Exploring Communication Strategy in Agricuture Based Organization (S/O 14676) by Yusof, Norhafezah, Ramli, Romlah

“…The study is based on the experiences of five experienced officers in the federal, regional, and district-based organizations. …”
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Exploring Communication Strategy in Agricuture Based Organization (S/O: 14696) by Yusof, Norhafezah, Ramli, Romlah

“…The study is based on the experiences of five experienced officers in the federal, regional, and district-based organizations. …”
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Persistent elevation of intrathecal pro-inflammatory cytokines leads to multiple sclerosis-like cortical demyelination and neurodegeneration by James, Rachel E., Schalks, Renee, Browne, Eleanor, Eleftheriadou, Ioanna, Munoz, Carmen Picon, Mazarakis, Nicholas D., Reynolds, Richard

“…A significant decrease in neuronal numbers was seen at 28 and 56 days in cortical layers II-V that was independent of MOG immunisation. RNA analysis at 28 dpi showed an increase in expression of necroptotic pathway genes, including RIP3, MLKL, cIAP2 and Nox2. …”
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Enzymatic preparation of diacylglycerols: lipase screening, immobilization, characterization and glycerolysis performance by Xie, Rui, Peng, Xianwu, Lee, Yee-Ying, Xie, Pengkai, Tan, Chin-Ping, Wang, Yong, Zhang, Zhen

“…The immobilized enzyme retained over 90% of its initial activity after five consecutive reactions, demonstrating excellent reusability. …”

Computational modeling of light processing in the habenula and dorsal raphe based on laser ablation of functionally-defined cells by Cheng, Ruey-Kuang, Jagannathan, N. Suhas, Kathrada, Ahmad Ismat, Jesuthasan, Suresh, Tucker-Kellogg, Lisa

“…After ablation of the OFF cells in the vHb (V-OFF), the raphe displayed an excitatory response to darkness. …”
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A robust EM-SOCR localization method under probabilistic NLOS environments considering anchor node position uncertainties by Zhang, Zhibo, Chang, Qing, Zhao, Zichu, Chen, Leyan, Xing, Jin

“…A new source node localization scene that both considers the probabilistic non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments and anchor node position uncertainties is introduced. …”
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Fabrication and laser properties of transparent Yb:YAG ceramics by Luo, Dewei, Zhang, Jian, Xu, Changwen, Qin, Xianpeng, Tang, Dingyuan, Ma, Jan

“…Commercial Al2O3 powder and co-precipitated Y2O3 and Yb2O3 powders were used as the raw materials. In-line transmittances at 1300 nm and 400 nm were measured to be 83.6% and 81.8% respectively for a 3 mm thick mirror polished Yb:YAG ceramics sample. …”
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Anti-leukaemic and chemotherapy supportive effects of berberis vulgaris l. Fruit crude extract on in vitro and in vivo models by Saedi, Tayebeh Azam

“…For the in vitro method, cytotoxic effects of BVFCE were evaluated using MTT assay to determine the IC50 values and compare with non-leukaemic cell line (The 3T3 cell). Observation of the morphological changes in the treated leukaemic cell lines with BVFCE and Doxorubicin (Doxo) was examined using inverted microscope. …”
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Infectious diseases prevention and control using an integrated health big data system in China by Zhou, Xudong, Lee, Edmund Wei Jian, Wang, Xiaomin, Lin, Leesa, Xuan, Ziming, Wu, Dan, Lin, Hongbo, Shen, Peng

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High-performance and low-complexity implementation of fixed-coefficient FIR filters by Lou, Xin

“…Moreover, though the product-accumulation line of TDF FIR filters contribute significant amount of delay, it is omitted in most of the existing works. …”
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Low magnetic field exposure alters prostate cancer cell properties by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel, Kraev, Igor, Dart, Dafydd Alwyn, Uysal-Onganer, Pinar

“…This study investigated the effects of LMF exposure (20 nT) by magnetic shielding on the prostate cancer cell line PC3 compared to the prostate epithelial cell line PNT2 under short-term (4 h) conditions. …”
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Understanding customer retrials in call centers: preferences for service quality and service speed by Hu, K, Allon, G, Bassamboo, A

“…<p><strong> Managerial implications:</p></strong> First, our research highlights the importance of recognizing customers’ off-line decisions, which are impacted by online service offerings and, in turn, affect future online service operations. …”

Members’ participation, empowerment and sustainability of self-help groups in Kano City, Nigeria by Ibrahim, Abdul-Aziz

“…Despite the potential of SHGs, there are certain factors that restrained the sustainability of these groups. In line with this, the study examined the relationship between group member’s participation, empowerment, member’s perception towards leadership and group cohesion, and sustainability of self-help groups. …”
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Towards A Robust Integrated Urban Mobility System: Public Transit and Ride-Sharing Systems by Guo, Xiaotong

“…The dissertation presents five distinct studies to elaborate on these objectives. …”
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The Whole Picture : The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about it / by Procter, Alice, author 656024, Octopus (Online service) 656025

“…Each section tackles the fascinating and often shocking stories of five different art pieces, including the propaganda painting that the East India Company used to justify its control in India; the Maori mokomokai skulls that were traded and collected by Europeans as 'art objects'; and Kara Walker's controversial contemporary sculpture A Subtlety, which raised questions about 'appropriate' interactions with art. …”
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Exploring Malaysian public universities Japanese language students' views on the effects of LGBT elements in anime and manga by Paee, Rokiah, Abdul Rashid, Roswati, Ahmad, Normah, Mamat, Roslina

“…Methodology: Online Google survey forms were distributed to students studying the Japanese language at five public universities in Malaysia. In these universities, Japanese is offered as an elective or part of a core course and is taken by students from various faculties. 280 students responded to the survey. …”
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Relationship of sperm protamine content with bull breeding soundness evaluation and sperm DNA damage by Mohamed Abbad Alfadel, Fatima

“…The result of BBSE revealed that two of the five bulls examined were unsatisfactory due to low normal sperm percentages (< 70%). …”
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Writing in Creole contexts: a study of Jamaican primary school students by Tucker, S-K, Chalmers, H, Murphy, VA

“…Findings are discussed in line with the Not-so-Simple View of Writing and recommendations for supporting the literacy development of Creole speaking learners in the Caribbean are outlined.…”

CLAROS - bringing classical art to a global public by Kurtz, D, Parker, G, Shotton, D, Klyne, G, Schroff, F, Zisserman, A, Wilks, Y

“…During 2009, a pump-priming grant from the University's Fell Fund enabled CLAROS to integrate on line more than two million records and images held in research centres in Oxford, Paris, Cologne and Berlin. …”

A diagnostic host-specific transcriptome response for Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia to guide pediatric patient treatment by Viz-Lasheras, S, Gómez-Carballa, A, Bello, X, Rivero-Calle, I, Dacosta, AI, Kaforou, M, Habgood-Coote, D, Cunnington, AJ, Emonts, M, Herberg, JA, Wright, VJ, Carrol, ED, Paulus, SC, Zenz, W, Kohlfürst, DS, Schweintzger, N, Van der Flier, M, de Groot, R, Schlapbach, LJ, Agyeman, P, Pollard, AJ, Fink, C, Kuijpers, TT, Anderson, S

“…Its lack of a cell wall makes it resistant to beta-lactams, which are the first-line treatment for typical pneumonia. Current diagnostic tests are time-consuming and have low specificity, leading clinicians to administer empirical antibiotics. …”