Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention after COVID-19: reaching agreement on a code of conduct and biological security education at the 2021, 9th Review Conferen... by Shang, Lijun, Whitby, Simon, Dando, Malcolm

“…Nevertheless, it might be expected that after the pandemic, health security, including biological security, would be a political priority across the world, but the long history of difficulties in agreeing measures to develop the BTWC suggests that such progress may well not be possible without a concerted effort by states parties and civil society. …”
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Blind justice?: an investigation into the social and economic effectiveness of discrimination law in the delivery of fair employment for visually impaired people by Griffith, David

“…Discrimination is also ostensibly illegal, yet visually impaired people are facing long term exclusion from the labour market. The investigation starts by offering some demographic evidence to justify this inquiry by assembling evidence for the relative size of the visual impairment population, and their employment exclusion. …”
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An ethnographic study examining food and drink practices in four early childhood settings by Albon, Deborah

“…I contend that an over-concern with risk avoidance may be antithetical to other long-held ideas about early childhood practice, notably the importance of playfulness and spontaneity. …”
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Towards better governance on biosafety and biosecurity: China’s advances and perspectives in medical biotechnology legislation by Xue, Yang, Shang, Lijun

“…Given the rapid advancements in medical biotechnology, countries all over the world must examine the governance landscape around biosafety and biosecurity and quickly consider options for their own comprehensive, credible, and long-lasting regulatory frameworks and experiences learned from China’s governance will help chart a scalable future roadmap.…”
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High-protein, low-glycaemic meal replacement improves physical health-related quality of life in high-risk persons for metabolic syndrome—a subanalysis of the randomised-controlled... by Kempf, Kerstin, Röhling, Martin, Banzer, Winfried, Braumann, Klaus-Michael, Halle, Martin, Schaller, Nina, McCarthy, H. David, Predel, Hans-Georg, Schenkenberger, Isabelle, Tan, Susanne, Toplak, Hermann, Martin, Stephan, Berg, Aloys

“…Stronger improvements in the physical component summary (PCS) were observed in the intervention compared to the control group, peaking after 3 months (estimated treatment difference 2.7 [1.2; 4.2]; p 0.0001), but also in the long-term. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that insulin levels and the achieved weight loss were associated with the mental component summary (MCS) after 12 months (p 0.05). …”
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An analysis of the Dongba arts and culture in the context of tourism by Xie, Zheng

“…The key research methodological feature is an ethnographic approach, constituting a number of qualitative research techniques, i.e. in-depth interview and participant observation, intertwined in each other in a seven-month-long fieldstudy in Lijiang from September 2007 to April 2008. …”
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Adoption of green finance and green innovation for achieving circularity: an exploratory review and future directions by Agrawal, Rohit, Agrawal, Shruti, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Jain, Vranda

“…The results of this study will attract the attention of policymakers and stakeholders to develop and combine the two concepts in research and practice to attain environmental balance in the circular economy and to promote long term sustainability.…”
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An LSTM-based network slicing classification future predictive framework for optimized resource allocation in C-V2X by Abood, Mohammed Salah, Wang, Hua, He, Dongxuan, Fathy, Maha, Rashid, Sami A., Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Khan, Salahuddin, Pau, Giovanni, Dayoub, Iyad, Livreri, Patrizia, Elwi, Taha A.

“…The incoming traffic has been allocated network slices based on data-driven decisions as well as predictive network analysis for the future. A Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) time series prediction approach has been adopted that renders optimal resource utilization, lower latency rates, and high reliability across the network. …”
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Seizure amelioration effect of omega-3 EPA and DHA fatty acid supplementation on patients with drug resistant epilepsy: a scoping review using the GOED clinical study database by Abuknesha, Nada R., Searle, Andrew J.

“…Additional RCTs are required to determine the optimal dosage for patients, the effect of long-term treatment duration and separately enriched preparations of EPA/DHA on seizure frequency and severity.…”
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and missing (M) scores in the Industry 5.0 era: broadening firms’ and investors’ decisions to achieve sustainable development... by Yadav, Sanjeev, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Pandey, Krishan Kumar

“…Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are gradually being utilized to assess organizations' long-term success, drive capital, and inform company decision-making toward sustainable growth. …”
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Vision-Based Hand Detection and Tracking Using Fusion of Kernelized Correlation Filter and Single-Shot Detection by Haji Mohd, Mohd Norzali, Mohd Asaar, Mohd Shahrimie, Ong Lay Ping, Ong Lay Ping, Rosdi, Bakhtiar Affendi

“…The results demonstrate the promising potential of the proposed method for long-sequence tracking stability, reducing drift issues, and improving tracking performance during occlusions.…”
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Exploring TVET Institution Directors’ Barriers in Managing Malaysian TVET Institutions-Industry Partnership by Norazlinda Mohamad, Norazlinda Mohamad, Haryanti Mohd Affandi, Haryanti Mohd Affandi, Nurul Eizzaty Sohimi, Nurul Eizzaty Sohimi, Mohd Firdaus Mustaffa Kamal, Mohd Firdaus Mustaffa Kamal, Lazaro Moreno Herrera, Lazaro Moreno Herrera, Rabihah Munirah Zulkifli, Rabihah Munirah Zulkifli, Nor Haslinda Abas, Nor Haslinda Abas

“…Conceptually, directors struggle to plan long-term objectives, articulate strategies and comprehend the organizational structure of their industry. …”
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Evolution Performance of Symbolic Radial Basis Function Neural Network by Using Evolutionary Algorithms by Shehab Abdulhabib Alzaeemi, Shehab Abdulhabib Alzaeemi, Kim Gaik Tay, Kim Gaik Tay, Audrey Huong, Audrey Huong, Saratha Sathasivam, Saratha Sathasivam, Majid Khan bin Majahar Ali, Majid Khan bin Majahar Ali

“…Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN) ensembles have long suffered from non-efficient training, where incorrect parameter settings can be computationally disastrous. …”
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Evolution Performance of Symbolic Radial Basis Function Neural Network by Using Evolutionary Algorithms by Shehab Abdulhabib Alzaeemi, Shehab Abdulhabib Alzaeemi, Kim Gaik Tay, Kim Gaik Tay, Audrey Huong, Audrey Huong, Saratha Sathasivam, Saratha Sathasivam, Majahar Ali, Majid Khan

“…Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN) ensembles have long suffered from non-efficient training, where incorrect parameter settings can be computationally disastrous. …”
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Evolution Performance of Symbolic Radial Basis Function Neural Network by Using Evolutionary Algorithms by Shehab Abdulhabib Alzaeemi, Shehab Abdulhabib Alzaeemi, Kim Gaik Tay, Kim Gaik Tay, Audrey Huong, Audrey Huong, Saratha Sathasivam, Saratha Sathasivam, Majahar Ali, Majid Khan

“…Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN) ensembles have long suffered from non-efficient training, where incorrect parameter settings can be computationally disastrous. …”
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Structural behaviour of circular concrete filled steel tube column fill with selfcompacting concrete incorporating coal bottom ash as fine aggregate replacement by Zainal Abidin, Norul Ernida

“…The finite element analysis (FEA) was conducted on the long column to verify the experimental results and from the FEA result, the predicted value for specimens with 140 mm diameter is 0.005% closer to the experimental results. …”
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Physical Properties of New Formulation of Hybrid Nanofluid-based Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) from Modified Jatropha Oil as Metalworking Fluid by Sabri, Ainaa Mardhiah, Talib, Norfazillah, Mohd Saad, Nur Syazwani Filzah, Abdul Sani, Amiril Sahab, Sandip Kunar, Sandip Kunar, Ahmad, Said, Abdullah, Haslina, Lee Woon Kiow, Lee Woon Kiow, Salleh, Aslinda

“….% hBN + WS2) has the ability as a long-term metalworking fluid for the machining operation. …”
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A study on issues of photovoltaic modules in solar energy system on safety, health and environmental aspect by Abdul Samad, Fadhilah Diyana, Awang, Mariah, Syazwan, M M Syafiq, A Rahman, M A, Musa, Mohd Kamaruzaman, Hamidon, Nuramidah, Rosli, Mohd Arif, Daud, Siti Zaleha, Ahmad, Faridahanim, Mohd Akhir, Mohd Shahrizan

“…Solar energy benefits include reduced carbon emissions, no need for fossil fuels, long-term solar resources and shorter payback period. …”
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Design and fabricating of an orthotic insole by using Kinect® XBOX gaming sensor scanner and 3D printer by Burhan, Mohd Hafiz

“…In order to fulfill medical requirement, it was invented to help medical field to overcome their problem of high 3D scanner cost, handcrafted fabrication, inventory problem, and long fabrication time. In term of process, author had proven the potential of Kinect® XBOX 360 gaming sensor as a 3D scanner, CAD as the method of the orthotic insole design, and Additive Manufacturing as the fabrication technique. …”
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A wireless camera supervision robot (CSR-BOT) for the cylindrical pipes and cables surfaces observation by Muhammad Muhyiddin, Ahmad Haniff

“…There are various disadvantages of using manpower such as not monitoring the situation accurately and they may face with electromagnetic radiation which can minimize their health risk for a long term. This project is to develop a semi-automatic mobile robot that can move along through the overhead transmission line cable or any cylindrical pipes surfaces. …”
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