Parallel querying of distributed ontologies with shared vocabulary / Index-based concurrent SPARQL query processing by Aslam, Sharjeel, Vassilev, Vassil, Ouazzane, Karim

“…However, although SPARQL is well-established standard for querying semantic repositories in RDF and OWL format and there are commonly used APIs which supports it, like Jena for Java, its parallel option is not incorporated in them. …”
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Komplexität und semantische Transparenz im Deutschen und Englischen by Fischer, Klaus

“…Hawkins's contrastive typology of German and English that - like D. L. Everett's analysis - attempts explanation from one unifying principle. …”
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The plastic bag: forever and ever by Oropallo, Gabriele

“…After it has taken its first breath by the cashier of a grocery store, when left to its own devices, the plastic bag will contain the currents of the wind or those of the water, its membrane-like body continuing to behave according to its original design programme, even when no human users are employing it. …”
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Right-wing nationalism, populism, and religion: what are the connections and why? by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…Although not the same thing, nationalism and populism are said to be closely linked. Nationalists, like populists, may claim that there is but one ‘true religion’ - that is, their own and their followers’ - which helps focus their nationalist vision. …”
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Zones of entrapment and impunity: on the constitution of vague and strange regimes of power by Hallsworth, Simon, Stephenson, Svetlana

“…This article challenges a tendency prominent in critical theory—one that holds that being “vague and strange” constitute qualities of life opposed to the grid-like systems of coercive control intrinsic to the operation of modern power regimes which, by their ascriptive nature, are compelled to suppress all life which exhibits these traits. …”
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Mobile weather station with drones by Mohammad Zaid, Mohamad Nadzirul Ariff, Zohari, Mohd Hakimi

“…In contemporary weather monitoring, the fusion of innovative technologies like mobile weather stations and drones offers unprecedented capabilities for real-time data collection and analysis. …”
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Study on Palm Oil Kernel Shell Coarse Aggregate (PKSCA) as replacement material for coarse aggregate in concrete mix by Ahmad Jeni, Mohamad Luthfi, Zaini, Mohamad Azrul

“…The construction industry is become bigger and bigger each day, but nowadays the price of material are not cheap like the old days. The price is increase drastically by 30% for the past few years. …”
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An overview of out-of-step protection in power systems by Goh, Hui Hwang, Osman, Mohamed Dahir, Mohamed Basaleem, Omer, Qing, Shi Chua, Chin, Wan Ling, Goh, Kai Chen

“…The power system that designed as one of the main requirement is to survive from the larger type of disturbances like faults. The power swing in certain system is the variation in three phase power flow in the power system. …”
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Mathematical evaluation of a context transfer-based approach to improve handover in mobile multicast environment by Mohd Aman, Azana Hafizah, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Daoud, Jamal Ibrahim, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Hameed, Shihab A.

“…Mobile networking environments have been developing very rapidly in line with the increase demand of users. Multicast is defined as the delivery of data to a set of selected receivers. …”
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Malaysia’s palm oil exports: does exchange rate overvaluation and undervaluation matter? by Mohd Sidek, Noor Zahirah, Duasa, Jarita, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi, Yusoff, Mohammed

“…Hence, it is imperative that policy-makers avoid both overvaluation and undervaluation and keep the real exchange rate in line with the economic fundamentals.…”
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Accounting treatment for corporate zakat: a critical review by Adnan, Muhammad Akhyar, Abu Bakar, Nur Barizah

“…These inaccuracies, in one way or another, have not been in line with the true spirit of zakat in Islam. More worryingly, some unfavorable consequences may and in fact have already been implicated on the larger Muslim community as a result. …”
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A state-of-practice on teaching software verification and validation by Zakaria, Zulfa

“…Given this importance of software testing, educators face a significant challenge when teaching and equipping students with the testing methodologies, skills, and knowledge that are in line with industry needs. The aim of this paper is to examine the current state-of-practice with respect to teaching Software Verification and Validation (V&V) in the accredited Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE) programs offered in Australian universities. …”
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The Malaysia IT Outsourcing industry skill-sets requirements of future IT graduates by Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Arshad, Yusri, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Hussin, Husnayati

“…The four-member research team found that technical, soft and problem-solving skills are the main concerns raised by the key informants. This is in line with the literature review and also the present higher education policy concerns by the Malaysia government. …”
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Dilated intercellular spaces of esophageal epithelium in non- erosive reflux disease: Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) study by Myint, Yi Yi, Tun, Ye, Mohammad Amjad, Nasser, Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailani, Abdul Rashid, Nor Linda

“…Specimens were taken 5 cm above the Z line during endoscopy. The biopsies were routinely processed for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi’s views on ijtihad and their relevance to the contemporary Muslim society by Haque, Munawar

“…For Mawdudi, ijtihad is the concept, the process, as well as the mechanism by which the Shariah, as elaborated in the Qur’an and the Sunnah is to be interpreted, developed and kept alive in line with the intellectual, political, economic, legal, technological and moral development of society. …”
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A low-complexity, hardware architecture for a parametric, real-time LSF speech decoder by Mabrouk, Ahmed Hassan, Hassim, Norhidayah

“…The LP filter coefficients are calculated based on the Line Spectral Frequencies (LSF) parameters due to their excellent quantization characteristics. …”
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Bioconversion process for microbial treatment of palm oil mill effluent to produce citric acid by Jamal, Parveen, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Mohd Salleh, Mohammad Ramlan, Nadzir, Masrina M.

“…Fermentation media for citric acid biosynthesis should consist of substrates necessary for the growth of microorganism, primarily the carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus sources. In this line, POME is introduced as a cheaper raw material for citric acid production by microbial treatment with developed bioconversion process.…”
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H∞ robust controller for autonomous helicopter hovering control by Tijani, Ismaeel, Akmeliawati, Rini, Legowo, Ari, Budiyono, Agus, Asan Gani, Abdul Muthalif

“…Simulation study was conducted to evaluate the performance of the designed controller for robust stability to uncertainty, disturbance rejection, and time-domain response in line with ADS-33E level1 requirements. The results obtained show the effectiveness of the designed controller.…”
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Catholic and Islamic perspectives on pain medication in meeting challenges of mercy argument for active euthanasia by Mohammad Manzoor, Malik

“…The researcher particularly deliberates on the contemporary Islamic discourse on the issue in line with the relevant legal maxims and general guidance from the primary sources of Islamic law and ethics. …”
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Durability and tribological properties of thermally sprayed wc cermet coating under lubricated rolling-sliding contact by Nuruzzaman, D. M., Nakajima, A., Mawatari, T., Ali, Mohammad Yeakub

“…In the experiments, the WC cermet coated steel roller was mated with the carburized hardened steel roller without coating in line contact condition. The coated roller was mated with the smooth non-coated roller under a contact pressure of 1.0 or 1.2 GPa. …”
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