Supporting International Students’ Adjustment to UK Study by Scandrett, Matt

“…Typically students are on linked, conditional offers and, as such, are required to complete the entire pre-sessional programme in order to achieve progression onto their chosen pathway. …”
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The impact of search engine optimization on the visibility of research paper and citations by Shahzad, Asim, Mohd Nawi, Nazri, Abd Hamid, Norhamreeza, Khan, Sundas Naqeeb, Aamir, Muhammad, Ullah, Arif, Abdullah, Salfarina

“…Typically, citations are directly linked with the visibility of a research paper. Many researches had shown that the visibility of a research paper can be improved further by using the search engine optimization techniques. …”
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Preparation and characterization of magnetic chitosan and its application for preconcentration of platinum(IV) metal ions by Mohd Daud, Jamaluddin, Ahmad, Nurliza

“…Magnetic chitosan beads were prepared by 3 different weight ratios of Fe3O4 : chitosan, i.e. 1:1, 5:1 and 10:1, and were cross-linked with glutaraldehyde. Physical characterizations of the beads were carried out by scanning electron microscope (SEM), image analyzer, Fourier transformed infrared spectrometer (FTIR) and vibrating-sample magnetometer (VSM). …”
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EEG signal classification for real-time brain-computer interface applications: a review by Khorshidtalab, A., Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka

“…Brain-computer interface (BCI) is linking the brain activity to computer, which allows a person to control devices directly with his brain waves and without any use of his muscles. …”
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A high accuracy measurement circuit for soil moisture detection by Khan, Sheroz, Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Zainudin, Zuraidah, Khan, Muzna S., Muhamad Pauzi, Nurul Iman

“…The study of soil for agriculture purposes has remained the main focus of research since the beginning of civilization as humans’ food related requirements remained closely linked with the soil. The study of soil has generated an interest among the researchers for very similar other reasons including transmission, reflection and refraction of signals for deploying wireless underground sensor networks or for the monitoring of objects on (or in ) soil in the form of better understanding of soil electromagnetic characteristics properties. …”
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Islamic guidelines for healthful living by Rahman, Mohammad Tariqur, Abdul Karim, Jesmin Banu

“…Discussions are made linking published scientific evidence and recent discoveries in the field of immunology and related sciences with the related Islamic guidelines on various aspects of life. …”
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True community: connecting the Millennium Development Goals to public library services in the United States by Maret, Susan

“…Similarly, scorecards and quality of life reports compiled by municipalities and nonprofit groups, while they might investigate community social problems are not linked to socially responsive library services or the wider MDGs. …”
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Global stability of discrete-time competitive population models by Baigent, Stephen, Hou, Zhanyuan

“…We introduce the concept of a principal reproductive mode, which is linked to a normal at the interior fixed point of a hypersurface of vanishing weighted-average growth. …”
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The implications of neurological models of memory for learning and teaching by Scott-Taylor, Timothy H.

“…The slow process of unraveling neurological links between brain areas involved in cognition has delayed an understanding of how learning actually takes place which goes beyond the working models of memory we use to optimize teaching. …”
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Hydromagnetic mixed convection flow in an inclined cavity by Zainuddin, Najahulfazliah, Sufahani, Suliadi Firdaus, Karimipour, A., Ali, Mahazani, Roslan, Rozaini

“…The finite volume method with semi-implicit for pressure linked equations (SIMPLE) algorithm is employed to solve the dimensionless governing equations. …”
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Immobilization of lipase enzyme from candida antarctica on superparamagnetic maghemite nanoparticles and its behaviour in aqueous and organic catalyses by Kamel Ariffin, Maryam Farhana

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Causality in Islamic philosophy : the arguments of Ibn Sina by Ariff, Syamsuddin

“…Few ideas in the history of philosophy in Islam have been so much debated, attacked, and defended as has the thesis that a necessary connection exists between cause and effect, that cause and effect are so inextricably linked that the existence of one necessitates and implies that of the other, and that if the cause has occurred, the effect cannot fail to occur. …”
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Compression using Wavelet Transform by Khalifa, Othman Omran, Harding, Sering Habib, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha

“…Further reduction in bit rate is an attractive proposition in applications like remote broadcast lines, studio links, satellite transmission of high quality audio and voice over internet.…”
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A proposed vertical path adjustment factor for dust storm attenuation prediction by Elsheikh, Elfatih A. A., Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed, Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Omer Elshaikh, Zain Elabdin

“…In this paper an adjustment factor which reflects the vertical variation of dust storm (earth satellite links) has been derived based on the analysis of the vertical dust storm behavior. …”
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Automata diagram for finite groups by Fong, Wan Heng, Gan, Yee Siang, Sarmin, Nor Haniza, Turaev, Sherzod

“…These modification devices are namely deterministic finite automata and modified Watson-Crick finite automata. The automata can be linked to group theory when some automaton diagrams are drawn to recognize the data given in the Cayley table for the groups. …”
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Surface modification of polystyrene beads by UV/Ozone treatment by Ahmad Nor, Yusilawati, Mel, Maizirwan, Sopyan, Iis, Hamzah, Mohd. Salleh, Ng, K.H., Wong, Chiow San

“…It is known that polystyrene must be chemically modified to make its surface amenable to covalent cross-linking with protein. The aim of this study was to set up a UV/Ozone system and investigate the effects of UV/Ozone treatment on polystyrene surface. …”
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4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde-nicotinamide (1/1) by How, Fiona Ni Foong, M.S, Amalina, Khaledi, Hamid, Mohd Ali, Hapipah

“…In the crystal, the two components are linked through N—H...O and O—H...N hydrogen bonds into chains along the a axis.The chains are connected via C—H...O interactions, forming a three-dimensional polymeric structure.…”
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Strategies for managing alcohol intake and refusing offers of alcoholic drinks by Conroy, Dom, de Visser, Richard O.

“…In this chapter we first consider psychological components linked to managing alcohol intake and to refusing alcoholic drinks. …”
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Mental imagery interventions to promote face covering use among UK university students and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Conroy, Dom

“…In this context, mental imagery exercises—self-directed imagining of an anticipated outcome or processes linked to a defined behaviour/activity—offer a well-evidenced, relatively simple behaviour change intervention. …”
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Utilization of ICT for teaching and learning in Malaysian institutions of higher education by Reh, Hafizah, Raja Mohd., Noorhazwani, Muhd. Adnan, Nurul Izwah, Shahwan, Siti Eisyah, Zeki, Ahmed M.

“…While the second one includes restructuring the curricula, creating activities for students, creating students-centered learning environment, and establishing links between societies, parents and higher education. …”
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