Detection and seroprevalence of Q fever infection in dairy goats in Besut district, Malaysia by Ahmad, Khairunnisa, Nik Mustaffa, Nik Danial Asyraf, Azmi, Nur Syafiqa, Zainal Ariffin, Siti Mariam, Ghazali, Mohd Faizal, Ibrahim, Noor Syaheera

“…Gender analysis showed that males had a higher positive rate (p < 0.05) of Q fever compared to females. …”
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Characterisation of steel composites fabricated by selective laser melting by Koh, Hwee Kang

“…The advancement of using additive manufacturing (AM) technology to develop metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) is gaining enormous attention due to their potential improvement in terms of physical and mechanical performances. This project covers the research using particle reinforced MMNCs with the aid of Selective Laser Melting (SLM) to present an analysis that will quantitatively address the potential change in mechanical properties including microhardness, microstructure, tensile properties. …”
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Laser re-scanning strategy in selective laser melting for part quality enhancement : a review by Huang, Sheng, Yeong, Wai Yee

“…The selective laser melting (SLM) process is a powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process that can produce near full-density parts for many high value applications in research and industry. …”
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Very small effects of an imagery-based randomised trial to promote adherence to wearing face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic and identification of future intervention target... by Conroy, Dom, Smith, Debbie M., Armitage, Christopher J.

“…Results: Of 297 participants, a majority always wore face coverings (N = 216, 73% overall sample). Logistic regression analyses revealed no intervention effects on changes in adherence to wearing face coverings, though T1 wearing of face coverings and being male predicted T2 behaviour. …”
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Field relations, petrogenesis and emplacement of the Bhagirathi leucogranite, Garhwal Himalaya by Searle, M, Metcalfe, RP, Rex, AJ, Norry, MJ

“…The final emplacement level in the crust must have been ultimately controlled by the density contrast between melt and country rocks, the thermal blanketing of the Tethyan sedimentary cover, and the extensional stress field along the top of the High Himalayan slab.…”

‘Who’s the fairest of them all?’ The impact of men on the stepmother-daughter relationship in Snow White by Tan, Aaron Justin Li Jie

“…In fairy tales, there are no ambiguities or complications but instead, straightforwardness in the narrative trajectory, where good deeds are rewarded and wicked deeds punished as seen in the ‘happily ever after’ of Snow White and the cruel ending of the stepmother. …”
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Clinical Significance of Hyponatremia in Tuberculous Meningitis: A Prospective Cohort in Indonesia by Dian, S, Ardiansyah, E, Chaidir, L, van Laarhoven, A, Ruslami, R, Alisjahbana, B, Rizal Ganiem, A, van Crevel, R

“…Severe hyponatremia associated with male, younger age, a lower Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and markers of more severe disease (P < .05). …”

Endogenous institutionalism and the puzzle of gender quotas: insights from Latin America by Gatto, MLAC

“…Firstly, although previously identified, the resistance of male legislators towards gender quotas had never been systematically analysed in a comparative manner; focusing on the behaviour of male incumbents is thus a relevant contribution. …”

Societal factors and the inescapability of Chinese female oppression by Wang, Carmen Onggo Jiawen

“…There is no sense of female camaraderie, because the only reality that women have been exposed to is from an artificial male construct and as such they too become perpetrators of patriarchal society. …”
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E-cigarette (EC) and heated tobacco product (HTP) use in the United Arab Emirates, an emerging EC and HTP market: a cross-sectional analysis of the International Tobacco Control (I... by Leinberger-Jabari, A, Ahmad, A, Lindson, N, Oke, J, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Fong, G, El-Shahawy, O, Raghib, A, Sherman, S

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Of the 2,041 individuals who answered questions on EC use, 32% reported ever using them. Of 521 people providing data on HTP, 30% reported ever using them. …”

Ethnoichthyology of the First Record of Spine Bahaba (Bahaba polykladiskos) from Muar, Johor, Malaysia by Ilham-Norhakim, Mohd Lokman, Mohd Faudzir, Najmuddin, Hidayah, Haris, Othman, Nursyuhada, Ramli, Ramli, Sariyati Nur Hartini, Sariyati Nur Hartini, Rasul Abdullah, Halim Muhammad, Abdullah-Fauzi, Abdullah-Fauzi, Akmal, Fawwazah, Abdul-Latiff, Muhammad Abu Bakar

“…This research aims to document the first-ever record of B. polykladiskos in Muar River, Johor, and provide ethnoichthyological insights regarding this species. …”
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Profiling the growth conditions and persistent organic pollutants (POPS) tolerance of Phenoliferia glacialis USM-PSY62 by Ain Nur Afifah Azman, Shazilah Kamaruddin, Quay, Doris Huai Xia, Farah Diba Abu Bakar, Noor Haza Fazlin Hashim, Abdul Munir Abdul Murad, Izwan Bharudin

“…Nevertheless, Antarctica harbors diverse species of microorganisms, particularly in its ice-covered lakes and subglacial environments. These microorganisms have special adaptations to extreme cold and low-nutrient conditions. …”
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Evaluating the socio-environmental impacts of monoculture cashew expansion in the Northern Western Ghats, India by Anushka Rege

“…Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) crop is grown across 33 countries covering 7,101,967 ha but little is known about its socio-environmental effects. …”
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3D printing of mycelium engineered living materials using a waste-based ink and non-sterile conditions. by Soh, Eugene, Teoh, Jia Heng, Leong, Brendon, Xing, Tingrong, Le Ferrand, Hortense

“…Mycelium is the vegetative parts of the fungi which forms an interconnected network, covering air-material interfaces with a dense skin. …”
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Novel material composites for dielectric elastomer actuators by Ankit

“…Hence, a novel low-temperature phase change material is identified for enabling reversible rigidity in the soft actuators owing to its low melting point, significant gap between melting and solidification, superior thermal stability, high mechanical strength and high dielectric constant. …”
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Multi-scale Modeling Of Additive Manufacturing Process by Seet, Gim Lee, Tor, Shu Beng, Chua, Chee Kai, Chandra, Shubham, Phanikumar, Gandham

“…To this need, a multi-scale numerical study is carried out combining a three-dimensional finite element (FE) based macro-scale and a cellular automaton (CA) based meso-scale model in order to simulate the dendritic grain growth in the selective laser melting (SLM) technique. The macro-scale model successfully simulates the heat transfer and fluid flow physics associated with a moving melt pool. …”
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Comparative analysis of Internet service providers' competition and Internet usage pattern. by Seow, Shin Horng., Ng, Chee Keong.

“…Questions like the reasons for selecting certain ISP and the ISP user churn: rate, direction and reasons are covered. In addition, we also did four comparative studies based on male verse female, School of Accountancy and Business (SAB) versus Engineering faculy, nationals versus non-nationals and novice versus intermediate Internet users.…”
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Nonverbal communication cues of bank CEOs and long term performance during financial crisis. by Goh, Le Min., Liang, Sihui., Lim, Shi Bin.

“…The scope of this study covers 217 CNBC CEO interviews from banks and other financial institutions during the 2008 financial crisis. …”
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Study on the lead cooled fast reactor (LFR) design by Quek, Ernest Tze Yeor

“…On the contrary, its melting point of 327.4 is considered to be too high which requires new innovative methods to counter the coolant from freezing and blockage of the circulation throughout the core. …”
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