Potential Implementation of Economic Waqf in the State of Kelantan: A Preliminary Survey by Mujiburrahman Muhammad Saleh, Nurul Akma Mohamed, Hamidi Abdul Ghani, Suraini Saufi

“…The Islamic social finance sector, including waqf, is growing rapidly but is still too small compared to its true potential and has yet to be fully explored. One of the main reasons that hinders this growth is the lack of innovation in the management of waqf property to work on the real potential of the property to provide optimal impact to the economy of the ummah. …”
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Effect of Quantity of Low–Methoxyl Pectin on Physical Properties of Freeze–Dried Strawberry Jellies by Ciurzyńska Agnieszka, Lenart Andrzej, Karwosińska Joanna

“…These products ought to be attractive, especially to young people, easy to consume and have a reasonably long shelf life. Three recipes of freeze-dried strawberry jelly with low-methoxyl pectin (LMP) (2.0, 2.5, 3.5% LMP) with the use of strawberry pulp were obtained and physical properties were investigated to choose the sample with the best quality factors. …”
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Influencing factors of adherence to sustainable diets: a systematic review of behavioral theories by Seyedeh Fatemeh Fatemi, Seyedeh Fatemeh Fatemi, Hadi Tehrani, Hadi Tehrani, Maryam Khosravi, Maryam Khosravi, Hassan Doosti, Niloufar Rasaei, Seyyed Reza Sobhani

“…We searched four databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Science Direct, for observational studies assessing sustainable food consumption according to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), and the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) up to December 01, 2023. …”
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Strength Deterioration of Concrete in Sulfate Environment: An Experimental Study and Theoretical Modeling by Yingwu Zhou, Hao Tian, Lili Sui, Feng Xing, Ningxu Han

“…The damaged concrete section is simply but reasonably divided into uncorroded and corroded layers and the two layers can be demarcated by the sulfate corrosion depth of concrete. …”
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A State-Space Modeling Approach for Active Structural Acoustic Control by Leopoldo P.R. de Oliveira, Paulo S. Varoto, Paul Sas, Wim Desmet

“…The challenge thus resides in deriving reasonable sized models that integrate structural, acoustic, electrical components and the controller algorithm. …”
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Application of Overall Equipment Effectiveness In Increasing Productivity: Case Of Textile Company by Muhammad Ahmed Kalwar, Asif Nawaz Wassan, Muhammad Ali Khan, Muzamil Hussain Wadho, Shakeel Ahmed Shaikh, Bahawal Ali Memon

“…Since there were the issues with availability of materials and accessories; this was the basic and main reason for delays and unachievable targets. After certain improvements, the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) of each department was calculated. …”
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Design and structure of overlapping regions in PCA via deep learning by Yan Zheng, Xi-Chen Cui, Fei Guo, Ming-Liang Dou, Ze-Xiong Xie, Ying-Jin Yuan

“…We further discovered structure differences represented by major groove width, stagger, slide, and centroid distance between overlapping and non-overlapping regions, which elucidated the model's reasonableness through the lens of physical chemistry. …”
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Craving for exercise due to the disruption of daily routine by an earthquake by İsmail İlbak, Ahmet Yasuntimur, Stefan Stojanovic, Serkan Düz, Łukasz Rydzik, Ladislav Cepicka

“…With a more clinical dimension, the second type arises from the inability to engage in training for uncontrollable reasons.…”
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Fuzzy Theory-Based Data Placement for Scientific Workflows in Hybrid Cloud Environments by Zheyi Chen, Xu Zhao, Bing Lin

“…In hybrid cloud environments, reasonable data placement strategies are critical to the efficient execution of scientific workflows. …”
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FedRSC: A Federated Learning Analysis for Multi-Label Road Surface Classifications by Ioannis V. Vondikakis, Ilias E. Panagiotopoulos, George J. Dimitrakopoulos

“…The state of road surfaces can have a significant impact on vehicle handling, passenger comfort, safety, fuel consumption, and maintenance requirements. For this reason, it is important to analyze road conditions in order to improve traffic safety, optimize fuel efficiency, and provide a smoother travel experience. …”
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Mandible reconstruction after head and neck management for oral cancer: A case report and literature review by Sylvio Luiz Costa De-Moraes, Raissa Dias Fares, Alexandre Maurity de Paula Afonso, Roberto Gomes dos Santos, Ricardo Pereira Mattos

“…Although the procedure related to cancer was successful the mandible reduction and fixation were not enough. For this reason, the patient needed a second surgery for the reconstruction of the mandible using vascularized bone with maxillofacial surgeons. …”
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Structural Changes in Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Waste Materials Caused by Pyrolysis and CO Activation by José B. Parra, Conchi O. Ania, Ana Arenillas, Fernando Rubiera, José J. Pis, José M. Palacios

“…For ecological reasons, there is an increasing demand for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) wastes in developed countries. …”
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Oxidation combined with Maillard reaction induced free and protein-bound Nε-carboxymethyllysine and Nε-carboxyethyllysine formation during braised chicken processing by Zongshuai Zhu, Rui Fang, Ming Huang, Yunji Wei, Guanghong Zhou

“…Finally, a perspective was concluded that the Maillard reaction combined with oxidation is one of the main reasons for the formation of free and protein-bound CML and CEL during braised chicken processing.…”
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Saving a Child’s Elbow Joint: A Novel Reconstruction for a Tumour of the Distal Humerus by Calogero Graci, Czar Louie Gaston, Robert Grimer, Lee Jeys, Korhan Ozkan

“…Extracorporeal irradiation and reimplantation is a valid and inexpensive technique for the treatment of bone tumors when there is reasonable residual bone stock. With this procedure we have a precise fit being the patient’s own bone. …”
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Gestational diabetes mellitus causes genome hyper-methylation of oocyte via increased EZH2 by Hong-Yan Guo, Shou-Bin Tang, Li-Jun Li, Jing Lin, Ting-Ting Zhang, Shuo Chao, Xiao-Wen Jin, Kui-Peng Xu, Xiao-Feng Su, Shen Yin, Ming-Hui Zhao, Gui-An Huang, Li-Jia Yang, Wei Shen, Lei Zhang, Cui-Lian Zhang, Qing-Yuan Sun, Zhao-Jia Ge

“…Our results show that GDM induces genomic hyper-methylation of offspring oocytes, and at least a part of the altered methylation is inherited by F2 oocytes, which may be a reason for the inheritance of metabolic disorders. …”
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Design of an Error-Based Adaptive Controller for a Flexible Robot Arm Using Dynamic Pole Motion Approach by Ki-Young Song, Madan M. Gupta, Noriyasu Homma

“…The purpose of this novel design approach is to make the system response reasonably fast with no overshoot, where the system may be time varying and nonlinear with only partially known dynamics. …”
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Challenges for Air Transport Providers in Czech Republic and Poland by Anna Toruń, Czesław Burniak, Jerzy Biały, Justyna Tomaszewska, Norbert Grzesik, Sarka Hoskova-Mayerova, Marta Woch, Mariusz Zieja, Adam Rurak

“…The authors will explain possible reasons and aspects of such behaviour in order to make some predictions for future trends in air transport. …”
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Joints Parameters Identification in Numerical Modeling of Structural Dynamics by Yuedong Yang, Jiqing Chen, Fengchong Lan, Fei Xiong, Zicong Zeng

“…Taking automotive dynamics with seam-welding and spot-welding as examples, the relationship of joints parameters perturbation and structural dynamics is derived to give the selecting reason of parameters’ identification. The actual dynamics of an SUV’s frame and a thin-walled part in BIW (body in white) are utilized to validate the methodology. …”
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Estimating the Tensile Strength of Ultrahigh-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams by In-Hwan Yang, Changbin Joh, The Quang Bui

“…The results ultimately show that by fitting the analysis results to the experimental results of the moment-curvature curves, the tensile strength of UHPFRC beams can be reasonably estimated.…”
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Non-Thrombotic Filling Defects in Cerebral Veins and Sinuses: When Normal Structures Mimic a Disease by Marialuisa Zedde, Rosario Pascarella

“…A potential strategy to avoid this is to increase the knowledge about technical and anatomical reasons for non-thrombotic filling defects of intracranial dural sinuses and their imaging features. …”
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