Investigating the significance of disguises : disguise as a double-edged sword- the act of concealing and revealing in Eliza Haywood’s Fantomina by Syafiqah Zaini

“…This induces readers to take on an observant role in their act of reading for its upfront approach. …”
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Determining the motivational factors for participation in team sports in Nanyang Technological University Students by Chang, Han Yun

“…However, motivation also plays an important role in team sport participation (Perlman Dana, 2014). …”
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An integrated nine-switch power conditioner for power quality enhancement and voltage sag mitigation by Zhang, Lei, Loh, Poh Chiang, Gao, Feng

“…With an appropriately designed control scheme then incorporated, the nine-switch converter is shown to favorably raise the overall power quality in experiment, hence justifying its role as a power conditioner at a reduced semiconductor cost.…”
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Circular value creation through environmental entrepreneurship initiatives: a case-based exploration by Mohapatra, Subhalaxmi, Roy, Subhadip, Upadhyay, Arvind, Kumar, Anil

“…Subsequently, this leads to value creation at multiple levels such as the economy, business and society. Hence, the findings support the circular economy concept and its role in the creation of value at the small business level. …”
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Mitigation of oxidative stress damage caused by abiotic stress to improve biomass yield of microalgae: a review by Zhu, Jiangyu, Cai, Yifei, Wakisaka, Minato, Yang, Zhengfei, Yin, Yongqi, Fang, Weiming, Xu, Yan, Omura, Taku, Yu, Ruihui, Zheng, Alvin Lim Teik

“…However, the balance between algal growth and the accumulation of metabolites is always the main contradiction in algal biomass production. Hence, the security and effectiveness of regulating microalgal growth and metabolism simultaneously have drawn substantial attention. …”
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ESG disclosure, firm internationalization, and firm financial performance: evidence from Asia-Pacific by Hussain, Waleed, Ong, Tze San, Kamarudin, Fakarudin, Khan, Muhammad Asif, Bács, Zoltán

“…Environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures maintain a sustainable strategic fit between the organization's goals and its changing environment and have an impact on the firm's ability to attract funds, gain competitiveness, and hence firm's financial performance (FFP). The objective of the present study is to evaluate the impact of environmental, social, and governance disclosures (ESGD) on firm financial performance (FFP), especially emphasizing the moderating role of firm internationalization. …”
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Microsleep detection using Convolution Neural Network (CNN) in deep learning (DL) for accident prevention. by H. S., Zaleha, Abdul Wahab, Nur Haliza, Ithnin, Norafida

“…CNN plays a significant role in this project due to its capability in performing both generative and descriptive tasks especially in image and video recognition. …”

Production of ammonia feedstock by novel solid oxide electrolysis cell by Haziq Mahmud

“…Ammonia would play a significant role in the future hydrogen economy. Currently, the predominant industrial route for ammonia synthesis is the Haber Bosch process which is a very laborious and energy intensive process. …”
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Strength and compressibility of soft soil reinforced with bottom ash columns by Hasan, Muzamir

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Bacterial biofilm colonization and succession in tropical marine waters are similar across different types of stone materials used in seawall construction by Summers, Stephen, Pek, Y. Shona, Vinod, Deepthi P., McDougald, Diane, Todd, Peter A., Birch, William R., Rice, Scott A.

“…They are, however, associated with reduced biodiversity, due to their steep orientation, lack of microhabitats, and the materials used in their construction. Hence, there is considerable interest in modifying seawalls to enhance the settlement and diversity of marine organisms, as microbial biofilms play a critical role facilitating algal and invertebrate colonization. …”
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Cyanographene and graphene acid : the functional group of graphene derivative determines the application in electrochemical sensing and capacitors by Cheong, Yi Heng, Muhammad Zafir Mohamad Nasir, Bakandritsos, Aristides, Pykal, Martin, Jakubec, Petr, Zbořil, Radek, Otyepka, Michal, Pumera, Martin

“…Well‐defined, stoichiometric derivatives of graphene afford many opportunities in fine‐tuning of graphene properties and hence, extend the application potential of this material. …”
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Design of a battery operated portable DC power supply. Part 2 : output current monitoring and protection by Fu, Xinyu

“…In all electrical products, overcurrent protection is taking a significant role to ensure the safety of users and assure the reliability of electrical product. …”
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Experimental verification of heat and mass transfer in cargo simulation by Chong, Laurel Yun Ning

“…Oil plays a big role is our daily lives and is essential for our daily energy consumption. …”
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An integrated health-care portal by Lee, Calvin Chun Zheng

“…This makes it hard for the User, usually doctors whose role is to monitor the condition of the patient by reviewing their gameplay data. …”
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A book is a body by Goh, Su-Lynn

“…Each feature plays a crucial role in keeping the face balanced. Similarly, a book has to have all of these aspects in order for it to take form. …”
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An intrinsic algorithm for parallel Poisson disk sampling on arbitrary surfaces by Ying, Xiang, He, Ying, Xin, Shi-Qing, Sun, Qian

“…Poisson disk sampling has excellent spatial and spectral properties, and plays an important role in a variety of visual computing. Although many promising algorithms have been proposed for multidimensional sampling in euclidean space, very few studies have been reported with regard to the problem of generating Poisson disks on surfaces due to the complicated nature of the surface. …”
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Forging a green future: synergizing Industry 4.0 technologies and circular economy tactics to achieve net-zero in sustainable supply chains by El Jaouhari, Asmae, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Benbrahim, Fatima Zahra, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil

“…Three main categories are identified from the selected articles: (i) CE principles and I4.0 technologies integration, (ii) the role of CE-I4.0 nexus in a sustainable supply chain (iii) leveraging CE-4.0 integration for net zero sustainable supply chains. …”
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Patterns of link reciprocity in directed, signed networks by Gallo, A, Saracco, F, Lambiotte, R, Garlaschelli, D, Squartini, T

“…Most of the analyses concerning signed networks have focused on the balance theory, hence identifying frustration with undirected, triadic motifs having an odd number of negative edges; much less attention has been paid to their directed counterparts. …”

The effectiveness of contemporary children’s literature module in enhancing the upper primary school pupils’ vocabulary mastery by Dg Syuhada Nabilah Abdull Majid, Azlina Abdul Aziz

“…Vocabulary plays an important role in the process of learning a language. The lack of vocabulary hinders the pupils from using the target language. …”
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Design and growth of high-power gallium nitride light-emitting diodes by Zhang, Zihui

“…More importantly, the 3D hole gas can be injected into the MQWs for the radiative recombination. Hence, the 3D hole gas can be another hole source besides the one donated by the ionized Mg dopants.…”
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