among married nurses in health service by Wan Rashid, Wan Edura, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Omar, Azura, Ismail, Izhairi

“…Abstract—The objectives of this research are i) to examine the psychometric properties of the constructs of social-support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction, ii) to validate the hypothesized interrelationships among the constructs of social support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction among nurses of public hospitals in Malaysia and iii) to examine the likely mediation effect of work-family enrichment on support-satisfaction relationship. …”
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The recent war in the South Caucasus and extra-territorial jurisdiction under the ECHR by Wiesener, Cornelius

“…On the other hand, more than 3,300 applications have been lodged by South Ossetians against Georgia; and it is likely that in the near future even more individuals (Georgians as well as Ossetians) will bring cases against Russia or Georgia. …”
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Aircraft noise, overheating and poor air quality in London primary schools' classrooms by Montazami, Azadeh

“…Through objective and subjective surveys, classrooms' indoor temperatures, air quality and background noise levels were evaluated and it was learnt that those schools located in the vicinity of Heathrow Airport are more likely to experience overheating and poor air quality. …”
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Causes, trends and implications of motorization in Malaysia by Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez

“…This paper highlights trends and causes of motorization in the past, its likely impact on the environment and possible implications.…”
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Exploring the production of natural gas through the lenses of the ACEGES model by Voudouris, Vlasios, Matsumoto, Ken'ichi, Sedgwick, John, Rigby, Robert A., Stasinopoulos, Dimitrios, Jefferson, Michael

“…Conditionally on the currently estimated ultimate recoverable resources, the ‘Collective View’ and ‘Golden Age’ Scenarios suggest that the supply of natural gas is likely to meet the increasing demand for natural gas until at least 2035. …”
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Modified palm oil fuel ash (pofa) as quartz replacement for the production of porcelain by Durumin Iya, Sani Garba

“…To remove the moisture of POFA, the powder was dried in an oven at 110 °C for 24 hours and ground to a sufficient fineness ≤ 50 μm for 12 hours at 250 rev/min. POFA powder underwent heat and HCL acid treatments. …”
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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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3D interactive mobile navigator structure and 2D map in campus environment using GPS by Mantoro, Teddy, Saharuddin, Siti Athirah, Selamat, Supiah

“…This application provides 3D atmosphere so it will be easier for the user to recognize a most likely place to the real-world environment. The user could navigate using 3D model and at the same time can switch to the 2D maps environment. …”
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Communication: Infrared spectroscopy of salt-water complexes by Tandy, Jonathan D., Feng, Cheng, Boatwright, Adrian, Sarma, Gautam, Sadoon, Ahmed M., Shirley, Andrew, Rodrigues, Natercia Das Neves, Cunningham, Ethan M., Yang, Shengfu, Ellis, Andrew M.

“…Alternative structures with hydrogen bonding between water molecules become energetically competitive for n = 4, and the IR spectrum indicates likely the coexistence of at least two isomers.…”
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Resolution and determination of the absolute configuration of the enantiomers of a trans-α-disulfoxide by Allenmark, Stig, Grainger, Richard S., Olsson, Susanne, Patel, Bhaven

“…A photocatalyzed slow decrease in optical activity was observed in solution, most likely due to racemization by homolytic (O)S–S(O) bond cleavage and bissulfinyl radical recombination.…”
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Stock price movements : does change in energy price matter? by Abdul Jalil, Norasibah, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Daud, Jarita, Ibrahim, Mansor

“…The co-integration test results documented zero co-integration equation. This finding implies no long-run relationship between the variables in the system. …”
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Rain fade characteristics analyses for V-band link in tropical region by Badron, Khairayu, Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Abdullah, Khaizuran, Din, Jafri, Abd Rahman, Tharek

“…Therefore, it is very critical to be able to predict accurately the likely impairment to be encountered on a given link in order to plan the services economically. …”
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After COVID-19: time to agree a biosecurity code of conduct under the biological and toxin weapons convention (article) by Whitby, Simon, Tang, Cheng, Shang, Lijun, Dando, Malcolm

“…The devastating COVID-19 disease outbreak of 2020 is likely to cause a profound rethink of how national and international communities deal with such outbreaks whether they are caused naturally, accidentally or deliberately. …”
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Strengthening the biological and toxin weapons convention after COVID-19: reaching agreement on a code of conduct and biological security education at the 2021 9th review conferenc... by Shang, Lijun, Whitby, Simon, Dando, Malcolm

“…In this chapter, we will describe and analyse one of the most likely means by which the BTWC could be strengthened at the 9th Review Conference, namely: agreement of an International Aspirational Code of Conduct supported by mandatory biological security education for life and associated scientists. …”
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