Falling for Rachel / by Roberts, Nora, 1950- author 465662

“…Public defender Rachel Stanislaski is not what he has in mind—until he discovers there’s a lot more to the beautiful, coolheaded attorney than meets the eye…and finds himself falling for her, hook, line and sinker.…”

CASTERS OF EVERVILLE / by Yap, Cherilyn, author 655829, Ikram Wazir, editor 655732

“…Honey, his childhood friend, is determined to find a cure and put her life on the line in order to save her friend. With the entire town against Wyn, will there be enough time to save the people? …”

Strength improvement by surcharge and vacuum preloading by Lew, Chloe Yan Bin Jmi

“…This study used Kaolin as the sample material to examine the impact of vacuum and surcharge preloading on the undrained shear strength and soil-water characteristic curve of fine-grained soil. Consolidated kaolin samples were trimmed into cylindrical specimens and subjected to different pre-consolidation pressures. …”
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Bi-factorial preference optimization: balancing safety-helpfulness in language models by Zhang, W, Torr, PHS, Elhoseiny, M, Bibi, A

“…Fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) on human preferences, typically through reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), has proven successful in enhancing their capabilities. …”

Mechatronics design and real time control of a mobile robot with passive involute shape auxiliary devices by Zhou, Yuan

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Kinematic analysis and optimal design of three-legged reconfigurable parallel manipulators by Anjan Kumar Dash

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Laser metal deposition of low carbon 410L stainless steel and heat treatment by Zhai, Wengang, Wu, Naien, Zhou, Wei

“…The yield strength is 601.9 MPa for as-built condition and 930.6 MPa for heat-treated condition (1000 °C/10 min); the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) is 923.0 MPa for as-built condition and 1101.5 MPa for the heat-treated condition (1000 °C/10 min); the elongation is 17.7% for as-built condition and 15.1% for the heat-treated condition (1000 °C/10 min). …”
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Dose response effect of carbohydrate mouth rinse on 10 km running time trial by Muhammad Saufy Abdul Karim

“…Results: No significant difference (p = .441) in 10 km running time trial were observed between 6.4% CHO [mean 63.83 (SD 11) min] and 15% CHO [mean 65.91 (SD 13.36) min]. No significant difference were found in HR (p = .440) between 6.4% CHO [mean 162 (SD 7) beats/min] and 15% CHO [mean 158 (SD 13) beats/min]. …”
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Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Praktis (KAP) Komuniti Pekebun Kecil Koko (KPKK) berkaitan Malaysian Good Agricultural Practices (MyGAP) by Noviatin Syarifuddin, Jasmin Arif Shah, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Nik Ahmad Sufian Burhan

“…Tahap amalan pertanian baik (APB) menunjukkan nilai min tertinggi oleh praktis (min 4.20). Diikuti, dengan tahap sikap (min 4.08) dan tahap pengetahuan (min 4.01) oleh KPKK. …”
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Mechanical properties of pultruded Kenaf fibre-reinforced vinyl ester composites by Abd Manab, Mohd Fairuz

“…The investigation of the effect of pulling speed on the mechanical properties of pultruded kenaf composites shows the optimal pulling speed for tensile strength and compressive strength is 0.3 m/min, tensile modulus 0.1 m/min, flexural strength 0.4, flexural modulus 0.2 m/min. …”
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Influence of machining parameters and tool geometry on tool wear during cobalt chromium-molybdenum micro drilling by Abdul Patar, Mohd. Affifudin, Suhaimi, Mohd. Azlan, Sharif, Safian, Amrifan S. Mohruni, Amrifan S. Mohruni, Hisam, Muhammad Juzaili, Shaharum, Mohd. Sallehuddin

“…The cutting speeds of 50 m/min, 65 m/min, and 80 m/min were varied. A total of 11 runs were performed, with each run consisting of drilling 30 holes. …”
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On tube models of rubber elasticity: fitting performance in relation to sensitivity to the invariant I2 by Kumar, G, Brassart, L

“…However, I₂ sensitivity can emerge from line-stretch–based micromechanical models when three-chain averaging is used. …”

On detection of wide linear features by Shu, Jian Jun

“…In this paper, two new simple line detection filters have been designed and compared with two existing line detection filters, the Petrou filter and the Sombrero filter. …”
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Analog smart I/O pads by Tan, Shyue Mei.

“…ESD is an increasingly significant problem in integrated circuit design as increasing pin counts and faster circuit speeds compound the need for more and better reliable ESD protection. …”
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Tribological properties of wax microcapsule modified polymers by Ang, Ping Lon

“…The tribology test uses the Pin-On-Disk wear test method and the default tribometer settings used in this project were set at 2000m sliding distance, 40cm/s linear speed and 3N linear load. …”
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Effect of emulsion temperature on physical properties of palm oil‐based margarine by Miskandar, M. S., Che Man, Y. B., Yusoff, M. S. A., Abdul Rahman, R.

“…The emulsion temperatures studied were 40, 45, and 50°C, with other parameters such as emulsion flow rates, tube cooler temperature, and pin rotor speed kept constant. The SFC developed during processing and storage at 28°C was measured to evaluate the quality of margarine. …”
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Behaviors of floating droplet by Kan, Kah Hou

“…High amplitude oscillation is characterized by a gradual contraction of contact line and followed by a steep and sharp expansion. …”
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Innocent memory. by Nguyen Thi Nam, Phuong.

“…This film is my personal, sentimental reflection about rebuilding my childhood memories using lines of my mother’s lullaby. It is an attempt to make connections between hope for a better future and the love of my mother for me. …”
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The iHealth-T2D study, prevention of type 2 diabetes amongst South Asians with central obesity and prediabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Kasturiratne, Anuradhani, Khawaja, Khadija I., Ahmad, Sajjad, Siddiqui, Samreen, Shahzad, Khurram, Athauda, Lathika K., Jayawardena, Ranil, Mahmood, Sara, Muilwijk, Mirthe, Batool, Tayyaba, Burney, Saira, Glover, Matthew, Palaniswamy, Saranya, Bamunuarachchi, Vodathi, Panda, Manju, Madawanarachchi, Suren, Rai, Baldeesh, Sattar, Iqra, Silva, Wnurinham, Waghdhare, Swati, Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Rannan-Eliya, Ravindra P., Gage, Heather M., van Valkengoed, Irene G. M., Valabhji, Jonathan, Frost, Gary S., Loh, Marie, Wickremasinghe, Ananda R., Kooner, Jaspal S., Katulanda, Prasad, Jha, Sujeet, Chambers, John C.

“…Usual care comprised a single 30-min session of lifestyle modification advice from the community health worker. …”
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Structural mimicry of the dengue virus envelope glycoprotein revealed by the crystallographic study of an idiotype–anti-idiotype Fab complex by Wong, Yee Hwa, Goh, Boon Chong, Lim, She Yah, Teo, En Wei, Lim, Angeline P. C., Dedon, Pete C., Hanson, Brendon J., MacAry, Paul A., Lescar, Julien

“…A detailed understanding of the fine specificity of serotype-specific human antibodies is vital for the development and evaluation of new vaccines for pathogenic flaviviruses such as dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus. …”
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