Exploring the nexus between healthcare tourism services and tourists’ behavioural intentions in Penang: A comprehensive analysis by Shaharuddin, Nuraini Syakirah, Abas, Siti Aisah, Mohamed Rani, Zaharah, Abd. Halim, Norhazliza

“…Through semi-structured interviews with five tourists who sought medical tour services in Penang, this study uncovered a multifaceted landscape. …”

The importance of research and development of virgin coconut oil in food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmeceutical industries by Ya’akob, Harisun, Amirmudin, Noor Afiqah, Abdul Aziz, Azila, Aman Nor, Nor Farahiyah, Mat, Siti Alyani, Hasham@Hisam, Rosnani, Al-Batul Azizuddin, Maryam

“…The market demands for VCO is forecasted to be increased by 9% for the next five years. Even though many studies have been conducted on VCO, research and development studies in terms of processing, safety, efficacy, and benefits of VCO need to be continued to maximize the utilization of VCO and meet the needs of the market.…”
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Maqasid Syariah in Islamic Consumption by Ahmad Musadik, Siti Hajar Salwa, Yusuff, Noraini, Abd Aziz, Noriza, Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ilhaamie

“…Therefore, the objective of this conceptual paper is to review the concept of Islamic consumption from Maqasid Syariah perspective which consists of three major classifications of maqasid shariah namely; daruriyyah (necessities), hajiyah (needs), and tahsiniyyah (luxuries), and the five fundamentals of necessities namely; preserving of religion (al-Din), preserving of life (al-Haya), preserving of wealth (al-Mal), preserving of mind (al-Aql), and preserving of lineage (nasab). …”
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On propagation characteristics of ultrasonic guided waves in helical strands by Zhang, Hongyan, Li, Jian, Jiang, Can, Chen, Shili, Fan, Zheng, Liu, Yang

“…Ultrasonic nondestructive testing technology has become an ideal testing method for long-distance metal structures in recent years due to the advantages of long detection distance and high efficiency. …”
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Design enhancement of overall paralympics wheelchair for para table tennis competition by Tang, Shao Qiang, Li, Holden King Ho, Lim, Davy See Leng

“…Such issues impact the immediate and long-term development of competitiveness in the player. …”
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3D scene graph generation from synthesis 3D indoor scene by Qin, Huaiyuan

“…Scene graphs are a common representation of object relationships, but the long-tailed distribution of relationship types presents a challenge for accurate scene graph generation. …”
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Rethinking small-footprint counter-terrorism: moving from kinetic operations to security force assistance by Bell, Louis

“…In response to the 'body bag syndrome' produced by the long years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration has adopted a small-footprint strategy founded on kinetic operations designed to capture or kill key militants. …”
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MicroRNA trimming in the nervous system by Lee, Li Ming

“…MicroRNAs are small, single-stranded RNAs about 22 nucleotides long which are involved in post-transcriptional regulation of mRNAs. …”
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Omitting the intra-session calibration in EEG-based brain computer interface used for stroke rehabilitation by Arvaneh, Mahnaz, Guan, Cuntai, Ang, Kai Keng, Quek, Chai

“…This process is time-consuming and inconvenient for stroke patients who undergo long-term BCI sessions with repeating same mental tasks. …”
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Dynamic actuation enhances transport and extends therapeutic lifespan in an implantable drug delivery platform by Whyte, William, Goswami, Debkalpa, Wang, Sophie X., Fan, Yiling, Ward, Niamh A., Levey, Ruth E., Beatty, Rachel, Robinson, Scott T., Sheppard, Declan, O’Connor, Raymond, Monahan, David S., Trask, Lesley, Mendez, Keegan L., Varela, Claudia E., Horvath, Markus A., Wylie, Robert, O’Dwyer, Joanne, Domingo-Lopez, Daniel A., Rothman, Arielle S., Duffy, Garry P., Dolan, Eimear B., Roche, Ellen T.

“…Firstly, daily intermittent actuation (cycling at 1 Hz for 5 minutes every 12 hours) preserves long-term, rapid delivery of a model drug (insulin) over 8 weeks of implantation, by mediating local immunomodulation of the cellular FBR and inducing multiphasic temporal FC changes. …”
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Don't mind the cat: potential for intraguild interactions with lions does not affect spotted hyaena habitat selection by Periquet, S, Courbin, N, Banda, E, Loveridge, A, Macdonald, D, Revilla, E, Fritz, H, Valeix, M

“…As expected, hyaenas did not avoid areas intensively used by lions, and there was even a positive effect of the long-term risk of encountering lions on habitat selection by hyaenas. …”

Effect of operational parameters on fouling in membrane bioreactor by Tan, Mong Ai.

“…It was found that it is desirable to operate at high MLSS levels and long SRT as sludge yield will be reduced and a smaller reactor is sufficient.…”
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Exploratory study on sustainability of no frills airlines in Singapore by Lin, Chuyan, See, Boon Leng, Yan, Kexin

“…In light of the emergence of No Frills airlines in Southeast Asia, our study aims to explore the sustainability of No Frills airlines in Singapore over the long run, in terms of availability of market demand and ability to adopt cost leadership positions.…”
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An empirical investigation of IPO pricing and operating performance of firms. by Tan, Michelle Mei Xuan., Tan, Hui Li., Ng, Zi Wei.

“…In addition, we investigate if firm's intended use of IPO proceeds will affect long run performance.…”
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The influence of the molecular packing on the room temperature phosphorescence of purely organic luminogens by Yang, Jie, Zhen, Xu, Wang, Bin, Gao, Xuming, Ren, Zichun, Wang, Jiaqiang, Xie, Yujun, Li, Jianrong, Peng, Qian, Pu, Kanyi, Li, Zhen

“…Herein we develop seven 10-phenyl-10H-phenothiazine-5,5-dioxide-based derivatives, reveal their different RTP properties and underlying mechanism, and exploit their potential imaging applications. …”
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Domain Adversarial Convolutional Neural Network Improves the Accuracy and Generalizability of Wearable Sleep Assessment Technology by Nunes, Adonay S., Patterson, Matthew R., Gerstel, Dawid, Khan, Sheraz, Guo, Christine C., Neishabouri, Ali

“…Wearable accelerometers are widely used as an ecologically valid and scalable solution for long-term at-home sleep monitoring in both clinical research and care. …”
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Inflammatory biomarkers and motoric cognitive risk syndrome: multicohort survey by Groeger, Justina L., Ayers, Emmeline, Barzilai, Nir, Beauchet, Olivier, Callisaya, Michele, Torossian, Maral R., Derby, Carol, Doi, Takehiko, Lipton, Richard B., Milman, Sofiya, Nakakubo, Sho, Shimada, Hiroyuki, Srikanth, Velandai, Wang, Cuiling, Verghese, Joe

“…Results: Although associations between higher (worse) CRP and IL-6 tertiles and MCR were only seen in three out of the five cohorts (EAS, TASCOG, and LonGenity), when a pooled meta-analysis was performed, a robust association was demonstrated. …”
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Comparing user behavior when targeted based on firm inferred interest vs. user stated interest by Cao, Yiqun(Scientist in business management)Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Observation of a Prethermal U(1) Discrete Time Crystal by Stasiuk, Andrew, Cappellaro, Paola

“…In addition to observing the signature period-doubling behavior, we show the existence of a long-lived prethermal regime whose lifetime is significantly enhanced by strengthening an emergent U(1) conservation law. …”
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Temporal and spatial characteristics of the Beaufort Sea ambient noise environment by Chen, R., Schmidt, H.

“…The observed events are grouped into three categories—short-time-broadband, long-time-narrowband, and long-time-broadband—each likely generated through a different mechanism by the ice cover. …”
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