Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) as a matrix for immobilization of lipase by Yunus, W. M. Z. Wan, Salleh, A. B., Ismail, A., Ampon, K., Razak, C. N. A., Basri, M.

“…The immobilized enzyme is also more stable than the free enzyme in solution. The operational half-life of the immobilized lipase packed in a column and assayed in a closed system is 40 d.…”
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Evaluating efficiency of nondestructive detection of flaws in concrete by Sutan, N. Mohamed, Jaafar, M.S.

“…Tests have been performed to assess feasibility of using the impact-echo method (IEM) and ultrasonic pulse velocity method (UPVM) in detecting flaws and evaluating their depths on the early stage of a concrete structure's service life. Five reinforced concrete (RC) slabs of grades 25, 30, 40, and 50 with fabricated voids at known locations were studied on the 3rd, 7th, 14th, and 28th day. …”

Issues of Group Settlement’s Land Inheritance Management in Peninsular Malaysia by Mohd Asri, Mohammad Hazim Firdaus, Maamor, Selamah, Mohd Noor, Fauziah

“…Therefore, the inherited wealth should be distributed to the rightful heir to benefit and live a comfortable life. The study aims to review the inheritance management issues in the group settlement through a literature study. …”
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Resettlement of Northern Muslims: A Challenge for Sustainable Post-War Development and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka by Yusoff, Mohammad Agus, Sarjoon, Athambawa, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah

“…This study drew on important insights from a quarter-century history of forcefully evicted Muslims in Sri Lanka’s northern province by examining the nature of their displaced life and their permanent resettlement in their traditional villages, particularly in the post-civil war context. …”
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The Search of Best Practices of Malaysian Halal Cosmetics Industry to Improve Firm Performance by Md Sin, Mohammad Aizat, Razalli, Mohd Rizal, Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati

“…Halal refers to the Islamic law that Muslims must adhere to, which includes all materials used in everyday life, such as cosmetic products. Muslims not only need the final product to be Halal, they also need to ensure that all aspects of supply chain of the products, such as raw materials, handling, processing, transportation, distribution, storage, product safety, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the product comply with Halal principles as well. …”
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Machine Learning Approaches for the Prediction of Postoperative Major Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Bowel Obstruction by Mazzotta, Alessandro D., Burti, Elisa, Causio, Francesco Andrea, Orlandi, Alex, Martinelli, Silvia, Longaroni, Mattia, Pinciroli, Tiziana, Debs, Tarek, Costa, Gianluca, Miccini, Michelangelo, Aurello, Paolo, Petrucciani, Niccolò

“…Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy 4 Section of Hygiene, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy 5 EIT Digital Master School, Polytech Nice Sophia, 06410 Biot, France 6 Department of Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy 7 MIT Professional Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA 8 Département de Chirurgie Digestive, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, CHU Nice, 06000 Nice, France 9 Department of Life Science, Health, and Health Professions, Link Campus University, 00165 Rome, Italy 10 Department of Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. …”
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Self-healing cementitious composites by encapsulation techniques by Feng, Jianhang

“…Cracking of cementitious composites is almost inevitable, which requires manual repair and maintenance to extend service life of cracked cementitious composites. However, manual remediation may not be practical in case of inaccessible cracks and would cause high carbon emissions and cost. …”
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21A.337J / CMS.917J Documenting Culture, Spring 2004 by Walley, Christine

“…How — and why — do people seek to capture everyday life on film? What can we learn from such films? …”
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Towards Perceptual Augmentation by Chin, Sam

“…Drawing inspiration from the diverse sensory abilities found in nature, the research aims to develop methods for meaningful augmentation of human perception that can impact daily life. The study adopts an ecological approach to perceptual augmentation, grounded in Gibsonian ecological psychology. …”
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15.269 Literature, Ethics and Authority, Fall 2005 by Hafrey, Leigh

“…Major topics include leadership and authority, professionalism, the universality of ethical standards, and social enterprise, as well as questions of gender, cultural identity, the balance of family and work life, and the relation of science to ethics. Readings include work by Robert Bolt, Jane Smiley, Virginia Woolf, Ursula LeGuin, Wole Soyinka, and others; films include "Three Kings," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Hotel Rwanda," and others. …”
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Enchantment, possession and the uncanny in E.T.A. Hoffmann's ‘The Sandman’ by Dawson, Terence.

“…All enchantment is a form of possession: as love or religious belief, it can invest a person’s life with significance; but as revenge or fanaticism, it can also bring about a fundamental change in the subject’s personality. …”
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Interfacing and testing of localization sensors on an autonomous vehicle by Yang Xuehuan

“…Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology has potential to improve mobility and smart transportation, and it can contribute to enhancement of our life. AVs require precise knowledge of position and orientation for Self-Localization, Perception, and Path Planning. …”
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A study on pedestrian crowd simulations through distributed personal mobility device (PMD) docking hubs by Ramakrishna Santhira Segaran

“…Public outcry began to pile up and reached its fever pitch when an accident caused a loss of life. The government ultimately decided to ban the use of PMDs on public footpaths with the exception of Cycling Paths and Park Connectors. …”
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Understanding the outcomes of enterococcus faecalis and pseudomonas aeruginosa dual-species biofilms by Ong, Qian Wei

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Broad learning vs. deep learning by Gu, Haowei

“…Many projects have been applied in real life, such as face recognition, natural language processing. …”
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Match making in complex social networks by Mao, Fubing, Ma, Lijia, He, Qiang, Xiao, Gaoxi

“…The implications of such observations in real-life systems and open problems are briefly discussed.…”
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Community oriented web platform for lifelong learners in computer networking courses by Sujono, Andreas

“…The platform focuses more on computer networking courses as a real-life scenario. Thus, real course content is developed for this platform.…”
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Data analysis & one-day prediction of SO2 and PM10 pollutants in Singapore by Teo, Aaron Bao Long

“…From global transportation to lighting our homes at night, energy is essential to human life. Burning fossil fuels is the main source of energy for the world and it releases harmful pollutants into the air. …”
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Process performance and capability study on the combination of surface enhancement tool-based processes by Low, Zheng Xiang

“…It induces beneficial compressive residual stresses into the material and improve its fatigue life. There are many types of surface enhancement process with different deformation mechanism, such as robotic hammer peening and deep cold rolling. …”
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Futureproofing and stress in students: a longitudinal study by Tam, Bryan Wei Hoe

“…Stress is an inevitable part of daily life. Given the negative implications of chronic stress, it is important to be able to cope with stress. …”
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