Data artivism and feminicide by Suárez Val, Helena, D'Ignazio, Catherine, Acosta Romero, Jimena, Teng, Melissa Q, Fumega, Silvana

“…Data has become a key format for activists to visibilizar (make visible/call attention to) and denounce social issues. Drawing on the concept of “artivism,” we name as data artivism those works that visually intervene in the contestation around an issue by mobilizing art and craft as a form of resistance and as a method to visualize data. …”
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Production protocols in the current practice of instilling traditional values in Malay kuih by Kamaruzaman, Mohd Yusof, Ab. Karim, Shahrim, Che Ishak, Farah Adibah, Arshad, Mohd Mursyid

“…All the interview sessions were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim to extract themes for the research question “How can the traditional quality of Malay kuih be reproduced in current practice?” …”
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Writing in Creole contexts: a study of Jamaican primary school students by Tucker, S-K, Chalmers, H, Murphy, VA

“…In the Caribbean in particular, the poor writing outcomes of Creole speakers across all levels of education has been a subject of lament for educators and policymakers for several years. …”

Exploring the influence of Continuous Professional Education in fostering leadership development in universities by Ibrahim, Asmawi, Md Rami, Ahmad Aizuddin, Mohd Yaakob, Mohd Faiz, Olaitan, Ahmed Ahmed

“…Continuing Professional Education (CPE) program has been in the forefront of Malaysia's government-supported professional development initiative, which aims to encourage all civil servants to make headway in their studies. …”
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The role of translation in Singapore's economy : a study on Singapore's language policy by Wui, Swee Qin

“…Based on the choice of simplified Chinese, its target audience is believed to be China, the current rising power in the world. Based on all the findings, analysis is done and the results proved that the importance and economic value of translation are indeed abundant. …”
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Life cycle assessment of vertical axis wind turbine by Neo, Jin Rong

“…Each material has its pros and cons and thus an eco-audit of the turbine is done to use environmental impact as a benchmark to determine the most suitable material for replacement. All the findings are demonstrated and presented in this project. …”
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Adverse events of common psychiatric medications: an umbrella review by Bartellas, K

“…A systematic and comprehensive search was conducted to retrieve all published and unpublished systematic reviews with meta-analyses to assess adverse events of individual psychiatric medications (this process of collecting secondary publications and not primary studies is called "umbrella review"). …”

Private, non-profit, and plantation: Oil palm smallholders in management-assistance programs vary in socio-demographics, attitudes, and management practices by Reiss-Woolever, VJ, Wakhid, W, Ikhsan, M, Caliman, J, Naim, M, Azmi, EN, Shufiyan, S, Howes, J, Azmi, R, Ying Lim, Y, Abdul Jan, SZ, Barrock, I, Azhar, B, Drewer, J, Ward, C, Jones, JA, Luke, SH, Turner, EC, Hidayat, P, Buchori, D

“…In Malaysia, farmers partnered with an NGO also had higher yield and fertilizer application than independent farmers, however they used significantly more herbicide and had lower total household income. Our findings demonstrate the wide variety of smallholder farmers in both regions, directly opposing a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to sustainability. …”

Efficacy of inactivated pasteurella multocida against the bacterial infections in broiler chickens by Koh, Sien Ling

“…P. multocida was not isolated from all the other chickens scarified at day 8 post challenge. …”
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The relationship between leisure time physical activity patterns, Alzheimer’s disease markers and cognition by James, S, Sudre, CH, Barnes, J, Cash, DM, Chiou, Y, Coath, W, Keshavan, A, Lu, K, Malone, I, Murray-Smith, H, Nicholas, JM, Orini, M, Parker, T, Almeida-Meza, P, Fox, NC, Richards, M, Schott, JM

“…There was little evidence that leisure time physical activity had direct effects on other brain health measures (all P > 0.05). However, leisure time physical activity patterns modified and attenuated the association between poorer cognitive functioning at age 70 and a range of Alzheimer’s disease-related neurodegenerative markers (Aβ status; hippocampal and whole-brain volume; cortical thickness in Alzheimer’s disease regions) (all P < 0.05). …”

Evaluating the ecotoxicity of agropesticides and environmental water contaminants using cell-line and zebrafish embryonic assays by Tan, Roy Zi Hao

“…The results showed that the pesticides tested exhibited acute lethality and sublethal effects on the model organisms tested, albeit some to a lesser extent than previously reported findings on single active compounds. Our findings also revealed challenges in using a single broad-spectrum solid-phase extraction method to retain pesticide analytes due to their chemical complexity. …”
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Digital skilling of working adults: a systematic review by Mendoza-Chan, Joji, Pee, Loo Geok

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Enhanced Approach of Decision Making in Determining Contemporary Critical Preferential Factors and Location Decisions for Residential Project using MCDM Technique (S/O 13903) by Lamsali, Hendrik, Mad Lazim, Halim, Abdul Rahim, Mohd Kamarul Irwan, Osman, Wan Nadzri, Salleh, Mohamed Najib

“…Overall, the findings are expected to be beneficial to all relevant stakeholders namely developers and related government agencies such as the Ministry of Housing and Local Authorities. …”
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An in-depth study of software library upgrade dependency issues by Teo, Dave Hwa Tao

“…These third-party libraries are consistently growing and updated through time, which can have an adverse impact on all software utilizing them, such as the growth of security vulnerabilities unbeknownst to the software creator. …”
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A manifesto for a globally diverse, equitable, and inclusive open science by Ghai, S, Thériault, R, Forscher, P, Shoda, Y, Syed, M, Puthillam, A, Peng, HC, Basnight-Brown, D, Majid, A, Azevedo, F, Singh, L

“…In this Perspective, we raise the spectre of Questionable Generalisability Practices and the issue of MASKing (Making Assumptions based on Skewed Knowledge), calling for more responsible practices in generalising study findings and co-authorship to promote global equity in knowledge production. …”

The correlation between CEO remuneration and company performance : a Singapore-Hong Kong comparison. by Chui, Vanessa Jie Yi., Luo, Yijie., Low, Jeanne Yi Jun.

“…Our findings indicate that Hong Kong companies generally demonstrate a moderately strong pay-performance correlation while Singapore companies demonstrate a weak, at best, pay-performance correlation. …”
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Exploring the formation of behavioral intention toward rural tourism via sensory experience and memorable tourism experiences, a case study in Henan, China by Zhenbin, Wang, Ramachandran, Sridar, Siow, Mayling, Subramaniam, Thanam, Hui, Zhang

“…On the other hand, sight, sound, taste, and smell do not have a meaningful influence. In contrast, all five senses exhibited substantial beneficial effects on memorable tourism experiences. …”

Beyond apples and oranges: unraveling the complexity in corporate sustainability reporting by Hedley, Timothy, Porco, Barbara, Keiningham, Timothy Lee, Aksoy, Lerzan, Statuto, Leigh Anne, Amin, Muslim

“…Findings: The study reveals significant disparities in how companies within the same industry apply SASB guidelines. …”

Phenotyping the Halal Entrepreneur Exploring the Malaise Involvement of Bumiputera Entrepreneurs in Halal Business (S/O 13812 by Ismail, Noor Azizi, Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati, Mustafar, Mastora, Othman, Siti Norezam

“…Only 30% of halal entrepreneurs are Bumiputera, raising concern among all stakeholders. The main objectives of this research were to determine the reason for such low involvement, to determine the common denominators that served as barriers that hinder Bumiputera entrepreneurs, and what constitutes a successful Bumiputera halal entrepreneur. …”
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Sinda tutorials for enhanced performance an evaluation of a self-help group's programme by Kannan Kalidasan, Ponmudi Guruswamy, Shanthi Sivaperumal

“…The recommendations are listed in the relevant chapters. In all, the STEP programme is seen to be progressing in the right direction, in line with its aims.…”
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