Oil palm smallholder's income and sustainable development goals (SDGs) achievement in Peninsular Malaysia by Applanaidu, Shri Devi, Abidin, Norhaslinda Zainal, Mustapha, Mukhtar, Abdullahi Baba, Mohammed, Joseph, Viandrito

“…The analysis showed that all the oil palm smallholders in Peninsular Malaysia have a daily average income far above the poverty line. Johor has the highest daily average income in Peninsular Malaysia, therefore, it is easy for the oil palm smallholders in Johor to achieve SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 3, SDG 5 and SDG 8 faster than the rest of the oil palm smallholders in Pahang, Selangor and Kelantan with lower average daily incomes…”
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Synthesis and optical study of lead halide perovskites for opto-electronic applications by Ha, Son Tung

“…These methods usually result in polycrystalline film with many pin-holes and defects. As a physicist, my first aim is to find a way to prepare highest quality, single crystal samples for studying their intrinsic and fundamental properties. …”
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Development and in vitro bioevaluation of cockle shell-calcium carbonate (Aragonite) nanoparticles for intracellular drug delivery by Isa, Tijani

“…Biocompatibilities were evaluated on macrophage cell line (J774.A1) using 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and 5-Bromo-2ʹ-deoxyuridine (BrdU) assays. …”
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Investigations into femtosecond laser hybrid manufacturing for 3D power sources by Tham, Nicholas Cheng Yang

“…LPG MSCs demonstrate high capacitive performance, with 0.428 mF cm-2 at scan rates of 10 mV s-1, and even an increase in scan rates to 10,000 mV s-1 only reduces performance by two-thirds, falling in line with reported PG MSCs. …”
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Organ Printing: Past, Present and Future by Rezende, Rodrigo A., Balashov, Sergey, Da Silva, Jorge V. L., Mironov, Vladimir, Kasyanov, Vladimir

“…The design of next generation of 3D bioprinters and industrial scale complete organ biofabrication line will be presented and discussed.…”
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Tips from an expert panel on the development of a clinical research protocol by Makram, AM, Elsheikh, R, Makram, OM, Van, NT, Nam, NH, Quan, NK, Duc, NTM, Nguye, NQT, Javes, GO, Elsheikh, SS, Imoto, A, Lee, P, Ohmagari, N, Aiga, H, Kamiya, Y, Endo, PT, Huy, NT

“…In this guide, we aim to provide detailed guidance with the key components and offer practical tips for crafting a research protocol in line with the various study designs. Specifically, the structure of a research protocol should contain the following items: (1) a title that is specific, catchy, and impressive within the word limitation; (2) an abstract that briefs the critical points of the study; (3) an introduction highlighting the study context from broad to narrow and defining the knowledge gap; (4) a justification underlining the significance of the proposed study; (5) Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART) objective(s) and aim(s); (6) a methodology covering seven sub-items, including [i] study design and settings, [ii] study subjects, [iii] sample size calculation and sampling, [iv] participants recruitment and follow-up, [v] questionnaire development, [vi] potential variables and outcomes, and [vii] data analysis plan; (7) dissemination of the results; (8) ethics and conflict of interests; (9) budgets analysis/ funding disclosure; and (10) references. …”

New circular polarization selective surface by Ren, Zhilin

“…The axial ratio (AR) is improved to 68% from 54%, and the thickness is 2.5 mm smaller than the previous design. In order to break the size bottleneck of miniaturization design by conventional antenna design method, a phase shifter coupled with microstrip line structure is added to further improve the bandwidth and thickness performance. …”
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Localization and velocity tracking of human via 3 IMU sensors by Yuan, Qilong, Chen, I-Ming

“…In the method, a reference root point on the pelvis is chosen to represent the velocity and location of the person. Through acceleration fine tuning algorithm, the acceleration data is refined and combined with the velocity calculated from body kinematics to get a drift-free and accurate 3D velocity result. …”
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Quantifying the average and the likelihood of increases in space weather indices and in situ measurements during Solar Cycles 20–23 by Lohmeyer, Whitney Q., Pang, Anthony, Cahoy, Kerry, Shprits, Yuri

“…In this work, we analyse five metrics and in-situ measurements (Kp, Dst, and AE index, and high-energy proton and electron flux) throughout Solar Cycles 20–23 (1964 to 2008), and provide a baseline for the environment during the phases of the solar cycles (maximum, minimum, declining or ascending). …”
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Characterizing Marginalization and Incremental Operations on the Bayes Tree by Fourie, Dehann, Espinoza, Antonio Terán, Kaess, Michael, Leonard, John

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Impact of the economic environment modelling for the optimal design of a multi-energy microgrid by Rigo-Mariani, Rémy, Ooi, Sean Chea Wae, Mazzoni, Stefano

“…The main focus of the paper is then the representation of the economic environment for such a planning problems. Five different modeling approaches are investigated with both deterministic and stochastic methods (scenario-based formulation), as well as constant or increasing rates along the planning horizon. …”
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‘It was no way to live, really’: uncovering the embodied harms of image-based sexual abuse on female victim-survivors in Singapore by Lim, Jia Ying

“…A qualitative thematic analysis on the experiences of 24 victim-survivors is conducted to illuminate five overarching types of harms of IBSA: (1) shame and self-condemnation; (2) loss of control over self-presentation; (3) siege mentality; (4) permanent scarring; and (5) ontological destruction. …”
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Optimizing frontal polymerization of different epoxy resins for magnetocuring by Tay, Jerry Rong Yao

“…In this study a structure relationship study of three epoxy monomers, two onium salts and five thermal initiators will be explored, aiming to optimize the curing temperature required for frontal polymerization. …”
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Development of sustainable clay-based binder and its' potential for 3D-printing by Liu, Yizhong

“…This report consists of five chapters. The first chapter serves as an introduction, explaining the demand for alternative cementitious materials and types due to the environmental issues associated with traditional concrete production today. …”
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A Bayesian network model for container shipping companies' organisational sustainability risk management by Zhou, Yusheng, Yuen, Kum Fai

“…Theoretically, this research establishes a customised evaluation and mitigation framework for container shipping companies’ sustainability risks considering a decision maker's risk appetite. The five most influential risks are ‘weak organisational governance’, ‘insufficient seafarer training & education’, ‘weak social sustainability culture’, 'maritime accident', and ‘weak environmental sustainability culture’. …”
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Google mapping for cyclist and pedestrians by Wu, Haotian

“…First, this project summarizes the basic information about park connector networks (PCNs) in Singapore and analyzes the role of PCNs in daily transportation and exercise. By comparing five common cycling applications on the market, the conclusion is that Google Maps is more suitable for daily cycling or walking navigation than specialized software. …”
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Applying web scraping for e-commerce retailers by Lim, Yi

“…Using Python web scraping libraries such as Selenium WebDriver and Beautiful Soup, product data was scraped from five major e-commerce marketplaces -- Amazon, ASOS, JDSports, Farfetch, and Footlocker. …”
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Azadihomocorannulene as a heptagon-embedded diradicaloid by Hamamoto, Yosuke, Wang, Weifan, Li, Yongxin, Ito, Shingo

“…While diradical(oid) molecules bearing five-membered rings have been extensively investigated, those bearing seven-membered rings are relatively fewer. …”
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Design and construct an uninterruptible power supply system by Wee, Wei Ze.

“…Through a series of test rides, this system is found to achieve near full charge after forty-five minutes of cycling. The proper usage of the UPS calls for proper battery usage practices. …”
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Relations between aggression, social cognition, and physiological response in a proactive aggression condition. by Chan, Wei Teng.

“…This study aims to investigate (1) how trait-RA and trait-PA differ from each other in terms of their social-cognitive and physiological correlates, and (2) how trait aggression, socialcognitive, and physiological correlates relate to the behavioral aggressive responses in an experiment where participants’ proactive aggression was aroused. Forty-five undergraduates (18 males, 27 females, Mage = 21.18 years old) participated in this study. …”
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