Equivalent circuit modeling of piezoelectric energy harvesters by Yang, Yaowen, Tang, Lihua

“…Last decade has seen growing research interest in vibration energy harvesting using piezoelectric materials. …”
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The susceptibility of Malaysian rice brands to Sitophilus oryzae and the potential application of zinc oxide nanoparticles for control purposes by Nurin Nazifa Syanizam, Siti Khadijah Mohd Bakhori, Siti Nasuha Hamzah

“…Based on the data, it can be concluded that the ZnO nanoparticle modified with gamma-ray is the most effective at controlling S. oryzae, as 100% mortality was seen after three days of treatment at concentrations between 0.4 to 0.08% (w/w). …”
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Hidden markov model for decision making among heterogeneous systems in intelligent building by Abba, Babakura

“…HMM is chosen due to the characteristics it possesses such as probabilistic, statistical, machine learning as well as its robustness and scalability has been seen as an efficient and effective model to tackle the problem of interoperation in the intelligent building. …”
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Health care financing in Singapore by Koh, Choon Kong, Soo, Robert Eng Liew, Tong, Kok Yin

“…MediShield has also largely been successful in providing a low-cost public insurance to cover Singaporeans. …”
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Child sexual abuse of African, Asian and Caribbean heritage children: a knowledge review by Dhaliwal, Sukhwant

“…This review commissioned by the CSA Centre and Barnardo’s SEEN draws on 79 publications, based on 59 separate research projects, and four focus group sessions with African, Asian and Caribbean heritage academics, professionals and experts by experience. …”
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Nominalization In the Kiranti And Central Himalayish languages of Nepal by Watters, David E.

“…Numerous grammars have been published on Kiranti and Central Himalayish languages in recent years and though nominalization has been a pervasive feature in most of them, it is not always clear from the nomenclature that we are dealing with nominalizations at all. …”
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Labour pains: mothers and motherhood on the British left in the twentieth century by Riley, CL, Jenkins, L, Baughan, E

“…On the other hand, motherhood has been seen as a ‘natural’ function of women and a private responsibility, rather than a public good or a collective act which needs comprehensive state support. …”

How did ancient human activities influence the properties and development of soil?—a case study of the Yangshao Village cultural relic site, Henan Province by Zha, Lisi, Wang, Wenjing, Zhong, Junhong, Su, Yiqi, Chang, Dandan

“…From the type and content of clay minerals, it could be seen that the soil in this layer has been transported from other places, has a high content of clay particles, and has experienced fire baking. …”
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Joint modelling of longitudinal data: a scoping review of methodology and applications for non-time to event data by Ouko, RK, Mukaka, M, Ohuma, EO

“…Conclusion: A wide range of methods for joint-modelling non-time-to-event longitudinal data exist and have been applied to various areas. An exponential increase in the application of joint modelling of non-time-to-event longitudinal data has been observed in the last decade. …”

Climate change: crop performance and potential by Ramlan, Mohd Fauzi

“…Efforts to bring the CO2 under control will only be seen over a long period of time. However, it has been forecasted that developing countries will certainly overtake the developed world for the CO2 emission after 2015. …”
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Populism in foreign policy by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…The same goes for trade: populists (particularly in the United States) are seen usually as ideological protectionists, but most often they do not mind striking trade deals if these favor their interests (see, e.g., Donald Trump’s discourse on this issue). …”
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Aiding therapy using speech emotion recognition by Koh, En Rong

“…While different kinds of AI have been assisting in the mental health field, such as therapy chatbots and virtual therapists, a lack of recognizing human emotions can be commonly seen in AI systems, especially through speech. …”
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Chronic oxidative stress promotes GADD34-mediated phosphorylation of the TAR DNA-binding protein TDP-43, a modification linked to neurodegeneration by Goh, Catherine Wenhui, Lee, Irene Chengjie, Sundaram, Jeyapriya Rajameenakshi, George, Simi Elizabeth, Yusoff, Permeen, Brush, Matthew Hayden, Sze, Newman Siu Kwan, Shenolikar, Shirish

“…Our findings highlight that the phosphatase regulator, GADD34, also functions as a kinase scaffold in response to chronic oxidative stress and recruits CK1ϵ and oxidized TDP-43 to facilitate its phosphorylation, as seen in TDP-43 proteinopathies.…”
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Secure sharing and storage of genome data using blockchain technology by Mahtolia Ronan

“…There have been many papers released on the type of blockchain that should be used and how it should be implemented. …”
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Ethics of objectification in loving the other. by Lye, Wai Leng.

“…This relationship has been criticised for not respecting the nature of otherness, which lies in its very difference (Treanor 5). …”
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Combating Household Bankruptcy: Developing a New Integrated Financial Education Model for Malaysian (S/O 13585) by Sawandi, Norfaiezah, Abu Bakar, Abu Sufian, Shaari, Hasnah, Amran, Noor Afza, Saad, Ram Al Jaffri

“…The incidents of bankruptcy amongst Malaysian can contribute to a financially distress situation amongst those involved which in the long term may affect, to a great extent, the economic stability particularly at the micro level. While there have been efforts undertaken by the government agencies and non-governmental organisation (NGOs) to curb these problems, recent evidence indicates that urgent action are needed to address the problems in the long term in which financial education has been seen as one of the vital means in order to equip people with appropriate financial knowledge that can help them to develop good financial/debt management. …”
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Touch, tactility, and the reception of sculpture in early modern Italy by Johnson, GA

Group formation in a pandemic world by Tan, Janssen Guan Rong

“…In addition, in the years that university education has been around, most classes have been in person. However, with the emergence of the pandemic since 2020, we have seen a shift to an online classroom setting, which has had an adverse effect in terms of the social relationships formed. …”
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Radiocarbon calibration: from bane to blessing by Bronk Ramsey, C

“…These re-evaluations, and the loss of chronological precision that comes with accurate calibration, have often been seen as an unfortunate drawback in the ¹⁴C dating method. …”

Political Islam in Indonesia: impact of current Israel-Hamas war in Gaza by Lanti, Irman G.

“…In Muslim countries, national leaders have been urged to render assistance to the besieged Palestinians in Gaza. …”
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