Will we ever go back to normal? An international exploration of the impact of Covid-19 on tourism teaching in 5 countries by Bamford, Jan

“…Tourism lecturers also faced the near devastation of ‘their’ industry, while students saw their chances of employment in the industry dwindle. …”
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Predictive factors for diabetes mellitus: insights from complete blood count analysis by Agnes Ayang Kenyang, Nurliyana Juhan, Yong Zulina Zubairi, Nornazirah Azizan, Ho, Chong Mun

“…The 10th edition of the International Diabetes Federation reports that 537 million people worldwide had diabetes in 2021. In Southeast Asia, countries like Malaysia are facing a growing burden of diabetes. …”
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大时代小人物的命运: 论新加坡教育改革下华校师生对语言的情意结 = Fate of individuals in a revolutionary era: a study on the language attachment of Chinese school teachers and students under Singapore's education... by 李瑞君 Lee, Rui Jun

“…The reform brought about radical changes to the traditional Chinese education, which had previously emphasized the use of Mandarin Chinese as its first language of instruction in school. …”
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Enhanced anti-fouling and catalytic performance of nanocomposite membrane to improve water purification by Goh, Natalie Sze Min

“…This project addresses the critical challenges faced by polymeric membranes in water filtration, namely membrane fouling. …”
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Exploring effects of calcitonin and procalcitonin in cardiomyocytes by Moreira, LMF

“…However, in human atrial CMs, CT had no effect on phosphorylation of these same proteins, while PCT increased phosphorylation of CaMKII (thr286/287). …”

Why do Chinese firms go public abroad and how do they perform? by Yuan, Mengying

“…The magnitude of the impact is more pronounced for firms that face higher hurdles in bypassing capital control.…”
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Janus particle preparation through UV-induced partial photodegradation of spin-coated particle films by Tan, Jasmine Si Jia, Wong, Chong Hui, Chen, Zhong

“…Janus particles contain two or more chemical properties typically on opposing faces. With various property combinations possible, there are several potential applications, such as surfactants and drug delivery. …”
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Translating decoration and symbolism of Chinese architectural works in tourism texts : a case study of Nan Hai Ming Zhu Tian Fu Gong (Pearl of the South Seas——Thian Hock Keng) by Koh, Qiumei

“…Likewise, constraints such as wordiness and weakened cultural aspect were challenges faced during translation. Hence, supplementary notes were incorporated in this project to aid in the understanding of the text. …”
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Development of biomimetic 3D cancer platform for drug testing by Ker, Sia Fong

“…Also, the non-invading cancer cells in the spheroids facing the PEG + Gelatin matrix were suspected to have poor nutrient gradient and the inadequate presence of integrins in the matrix. …”
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Public-private partnership model for transport sector by Sreenath, Sreenivasan

“…Governments usually carry out feasibility studies and based on value for money analysis are making policy decision on the selection of PPP model which had led to failure of various PPP projects in most of the countries including mature countries. …”
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Exploring Greek-Cypriot female academics' experiences of precarity through a postcolonial lens: challenges, hopes and the reality of neoliberal universities in Europe by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…This case study specifically intended to explore the enablers and the barriers that precarious Greek-Cypriot early-career academics had when working in universities in the UK as compared to Greek-Cypriot HERIs. …”
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A 12-week Taijiquan practice improves balance control and functional fitness in fall-prone postmenopausal women by Bai, Xiaorong, Xiao, Wensheng, Soh, Kim Geok, Zhang, Yang

“…Purpose: Falls are the leading cause of accidental death among older persons, with postmenopausal women facing a greater hazard of falling due to osteoporosis. …”
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Self-healing cementitious composites by encapsulation techniques by Feng, Jianhang

“…To address this issue, cementitious composites with novel components for self-healing have been developed, but current self-healing agents for cementitious composites face challenges due to high cost, low compatibility with cementitious composites and limited autonomous healing capacity. …”
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四面楚歌下的同志再现：李碧华和陈凯歌对《霸王别姬》的改写 = Representations of the besieged “Comrade” : Li Bihua's and Chen Kaige's adaptations of the Peking Opera “Farewell My Concubine”... by 許维贤 Hee, Wai Siam

“…This essay delves into the similarities and differences between Li’s original novel (in three different versions) and the adapted film, and points out, meanwhile, how the two texts have both sharply under-historicized and over-historicized their subject matter by appropriating the “the same-sex love” for their narrative purpose that ends up glossing over the predicaments actual same-sex lovers face in their daily existence.…”
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Mechanistic insights into the membrane fouling mechanism during ultrafiltration of high-concentration proteins via in-situ electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) by Tanudjaja, Henry Jonathan, Ng, Angie Qi Qi, Chew, Jia Wei

“…In this study, feed concentrations of up to 10,000 ppm of bovine serum albumin (BSA) were investigated with three polymeric membranes, two of which had the same molecular weight cut-off (namely, PES100 and PSF100), and two were of the same membrane material (namely, PES100 and PES10). …”
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Supply chain resilience for global operations (2) : a re-evaluation of performance benchmarking (information sharing) by Tan, Tricia Zann Yinn

“…2020 was a memorable year for global humanity. Nobody had foreseen the emergence of Coronavirus (COVID-19) - the black swan event that turned the world upside down. …”
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Qualitative evaluation of the implementation and national roll-out of the NHS App in England by Reidy, C, Papoutsi, C, KC, S, Gudgin, B, Laverty, AA, Greaves, F, Powell, J

“…Results: Our study identified the various ways in which complexity manifested as part of the implementation, use and roll-out of the NHS App. Patients had diverse (positive and negative) user experiences as the app evolved, with some of its features described as more useful than others (e.g. prescription ordering, COVID Pass). …”

Moris Mai : to be born by Cai, Yun, Har, Jiawei, Loh, Jing Ting, Toh, Yan Wei

“…As such, this report serves to detail the objectives and treatment of our documentary, pre-production, production and post-production process, the challenges we have faced and our team‟s learning journey.…”
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Morphology control and thermal stability of binderless-graphene aerogels from graphite for energy storage applications by Nguyen, Son Truong, Nguyen, Hoa Tien, Rinaldi, Ali, Nguyen, Nam P. V., Fan, Zeng, Duong, Hai Minh

“…Of all the challenges facing human beings in the near future, energy related issues are likely to be the grandest. …”
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Evaluation of high school-based dengue solution model in Southern Thailand: a community participatory action research by Suwanbamrung, Charuai, Mehraj, Sandeep Kumar, Kercho, Melkamu Worku, Stanikzai, Muhammad Haroon, Ageru, Temesgen Anjulo, Jaroenpool, Jiraporn, Pibul, Panatda, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Israel, Eskinder

“…Introduction: By the time the globe started to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Southeast Asian countries had faced an increased dengue incidence, which has eventually become an important public health problem. …”
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