Recent insight into the advances and prospects of microbial lipases and their potential applications in industry by Eskandari, Azadeh, Thean, Chor Leow, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Oslan, Siti Nurbaya

“…This updated review presents new knowledge about various origins of microbial lipases, such as fungi, bacteria, and yeast. It highlights both the traditional and modern purification methods, including precipitation and chromatographic separation, the immunopurification technique, the reversed micellar system, the aqueous two-phase system (ATPS), and aqueous two-phase flotation (ATPF), moreover, delves into the diverse applications of microbial lipases across several industries, such as food, vitamin esters, textile, detergent, biodiesel, and bioremediation. …”

Global Human Resource Development : Regional and Country Perspectives / by Garavan, Thomas N., editor 517539, McCarthy, Alma, editor 655105, Morley, Michael, editor 312792

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Journalistic objectivity in reporting conflicts : a case study of the 2003 Iraq war. by Chopra, Vandana.

“…It aims to find out how journalists from different media environments, from the libertarian system of the West to an authoritarian system in the Middle East, reacted during the conflict.…”
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How well do total factor productivity explain the patterns of specialization of selected Asian economies? by Teo, Eng Chong

“…To the extend that the growth of East Asian economies goes hand in hand with the rapid changes in their economic structures and thus patterns of specialization, it is instructional to examine how well factor accumulation and technological improvement explain the relative rises or declines of industries in these economies.…”
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Implementation of urban railway projects by Tan, Wan Keng.

“…Where appropriate, references are made to the Singapore’s North-East Line (NEL).…”
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A survey study on current biosecurity education in agribusiness by Shang, Lijun, Ibbotson, Olivia

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Halal Logistics and Supply Chain Management : Recent Trends and Issues / by Nor Aida Abdul Rahman, editor 635747, Azizul Hassan, editor 635748, Zawiah Abdul Majid, Hajjah, editor 656185, Taylor & Francis Group (Online service) 645650

“…This book hopes to fill an existing gap and enrich the literature on Halal logistics and supply chain management specifically in the West, Middle East and regions in Asia. This will be a useful reference to those who would like to learn more about this industry.…”
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Big data analytics for smart transportation (2) by Chung, Maybelle Huishi

“…There are little pickups at the North-East region of Singapore. The travel pattern of passengers who boarded the taxi at the East region would usually drop-off at Woodlands. …”
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People in Peril, Environments at Risk: Coolies, Tigers, and Colonial Singapore's Ecology of Poverty by Powell, Miles Alexander

“…Unable to flee, poor Chinese, Malays, archipelagic South-east Asians and Indians sought to protect themselves by killing tigers. …”
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Estimating global demand for land-based transportation services using the shared socioeconomic pathways scenario framework by Nkiriki, J, Jaramillo, P, Williams, N, Davis, A, Armanios, DE

“…Prior to 2030, the transport demand was the highest in East Asia. After 2030, there is an ascendancy in transport demand in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, whereby the cumulative demand share of these two regions reaches near parity with that of East Asia by 2050. …”

Understanding micro costing a genomics-based diagnostic in a resource-limited setting: experiences and challenges from a Burkitt lymphoma study in sub-Saharan Africa by Ruhago, GM, Tungu, M, Morrell, L

“…Undertaking micro-costing in East Africa revealed both expected and unexpected challenges. …”

Benefits and challenges of implementing green building development in Nigeria by Abdulsalam, Rufai Salihu, Chan, Melissa, Masrom, Md. Asrul Nasid, Nawawi, Abdul Hadi

“…Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were collected from questionnaires administered to 122 participants selected using stratified sampling techniques in North-East Nigeria. Semi-structured interviews complemented survey findings with proposed solutions. …”
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Prevalence of health-risk behaviors and mental well-being of ASEAN university students in COVID-19 pandemic by Rahman, Hanif Abdul, Amornsriwatanakul, Areekul, Abdul-Mumin, Khadizah H., Agustiningsih, Denny, Chaiyasong, Surasak, Chia, Michael, Chupradit, Supat, Huy, Le Quang, Ivanovitch, Katiya, Nurmala, Ira, Majid, Hazreen B. Abdul, Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq Mohd, Rodjarkpai, Yuvadee, de la Cruz, Ma Henrietta Teresa O., Mahmudiono, Trias, Sriboonma, Krissachai, Sudnongbua, Supaporn, Vidiawati, Dhanasari, Wattanapisit, Apichai, Charoenwattana, Sukanya, Cahyani, Nani, Car, Josip, Ho, Ringo Moon-Ho, Rosenberg, Michael

“…The prevalence of epidemiological health-risk behaviors and mental well-being in the COVID-19 pandemic, stratified by sociodemographic factors in Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) university students, were examined in the research. …”
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Quantifying the energy consumption of the water use cycle by Cardenes Trujillo, I

“…The Thames River basin, in the south-east of England, is used as a case study to illustrate the approach.…”

Image compression using wavelet transform by Yong, Choon Fon.

“…Wavelet, an elegant mathematical tool, is fast gaining the interest of professionals and researchers in many related fields of signal processing. …”
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Introduction - Oxford Energy Forum – Issue, 98

“…Secular changes in the petroleum investment risk profile of major oil and gas hubs such as Russia, North Africa, West Africa, and the Middle East, limited access to acreage in the traditional producing areas, as well as the lack of new exploration successes outside the emerging provinces such as East Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, among others, have made Latin America an interesting place to re-visit. …”

Post-Asian financial crisis : banking reforms in Indonesia. by Yeo, Wee Poh.

“…In 1997, the Asian Financial Crisis hit Southeast and East Asia. Before the Asian Financial Crisis, there appeared few indications to warn of an impending catastrophic economic crisis in Indonesia. …”
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CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screen informs efficient reduction of the Komagataella phaffii secretome by Dalvie, Neil C., Lorgeree, Timothy R., Yang, Yuchen, Rodriguez-Aponte, Sergio A., Whittaker, Charles A., Hinckley, Joshua A., Clark, John J., Del Rosario, Amanda M., Love, Kerry R., Love, J. C.

“…Background The yeast Komagataella phaffii is widely used for manufacturing recombinant proteins, but secreted titers of recombinant proteins could be improved by genetic engineering. …”
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Antibody-directed evolution reveals a mechanism for enhanced neutralization at the HIV-1 fusion peptide site by Banach, Bailey B, Pletnev, Sergei, Olia, Adam S, Xu, Kai, Zhang, Baoshan, Rawi, Reda, Bylund, Tatsiana, Doria-Rose, Nicole A, Nguyen, Thuy Duong, Fahad, Ahmed S, Lee, Myungjin, Lin, Bob C, Liu, Tracy, Louder, Mark K, Madan, Bharat, McKee, Krisha, O’Dell, Sijy, Sastry, Mallika, Schön, Arne, Bui, Natalie, Shen, Chen-Hsiang, Wolfe, Jacy R, Chuang, Gwo-Yu, Mascola, John R, Kwong, Peter D, DeKosky, Brandon J

“…Here we evolve the FP-targeting antibody VRC34.01 in vitro to enhance FP-neutralization using site saturation mutagenesis and yeast display. Successive rounds of directed evolution by iterative selection of antibodies for binding to resistant HIV-1 strains establish a variant, VRC34.01_mm28, as a best-in-class antibody with 10-fold enhanced potency compared to the template antibody and ~80% breadth on a cross-clade 208-strain neutralization panel. …”
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Crystal structure of the FK506 binding domain of plasmodium falciparum FKBP35 in complex with FK506 by Kotaka, Masayo, Ye, Hong, Alag, Reema, Hu, Guangan, Bozdech, Zbynek, Preiser, Peter Rainer, Yoon, Ho Sup, Lescar, Julien

“…It binds to a α/β protein module of approximately 120 amino acids known as the FK506 binding domain (FKBD), which is found in various organisms, including human, yeast, and Plasmodium falciparum (PfFKBD). Antiparasitic effects of FK506 and its analogues devoid of immunosuppressive activities have been demonstrated. …”
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