Bella's empowerment - why the twilight saga is not anti-feminist. by See, Shawn Kai Sheng.

“…Charting the progress of the protagonists’ acquaintance right through to their marriage, the Twilight saga encompasses the numerous trials and tribulations that both Bella and Edward face and overcome in the search for their “perfect piece of … forever” (Breaking Dawn 754). What sets the Twilight saga apart from its contemporaries is how Meyer weaves her romance story with an amalgamation of vampire and werewolf traditions. …”
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Image processing and analysis of muscle of frail elderly using MRI by Lip, Kenny Kang Ming

“…To this end, texture parameters such as mean, variance, kurtosis, skewness, entropy, and grey level non-uniformity were derived and analysed. …”
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Identifying guidelines limitation of historic interior in adaptive re-use of heritage building in Malaysia. by Abdul Azis, Isma Adleena, Mohamed Khaidzir, Khairul Anwar, Mohd Rashid, Aiman

“…Adaptive re-use in heritage buildings is perceived as a viable alternative in restoring the existing building to accommodate for new or continued building use while addressing its heritage agenda. In the conservation approach of adaptive re-use, new interventions of historic interiors are often subject to insensible alteration particularly in its interior design outcome resulting in compromised heritage representation in Malaysia. …”
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A review on governance principles of cross-border Central Bank digital currency interoperability: A case study of Project Dunbar by Annathurai, Anusha, Norwazli, Abdul Wahab, Nurul Syafidah, Jamil

“…In response to the governance concerns raised by Project Dunbar, one of the pilot initiatives, this study attempted to assess its compliance with the principles of cross-border Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) interoperable governance. …”
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Rethinking small-footprint counter-terrorism: moving from kinetic operations to security force assistance by Bell, Louis

“…Al-Qaida and affiliated movements continue to enjoy a plethora of eager recruits and a wide selection of lawless ' grey areas ' from which to conduct their operations. …”
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Soft law, hard stakes? State commitment to non-binding international instruments and the case of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Villeneuve, L

“…<p>Soft law is a common feature of international governance, occupying a grey zone between the realms of politics and law. …”

Ultrafast high-temperature sintering of barium titanate ceramics with colossal dielectric constants by Reavley, Matthew Jun-Hui, Guo, Huilu, Yuan, Jianming, Ng, Andrew Yun Ru, Ho, Terence Yan King, Tan, Hui Teng, Du, Zehui, Gan, Chee Lip

“…The densification process was accompanied with progressive sample discolouration from light to dark grey. Further analysis indicates that oxygen vacancy and its associated Ti-rich phase Ba4Ti12O27 are present in the ceramics. …”
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Dynamic performance analysis and thermal modelling of a novel two-phase spray cooled rack system for data center cooling by Liu, Pengfei, Kandasamy, Ranjith, Ho, Jin Yao, Wong, Teck Neng, Toh, Kok Chuan

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The utility of anatomy assessment in preclinical undergraduate medical curriculum: a scoping review protocol by Alias, Aspalilah, Abas, Razif, Choy, Ker Woon, Wong, Kah Hui, Hadie, Siti Nurma Hanim

“…This scoping review will be conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review guideline, and its protocol is outlined to systematically map the utility of anatomy assessments in preclinical undergraduate medical curricula over the past 20 years. …”
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Image noise removal and detection by Edirachcharige Sahan Ruchira Jinadasa

“…These two entities were tested on de-noising corrupted digital images as well as its limitations when enhancing underexposed images. …”
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A low-cost innovation design for portable rubbish cage trap (PRCT) in drain system by Ahmad, Noor Aliza, Zainal, Intan, Md Ali, Zarina

“…This research seeks to investigate and assess hydraulic features such flow rate, total amount of collected garbage, and rainfall distribution, in addition to proposing an innovative design of a PRCT employing reusable and recycled materials from a building site. The components of PRCT are cable ties, grey polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubing, and green netting available in two sizes. …”
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Microplastics in urban soils from different land use activities of Cyberjaya (Malaysia): exploring occurrence, relationships, sources and pollution level by Praveena, Sarva Mangala, Nik Mohd Zaidi, Nik Munirah, Nafisyah, Ayu Lana, Lingaraju, H.G.

“…Microplastic particles in urban soils were found in various shapes (i.e., fragments, films and fibres) and colours (i.e., transparent, grey, blue, red, green, purple, black, white and yellow) along with plastic polymer types (i.e., ABS, PET, PP, PE and PS) due to traffic volume, tyre wear, mismanaged plastic waste and degradation rate. …”
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Assessing mentoring : a scoping review of mentoring assessment tools in internal medicine between 1990 and 2019 by Ng, Yong Xiang, Koh, Zachary Yong Keat, Yap, Hong Wei, Tay, Kuang Teck, Tan, Xiu Hui, Ong, Yun Ting, Tan, Lorraine Hui En, Chin, Annelissa Mien Chew, Toh, Ying Pin, Shivananda, Sushma, Compton, Scott, Mason, Stephen, Kanesvaran, Ravindran, Krishna, Lalit

“…Methods: Guided by Levac et al.’s framework for scoping reviews, 12 reviewers conducted independent literature reviews of assessment tools in novice mentoring in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, ERIC, Cochrane, GreyLit, Web of Science, Open Dissertations and British Education Index databases. …”
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Maternal Death Surveillance and Response in Sudan: an evidence-based, context-specific optimisation to improve maternal care by Altijani Osman Abbakar, N

“…The structure of MDSR facilitated its activities at health facilities but not in the community. …”

Sociospatial reframing of walking through inclusive streets and urban heritage by Wang, Yongcheng

“…The analysis revealed broad themes such as a vision of a “car-lite” city and the broadening scope of urban heritage, and specific themes such as heritage trails for learning while walking and the blurred line between locals and tourists. …”
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