Resisting the binary divide in Higher Education: the role of critical pedagogy by Khan, Alya, Gabriel, John

“…Instead, a case is made for a pedagogy that enables students, particularly those from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds, to use their experiences, values, etc. to exchange and develop ideas in a group context, thereby providing an important means of collective empowerment (intellectual and practical, both at work and in their private lives). In this process students are encouraged to use ethical theories as tools to explain and underpin their understanding of work-based scenarios. …”
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Promoting Malaysian Traditional Knowledge using digital ethnobotanical garden website by Muhamad, Nik Noor Alaina Hisanie, Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly, Lim, Sin Yee

“…A majority of the respondents understood the basic roles of plants in daily lives and the importance of conserving it, but 20% of them were disagreed with the statement of a high reliance on traditional herbal medicine and 37% of them were uncertain about it. …”
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Development of portable solar generator by Mat Jamil, Khamelrun Shah

“…The 36 W Charger in its stowed form will resemble a notebook computer case in size and form Deployed, its physical size is half that required for a traditional Silicon 16% solar cell Charger and one-quarter that for a 8% thin film solar cell Charger. A challenge for the use of these 32% efficient cells is their cost. …”
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Triple-band planar dipole antenna for omnidirectional radiation by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Located under the horizontal rectangular patch are two λ/2 long meander-line stubs symmetrically interfaced to the feedline. …”
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Quad notched-band UWB BPF based on quintuple-mode resonator by Borhani, Seyyed Jamal, Honarvar, M. Amin, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…The MMR is fed through asymmetric interdigital coupled-lines feed to produce controllable notched-band. …”
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Joining the dots: day to day challenges for practitioners in delivering integrated dementia care by Chase, Mike, Lloyd, Christopher E. M., Peters, Benjamin J., Chase, Elaine, Lee, Kellyn

“…In order to more successfully realise integrated dementia pathways, we propose innovative commissioning frameworks which purposefully seek to diffuse power imbalances, encourage inter-provider respect and understanding, and determine clear lines of responsibility. [Abstract copyright: © 2020 The Authors. …”

A microstrip quasi-elliptic bandpass filter implemented using stub loaded resonators by Riaz, Muhammad, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…The resonators are directly loaded with open-circuited inductive stubs and the feed-lines are interdigital coupled to the resonators. …”
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The production and consumption of hospitality space by Lugosi, Peter

“…Drawing on an extended ethnographic case study, and a series of illustrative cases, the thesis develops four lines of inquiry: First, because commercial venues are characterised by fragmentary occupation, the study examines the basis for association and disassociation among hosts and guests through the notion of proximity. …”
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Developing rat testicular organoid models for assessing the reproductive toxicity of antidepression drugs in vitro by Wu, Sixian, Li, Xiaoliang, Li, Peiyu, Li, Tongtong, Huang, Gelin, Sun, Qun, Dinnyés, Andras, Shang, Lijun, Xu, Wenming

“…However, these studies used germ cell lines to determine the phenotype, which limits their potential translational value in toxicity studies in humans. …”
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Antioxidant, α-glucosidase inhibitory, and cytotoxic activities of Mangifera rufocostata extract and identification of its compounds by LC-MS/ MS analysis by Mustikasari, Kamilia, Santoso, Mardi, Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly, Sri Fatmawati, Sri Fatmawati

“…Antioxidant activity were evaluated by 2-2″-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and ferric reducing-antioxidant power (FRAP) tests. α-glucosidase inhibitory to prediction antidiabetic activity, and cytotoxic activity were studied against HT-29, HeLa, and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. The results showed that the methanol extract have the highest TFC, TPC, antioxidant, and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. …”
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Stakeholders’ perception on critical cost variation factors in Malaysian building projects by Sohu, Samiullah, Abdullah, Abd Halid, Nagapan, Sasitharan, Ali Buriro, Ahsan, Kaleemullah, K.

“…The inferences drawn in this study can serve as a guide lines for construction stakeholders to achieve effective cost management in building projects.…”
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Reliable power system operation plan: steady state contingency analysis by Goh, Hui Hwang, Goh, Kai Chen, Rashid, Rina, Syyi, Sim, Qing, Shi Chua, Lee, Sze Sing, Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi

“…This analysis is used to review the outage of elements such as transmission lines, transformers and generators, and investigation of the resulting effects on line power flows and bus voltages in Sabah, Malaysia grid transmission system. …”
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Novel metamaterial frequency discriminating devices for next generation wireless communication systems by Ahmed, Kafil Uddin

“…This was achieved using stepped impedance lines (SIL). No isolators were necessary using the proposed technique. …”
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Split pond design and the use of Nano TiO2 for stormwater quality improvement by Rad, Saeed

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Organic-inorganic PTAA-SiGe transparent optical materials performance analysis for photo device applications by Nasir, Syafiqa, Ghosh, Bablu Kumar, Dakua, Pratap Kumar, Chee, Fuei Pien, Mohamad, K.A., Saad, Ismail

“…The transmittance of SiGe thin film is increased with the microstrain of the films as a result, better opto-electrical performance is displayed. …”
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Limitation of lithium fluoride (LiF) properties for passivation layer in organic solar cells application by Mohd Zain, Fadzly

“…As a conclusion, Lithium Fluoride (LiF) prevent metal electrode from diffusing into PEDOT: PSS (poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate)) and ITO (Indium Thin Oxide) because LiF is an interfacial chemistry model for metal cathode that act as a buffer layer and coupling layer to enhance electron injection. …”
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Exploring men's experiences and understanding of binge eating disorder : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Spyrou, Spyroula

“…The experience of BED was described as a divergent experience of negative and positive facets, characterised by a futile struggle to control their eating. The men described living a constrained life with BED similar to living in an inescapable trap. …”
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Are you disabled? Social and cultural factors in understanding disability in Trinidad and Tobago by Rolston, Yansie

“…This thesis is an analysis of the under-researched subject of disability in Trinidad and Tobago and presents an understanding of the concepts and contestations of disability as it is lived and experienced by disabled people in T&T. …”
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Migration aspirations and experiences of female Polish migrant workers in the UK by Aziz, Karima

“…Furthermore, specificities of working and living in the UK have been established, marked by different routes into employment, migrant and feminised work, and different patterns of work trajectories; as well as social networks, transnational lives and experiences of women and family life. …”
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Union activism : an exploration of the differential consequences of employee and freelancer experiences by Jones, Edith Ann

“…The aim of this thesis is to explore how employee and freelancer lay active members of the UK union BECTU (Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union), who are not employees of the union, view the effects of their activism on their professional and personal lives. In doing so it discusses whether participants’ views are affected by their definition of the term ‘activist’, and by the nature of their relationship with the union. …”
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