Health and disease phenotyping in old age using a cluster network analysis by Valenzuela, Jesus Felix, Monterola, Christopher, Tong, Victor Joo Chuan, Ng, Tze Pin, Larbi, Anis

“…Here we performed a network analysis to examine the interrelationships between physiological and psychological functions, disease, disability, quality of life, lifestyle and behavioural risk factors for ageing in a cohort of 3,270 subjects aged ≥55 years. We considered associations between numerical and categorical descriptors using effect-size measures for each variable pair and identified clusters of variables from the resulting pairwise effect-size network and minimum spanning tree. …”
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Case study of load-bearing precast wall system subject to low seismic intensity by linear and nonlinear analyses by Tiong, Patrick Liq Yee, Chiew, Sing Ping, Teow, Beng Hur

“…For this study, the design ground acceleration for Malaysia has not been finalized. Throughout the years, several schools of thought that occurred among different researchers pertaining to the value of design ground acceleration, ranging from 0.05 g to 0.1 g. …”
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Active control of resonant cloaking in a terahertz MEMS metamaterial by Manjappa, Manukumara, Pitchappa, Prakash, Wang, Nan, Lee, Chengkuo, Singh, Ranjan

“…Metamaterials exhibiting exotic optical properties have played a significant role over the years in guiding the concept of invisibility cloaking from the realm of being fiction to reality. …”
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Social networks and migration: relocations, relationships and resources by Ryan, Louise

“…Empirically innovative, this book brings together, for the first time, data generated over twenty years across my varied studies with migrants from diverse backgrounds. …”

Writing in Creole contexts: a study of Jamaican primary school students by Tucker, S-K, Chalmers, H, Murphy, VA

“…In the Caribbean in particular, the poor writing outcomes of Creole speakers across all levels of education has been a subject of lament for educators and policymakers for several years. Given the significant differences between the home and school languages, particularly in the areas of grammar and phonology, as well as the importance of these skills in writing, it is worth exploring the nature of writing challenges among Creole dominant learners in the Caribbean. …”

Validating predictive sequence analysis in polyketide stereochemical determination though the synthesis of stambomycin D by Lim, J

“…<p>In recent years, predictive gene sequence analysis of biosynthetic enzymes has emerged as a powerful tool for the stereochemical determination of natural products. …”

Harry Potter and the SPELL against bullying by McKeown Jones, S

“…Participants were middle-school students (N = 343, Mage = 12.18 years), who engaged in four sessions designed to raise awareness about bullying, including its forms, roles of the different bullying actors, its consequences, and ways to address it. …”

Standard forms: modernism, market research, and “Howl” by Steel, C

“…He stopped only when he managed to persuade his employer to automate his job out of existence (using one of the commercial computers that had first become available four years earlier); the resultant unemployment benefits enabled him to write “Howl.” …”

Selection against domestication alleles in introduced rabbit populations by Andrade, P, Alves, JM, Pereira, P, Rubin, C-J, Silva, E, Sprehn, CG, Enbody, E, Afonso, S, Faria, R, Zhang, Y, Bonino, N, Duckworth, JA, Garreau, H, Letnic, M, Strive, T, Thulin, C-G, Queney, G, Villafuerte, R, Jiggins, FM, Ferrand, N, Andersson, L, Carneiro, M

“…Humans have moved domestic animals around the globe for thousands of years. These have occasionally established feral populations in nature, often with devastating ecological consequences. …”

Developing a framework for tracking antimicrobial resistance gene movement in a persistent environmental reservoir by Mathers, AJ, Li, TJX, He, Q, Narendra, S, Stoesser, N, Eyre, DW, Walker, AS, Barry, KE, Castañeda-Barba, S, Huang, FW, Parikh, H, Kotay, S, Crook, DW, Reidys, C

“…We successfully reconstructed the complete bacterial genome and plasmid assemblies of isolates sharing the same&nbsp;<em>bla</em>_KPC&nbsp;carbapenemase gene to understand evolution over time in six confined hospital drains over five years. From 82 isolates we identified 14 unique strains from 10 species with 113&nbsp;<em>bla</em>_KPC-carrying plasmids across 16 distinct replicon types. …”

Rhamnolipids production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa RW9 using palm oil mill effluent sludge oil as a carbon source by Mohd Asmadi, Nur Aina Natasha, Zee, Kar Mun, Baskaran, Shobanah Menon, Ariffin, Hidayah, Wasoh, Helmi, Maeda, Toshinari, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Zakaria, Mohd Rafein

“…The production of biosurfactants has garnered considerable attention in recent years due to their unique properties, which include the ability to enhance oil solubility in water, reduce surface tension, and exhibit low environmental toxicity. …”
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Pediatric rhinosinusitis: its predisposing factors and management by Subha, Sethu Thakachy

“…Results: Many of the affected patients (50.3%) were between 6 and 11 years old. The predisposing factors were allergic rhinitis (97.2%), asthma (27.2%), upper respiratory tract infection (24.4%), adenoid hypertrophy (17.9%), and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (0.6%). …”
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Characterisation of Miswak (Salvadora persica) fibre-reinforced polylactic acid composites prepared by twin screw extrusion by Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah, Abdan, Khalina, Salit @ Sinon, Mohd Sapuan, Ali, Radzi

“…Processing of polymer composites employing fibres from sustainable sources as reinforcement has drastically grown in recent years. This research used Miswak fibres (MF) and polylactic acid (PLA) as the main materials for composite processing. …”
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A management framework for sudden water pollution: a systematic review output by Bello, Nura, Jamil, Nor Rohaizah, Looi, Ley Juen, Yap, Ng Keng

“…Numerous sudden water pollution (SWP) incidents have occurred frequently in recent years, constituting a potential risk to human, socio-economic, and ecological health. …”

Current status and recent advances in magnesium-matrix syntactic foams: preparation, mechanical properties, and corrosion behavior by Motaharinia, A., Drelich, J. W., Goldman, J., Bakhsheshi Rad, H. R., Sharif, Safian, Ismail, A. F., Razzaghi, M.

“…Over the last ten years, magnesium (Mg)-based syntactic foams (SFs) have gained significant attention and their popularity continues to grow. …”
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Game-based augmented reality learning of Sarawak history in enhancing cultural heritage preservation by Clive, Lai Yi Cheng, Goh, Eg Su, Ahmad, Johanna, Tole Sutikno, Tole Sutikno

“…The augmented reality (AR) technology had been proliferating for years. However, the implementation of AR technology still has room to be explored, especially in the form of cultural heritage preservation. …”
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Socio-cultural resilience framework for the sustainability of the sea tribes community of the insular city by Suwarlan, Stivani Ayuning, Lee, Yoke Lai, Said, Ismail

“…The research used mixed methods, including a questionnaire among the Suku Laut aged 21-60 years, field observations, and expert interviews. …”

Rectifying the Disciplinary Case on Employees Absenteeism in Manufacturing Companies by Mansor, Mohd Fitri, Osman, Noor Athira, Abu, Noor Hidayah, Amlus, Mohamad Harith, Mohd Kassim, Muhammad Asyraf

“…Failure to rectify these disciplinary issues contributed to many manufacturing companies suffering more than RM6 billion in yearly costs for man-days lost through the absence of their employees. …”
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The Use of Scenario Based Approach Using Edpuzzle to Develop Interactive Environment Between Students and Educators in Teaching and Learning (S/O: 14758) by Khairudin, Norhaiza, Ibrahim, Marhaiza, Salleh, Danilah

“…In recent years, higher education institutions, both public and private, have been designated to adopt technology in teaching and learning processes so that students have the opportunity to learn and applied technology in their academic pursuits. …”
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Enhancement of a Stepping Stone Detection Algorithm Using Data Mining and Associate Rule Techniques (S/O: 12896) by Omar, Mohd Nizam, Ghazali, Osman, Daud, Ali Yusny, Azzali, Fazli

“…By the execution of this research, SSD-based research is more robust against APA problem that has been identified unsolved over fourteen years…”
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