Polycaprolactone/Cellulose acetate loaded psidium guajava essential oil electrospun nanofibrous mat dressing for healing wounds by Nor Naimah, Hussin @ Hassan, Noor Suhana, Adzahar, Lee, Thong Chuan, Izan Izwan, Misnon, Venugopal, Jayarama Reddy

“…Furthermore, FTIR studies revealed the-OH peak in pure electrospun PCL/CA and PCL/CA/PGEO, lacking pure PGEO nanofibrous mats. These findings reflect that Psidium guajava essential oil/PCL/CA electrospun nanofibers are promising candidates for presenting bioactive compounds in wound management or other approaches for wound healing and bacterial infections.…”
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Improving the quality and productivity of palm oil through mechanisation in palm oil companies by Maisarah, Ismail, Nur Sofia Nabila, Alimin, Bathaei, Ahmad

“…The data was gathered via semi-structured interviews with employees from YP Plantation Holdings Sdn Bhd. The findings hope to offer recommendations for YPPH to optimise the production process, improve palm oil quality, and increase productivity. …”
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Chatgpt in enhancing technical writing: Insights of engineering students by Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim, Nabila, Abdul Malek

“…However, prior experience with AI technologies correlates adversely with students’ inclination to use ChatGPT, emphasising the importance of self-efficacy. The findings from the multiple regression analysis revealed that perceived usefulness and ease of use substantially influence students’ behavioural intentions, giving critical insights into the acceptance and use of technology in technical writing assignments. …”
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Phytochemical and pharmacological activities of Commiphora gileadensis: A review by Mokaizh, A. A., Nour, Abdurahman Hamid, Rosli, Mohd Yunus, Siti Qurratu' Aini, Mahat, Elnour, Ahmed A. M., Modather, Rayan H.

“…Results: According to the findings, pharmacological studies support the use of C. gileadensis extracts in folk medicine, where the phytochemical research revealed that this plant is high in saponins, flavonoids, proteins, triterpenes, lipids, sterols, fibers, amino acids. …”
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Correlation studies between structural and ionic transport properties of lithium-ion gel polymer electrolytes based on guar gum by Aynharn, S., Ahmad Faizrin, Ahmad Fuzlin, Ahmad Salihin, Samsudin

“…FTIR deconvolution established a correlation between the number density, mobility, and diffusion coefficient of mobile ions with ionic conductivity. These findings demonstrate the potential of guar gum–based GPEs for lithium-ion battery applications.…”
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Examining graph neural networks for crystal structures: Limitations and opportunities for capturing periodicity by Gong, Sheng, Yan, Keqiang, Xie, Tian, Shao-Horn, Yang, Gomez-Bombarelli, Rafael, Ji, Shuiwang, Grossman, Jeffrey C.

“…In this study, we introduce an approach using human-designed descriptors as a compendium of human knowledge to investigate the extent to which GNNs can comprehend crystal structures. Our findings reveal that current state-of-the-art GNNs fall short in accurately capturing the periodicity of crystal structures. …”
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Determination of Optimal Shot Peen Forming Patterns Using the Theory of Non-Euclidean Plates by Sushitskii, Vladislav, van Rees, Wim M., Levesque, Martin, Gosselin, Frederick P.

“…Our programming code based on this approach solves two types of problems: it simulates the effect of a predefined treatment (the forward problem) and it finds the optimal treatment to achieve a predefined target shape (the inverse problem). …”
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The impacts of stockout cost on a stochastic production-inventory system in minimizing total cost conditional value-at-risk by Bai, Bingfeng, Li, Bo, Jia, Xingzhi

“…With a numerical simulation experiment, we outline observations and findings that characterize how relevant economic factors could impact the approximately optimal base-stock levels.…”
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A Multi-Objective Framework for Balancing Fairness and Accuracy in Debiasing Machine Learning Models by Nagpal, Rashmi, Khan, Ariba, Borkar, Mihir, Gupta, Amar

“…Empirical evaluations on publicly available datasets, including German Credit, Adult Income, and COMPAS, reveal several significant findings: the ROC-based approach demonstrates superior performance, achieving an accuracy of 94.29%, an individual fairness loss of 0.04, and a group fairness loss of 0.06 on the German Credit dataset. …”
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Maximizing Free Energy Gain by Kolchinsky, Artemy, Marvian, Iman, Gokler, Can, Liu, Zi-Wen, Shor, Peter, Shtanko, Oles, Thompson, Kevin, Wolpert, David, Lloyd, Seth

“…Finally, we demonstrate that the problem of finding the optimal initial state may have two distinct regimes, one easy and one difficult, depending on the temperatures used for preparation and work extraction. …”
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Spinel manganese ferrites for oxygen electrocatalysis : effect of Mn valency and occupation site by Zhou, Ye, Du, Yonghua, Xi, Shibo, Xu, Jason Zhichuan

“…Convinced by the leading role of octahedral-geometric, we further reveal the role of Mn oxidation state through normalizing the activity to active Mn[Oh] site number. Our findings clearly indicate that Mn3+ was more catalytically active than Mn2+ in catalyzing ORR and OER.…”
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Biosocial risk factors for academic dishonesty : testing a new mediation model in young adults by Portnoy, Jill, Legee, Kate, Raine, Adrian, Choy, Olivia, Rudo-Hutt, Anna S.

“…This is also the first study to examine self-control as a possible mediator of the resting heart rate–antisocial behavior relationship in adults. Findings suggest a potential pathway in young adults through which low resting heart rate may affect antisocial behavior.…”
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Environmental governance of transportation infrastructure under Belt and Road Initiative : A unified framework by Wang, Xueqin, Wong, Yiik Diew, Yuen, Kum Fai, Li, Kevin X.

“…Based on the review findings, the framework along with four propositions are derived, focusing on the key actors (who), the environmental considerations (what) and the governance structures (how). …”
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Surface composition dependent ligand effect in tuning the activity of nickel–copper bimetallic electrocatalysts toward hydrogen evolution in alkaline by Wei, Chao, Sun, Yuanmiao, Scherer, Günther G., Fisher, Adrian C., Sherburne, Matthew, Ager, Joel W., Xu, Zhichuan Jason

“…Such correlation indicates the descriptor role of d band center, and this hypothesis is further supported by the evidence that com-bining Ni and Cu produces a variety of adsorption sites, which possess near-optimal hydrogen binding energy. Our finding broadens the applicability of d band theory to activity prediction of metal electrocatalysts and may offer an insightful under-standing of alkaline HER mechanism.…”
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Impact of pyridyl moieties on the inhibitory properties of prominent acyclic metal chelators against metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae : investigating the molecular... by Sosibo, Sphelele C., Somboro, Anou M., Amoako, Daniel G., Osei Sekyere, John, Bester, Linda A., Ngila, Jane C., Sun, Darren Delai, Kumalo, Hezekiel M.

“…Di-(2-picolyl) amine and tris-(2-picolyl) amine exhibited great efficacy against different types of MBLs and strong binding affinity for NDM-1, whereas 2-picolyl amine did not show activity at a concentration of 64 mg/L in combination with meropenem; it further showed the lowest binding affinity from computational molecular analysis, commensurating with the in vitro screening assays. The findings revealed that the pyridyl group plays a vital role in the inhibitory activity of the tested molecules against CREs and should be exploited as potential MBL inhibitors.…”
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Evidence for resistance of activated sludge flocs to deflocculative DO stress by Suresh, Akshaykumar, Grygolowicz-Pawlak, Ewa, Poh, Leong Soon, Maszenan Abdul Majid, Dominiak, Dominik, Bugge, Thomas Vistisen, Gao, Xin, Ng, Wun Jern

“…However, results of this study involving aerobic sludge from three different sources repeatedly indicated a lack of deflocculation after 24 h of low DO conditions. This finding has led to the conclusion that low DO might not be a direct cause of deflocculation. …”
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Promoting healthier eating via parental communication : development and validation of the active and restrictive parental guidance questionnaire (PARQ) by Yee, Andrew Zi Han, Lwin, May Oo, Ho, Shirley S.

“…Building on the research in parental mediation of media consumption, and parenting practices in public health nutrition, this study details the development and validation of the active and restrictive parental guidance questionnaire with a sample of 246 children and adolescents at the scale development phase and another sample of 1,113 children and adolescents at the scale validation phase. Findings show that parents employ four communicative strategies to encourage a healthier diet: active guidance, general discussion, preventive restrictive guidance, and promotive restrictive guidance. …”
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Cold chain shipping mode choice with environmental and financial perspectives by Zhang, Xiunian, Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee, Iris, Çağatay

“…Furthermore, the paper evaluates greenhouse gas emissions from the cold chain shipping. Findings from a numerical example show that optimal ship speed decreases with a reducing rate when the bunker price increases and with a higher decline rate when goods are less perishable.…”
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The midlife crisis by Giuntella, Osea, McManus, Sally, Mujcic, Redzo, Oswald, Andrew J., Powdthavee, Nattavudh, Tohamy, Ahmed

“…This is paradoxical and troubling. The finding is consistent, however, with the prediction – one little-known to economists – of Elliott Jaques (1965). …”
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Strong piezoelectricity in 3R-MoS₂ flakes by Hallil, Hamida, Cai, Weifan, Zhang, Kang, Yu, Peng, Liu, Sheng, Xu, Ran, Zhu, Chao, Xiong, Qihua, Liu, Zheng, Zhang, Qing

“…These piezoelectric coefficients are not apparently dependent on the flake thickness. The findings suggest that 3R-MoS2 is of excellent piezoelectric properties and it can be an excellent material for novel piezoelectric devices.…”
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