Investigation of indoor thermal comfort and energy demand in different locations along the sub-Himalayan belt - a simulation based study by Thapa, Samar, Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad

“…In this study, a pre-validated model of 3-storey concrete residential building was used to study the indoor performance and thermal comfort in the face of climate change in the 8 (eight) different hill towns (hill stations) located from west to the east. Rise in ambient and indoor conditions were evident as a part of climate change with colder locations being affected the most. …”

The rights of Khiyar (option) in the issue of consumerism in Malaysia by Mohd Noor, Mohd Murshidi, Suliaman, Ishak, Ahmad, Khadher, Deraman, Fauzi, Abdullah, Mustaffa, Ahmad Shah, Faisal, Mohd Yusof, Mohd Yakub Zulkifli, Abd Razzak, Monika Munirah, Meftah, Jilani Touhami, Ariffin, Sedek, Kasar, Ahmad K., Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan

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The Usage of Islamic Financial Services in Zanzibar: The Influence of Accessibility, Relevancy and Expected Benefits by Khamis, Fauz Moh’d, Isa, Mohamad Yazid, Yusuff, Noraini

“…In addition, the current study provides the evidence about usage of Islamic financial services in new environment; Zanzibar, the emerging Islamic financial market in East Africa…”
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Contemporary Issues in Group Decision and Negotiation : 21st International Conference on Group Decision and Negotiation, GDN 2021, Toronto, ON, Canada, June 6-10, 2021, Proceedings... by Group Decision and Negotiation (Conference) (21st : 2021 : Online), organiser 642833, Morais, Danielle Costa, editor 642835, Fang, Liping, 1964-, editor 642836, Horita, M., (Masahide), editor 642838

“…The field of Group Decision and Negotiation focuses on decision processes with at least two participants and a common goal but conflicting individual goals. …”

LATEX MADE SIMPLE / by Yusof Yaacob, author 190182

“…Using LATEX is a paradigm shift in typesetting in at least five ways. Firstly. it generates numbering of chapters, sections, subsections, figures, tables and mathematics equations. …”

TriviA and uTriviA : two fast and secure authenticated encryption schemes by Chakraborti, Avik, Chattopadhyay, Anupam, Muhammad Hassan, Mridul Nandi

“…The uTriviA construction achieves at least 128-bit security for privacy and 93-bit security of authenticity under the same assumption. …”
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Optimal steady-state voltage control using Gaussian process learning by Pareek, Parikshit, Yu, Weng, Nguyen, Hung Dinh

“…Both centralized and distributed optimal control schemes are introduced in this framework. The least-squares estimation is employed to provide analytical forms of the optimal control which offer great computational benefits. …”
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Unveiling the facade of blog posts to reveal subjective well-being : an exploratory study. by Ou, Zhiqi., Tan, Justine Yi Ting., Tan, Jessie Zi Xi.

“…Our two main findings demonstrate that eight out of 11 of the regressions involving the objective ranking as the main independent variable show the objective ranking having the correct expected sign at at least the 10% significance level. As for the subjective ranking, 11 out of 13 of the regressions show it having the correct expected sign at at least the 10% significance level. …”
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Online learning with kernels by Fan, Haijin

“…On the other hand, to update the kernel weight, the traditional linear or nonlinear online learning algorithms are extended to RKHS to develop types of kernel online learning algorithms, such as the kernel recursive least square algorithms and the kernel (regularized) least mean square algorithms which incorporate suitable sparsification methods to select their kernel centers. …”
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Biospectroscopy with chemometrics analysis of blood for species identification and age estimation by Sandran, Durga Devi

“…A total of 160 partial least squares regression (PLSR) models were developed, with superior predictive performance observed for outdoor bloodstains (RMSE: ~0.29-2.42; R2: ~0.56-0.99) compared to indoor ones (RMSE: ~0.51-3.28; R2: ~0.20-0.98). …”
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The Need for Desalination in Humanitarian Crises by Bessette, Jonathan T, Winter, Amos G

“…Such regions include the Middle East, Subsaharan Africa (particularly along the Great Rift Valley), Southeast Asia (including the Mekong Delta and Pacific Islands), and coastal regions. …”
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The flexible urban grid: adaptation, expansion and evolution in Philadelphia's city block morphology by Ryan, Brent D., Wang, Elaine

“…Both expansions reduced 1683 block depths to permit additional east- west circulation and to increase developable block frontage. …”
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Regional seismic risk of railway system including derailment consequences by Uchiyama, Yayoi Misu

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Compensation committee and executive compensation in Asia by Lee, Kin-Wai

“…Using a sample of firms in East Asian economies, we find that level of CEO compensation is positively associated with CEO power. …”
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Monitoring resident and relocated sunda colugos (Galeopterus variegatus) at the Singapore zoo. by Leroy Rocky Alphonso.

“…The Sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) is a largely understudied arboreal and nocturnal mammal native to South-East Asia, including Singapore. A healthy population exists within the compounds of the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari which are adjacent to the Central Catchment Nature Reserves. …”
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A study on the impact of Panama Canal expansion on major stakeholders by Lee, Jin Yan

“…The outcome of this research revealed that the competition level between US West Coast (USWC) ports and US East Coast (USEC) ports will get more intense. USWC ports have to counter its associated problems, as well as increase their productivity and efficiency in order to stay competitive. …”
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Factors effecting the acoustic properties of date palm fiber by Abd. AlRahman Jawad, Lamyaa

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Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the foreland fold-and-thrust belt of the United Arab Emirates by Abdelmaksoud, A, Ali, MY, Searle, MP

“…Four major west-verging and east-dipping thrusts, which cross the northern area, form fault-propagation folds and dissect the entire stratigraphy. …”

Shale oil in Russia – commercial catalyst required by Henderson, J

“…To this end, the Russian authorities have been encouraging the country’s major oil companies to explore new greenfield regions – such as East Siberia, the Black and Barents Seas, and the Arctic offshore – in the hope that major new production areas can be developed. …”

Redefining the phylogenetic relationships of European Angelica (Apiaceae) species by González-Toral, C, Estandía, A, Pérez, M, Holloway, TE, Nava, HS, Fernández Prieto, JA, Cires, E

“…Molecular evidences suggest that <i>A. heterocarpa</i> should be considered an estuary forma of <i>A. sylvestris</i>. The east and west <i>A. sylvestris</i> subclades support the subspecies <i>A. sylvestris</i> subsp. …”