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3D bioprinting for regenerating COVID-19-mediated irreversibly damaged lung tissue
(Whioce Publishing Pte. Ltd., 2022-01-01) Akter, Fariya; Araf, Yusha; Promon, Salman Khan; Zhai, Jingbo; Zheng, Chunfu; Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
While the tension of COVID-19 is still increasing, patients who recovered from the infection are facing life-threatening consequences such as multiple organ failure due to the presence of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor in different organs. Among all the complications, death caused by respiratory failure is the most common because severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infects lung’s type II epithelial, mucociliary, and goblet cells that eventually cause pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome, which are responsible for the irreversible lung damage. Risk factors, such as age, comorbidities, diet, and lifestyle, are associated with disease severity. This paper reviews the potential of three-dimensional bioprinting in printing an efficient organ for replacement by evaluating the patient’s condition. © 2022 Author(s). This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Revisiting innovations in ELT through online classes: An evaluation of the approaches of 10 minute school
(Anadolu Universitesi, 2019-01-01) Karim, Abdul; Shahed, Faheem Hasan; Rahman, Mohammad Mosiur; Mohamed, Abdul Rashid; BRAC Institute of Languages
The ubiquity with regard to technology and availability of social media offered an unorthodox avenue to impart education. Concerning language teaching and learning, the meticulous use of such online platforms has been overtly observed. They become didactic concerning the issue that typical classrooms often exert gaps in terms of students' learning. 10 Minute School, a platform to infuse language teaching and learning through Facebook live classes, undertakes the responsibility to bridge the gaps yielded from traditional English language classroom in an EFL context. The aim of the current study was to carry out a subtle analysis concerning the design of this online learning program in relation to Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and its implication to e-learning. The study adopted the deductive method of content analysis. The themes have been shaped based on the teaching contents of 10 Minute School. The findings suggested that the approach undertaken by 10 Minute School for its online teaching and learning was instrumental to students' quick learning. © 2019, Anadolu Universitesi.
From prestige to protest: The role of social media in amplifying luxury fashion brand hate among Malaysian millennials
(Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2026-01-01) Alimuddin, Nur Azlin; Bakar, Aina Najiha Binti Abu; Halim, Nurul Ashikin Abdul; Morshed, Ahmed Fahim; BRAC Business School
This study examines the formation and amplification of luxury fashion brand hate among Malaysian millennials in the Klang Valley. It specifically investigates how social media transforms individual negative sentiment into collective reputational pressure. Adopting a qualitative interpretive design, the research draws on semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 Malaysian women aged 30 to 50 who reported negative encounters with luxury brands and subsequently expressed hostility online. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis to identify the communicative and value-based mechanisms that shape the escalation of brand hate. The findings reveal that hostility in this context is driven by perceived corporate arrogance and elitism, where traditional luxury positioning is interpreted as socially exclusionary. Furthermore, distinct value incongruence regarding sustainability and authenticity generates significant evaluative tension. These interpretations are catalysed by high-intensity negative emotional encounters, such as perceived disrespect in retail settings, which motivate retaliatory communication. Crucially, the study identifies social media as an amplification infrastructure. Through mechanisms such as algorithmic visibility, peer validation, and identity signalling, digital platforms enable private grievances to escalate into performative outrage and public condemnation. The study contributes to strategic communication scholarship by clarifying how value-based dissonance translates into online escalation pathways. Practically, the results highlight the necessity for luxury brands to move beyond traditional prestige cues and adopt culturally attuned, verifiable ethical practices to maintain legitimacy among socially conscious millennial cohorts. © 2026, Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. All rights reserved.
Critical agency and glocal subjectivity in ELT material development: An analysis of English language textbook of Bangladesh
(Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2019-01-01) Khan, Harunur Rashid; Rahaman, Adilur; BRAC Institute of Languages
This paper explores ‘glocal subjectivity’ in an English language textbook produced by National Curriculum and Textbook Board of Bangladesh for Grades XI-XII. In the era of globalization (Mukherjee & Krieckhaus 2011), glocal subjectivity, i.e. creation of self that appreciates the ingredients of both global and local spaces (Gutierrez 2013) is relevant for material development in ELT, as it carries implications for critical agency (Richmond 2011). In post-colonial countries, critical agency allows non-native textbook writers to exercise freedom in selecting themes and designing language learning activities which may be used in the classrooms to develop critical minds (Pineda-Báez 2004). Through qualitative content analysis (Julien 2008), this research examines how the non-native material writers in Bangladesh exerted critical agency to construct glocal subjectivity in the English textbook. Findings reveal that textbook writers constructed glocal subjectivity by selecting appropriate topics. Nevertheless, the textbook contains the following limitations: pedagogically unsound language learning activities, low aesthetic quality, misrepresentation of Bangladesh, and post-colonial ambivalence. Based on the findings, this paper suggests that textbook writers in the post-colonial countries need to be aware of the issue of representation and make use of the wisdom of Applied Linguistics to produce politically correct and pedagogically effective English language textbook. © 2019 Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. All rights reserved.
Agronomic characterization of an EMS-mutagenized populationfor selecting high-yielding and gluten-enriched industrial Wheat
(Society of Field Crops Science, 2023-01-01) Islam, Saiful; Hasan, Mohammad Mahmood; Eusufzai, Tasnin Khan; Rahman, Md. Ataur; Afreen, Mohsina; Ansarey, Fareyzul Haque; Samiha, Tasnim Khandaker; Rahman, Lutfur; Hasanuzzaman M.; Nahiyan, Abu Shamim Mohammad; Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
A mutant population was generated using a popular wheat cultivar of Bangladesh; BARI GOM-28, with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) to create diversity in terms of different agronomic characteristics and grain quality parameters. An EMS concentration ranging from 0.2% to 1.2% was used and the optimum was found to be 0.8%. This study was initiated with 16,000 seeds, where 1,581 lines survived under greenhouse conditions up to M4 generation. Through 3 subsequent field trials, 3 promising lines, namely, 0037/17, 0020/17 and 0023/17 were selected with enhanced spike length, number of spikes per plant, number of spikelets per spike, number of grains per spike, grains weight per plant and 1000-grain weight. Such improved agronomic traits contributed towards a greater yield potential of 0037/17 (5.94-6.10 t ha-1), 0020/17 (5.47-5.54 t ha-1) and 0023/17 (4.97-5.20 t ha-1) than BARI GOM-28 (3.63-3.69 t ha-1) in the multi-location trial. Improvement in certain bread-making qualities like wet gluten content (>28%) and total protein content (~13%) was also observed and compared to BARI GOM-28 which had 22% wet gluten and 11% total protein. Therefore, these mutant lines could be used as a valuable resource for genetic studies to dissect the function of the genes controlling such desired parameters as well as superior breeding lines. © 2023, Society of Field Crops Science. All rights reserved.