‘Maturing out’ as dilemmatic: transitions towards relatively light drinking practices among UK University students by Conroy, Dom, Morton, Charlotte, Griffin, Christine

“…One dilemma was characterised by managing to drink less (or nothing) without cutting off social options with university friends/peers. A second dilemma concerned not wishing to fully abandon the pleasures and increased social confidence that alcohol consumption could afford. …”
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Alcohol Use and Its Relation with Demographic, Environmental, and Psychological Factors among Adolescents in Nabawan, Sabah by Jaimon, Selly, Deligannu, Pravina, Robinson, Fredie

“…Analysis revealed that older age adolescents 18 years and 19 years, respectively (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.93; P=0.021; aOR, 5.38; P=0.003), having parents (aOR, 4.11; P=0.001) and peers (aOR, 11.57; P<0.001) who consume alcohol were significantly associated with alcohol use. …”
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Using dynamic assessment of writing to promote technology-enhanced learning in higher education (Abstract) [Conference paper] by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Round 1 (implicit) consisted solely of a scored and highlighted rubric, not identifying the location or nature of the erroneous parts and was provided by randomly chosen peers) via Padlet to ensure anonymity and allow students to experiment with digital platforms. …”
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A systematic literature review of online teaching and learning strategies in language learning by Zuraina, Ali, Intan Syahidah, Zulkafa

“…Within the brief period of a year (2020–2021), numerous studies were conducted across the globe in examining distinct factors and effects of OTL. This chapter aims to provide an overview of pertinent issues discussed in the previous literature particularly with regards to OTL strategies. …”
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Populism and foreign policy: characteristics, sources, and implications by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…International Relations (IR) and Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) literature is increasingly preoccupied with the effect of populism on international politics. This chapter offers an overview of key debates in this literature, with an emphasis on how the ideational approach to populism is being used by IR and FPA scholars, the insights it generates but also the challenges it poses. …”
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The ideational approach by Busby, Ethan, Chryssogelos, Angelos, Hawkins, Eliza Tanner, Hawkins, Kirk, Littvay, Levente, Wiesehomeier, Nina

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The temporality of building: European and Chinese perspectives on architecture and heritage by Gao, Yun, Temple, Nicholas, Xiao, Jing

“…Rather than examining specific buildings, the first three chapters apply three key themes (language, ritual and heritage) as cultural lenses to reveal differences and similarities between the two traditions. …”
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Empowering Teen Mental Fitness : A Guide for Managing Addiction, Eating Disorders, OCD, and Trauma / by Longe, Jacqueline L. editor 422209, Gale Group (Online service) 651863

“…This book is a source for self-care information and strategies for common mental health challenges to help teens manage their mental health around Addiction, Eating Disorders, OCD, and Trauma. Chapters on each topic follow a format with sections that cover definition; statistics; description and symptoms; biography of someone with the condition and how they manage it; medical treatments; healthcare appointments; types of diagnoses; self-care strategies; and more.…”
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Preparation of carbon/transition metal dichalcogenide hybrids for water-related applications by Chen, Bo

“…To address multiple problems in modification of carbon-based materials, this thesis has been organized into separate chapters according to the material used and the technique developed. …”
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The epistemic significance of religious disagreements: cases of unconfirmed superiority disagreements by Choo, Frederick Wen Yeong

“…In this paper, I argue that many religious disagreements are cases of unconfirmed superiority disagreements, where parties have good reason to think they are not epistemic peers, yet they lack good reason to determine who is superior. …”
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CanSat, satellite in a soda can by Koh, Jian Cheng

“…With the appropriate parafoils attached, an autonomous landing system algorithm can be used to steer the CanSat to a designated landing area for retrieval. …”
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Boosting energy efficiency and selectivity of glucose oxidation toward glucuronic acid in high-frequency ultrasound using multicavity CuO catalytic cavitation agents by Xie, Z, Mahendran, V, Jonnalagadda, US, Fan, Q, Su, X, Fischer, AF, Tan, M, Tao, L, Jérôme, F, Kwan, JJ, Valange, S, Choksi, TS, Amaniampong, PN, Liu, W

“…The present study demonstrates that by appropriately controlling the acoustic parameters (e.g. duty cycle, peak negative pressure and irradiation time) and reaction conditions (e.g. gas atmosphere and the addition of catalytic cavitation agent), it is possible to steer the selectivity of sono-oxidation of glucose towards glucuronic acid, the most value-added product, whilst minimizing the energy input to drive the sonochemical oxidation reaction.…”

Universal resilience patterns in labor markets by Moro, Esteban, Frank, Morgan R., Pentland, Alex, Rutherford, Alex, Cebrian, Manuel, Rahwan, Iyad

“…Further, cities that increase their job connectivity see increasing wage bills, and workers of embedded occupations enjoy higher wages than their peers elsewhere. Finally, we show how job connectivity may clarify the augmenting and deleterious impact of automation in US cities. …”
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Isabella : Sebuah novel berdasarkan kajian perbandingan Islam dan Kristian / by Maulana Muhammad Saeed Dehlvi, 1888-1959, author 652839, Abdullah Hussain, Dato', 1920-2014 translator 579713

“…Menjadi puteri kepada ketua paderi besar Cordoba tidak menumpulkan kepekaannya untuk menangkap "signal-signal" kebenaran hakiki. …”

CERITERA-CERITERA daripada SULALAT AL-SALATIN / by Nik Safiah Karim, Datuk, 1939- editor 539417, Zainal Abidin Borhan, editor 335069

“…Sejarah Melayu sesungguhnya sebuah karya besar dan wajar sekali didedahkannya kepada generasi masa ini agar dapat mereka berkenalan dengan sebuah khazanah lama yang amat bernilai.…”

Magical realism and representations of the cold war in Southeast Asia by Lye, Kit Ying

“…However, while there are acknowledgements by scholars that religious myths and pre-existing animistic beliefs continue to influence the way that the indigenous people understand their worlds, Southeast Asian authors (unlike many of their postcolonial peers), do not actively employ magical realism in their exploration of history and civil unrest in their writings, and when they do, are not employed to the same degree as postcolonial authors in other regions. …”
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Ideas of intelligence across development : a look into children's implicit attitudes of the male = brilliant stereotype by Ng, Sara Hui Xin

“…These results prompt for further exploration of other possible factors such as cultural influences and other socialising agents such as teachers and peers that could have a greater influence on children’s development of this gender stereotype.…”
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Deep learning with application to hashing by Zhang, Boshen

“…I present a cross view feature hashing technique using deep learning and show some results. These three chapters are main chapters. Chapter 1 and Chapter 5 are introduction and conclusion.…”
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Nonlinear oscillations and chaos in chemical cardiorespiratory control by Kalamangalam, GP

“…Chapter 3 scales and simplifies the Grodins model; Chapters 4, 5, 6 consider carbon dioxide dynamics at the central chemoreceptor. …”

Stakeholder perspectives in ICT4H project implementation. by Lim, May-Ann.

“…Through in-depth interviews with 22 stakeholders involved with the Aceh Besar midwives with mobile phones project, this study found that project partners communicated on three levels – management, operations and beneficiaries. …”
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