Optimization of ionic liquid pretreatment of sugar palm fiber for cellulose extraction by Abdul Samad, Norfarhana, Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas, Ngadi, Norzita, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan

“…The optimal conditions for cellulose extraction were found to be a 1:3.7 (w/w) SPF/IL ratio, a reaction time of 40 min, and a temperature of 124 °C. Under these conditions, the amount of cellulose produced was as high as 65.32 %. …”

SULAM UMPSA Fostering A Civic Minded Graduates by Hadijah, Ahmad

“…The history of service learning began with scholars like Ernest Boyer, who challenged American colleges to shift their focus beyond just preparing students for careers. …”
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Unpacking the role of prophecy in extremist narratives by Noor Huda Ismail

“…The fall of Damascus to Syrian rebels has sparked a ripple effect in Southeast Asia, with figures like Indonesia’s Mas’ud Izzul Mujahid using apocalyptic prophecies to fuel extremism. …”
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Enhanced binary formatted text document watermarking for secure authentication by Sanat Radheshyam Sarda.

“…With increasing usage and distribution of digital data by the day, digital watermarking techniques are invented and implemented regularly, to safeguard the authenticity and security of the data. Purposes like copyright protection, data authentication, data hiding, indexing, preventing of unrestricted duplication and dissemination of copyright material continually require enhanced and robust watermarking techniques. …”
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Methods for knowledge sharing in professional service firms by Jan Victor Luscher

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Imprisonment, resistance and circularity in Samuel Richardson’s Clarissa by Ang, Jinghui

“…Bringing in Foucault, feminist thinker Beauvoir and Sartre's notion of "bad faith", this essay provides a reading of "Clarissa" in a continuing dialogue with earlier Clarissa critics like Margaret Doody, Terry Castle, Terry Eagleton and Maud Ellmann to liberate Clarissa from the much argued position of a victim rather than a triumphant resistant fighter who obtains a liberation her captors does not.…”
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Accounting for brands by Chok, Nyuk Ling, Loo, Lay Nah, Tan, Buck Kiang

“…Some view it as a solution to the goodwill write-off problems faced by companies in jurisdictions like the United Kingdom. Others see it as an introduction to a whole new methodology to the accounting profession using the 'value-based' concept. …”
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The ‘inauthentic’ naturalized citizens: the case of foreign sports athletes in elite sports by Woo, Shawn

“…Our findings showed that factors like age and embeddedness in the sporting set-up were significant factors in affecting their perceptions of the effectiveness of the FST scheme and the acceptance of the foreign athletes themselves.…”
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Meaningful noise : auditory roughness and dissonance predict emotion recognition and cross-modal perception by Liew, Kong Meng

“…Results suggest that auditory roughness and dissonance are important in conveying emotional properties like arousal and valence, as well as information on visual shape and texture.…”
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Automatic vanishing points detection for single view reconstruction by Potcharaphol, Chat Anan

“…The images of our target are those with no more than 3 vanishing points and have clear feature lines like an urban scene or angular structures. The algorithm is found to be fast and effective for an image with clear feature lines but struggles with an image with few feature lines. …”
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A smart home system by O, Chee Xian

“…The mobile app has multiple function like on/off lights, increase or decrease the speed of the fan and even detect intruder. …”
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Insurgency in Southern Thailand: More Unrest Ahead? by Rajakumar, Vikram

“…These trends portend more unrest in the coming months and render the region vulnerable to exploitation by groups like ISIL/ISIS.…”
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Floating Nuclear Power Plants: Are They Safe and Secure? by Trajano, Julius Cesar Imperial

“…Floating NPPs may provide alternative energy supply to energy-scarce small states, port cities, and remote islands in the region. But just like with traditional land-based NPPs, would floating NPPs also come with potential risks to nuclear safety and security?…”
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Indonesia's regional diplomacy : imperative to maintain Asean cohesion by Sebastian, Leonard C

“…How does Indonesia view itself in terms of regional groupings like ASEAN?…”
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Al-Qaeda grows in Africa : new union with Al Shabaab by Rohan Gunaratna

“…By making inroads to Africa, al Qaeda will exploit Al Shabaab’s long standing links with like-minded threat groups in a fragile continent.…”
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Revolt in the Middle East : Arab monarchies next? by Dorsey, James M.

“…The ever sharper sectarian divide between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in the Middle East consitutes the Achilles heel of gulf monarchies like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. They have been resisting political reforms and seeking to insulate themselves from the wave of popular protests that have swept the region for the past two years.…”
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Organic electronics and beyond (Advanced Optical Materials 14/2021) by Gather, MC, Lüssem, B, Reineke, S, Riede, M

“…With this Special Issue, we would like to celebrate the 60th birthday of Prof. Karl Leo, one of the leading scientists in the field of Organic Electronics (see also the Guest Editorial, article number 2101108). …”

Development of resistive random access memory for next-generation embedded non-volatile memory application by Sun, Jianxun

“…It is well known that the MLC can be obtained through tuning of the DC operation parameters like set compliance current (CC) and reset stop voltage (SV). …”
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Investigation of electrochemistry of vitamin K1-lipid emulsion films deposited on electrode surface in the presence and absence of nafion multilayers. by Poh, Hwee Ling.

“…In pH3 – 11 buffers, a 2 e-/2 H+ transfer occurs while in pH13, a 2 step 1 e-/1H+ each transfer took place and this 2 step reaction gradually changes to assimilate to a 2 e-/2 H+ transfer just like in pH3 – 11; when scan rate increases. The analysis and mechanisms deduced from the results in this experiment are in agreement with the earlier findings on vitamin K1’s electrochemical behavior.…”
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Hydrogels from polymer for biomedical applications by Teo, Man Ru

“…Hydrogel is valued for its ability to retain its gel-like properties within a wide temperature range. …”
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