Curtin University Sarawak

Integrating bioplastics into waste management: barriers and pathways to a circular economy

Bioplastics have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional fossil-based plastics because of their potential to reduce dependence on non-renewable resources and support the transition towards a circular economy. However, their environmental sustainability is determined not...

Stock Assessment and Management Recommendations for the Sustainable Fishery of Tropical Shad (Terubok), Tenualosa toli, in Sarawak Waters, Malaysia

The population of Tenualosa toli is primarily distributed in the coastal and estuarine waters of Sarawak, Malaysia, where landings have declined steadily from 1031 tons in 2003 to 586 tons in 2013. To assess stock status and support sustainable management, samples were collected...

A student-led living laboratory as work-integrated learning: an action research study of professional identity development in Malaysian higher education

Purpose Higher education faces a growing imperative to develop graduates who possess not only academic expertise but also the resilience and practical readiness demanded by today’s complex professional landscapes. While work-integrated learning (WIL) is commonly advocated to brid...

Scene graph generation from point cloud panoptic segmentation for indoor scene understanding

Abstract Indoor scene understanding enables machines to comprehend 3D indoor environments by capturing object relationships and supporting spatial reasoning. Scene graphs are commonly used to represent objects and their relationships in a node–edge structure describing how neighb...

From gamification to work performance: a two-wave, two-study examination of psychological needs and meaningful work of employees in China and Singapore

Purpose Organisations are increasingly adopting gamification as a strategy to enhance employee motivation, engagement, and performance. While prior research has primarily examined gamification as an organisational tool, this study shifts the focus to how employees experience gami...