Mental imagery interventions to promote face covering use among UK university students and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Conroy, Dom

“…Core COVID-19 preventive measures include social distancing, regular hand washing, and wearing face coverings in public places. …”
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Hand gesture-based interactive musical and visual experiential system by Chua, Kok Liang

“…This report also gives an overview of the project development cycle including the project and work breakdown structure, implementation and development, issues faced and solutions implemented, as well user studies results and potential ideas for further exploration.…”
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Deep self-supervised representation learning for free-hand sketch by Xu, Peng, Song, Zeyu, Yin, Qiyue, Song, Yi-Zhe, Wang, Liang

“…In this paper, we tackle for the first time, the problem of self-supervised representation learning for free-hand sketches. This importantly addresses a common problem faced by the sketch community - that annotated supervisory data are difficult to obtain. …”
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Characterising the anti-aging role of high glucose diet-induced osmotic stress in aged Caenorhabditis elegans by Lim, Venus Wen Xuan

“…The research of our laboratory appears to be promising in demonstrating the outcome of an extended lifespan when aged C. elegans are fed a high glucose diet. On the other hand, young C. elegans are known have a reduced lifespan when fed a high glucose diet. …”
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Helping hands : a radio documentary profiling the work of the male nurse. by Ow, Kylie Siak Wei.

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Exploring machine learning models for age recognition by Dharmarathne, Chathuranga, Ouazzane, Karim, Shrestha, Subeksha, Fernando, Sandra

“…Many studies focus on neural networks, sometimes called as "black boxes" due to their complex decision-making processes and why it forecasts a particular age. On the other hand, the accuracy of datasets, which are supposed to show a person's real age, might not be very accurate. …”
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The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers by Widia, Mirta, Lim, Shu Chin, Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin, Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah, Zayyinul Hayati, Zen

“…Age was most significantly associated with hand musculoskeletal discomfort (p<0.05). …”
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Preserving Mojiang Hani hand weaving techniques: understanding complexity for culture and sustainable development by Mingquan, Liu, Yahaya, Siti Rohaya, Chunli, Guo, Yan, Huang

“…Beyond immediate preservation efforts, these suggestions form a solid foundation for future research endeavors and the sustainable development of Mojiang Hani hand weaving techniques, fostering a continuum of cultural heritage in the face of contemporary challenges…”
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Brain markers of cumulative stress response and allostatic load in the ageing Whitehall II cohort by Zsoldos, E

“…On the other hand, FSRS was the more powerful predictor of poor WM integrity compared with AL and MetS, and after removing confounding variable effects.…”

MAS.110 Fundamentals of Computational Media Design, Spring 2003 by Maeda, John

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Image transformation for beautification by Lim, Christine Kia Min

“…As technology became more advanced, users can easily take a large number of digital photographs (image) of faces using their camera or hand phone. Sometimes, they wish to beautify a face photograph using image retouching tools. …”
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8 Ways to Boost Students Engagement During Asynchronous English Language Learning by Nurkarimah, Yusof

“…For some students, asynchronous learning is the ultimate game-changer, as it offers flexibilities and new learning opportunities such as self-paced learning. On the other hand, some students may face challenges, particularly in maintaining their motivation and self-discipline to learn, for example in language courses such as English, without direct face-to-face interactions during this learning mode.…”
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Sign language recognition – teach machine to talk to deaf people by Goh, Ting Jun

“…Despite this, face-to-face verbal communication remains to be the primary mode of communication for most of the population. …”
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Trauma through Syrian eyes : representing the Syrian civil war through art by Yeo, Nicole Yew Min

“…We consume these images and reports as mere faces and figures. Information flashes by rapidly to shock and evoke pity within us, but just as quickly we move on to the next image or topic. …”
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Foreign students and implications of their social networking sites usage by Tan, Yi Ting

“…Findings suggest that usage of SNS does have a bit of influence on these students’ self-identity, but a rather limited impact on their collective identity. Also, increased face-to-face contact with locals, stemming from SNS usage improves chances of integration. …”
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Exploring the formation of behavioral intention toward rural tourism via sensory experience and memorable tourism experiences, a case study in Henan, China by Zhenbin, Wang, Ramachandran, Sridar, Siow, Mayling, Subramaniam, Thanam, Hui, Zhang

“…Using a quantitative approach, a survey was conducted where 490 participants completed a face-to-face questionnaire. The findings from the partial least squares structural equation modeling revealed that out of the five sensory experiences, only touch has a statistically significant and positive impact on behavioral intention. …”

One-stop application for scrapbooking by Zhou, Wanxuan

“…In the modern world where people lack patience for traditional hands-on hobbies, scrapbooking as a time-consuming hobby faces challenges. …”
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A build-and-learn pedagogical framework for engineering outreach by Thng, Jing Rong

“…On the other hand, the kit for secondary school age group focuses more on application of innovation solutions and problem solving. …”
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Girls, let's talk about sex and Islam : a study on young Singaporean Muslim women and how they make sense of sexual agency and religion in contemporary Singapore by Nadya Nasser

“…In today’s contemporary Singapore, young Singaporean Muslim women face opposing pressures from the modern and secular ethos that permeates their lives on one hand, and the standards of ‘piety’ and ‘modesty’ placed on them by religion on the other. …”
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Curtain call : a final bow for the traditional arts. by Chen, Shanshan., Khew, Carolyn Jin-Ny., Koh, Valerie Swee Fang.

“…Curtain Call explores the challenges that today's traditional artists battle on a daily basis, from making a living to finding a successor to hand over the ropes to. In the face of these challenges, many have taken to modernise their art forms, to the dismay of traditional arts purists. …”
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