Evidence from Finland and Sweden on the relationship between early-life diseases and lifetime childlessness in men and women by Liu, A, Akimova, ET, Ding, X, Jukarainen, S, Vartiainen, P, Kiiskinen, T, Koskelainen, S, Havulinna, AS, Gissler, M, Lombardi, S, Fall, T, Mills, MC, Ganna, A

“…Individual diseases have been linked to childlessness, mostly in women, yet we lack a comprehensive picture of the effect of early-life diseases on lifetime childlessness. …”

Canvas of culture: public art’s role in reinvigorating Pekan Parit by Muhamad Ferdhaus Sazali, Nur Ayunni Che Ahmad, Hasnizam Ab’dul Hamid, Mohamad Azal Fikri Ali

“…However, community engagement is closely linked to the effectiveness of public art in attracting tourists, so artistic initiatives must resonate with both locals and tourists. …”
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Participatory monitoring in farmer field school program through Whatsapp among indigenous farmers in rural Sarawak, Malaysia by Agnese, Federica, Othman, Zakirah, Mitin, Anni, Wan Yahaya, Wan Ahmad Jaafar

“…The methodologically eclectic elements were identified as messages in the forms of texts, media, emoji and links. Limitations for participatory monitoring were in the elements of participation and negotiation due to the role-based group structure. …”
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α-palladation of Imines as entry to dehydrogenative heck reaction: Aerobic oxidative cyclization of N-Allylimines to Pyrroles by Ding, Zhenhua, Gao, Ke, Chen, Zhiyuan, Lu, Beili, Yoshikai, Naohiko

“…We report here a palladium(II)-catalyzed oxidative cyclization reaction of N-allylimines derived from methyl ketones, typically acetophenones, affording pyrrole derivatives at room temperature under oxygen atmosphere. The reaction likely proceeds through α-palladation of the imine followed by olefin migratory insertion and β-hydride elimination, thus representing a new example of aerobic dehydrogenative Heck cyclization.…”
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Optimal allocation of FACTS devices for improved economic dispatch in power systems by Deng, Wan Hong

“…Variable Series Capacitors (VSCs) and Static Phase Shifters (SPSs) are two kinds of devices in FACTS that have been widely accepted as likely solutions for alleviating the power transfer limitations seen in overstretched generation and transmission systems.…”
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Civil Disobedience and its Impact on 2008 General Election by Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Yusoff, Moharnrnad Agus

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Pet loss in Singapore: understanding anticipatory grief and the role of advance care planning by Harindran, Ravin

“…With a shorter lifespan and a likely euthanasia decision, pet owners are likely to experience anticipatory grief (AG) for their companions. …”
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15.965 Ethical Practice: Professionalism, Social Responsibility, and the Purpose of the Corporation, Spring 2007 by Penn, Kara, Hafrey, Leigh

“…Over 13 sessions, students will have the opportunity to explore theoretical concepts in business ethics, as well as cases that represent the challenges they will likely face as managers; they will also have the opportunity to work with guest faculty and business and other professional practitioners. …”
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Share class structure and the efficiency of corporate takeover : experimental evidence by Lee, Pei Xuan, Siow, Zu Er, S, Roshini

“…Our experimental results demonstrated that it was less likely for an inefficient Raider to successfully takeover in an one-share-one-vote share structure. …”
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Youth at stake : how gambling puts the young at risk of losing more than they bargain for by Chen, Meiyue, Teo, Sarah Li Shan, Ang, Shawn Wei Wen

“…Recent research also continues to show that young gamblers are more likely to get into trouble for their gambling behaviour. …”
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Indonesia's presidential debates: the score midway through by Lanti, Irman G.

“…Two debates remain to be held and if they do not produce a decisive outcome, it is likely that the election will go on to a run-off.…”
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An analysis of the travel agency industry in Singapore based on porter's model. by Choy, Kam Luen., Lim, Mui Huang., Teo, Paul Choon Boh.

“…Objectives In this study, the travel agency industry in Singapore is analysed using Michael Porter's Industry Analysis Model with a view to: a) evaluate the structure and attractiveness of the industry; b) review actual examples of how the industry structure and the competitive forces impact on the business of travel agencies; c) assess how the industry structure is likely to change given the trends affecting the industry; and d) present a vision of the future role of travel agencies.…”
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Issues for an ASEAN charter by Acharya, Amitav

“…THE forthcoming ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur in December 2005 is likely to appoint an Eminent Person’s Group (EPG) to guide the development of an ASEAN Charter. …”
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Global research trend of sustainable transport in response to energy efficiency: A bibliometric analysis by Maryam Jamilah, Asha’ari, Salina, Daud, Kasavan, Saraswathy, Wan Mohammad Taufik, Wan Abdullah, Siti Indati, Mustapa, Rajadurai, Jegatheesan, Nurul Nadiah, Ahmad, Wan Noordiana, Wan Hanafi, Siti Norhidayah, Toolib, Mohamed Azrin, Mohamed Ali

“…A bibliometric analysis was conducted to explore the global research trends to determine the state-of-the-art sustainable transport linked to energy efficiency over the past 21 years. …”
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Optimized type 2 fuzzy logic control for low-speed vehicle pedal pressing automation using hybrid spiral sine cosine algorithm by Azrul Azim, Abdullah Hashim, Nor Maniha, Abdul Ghani, Salmiah, Ahmad, Mohd Ruzaini, Hashim, Noor Zirwatul Ahlam, Naharuddin, Addie, Irawan

“…The integrated system linking the actuator to the dynamics model of the vehicle shows improved ability in the manner in which control is done. …”
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Burnout in Cybersecurity Incident Responders: Exploring the Factors that Light the Fire by Nepal, Subigya, Hernandez, Javier, Lewis, Robert, Chaudhry, Ahad, Houck, Brian, Knudsen, Eric, Rojas, Raul, Tankus, Ben, Prafullchandra, Hemma, Czerwinski, Mary

“…Our findings reveal that over half of the participants experience burnout (N=19), which is linked to increased workload, limited control, poor teamwork, and inadequate recognition. …”
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Safety assessment using computer experiments and surrogate modeling: Railway vehicle safety and track quality indices by Neves Costa, João, Ambrósio, Jorge, Andrade, António R., Frey, Daniel

“…Finally, an example illustrates how these surrogates can be used to find which safety quantities govern safety and define track geometry limits directly linked to vehicle safety.…”
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Frataxin deficiency promotes endothelial senescence in pulmonary hypertension

“…Cellular senescence is linked to PH with intracardiac shunts; however, its regulation across PH subtypes is unknown. …”
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Documentation as a Tool for Algorithmic Accountability by Curtis, Taylor Lynn

“…Firstly, Chapter 2 outlines how system behaviour can inform policy through documentation, linking the necessity of documentation to liability and proposing a concrete liability scheme based on documenting system understanding. …”
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Information FOMO: The Unhealthy Fear of Missing Out on Information—A Method for Removing Misleading Data for Healthier Models by Pickering, Ethan, Sapsis, Themistoklis P.

“…We find these instabilities are a result of the complexity of the underlying map and are linked to extreme events and heavy tails. Our approach has two key features. …”
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