Efficacy of cannabinoids for the prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Chow, R, Basu, A, Kaur, J, Hui, D, Im, J, Prsic, E, Boldt, G, Lock, M, Eng, L, Ng, TL, Zimmermann, C, Scotte, F

“…A recent phase II/III trial demonstrated superior efficacy of THC:CBD for secondary prevention of CINV when used as adjunctive therapy alongside modern antiemetic regimens, albeit mostly without olanzapine. …”

Addition of macrolide antibiotics for hospital treatment of community-acquired pneumonia by Wei, J, Walker, S, Eyre, D

“…We examined the effects of adjunctive macrolides on 30-day all-cause mortality, time to hospital discharge, and changes in Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, using inverse probability treatment weighting to address confounding by baseline severity. …”

Publication of share recommendations in Lianhe Zaobao : testing for market response by Foo, Bin Gee, Tan, Tuan Kiong, Tan, Yin Hoon

“…This supports the view that the rate of price adjustment depends on the degree of dissemination of the share recommendations. …”
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Understanding the private-public school performance gap in PISA: evidence from Portugal by Colaço, R, Freitas, P, Nunes, LC, Reis, AB

“…The decomposition and sample adjustment methods used in this paper can be easily adapted to other contexts.…”

Clinical sub-phenotypes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia by Swets, MC, Bakk, Z, Westgeest, AC, Berry, K, Cooper, G, Sim, W, Lee, RS, Gan, TY, Donlon, W, Besu, A, Heppenstall, E, Tysall, L, Dewar, S, de Boer, M, Fowler, VG, Dockrell, DH, Thwaites, GE, Pujol, M, Pallarès, N, Tebé, C, Carratalà, J, Szubert, A, Groeneveld, GH, Russell, CD

“…In a secondary analysis of the ARREST trial, adjunctive rifampicin was associated with increased 84-day mortality in sub-phenotype B and improved microbiologic outcomes in sub-phenotype C.…”

Development and validation of outcome prediction models for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: the SAHIT multinational cohort study by Jaja, BNR, Saposnik, G, Lingsma, HF, Macdonald, E, Thorpe, KE, Mamdani, M, Steyerberg, EW, Molyneux, A, Manoel, ALDO, Schatlo, B, Hanggi, D, Hasan, D, Wong, GKC, Etminan, N, Fukuda, H, Torner, J, Schaller, KL, Suarez, JI, Stienen, MN, Vergouwen, MDI, Rinkel, GJE, Spears, J, Cusimano, MD, Todd, M

“…The web based SAHIT prognostic calculator (http://sahitscore.com) and the related app could be adjunctive tools to support management of patients.…”

Hormone replacement therapy and cancer mortality in women with 17 site-specific cancers: a cohort study using linked medical records by Cardwell, CR, Ranger, TA, Labeit, AM, Coupland, CAC, Hicks, B, Hughes, C, McMenamin, Ú, Mei, XW, Murchie, P, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…In particular, no increase was observed in common cancers including lung (adjusted HR = 0.98 95% CI 0.90, 1.07), colorectal (adjusted HR = 0.79 95% CI 0.70, 0.90), and melanoma (adjusted HR = 0.77 95% CI 0.58, 1.02).…”

Autofocusing of light for Raman imaging by Krishnamoorthi, Shalini

“…The doctors usually use manual adjustment to view or record any part of eye. Eyes are always sensitive to light and wander in all direction. …”
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Traffic managements with autonomous vehicles considering bounded rational day-to-day traffic dynamics by Guo, Zhihong

“…A general framework is developed for the flow adjustment process and dynamical control scheme which is more flexible for real implementation. …”
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Stability analysis of delayed neural networks via compound-parameter-based integral inequality by Xue, Wenlong, Jin, Zhenghong, Tian, Yufeng

“…A novel approach, termed a compound-matrix-based integral inequality (CPBII), which accounts for delay derivatives using two adjustable parameters, is introduced. By appropriately adjusting these parameters, the CPBII efficiently incorporates coupling information along with delay derivatives within integral inequalities. …”
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Optimization of Tension Distribution for Cable-Driven Manipulators Using Tension-Level Index by Lim, Wen Bin, Yeo, Song Huat, Yang, Guilin

“…In this paper, a tension optimization method is proposed to obtain adjustable tension solution for CDMs. Adjustable tension solution is important because it enables the avoidance of tension limits and allows the stiffness of the CDM to be regulated. …”
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Development of sensorised tool for robotic manipulation of objects by Seetharaman, Yuvanesh

“…This report would present the design, development, and integration of a self-adjusting sensorised tool for robotic arms to enhance its gripping capabilities on objects through wrist like movement. …”
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The impact and effectiveness of local content policy on oil exploration and production in Brazil by de Almeida, E, Martinez-Prieto, D

“…For future projects, allowing greater flexibility to adjust local content commitments as development plans are established would help reduce project risks. …”

Impact of teleconsultation on subsequent disease activity and flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Au Eong, Jonathan T. W., Lateef, Aisha, Liang, Shen, Lim, Sandy H. H., Tay, Sen Hee, Mak, Anselm, Cho, Jiacai

“…Medication prescription behaviour, determined using adjustment in corticosteroid dosages, was not different between the two forms of visits.…”
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Automated mean arterial pressure control for postoperative patients in intensive care conditions by Ma, Jie

“…The main objectives of this study is to develop and improve the automatic control system to effectively and accurately adjust the patient's arterial blood pressure.…”
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Getting tired of your friends: the dynamics of venture capital relationships by Du, Q, Hellmann, T

“…Using US data, we find that venture capitalists dynamically adjust their relationship intensities by gradually disengaging from overly deep relationships. …”

Severe malarial thrombocytopenia : a risk factor for mortality in Papua, Indonesia by Lampah, Daniel A., Yeo, Tsin W., Malloy, Michael, Kenangalem, Enny, Douglas, Nicholas M., Ronaldo, Donny, Sugiarto, Paulus, Simpson, Julie A., Poespoprodjo, Jeanne Rini, Anstey, Nicholas M., Price, Ric N.

“…Patients with severe malarial anemia alone (hemoglobin level, <5 g/dL) had an adjusted OR for death of 4.93 (95% CI, 3.79–6.42), those with severe malarial thrombocytopenia alone had an adjusted OR of 2.77 (95% CI, 2.20–3.48), and those with both risk factors had an adjusted OR of 13.76 (95% CI, 10.22–18.54; P < .001). …”
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Phenotypic vs. genetic mismatch of BMI and type 2 diabetes: evidence from two perspective cohort studies by Li, A, Gong, S, Yu, C, Pei, P, Yang, L, Millwood, IY, Walters, RG, Chen, Y, Du, H, Yang, X, Hou, W, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Lv, J, Li, L, Sun, D, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group

“…We therefore used data from the China Kadoorie Biobank and UK Biobank and calculated BMI-PGM for each participant as the difference between the percentile for adjusted BMI at baseline and the percentile for adjusted polygenic risk score for BMI. …”

Optimal portfolio management. by Lim, Xue Jing., Ng, Jie Wen., Peh, Ying Jie.

“…We conclude that the 2 combinations: value-weighted lowest PE portfolio and value-weighted lowest PTB portfolio, generates best risk-adjusted returns, as measured by Sharpe ratio. However, these results are sensitive to changes in the sample used, investment horizon, short-sales constraints.…”
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Technology enabled interactive learning by Ong, Yu Bing

“…It should be able to sense students’ progress when going through a material and able to adjust content accordingly. This project gives insight to the implementation on how TEL can adjust content according to users’ output through branching sequence to achieve personalized learning. …”
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