China & the Middle East: Tilting Towards Iran? by James, Michael Dorsey

“…President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Middle East, the first by a Chinese leader in seven years, saw the signing of billiions of dollars worth of agreements with Saudi Arabia and Egypt and a ten-fold expansion of trade with Iran over the next ten years. …”
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Analysis of photovoltaic module degradation: An experimental investigation on the correlation between partial shading, hot spots, and EVA discoloration by Islam, Md. Imamul, Mohd Shawal, Jadin, Al Mansur, Ahmed, Mohd Salmizan, Mohd Zain, Ul Haq, Mohammad Asif

“…In this current research, an experimental investigation on the degradation analysis of three 80 W monocrystalline PV modules that have been exposed for approximately ten years in a tropical environment in Malaysia as well as a correlation between partial shading, hot spots, and EVA discoloration has been conducted. …”
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Identifying primary care clinicians' preferences for, barriers to, and facilitators of information-seeking in clinical practice in Singapore: a qualitative study by Lee, Mauricette Moling, Tang, Wern Ee, Smith, Helen Elizabeth, Car, Lorainne Tudor

“…Methods: A convenience sample of ten doctors and ten nurses was recruited. We conducted semi-structured face-to-face in-depth interviews. …”
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Russian Turkestan and the First World War by Morrison, A

“…This article explores the direct links between Turkestan and the front, the conscription of soldiers and labourers from the region and its hosting of tens of thousands of Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war. …”

Effects of electromagnetic field on proliferation, differentiation, and mineralization of MC3T3 cells by Teoh, Swee-Hin, Suryani, Luvita, Too, Jian Hui, Hassanbhai, Ammar Mansoor, Wen, Feng, Lin, Daryl Jimian, Yu, Na

“…Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) have been documented to promote bone fracture healing in nonunions and to enhance the maturation of osteoblastic cell, which is the key element in bone tissues. …”
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Global competition for upstream investment: key test for Latin America’s policymakers by Conway, T

“…Brazil has proved up its massive pre-salt trend boasting tens of billions of barrels of potential. Argentina, seen as a mature producer well past its prime only a few years ago, has a new lease of life in its world-class Vaca Muerta shale province. …”

Purchase Patterns, Socioeconomic Status, and Political Inclination by Dong, Xiaowen, Jahani, Eaman, Morales, Alfredo J., Bozkaya, Burçin, Lepri, Bruno, Pentland, Alex

“…This paper analyzes millions of credit card transaction records during several months for tens of thousands of individuals from two different countries. …”
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Tensile Behavior of High Performance Structural Steel T-stub Joints by Zhao, Ming Shan, Lee, C. K., Chiew, S. P.

“…In this study, experiments were conducted to investigate the tensile behavior of ten T-stub joints made of different types of high performance structural steel including the Reheated, Quenched and Tempered (RQT) grade S690 high strength steel, the Thermal-Mechanical Controlled Processed (TMCP) grade S385 and S440 structural steels. …”
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Systematic bias in trait attributions for deceased friends and relatives by Galang, Adrianne John Real, Ellescas, Bianca Ysabel C., Santos, Jan Marie E., Locsin, Maria Aisha V., Sy, Keena Mayumi D.

“…We extend Bering's conjecture through a within-subjects quasi-experimental study testing the possibility that person perception regarding personality traits might shift in a context where (a) the target is someone known personally, and (b) the target happens to be deceased. One-hundred ten undergraduate students in Manila were asked to rate the Big Five traits of two older adult individuals known to them personally, one of whom must be alive, and the other deceased. …”
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Protein delivery options: how well have we succeeded? by Ng, Xu Wen, Subbu, Venkatraman

“…Of the ten top-selling drugs in 2013, the first three (Humira®, Enbrel®, Remicade®) were all monoclonal antibodies for treating autoimmune diseases; together these three accounted for approximately $28 billion in sales. …”
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Network Dynamics of a Financial Ecosystem by Somin, Shahar, Altshuler, Yaniv, Gordon, Goren, Pentland, Alex, Shmueli, Erez

“…Consequently, in recent years research efforts have been directed towards modeling the structure and dynamics of the underlying networks of financial ecosystems. …”
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Stomach tissue classification using autofluorescence spectroscopy and machine learning by Lim, Soo Y., Yoon, Hong M., Kook, Myeong-Cherl, Jang, Jin I., So, Peter T. C., Kang, Jeon W., Kim, Hyung M.

“…Abstract Background and objectives Determination of stomach tumor location and invasion depth requires delineation of gastric histological structure, which has hitherto been widely accomplished by histochemical staining. …”
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Sequence-Dependent & -Independent Effects of Intron-Mediated Enhancement (IME) by Kowal, Emma J. K.

“…This phenomenon, termed Intron-Mediated Enhancement (IME), has been observed in many organisms, genes, and introns. …”
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Exploring the role of local champion in community-based rural homestay in Malaysia: a case of homestay Sungai Haji Dorani. by Abas, Siti Aisah, Abd. Halim, Norhazliza, Mohd. Hanafiah, Mohd. Hafiz

“…A single case study has been used whereby this research was taken place at Homestay Sungai Haji Dorani. …”
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Incremental or Radical Product Innovation: Overview of Food and Beverage Sector SMEs in Malaysia by Abu, Noor Hidayah, Mansor, Mohd Fitri, Ibrahim, Amlus

“…Most of the respondents that active in product innovation activities is medium size organization and the organization has been established more than ten years. Although they realized the importance of producing new product continually, but they still show a slightly lower level investment in R&D. …”
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Physiological and yield performance of commercial rice varieties under cyclic water stress in Malaysia by Zakaria, Nurul-Idayu, Berahim, Zulkarami, M.D. Hatta, Muhammad Asyraf, Omar, Mohamad Husni, Rosle, Rhushalshafira, Ismail, Mohd Razi, Che’Ya, Nik Norasma, Azmi, Asyraf, Mohd Azhan, Mohammad Iqbal Hakim

“…Therefore, this experiment was conducted to determine the growth, physiological performance, molecular response, and yield of ten available rice varieties, namely MR 219, MR 220-CL2, MR 297, MRQ 76, Vietnam Hybrid, UKM RC2, UKM RC8, Putra 1, MR 303, and MR 307, under ten days of cyclic water stress. …”

Machine learning-based risk prediction model for medication administration errors in neonatal intensive care units: a prospective direct observational study by Henry Basil, Josephine, Lim, Wern Han, Syed Ahmad, Sharifah M., Menon Premakumar, Chandini, Mohd Tahir, Nurul Ain, Mhd Ali, Adliah, Seman, Zamtira, Ishak, Shareena, Mohamed Shah, Noraida

“…Each observation was independently assessed for errors. Ten machine learning (ML) algorithms were applied with features derived from systematic reviews, incident reports, and expert consensus. …”
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Treatment of acute sore throat in Malaysia: a consensus of multidisciplinary recommendations using modified Delphi methodology by Abdullah, Baharudin, Koh, Kar Chai, Mohamed, Mohazmi, Tan, Vincent Eng Soon, Mohammad, Nurashikin, Sekawi, Zamberi, Periyasamy, Petrick, Ramadas, Anitha, Duerden, Martin

“…Introduction: Using antibiotics in the treatment of acute sore throats has been linked with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and needs to be addressed. …”
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Open source security issues of the Android operating system by Hong, Hsiang Ted.

“…Smart phone is a very common electronic device today compared to ten years ago. Mobile phone today is not just a device for calling and receiving phone calls, but it also acts as an informative and entertainment devices to the users. …”
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Automated categorization of person by gender/ethnicity by Raghuraman Katherayson

“…As one of the most successful applications of image analysis and understanding, face recognition has recently gained significant attention. Over the last ten years or so, it has become a popular area of research in computer vision and one of the most successful applications of image analysis and understanding. …”
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