The moral formation of the intellectual appetite in Hugh of St. Victor, Philip Melanchthon, and John Henry Newman by Williams, B

“…This thesis is partially about trying to understand this desire to know, often referred to as the "intellectual appetite," and the ends toward which it should be directed. Like other appetites, the intellectual appetite can be morally ordered or disordered. …”

Mechanistic insights on protein aggregation and phase separation by Casablancas Antràs, V

“…The pathological aggregation of proteins into amyloid fibrils and other morphologies of aggregates is a hallmark of several human diseases, many of which are neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and pose a global health burden due the limited therapeutic approaches.…”

Cost-effectiveness of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British South Asian mothers: an economic evaluation from the ROSHNI-2 trial by Ullah, A, Lunat, F, Brugha, T, Pierce, M, Morriss, R, Sharma, D, Rahman, A, Bhui, K, Bower, P, Husain, N

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Interpretation:</strong> The cost of PHP intervention for postpartum mothers falls within NICE's range of £20,000–£30,000 per QALY, excluding benefits to the child or potential gains like reduced lost productivity from early remission. …”

Evaluation of a pilot family planning educational seminar and subsequent attitudes towards family planning among Muslim communities in Tanzania by Cordeiro, AA, Gumanneh, H, Nzali, A, Lambert, VJ, Yussuph, A, Kihunrwa, A, Mchondo, Y, Mtita, R, Yahaya, H, Kalluvya, SE, Wamoyi, J, Suleman, M, Downs, JA, Mwakisole, AH

“…Evidence has demonstrated that uncertainty about compatibility with religious beliefs and limited health knowledge hinder uptake of family planning (FP), even among women who would like to prevent or delay childbearing. Empowering women and men to choose the number and timing of children is a global goal and enhances both maternal and child health. …”

Ultrasonic-assisted extraction of phenolic compound from harumanis mango leaves (Mangifera indica) using green Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADESs) by Ahmad Mukhlis Abdul Rahman, Ryan Vitthaya Peron, Amirul Ridzuan Abu Bakar, Muhammad Syaffiq Syazwan Jaafar, Qian, Yee Ang, Mohd Asraf Mohd Zainudin, Nik Muhammad Azhar Nik Daud, Ahmad Anas Nagoor Gunny, Nurul Husna Khairuddin

“…The extraction yields of NADESs were compared with conventional solvents like 100% ethanol, 100% methanol, 50% ethanol, and 50% methanol for extracting phenolic compounds. …”
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Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production by Mridul, Md. Monirul Islam, Zeehad, Md. Shariar Kabir, Aziz, Dania, Salin, Krishna R., Hurwood, David A., Rahi, Md. Lifat

“…The five target genes including growth hormone (GH) and insulin like growth factor I (IGF-I) as growth regulatory genes, glycerol-3-phosphatase (G-3-P) and Gherlin (as metabolic genes), and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70 as thermal stress response gene), showed variable expression levels with varying temperatures. …”
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Assessment of climatic influences on net primary productivity along elevation gradients in temperate ecoregions by Mehmood, Kaleem, Ahmad Anees, Shoaib, Rehman, Akhtar, Rehman, Nazir Ur, Muhammad, Sultan, Shahzad, Fahad, Liu, Qijing, Alharbi, Sulaiman Ali, Alfarraj, Saleh, Ansari, Mohammad Javed, Khan, Waseem Razzaq

“…Using remote sensing data (MODIS ERA5) and advanced ecological models like the Eddy Covariance-Light Use Efficiency (EC-LUE) model and the Thornthwaite Memorial Model (TMM), we analyzed Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) dynamics across various vegetation types and elevations from 2001 to 2023. …”
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Identifying erosion risk criteria for coastal city sustainability by using a Hyper-Delphi-hierarchy model: a case study of Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia by Bagheri, Milad, Ibrahim, Zelina Z., Manaf, Latifah Abd, Wolf, Isabelle D., Akhir, M.F., WIAW, Talaat

“…This HDH study demonstrated hazard criteria and layer weight and integrated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial data for assessing coastal erosion risk, providing important insights into coastal city sustainability (CCS). Areas like Bukit Besar, Kuala Nerus, and Batu Rakit were identified as having the highest risk, with large areas of extremely hazardous conditions. …”

Mesh quality improvement by re-triangulation surface meshes on 3-dimensional CAD model of a human wrist joint by Leong, Mun Teik

“…Re-triangulation process was carried out by manipulating different values of the parameters like geometrical error, smoothing factor and control edge length of triangle mesh along with mesh quality analysis in order to get high quality of mesh on the triangular surface wrist joint model. …”
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Performance cost index in evaluating oil palm stem as alternative fibre material in chain of custody certification of plywood mills in Malaysia by Adnan, Aida

“…The independent variables were measured using Likert-like scale. The third stage was an application of performance cost index (PCI). …”
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Improved visible light-responsive bisphenol A photodegradation utilizing TiO2/WS2 photocatalytic membranes with energy storage ability by Ismail, Nurul Jannah, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Zakria, Hazirah Syahirah, Borhamdin, Suhaila, Moslan, Mohd. Shahrizan, Puteh, Mohd. Hafiz, Jaafar, Juhana, Hashim, Norbaya, Kerisnan, Nirmala Devi, Yahaya, Nasehir Khan E. M.

“…Membrane separation and photocatalytic degradation are essential technologies for wastewater purification, but they encounter challenges like membrane fouling and low photocatalytic efficiency. …”

The biggest challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-related work from home in biomedical fields—world-wide qualitative survey analysis by Bezak, Eva, Carson-Chahhoud, Kristin V., Marcu, Loredana G., Stoeva, Magdalena, Lhotska, Lenka, Barabino, Gilda A., Ibrahim, Fatimah, Kaldoudi, Eleni, Lim, Sierin, Da Silva, Ana Maria Marques, Tan, Peck Ha, Tsapaki, Virginia, Frize, Monique

“…Participants reported increased domestic duties, blurred lines between home and work, and long workdays. Finding adequate workspace was a problem, and adaptations were necessary, especially when adults shared the same setting for working and childcare. …”
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Selective lighting up of epiberberine alkaloid fluorescence by fluorophore-switching aptamer and stoichiometric targeting of human telomeric DNA G-quadruplex multimer by Zhang, Lihua, Liu, Hua, Shao, Yong, Lin, Clement, Jia, Huan, Chen, Gang, Yang, Danzhou, Wang, Ying

“…Furthermore, EPI can bind stoichiometrically to each G-quadruplex unit of long HTG DNA multimer with the most significant fluorescence enhancement, which has not been achieved by the previously reported probes. …”
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Design of digital-intensive time-mode data converters based on delay correction utilising a time-to-digital converter by Kong, Junjie

“…Of the two TDCs, the Coarse-Fine TDC has a high resolution of 1.08 ps, and a sampling frequency of 278 MHz and consumes a relatively lower power of 1.8 mW. …”
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Investigation on the role of Sb doping on grain growth and properties of solution-processed CuIn(S,Se)2 by Ho, John Chun Wan

“…The resultant film is dense and uniform but has very fine grains which are detrimental to carrier transport. …”
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Rapid single pot synthesis of hierarchical Bi2WO6 microspheres/RGO nanocomposite and its application in energy storage: A supercritical water approach by Shetty, Manjunath, Manickavasakam, Karnan, Sabbanahalli, Chethan, Bekal, Chandrakantha, Izan Izwan, Misnon, Subrahmanya P, Ashwath, Roy, Kunal, Shivaramu, Prasanna Doddakunche, Baloor, Satish Shenoy, Rangappa, Dinesh

“…The application of novel three-dimensional (3D) architectures in energy storage has fascinated researchers for a long time. The fast-paced technological advancements require reliable rapid synthesis techniques for developing multi-metal oxide (MMO) nanostructures. …”
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Integration of LoRa IoT with cloud platform in stingless beehive remote monitoring system by Ahmad, Yasser Arul, Nurul Salshabila, Mustapa, Anis Hannani, Razaman, Muhammad Nasrin Aqil, Abdul Hamid, Noreha, Abdul Malik, Mohd Faizal, Jamlos

“…To address this issue, a prototype of a remote monitoring system for a stingless bee colony was developed using Long Range (LoRa) technologies due to the low data rate, low power, and operability in an outdoor environment. …”
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Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF): Towards a Better Understanding of Vegetation Dynamics and Carbon Uptake in Arctic-Boreal Ecosystems by Cheng, Rui

“…To address this limitation and further advance our understanding of the Arctic-Boreal carbon cycle, this review advocates for fostering a SIF network providing long-term and continuous measurements across spatial scales. …”
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Predicting drivers’ route trajectories in last-mile delivery using a pair-wise attention-based pointer neural network by Mo, Baichuan, Wang, Qingyi, Guo, Xiaotong, Winkenbach, Matthias, Zhao, Jinhua

“…Results from an extensive case study on real operational data from Amazon’s last-mile delivery operations in the US show that our proposed method can significantly outperform traditional optimization-based approaches and other machine learning methods (such as the Long Short-Term Memory encoder–decoder and the original pointer network) in finding stop sequences that are closer to high-quality routes executed by experienced drivers in the field. …”
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Insights into Li+ Storage Mechanisms, Kinetics, and Reversibility of Defect-Engineered and Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Energy Storage by Kong, Lingping, Zhu, Yuntong, Williams, P. Jason, Kabbani, Mohamad, Brushett, Fikile R., Rupp, Jennifer L. M.

“…The superior electrochemical performance of defect-engineered MWCNT-COOH allows for an increase in the energy density and a decrease in the charging time of LIBs, while maintaining a long lifetime and other performance metrics. Overall, this study provides crucial insights into Li+ storage mechanisms, kinetics, and reversibility of defect-engineered MWCNT materials and their synthesis for future battery designs.…”
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