Narrative Power : The Struggle for Human Value / by Plummer, Kenneth, author 654982, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Narratives are the wealth of nations: they animate life, sustain culture and cultivate humanity. They regulate and empower us, bringing both joy and discontent. …”
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EDUCATION IN CHINA : Philosophy, Politics and Culture / by Ryan, Janette, 1956- author 278536, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Although China has ambitious plans for its education system, several problems remain, including an examination-obsessed system and highly competitive culture which skew the social fabric, dominating family life and childhoods. This accessible analysis will be a welcome resource for students of comparative education as well as those across the social sciences interested in Chinese society"--…”
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Foundations of Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling / by Capuzzi, David, editor 296803, Stauffer, Mark D., editor 393065, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Now in its second edition, Foundations of Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling delivers a comprehensive treatment of current theory, research, and real-life practice in family therapy. The text is fully aligned with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). …”
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Automate Your Busywork : Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff / by Tank, Aytekin, author 655218, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…You'll explore what's possible when you offload repetitive tasks, why automation has democratized innovation, and how you can use cheap—or even completely free—no-code automation tools to transform your ability to focus on what truly matters in your business and life. In the book, you'll discover: Why the future of business is no-code, and how you can use an automation-first mindset to unlock your productivity potential; How to move from busywork to less work, and finally to having the time you need to accomplish your most important work; How you can use delegation and automation to achieve "timefulness," the state of having enough time. …”
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Design and Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers with Programmable Cleavability by Zafar, Hadiqa

“…The remaining two chapters are a departure from BBPs, instead introducing a novel approach to cleavable comonomers for improving plastic end-of-life sustainability. The fourth chapter thus provides detailed background on the current plastic waste outlook, vinyl polymers and their synthesis, radical ring-opening polymerization, and current approaches to cleavable comonomers and the end-of-life options they offer commodity polymers. …”
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Autonomy Work: Personhood, Expertise, and Activism of Disabled AI Data Workers in China by Wu, Di

“…This dissertation examines the labor and life of disabled workers in China’s artificial intelligence (AI) data annotation programs. …”
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Nitrifying niche differentiation in biofilms from full-scale chloraminated drinking water distribution system by Cruz, Mercedes Cecilia, Woo, Yissue, Flemming, Hans-Curt, Wuertz, Stefan

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Bacterial biofilm colonization and succession in tropical marine waters are similar across different types of stone materials used in seawall construction by Summers, Stephen, Pek, Y. Shona, Vinod, Deepthi P., McDougald, Diane, Todd, Peter A., Birch, William R., Rice, Scott A.

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Monitoring human arboviral diseases through wastewater surveillance: challenges, progress and future opportunities by Lee, Wei Lin, Gu, Xiaoqiong, Armas, Federica, Leifels, Mats, Wu, Fuqing, Chandra, Franciscus, Chua, Desmond Feng Jun, Syenina, Ayesa, Chen, Hongjie, Cheng, Dan, Ooi, Eng Eong, Wuertz, Stefan, Alm, Eric J., Thompson, Janelle

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Three-component Friedel-Crafts-type difunctionalization of ynamides with (hetero)arenes and iodine(iii) electrophile by Kikuchi, Jun, Nagata, Toya, Ito, Shingo, Yoshikai, Naohiko

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Optimization of the thermal performance of building double-skin envelope by Chua, Wei Jin

“…Due to the hot and humid climate that Singapore experience throughout the year, residence of Singapore rely a lot on the use of the air-conditioner to achieve thermal comfort in their everyday life. But it was found that the excessive use of air-conditioner, not only in Singapore, has given rise in the mean global temperature or in other words, global warming. …”
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失败人生与精神阉割 ： 论英培安笔下华校生系列小说 = Setback and mental castration : a study of Yeng Pway Ngon’s novels of the Chinese-educated by 林俊捷 Lim, Chun Kiat

“…It is also intended to provide a comprehensive analysis of all the five full length novels with respect to the threat of failure in life and mental castration in which the Chinese-educated community is exposed to. …”
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Identification of potential common cyclic-di-GMP regulated biomarkers among three gram negative bacteria via transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling by Cai, Zhao

“…Bacterial cells can switch between two life styles, namely planktonic and biofilm, depending on different environmental cues. …”
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Human Centered Computing : 66th International Conference, HCC 2020, Virtual Event, December 14-15, 2020 : Revised Selected Papers / by HCC (Conference : Human Centered Computing) (6th : 2020 : Online), organiser 642973, Zu, Qiaohong, editor 642970, Tang, Yong, editor 642971, Mladenović, Vladimir, editor 642972

Smart material based on magnetorheological elastomer and its 3D printing by Bastola, Anil K.

“…Two different patterned were considered in this study, namely, line-patterned and dot-patterned 3D printed MR elastomers (3DP-MREs), line-patterned samples were formed by continuous printing while dot-patterned samples were formed by discontinuous printing. …”
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Outcome assessment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in Singapore and Japan with initial shockable rhythm by Okada, Yohei, Shahidah, Nur, Ng, Yih Yng, Chia, Michael Y. C., Gan, Han Nee, Leong, Benjamin S. H., Mao, Desmond R., Ng, Wei Ming, Irisawa, Taro, Yamada, Tomoki, Nishimura, Tetsuro, Kiguchi, Takeyuki, Kishimoto, Masafumi, Matsuyama, Tasuku, Nishioka, Norihiro, Kiyohara, Kosuke, Kitamura, Tetsuhisa, Iwami, Taku, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock

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Investigating molecular vulnerabilities in TP53-mutant transformed myeloproliferative neoplasms by Paterson, A

“…Furthermore, all upregulated RBP were identified to be essential for cancer cell line survival via <em>in silico</em> analysis and validated by candidate RBP-targeted gene perturbation screens.…”

UMP Career and Entrepreneurship Carnival offers more than 1,000 internship and job opportunities by Nur Ainaa Adhreena, Muhamad Shukri

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The Chairman of the University Board of Directors visited UMPSA Gambang Campus and its subsidiary, UMP Holdings by Nur Ainaa Adhreena, Muhamad Shukri

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ALAM UMPSA Community Programme Phase 2 plants 300 trees in Rimba Lestari by Nurul Farhanah, Mohamad Idres

“…PEKAN, 21 June 2024 – In raising awareness about the importance of forests for well-being and quality of life in addition to efforts to improve ecosystems and biodiversity, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) organised the ALAM UMPSA Community Programme Phase 2 to foster the spirit of love for nature.…”
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