Bacteriocin-like peptides encoded by a horizontally acquired island mediate Neisseria gonorrhoeae autolysis by Poncin, K, McKeand, SA, Lavender, H, Kurzyp, K, Harrison, OB, Roberti, A, Melia, C, Johnson, E, Maiden, MCJ, Greaves, DR, Exley, R, Tang, CM

“…Autolysis is a form of programmed cell death (PCD) which is part of the life cycle of remarkably few bacteria and poses an evolutionary conundrum as altruistic death provides no obvious benefit for single-celled organisms. …”

Phantom-based investigation of block sequential regularised expectation maximisation (BSREM) reconstruction for zirconium-89 PET-CT for varied count levels by Bonney, LM, Walker, MD, McGowan, DR

“…Background: Zirconium-89 (Zr-89) PET tracers have become increasingly significant in the field of nuclear medicine due to their 3-day physical half-life, allowing for the study of dynamic biological processes over relatively long timeframes. …”

Changes in the phenomenon of icon-painting in Romania from the second half of the nineteenth century to the present day by Draghici-Vasilescu, N

“…Traditionally, in addition to their skills and artistic training, it is essential that iconographers should be deep believers, have a solid theological training, and live a very pure life. In Chapter 6 I present the answers of 27 Romanian contemporary iconographers to a 17 item questionnaire regarding the way in which they are trained and keep the canonical rules today, the techniques they use in painting and their own attitude towards their work.…”

Social wasps desert the colony and aggregate outside if parasitized: parasite manipulation? by Hughes, DP, Kathirithamby, J, Turillazzi, S, Beani, L

“…We suggest that early nest desertion and subsequent aggregations by parasitized nominal workers and “future queens” is adaptive manipulation of host behavior by the parasite to promote the completion of its life cycle.…”

Shattered nation: inequality and the geography of a failing state by Dorling, D

“…Once affluent suburbs are now unproductive places where opportunity has been replaced by food banks. Before COVID, life expectancy had dropped as a result of poverty for the first time since the 1930s. …”

Discovery of reversing enzymes for RNA ADP-ribosylation reveals a possible defence module against toxic attack by Lu, Y, Schuller, M, Bullen, N, Mikolcevic, P, Zonjic, I, Raggiaschi, R, Mikoc, A, Whitney, J, Ahel, I

“…Nucleic acid ADP-ribosylation and its associated enzymes involved in catalysis and hydrolysis are widespread among all kingdoms of life. Yet, its roles in mammalian and bacterial physiology including inter-/intraspecies conflicts are currently underexplored. …”

Olga Tokarczuk’s art of reading: a linguistic view by Bilut-Homplewicz, Zofia, Krauz, Maria

“…The article portrays reading as an interweaving of primordial dichotomies: reading as a skill and process in human development versus reading as a process in the life of a writer; and of secondary dichotomies involving different criteria: age, gender, text type, and reader. …”
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Titanium elastic nailing system of diaphyseal femur fracture in a 7 years old child: a case report by Tarmalinggam, Shangeetha, Appasamy, Edzell Swamy, Abdul Ghani, Kamarul Al-Haqq, Kamisan, Norazian

“…Conclusion: Titanium Elastic Nailing System is fixed with minimally invasive techniques in children 6-16 years of age with diaphyseal femoral fractures, which gives a good outcome and minimizes the complications and allows earlier rehabilitation and return to school life by speeding up the fracture healing. However, an experienced surgeon and good surgical technique is desired to minimize the complications that may occur.…”
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Practices, attitudes and motives for domestic waste recycling by Aini, M. S., Fakhru'l-Razi, A., Lad, S. M., Hashim, A. H.

“…The 15 000 tonnes of garbage produced daily are thrown into 230 landfills nationwide, where 80% of them have only two years of life span left. Although recycling programmes were launched as early as 1990, only 5% of the wastes are recycled. …”

Estimation of crown characters and leaf biomass from leaf litter in a Malaysian canopy species, Elateriospermum tapos (Euphorbiaceae) by Osada, Noriyuki, Takeda, Hiroshi, Kawaguchi, Hideyuki, Furukawa, Akio, Awang, Muhamad

“…Leaf fall rate was estimated to be 2.0-28.1 kg per tree per year in the five trees of various heights, and was greater in taller trees. Since leaf life span was smaller for taller trees, leaf biomass was estimated to be 2.6-30.5 kg per tree, and was also greater in taller trees. …”
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Public willingness to pay for an entrance fee at the newly proposed Marine protected area in Malacca by Ahmad Sufi, Ayu Naqibah, Matthew, Nitanan Koshy, Japry, Julia Aqila, Nik Ab Rahim, Nik Nor Rahimah, Ya'Cob, Mohd Rusli, Abdurofi, Ilmas

“…The Department of Fisheries can benefit from this study to justify the entrance fee and design an effective strategy for maintaining the sustainability of the marine park in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 'Life Below Water'.…”

Fatigue analysis of woven intraply carbon/kevlar hybrid composite below ambient temperature by Majid, D.L., Hashim, N., Baitab, D.M., Karunakaran, S.

“…Using the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), the life degradation rate at sub-zero temperature decreased from 5.2 to ~ 3% of its ultimate tensile strength. …”

Investigating the impact of the stratified cognitive apprenticeship model on high school students’ math performance by Wang, Ruimei, Zulkifli, Nurul Nadwa, Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi

“…Students’ performance was evaluated based on a mathematics test including the following dimensions: knowing and understanding, investigating, communication, and application (of mathematical knowledge to real-life problems). The data were analyzed using an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). …”
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Recent microencapsulation trends for enhancing the stability and functionality of anthocyanins: a review by Ijod, Giroon, Mohamed Nawawi, Nur Izzati, Anwar, Farooq, Abd Rahim, Muhamad Hafiz, Ismail-Fitry, Mohammad Rashedi, Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan, Mohamad Azman, Ezzat

“…Spray drying has emerged as an effective microencapsulation technique to enhance the shelf life, quality, and stability of ACNs. This manuscript reviews the latest scientific developments in spray drying microencapsulation of ACNs-rich fruit extracts. …”

Social support and subjective well-being among undergraduate students in School of Health Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia by Arifin, Nur Shahidah

“…Life in university is a steppingstone and a new challenge for student in learning process. …”
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A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Human Clinical Trial On The Effects Of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis L.) Oil Supplementation In Hyperglycaemia, Hypertension And... by Mhd Rodzi, Nur Anis Raihana

“…The present randomised, doubleblind, placebo-controlled human clinical trial aimed to explore the effects of SIO supplementation on (1) glycaemic control; (2) BPs; (3) lipid profiles; (4) inflammatory status; (5) oxidative stress; (6) circulating arterial calcification biomarkers; (7) anthropometry measurements; (8) quality of life; (9) mental health status; and (10) compliancy and tolerability among 3Hs patients. …”
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Relay coordination planning for high photovoltaic penetration using preset-time method by Abdulkareem, Ahmed Abduljabbar, Md. Rasid, Madihah, Jamian, Jasrul Jamani, Md. Sapari, Norazliani

“…In light of the advancement and technological development, electricity has become the main component of all areas of life. Photovoltaic (PV) systems are widely used within distribution networks. …”
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Development of Oil Plam Fiber Waste Inventory System for Optimal Electricity Grid Supply: Biomass Briquette by Zakaria, Izatul Husna, Bakri, Adnan, Ibrahim, Jafni Azhan, Othman, Abdul Aziz

“…Green energy is becoming a consequential aspect for developed countries in the world toward energy security by reducing dependence on fuel import and enhancing better life quality by living in a sustainable salubrious environment. …”
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Routing Model of Oil Palm Fibre Waste toward Gas Fuel Production Supply Chain Management: Malaysia Industry by Zakaria, Izatul Husna, Ibrahim, Jafni Azhan, Othman, Abdul Aziz

“…Green energy is becoming an important aspect for developed countries in the world toward energy security by reducing dependence on fuel import and enhancing better life quality by living in sustainable healthy environment. …”
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Behave The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst / by Sapolsky, Robert M., author 656050, Penguin Random House (Online service) 655978

“…Sapolsky keeps going: How was that behavior influenced by structural changes in the nervous system over the preceding months, by that person's adolescence, childhood, fetal life, and then back to his or her genetic makeup? …”
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