R&D at UPM Part 2: research snapshots (new findings, research highlights and new achievements)

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A Lean Management Approach of Rice Subsidy Distribution: Some Findings from A Study in Selangor by Sarjiman, Yatimah, Mad Lazim, Halim, Lamsali, Hendrik

“…Methodology: For that purpose, a survey was conducted on 10 senior government officials who manage matters related to fertilizer subsidies in the Ministry, Farmers Organization Board, Area Farmers Organization, Department of Agriculture and Subsidy Product Suppliers and 20 farmers in the area studied. by using Lean Management as the main point in this study. Findings: The collected data were analyzed using ATLAS.ti and Microsoft Excel. …”
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A Lean Management Approach of Rice Subsidy Distribution: Some Findings from a Study in Selangor by Sarjiman, Yatimah, Mad Lazim, Halim, Lamsali, Hendrik

“…Methodology: For that purpose, a survey was conducted on 10 senior government officials who manage matters related to fertilizer subsidies in the Ministry, Farmers Organization Board, Area Farmers Organization, Department of Agriculture and Subsidy Product Suppliers and 20 farmers in the area studied. by using Lean Management as the main point in this study. Findings: The collected data were analyzed using ATLAS.ti and Microsoft Excel. …”
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LinkLive : discovering Web learning resources for developers from Q&A discussions by Li, Jing, Xing, Zhenchang, Sun, Aixin

“…A user study of 6 participants suggests that practitioners find the recommended Web resources useful for Web discovery.…”
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The role of ADAM10 and mucin-like molecules in modulating cell-cell interactions by Drexhage, L

“…Uptake of apoptotic corpses by phagocytes is facilitated by the molecular expression and secretion of find-me and eat-me signals by apoptotic cells, balanced with negative efferocytic don’t eat-me sig- nals and don’t-come-close-to-me barriers. …”

Translational and rotational critical-like behaviors in the glass transition of colloidal ellipsoid monolayers by Zheng, Zhongyu, Ni, Ran, Wang, Yuren, Han, Yilong

“…We find rich features of the Ising-like criticality in structure and slow dynamics at the ideal glass transition point ϕ0, showing the thermodynamic nature of glass transition at ϕ0. …”
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Crystalline olefin-linked chiral covalent organic frameworks as a platform for asymmetric catalysis by He, Ting, On, Ivan Keng Wee, Bi, Shuai, Huang, Ziyue, Guo, Jingjing, Wang, Zhifang, Zhao, Yanli

“…The construction of olefin-linked chiral covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with high crystallinity is highly desirable while remains great challenge due to the poor reversibility of the formation reaction for the olefin linkages during the in situ structural self-healing process. …”
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors as molecular links between caloric restriction and circadian rhythm by Duszka, Kalina, Wahli, Walter

“…Further, we identify a link between circadian rhythm and the outcomes of CR on the whole-body level including oxidative stress, inflammation, and aging. …”
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Inclusion of cross-linked elastin in gelatin/PEG hydrogels favourably influences fibroblast phenotype by Cao, Ye, Lee, Bae Hoon, Irvine, Scott Alexander, Wong, Yee Shan, Peled, Havazelet Bianco, Venkatraman, Subramanian

“…Moreover, cells can be loaded into the hydrogel precursor solution, deposited, and the matrix cross-linked without affecting the incorporated cells adversely, thus enabling a potential injectable system for dermal wound healing.…”
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Chebyshev Functional Link Neural Network-based modeling and experimental verification for photovoltaic arrays by Jiang, Lian Lian., Maskell, Douglas L., Patra, Jagdish C.

“…This paper presents a Chebyshev Functional Link Neural Network (CFLNN) based model for photovoltaic modules. …”
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Linking root microbiome composition to relative fitness differences that impact plant-plant competition by Norton, CH

“…This work could be complemented by functional analysis of soil communities and root microbiomes, or the use of synthetic communities to link microbial taxa to plant fitness effects. These results support the importance of soil communities to processes that impact plant species coexistence, and thus the maintenance of biodiversity.…”

Strengthening the policy impact of multidimensional metrics given attention constraints: constructing linked metrics by Alkire, S, Vaz, A, Oldiges, C

“…This paper therefore recommends developing linked and synergistic measures for vulnerable groups that maximise common ground, while offering population-specific insights. …”

Hebban olla vogala: an eleventh-century link between Dutch and English literary history by Angerer, ML

Microstrip relectarray antenna using second iteration minkowski-like radiating element / by Shallah AbdulKadir Bello, 1984- author 607292, Farid Zubir 1985- supervisor 501013, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik 540663

Microstrip relectarray antenna using second iteration minkowski-like radiating element / by Shallah AbdulKadir Bello, 1984- author 607292, Farid Zubir 1985- supervisor 501013, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik 540663

Experimental study of single- and two-phase heat transfer of fractal-like structures by Mak, Joel Tse Hoi

“…This study experimentally investigated the viability of fractal-like designs for the use of thermal management. Four fractal-like designs (k = 1 to k = 4) were fabricated using Selective Laser Melting (SLM) with increasing branch levels. …”
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Looting the LUTs : FPGA optimization of AES and AES-like ciphers for authenticated encryption by Khairallah, Mustafa, Chattopadhyay, Anupam, Peyrin, Thomas

“…We consider the encryption/decryption and the authentication/verification structures of OCB-like modes (like OTR or SCT modes). Their main advantage is that they are fully parallelisable. …”
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Pyrolyzed sludge-based carbon-like powder additive for wireless power transmission by Jevoncia, Bryan

“…The black carbon-like powder produced at the end of pyrolysis of sludge has an inherently complex composition as it is originated from waste and should be thoroughly studied before land filling or using in other applications like activated carbon and biochar. …”
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Experimental observation of optical Weyl points and Fermi arc-like surface states by Chong, Yi Dong, Chen, Kevin P., Rechtsman, Mikael C., Noh, Jiho, Huang, Sheng, Leykam, Daniel

“…We use a 3D structure consisting of laser-written waveguides, and show the presence of type-II Weyl points by observing conical diffraction along one axis when the frequency is tuned to the Weyl point; and observing the associated Fermi arc-like surface states. The realization of Weyl points at optical frequencies allows these novel electromagnetic modes to be further explored in the context of linear, nonlinear, and quantum optics.…”
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The role of the reticulocyte-binding-like protein homologues of Plasmodium in erythrocyte sensing and invasion by Gunalan, Karthigayan, Gao, Xiaohong, Yap, Sally Shu Lin, Huang, Ximei, Preiser, Peter Rainer

“…Two parasite protein families termed reticulocyte-binding-like protein homologues (RBL) and the erythrocyte-binding-like (EBL) protein family are conserved in all Plasmodium species and have been shown to play an important role in host cell recognition and invasion. …”
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