Work intensity and fat mass percentage are associated with asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures in knee osteoarthritis patients: a cross-sectional study by Zolkiply, Izzatul Nadiah, Wong, Kah Keng, Mohammad Sallehudin, Hakimah, Bidin, Mohammad Zulkarnain, Che Hamzah, Fahrudin, Bahari, Norafida, Wan Ghazali, Wan Syamimee

“…The high prevalence of knee OA, the severity of AMVF, and their combined impacts on quality of life underscore the need for early detection, appropriate treatment and management. …”
Get full text

Structural investigation, computational analysis, and theoretical cryoprotectant approach of antifreeze protein type IV mutants by Eskandari, Azadeh, Leow, Thean Chor, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Oslan, Siti Nurbaya

“…Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) have unique features to sustain life in sub-zero environments due to ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) and thermal hysteresis (TH). …”

Knowledge, attitude and practice in burn first aid among nursing student at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia by Munir, Muhammad Shafiq

“…Burn injuries represent a significant public health concern globally, with substantial impacts on morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. Despite advancements in burn injury knowledge and first aid protocols, a notable gap exists in understanding the practices and perceptions of burn first aid among nursing students. …”
Get full text

Effect of indoor condition of Bangladesh factory to workers health and behavior. by Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan, Al Sayem Khan, Muhammed Abdullah

“…Most of the factories are clustered around the capital city Dhaka and invite thousands of rural inhabitants in search of a job in the city and hoping to lead better life. Today, Bangladesh already confirmed her position as a world-leading clothing exporter. …”
Get full text

Influence of machining parameters and tool geometry on tool wear during cobalt chromium-molybdenum micro drilling by Abdul Patar, Mohd. Affifudin, Suhaimi, Mohd. Azlan, Sharif, Safian, Amrifan S. Mohruni, Amrifan S. Mohruni, Hisam, Muhammad Juzaili, Shaharum, Mohd. Sallehuddin

“…However, machining these alloys poses challenges as they are classified as hard-to-cut materials, leading to issues like short tool life, poor surface quality, and low productivity. …”
Get full text

An Integrated Approach for Techno-Economic and Environmental Analysis of Power Generation from Pineapple Waste (S/O: 14486) by Omar, Salmah, Mohd Shafie, Shafini, Hami, Norsiah, Othman, Zakirah, Numan, Hariths, Nurwandi, Luthfi, Bachtiar, Iyan

“…The study's findings found that pineapple waste had a high potential for energy production, with 9857.6 tonnes of pineapple waste generating 9,918,177.4 kWh of electricity. The life cycle assessment of pineapple waste for power generation of three stages (plantation stages, milling stages and lorry transportation) contributes to five types of environmental impacts: global warming potential (including and excluding biogenic CO2), particulate matter impact, ionizing radiation impact, ozone depletion potential impact (steady-state), ecotoxicity impact (freshwater), and human toxicity impact (cancer effect). …”
Get full text

Social Media Marketing Adoption among SMEs in Malaysia and Nigeria (S/O 14089) by Ramanchandram, Rajoo, Abdullah, Shahmir Sivaraj, Kolandaisamy, Indraah, Soo, Hooi Sin, Mohd Jani, Mohamad Yusop

“…As behaviour is influenced by external stimuli the pervasiveness of technology is very much evident in everyday life. This factor coupled with education, family history and primarily the environment encourages adoption. …”
Get full text

Efficient algorithms for subgraph counting and enumeration on large graphs by Wang, Kaixin

Get full text

The evolution and fate of waste plastics in landfills subject to physical and biochemical processes — implications for microplastics by Lu, Xuhong

“…The study shows that the generation, accumulation, and release of MPs in landfills is a long-term process. Further research on MPs in landfills and the pathways of PW degradation need investigation. …”
Get full text

Innovation, Strategy, and Transformation Frameworks for the Modern Enterprise / by Correia, Anacleto, 1961-, editor 651890, Agua, Pedro B., 1968-, editor 656382, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (Online service) 655412

“…Each part of the book focuses on a specific topic, such as innovation, strategy, or transformation, and delves into the most pertinent and widely adopted frameworks within those areas. Real-life case studies, examples, and theoretical discussions illustrate how these frameworks can impact an organization's performance. …”
Get full text

Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis... by Reitsma, M. B., Kendrick, P. J., Ababneh, E., Abbafati, C., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abdoli, A., Abedi, A., Abhilash, E. S., Abila, D. B., Aboyans, V., Abu-Rmeileh, N. M., Adebayo, O. M., Advani, S. M., Aghaali, M., Ahinkorah, B. O., Ahmad, S., Ahmadi, K., Ahmed, H., Aji, B., Akunna, C. J., Al-Aly, Z., Alanzi, T. M., Alhabib, K. F., Ali, L., Alif, S. M., Alipour, V., Aljunid, S. M., Alla, F., Allebeck, P., Alvis-Guzman, N., Amin T. T., Amini, S., Amu, H., Amul, G. G. H., Ancuceanu, R., Anderson, J. A., Ansari-Moghaddam, A., Antonio, C. A. T., Antony, B., Anvari, D., Arabloo, J., Arian, N. D., Arora, M., Asaad, M., Ausloos, M., Awan, A. T., Ayano, G., Aynalem, G. L., Azari, S., B, D.B., Badiye, A. D., Baig, A. A., Bakhshaei, M. H., Banach, M., Banik, P.C., Barker-Collo, S. L., Bärnighausen, T. W., Barqawi, H. J., Basu, S., Bayati, M., Bazargan-Hejazi, S., Behzadifar, M., Bekuma, T. T., Bennett, D. A., Bensenor, I. M., Berfield, K. S. S., Bhagavathula, A. S., Bhardwaj, N., Bhardwaj, P., Bhattacharyya, K., Bibi, S., Bijani, A., Bintoro, B. S., Biondi, A., Birara, S., Braithwaite, D., Brenner, H., Brunoni, A. R., Burkart, K., Butt, Z. A., Caetano dos Santos, F. L., Car, Josip, Cárdenas, R., Carreras, G., Carrero, J. J., Castaldelli-Maia, J. M., Cattaruzza, M. S. S., Chang, J. C., Chen, S., Chu, D. T., Chung, S. C., Cirillo, M., Costa, V. M., Couto, R. A. S., Dadras, O., Dai, X., Damasceno, A. A. M., Damiani, G., Dandona, L.

“…Interpretation: In the absence of intervention, the annual toll of 7·69 million deaths and 200 million disability-adjusted life-years attributable to smoking will increase over the coming decades. …”
Get full text

A deep learning-based fault detection and classification in smart electrical power transmission system by Khaleefah, Shihab Hamad, Mostafa, Salama A., Gunasekaran, Saraswathy Shamini, Khattak, Umar Farooq, Siti Salwani, Yaacob, Alanda, Alde

“…The design of the deep learning approach comprises a long-term and short-term memory (LSTM) model. The LSTM model is trained on an electrical fault detection dataset that contains three-phase currents and voltages at one end serving as inputs and fault detection as outputs. …”
Get full text

Optimizing carbon capture and storage (CCS) through thermal biomass conversion into terra preta and hydrogen: A short review by Norazlianie, Sazali, Kettner, Maurice, Salim, Naqib

“…Key findings show that Terra Preta can significantly enhance soil fertility, augment crop yields, and foster resilience to environmental stressors while sequestering carbon. However, long-term field studies are necessary to comprehensively evaluate the efficacy of Terra Preta across various agricultural systems and climates. …”
Get full text

Combining laser frequency combs and iodine cell calibration techniques for Doppler detection of exoplanets by Cahoy, K., Fischer, D., Spronck, J., Demille, D.

“…The smaller mass and longer period of true Earth analogues require the ability to detect a reflex velocity of ~10 cm/s over long time periods. Currently, typical astronomical spectrographs calibrate using either Iodine absorptive cells or Thorium Argon lamps and achieve ~10 m/s precision, with the most stable spectrographs pushing down to ~2 m/s. …”
Get full text

High-rate tests on resistive plate chambers operated with eco-friendly gas mixtures by Abbrescia, M., Aielli, G., Aly, R., Arena, M. C., Barroso, M., Benussi, L., Bianco, S., Bordon, F., Boscherini, D., Bruni, A., Buontempo, S., Busato, M., Camarri, P., Cardarelli, R., Congedo, L., De Jesus Damiao, D., De Serio, M., Di Ciaccio, A., Di Stante, L., Dupieux, P., Eysermans, J., Ferretti, A., Galati, G., Gagliardi, M., Guida, R., Iaselli, G., Joly, B., Lee, K. S., Liberti, B., Lucero Ramirez, D., Mandelli, B., Manen, S. P., Massa, L., Pastore, A., Pastori, E., Piccolo, D., Pizzimento, L., Polini, A., Proto, G., Pugliese, G., Quaglia, L., Ramos, D., Rigoletti, G., Rocchi, A., Romano, M., Samalan, A., Salvini, P., Santonico, R., Saviano, G., Simone, S., Terlizzi, L., Tytgat, M., Vercellin, E., Verzeroli, M., Zaganidis, N.

“…Tests aimed to assess the performance of this kind of detectors in high-irradiation conditions, analogous to the ones foreseen for the coming years at the Large Hadron Collider experiments, were performed, and demonstrate a performance basically similar to the one obtained with the gas mixtures currently in use, based on tetrafluoroethane, which is being progressively phased out for its possible contribution to the greenhouse effect. Long term aging tests are also being carried out, with the goal to demonstrate the possibility of using these eco-friendly gas mixtures during the whole High Luminosity phase of the Large Hadron Collider.…”
Get full text

Modulating Cardiac Hemodynamics Using Tunable Soft Robotic Sleeves in a Porcine Model of HFpEF Physiology for Device Testing Applications (Adv. Funct. Mater. 8/2024) by Rosalia, Luca, Ozturk, Caglar, Wang, Sophie X., Quevedo‐Moreno, Diego, Saeed, Mossab Y., Mauskapf, Adam, Roche, Ellen T.

“…This work overcomes limitations of prior HFpEF models, such as low hemodynamic accuracy, high costs, and long development phases. The versatile and adjustable platform introduced can transform HFpEF device development, aiming to enhance the lives of the 32 million people affected globally.…”
Get full text

The two-photon exchange experiment at DESY by Alarcon, R., Beck, R., Bernauer, J. C., Broering, M., Christopher, A., Cline, E. W., Dhital, S., Dongwi, B., Fernando, I., Finger, M., Finger, M., Friščić, I., Gautam, T., Grauvogel, G. N., Hasell, D. K., Hen, O., Horn, T., Ihloff, E., Johnston, R., Kelsey, J., Kohl, M., Kutz, T., Lavrukhin, I., Lee, S., Lorenzon, W., Lunkenheimer, S., Maas, F., Milner, R. G., Moran, P., Nazeer, J., Patel, T., Rathnayake, M., Raymond, R., Redwine, R. P., Schmidt, A., Schneekloth, U., Sokhan, D., Suresh, M., Vidal, C., Yang, Z.

“…The purpose is to determine the contributions beyond single-photon exchange, which are essential for the Quantum Electrodynamic (QED) description of the most fundamental process in hadronic physics. By utilizing a 20 cm long liquid hydrogen target in conjunction with the extracted beam from the DESY synchrotron, we can achieve an average luminosity of $$2.12\times 10^{35}$$ 2.12 × 10 35  cm $$^{-2}\cdot $$ - 2 · s $$^{-1}$$ - 1  ( $$\approx 200$$ ≈ 200 times the luminosity achieved by OLYMPUS). …”
Get full text

Scalable mesenchymal stem cell enrichment from bone marrow aspirate using deterministic lateral displacement (DLD) microfluidic sorting by Tan Kwan Zen, Nicholas, Zeming, Kerwin Kwek, Teo, Kim Leng, Loberas, Mavis, Lee, Jialing, Goh, Chin Ren, Yang, Da Hou, Oh, Steve, Hui Hoi Po, James, Cool, Simon M., Hou, Han Wei, Han, Jongyoon

“…Conventional MSC harvesting from BMA relies on archaic centrifugation methods, often leading to poor yield due to osmotic stress, high centrifugation force, convoluted workflow, and long experimental time (∼2–3 hours). To address these issues, we have developed a scalable microfluidic technology based on deterministic lateral displacement (DLD) for MSC isolation. …”
Get full text

Synchronous-Clock Range-Angle Relative Acoustic Navigation: A Unified Approach to Multi-AUV Localization, Command, Control, and Coordination by Rypkema, Nicholas, Schmidt, Henrik, Fischell, Erin

“…Multiple deployments with a fleet of three miniature, low-cost SandShark AUVs performing closed-loop acoustic navigation in real-time provide experimental results validated against a secondary long-baseline positioning system, demonstrating the capabilities and robustness of our approach with real-world data.…”
Get full text

Perseus AUV: Towards Linear Convoying of Agile A-Sized AUVs Through Acoustic Track-and-Trail by Rypkema, Nicholas R., Randeni, Supun, Sacarny, Michael, Benjamin, Michael, Triantafyllou, Michael

Get full text