Synthesis of a catalyst for water splitting by Siow, Wern Chiet.

“…However the current source of hydrogen gas are still mainly from fossil fuel as the cost of extracting hydrogen gas through electrolysis of water is still high due to the high cost of electricity. …”
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Study of LIDAR mapping technology by Liu, Jing.

“…The exact location of a DTM in a real map is a critical job when GPS service is not available. This project is mainly divided into two parts. The first part is to remove unwanted points from LIDAR datasets. …”
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Providing effective recommendation of learning materials for students by Koh, Jun Kiat

“…The assessment and statistic module is mainly designed for professor to plan future classes based on assessment statistics of the student performance. …”
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Automated tagging of safety cases for autonomous vehicles in Asian megacities by Srivastava Prateek

“…In this thesis, the research is mainly related to automatic labelling of data example by applying cluster analysis, Computer vision algorithm etc. …”
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Cif sales terms as a mean to derive additional competitive advantage – perspective from a trader focusing on commodity requiring mr tanker tonnage by Liu, Ziqi

“…However, the trader is exposed to the market risk of fluctuating operating costs which mainly consists of bunker costs. In both volumes, it is found that traders can earn profit from the strategy of employing CIF sales term. …”
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Using GO supporting catalyst to convert biomass into DFF by Li, Haopeng

“…The functionalization of graphene oxide mainly consists of two types: covalent functionalization and non covalent functionalization. …”
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Hydrophobic bio-epoxy coatings for easy cleaning applications by Tay, Shu Ming

“…Therefore, this project mainly focuses on the development of hydrophobic coatings using a proposed good bio-based precursor – Isosorbide, as an epoxy resin alternative for BPA. …”
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Factors effecting the acoustic properties of date palm fiber by Abd. AlRahman Jawad, Lamyaa

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Fashioning the academic by Davenport, Emma

“…It is often suggested that the role of the educator at university is mainly concerned with activities of the mind and, therefore, their relationship with their body is always secondary, if not completely ignored. …”
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Examining the role of childhood experiences in gender identity and expression: an interpretative phenomenological analysis using Social Learning Theory by Dodgers, Steph, Cordoba, Sebastian, Coe, Jennifer

“…We show the impact of hegemonic gender stereotypes in the participants' life trajectories and hobbies (mainly sports), showing the limitations created by the gender binary system. …”
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Does bankruptcy law prevent internalization of environmental costs: evidence from China by Li, Xingwei

“…The current research on Chinese jurisdiction and environmental liabilities in bankruptcy law has mainly focused on the importance of environmental liabilities and their significance in the context of bankruptcy. …”
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The impact of founder personalities on startup success by McCarthy, PX, Gong, X, Braesemann, F, Stephany, F, Rizoiu, M, Kern, ML

“…The effects of founders’ personalities on the success of new ventures are, however, mainly unknown. Here, we show that founder personality traits are a significant feature of a firm’s ultimate success. …”

Evaluation of population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants, EG.5.1, FY.4, BA.2.86, JN.1, JN.1.4, and KP.3.1.1 using samples from two health demographic surveillance systems in K... by Lugano, D, Kutima, B, Kimani, M, Sigilai, A, Gitonga, J, Karani, A, Akech, D, Karia, B, Ziraba, AK, Maina, A, Lambisia, A, Omuoyo, D, Mugo, D, Lucinde, R, Owuor, S, Konyino, G, Newman, J, Bailey, D, Nduati, E, Githinji, G, Agoti, CN, Bejon, P, Scott, JAG, Agweyu, A, Warimwe, GM

“…The majority of these mutations mainly target the spike protein, allowing the new variants to escape the immunity previously raised by vaccination and/or infection by earlier variants of SARS-CoV-2. …”

Will a crude oil price band stabilise the market by Fattouh, B

“…The sharp rise in oil prices in 2008 has raised concerns about the role of non-fundamental factors (mainly speculative activity in the futures markets) in the determination of the oil price. …”

Systematic assessment of COVID-19 host genetics using whole genome sequencing data by Schmidt, A, Casadei, N, Brand, F, Demidov, G, Vojgani, E, Abolhassani, A, Aldisi, R, Butler-Laporte, G, DeCOI host genetics group, Alawathurage, TM, Augustin, M, Bals, R, Bellinghausen, C, Berger, MM, Bitzer, M, Bode, C, Boos, J, Brenner, T, Cornely, OA, Eggermann, T, Erber, J, Feldt, T, Fuchsberger, C, Gagneur, J

“…Here, we present the results of whole genome sequencing in 1,220 mainly vaccine-naïve individuals with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, including 827 hospitalized COVID-19 cases. …”

HCR-Net: a deep learning based script independent handwritten character recognition network by Chauhan, VK, Singh, S, Sharma, A

“…Handwritten character recognition (HCR) remains a challenging pattern recognition problem despite decades of research, and lacks research on script independent recognition techniques. This is mainly because of similar character structures, different handwriting styles, diverse scripts, handcrafted feature extraction techniques, unavailability of data and code, and the development of script-specific deep learning techniques. …”

Tree-ring δ 18 O and δ 2 H stable isotopes reflect the global meteoric water line by Arosio, T, Büntgen, U, Nicolussi, K, Moseley, GE, Saurer, M, Pichler, T, Smith, MP, Gutierrez, E, Andreu-Hayles, L, Hajdas, I, Bebchuk, T, Leuenberger, M

“…In contrast, local tree-ring δ 18O and δ 2H values are mainly controlled by plant physiological fractionation processes that mask the isotopic signature of precipitation. …”

Communication in the workplace: request mitigations in Instant Messaging (IM) among native Malay speakers by Petani Mohd Noor, Marlyna Maros, Kesumawati Abu Bakar, Normalis Amzah

“…Unfortunately, studies on requests among native Malay speakers have mainly focused on request cores, neglecting the investigation of request supportive moves. …”
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The cross-cultural adaptation of Chinese international students in Malaysia: a systematic review by Zhao, Wenwen, Osman, Mohd Nizam, Omar, Siti Zobidah, Yaakup, Hani Salwah

“…In addition, the research topic was relatively unitary; the 14 studies mainly discussed the factors affecting the cross-cultural adaptation of Chinese students in Malaysia and suggested suggestions to improve their adaptation. …”

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils ofCinnamomum aureofulvum Gamb. by Mohd Ali, Nor Azah, Mohtar, Mastura, Shaari, Khozirah, Rahmanii, Mawardi, Ali, A. Manaf, Jantan, Ibrahim

“…The bark oil was found to be more effective than the leaf oil and their activity was mainly due to their respective major components.…”