An investigation into the intercultural competence of native and non-native English language teachers in London colleges by Jamali, Mehrnaz

“…This study also reveals that non-native English language teachers showed a broader awareness of intercultural competence (compared to the native teachers) and are thus more likely to teach it effectively. As evidenced in my observations, the lack of the promotion of intercultural competence could stem partly from native English language teachers‘ strong reliance on textbooks which do not include wide intercultural learning resources. …”
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An evidence-based cloud incident handling framework by Ab Rahman, Nurul Hidayah

“…The factors identified as having a significant influence on the adoption were determined using an integration of Situational Awareness and Protection Motivation Theory. Users are more likely to adopt if they are aware of cloud security and privacy related risks, confident in their capability, understand the benefits, and understand the impact due to an ineffective strategy. …”
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Development of growth chart for Malaysian children by Yusoff, Ahmad Faudzi, HuiQi, Pan, Mustafa, Amal Nasir, Cheong, Kee Chee, Md Iderus, Nuur Hafizah, Mohd Ghazali, Sumarni, Zainuddin, Ahmad Ali, Abd Samad, Hazizi, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Raib, Junidah, Zailani, Mohd Hanif, Poh, Bee Koon, Selamat, Rusidah, Shahar, Suzana, Wai Sew, Teh

“…WHO Child Growth Standards/Reference are likely to overdiagnose obesity, thinness/underweight and stunting for most age groups as compared to MyGC. …”
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A mindful path to the COVID-19 pandemic: an approach to promote physical distancing behavior by Kumar, Sachin, Panda, Tapan, Kumar, Anil, Behl, Abhishek

“…The respondents were identified based on the convenience and snowball sampling techniques and utilizing social media platforms the prospective respondents were either contacted through WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and Facebook or e-mails. Post data cleaning, a total of 315 responses were found to be suitable for analysis. …”
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Heavy metal content determination in locally available traditional medicines using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) by Khalid, Reem S., Helal Uddin, A.B.M., Abbas, Syed Atif

“…This high percentage indicates the positive attitudes towards herbal medicine in various places in the world, probably due to the people’s believe that such products are more likely to be safe ‘natural’ rather than ‘synthetic’ origin. …”
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Are our patients different? A 5-year review of cervical cancer cases managed in tertiary Gynaecological Cancer Unit in Malaysia by Mat Ali, Norhuda, Zakaria, Alik Riasadesa, Awang, Mokhtar

“…Only one third of our patients had early disease at presentation, which is likely to poor cervical smear uptake. Our adjuvant radiotherapy rate was higher compared to others as most of our patients preferred surgery (even they needed adjuvant radiotherapy) compared to concurrent radiotherapy alone. …”
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Ternary anode electrocatalyst based membrane electrode assembly for direct methanol fuel cell by Hanifah, Mohamad Fahrul Radzi

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Aircraft noise, overheating and poor air quality in London primary schools' classrooms by Montazami, Azadeh

“…Through objective and subjective surveys, classrooms' indoor temperatures, air quality and background noise levels were evaluated and it was learnt that those schools located in the vicinity of Heathrow Airport are more likely to experience overheating and poor air quality. …”
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The child labor situation in the commercial and construction sectors in Bangladesh by Karim, A.H.M Zehadul

“…It is therefore quite likely that the participation of the children from the low income families in both domestic and non-domestic sectors of production will continue to increase in future. …”
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Glycemic profile of three different insulin regimes during the month of Ramadan by Omar, Mohd Rahman, Muhayidin, Azura Dina, A. Wahab, Norasyikin, Shahar, Mohammad Arif, Wan Seman, Wan Juani, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Mustafa, Norlaila, Sukor, Norlela, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi

“…The significant hyperglycaemia seen post iftar and post sahur were likely contributed by higher baselineA1c and FBS.…”
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Use of Mid Upper-Arm Circumference (MUAC) as screening tool in an urban township in the Eastern Cape: rationale for testing changed cut-off values to identify malnutrition by McLaren, Shawn, Steenkamp, Liana, Venter, Danie

“…The least squares regression formula (Y = 15.409 + 0.803x (males); Y = 15.13 + 0.83x (females)) was then used to predict where WHZ = -2 is most likely to correspond with a MUAC value in cm. The new predicted MUAC values of 13.8 cm (males) and 13.5 cm (females) were subsequently tested for sensitivity and specificity. …”
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A gamification approach to enhance “third space mobility”: building a digital community and fostering engagement amongst culturally diverse students by Moschini, Elena, Bamford, Jan

“…We have seen through past research, (Bamford and Pollard, 2018; Pollard and Bamford, 2021) that students from underrepresented groups can struggle to make the social transition to university, with busy lives and local community links outside of university. This impacts the ability for institutions who have large bodies of commuter students to maintain a community environment to learning spaces. …”
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Optical biosensors prospective based on Bragg grating polymer waveguide by Mohd Salleh, Mohd Hazimin, Mohd Salleh, Mohd Haziq, Abdul Hadi, Muhammad Salihi,

“…The discrepancies were likely due to the accumulation of sucrose solution on top and sidewall of the sensing area, the insertion loss between input and output coupling of the waveguide interface that induced the noise to signal ratio. …”
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Development of novel isolation methodologies for microvesicles and exosomes, as potential biomarkers for health (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes), and use of microvesicle-delivered β... by Grant, Ryan Conrad

“…With a view to understanding likely pathways being stimulated during MV release, and to also shortlist possible pharmacological reagents capable of being used to therapeutically inhibit Y27632, calpeptin and methyl-β cyclodextrin were shown to inhibit MV release. …”
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Improved characterisation of measures of fatness and metabolic risks in older adolescents and young adults in the South Asian population in the UK by Moqueem, Erum

“…BF% in females increased steadily from 6 to 21 years of age while in males BF% decreased after puberty, most likely reflecting the sex hormone driven changes in body composition during adolescence. …”
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Women in management : barriers to career progress by Geddes, Jean

“…Finally, the assumptive base of some recent analysts question the ways in which women are likely to progress in management. It has been assumed that the excellent educational achievements of women in recent years will automatically translate into increased opportunities for high office in organisations. …”
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Characterization of the measurement uncertainty for the electromagnetic conducted and radiated emission test by Ayob, Mohd Erdi

“…Other areas are now introducing regulations and it seems likely that the system will spread to encompass the whole world in the future. …”
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2017 International Design Exchange Project, Hidden Space Project. Volume 8, Re-interpretation by Newman, Kaye, Park, Young Tae

“…However this is now about to change as Waterloo undergoes a revamp restoring the 4 Euro star lines for the South of England where the tunnels and vaults underneath are being developed into retail spaces and eateries to meet the needs of the travellers and other new surrounding developments. …”
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2018 International Design Project, Hidden Space Project. Volume 9, Rescued: space and people by Newman, Kaye, Park, Young Tae

“…However this is now about to change as Waterloo undergoes a revamp restoring the 4 Eurostar lines for the South of England where the tunnels and vaults underneath are being developed into retail spaces and eateries to meet the needs of the travellers and other new surrounding developments. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings: the COMPARE systematic mapping review by Baker, John, Berzins, Kathryn, Canvin, Krysia, Benson, Iris, Kellar, Ian, Wright, Judy, Rodriguez Lopez, Rocio, Duxbury, Joy, Kendall, Tim, Stewart, Duncan

“…Behaviour change techniques found in the interventions were most likely to be those that demonstrated statistically significant effects. …”
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