Psychometric properties and population norms of the positive mental health instrument in a representative multi-ethnic Asian population by Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit, Subramaniam, Mythily, Tan, Linda Wei Lin, Abdin, Edimansyah, Lim, Wei Yen, Wee, Hwee Lin, Chong, Siow Ann, van Dam, Rob Martinus

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Evaluation of novel Parkinson's disease candidate genes in the Chinese population by Chew, Elaine Guo Yan, Liany, Herty, Tan, Louis C. S., Au, Wing-Lok, Prakash, Kumar-M., Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Chan, Anne Y. Y., Lim, Shen-Yang, Mok, Vincent, Chung, Sun Ju, Song, Kyuyoung, Liu, Jianjun, Foo, Jia Nee, Tan, Eng-King

“…Therefore, the 33 reported candidate genes and associated variants are unlikely to confer significant PD risk in the East Asian population.…”
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Comparative epidemiology of bacteraemia in two ageing populations: Singapore and Denmark by Sim, Patrick Jian Wei, Li, Zongbin, Aung, Aung Hein, Coia, John Eugenio, Chen, Ming, Nielsen, Stig Lønberg, Jensen, Thøger Gorm, Møller, Jens Kjølseth, Dessau, Ram Benny, Póvoa, Pedro, Gradel, Kim Oren, Chow, Angela

“…This study aimed to compare the epidemiology and outcomes of bacteraemia in two similarly ageing populations with different ethnicities in Singapore and Denmark. …”
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Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of three diverse Asian populations in Singapore by Wu, Degang, Dou, Jinzhuang, Chai, Xiaoran, Bellis, Claire, Wilm, Andreas, Shih, Chih Chuan, Soon, Wendy Wei Jia, Bertin, Nicolas, Lin, Clarabelle Bitong, Khor, Chiea Chuen, DeGiorgio, Michael, Cheng, Shanshan, Bao, Li, Karnani, Neerja, Hwang, William Ying Khee, Davila, Sonia, Tan, Patrick, Shabbir, Asim, Moh, Angela, Tan, Eng-King, Foo, Jia Nee, Goh, Liuh Ling, Leong, Khai Pang, Foo, Roger Sik Yin, Lam, Carolyn Su Ping, Richards, Arthur Mark, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Aung, Tin, Wong, Tien Yin, Ng, Huck Hui, Liu, Jianjun, Wang, Chaolong

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Adiposity impacts cognitive function in Asian populations: an epidemiological and Mendelian Randomization study by Mina, Theresia, Yew, Yik Weng, Ng, Hong Kiat, Sadhu, Nilanjana, Wansaicheong, Gervais, Dalan, Rinkoo, Low, Dorrain Yan Wen, Lam, Benjamin Chih Chiang, Riboli, Elio, Lee, Eng Sing, Ngeow, Joanne, Elliott, Paul, Griva, Konstadina, Loh, Marie, Lee, Jimmy, Chambers, John

“…Methods: The Health for Life in Singapore (HELIOS) Study is a population-based cohort of South-East-Asian men and women in Singapore, aged 30–84 years. …”
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Population-based variations of a core resistome revealed by urban sewage metagenome surveillance by Li, Wenxuan, Mao, Feijian, Ng, Charmaine, Jong, Mui Choo, Goh, Shin Giek, Charles, Francis Rathinam, Ng, Oon Tek, Marimuthu, Kalisvar, He, Yiliang, Gin, Karina Yew-Hoong

“…The core BMRGs were also co-localized with MGEs/ICEs and carried by core potential bacterial hosts. Local healthy population carried the lowest ARG load (copy number discharged by each person per day) but contributed the highest ARG burden (copy number discharged by the population). …”
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Association of triglyceride glucose index with prevalence and incidence of diabetic retinopathy in a Singaporean population by Neelam, Kumari, Aung, Khin Chaw Yu, Ang, Keven, Tavintharan, Subramaniam, Sum, Chee Fang, Lim, Su Chi

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Impact of COVID-19 on the change in work conditions and career choices in general Vietnamese population by Doan, Linh Phuong, Le, Linh Khanh, Dam, Vu Anh Trong, Vu, Thuc Minh Thi, Boyer, Laurent, Auquier, Pascal, Fond, Guillaume, Tran, Bach, Latkin, Carl A., Ho, Roger C. M., Ho, Cyrus S. H., Zhang, Melvyn

“…However, no study remains to have examined the work conditions and career choices in a general Vietnamese population. Our study aims to identify factors associated with the change in work conditions and career choices in general Vietnamese population. …”
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Prevalence of chronic wounds in the general population: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies by Martinengo, Laura, Olsson, Maja, Bajpai, Ram, Soljak, Michael, Upton, Zee, Schmidtchen, Artur, Car, Josip, Järbrink, Krister

“…Chronic wounds of mixed etiologies (n ¼ 3) showed a pooled prevalence of 2.21 per 1000 population, and for chronic leg ulcers (n ¼ 9), the prevalence was estimated at 1.51 per 1000 population. …”
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The development and validation of a macronutrient and taste preference ranking task in multiethnic Asian population by Shua, Irving Yu Le, Dewinta, Rahmania Putri, Teo, Pey Sze, Low, Dorrain Yanwen, Bhaskaran, Kalpana, Loh, Win Nie, Lim, Yen Peng, Chambers, John Campbell, Mina, Theresia

“…Understanding how changes in individual food preferences in a dynamic environment translate into dietary choices helps to unravel the aetiology of suboptimal nutrition in the population. To facilitate the measurements of food preferences in a multiethnic Asian population, we aimed to develop and validate the Macronutrient and Taste Preference Ranking Task (MTPRT) in an Asian population. …”
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Increased consumption of unsaturated fatty acids improves body composition in a hypercholesterolemic Chinese population by Haldar, Sumanto, Ponnalagu, Shalini, Osman, Farhana, Tay, Shia Lyn, Wong, Long Hui, Jiang, Yuan Rong, Leow, Melvin Khee-Shing, Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar

“…While an increase in fat intake and the resulting excess calorie intake are implicated in weight gain, different fat types exert variable effects on body composition, with unsaturated fats showing favorable effects on body composition in Western population. Whether and to what extent these associations apply to Asian population have not been established. …”
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Population genomics confirms acquisition of drug-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus infection by humans from the environment by Rhodes, Johanna, Abdolrasouli, Alireza, Dunne, Katie, Sewell, Thomas R., Zhang, Yuyi, Ballard, Eloise, Brackin, Amelie P., van Rhijn, Norman, Chown, Harry, Tsitsopoulou, Alexandra, Posso, Raquel B., Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, McElvaney, Noel G., Murphy, Philip G., Talento, Alida Fe, Renwick, Julie, Dyer, Paul S., Szekely, Adrien, Bowyer, Paul, Bromley, Michael J., Johnson, Elizabeth M., Lewis White, P., Warris, Adilia, Barton, Richard C., Schelenz, Silke, Rogers, Thomas R., Armstrong-James, Darius, Fisher, Matthew C.

“…Here, we present a population genomic analysis of 218 A. fumigatus isolates from across the UK and Ireland (comprising 153 clinical isolates from 143 patients and 65 environmental isolates). …”
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Gender differences in fasting and postprandial metabolic traits predictive of subclinical atherosclerosis in an asymptomatic Chinese population by Loh, Xinpeng, Sun, Lijuan, Allen, John Carson, Goh, Hui Jen, Kong, Siew Ching, Huang, Weiting, Ding, Cherlyn, Bosco, Nabil, Egli, Leonie, Actis-Goretta, Lucas, Magkos, Faidon, Arigoni, Fabrizio, Yeo, Khung Keong, Leow, Melvin Khee-Shing

“…The prediction utility of Framingham Risk Score in populations with low conventional cardiovascular risk burden is limited, particularly among women. …”
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Is spinal surgery safe for elderly patients aged 80 and above? Predictors of mortality and morbidity in an Asian population by Tan, Joshua Yuan-Wang, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar, Oh, Jacob Yoong-Leong

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The cost of childhood atopic dermatitis in a multi-ethnic Asian population : a cost-of-illness study by Olsson, Maja, Bajpai, Ram, Wee, Lynette Wei Yi, Yew, Yik Weng, Koh, Mark Jean Aan, Thng, Steven, Car, Josip, Järbrink, Krister

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A multiethnic Asian perspective of presumed consent for organ donation: a population-based perception study by Muthiah, Mark D., Chua, Melissa Sin Hui, Griva, Konstadina, Low, Ivan, Lim, Wen Hui, Ng, Cheng Han, Hwang, Jeff Y. F., Yap, Jason C. H., Iyer, Shridhar G., Bonney, Glenn K., Anantharaman, Vathsala, Huang, Daniel Q., Tan, Eunice Xiang-Xuan, Lee, Guan-Huei, Kow, Alfred W. C., Tai, Bee Choo

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Brain entropy, fractal dimensions and predictability: a review of complexity measures for EEG in healthy and neuropsychiatric populations by Lau, Zen Juen, Pham, Tam, Chen, Annabel Shen-Hsing, Makowski, Dominique

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General public's knowledge, awareness, and perception of cardiometabolic diseases: data from a Singapore study population by Anand, Vickram Vijay, Goh, Rachel Sze Jen, Nah, Benjamin, Koh, Sky Wei Chee, Lim, Jieyu, Neo, Nicholas W. S., Chew, Jocelyn, Lee, Yuan Ying, Chin, Yip Han, Chong, Bryan, Kong, Gwyneth, Tan, Bryan, Low, Zhiwen, Khoo, Chin Meng, Goh, Lay Hoon, Loh, Poay Huan, Chai, Ping, Dalakoti, Mayank, Chan, Mark, Foo, Roger, Muthiah, Mark, Chew, Nicholas W. S.

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Blood-based epigenome-wide analyses of chronic low-grade inflammation across diverse population cohorts by Hillary, Robert F., Ng, Hong Kiat, McCartney, Daniel L., Elliott, Hannah R., Walker, Rosie M., Campbell, Archie, Huang, Felicia, Direk, Kenan, Welsh, Paul, Sattar, Naveed, Corley, Janie, Hayward, Caroline, McIntosh, Andrew M., Sudlow, Cathie, Evans, Kathryn L., Cox, Simon R., Chambers, John Campbell, Loh, Marie, Relton, Caroline L., Marioni, Riccardo E., Yousefi, Paul D., Suderman, Matthew

“…Our findings forge new avenues for assessing chronic low-grade inflammation in diverse populations.…”
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Racial differences and determinants of macular thickness profiles in multiethnic Asian population : the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study by Wong, Kah Hie, Tham, Yih-Chung, Nguyen, Duc Quang, Dai, Wei, Tan, Nicholas Y. Q., Mathijia, Shivani, Neelam, Kumari, Cheung, Carol Yim-Lui, Sabanayagam, Charumathi, Schmetterer, Leopold, Wong, Tien Yin, Cheng, Ching-Yu

“…Aim: To evaluate racial differences, and ocular and systemic determinants of macular thickness (MT), measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in a normal multiethnic Asian population. Method: MT was measured from a 6×6 mm2 central macular area using the Cirrus high-definition OCT (HD-OCT) (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA). …”
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