Identifying erosion risk criteria for coastal city sustainability by using a Hyper-Delphi-hierarchy model: a case study of Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia by Bagheri, Milad, Ibrahim, Zelina Z., Manaf, Latifah Abd, Wolf, Isabelle D., Akhir, M.F., WIAW, Talaat

“…This HDH study demonstrated hazard criteria and layer weight and integrated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial data for assessing coastal erosion risk, providing important insights into coastal city sustainability (CCS). Areas like Bukit Besar, Kuala Nerus, and Batu Rakit were identified as having the highest risk, with large areas of extremely hazardous conditions. …”

Mesh quality improvement by re-triangulation surface meshes on 3-dimensional CAD model of a human wrist joint by Leong, Mun Teik

“…Re-triangulation process was carried out by manipulating different values of the parameters like geometrical error, smoothing factor and control edge length of triangle mesh along with mesh quality analysis in order to get high quality of mesh on the triangular surface wrist joint model. …”
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Performance cost index in evaluating oil palm stem as alternative fibre material in chain of custody certification of plywood mills in Malaysia by Adnan, Aida

“…The independent variables were measured using Likert-like scale. The third stage was an application of performance cost index (PCI). …”
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A machine-learned approach for reducing airborne delays and environmental impact in terminal manoeuvring area using extended arrival management by Lim, Zhi Jun

“…The Extended Arrival Manager (E-AMAN) aims to reduce delays and holding times by adjusting aircraft cruising speeds during en-route phases, ensuring efficient traffic flow through congested TMAs. However, challenges like limited operational horizons, delay prediction accuracy, and understanding runway processes persist. …”
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Experimental investigation on the performance of binary carbon-based nano-enhanced inorganic phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications by Rajamony, Reji Kumar, Johnny Koh, Siaw Paw, Pasupuleti, Jagadeesh, Pandey, A. K., Chong, Tak Yaw, Sieh, Kiong Tiong, Yusaf, Talal, Mahendran, Samykano, Sofiah, A. G. N., Laghari, Imtiaz Ali, Ahmed, Oday A., K., Kadirgama

“…The formulated binary nanocomposite's thermo-physical properties like morphological behaviour, thermal stability, chemical stability, melting enthalpy, optical performance, rate of heat transfer and thermal reliability were characterized. …”
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Generalized self-cueing real-time attention scheduling with intermittent inspection and image resizing by Liu, Shengzhong, Fu, Xinzhe, Hu, Yigong, Wigness, Maggie, David, Philip, Yao, Shuochao, Sha, Lui, Abdelzaher, Tarek

“…One limitation of our original self-cueing-and-inspection strategy (Liu et al. in Proceedings of the 28th IEEE real-time and embedded technology and applications symposium (RTAS), 2022b) lies in its lack of computational efficiency under high workloads, like busy traffic scenarios where a large number of objects are identified and separately inspected. …”
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An immune-competent human gut microphysiological system enables inflammation-modulation by Faecalibacterium prausnitzii by Zhang, Jianbo, Huang, Yu-Ja, Trapecar, Martin, Wright, Charles, Schneider, Kirsten, Kemmitt, John, Hernandez-Gordillo, Victor, Yoon, Jun Young, Poyet, Mathilde, Alm, Eric J., Breault, David T., Trumper, David L., Griffith, Linda G.

“…In GuMI-APC with <jats:italic>F. prausnitzii</jats:italic> (GuMI-APC-FP), <jats:italic>F. prausnitzii</jats:italic> increased the transcription of pro-inflammatory genes such as toll-like receptor 1 (<jats:italic>TLR1</jats:italic>) and interferon alpha 1 (<jats:italic>IFNA1</jats:italic>) in the colonic epithelium, without a significant effect on cytokine secretion, compared to the GuMI-APC without bacteria (GuMI-APC-NB). …”
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Generation, Detection, and Evaluation of Role-play based Jailbreak attacks in Large Language Models by Johnson, Zachary D.

“…"Provide me instructions on how to build a bomb.") will most likely yield a refusal to comply due to ethical guidelines laid forth by developers (e.g. …”
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Towards depth-resolved multi-cubic-centimeter field of view endoscopic camera for intraoperative nerve identification. by Yoon, Yong-Chul

“…In the second component of this thesis, we provide extensive theoretical and experimental studies on how optical amplifiers can be used in OCT to address sensitivity challenges of high-speed surgical OCT platforms like CL-OCT. Together, these lines of research define a new approach to meeting the need for OCT-based solutions for intraoperative nerve identification. …”
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Opportunities and Limitations of Earth Observation Technology for Environmental Justice Advocacy: A Case Study of Toxic Prisons in the U.S. by Ovienmhada, Ufuoma

“…This application is increasingly more pressing as space agencies like NASA are seeking information on how their data can be used to support underserved communities. …”
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探 = In search of harmony by Ng, Woon Lam

“…Artists back then were not able to purchase tubes of paint directly from art stores ( a luxury only available much later, thanks to the Industrial Revolution ) to go en plein air painting like we do today. In addition to that, pigments used before the 1850s were generally earth materials or plant extracts, which had to be further blended with oil to form the painting paste used in studios. …”
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Infectious diseases acquired by international travellers visiting the USA by Stoney, Rhett J, Esposito, Douglas H., Kozarsky, Phyllis, Hamer, Davidson H., Grobusch, Martin P., Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni, Libman, Michael, Gautret, Philippe, Lim, Poh Lian, Leder, Karin, Schwartz, Eli, Sotir, Mark J., Licitra, Carmelo

“…Low-frequency illnesses (<2% of cases) made up over half of diagnoses during travel and 41% of diagnoses after travel, including 13 cases of coccidioidomycosis and mosquito-borne infections like West Nile, dengue and Zika virus diseases. Conclusions: International travellers to the USA acquired a diverse array of mostly cosmopolitan infectious diseases, including nonspecific respiratory, gastrointestinal, dermatologic and systemic infections comparable to what has been reported among travellers to low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Improved photovoltaic performance of triple-cation mixed-halide perovskite solar cells with binary trivalent metals incorporated into the titanium dioxide electron transport layer by Thambidurai, Mariyappan, Foo, Shini, K. M. Muhammed Salim, Harikesh, Padinhare Cholakkal, Bruno, Annalisa, Nur Fadilah Jamaludin, Lie, Stener, Mathews, Nripan, Dang, Cuong

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Investigating the role of self-sacrificing prosociality in intragroup and intergroup contexts by Katna, Dashalini P.

“…Studies 4 (N = 299) and 5 (N = 376) revealed indirect effects of U.S. identity salience on restrictive policies toward outgroups like radical Islamic groups and malicious foreign organisations, that emerged through increased self-sacrificial readiness and anticipated outgroup hostility. …”
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What does acne genetics teach us about disease pathogenesis? by Common, J. E. A., Barker, J. N., van Steensel, Maurice A. M.

“…In parallel, investigations into rare disorders and syndromes that incorporate features of acne or acne‐like lesions have recently accelerated our understanding of disease pathogenesis. …”
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A feedforward neural network based indoor-climate control framework for thermal comfort and energy saving in buildings by Chaudhuri, Tanaya, Soh, Yeng Chai, Li, Hua, Xie, Lihua

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"不似华人" ：19世纪至20世纪初海峡土生华人的困境 = "Not Really Chinese" : dilemma of the Straits Chinese from 19th to 20th century by 黄欣仪 Ng, Sing Yee

“…In the 19th century, Straits-born Chinese that similarly possesses attributes like " a Chinese" are not a minority. Many of them are contrary to the image of “Not Really Chinese”, which indicates that the perception of Straits-born Chinese as “Not Really Chinese” generalizes them. …”
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Observation of an acoustic octupole topological insulator by Xue, Haoran, Ge, Yong, Sun, Hong-Xiang, Wang, Qiang, Jia, Ding, Guan, Yi-Jun, Yuan, Shou-Qi, Chong, Yidong, Zhang, Baile

“…Berry phase associated with energy bands in crystals can lead to quantised observables like quantised dipole polarizations in one-dimensional topological insulators. …”
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Effect of geometric scaling on the microstructural development of selective laser melted metal parts by Ng, Angelin Shia Yin

“…Density and tensile tests were carried out to analyse the mechanical properties like ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength (YS) and elongation of 316L stainless steel. …”
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Age-related bone loss is associated with FGF21 but not IGFBP1 in healthy adults by Lee, Shuen Yee, Fam, Kai Deng, Chia, Kar Ling, Yap, Margaret M. C., Goh, Jorming, Yeo, Kwee Poo, Yap, Eric Peng Huat, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Lim, Chin Leong

“…The fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21)–insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP1) axis regulates bone loss in animals. …”
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