Single atom catalysts on MXene for carbon dioxide reduction reaction by Lee, Daryll Shzen

“…These properties can be adjusted through various methods, such as modifying surface termination groups, altering layer thickness, ion intercalation, doping, and etching. …”
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Research of modeling and optimization approaches for hybrid ejector-based air conditioning cycle by Wang, Hao

“…In practice, these approaches can be adjusted accordingly to balance of performance and efficiency requirements. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission related to common infections: Risk prediction models to tackle antimicrobial resistance in primary care by Fahmi, A, Palin, V, Zhong, X, Yang, Y, Watts, S, Ashcroft, DM, Goldacre, B, MacKenna, B, Fisher, L, Massey, J, Mehrkar, A, Bacon, S, the OpenSAFELY Collaborative, Hand, K, van Staa, TP

“…Comparing those prescribed an antibiotic to those without, reduction in risk of hospital admission were largest with LRTI (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of 0.35; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.35–0.36) and UTI (aHR 0.45; 95% CI, 0.44–0.46), compared to URTI (aHR 1.04; 95% CI, 1.03–1.06). …”

Environmental risk factors for self-harm during imprisonment: A pilot prospective cohort study by Stephenson, T, Harris, I, Armstrong, C, Fazel, S, Short, R, Blackwood, N

“…Time spent in areas with a higher number of prisoners per member of prison staff was significantly associated with reduced self-harm behaviour in adjusted models (OR 0.89, CI 0.78–0.99, p = 0.039). …”

Older women's well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: individual, community, and contextual factors by Banda, A, Hoffman, J, Roos, V

“…Older women in rural areas had lower odds of well-being [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 0.607, 95% 0455,0.809]. At the individual level, the well-being of older women during COVID-19 was associated with age (AOR O.362, 95% CI: 0.190,0.689) and being in paid work (AOR 0.737, 95% CI: 0.552,0.984). …”

Trajectories of interferon-gamma release assay results over two years in independent cohorts from China, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States by Chen, C, Xue, H, Horsburgh, CR, Amour, M, Hatherill, M, Tameris, M, von Reyn, CF, Rees, C, Shen, Y, McShane, H, García-Basteiro, AL, Liu, D, Wang, Y, Nathavitharana, RR, Graviss, EA, Shao, Y, Liu, Q, Lu, W, Zhu, L, Martinez, L

“…In one cohort from (N=399; age range, 59 years [IQR, 48–67]), IGRA reversion was more common in younger participants (Adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR], 0.95; 95% CI, 0.93–0.97) and those without recent close tuberculosis exposure (aOR, 0.35; 95%CI, 0.11–1.03 in South Africa; 0.10; 95%CI, 0.01–0.61 in China).…”

Hearing loss and risk of major osteoporotic fracture: a population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom by Khalid, S, Alhambra, DP, Hasheminasab, SA, Vinogradova, Y, Qureshi, N, Ratzinger, M, Brunetti, V, Salas, A, Canals, L

“…Compared with those without HL, individuals with HL had greater frailty (severe electronic frailty index, 5.9% vs. 2.7%), higher incidence of prior falls (14.1% vs. 10.6%), longer mean follow-up with higher incidence of MOF and hip fractures (5.1 vs. 4.4 years, 20.1 and 5.32 vs. 16.58 and 4.54 per 1000 person-years, respectively) and higher risk of MOF and hip fracture (adjusted HR, 1.10 and 1.08, respectively). Significant risk factors for MOF and hip fracture included age ≥ 70 years, fracture history, falls, osteoporosis diagnosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and cardiovascular disease (HL cohort). …”

Heart failure risk stratification using artificial intelligence applied to electrocardiogram images: a multinational study by Dhingra, LS, Aminorroaya, A, Sangha, V, Pedroso, AF, Asselbergs, FW, Brant, LCC, Barreto, SM, Ribeiro, ALP, Krumholz, HM, Oikonomou, EK, Khera, R

“…A positive AI-ECG screen portended a 4- to 24-fold higher risk of new-onset HF [age-, sex-adjusted hazard ratio: YNHHS, 3.88 (95% confidence interval 3.63–4.14); UKB, 12.85 (6.87–24.02); ELSA-Brasil, 23.50 (11.09–49.81)]. …”

Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of antenatal screening for major structural anomalies during the first trimester of pregnancy: a decision model by Campbell, H, Karim, J, Papageorgiou, AT, Wilson, E, Rivero-Arias, O

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Main outcomes measures:</strong> Expected numbers of pregnancy outcomes, healthcare costs, and maternal quality adjusted life years (QALYs). Estimation of the incremental costeffectiveness ratio (ICER), likelihood of cost-effectiveness, and a value of information (VoI) analysis assessing if further research is needed before making a decision about screening.…”

Associations between snoring, body mass index and coronary artery diseases: observational and mendelian randomization study in Asia by Zhu, Y, Lan, Y, Lv, J, Sun, D, Pei, P, Yang, L, Millwood, IY, Walters, RG, Chen, Y, Du, H, Wang, J, Yang, X, Stevens, R, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Li, L, Yu, C

“…Genetically predicted habitual snoring was associated with CAD and MI, the corresponding IVW-ORs (95% CIs) were 1.09 (1.005, 1.19) and 1.15 (1.05, 1.25). Further adjusted BMI, habitual snoring retained independent effects on MI and CAD, and showed impact on SAP (1.09 [1.01, 1.17]). …”

Cost-utility analysis of molnupiravir plus usual care versus usual care alone as early treatment for community-based adults with COVID-19 and increased risk of adverse outcomes in... by Png, ME, Harris, V, Grabey, J, Hart, ND, Jani, BD, Butler, D, Carson-Stevens, A, Coates, M, Cureton, L, Dobson, M, Dorward, J, Evans, P, Francis, N, Gbinigie, OA, Hayward, G, Holmes, J, Hood, K, Khoo, S, Ahmed, H, Lown, M, McKenna, M, Mort, S, Nguyen-Van-Tam, J, Rahman, N, Richards, DB, Thomas, N, van Hecke, O, Hobbs, FR, Little, P, Yu, L-M, Butler, CC, Petrou, S

“…Cost-effectiveness was expressed in terms of incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses assessed the impacts of uncertainty and heterogeneity. …”

Estimating risk factor time paths among people with Type 2 Diabetes and QALY gains from risk factor management by Gao, N, Dakin, HA, Holman, RR, Lim, L-L, Leal, J, Clarke, P

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Aims:</strong> (1) Update United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study Outcomes Model (UKPDS-OM2) risk factor time path equations; (2) compare quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) using original and updated equations; and (3) compare QALY gains for reference case simulations using different risk factor equations.…”

Using QALYs as an outcome for assessing global prediction accuracy in diabetes simulation models by Dakin, H, Gao, N, Leal, J, Holman, RR, Tran-Duy, A, Clarke, P

“…<p><strong>Objectives:</strong> (1) To demonstrate the use of quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) as an outcome&nbsp;measure for comparing performance between simulation models and identifying the most&nbsp;accurate model for economic evaluation and health technology assessment. …”

Microwave- and oven-heat moisture treatment of broken rice flour and the improvement in the flat rice noodle quality by Mustapha, Nor Afizah, Lai, Yan Tang, Wan Ibadullah, Wan Zunairah, Shukri, Radhiah

“…This study aims to investigate the effect of different techniques employed in heat moisture treatment (HMT) applied to broken rice (MR263) and their impact on flat rice noodle quality. Rice flour adjusted to 20% moisture content was subjected to two HMT techniques; oven-heat moisture treatment (O-HMT) at 110°C for 3 h and microwave-heat moisture treatment (M-HMT) at 119 W for 5 min. …”
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Fermented bed flooring systems enhance profitability in smallholder native pig production by Sivilai, Bounlerth, Vongpaserth, Thonglai, Liang, Juan Boo, Bush, Russell

“…Pigs kept in FB flooring had higher DM and nutrient (crude protein, crude fibre, ether extract and organic matter) intakes than did their counterparts raised in the CS, but the differences were not significant when adjusted to bodyweight basis. There were also no significant differences in growth performance (average daily gain (ADG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR)), and carcass traits, except that pigs from FB had higher hot carcass weight, dressing percentage and rib and bone weights. …”

EyeKids: Real-time tracking and monitoring system for child safety by Zaharan, Siti Zahidah, Raja Zahilah, Raja Zahilah

“…The project follows a Rational Unified Process development model that has been adjusted to suit the size of the project and its requirements. …”
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Precious metal price prediction using deep neural networks by Peng, Zhiling

“…Therefore, how to predict the trend of the gold price effectively has been long concerned by researchers from many areas, and such prediction can be really helpful to control the risk of personal investment as well as adjust the national economic strategies in time. Nowadays, the mainstream gold price forecasting methods are machine learning methods, among which many regression models and the deep learning algorithms are widely accepted. …”
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Best practices for ports and shipping companies to build resilience against pandemics by Tan, Hui En

“…This will allow their employees to require less time to adjust when they have to work-from-home for long periods during subsequent pandemics. …”
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Towards optimal scheduling of deep learning training jobs in GPU clusters by Gao, Wei

“…Fourth, we design AutoSched, a system that automatically, efficiently, and dynamically adjusts the configuration parameters of DLT scheduling policies. …”
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Antibiotic therapy in the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia: who and when? by Ng, Tat Ming, Ong, Sean W. X., Loo, Audrey Y. X., Tan, Sock Hoon, Tay, Hui Lin, Yap, Min Yi, Lye, David C., Lee, Tau Hong, Young, Barnaby Edward

“…Antibiotic treatment was not independently associated with lower 30-day (adjusted odds ratio, aOR 19.528, 95% confidence interval, CI 1.039–367.021) or in-hospital mortality (aOR 3.870, 95% CI 0.433–34.625) rates after adjusting for age, co-morbidities and severity of COVID-19 illness. …”
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