Toward a collaborative, collective and integrative international CBRN security education [workshop report] by Shang, Lijun

“…Section 1 explains the main objective of the workshop and introduces the context of the event. …”
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The whole thing needs a shake-up: a mixed method study examining teachers’ perspectives on social and emotional skills in schools by Hamer, Lottie, Ross, Wendy, Holland, Amanda

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Health and safety performance of UK universities and how to improve it by Kuzmina, Olga, Searle, Douglas

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Heroes, villains and naked nations: micro-solidarity and grounded nationalism in times of crisis by David, Lea, Carol, Sarah, Malešević, Siniša, Uzelac, Gordana

“…Based on a survey conducted in April 2021 in five countries (Sweden, Serbia, Germany, Ireland and England), we thematically analyze two open-ended questions on who should be remembered as the heroes and villains of the pandemic, demonstrating that people’s perception of COVID-19 is shaped and reimagined through the category of their own nation-state. Two main arguments are put forward: (1) the vast majority of answers show that heroes and villains are found in small group encounters; (2) yet in-group micro-solidarity is referential to the existing organizational and ideological power of the nation-state. …”
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Mediation in a feuding society: an anthropological approach to the process of sasmos in contemporary Crete by Chereji, C, Tsantiropoulos, A

“…On the Greek island of Crete, a customary practice for mitigating hostility or conflict between two men continues to the present time. It survives mainly in local agricultural and pastoral communities and is called sasmos. …”

The impact of programme management on the speed of AI development in semiconductor industries by Zhao, H

“…The data extraction and analysis are carried out using the latest AI neural deep learning network models to finally predict the main elements in high-tech programme management.</p> <br> <p>Overall, this research demonstrates technique skills and leadership become the critical parameters, and execution, culture, and organization have less impact on AI programmes compared to traditional ones. …”

Marino's spiritual poems in music: a study of early modern sources by Kobayashi, T

“…The first chapter offers an empirical overview of sources containing Marino’s spiritual lyrics and musical settings, tracing their dissemination and reception in the early-seventeenth century. The rest of the main chapters explore devotional songs based on Marino’s lyrics on themes of Seven Sorrows of Mary, Crown of Thorns, lives of saints and finally, joyful events in Jesus’s life. …”

Astley's Amphitheatre and the early circus in England, 1768-1830 by Kwint, M

“…</p> <p>The chapters introduce the main artistic and organisational developments at Astley's and its rivalry with the neighbouring Royal Circus. …”

Cab45G trafficking through the insulin secretory pathway is altered in human type 2 diabetes by Germanos, M, Yau, B, Taper, M, Yeoman, C, Wilson, A, An, Y, Cattin-Ortolá, J, Maslar, D, Tong, J, Naghiloo, S, Needham, EJ, van der Kraan, AG, Sun, K, Loudovaris, T, Diaz-Vegas, A, Larance, M, Thomas, H, von Blume, J, Thorn, P, Ailion, M, Asensio, CS, Kebede, MA

Exponential tail local Rademacher complexity risk bounds without the Bernstein condition by Kanade, V, Rebeschini, P, Vaškevičius, T

“…In this work, we build upon the recent approach to localization via offset Rademacher complexities, for which a general high-probability theory has yet to be established. Our main result is an exponential-tail offset Rademacher complexity excess risk upper bound that yields results at least as sharp as those obtainable via the classical theory. …”

Degradation monitoring and characterization in lithium-ion batteries via the asymptotic local approach by Couto, LD, Reniers, J, Zhang, D, Howey, DA, Kinnaert, M

“…Results indicate the long-term changes in the main degradation modes affect battery performance. …”

Building the city of God: imperial patronage and local influence in Jerusalem from Theodosius I to Justinian (379-565 ad) by Klein, K

“…In the Holy Land, this period roughly coincides with the arrival of St Jerome in 385 and the completion of Jerusalem’s last major church building before the Persian and Muslim conquests, the <em>Nea</em> church, dedicated in 543. One of the main aims of this thesis is to investigate the role of imperial patronage in the city and contrast it with the growing influence of local actors, i.e. bishops, monks, and rich pilgrims who settled there. …”

Improving the well-being outcomes via decent work and job engagement: a findings from Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Malaysia by Norizan Baba Rahim, Rasidah Arshad, Zulnaidi Yaacob

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Entrepreneurial leadership style during the Covid-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review by Zhong, Xueyun, Mohd Hizam Hanafiah, Zaleha Yazid, Nur Saadah Muhamad

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Investigating the influence of aesthetic preferences on packaging product design by Ding, Sinong, Yahaya, Mohd Faiz, Abdul Rahman, Ahmad Rizal

“…The aim is to explore the importance of aesthetics in influencing consumers’ aesthetic preferences and perceptions of packaging products and the main factors influencing aesthetic responses and packaging design. …”

Studies on Acacia mangium in Kemasul Forest, Malaysia. I. Biomass and productivity by Lim, Meng Tsai

“…Malaysia is establishing large-scale plantations for reforestation and the production of wood for pulp and paper as well as for light construction. The main species used currently is the exotic legume Acacia mangium. …”

GIS-based scheduling and monitoring irrigation delivery for rice irrigation system: Part II. Monitoring by Rowshon, M.K., Kwok, C.Y., Lee, T.S.

“…The weekly results of RWS ranged from 1.01 to 2.24 during the main season, and from 1.01 to 1.87 during the off-season respectively for 1997. …”
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Translator’s visibility in mediating confrontational responses of “challenge” strategy at China’s diplomatic press conferences by Yang, Wei, Mansor, Nor Shahila, Ang, Lay Hoon, Yang, Mingxing

“…In maintaining the confrontational tone, the main strategies involve modulation in syntax and reduction in lexicon. …”
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Dual role of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells and their cell‐free extracellular vesicles in colorectal cancer by Saadh, Mohamed J., Mohamed, Asma'a H., Almoyad, Muhammad Ali Abdullah, Allela, Omer Qutaiba B., Amin, Ali H., Malquisto, April Ann, Wong, Tze Jin, Sârbu, Ioan, AlShamsi, Faisal, Elsaid, Fahmy Gad, Akhavan-Sigari, Reza

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the main causes of cancer‐related deaths. However, the surgical control of the CRC progression is difficult, and in most cases, the metastasis leads to cancer‐related mortality. …”

A comparative study between turbulence model RSM results of a dual inlet cyclone separator and k-epsilon RNG turbulence model by Saikat Barua, Saikat Barua, Mohd Amin, Azriszul, Mohammed, Akmal Nizam, Batcha, Mohd Faizal Mohideen, Wae-hayee, Makatar

“…'s (Chern Eng Process Intensification 158:108188, [2]) dual :intake cyclODe separator (known as 90° DI CyclODe) with a 7, 10, and 12 Jtm particle diameter and inlet velocity 15.5 m/s. The main topic of the findings and debate is the dual inlet cyclone separator's separation effectiveness. …”
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