Muscle ultrasound changes and physical function of critically ill children: a comparison of rectus femoris cross-sectional area and quadriceps thickness measurements by Ong, Chengsi, Lee, Jan Hau, Leow, Melvin Khee-Shing, Puthucheary, Zudin A.

“…IMPORTANCE: Quadriceps thickness (QT) and rectus femoris cross-sectional area (RFCSA) are both used to evaluate muscle changes in critically ill children. …”
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Cognitive impairment at older ages among 8000 men and women living in Mexico City: a cross-sectional analyses of a prospective study by González-Carballo, C, Kuri-Morales, P, Chiquete, E, Rojas-Russell, M, Santacruz-Benitez, R, Ramirez-Reyes, R, Garcilazo-Ávila, A, Berumen, J, Trichia, E, Friedrichs, LG, Orellana, P, Ochoa-Rosales, C, O’Donovan, G, Emberson, JR, Tapia-Conyer, R, Aguilar-Ramirez, D, Alegre-Díaz, J

“…This study describes the distribution of cognitive impairment in adults from Mexico City. Methods: This cross-sectional population-based study included participants from the Mexico City Prospective Study which recruited 150,000 adults aged ≥ 35 years in 1998–2004. …”

Remote digital cognitive assessment reveals cognitive deficits related to hippocampal atrophy in autoimmune limbic encephalitis: a cross-sectional validation study by Shibata, K, Attaallah, B, Tai, X-Y, Trender, W, Hellyer, PJ, Hampshire, A, Irani, SR, Manohar, SG, Husain, M

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> In this cross-sectional validation study, we investigated whether a remote digital platform could identify previously characterised cognitive impairments in patients with chronic ALE and whether digital metrics would correlate with standard neuropsychological assessment and hippocampal volume. …”

Prevalence and associated factors of lipohypertrophy in insulin-injected patients with diabetes in selected primary care clinics in Peninsular Malaysian: a cross-sectional study by Alias, Siti Hawa, Teng, Cheong Lieng, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Amirrudin, Saadatunnoor, Abd Latib, Noor Rawaida, Chong, Fui Yee, Yussof, Syamimi, Mohamad Din, Mohamad Danial, Lim, Poon Wah

“…Introduction: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of lipohypertrophy in insulin-injecting patients with diabetes at selected primary care clinics in Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among adults aged ≥18 years with type 1 or 2 diabetes treated with insulin for at least 6 months at six selected public primary care clinics in Malaysia. …”
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Ethnic differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dietary salt intake and association with hypertension in Malaysia: a multi-centre cross-sectional study by Chia, Yook Chin, Ching, Siew Mooi, Chew, Ming Tsuey, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Oui, Jethro Ee Keat, Lim, Hooi Min, Chew, Bee Nah, Mohamed, Mohazmi, Ooi, Pei Boon, Cheng, Maong Hui, Beh, Hooi Chin, Chung, Felicia Fei-Lei

Measurements of the Higgs boson production cross section and couplings in the W boson pair decay channel in proton-proton collisions at √𝑠 = 13 TeV by Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J. W., Bergauer, T., Chatterjee, S., Damanakis, K., Dragicevic, M., Escalante Del Valle, A., Hussain, P. S., Jeitler, M., Krammer, N., Lechner, L., Liko, D., Mikulec, I., Paulitsch, P., Pitters, F. M., Schieck, J., Schöfbeck, R., Schwarz, D., Templ, S.

“…Results are presented in the form of inclusive and differential cross sections in the simplified template cross section framework, as well as couplings of the Higgs boson to vector bosons and fermions. …”
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A multifactorial approach to sleep and its association with health-related quality of life in a multiethnic Asian working population : a cross-sectional analysis by Dunleavy, Gerard, Tonon, André Comiran, Chua, Ai Ping, Zhang, Yichi, Cheung, Kei Long, Thach, Thuan-Quoc, Rykov, Yuri, Soh, Chee Kiong, Christopoulos, Georgios, de Vries, Hein, Car, Josip

“…This study aims to explore if objectively and subjectively measured sleep parameters are associated with physical and mental health-related quality of life in a multiethnic working population in Singapore. We performed a cross-sectional analysis with data from 329 full-time employees enrolled in a workplace cohort study in Singapore. …”
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Mediating role of psychological distress on the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and burnout among healthcare providers: a cross-sectional study in Selangor, Malaysia by Ching, Siew-Mooi, Thurasamy, Ramayah, Cheong, Ai Theng, Yee, Anne, Lim, Poh Ying, Ismail, Irmi Zarina, Ng, Jun Ying, Ooi, Pei Boon, Lee, Kai Wei, Rasina Nilofer, Jabarulla Khan, Zamzurina, Asmuee, Rajini Ann, S. Ratnasingamp, Teoh, See Wie, Hassan, Noor Hasliza

“…Methods: A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 1280 healthcare providers from 30 government primary care clinics. …”
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in blood serum of adults living in high and low-traffic volume areas in Malaysia: A comparative cross-sectional study by Al-Battawi, Samer, Latif, Mohd Talib, How, Vivien, Thilakavathy, Karuppiah, Abd Hamid, Haris Hafizal, Hameed, Sarah, Ho, Yu Bin

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Incorporating Synthetic Accessibility in Drug Design: Predicting Reaction Yields of Suzuki Cross-Couplings by Leveraging AbbVie’s 15-Year Parallel Library Data Set by Raghavan, Priyanka, Rago, Alexander J, Verma, Pritha, Hassan, Majdi M, Goshu, Gashaw M, Dombrowski, Amanda W, Pandey, Abhishek, Coley, Connor W, Wang, Ying

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Comparing the prevalence of multimorbidity using different operational definitions in primary care in Singapore based on a cross-sectional study using retrospective, large administrative data by Lee, Janis Yi An, Xie, Ying, Lee, Sabrina Poay Sian, Lee, Eng Sing

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Evidence for cross-protection against subsequent febrile respiratory illness episodes from prior infections by different viruses among Singapore military recruits 2009-2014 by Chen, Mark I-Cheng, Loh, Jin Phang, Chuah, Cheryl X. P., Gao, Christine Qiu Han, Sun, Yinxiaohe, Ng, Sock Hoon, Koh, Victor Wee-Hong, Goh, Ee Hui, Zhao, Xiahong, Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah, Cook, Alex R., Chng, Jeremiah, Pang, Junxiong, Tan, Boon Huan, Lee, Vernon J.

“…Background: Few studies have evaluated the relative cross-protection conferred by infection with different groups of viruses through studies of sequential infections in humans. …”
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Post-fire cross-sectional behaviour of hot-rolled austenitic stainless steel channel section stub columns under combined compression and minor-axis bending by Li, Shuai, Zhao, Ou

“…The present paper reports experimental and numerical investigations into the post-fire cross-sectional behaviour and residual resistances of hot-rolled austenitic stainless steel channel section stub columns under combined compression and minor-axis bending. …”
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Employment of a high throughput functional assay to define the critical factors that influence vaccine induced cross-variant neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 by Gu, Yue, Shunmuganathan, Bhuvaneshwari, Qian, Xinlei, Gupta, Rashi, Tan, Rebecca S. W., Kozma, Mary, Purushotorman, Kiren, Murali, Tanusya M., Tan, Nikki Y. J., Preiser, Peter Rainer, Lescar, Julien, Nasir, Haziq, Somani, Jyoti, Tambyah, Paul A., Smith, Kenneth G. C., Renia, Laurent, Ng, Lisa F. P., Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby E., MacAry, Paul A.

“…These data illustrate how key virological factors such as immune escape mutations combined with host demographic factors such as age and sex of the vaccinated individual influence the strength and duration of cross-protective serological immunity for COVID-19.…”
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Identification of Southeast Asian Anopheles mosquito species with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry using a cross-correlation approach by Chaumeau, V, Sawasdichai, S, Min, TZMMM, Kularbkeeree, T, Jaruwan, N, Gloria, N, Lee, NY, Trackoolchengkaew, M, Phanaphadungtham, M, Rongthong, P, Inta, A, Watthanaworawit, W, Nosten, F

“…A total of 3584 mass spectra of the head of these specimens identified with DNA barcoding were acquired and the similarity between mass spectra was quantified using a cross-correlation approach adapted from the published literature. …”

Factors associated with the intention to practise family planning among antenatal women with risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Klang Health District: a cross-sectional study by Baharuddin, Siti Athirah, Sumsusdin, Mohd Hafiz, Dong, Ley Na, Lim, Pei Sean, Hameed, Nasrinsa Shahul, Md Nawawi, Nor Aliah, Affan, Nur Akmal, Kanapathy, Shanmuga Kritika, Mohamad, Fadzilah, Cheong, Ai Theng

“…This study aimed to determine the intention to practise FP among antenatal women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the Klang Health District and its associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at four government health clinics in the Klang Health District. …”
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A statistical approach to heavy-ion transfer reactions to the continuum by Karp, Joel Steven.

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Lightweight salient object detection in optical remote sensing images via feature correlation by Li, Gongyang, Liu, Zhi, Bai, Zhen, Lin, Weisi, Ling, Haibin

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Prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated factors in a primary care clinic in Malacca: a cross-sectional study by Ali, Hanifatiyah, May, Janarisa Mustar, Yein, Lee Ping, Abdul Rashid, Aneesa

“…Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was done in a government funded primary care clinic in Melaka involving type 2 diabetes mellitus patients aged 18 years and above using a systematic random sampling. …”
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Lower serum uric acid and impairment of right cerebral hemisphere structural brain networks are related to depressive symptoms in cerebral small vessel disease: a cross-sectional study by Yu, Lei, Yi, Ming, Guo, Jiayu, Li, Jinbiao, Zeng, Huixing, Cui, Liqian, Xu, Xiangming, Liu, Gang, Fan, Yuhua, Zeng, Jinsheng, Xing, Shihui, Chen, Yicong, Wang, Meng, Tan, Shuangquan, Jin, Leow Yi, Kumar, Dilip, Vipin, Ashwati, Ann, Soo See, Fatin Zahra Binte Zailan, Sandhu, Gurveen Kaur, Kandiah, Nagaendran, Dang, Chao

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