Properties of sugar palm/glass fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites by Mohd Afdzaluddin, Atiqah

“…Hybridization of SP/G at weight ratio (30/10, 20/20, 10/30, and 0/40) were developed by melt-mixing compounding followed by hot pressing moulding. The findings indicated that hybridization of SP with G fibres enhanced the tensile, flexural, and impact properties of hybrid composites. …”
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Environmental and social assessments of an Island Marine Park in Malaysia by Mohd Noor, Mohd Iqbal

“…The overall research process took over a year, in the month of May to August 2015 and June to August in 2016. The findings revealed positive effects of social capital and cultural capital on environmental behavior. …”
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Formulating a Way Forward Strategy for Malaysia Cross Border Inland Port Using SWOT and TOWS Analysis by Lamsali, Hendrik, Mad Lazim, Halim, Osman, Wan Nadzri, Salleh, Mohamed Najib, Iteng, Rosman, Yiaw, Michael Tio Boon, Abdul Razak, Muhamad Badrul Shah, Ja’afar, Harlina Suzana

“…A SWOT analysis is conducted on the current cross-border inland port, followed by a proposition of employing a TOWS analysis for future cross-border inland ports. The highlighted findings pertain to major outcomes derived from interviews, on-site observation, and secondary data analysis. …”
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A Review on nanolubricant for refrigeration systems: Stability, thermophysical properties, and performance characteristics by Prayogo, Galang Sandy, Rizalman, Mamat, Mohd Fairusham, Ghazali, Nugroho, Agus, Muhammad Kozin, ., Muriban, Jackly

“…This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the performance parameters of the refrigeration system, including compressor work and coefficient of performance (COP), when utilizing nanolubricants. The study findings suggest that including nanolubricants in the refrigeration system can enhance the heat transfer coefficient. …”
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Review of the Brain’s Behaviour after Injury and Disease for Its Application in an Agent-Based Model (ABM) by Irastorza-Valera, Luis, Soria-Gómez, Edgar, Benitez, José María, Montáns, Francisco J., Saucedo-Mora, Luis

“…This bibliographic review aims to cover mostly findings related to changes in the physical distribution of neurons and their connections—the connectome—both structural and functional, as well as their modelling approaches. …”
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Modeling information equality : social and media latency effects on information diffusion by Chib, Arul, Sinnreich, Aram, Gilbert, Jesse

“…The model incorporates diffusion research and social network analysis into a framework that is consistent with the findings of digital divide and knowledge gap research. …”
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“Wherever I go, there you are” the mobility/mooring paradigm in travel journalism by Duffy, Andrew

“…Content analysis of newspaper travel journalism finds that mobility of travel and ideas is expressed as novelty, exotica and adventure; and that these are moored in presumed audience schemata of social identification, cultural similarity, and a shared awareness of tourist behaviour. …”
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Pronoun drop and prosocial behavior : experimental evidence from Japan by He, Tai-Sen, Riyanto, Yohanes Eko, Tanaka, Saori C., Yamada, Katsunori

“…Given that our results provide little empirical support for previous research findings linking first-person pronoun use and lower pro-sociality, we prescribe caution in using languages as a proxy for culture in several cross-country empirical studies in economics.…”
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Another decade of photoacoustic imaging by Das, Dhiman, Sharma, Arunima, Rajendran, Praveenbalaji, Pramanik, Manojit

“…Photoacoustic imaging - a hybrid biomedical imaging modality finding its way to clinical practices. Although the photoacoustic phenomenon was known more than a century back, only in the last two decades it has been widely researched and used for biomedical imaging applications. …”
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Experimental study of a single mode fiber ring laser by Lau, Zhong Yi

“…With the adjustment made to the experiment setup, other findings other than solitons will be observed.…”
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Bluetooth low energy (BLE) based asset tagging system (BLE RSSI finger printing focus) by Li, Jefferson Zheng Jun

“…This project will end off with a live demonstration to demonstrate the useability of this paper’s findings under real-world conditions.…”
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Heat conduction in functionally graded material by Wong, Thomas Jin Her

“…Using a MATLAB-based BEM framework, the report analyses the thermal behaviour of FGMs with the aim to enhance the understanding of FGMs' heat conduction, at the same time presenting BEM's accuracy and efficiency. The findings provide insights into the thermal management of FGMs, with implications for their practical application in various industries. …”
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The role of credit market friction in trade-dependent small open economy : examination of South Korea business fluctuations with DSGE approach by Chen, Shuai, Liu, Qinyu, Goh, Qinghao

“…We demonstrate improved robustness and identify foreign interest rate shock and import-cost push shock with more severe effect on macroeconomic fluctuations. Our findings suggest that a small open economy is more vulnerable to external shocks when credit market friction is considered.…”
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Implications of Cyber Threats for the Design of Unmanned Air Traffic Management System by Vasily Sidorov, Ng, Wee Keong, Lam, Kwok Yan, Mohamed Faisal Bin Mohamed Salleh

“…The work was performed as a part of the early design of an urban UTMS in Singapore; however, the findings are applicable to designing UTMS for any urban environment.…”
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Tensile loading characteristics of free-form and water submerged single layer graphene sheet by Vijayaraghavan, V., Wong, C. H.

“…The effect of sheet size on the mechanical performance is investigated by subjecting the graphene sheet to tensile loading at various temperatures. The findings reveal that the elastic properties are strongly dictated by the size of the sheet and the temperature during loading conditions. …”
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Understanding Buddhist environmentalism in Singapore : explaining how religious ideas motivate environmental action by Quek, Ri An.

“…The analysis also includes the influence of local socio-political conditions. Findings suggest that young Buddhists’ knowledge and awareness of environmental concern is not a guarantee of actual action. …”
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Exploring blockchain - based applications for digital copyright protection by Liu, Bin, Yasin, Megat Al Imran, Abdul Rahman, Saiful Nujaimi

“…Furthermore, the review highlights the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and comprehensive exploration to further advance digital copyright protection. The findings emphasize the need to strengthen user education on copyright protection, balance the interests of creators and users, and continue evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of blockchain technology in practical digital copyright protection scenarios.…”
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Fakeheader: a tool to detect deceptive online news based on misleading news headlines and contents by Che Eembi @ Jamil, Normala, Ishak, Iskandar, Sidi, Fatimah, Affendey, Lilly Suriani

“…Unfortunately, based on several findings, readers tend to judge on specific events based on the news headlines rather than its contents. …”
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Prioritising conservation areas in Southeast Asia: highlighting zoological biodiversity hotspots and assessing spatiotemporal patterns of the felids guild by Chiaverini, L

“…The differences between habitat suitability models for small felids dependent on the algorithm applied that I highlighted, however, suggest conservationists to apply and test different modelling frameworks, finding the one that is more appropriate to the specific context.…”

Impact of Central Bank Real Estate Purchases on Asset Prices by Batista, Quentin

“…Alternative research designs that exploit the counter-cyclical nature of the BoJ’s policy rule and cross-sectional variation in the eligibility of REITs for BoJ purchases are also considered. Overall, these findings are inconsistent with the predictions of canonical and recent models of asset pricing.…”
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