Rejection of yaw disturbance in a two-wheeled wheelchair system by Ahmad, Salmiah, Tokhi, M. Osman, Hussain, Zakaria

“…In this paper, a virtual wheelchair (WC) model is developed within Visual Nastran (VN) software environment where the model is further linked with Matlab/Simulink for control purposes. …”
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Integrating a computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization with a 3D virtual walk through - a case study of Putrajaya by Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Ali, Maisarah, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Ibrahim, Mansor

“…This includes the investigation of the occurrence of wind-tunneling phenomena linked to pedestrian discomfort. The numerical and visual output of the simulation was used as a framework to integrate environmental performance data with a walk through of pedestrian walkways in selected area in Precinct $ of the Putrajaya Master Plan. …”
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Plotting against our nation: COVID-19, nationalisms, and conspiracy theories in five European countries by Malešević, Siniša, Uzelac, Gordana, Carol, Sarah, David, Lea

“…We focus on the two main issues: 1) the intensity and character of belief in the COVID-19 conspiracy theories across five European societies: Germany, England, Ireland, Serbia, and Sweden; and 2) how is the commitment to specific nationalist ideologies linked with the belief in conspiracy theories. The data indicates that those who described themselves as highly religious and politically right-wing are more prone to believe in the strong versions of conspiracy theories. …”
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Heroes, villains and naked nations: micro-solidarity and grounded nationalism in times of crisis by David, Lea, Carol, Sarah, Malešević, Siniša, Uzelac, Gordana

“…We utilize the notion of “naked nations” to show that, in times of crisis, people’s selfhood is profoundly grounded in micro-solidarity encounters that are tightly linked to nation-states.…”
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Qucs: improvements and new directions in GPL compact device modelling and circuit simulation tools by Brinson, Mike, Crozier, Richard, Kuznetsov, Vadim, Novak, Clemens, Roucaries, Bastien, Schreuder, Frans, Torri, Guilherme B.

“…Significant new features will include additional compact device modelling capabilities through the inclusion of the Berkeley Model and Algorithm Prototyping Platform (MAPP) linked to Octave and the Qucs/ADMS Verilog-A “turn-key” modelling system, a choice of circuit simulation engine from Qucs built-in software, ngspice and Xyce GPL simulators, plus an increased number of circuit design aids.…”
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Insight with stumpers: normative solution data for 25 stumpers and a fresh perspective on the accuracy effect by Ross, Wendy, Vallée-Tourangeau, Frédéric

“…Alongside normative data for 25 stumpers, we also demonstrate that insight is linked to certainty in the answer rather than whether the answer is correct or not and that certainty (subjective correctness) is a stronger predictor of the feeling of insight than objective correctness. …”
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Assesment of oxidative stress in chronic cerebral hypoperfusion-induced neurodegeneration in rats by Saxena, Anil Kumar, Abdul Majeed, Saif Saad, Oothuman, Pakeer, Gurtu, Sunil

“…Aging related reduction in cerebral blood flow (CBF) has been linked with neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. …”
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Removal of nitrate and phosphate from municipal wastewater sludge by Chlorella Vulgaris, Spirulina Platensis and Scenedesmus Quadricauda by Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Alam, Md. Zahangir, W.A., Matin, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, John, Akbar, Hossain, Toffazel

“…Nitrate and phosphorus in wastewater contribute to health and environmental threats as they are linked to illnesses as well as ecosystem disruption via algal blooms in contaminated water bodies. …”
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FOSS Compact Model Prototyping with Verilog-A Equation-Defined Devices (VAEDD) by Brinson, Mike

“…It has the same structure as the standard EDD but is built around compiled Verilog-A module code, which in turn is translated to C++ code and dynamically linked to the main body of the simulator code. Essentially a VAEDD is a tiny Verilog-A module with a standardised internal code structure. …”
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Bishop Robert Grosseteste and Lincoln Cathedral: tracing relationships between Medieval concepts of order and built form by Temple, Nicholas, Hendrix, John, Frost, Christian W.

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Body composition, lung function, blood pressure, and muscular strength: a comparative study by Sadeghimakki, Roham

“…Background: The loss of balance between components of body composition is significantly linked to a wide range of adverse clinical outcomes. …”
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Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its relation to diet and physical work in Azad Jammu and Kashmir by Ahmad Danish, Fayaz, Khan, Alam, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan

“…The prevalence of the disease is linked with diet and exercise level/physical work. …”
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Urban poverty: a case study of major cities in Malaysia by Pramanik, Ataul Huq, Abdullah, Moha Asri, Mat Derus, Alias, Barom, Mohd. Nizam

“…Urban poverty is inextricably linked to rural poverty. In fact, the former is caused by the latter. …”
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'There is a wide path and there is a narrow path' - transnational negotiations of ethnic and religious identity among Polish Roma Jehovah's Witnesses by Garapich, Michał P., Mirga-Wójtowicz, Elżbieta

“…At the same time, the movement's popularity is strongly linked to their migratory experience and their relations with non-Roma Polish-speaking members of congregations, pointing to the role of complex hierarchies of whiteness and belonging in Britain.…”

Metabolomics for bioactivity assessment of natural products by Yuliana, Nancy Dewi, Khatib, Alfi, Choi, Young Hae, Verpoorte, Robert

“…Metabolomics allows a systematic study of a complex mixture such as a phytochemical preparation, which can be linked to observations obtained through biological testing systems without the need for isolating active principles. …”
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Arab navigation in the Indian Ocean before European dominance in South and Southeast Asia : a historical study by Islam, Arshad

“…From the very beginning Arabs and Persians were linked through the lucrative maritime trade with the people of East Africa,the Western Indian coast,even upto Southeast Asia upto the coast of China. …”
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Factors that contribute to hIAPP amyloidosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Sevcuka, Adriana, White, Kenneth, Terry, Cassandra

“…HIAPP can misfold and form amyloid fibrils which are preceded by pre-fibrillar oligomers and monomers, all of which have been linked, to a certain extent, to β-cell cytotoxicity through a range of proposed mechanisms. …”
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Buying properties in Malaysia? Highlight on laws, policies and their implication on foreign land ownership by Mohamad, Nor Asiah

“…The laws and policies pertaining to foreign land ownership in Malaysia have seen tremendous changes for the past two decades. The reasons may be linked to economic, political and social factors. …”
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Buying properties in Malaysia? Highlight on laws, policies and their implication on foreign land ownership by Mohamad, Nor Asiah

“…The laws and policies pertaining to foreign land ownership in Malaysia have seen tremendous changes for the past two decades. The reasons may be linked to economic, political and social factors. …”
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Revelation as the foundation of social reality: a paradigm of divine constructed reality by Jamil, Farooqui

“…The paper observes that this notion of reality and its construction is defective as it is not linked with truth and goodness. The social reality is the manifestation of some cardinal principles revealed by the Absolute Reality, which is the source and epitome of truth and goodness (Wallerstein, 1976). …”
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