Introduction - issue 78

“…The most remarkable statement was President Bush’s desire ‘to cure Americans addiction to oil’. But, how? This was never said in a realistic and effective way. …”

PEDOMAN ORANG MUKMIN / by Imam Ghazali, author 194355

“…Demi untuk memelihara dan menyebarluaskan inti sari kitab yang sangat bermunafaat ini supaya lebih berfaedah lagi sebagaimana yang diharapkan oleh pengarangnya di dalam kata pengantarnya, belíau telah meringkaskannya mengingat sukar membawa sama kitabnya yang besar itu dalam pengembaraannya ke mana-mana. Maka keringkasannya ini lebih dirasakan sangat perlu di zaman kiní.…”

Fear of mating out (FOMO): voyeurism does not increase mating propensity in fruit flies by Vega-Trejo, R, Sanghvi, K, Todorova, B, Sepil, I, Bath, E

“…Using Drosophila melanogaster, we tested whether exposure to the visual cue of a mating pair would increase the mating propensity of an observer pair (i.e., voyeur). …”

Normal People / by Rooney, Sally, author 631806, Faber (Online service) 656045

“…Well-off Marianne blossoms at university, becoming pretty and popular, while Connell struggles for the first time in his life to fit in properly with his peers. The two weave in and out of each other's lives during their university years, developing an intense bond that exposes their traumas and insecurities.…”
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The Inspiration Design Toolkit: A Human-Centered Design Tool for a System Engineering Course by Lee, Sheng-Hung, Yang, Maria C, Carramolino, Beatriz, Rudnik, John

“…The aim of the IDT is to improve the participants’ learning experience and course engagement, increase opportunities for them to interact with their peers and teaching team, enable them to practice and reinforce the concepts through the creation of their own IDT cards, and share the cards in the discussion to increase learners’ engagement with course material and peers. …”
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Machine learning for industrial IOT by Yeow, Brandon Wei Liang

“…This paper concludes by proposing an algorithm for peer-to-peer Federated Learning where clients search for peers up to the 𝑘th degree and perform the best actions with 𝑛 peers under bandwidth constraints. …”
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Best practices and factors to enhance transfer of training in Oman by Al Ghafri, Ahmed Mohammed Issa

“…The list includes training designers, trainers, supervisor, managers, peers, top management, and customers or clients of the organizations. …”
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Their sacrifices paid off, parents excited for their childrens admission at UMPSA by Nor Salwana, Mohammad Idris

“…PAYA BESAR, 30 October 2023 - The parents could not have been prouder to see their children enrol in universities.…”
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Bandwagon of suspicion : Investigating credibility perceptions toward relayed information on WhatsApp by Hamka Afiq Mohamed, Tan, Joanne, Lau, Zhi Xin, Lim, Jia Yao

“…This study conceptualizes the electronically-relayed-information cue (ERIC), which indicates if a piece of content has been passed on via electronic means, and if so, how many times. …”
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Dissecting genuine and deceptive kudos : the case of online hotel reviews by Banerjee, Snehasish, Chua, Alton, Y. K.

“…These linguistic cues include readability, genre and writing style. …”
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Correlated and anticorrelated binocular disparity modulate GABA+ and glutamate/glutamine concentrations in the human visual cortex by Matuszewski, J, Ip, IB, Alvarez, I, Clarke, WT, Parker, AJ, Bridge, H

“…Neurons in the primary visual cortex respond to binocular disparity in random dot patterns, even when the contrast is inverted between eyes (false depth cue). In contrast, neurons in the ventral stream largely cease to respond to false depth cues. …”

Exploring the mechanisms of coordinated chick provisioning in the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus by Gillies, N, Tyson, C, Wynn, J, Syposz, M, Vansteenberghe, C, Guilford, TC

“…We found no support for the role of physical reunion or indirect cues in the coordination of care in this species. …”

Facial expression quantification and analysis by Ramya Sridharan

“…This dissertation mentions some of the latest techniques available in the above field and proposes two design techniques that exceed the performance of their peers in both technical aspects and applications.…”
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What is to reproduce? On the overlap, development, and persistence account of reproduction by Palacios-González, C

“…Her account seems able to answer the question of whether reproduction takes place, and who reproduces, when we employ biotechnologies that bear little to no resemblance to naturally occurring human sexual reproduction. …”

UMP receives visit and engagement session with BEM by Nor Salwana, Mohammad Idris

“…PAYA BESAR, 13 June 2023 - Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) received a visit and engagement from the Education Malaysia Division (BEM), Department of Higher Education (JPT) to obtain developments and information regarding the management of international students at this university.…”
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PERANG KHANDAQ : Dendam Tentera Ahzab / by Abdul Latip Talib, 1954-, author 186973

“…Satu serangan akhir, satu serangan besar akan dilancarkan. Serangan yang akan menentukan siapa yang menang perang. …”

THE VISUAL MBA / by Barron, Jason, author 625527, Ikram Wazir, editor 655732, Puteri Balqis, editor 655733, Nuraina Akmal Misman, editor 655549, Asyiqin Abdul Ghani, editor 655734, Farizun, editor 655735, Zaidi, editor 344343, Miliza, editor 655736

“…Namun, program MBA di mana-mana universiti terbaik memerlukan pengorbanan besar masa, usaha dan wang. Dalam The Visual MBA, Jason Barron menawarkan penyelesaian yang radikal: penerangan tentang semua konsep utama dalam sekolah bisnes melalui ilustrasi. …”

MENELUSURI SEJARAH TEMPATAN DALAM BANDAR RAYA JOHOR BAHRU / by Kassim Thukiman, Prof. Madya, Dr., 1963-, author 611164, Tengku Tarmizi Tengku Aziz, author 655676, Wahyu Budiwa Rendra A. Wahid (W. B. Rendra), 1978-, author 653083, Afifah Afdila, author 655677, Nur Irina Johar, author 655678, Hafizah Mohamad Ahyah, editor 632741

“…Hal ini selaras dengan saranan YAB Menteri Besar Johor agar MBJB dapat menjalankan pembangunan bandar raya yang mempunyai perwatakan tersendiri. …”

Customers’ emotional impact on star rating and thumbs-up behavior towards food delivery service apps by Li, Le, Ismail, Noor Azlin, Chong, Choo Wei, Sun, Peng, Pervin, Mst. Dilara, Hossain, Md Shamim

“…This study explores the intricate relationship between emotional cues present in food delivery app reviews, normative ratings, and reader engagement. …”
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Phenomenological observations of quinone-mediated zinc oxidation in an alkaline environment by Mallia, Christopher T, Brushett, Fikile R

“…The development of such systems requires knowledge of underlying reaction mechanisms, which bear similarities to the processes that underpin corrosion and semiconductor electrochemistry. …”
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