Gamson going global? Cabinet proportionality in comparative perspective by Chaisty, P, Power, T

“…Using a sample of 1551 country-years of coalitional government in 97 countries from 1966 to 2019, and comparing all main constitutional formats (parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential), we find that Gamson’s Law does not travel well outside its context of origin. …”

Designing and delivering research-into-use programmes in the WASH sphere: experience from SHARE, REACH and the Urban Sanitation Research Initiative by Charles, K, Esteves Mills, J, Balls, E, Norman, G

“…In fact, achieving policy change may not necessarily be more difficult in low-income contexts than in wealthier contexts (for example, Rwanda and Kenya outlawed plastic bags almost overnight, whereas even the most ambitious EU countries set targets 3-5 years into the future). Nonetheless, it’s clear that using research to drive meaningful change is far from straightforward. …”

¿Hacia una ciudad vasca? Aproximación desde la innovación social by Calzada, I

“…Thereafter, he was awarded with a Postdoctoral Fellowship by Ikerbasque, Basque Science Foundation, for three years (2012-2014) and the RSA Early Career Grant (2014-2015), to compiled a eight-cases benchmarking gathered and disseminated in www.cityregions.org. …”

“It would be pretty immoral to choose a random algorithm”: Opening up algorithmic interpretability and transparency by Webb, HM, Patel, M, Rovatsos, M, Davoust, A, Ceppi, S, Koene, A, Dowthwaite, L, Portillo, V, Jirotka, M, Cano, M

“…In recent years, significant concerns have arisen regarding the increasing pervasiveness of algorithms and the impact of automated decision-making in our lives. …”

Exploring fashion geometric pattern design process using a semiotic method by Cui, Can, Shaari, Nazlina

“…In recent years, the rapid growth of the economy and increasing degree of globalization have led to a continuous increase in demand for cross-cultural design. …”
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Moderating effect of self-efficacy on cognitive, emotional and social intelligence towards job performance in banking industry by Amrollahifar, Jamak, Ali, Mass Hareeza, Dato Mansor, Zuraina, Jaharuddin, Nor Siah, Yajie, Guo

“…Meanwhile, the banking sector of Malaysia has gone through profound and rapid changes in the last few years. This study aims to examine the moderating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between cognitive, emotional and social intelligence towards job performance in the Malaysian local commercial banks using survey data obtained from 436 employees. …”
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Predictions of PM2.5 using air pollutants and meteorological factors with COVID-19 cases in Malaysia and Indonesia: a comparative study using feature selection and robust regressio... by Salsabila, Norin Binta, Jalaludin, Juliana, Suhaimi, Nur Faseeha, Wan Mansor, Wan Nurdiyana, Sumantri, Arif

“…Analyzing data from 2020 and 2021, the research found notable correlations: COVID-19 cases in Cheras were positively associated with relative humidity (RH) and carbon monoxide (CO) but negatively with ozone (O₃) and RH in different years. In Kelapa Gading, COVID-19 cases were positively correlated with pollutants like sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and CO, while ambient temperature (AT) showed a negative correlation. …”

Pathways of energy transfer in LHCII revealed by room-temperature 2D electronic spectroscopy by Wells, Kym L., Lambrev, Petar H., Zhang, Zhengyang, Garab, Gyözö, Tan, Howe-Siang

“…Global analysis of the data has been performed to identify the pathways and time constants of energy transfer. …”
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A study of atmospheric gradient for the analysis of weather events and prediction of rainfall in the tropical region by Naha Biswas, Anik

“…Several literatures have conducted the study to explore the relation between GPS-derived PWV and rainfall. PWV has been thoroughly studied for some moderate to severe rainfall events and a GPS-derived PWV-based algorithm has been proposed for predicting the rainfall for tropical regions. …”
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Click chemistry as a versatile reaction for construction and modification of metal-organic frameworks by Li, Pei-Zhou, Wang, Xiao-Jun, Zhao,Yanli

“…In the past decade, utilizing the azide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, not only lots of organic ligands have been designed and synthesized for MOF constructions, but also diverse functional groups have been grafted into/onto MOF networks for targeted applications. …”
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Seismic performance of RC structural squat walls with limited transverse reinforcement by Xiang, Weizheng

“…Significant progress has been achieved in the understanding of global and local responses of such RC structural walls. …”
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Applying the self-determination theory in computer games for health communication. by Leow, Shallyn Xue Ling.

“…Serious games have been proven effective in achieving educational and health communication goals in past research for decades. …”
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Fabrication of PVDF hollow fiber membranes : effects of low-concentration pluronic and spinning conditions by Loh, Chun Heng, Wang, Rong

“…Due to the unique properties of amphiphilic Pluronic block copolymers, they have been blended with other polymers such as PVDF to prepare membranes. …”
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A preliminary study on the potential use of the analytical hierarchical process (AHP) to predict advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) implementation by Yusuff, Rosnah Mohd, Yee, Kok Poh, Hashmi, M.S.J.

“…Four main modules have been identified-the institutionalization, acceptance, routinization and infusion modules. …”
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2H-azirines as potential bifunctional chemical linkers of cysteine residues in bioconjugate technology by Chen, Yang, Yang, Wenjie, Wu, Jiamin, Sun, Wangbin, Loh, Teck-Peng, Jiang, Yaojia

“…2H-Azirine-2-caboxamides have been designed to perform as a new type of bifunctional thiol linker under very mild reaction conditions. …”
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Climate change and geopolitics in the Blue Pacific by Goh, Danielle Lynn

“…Climate change has consistently been articulated as the greatest threat to the region by the leaders of Pacific Island countries. …”
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The interfacial properties of Kevlar fibre reinforced nylon composite by Looi, Hong Cheong.

“…The feasibility of developing a high strength high toughness Kevlar 29 fibre reinforced nylon 66 composite has been considered in terms of its interfacial properties. …”
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What can we learn from Police data about timeliness in rape and serious sexual offence investigations in England and Wales? by Lovett, Jo, Hales, Gavin, Kelly, Liz, Khan, Aneela, Hardiman, Margaret, Trott, Louise

“…The issue of timeliness in rape and other serious sexual offence investigations has been raised in a number of inspections and reviews, and there are policy imperatives to decrease delays, but there has been little exploration of police data to understand what contributes to them and enable practical recommendations or options. …”
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Option-based quantification and generic optimization of debt refinancing in public-private partnership infrastructure projects by Zheng, Sha

“…It is considered particularly suitable for long-term infrastructure projects where the construction has been completed and the successful operation has been demonstrated. …”
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Random walk models in the life sciences: including births, deaths and local interactions by Plank, M, Simpson, M, Baker, R

“…In this article, we review the progress that has been made with models of interacting individuals. …”