Score: 20%

3/15 points

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Question Title
9. Based on the article "SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is
Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor" what is the difference between SARS-CoV
and SARS-CoV-2?

I. Attaches to a different receptor

II. Different neutralization efficiency by SARS Convalescent Sera

III. Spike protein priming by cellular proteases

 
Tip:
1. Go to www.sciencedirect.com and search for “SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2
and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor” under Articles

2. Refer to the graphical abstract

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Question Title
10. In the article “The Transcription Factor ZEB2 Is Required to Maintain the Tissue-Specific
Identities of Macrophages”, using Clec4f-cre, Itgax-cre, and Fcgr1-cre mice to target five
different macrophage populations, researchers discovered that the loss of ____ resulted in
macrophage disappearance from the tissues, coupled with their subsequent replenishment from
bone-marrow precursors in open niches.

I. Zeb1

II. Zeb2

III. Zeb3

Tip:
1. Go to www.sciencedirect.com and search for “The Transcription Factor ZEB2 Is Required to
Maintain the Tissue-Specific Identities of Macrophages” under Articles

2. Search for “Clec4f-cre” within the article

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Question Title
11. In the article “CRISPR: No Sign of Slowing Down”, how many articles are published already
in 2018?

I. 1,500

II. 2,000

III. 2,500

Tip:
1. Go to www.sciencedirect.com and search for “CRISPR: No Sign of Slowing Down” under
Articles

2. Search for “2018” within the article

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Question Title
12. Which of these famous persons doesn't have any publications on ScienceDirect?

I. Angela Merkel

II. Boris Johnson

III. Tim Berners-Lee

Tip:
1. Go to www.sciencedirect.com and search for the authors under the Author search box
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Question Title
13. How many authors are there who contributed to the article “The role of CT in case
ascertainment and management of COVID-19 pneumonia in the UK: insights from high-
incidence regions”?

I. 20

II. 25

III. 26

Tip:
1. Go to www.sciencedirect.com and search for “The role of CT in case ascertainment and
management of COVID-19 pneumonia in the UK: insights from high-incidence regions” under
Articles

2. Expand the list of authors and take count

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Question Title
14. In the article “A novel axle temperature forecasting method based on decomposition,
reinforcement learning optimization and neural network”, what method is used in Stage I to
preprocess the original axle temperature series by decomposing them into several subseries?

I. Empirical wavelet transform (EWT) 

II. Exothermic wavelet transform (EWT)

III. Empirical wavelet tangent (EWT)

Tip:
1. Go to www.sciencedirect.com and search for “A novel axle temperature forecasting method
based on decomposition, reinforcement learning optimization and neural network”

2. Search for the modelling process

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1/1 point

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Question Title
15. In the article “Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and grain arsenic and lead levels without
compromising yield in organically produced rice”, how much did the e-AWD water regime
reduce the seasonal methane emissions by?

I. 75%

II. 85%

III. 95%

Tip:
1. Go to www.sciencedirect.com and search for “Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and grain
arsenic and lead levels without compromising yield in organically produced rice”

2. Search for the e-AWD water regime

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0/1 point

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Question Title
16. In the article “Chromium removal from water using granular ferric hydroxide adsorbents: An
in-depth adsorption investigation and the optimization”, the adsorbent at the optimum condition
(pH=5, initial concentration of Cr(VI) at 20 mg L-1, contact time at 60 min, and GFH dose at
0.75 g in 50 mL of Cr(VI) solution) provides up to how many percent of removal capability?

I. 75%
II. 87.5%

III. 100%

Tip:
1. Go to www.sciencedirect.com and search for “Chromium removal from water using granular
ferric hydroxide adsorbents: An in-depth adsorption investigation and the optimization”

2. Search for Cr(VI)

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Question Title
17. In the article “Future projections of Malaysia daily precipitation characteristics using bias
correction technique”, what is the decrement change of rainfall frequency in western Peninsular
Malaysia, driven by the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenario respectively?

I. -2 to -6%

II. -3 to -7%

III. -4 to -8%

Tip:
1. Go to www.sciencedirect.com and search for “Future projections of Malaysia daily
precipitation characteristics using bias correction technique”

2. Search for RCP4.5 and RCP8.5

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Question Title
18. In the article “Narrowing the gap between local standards and global best practices in bauxite
mining: A case study in Malaysia”, when was Malaysia’s peak annual production of bauxite ore?
I. 2014

II. 2015

III. 2016

Tip:
1. Go to www.sciencedirect.com and search for “Narrowing the gap between local standards and
global best practices in bauxite mining: A case study in Malaysia”

2. Search for peak

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Question Title
19. What is the citation count of the article “Extreme learning machine: Theory and
applications”?

I. 5548

II. 6548

III. 7548

 
Tip:
1. Go to http://www.scopus.com and navigate to Document Search and search for “Extreme
learning machine: Theory and applications”

2. Look for the Citations in Scopus under Metrics

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Question Title
20. What is the h-index of the author from UPM who has over 580 documents published on
Scopus who wrote “Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in industrial applications:
Feasibility of date palm fibers for sustainable automotive industry”?

I. 36

II. 46

III. 56

Tip:
1. Go to http://www.scopus.com and navigate to Document Search and search for “Natural fiber
reinforced polymer composites in industrial applications: Feasibility of date palm fibers for
sustainable automotive industry”

2. Select for both authors

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Question Title
21. How many articles from UPM was indexed on Scopus in 2019?

I. More than 3800

II. Less than 3500

III. Less than 3000

Tip:
1. Go to http://www.scopus.com and navigate to Affiliation Search and search for “Universiti
Putra Malaysia”

2. Select the Documents published by UPM.

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22. How many authors are affiliated to UPM?

I. More than 18000

II. Less than 18000

III. Less than 15000

Tip:
1. Go to http://www.scopus.com and navigate to Affiliation Search and search for “Universiti
Putra Malaysia”

2. Select the Authors from UPM.

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1/1 point

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Question Title
23. What is the Field Weighted Citation Impact of the article “Heterogeneous photocatalytic
degradation of organic contaminants over titanium dioxide: A review of fundamentals, progress
and problems”?

I. 8.51

II. 9.51

III. 10.51

  Tip:
1. Go to http://www.scopus.com and navigate to Document Search and search for
“Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants over titanium dioxide: A
review of fundamentals, progress and problems”        

2. Look under Metrics

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