Ethical issues in Nipah virus control and research: addressing a neglected disease by Johnson, T, Jamrozik, E, Hurst, T, Cheah, PY, Parker, M

“…Further bioethics work may help to ensure that research and public health interventions for Nipah virus disease are ethically acceptable and more likely to be effective.…”

Developing a framework for tracking antimicrobial resistance gene movement in a persistent environmental reservoir by Mathers, AJ, Li, TJX, He, Q, Narendra, S, Stoesser, N, Eyre, DW, Walker, AS, Barry, KE, Castañeda-Barba, S, Huang, FW, Parikh, H, Kotay, S, Crook, DW, Reidys, C

“…The Composite Sample Complex accounts for the co-occurrence of both plasmids and chromosomes within an isolate, and highlights likely gene donors and recipients. From the validated model, we demonstrate frequent transposition events of blaKPC from plasmids to other plasmids, as well as integration into the bacterial chromosome within specific drains. …”

Policies in parallel? A comparative study of journalistic AI policies in 52 global news organisations by Becker, KB, Simon, FM, Crum, C

“…Drawing from neo-institutional theory and institutional isomorphism, we argue that the policies show signs of homogeneity, likely explained by isomorphic dynamics arising as a response to the uncertainty created by the rise of generative AI after the release of ChatGPT in November 2022. …”

Highlighting the role of biota in feedback loops from tundra ecosystems to the atmosphere by Schmidt, NM, Barrio, IC, Kristensen, JA, López-Blanco, E, van Beest, FM

“…However, biota may still play important roles in modulating ecosystem feedback loops, and by including these dynamics into ecosystem models, magnitude, accuracy and credibility of model projections are likely to improve.…”

Halal certification in food products : Science mapping of present and future trends by Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi, Noor Saadiah, Mohd Ali, Nazirah, Mat Russ, Fazeeda, Mohamad, Battour, Mohamed Mohamed, Nor Nadiha, Mohd Zaki

“…Applying bibliographic coupling and co-word analysis, the present and future trends of halal certification in food and beverages are explored by presenting a network visualization to present the underlying themes and research streams. Findings: The main finding from recent and emerging themes shows that the pivotal perspective is increasing consumers’ knowledge and awareness of halal-certified food products. …”
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Using machine learning to generate novel hypotheses: increasing optimism about COVID-19 makes people less willing to justify unethical behaviors by Sheetal, Abhishek, Feng, Zhiyu, Savani, Krishna

“…The findings suggest that optimism can help reduce unethicality, and they document the utility of machine-learning methods for generating novel hypotheses.…”
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Heuristic approach to understanding sexual symbolism in advertising. by Goh, Wee Ni., Han, Li Ann., Yeo, Nancy Mei Ling.

“…Finally, conclusions are drawn based on the research findings.…”
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Tomorrow by Liu, Tong

“…The Chinese girl (Grace) who has to follow her mother’s will to be a Christian falls in love with a Malay boy (Zul). Her mother finds out about their relationship, and is strongly against them being together.…”
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An evidence review of the connections between sexual exposure and contact sexual offending by Vera-Gray, Fiona, McGlynn, Clare

“…It also sets out implications of the findings for policing and recommendations for further research.…”
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Radio map position inference algorithm for indoor positioning systems by Liu, Wei, Ng, Bing Qiang, Liu, Bin, Guan, Yong Liang, Leow, Yan Hao, Huang, Jun

“…During operation phase an inference algorithm, based on Bayesian probability and distance of the calibrated points involved, can determine the likely position of the object of interest that is between the calibrated points. …”
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Monitoring transitory profiles of leachate humic substances in landfill aeration reactors in mesophilic and thermophilic conditions by Tong, Huanhuan, Yin, Ke, Ge, Liya, Giannis, Apostolos, Wang, Jing-Yuan, Chuan, Valerie W.L.

“…Moreover, increased operation temperature during aeration likely offers benefits for the rapid maturation of HS.…”
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Between personalized and racialized precision medicine : a relative resources perspective by Sun, Shirley

“…The author elaborates on the ‘heterogeneity of resources’ and suggests that the extent to which precision medicine will be personalized or racialized/ethnicized in the clinic will most likely be a function of the relative availability of resources – including but not limited to financial, human and computer informatics, and legal and infrastructural resources – at individual and collective levels in healthcare contexts.…”
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Molecular architecture of the Chikungunya virus replication complex by Tan, Yaw Bia, Chmielewski, David, Law, Michelle Cheok Yien, Zhang, Kuo, He, Yu, Chen, Muyuan, Jin, Jing, Luo, Dahai

“…These results represent a major conceptual advance in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of RNA virus replication and the principles underlying the molecular architecture of RCs, likely to be shared with many pathogenic (+) RNA viruses.…”
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Enhanced monsoon-driven upwelling in Southeast Asia during the Little Ice Age by Chen, Mengli, Martin, Patrick, Ren, Haojia, Zhang, Run, Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Chen, Yi-Chi, Hughen, Konrad A., Phan, Kim Hoang, Vo, Si Tuan, Goodkin, Nathalie Fairbank

“…Climate change impacts ocean nutrient availability and will likely alter the marine food web. While climate models predict decreased average ocean productivity, the extent of these changes, especially in the marginal seas upon which large human populations depend, is not well understood. …”
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Think Twice Before Going for Incentives: Social Norms and the Principal's Decision on Compensation Contracts by Cardinaels, Eddy, Yin, Huaxiang

“…When principals use incentives, their choices not only incentivize truthful reporting and signal distrust, but they also leak important information about the social norm, namely, that other agents are likely to report dishonestly. Agents conform to this social norm by misrepresenting cost information more. …”
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Entropic centrality for non-atomic flow networks by Oggier, Frédérique, Phetsouvanh, Silivanxay, Datta, Anwitaman

“…Given a graph, the notion of entropic centrality was introduced by Tutzauer to characterize vertices which are important in the sense that there is a high uncertainty about the destination of an atomic flow starting at them, assuming that at each hop, the flow is equally likely to continue to any unvisited vertex, or to be terminated there. …”
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Southeast Asian maritime security in the age of terror : threats, opportunity, and charting the course forward by Bradford, John

“…The potential application of those factors is assessed to anticipate the most likely forms of future regional cooperation. While cooperation will expand on many levels, the most fruitful cooperation will result from improved networks of bilateral relationships. …”
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Investigating the Illusion of Wetness: Cold Dry Stimuli in Sensory Perception by Ozor-Ilo, Ozioma

“…For perceiving wetness, the threshold averaged 1.08 °C/s - 1.41 °C/s. The latter finding indicates that the rate the skin cools exceeds some threshold value before it is perceived as being wet. …”
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Anonymization of Voices in Spaces for Civic Dialogue: Measuring Impact on Empathy, Trust, and Feeling Heard by Kang, Wonjune, Hughes, Margaret, Roy, Deb

“…Our findings open up interesting potential research directions related to anonymous spoken discourse, as well as additional ways of engaging with voice-based civic technologies.…”
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Introducing Singapore’s kampong life through translation : a case study of Papa as a Little Boy Named Ah Khoon by Loh, XiaoJuan

“…The analysis revealed several findings, including the importance of producing a piece of translation that is easy to understand, and the relationship between the choice of translation strategies and the aim of translation, where the latter has an influence over the former. …”
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