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. …”
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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). …”
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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. …”
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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. …”
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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. …”
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Proteomic network of antibiotic-induced outer membrane vesicles released by extensively drug-resistant Elizabethkingia anophelis by Chiang, Ming-Hsien, Chang, Fang-Ju, Kesavan, Dinesh Kumar, Vasudevan, Aparna, Xu, Huaxi, Lan, Kuo-Lun, Huang, Shu-Wei, Shang, Hung-Sheng, Chuang, Yi-Ping, Yang, Ya-Sung, Chen, Te-Li

“…Elizabethkingia anophelis, a nonfermenting Gram-negative bacterium, causes life-threatening health care-associated infections. …”
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刘宗周《人谱》的改过思想及工夫论 = The idea of reform cultivation in Liu Zongzhou’s "Renpu" by 林彦慧 Lim, Dorothea Yan Hui

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Electrochemical electrodes based on graphene materials for sensing and energy applications by Wang, Xuewan

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Application of bentonite in cement-based composites: A review of current status, challenges and future prospects by Hasan, Kamrul, Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah, Fadzil, Mat Yahaya

“…Furthermore, physical and chemical properties, morphological analysis, and the effect of incorporating BT on the fresh, mechanical, and durability properties of CBMs were reviewed. On top of that, BT's life-cycle assessment (LCA) regarding CO2 emissions and overall costs, challenges, opportunities, and future directions were explored, providing valuable insights for researchers and practitioners in the construction field. …”
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AN AI-based hybrid model for early Alzheimer’s detection using MRI images by Al-Shoukry, Suhad, Zalili, Musa

“…This is the most crucial step since a patient’s quality of life and the disease’s progression may both be improved with an early diagnosis. …”
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Cell-free biomimetic polyurethane-based scaffold for breast reconstruction following non-malignant lesion resection. A first-in-human study by Mariniello, Maria D., Ghilli, Matteo, Favati, Benedetta, Gerges, Irini, Colizzi, Livio, Tamplenizza, Margherita, Tocchio, Alessandro, Martello, Federico, Ghilardi, Maria, Cossu, Maria C., Danti, Serena, Roncella, Manuela

“…We evaluated incidence of adverse events (AEs), changes in breast appearance (using photographs and anthropomorphic measurements), interference with ultrasound and MRI (assessed by two independent investigators), investigator’s satisfaction (through a VAS scale), patient’s pain (through a VAS scale) and quality of life (QoL) (using the BREAST-Q© questionnaire). Data reported are the results of the interim analysis on the first 5 patients. …”
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Use of artificial intelligence in critical care: opportunities and obstacles by Pinsky, Michael R., Bedoya, Armando, Bihorac, Azra, Celi, Leo, Churpek, Matthew, Economou-Zavlanos, Nicoleta J., Elbers, Paul, Saria, Suchi, Liu, Vincent, Lyons, Patrick G., Shickel, Benjamin, Toral, Patrick, Tscholl, David, Clermont, Gilles

“…Machine learning-based artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to define states and predict future events are commonplace activities of modern life. However, their penetration into acute care medicine has been slow, stuttering and uneven. …”
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Microneedle‐mediated Delivery of Immunomodulators Restores Immune Privilege in Hair Follicles and Reverses Immune‐Mediated Alopecia by Younis, Nour, Puigmal, Núria, Kurdi, Abdallah El, Badaoui, Andrew, Zhang, Dongliang, Morales, Claudia, Saad, Anis, Cruz, Diane, Rahy, Nadim Al, Daccache, Andrea, Huerta, Triana, Deban, Christa, Halawi, Ahmad, Choi, John, Dosta, Pere, Lian, Christine, Artzi, Natalie, Azzi, Jamil R.

“…The MN patch offered high‐loading capacity and shelf‐life stability for prospective clinical translation. …”
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Artificial Neural Network Language Models Predict Human Brain Responses to Language Even After a Developmentally Realistic Amount of Training by Hosseini, Eghbal A., Schrimpf, Martin, Zhang, Yian, Bowman, Samuel, Zaslavsky, Noga, Fedorenko, Evelina

“…We consider the 100-million-word model to be developmentally plausible in terms of the amount of training data given that this amount is similar to what children are estimated to be exposed to during the first 10 years of life. Second, we test the performance of a GPT-2 model trained on a 9-billion-token dataset to reach state-of-the-art next-word prediction performance on the human benchmark at different stages during training. …”
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Staphylococci of the Skin: Consequences for Host Health by Khadka, Veda D.

“…The skin as an external organ is subject to frequent stressors encountered in daily life, and can also be compromised due to genetic factors that weaken the barrier and predispose the host to inflammatory skin diseases. …”
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Structural insights into microbial one-carbon metabolic enzymes: Ni–Fe–S-dependent carbon monoxide dehydrogenases and acetyl-CoA synthases by Biester, Alison

“…These carbon-fixing enzymes are thought to be among the oldest on earth, dating back to the last universal common ancestor based on strong conservation of these enzymes between bacterial and archaeal domains of life. In this thesis, we present structural characterizations of bacterial and archaeal CODHs. …”
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From Shipyard to Sea: A Flexible System Design Approach to the Transition from Shipbuilding to Operations A Case Study Using the United States Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter P... by Kime, Jeremy A.

“…The analysis recommends a three-phased strategy that could yield cost savings on the order of $400 million over the OPC Program’s lifespan, significantly mitigate risks associated with unforeseen shipbuilding developments, and enhance organizational outcomes regarding workforce, operational availability, and life cycle sustainment. The staffing of pre-commissioning crews is pinpointed as a pivotal discretionary event that triggers an exponential increase in system complexity and a surge in scope by introducing interdependent yet organizationally disparate requirements. …”
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Echoes From the Stone Reframing Preservation in Syria Through Haurani Folklore by Alrifai, Hajar

“…Its crumbling stones are laden with the memories of four generations and echo with a way of life that is disappearing. At the heart of Hauran are the fellahin, farmers who permanently settled in its villages in the late 19th century. …”
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On the non-microbial sources and sinks of dissolved metabolites in seawater by Germolus, Noah Paul

“…This thesis begins to interrogate that assumption, asking if there are other processes that could change the seawater exometabolome on time scales that are relevant to microbial life. In Chapter 1 I discuss the ways ambient metabolite pools could be affected by animals, chemistry, and physics. …”
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Investigating cofactor transfer for a B₁₂-dependent enzyme by Duong, Alexander T.

“…These cofactors enable these metalloenzymes to accomplish a diverse set of unique and challenging chemistry that are critical to core life functions. One of these metallocofactors, adenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl), has only one cognate enzyme in humans: methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MCM), which is involved in the catabolism of several amino acids, cholesterol, and odd-chain fatty acids. …”
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