The effect of meteorology and air quality to the COVID-19 cases in Malaysia: a multivariate deep learning approach by Peggy, Yeo, Azuraliza Abu Bakar, Zalinda Othman, Mazrura Sahani, Suhaila Zainudin, Zailiza Suli

“…Our model, which employs a neural network architecture incorporating both Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), was trained using multivariate time-series data. …”
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The (un)straight truth about trees by Ab Shukor, Nor Aini

“…Forest and forest products have long contributed to the global economic base, provided environmental services and housing for biodiversity, including carbon sequestration, storage and supply for both flora and fauna resources. …”
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Predicting and modeling the effects of turbines noise on operator’s mental task performance in AL-DORA power plant by Mosa, Ali I., Al-Sadawi, Laith A., Attia, Osam H., Adam, Nor Mariah

“…Moreover, low noise levels can still affect the performance of workers who are exposed to noise for long durations. With this clear relationship between noise levels, exposure time, and mental work efficiency, organizations can implement certain strategies to optimize their acoustic environments.…”
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Edible bird’s nest mitigates histological alterations in the cortexes of rats’ brains subjected to lead toxicity by Albishtue, Abdulla A., Yimer, Nurhusien, Zakaria, MD Zuki A., Haron, Abd Wahid

“…Lead (Pb) is a heavy metal which possesses a long half-life and a distinct negative effect on the bodies of humans and animals. …”
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Machine learning baseline energy model (MLBEM) to evaluate prediction performances in building energy consumption by Mustapa, Rijalul Fahmi, Hairuddin, Muhammad Asraf, Mohd Nordin, Atiqah Hamizah, Dahlan, Nofri Yenita, Mohd Yassin, Ihsan, Khirul Ashar, Nur Dalila

“…Three models with different categories involving Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Support Vector Regression (SVR), and AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average with Exogenous inputs (ARIMAX) were compared, concluding that SVR was the best and can be used as a universal model in the Machine Learning Baseline Energy Model (MLBEM) studies. …”
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Heavy metals distribution in mangrove leaves in various sudanese coastal zones at the red sea by Mohammad Khalil, Rabha Khalil, Solangi, Kashif Ali, Alhassan, Abdullahi Bala, Khan, Waseem Razzaq, Aljahdali, Mohammed Othman

“…These results could be useful as a database for prospective ecological research, preservation efforts, and long-term sustainable management of the Sudanese mangrove ecosystems throughout the Red Sea coastal.…”
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A multi-layer CNN-GRUSKIP model based on transformer for spatial: temporal traffic flow prediction by Mohammad Ata, Karimeh Ibrahim, Hassan, Mohd Khair, Ismaeel, Ayad Ghany, Al-Haddad, Syed Abdul Rahman, Alquthami, Thamer‎, Alani, Sameer

“…The model comprises (1) the specialized CNN feature extraction, (2) the GRU-SKIP enhanced long-temporal module adept at capturing extended patterns, (3) a transformer module employing encoder-decoder and multi-attention mechanisms to hone prediction accuracy and trim model complexity, and (4) a bespoke prediction module. …”
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Knowledge and practice on exclusive breastfeeding and association with work-related factors among mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Rosdi, Nur Hanim Natasha Mohd

“…In addition to decreasing the risk of infections, it strengthens the link between mother and child, improving long-term health. This study seeks to assess the knowledge and practice of EBF among mothers in Hospital USM along with the association with work-related factors. …”
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Deformation of peat soil reinforcement settlement using single-layer bamboo dendrocalamus asper by Md Yusof, Z, Khairul Anuar, N A, Abu Talib, M K, Md Dan, M F, Mohammad Noh, N

“…The stability of peat was more stable when the reinforcement is held or tied with a strong material that can be used for the long term. Therefore, this study to identify the deformation settlement of single-layer bamboo Dendrocalamus asper that using as reinforcement for the peat. …”
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Nuclear fuel materials and its sustainability for low carbon energy system: A review. by Nor Azman, Muhammad 'Adli, Mohd. Ali, Nur Syazwani, Sarkawi, Muhammad Syahir, Sazali, Muhammad Arif, Basri, Nor Afifah

“…Prolonged storage of used nuclear fuels will make the volume of nuclear waste high and become hard to manage after a long period of storage. An effort to reprocess the spent fuel as to extract fissile and fertile material to be used in nuclear fuels usually was undertaken to reduce the waste volume. …”
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Development of Sustainability Integration Framework Towards Energy Efficiency for Government Building (S/O 14169) by Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Omar, Mohd Faizal, Abdul Rahim, Mohd Kamarul Irwan, Tahir, Mohamad Zamhari, Zulhumadi, Faisal

“…Energy management in government office buildings is to ensure continuous energy efficiency over a long period by applying the methods that suit the needs and the budget. …”
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Enhancing X-ray generation from twisted multilayer van der Waals materials by shaping electron wavepackets by Wong, Wesley Lee Wei, Wong, Liang Jie

“…We also investigate the dependence of our X-ray emission mechanism on physical parameters, including the interlayer spacing and number of layers. Our findings pave the way for the use of twisted multilayer van der Waals materials in the generation of tailored X-ray spectra for applications like X-ray imaging, X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray treatment.…”
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Ambipolar ferromagnetism by electrostatic doping of a manganite by Zheng, L. M., Lü, W. M., Li, C. J., Paudel, T. R., Liu, Z. Q., Huang, Z., Zeng, S. W., Han, Kun, Qiu, X. P., Li, M. S., Yang, Shize, Wang, Xiao Renshaw, Chen, Z. H, Yang, B., Chisholm, Matthew F., Martin, L. W., Pennycook, S. J., Tsymbal, E. Y., Coey, J. M. D., Cao, W. W.

“…Magnetotransport characterization reveals that an increase of either electron-doping or hole-doping induced ferromagnetic order in this antiferromagnetic compound, and leads to an insulator-to-metal transition with colossal magnetoresistance showing electron–hole asymmetry. These findings are supported by density functional theory calculations, showing that strengthening of the inter-plane ferromagnetic exchange interaction is the origin of the ambipolar ferromagnetism. …”
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Development, validation and the effects of culturally specific guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation audio for patients with functional abdominal bloating by Shen, Vincent Tee Wei

“…Mind-body techniques, including Guided Imagery (GI) and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) has been long used as therapeutic modalities for various disorders. …”
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Unconventional split aptamers cleaved at functionally essential sites preserve biorecognition capability by Wang, Ruoyu, Zhang, Qiansen, Zhang, Yi, Shi, Hanchang, Nguyen, Kim Truc, Zhou, Xiaohong

“…Split aptamers (SPAs) are a pair of oligonucleotide fragments generated by cleaving a long parent aptamer. SPAs have many compelling advantages over the parent aptamer such as sandwich target binding, optimized concise structure, and low cost. …”
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Controllable broadband multicolour single-mode polarized laser in a dye-assembled homoepitaxial MOF microcrystal by He, Huajun, Cui, Yuanjing, Li, Hongjun, Shao, Kai, Chen, Banglin, Qian, Guodong

“…Furthermore, the resulting three-colour single-mode lasing possesses the largest wavelength coverage of ~186 nm (ranging from ~534 to ~720 nm) ever reported. These findings may open a new route to the exploitation of multicolour single-mode micro/nanolasers constructed by MOF engineering for photonic and biochemical applications.…”
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Chromatin interaction neural network (ChINN) : a machine learning-based method for predicting chromatin interactions from DNA sequences by Cao, Fan, Zhang, Yu, Cai, Yichao, Animesh, Sambhavi, Zhang, Ying, Akincilar, Semih Can, Loh, Yan Ping, Li, Xinya, Chng, Wee Joo, Tergaonkar, Vinay, Kwoh, Chee Keong, Fullwood, Melissa Jane

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Dynamic altruistic cooperation within breast tumors by Muhammad Sufyan Bin Masroni, Lee, Kee Wah, Lee, Victor Kwan Min, Ng, Siok Bian, Law, Chao Teng, Poon, Kok Siong, Lee, Bernett Teck Kwong, Liu, Zhehao, Tan, Yuen Peng, Chng, Wee Ling, Tucker, Steven, Ngo, Lynette Su-Mien, Yip, George Wai Cheong, Nga, Min En, Hue, Susan Swee Shan, Putti, Thomas Choudary, Bay, Boon Huat, Lin, Qingsong, Zhou, Lihan, Hartman, Mikael, Loh, Tze Ping, Lakshmanan, Manikandan, Lee, Sook Yee, Tergaonkar, Vinay, Chua, Huiwen, Lee, Adeline Voon Hui, Yeo, Eric Yew Meng, Li, Mo-Huang, Chang, Chan Fong, Kee, Zizheng, Tan, Karen Mei-Ling, Tan, Soo Yong, Koay, Evelyn Siew-Chuan, Archetti, Marco, Leong, Sai Mun

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Fabrication of hollow fiber membranes using amphiphilic block copolymers as pore-forming additives by Loh, Chun Heng

“…It is possible that due to the long PPO and PEO blocks in these Pluronics, PEO brush layer that reduces the apparent membrane pore size has formed on the internal pore surface and hence the solute rejection of the resultant membranes is improved. …”
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Valley-optical absorption in planar transition metal dichalcogenide superlattices by Hashemi, R., Shojaei, S., Rezaei, B., Liu, Zheng

“…Moreover, the role of incident light angle and light polarization were studied in details at different valleys of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. The most important finding is that by changing the polarization of incident light, it is possible to increase the absorption coefficients of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] valleys by up to 30 times. …”
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