The influence of cultural heritage on students' willingness to engage in peer assessment by Schwabenland, Christina

“…From this perspective the experience of assessment is productive, not merely reflective of learning and intimately linked with students’ sense of identity. The choice of assessment methods therefore determines not only what, but how the students learn. …”
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Exploring HIV/AIDS resources on the internet: a case study of relevant sites by Usman, Ibraham Alhaji, Ilo, Promise Ifeoma, Idoko, Joan Ogwa

“…It covers various aspects of the subject, namely treatment, clinical trials, newsletters, journals, nutrition, bibliography links and international organizations concerned with HIV/AIDS. …”
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Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert by Schulze-Makuch, Dirk, Wagner, Dirk, Kounaves, Samuel P., Mangelsdorf, Kai, Devine, Kevin G., de Vera, Jean-Pierre, Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe, Grossart, Hans-Peter, Parro, Victor, Kaupenjohann, Martin, Galy, Albert, Schneider, Beate, Airo, Alessandro, Frösler, Jan, Davila, Alfonso F., Arens, Felix L., Cáceres, Luis, Cornejo, Francisco Solís, Carrizo, Daniel, Dartnell, Lewis, DiRuggiero, Jocelyne, Flury, Markus, Ganzert, Lars, Gessner, Mark O., Grathwohl, Peter, Guan, Lisa, Heinz, Jacob, Hess, Matthias, Keppler, Frank, Maus, Deborah, McKay, Christopher P., Meckenstock, Rainer U., Montgomery, Wren, Oberlin, Elizabeth A., Probst, Alexander J., Sáenz, Johan S., Sattler, Tobias, Schirmack, Janosch, Sephton, Mark A., Schloter, Michael, Uhl, Jenny, Valenzuela, Bernardita, Vestergaard, Gisle, Wörmer, Lars, Zamorano, Pedro

“…Although microbial biomass and diversity decrease with increasing aridity in the Atacama Desert, we provide multiple lines of evidence for the presence of an at times metabolically active, microbial community in one of the driest places on Earth. …”
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Haplophytin B from maclurodendron porteri by Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Abd Hamid, Shafida, Edueng, Khadijah, Md. Jaffri, Juliana, Adina, Anugerah, Rezali, Mohd Fazlin

“…The compound showed no inhibition against Staphylococus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli and no cytotoxic activity against H199 and A549 cell lines.…”
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Development of Palm olein-in-water emulsion containing extracts of Derris elliptica Benth as insecticide by Husin, Nor Sabirah, Ahmad, Kausar, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Md. Jaffri, Juliana

“…People with high levels of pesticides and chemicals in their blood streams are far more likely to develop for instance genetic mutations linked to cancer. There is a possibility of using more environmental and human friendly substance to prevent the attack of insects to our plants and perhaps alleviating other undesirable symptoms which would reduce the yield. …”
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Laccase immobilization on polyethylene terephthalate based nanofiber mat by Mohd. Syukri, Mohd. Syahlan

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Independent mobility of children in the military barracks of Nigeria by Daodu, Oluwatomisin

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Drivers, barriers and strategies for bioenergy dissemination in EU rural cross-border regions : a case study of the border region between Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic by Meyer, Maria

“…Despite the fact that they are a unique category and require special consideration there is almost an academic void in respect of research focusing on renewable energy linked to border regions. This research addresses the following key aspects: the crucial factors required for bioenergy dissemination and the special characteristics of European border regions, and analyzes stakeholders´ perceptions along the bioenergy supply chain. …”
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Outcome measurement in articular cartilage repair: exploring the patient perspective by Hambly, Karen

“…The first systematic review of the TAS for ACR raised important methodological issues relating to the use and reporting of the outcome. The key findings from this review were utilised by the researcher to inform the reporting of cross-sectional TAS data for the ACR and ACLR groups from this OHC. …”
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An epigenetic locus associated with loss of smell in COVID-19 by Aslan, Elif Sibel, White, Kenneth, Meral, Gulsen, Akcay, Zeyneb Nur, Altundag, Aytug, Gur, Savas, Dokur, Mehmet, Baktir, Mehmet Akif, Batur, Lutfiye Karcioglu

“…Previous studies, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS), have identified genetic variants near the UGT2A1 and UGT2A2 genes that are linked to anosmia in COVID-19 patients. However, the role of epigenetic changes in the development and persistence of smell loss has not been well explored. …”
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Erythrocytes derived microvesicles : their characterisation and potential role as delivery vectors by Cordeiro Freezor, Roberta

“…In this study, the influence of erythrocyte derived MV (eMV) on the growth of THP-1 and Jurkat cell lines was observed. HeLa cells and those infected with Human Rhinovirus type 16 derived MV (HRV16iHMV) were used as parallel samples for all experiments. …”
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Porous amphiphilic biogel from a facile chemo-biosynthetic route by Syed Mohamed, Syed Mohammad Daniel, M. Annuar, M. Suffian, Heidelberg, Thorsten, Ansari, Nor Faezah, Ismail, Nor Hidayah

“…Radical-mediated grafting generated α–β carbon inter-linking of mcl-PHA and GDD, resulting in a macromolecular structure with gel properties. …”
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EFRAG-European Commission Sustainability Standards & ISSB Standard-Setting Process (2022–2024) by Carungu, Jonida, Dimes, Ruth, Molinari, Matteo

“…It spans from the initial standard-setting efforts (March 2022 for EFRAG SRB, July 2022 for ISSB) to November 2024. Contents: Links to Meeting Agendas-Key topics discussed in EFRAG SRB and ISSB meetings. …”
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Japan After an ‘Export Bubble’ by Dixon, Chris, Bruce, David, Bojkova, Viara

“…Paul Krugman has suggested that the Japanese economy is in ‘free fall’ as is world trade. This view can be linked to those who accuse Japan of relying on exports for growth and contributing to international imbalances that lie at the heart of the current financial crisis.…”
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Religions as a "Life Fact": Al-Faruqi's impact on the International Islamic University Malaysia by Mohamed Zein, Ibrahim

“…The program was influenced by the thought and curricula developed along Faruqian lines. It is a program that delves into Faruqi's view of meta-religion rooted in an ethical paradigm giving it universal perspective and approach toward the study of IIUM and the religion study curriculum implemeted at IIUM is a development of Faruqi's earlier vision regarding the teaching of Islam as a civilization and worldview, which he had envisioned and hoped to apply to the academic program at the Central Instiute of Islamic Research,Karachi, Pakistan during his professorship there in 1960s, but which was not realized.…”
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Prediction of signal attenuation due to duststorms using mie scattering by Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Elabdin, Zain, Elshaikh, Omer, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Khan, Sheroz, Naji, Ahmed Wathik

“…The present trend in radio design calls for the use of frequencies above 40 GHz for short links carrying wide-band digital communication signals. …”
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Control of a stair climbing wheelchair by Abdul Ghani, N. M., Tokhi, M. O., Nasir, A. N. K, Ahmad, Salmiah

“…A virtual wheelchair model is developed using Visual Nastran software and linked with Matlab/Simulink for control purposes. …”
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Reflective Writing and Re-usable Learning Objects by Pokorny, Helen

“…The ‘Studying...’ series curriculum is designed around a Tate Modern Merchandising Project undertaken as a series of tasks linked to an interactive website (www.learning.londonmet.ac.uk/quickstart) supported by class contact and a variety of electronic resources (www.learning.londonmet.ac.uk/bssmstudy). …”
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Supporting International Students’ Adjustment to UK Study by Scandrett, Matt

“…Typically students are on linked, conditional offers and, as such, are required to complete the entire pre-sessional programme in order to achieve progression onto their chosen pathway. …”
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The impact of search engine optimization on the visibility of research paper and citations by Shahzad, Asim, Mohd Nawi, Nazri, Abd Hamid, Norhamreeza, Khan, Sundas Naqeeb, Aamir, Muhammad, Ullah, Arif, Abdullah, Salfarina

“…Typically, citations are directly linked with the visibility of a research paper. Many researches had shown that the visibility of a research paper can be improved further by using the search engine optimization techniques. …”
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