A marxist reading on the disintegration of American families in Sam Sherpard's true west and curse of the starving class by Majeed, Abdulhameed A.

“…Sam Shepard depicted the family deterioration and cut of communication in his plays in accordance to the capitalist conception of family members life. The Marxist reading of the plays selected shows the vulgarity and futility of the capitalist values of the Americans in their endeavors to cope with the materialistic standards of success of the American Dream.…”
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Exploring the interaction between learning styles and mathematics anxiety among secondary school students: a correlational study in southern Malaysia by Ahmad Fuad Khoo, Nur Aini Khoo, Jamaluddin, Nurdiana Yasmin, Osman, Sharifah, Achmad Buchori, Achmad Buchori

“…Mathematics is a subject that is extensively used in real-life situations, but it has been found to be a difficult subject to master. …”
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Motivation in learning mathematics among high school students in Ningbo, China by He, Mengyao, Ismail, Zaleha, Ismail, Norulhuda, He, Xueting

“…Two significant factors contributing to this low motivation were identified: students’ lack of confidence due to the perceived difficulty of mathematics and the belief that mathematics is not closely related to real life.…”
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Takaful Product in Islamic Estate Planning by Azhar, Alias, Che Arshad, Noraziah

“…To accomplish this goal, wealth management has been determined as an important tool as it plays some important roles to assist for a proper planning in our life and after our death. In other word, Islamic wealth management aims to provide the best reward in this world and hereafter. …”
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Assessing Customer Behavioural Intention To Participate In Online Food Ordering Systems (S/O 14715) by Nor Azam, Nor Rabiatul Adawiyah

“…People from all walks of life may order food with a single click on their smartphones in the information technology (IT) age. …”
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Factors in the Selection of Houses for the Disabled in Kedah by Abdul Latif, Mohammad Raznil, Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar

“…People with disabilities are primarily concerned with having access to housing that adheres to regulations and accommodates their needs, which ultimately improves their quality of life. This study focuses on the priorities of the disabled community in Kedah, specifically in terms of pricing, location, legality, and house design. …”
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A Novel Discrete Filled Function Algorithm in Solving Discrete Optimization Problems (S/O: 12408) by Woon, Siew Fang, Karim, Sharmila, Mohamad, Mohd Saiful Adli

“…Numerical results suggest that the proposed algorithm is efficient in solving large scale complex discrete optimization problems, thus could be extended into solving real life application mixed discrete optimization problem in the future…”
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Factors in The Selection of Houses for The Disabled in Kedah by Abdul Latif, Mohammad Raznil, Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar

“…People with disabilities are primarily concerned with having access to housing that adheres to regulations and accommodates their needs, which ultimately improves their quality of life. This study focuses on the priorities of the disabled community in Kedah, specifically in terms of pricing, location, legality, and house design. …”
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An Islamic Leadership Model at Malaysian Public Higher Institutions: The Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Culture (S/O: 12921) by Shamsudin, Abdul Shukor, Sharif, Mohmad Yazam, Romle, Abd Rahim, Al-Swidi, Abdullah Kaid Naji

“…In contrast, several scholars have debated that Islam as a way of life offers the most complete leadership model based on its high ethical system and teaching as laid in the al-Quran and the Prophet (PBUH) Sunnah. …”
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Mechanism design for internet of things services market by Jiao, Yutao

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Ultrasonic shot peening advancements and their impact on alloys microstructure behavior: A concise review by Aina Najwa, Azmi, Muhammad Syamim, Mazlan, Mohamad Rusydi, Mohamad Yasin

“…USP has huge potential to be utilized in improving the mechanical properties and fatigue life of metallic components, hence it has recently gained much attention as a novel surface treatment technique. …”
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Recent advancements in additively manufactured hip implant design using topology optimization technique by Noman, Abdulla All, Mohd Shamil, Shaari, Mehboob, Hassan, Abdul Hadi, Azman

“…Porous additive-manufactured hip implants possess various advantages, including patient-specific implant design, reduced production cost, mass reduction, and a longer implant life by alleviating stress shielding. Mass and stress shielding reduction of the implants can be achieved through topology optimization techniques incorporating cellular structures. …”
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Optimizing targeted vaccination across cyber–physical networks: an empirically based mathematical simulation stud by Mones, Enys, Stopczynski, Arkadiusz, Pentland, Alex, Hupert, Nathaniel, Lehmann, Sune

“…Digital communication networks may reflect not only virtual but also physical interactions that could result in disease transmission, but the precise overlap between these cyber and physical networks has never been empirically explored in real-life settings. Here, we study the digital communication activity of more than 500 individuals along with their person-to-person contacts at a 5-min temporal resolution. …”
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Optimizing targeted vaccination across cyber–physical networks: an empirically based mathematical simulation study by Mones, Enys, Stopczynski, Arkadiusz, Pentland, Alex, Hupert, Nathaniel, Lehmann, Sune

“…Digital communication networks may reflect not only virtual but also physical interactions that could result in disease transmission, but the precise overlap between these cyber and physical networks has never been empirically explored in real-life settings. Here, we study the digital communication activity of more than 500 individuals along with their person-to-person contacts at a 5-min temporal resolution. …”
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An implantable soft robotic ventilator augments inspiration in a pig model of respiratory insufficiency by Hu, Lucy, Bonnemain, Jean, Saeed, Mossab Y., Singh, Manisha, Quevedo Moreno, Diego, Vasilyev, Nikolay V., Roche, Ellen T.

“…Robotic implants that intervene at the diaphragm rather than at the upper airway and that augment physiological metrics of ventilation may restore respiratory performance without sacrificing quality of life.…”
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First-in-human trial of an ingestible vitals-monitoring pill by Traverso, Giovanni, Finomore, Victor, Mahoney, James, Kupec, Justin, Stansbury, Robert, Bacher, Daniel, Pless, Benjamin, Schuetz, Shannon, Hayward, Alison, Langer, Robert, Rezai, Ali

“…Ingestible vital sign monitors can transform the diagnosis of sleep-related respiratory disorders and can capture life-threatening events such as apnea or opioid overdose.…”
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A Case Study in Marketing a Real Estate Debt Fund through the Design and Preparation of a Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) and Investor Presentation by Poirier, Richard Scott

“…This research aims to provide a real-world example of a fund designed according to current trends and market terms for use by a real-life investment manager, ProBuilder Financial LLC. …”
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Beyond the Ovaries: Renaming a common yet neglected hormonal condition could be the key to unlocking better care for patients by Stewart, Lily

“…Over the past decade, researchers and physicians who specialize in the condition have been pushing for everyone to recognize PCOS for what it is: a full-body endocrine syndrome with wide-reaching effects on health and quality of life. And one way to combat these is to change something fundamental about the condition: its name.…”
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The Shape of Kubler: George A. Kubler in Peru, 1948-49 by Schweig, Johann

“…This thesis takes a look into a year of Kubler’s life in 1948-49, spent in Peru conducting archival research and field work on culture change with the Institute for Social Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution and teaching a seminar on the use of archival sources in ethnology at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima; during this time, Kubler also engaged in the construction of an archive of his own. …”
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Moving Sculptures: Animating the Human Body in Stop-Motion WithPolymer Clay by Smerekanych, Eva B.

“…The motivation for this study is to find a way to bring sculptures to life in a way that does not sacrifice attention to detail. …”
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