Post-disaster housing reconstruction as a significant opportunity to building...
Housing and climate disasters have a close relation in Vietnam. Cyclones have been seen as the most common and dangerous hazards associated with critical damage and losses of local housing and...
View ArticleInverse methods for quantitative assessment of delamination damage based on...
A novel two-step approach for quantifying laminar damages, such as delaminations in composites, is presented. This new approach first employs the gapped smoothing method to locate the edges of damage...
View ArticleMortgage equity withdrawal and institutional settings: an exploratory...
In this exploratory paper, we investigate whether there are links between institutional context and the development of markets in home equity conversion that are based on financial instruments...
View ArticleMagnetic proximity effect in the topological insulator...
Magnetic proximity effects can lead to novel phenomena in the transport properties of topological insulators. In this study, we demonstrate a characteristic fourfold symmetry in the angular dependence...
View ArticleComputed tomography overexposure as a consequence of extended scan length
Introduction This study aimed to raise awareness around the increased effective dose as scan length chosen is increased from standard protocol Methods The Monte Carlo-based software CT-Expo (G. Stamm...
View ArticleA framework for modelling tactical decision-making in autonomous systems
There is an increasing need for autonomous systems that exhibit effective decision-making in unpredictable environments. However, the design of autonomous decision-making systems presents considerable...
View ArticleBorderline personality and depressive symptomatology: Common psychosocial...
Objective: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and the affective disorders, in particular depression, share some overlap in symptomatology and a set of common psychosocial determinants. The purpose...
View ArticleParental resilience: A neglected construct in resilience research
The substantial focus of resilience research on childhood well-being has resulted in limited knowledge regarding other aspects of resilience in families, such as that of parents. Informed by literature...
View ArticleElectronic Tuning of 2D MoS2 through Surface Functionalization
The electronic properties of thiol-functionalized 2D MoS2 nanosheets are investigated. Shifts in the valence and conduction bands and Fermi levels are observed while bandgaps remain unaffected. These...
View ArticleRecognising 'community' in condo law and living: hard lessons and soft...
PurposeOntario (Canada) and Victoria (Australia) are internationally recognised for best practice in Multi-Owned Property (MOP) living and law. Yet both jurisdictions struggle with the emerging...
View ArticleCadbury and pig DNA: when issue management intersects with religion
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to discuss the evolving role of religion in issue management and introduces a case in Malaysia to examine the emerging corporate risk when western multinationals...
View ArticleBarriers to Halal logistics operation: Views from Malaysian logistics experts
There is a growing demand for Halal-certified logistics service, but the supply of such logistics service is limited. This study asserts that there is a potential area for research, and argue that...
View ArticleEmission enhancement and polarization of semiconductor quantum dots with...
Here we present an application of a high throughput nanofabrication technique to the creation of a plasmonic metasurface and demonstrate its application to the enhancement and control of radiation by...
View ArticleMining with a high-end strategy: a study of Chinese mining firms in Africa...
Research interest in Chinese businesses in Africa has surged in recent years. While state-owned firms have attracted considerable attention regarding the motives of their investment, relatively few...
View Article(In press) Late gestational hypoxia and a postnatal high salt diet programs...
Key points: Maternal hypoxia is a common perturbation that leads to growth restriction and may program vascular dysfunction in adult offspring. An adverse prenatal environment may render offspring...
View ArticleMiniaturized flexible electronic systems with wireless power and near-field...
A class of thin, lightweight, flexible, near-field communication (NFC) devices with ultraminiaturized format is introduced, and systematic investigations of the mechanics, radio frequency...
View Article'Cultural Competence is for Everyone': Cultural Competence in the United...
Cultural competence is a capacity that enables professionals and organisations to work effectively in cross-cultural situations. It has been adopted in fields such as health, social work, psychology,...
View ArticleNumerical modeling of shape memory alloy linear actuator
The demand for shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators in high-technology applications is increasing; however, there exist technical challenges to the commercial application of SMA actuator technologies,...
View ArticleThe Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) as an indicator of coastal trace metal...
Monitoring trace metal and metalloid concentrations in marine animals is important for their conservation and could also reliably reflect pollution levels in their marine ecosystems. Concentrations...
View Article(In Press) CEACAM1 regulates integrin αIIbβ3-mediated functions in platelets
Previous studies have implicated that the Ig-ITIM superfamily member, CEACAM1 may regulate integrin function. While CEACAM1 has been demonstrated to play a role as an inhibitory co-receptor of...
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