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Title: Evaluation of Real-Time Monitoring on the Growth of Spirulina
Microalgae: Internet of Things and Microalgae Technologies
Journal Title: IEEE Internet of Things Journal
Impact factor: 10.6
Volume 11 Issue 2, 15 January 2024

UM Author: Ling Tau Chuan
Title: Emerging absorption-based techniques for removing micro-
Microalgae farming is still in its infancy phase to implement internet-of-things (IoT) techno-
plastics and nanoplastics from actual water bodies
abstract commercially viable microalgae for large-scale production. There are various methods to measure Volume 170, January 2024
Journal Title: TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
logies. Spirulina microalgae was selected to be investigated in this study because it is the most
Impact factor: 13.1
the biomass concentration of microalgae. However, the conventional methods are time-consu-

UM Author: Khor Sook Mei
ming, laborious, or expensive. Therefore, this research aims to integrate IoT with a biomass con-
centration sensor (TCS3200), to monitor the biomass concentration of Spirulina in real-time and
Microplastics and nanoplastics contamination in aquatic environments has become
remotely through the cloud-based system (ThingSpeak). The TCS3200 sensor was programmed
a growing public concern due to their potential adverse health effects and toxicity. Due
and set up to measure the absorbance of the Spirulina culture in a 10-L cultivation tank. The data
to the diverse varieties and morphologies of microplastics, it is challenging to imple-
was collected and stored in the cloud Thingspeak platform. Besides, additional parameters such
as temperature, light intensity, and water level were monitored to gain a comprehensive unders-
and chemical processes, have been investigated to remediate microplastics, but the
tanding of the entire cultivation process. These sensors were all controlled by a Lolin NodeMCU ment an effective removal strategy. Various approaches, including biological, physical, abstract
overall effect is still low. Among the developed techniques, adsorption has demonstra-
ESP8266 microcontroller. The TCS3200 sensor was found to be better suited for measuring low ted its simple operation, practical reusability, and relatively short required time. This
biomass concentrations, while a UV-Vis spectrophotometer was able to measure higher biomass review aims to evaluate and compare the strengths and limitations of MOF, aerogel,
concentrations after the sample was diluted. Real-time monitoring of these parameters allows for and sponge as emerging microplastic removal materials. The composition and pro-
timely adjustments to be made to the cultivation conditions to optimize the growth and produc- perties of the matrix determined the removal efficacy (removal time, adsorption ca-
tivity of the Spirulina culture and detect any problems or abnormalities in the process. The use of pacity) and durability (reusability). The impact of the use of these emerging materials
IoT technologies in the cultivation of microalgae can improve the efficiency and sustainability of on health and the environment is meticulously evaluated. The expectations and new
the process and provide valuable data for further research and development. challenges associated with these cutting-edge innovations are discussed.

https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3296525 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2023.117465

Title: Academic resilience, self-efficacy, and motivation: the role of parenting style
Journal Title: Scientific Reports Title: Non-metricity with boundary terms: f(Q,C) gravity and cosmology
Impact factor: 4.6 Journal Title: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Volume 14, 6 March 2024 Impact factor: 6.4
Volume 23, 26 March 2024
UM Author: Hashem Salarzadeh Jenatabadi
Author: Loo Tee How
Previous research has found that parenting style influences academic resilience. Nonetheless,
few studies have focused on the mechanism underlying the relationship between parenting
style and academic resilience. This study aims to examine the relationship between adolescen- We formulate f(Q,C) gravity and cosmology. Such a construction is based on the symme-
ts' parenting style and academic resilience, drawing upon the framework of Social Cognitive tric teleparallel geometry, but apart form the non-metricity scalar Q we incorporate in the
Theory. Specifically, it wants to explore the mediating roles of self-efficacy and academic moti- Lagrangian the boundary term C of its difference from the standard Levi-Civita Ricci scalar
vation in this relationship. The participants were 518 students chosen at random from educa- abstract R̊. We extract the general metric and affine connection field equations, we apply them at a
tional institutions in the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Jiangsu. Social Cognitive abstract cosmological framework, and adopting three different types of symmetric teleparallel affine
Theory was the theoretical foundation for the study, and the Parental Authority Questionnaire connections we obtain the modified Friedmann equations. As we show, we acquire an ef-
was used to measure parenting style. Out of the respondents, 55.5% were male and 45.5% fe- fective dark-energy sector of geometrical origin, which can lead to interesting cosmological
male. The student allocation in the study sample was as follows: 62.34% undergraduate, 28.22% phenomenology. Additionally, we may obtain an effective interaction between matter and
master’s, and 9.44% PhD. More than 60% of participants were over 25 years old. Moreover, the dark energy. Finally, examining a specific model, we show that we can obtain the usual ther-
findings revealed that parenting style was directly and positively related to academic resilience. mal history of the universe, with the sequence of matter and dark-energy epochs, while the
Parenting style was also found to be indirectly and positively related to academic resilience effective dark-energy equation-of-state parameter can be quintessence-like, phantom-like, or
via self-efficacy and academic motivation, respectively, and sequentially. More crucially, it was cross the phantom-divide during evolution.
discovered that the direct association was far lower than the indirect effects, with self-efficacy https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2024/03/050
being the most effective. The study indicates a relationship between parenting style and aca-
demic resilience in adolescents, with self-efficacy and academic motivation acting as the main
mediators. These findings emphasize the significance of these intermediary elements, implying
that they play a larger role than the direct influence of parenting style alone.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55530-7

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