Evolution of an epidemic: understanding the opioid epidemic in the United States and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid-related mortality by Laing, R, Donnelly, C

“…Additionally, studying the ramifications of these concurrent severe public health crises is vital for informing policies to avoid preventable mortality. …”

Exemplifying and numeration as ideological discursive devices in Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera’s Gulf crisis 2017 reporting by Jasim, Samir A., Abdul Jabar, Mohd Azidan, Abdul Halim, Hazlina, Jalaluddin, Ilyana

“…This paper as part of its contribution to the world of knowledge seeks to extensively present a critical analysis of the online news reportage of one of the frosty Gulf crises in 2017 by two of the most popular agencies in the Arab world; Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera. …”
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Organic donor-acceptor cocrystals for multiferroic applications by Wang, Zongrui, Zhang, Qichun

“…Together with the superiorities in cost-effectiveness, easy tailoring, light weight, mechanical flexibility and large-scale integration of organic materials, research direction on organic CT multiferroics has become a rising star. In this minireview, we present the recent progress in the fundamental understanding and designing of multiferroics and highlight the advance of organic CT compounds in exploring the magnetoelectronic (ME) coupling effect ranging from experimental to theoretical investigations. …”
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The Changing Power Distribution in the South China Sea: Implications for Conflict Management and Avoidance by Ralf, Emmers

“…While acknowledging its positive impact, the paper highlights the limits of this model in the current context of rising power asymmetry and the swelling security dilemma caused by China’s growing naval strength.…”
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Comparison between high tension and low tension use in a typical single user warehouse by Lim, Thye Loong.

“…With the world’s rising energy needs, everyone has addressed this concern over know-how and capitalize on implementing an energy efficient technology. …”
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Injection compression moulding (ICM) process development for the warpage and stress reduction on polymeric microfluidic chip applications by Lee, Jia Min

“…The vast range of applications of microfluidic chips has propelled the growth of the microfluidic industry for thinner, more precise and complex microfluidic chips, thus the need for high precision fabrication technique capable of mass fabrication grows with this rising demand. Hesitation effects and defects like warpage and short shot are common in thin microfluidic chips with high aspect ratios. …”
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Fabrication and testing of non-polymeric microlattices by Goh, Jun Seng

“…With the rising popularity in 3D printing, the production of new prototype become very convenient. …”
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Why renewable energy could be a chance for the GCC economies by El-Katiri, L

“…Safeguarding this wealth will also, in the future, require answers to strategic questions; these include how to prioritize between the domestic value of regional oil and gas resources and their marginal export value, in view of the GCC economies’ own rapidly rising domestic energy needs. Renewable energy sources could form an important part of the answer to such questions, provided they are used in a clever way.…”

Ceria-boosted Ni/Al2O3 catalysts for enhanced H2 production via acetic acid dry reforming by Nguyen, Anh-Tam, Ng, Kim Hoong, Kumar, Ponnusamy Senthil, Pham, Thuy-Phuong T., Herma Dina, Setiabudi, Yusuf, Mohammad, Pham, Le Kim Hoang, Thao, Bui T. Thu, Aishah, Abdul Jalil, Mahadi, Bahari, Al-Kahtany, Khaled, Vo, Dai-Viet N.

“…CH3COOH and CO2 conversions were enhanced with rising Ce loading and the highest reactant con versions were observed at 3 wt%Ce. …”
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Embracing the PhD journey: From odyssey to jewels by Zuraina, Ali

“…Having worked for almost a year in the capital city of Malaysia; clocking in when the sun is rising and clocking out when the moon is ticking, I realised that I do not want to work in that condition for a long time. …”
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Gavin Jones’ scholarship on divorce in Asia: understanding trends, patterns, and implications by Dommaraju, Premchand, Hu, Shu

“…His findings challenged prevailing ethnocentric perspectives and questioned the notion that modernisation invariably leads to rising divorce rates. Jones stressed the importance of understanding divorce within the broader social, cultural, and historical contexts of the respective societies. …”
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A Review of Traditional Project Procurement Towards Integrated Practice by Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar, Ahmed, Vian

“…Due to that problem, a number of issues have recently arisen in current construction methods, such as reworks, time delay, rising costs, lack of communication and coordination, and wastages. …”
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A Review of Traditional Project Procurement Towards Integrated Practice by Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar, Ahmed, Vian

“…Due to that problem, a number of issues have recently arisen in current construction methods, such as reworks, time delay, rising costs, lack of communication and coordination, and wastages. …”
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Driven Factors to Sustainable Paddy Farming Production in Malaysia by Mohd Zahari, Fadhilah, Othman, Zakirah, Abu, Noor Hidayah, Salleh, Nurul Azita

“…As the organic food is rising in demand, there are several issues associated with its supply chain capabilities that deserve attention. …”
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new urban giants : the ultimate skyscrapers / by Spirito, Gianpaola, author 496164, Terranova, Antonino, 1942-, author editor 656235

“…A series of New Skyscrapers continue the challenge in the third millenium: these are the "New Giants." They are rising in drovers all over the world, symbols of power whose superhuman expression lies in their gargantuan scale alone. …”

Machine learning in the field of dentistry by Lew, Chee Kian

“…Deep learning has been used to automate clinical operations because dental data is becoming more and more readily available. Due to the rising need for automated diagnostic imaging, object detection utilizing deep learning approaches has become more common in dentistry. …”
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India-Southeast Asia relations : beyond economics. by Malminderjit Singh.

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Macroeconomic perspective on global imbalances. by Lee, Pei Hua., Su, Zhixiang., Teoh, Shi Ying.

“…The global imbalances, with rising current account deficits in the United States and massive surpluses in Asia and oil-exporting countries, have been viewed as a threat to global economic and financial stability. …”
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Feasibility of harnessing nuclear energy in Singapore. by Yeo, Ronald Wei Shen., Ng, San Chin., Lim, Teng Siang.

“…Its increased usage has outlined its importance as an alternative source of energy to the deteriorating fossil fuels. The rising prices of fossil fuels have hastened our search for alternative sources of energy and the increasing demand for electricity has motivated us to explore nuclear energy, which offers a low production cost for electricity when compared to other sources. …”
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Hybrid antibacterial agents. by Lin, Jiawen.

“…The rising antibiotic resistance of bacteria is posing a challenge towards clinical treatment with many currently available antibiotics losing their initial efficacy. …”
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