Will we ever go back to normal? An international exploration of the impact of Covid-19 on tourism teaching in 5 countries by Bamford, Jan

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‘Who’s the fairest of them all?’ The impact of men on the stepmother-daughter relationship in Snow White by Tan, Aaron Justin Li Jie

“…In fairy tales, there are no ambiguities or complications but instead, straightforwardness in the narrative trajectory, where good deeds are rewarded and wicked deeds punished as seen in the ‘happily ever after’ of Snow White and the cruel ending of the stepmother. …”
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Endogenous institutionalism and the puzzle of gender quotas: insights from Latin America by Gatto, MLAC

“…Firstly, although previously identified, the resistance of male legislators towards gender quotas had never been systematically analysed in a comparative manner; focusing on the behaviour of male incumbents is thus a relevant contribution. …”

Societal factors and the inescapability of Chinese female oppression by Wang, Carmen Onggo Jiawen

“…There is no sense of female camaraderie, because the only reality that women have been exposed to is from an artificial male construct and as such they too become perpetrators of patriarchal society. …”
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Approximation of the stability number of a graph via copositive programming by Klerk, Etienne de., Pasechnik, Dmitrii V.

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Efficacy of Wolbachia-mediated sterility to reduce the incidence of dengue: a synthetic control study in Singapore by Lim, Jue Tao, Bansal, Somya, Chong, Chee Seng, Dickens, Borame, Ng, Youming, Deng, Lu, Lee, Caleb, Tan, Li Yun, Chain, Grace, Ma, Pei, Sim, Shuzhen, Tan, Cheong Huat, Cook, Alex R., Ng, Lee Ching

“…We evaluated the efficacy of releasing wAlbB-infected A aegypti male mosquitoes to suppress dengue incidence. Methods: In this synthetic control study, we conducted large-scale field trials in Singapore involving release of wAlbB-infected A aegypti male mosquitoes for dengue control via vector population suppression, from epidemiological week (EW) 27, 2018, to EW 26, 2022. …”
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E-cigarette (EC) and heated tobacco product (HTP) use in the United Arab Emirates, an emerging EC and HTP market: a cross-sectional analysis of the International Tobacco Control (I... by Leinberger-Jabari, A, Ahmad, A, Lindson, N, Oke, J, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Fong, G, El-Shahawy, O, Raghib, A, Sherman, S

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Of the 2,041 individuals who answered questions on EC use, 32% reported ever using them. Of 521 people providing data on HTP, 30% reported ever using them. …”

Anti-leukaemic and chemotherapy supportive effects of berberis vulgaris l. Fruit crude extract on in vitro and in vivo models by Saedi, Tayebeh Azam

“…However, herbal therapy is considered to have fewer side effects. Hence, the used of Berberis vulgaris crude extract (BVFCE) in treating leukaemia is highlighted. …”
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Imagining post-fossil tourism mobilities with Norwegian tourists by Hopkins, D, Landa-Mata, I, Kr Steen Jacobsen, J, Farstad, E, Higham, J

“…Sustainable mobility has become a catch-all term to describe forms, modes, policies and practices of mobility that are thought to have a lower environmental footprint and/or fewer social exclusions than the contemporary mobility system which is reliant on fossil fuels and private ownership. …”

Recent developments in electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries by Wang, Luyuan Paul, Yu, Linghui, Wang, Xin, Srinivasan, Madhavi, Xu, Zhichuan Jason

“…The rapid consumption of non-renewable resources has resulted in an ever-increasing problem of CO2 emissions that has motivated people for investigating the harvesting of energy from renewable alternatives (e.g. solar and wind). …”
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Seventy Years of Marriage and Family Law in China: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects by Guo, Q

“…Despite the achievements made, great challenges remain since the 21st century, especially the difficulties in family formation and maintenance; population aging with fewer children; application of assisted reproductive technology; and prevalence of divorce, remarriage, and cohabitation. …”

Development of a home energy monitoring system using wireless communications by Lim, Tian Tian.

“…With the increasing concern over the rapidly depleting natural resources, there is a growing interest worldwide in sustainable energy technology. The ever-increasing energy cost made people realized the importance of energy conservation. …”
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Strategy as revolution for Singapore's custom tailor industry by Eng Leng Goy, Heu Ann New, Lim Shih Gin

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Ethnoichthyology of the First Record of Spine Bahaba (Bahaba polykladiskos) from Muar, Johor, Malaysia by Ilham-Norhakim, Mohd Lokman, Mohd Faudzir, Najmuddin, Hidayah, Haris, Othman, Nursyuhada, Ramli, Ramli, Sariyati Nur Hartini, Sariyati Nur Hartini, Rasul Abdullah, Halim Muhammad, Abdullah-Fauzi, Abdullah-Fauzi, Akmal, Fawwazah, Abdul-Latiff, Muhammad Abu Bakar

“…This research aims to document the first-ever record of B. polykladiskos in Muar River, Johor, and provide ethnoichthyological insights regarding this species. …”
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Tablets, Pens, and Pencils: The Influence of Tools on Sketching in Early Stage Design by Das, Madhurima, Huang, May, Yang, Maria C

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X-Ray Computed Tomography Study of the Microstructure of Superconducting MgB 2 Bulks by Wang, Y, Grovenor, C, Speller, S, Shollock, B, Mousavi, T

“…MgB2 is a promising candidate for commercial superconducting applications because, as grain boundaries in MgB2 are not weak links, there are fewer limitations on the choice of processing technique compared to high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cuprates. …”

Study on supply chain challenges in container shipping : the port operator's perspectice by Muhammad Zulkarnain Mess.

“…Some recommendations made for these problems are best practices adopted by ports world wide, while others such as ‘sharing concept’ are derived personally. …”
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Development of carbon nanotubes-reinforced polyamide 12 composite powders for 3D printing by Woon, Kun Kuan

“…Ever since the introduction of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology to this rapidly growing world, researches and studies on its practicality have been carried out so as to make sure that this technology is being made full use of in the development of countries. …”
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Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress using 4-phenyl butyrate mitigates osteoporosis in a mouse model of hindlimb suspension by Al-Daghestani, Hiba Saad Subhi

“…We aimed to investigate the impact of ER stress on OP, and the effect of 4-PBA, as an ER stress inhibitor in the HLS mouse with OP. 21 male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into three groups namely: ground-based controls, untreated HLS group, and HLS treated with 4-PBA via intra-peritoneal injections at 100mg/kg/d for 21 days. …”
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Multi-sensor distributed detection in presence of communication cost by Tan, Kok Poh.

“…The subject of multi-sensor data fusion (or 'sensor fusion' in short) has grown explosively and a multitude of approaches and areas have been covered over the past decade ever since the first related paper was presented by Tenney and Sandell in 1981. …”
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