Of blood and belonging: the practice of antiretroviral treatment among HIV-positive youth in South Africa's Eastern Cape by Vale, B

“…Data for this study was gathered through eight months of multi-method ethnographic fieldwork with 23 HIV-positive youth, their families, and local health workers.…”

The sound of metal: amateur brass bands in southern Benin by Hoh, LM

“…<p>This thesis contributes an empirically informed understanding of postcolonial experience and musical expression in West Africa through an ethnographic study of amateur brass bands (<em>fanfares</em>) in the Republic of Benin. …”

Potting in the pandemic: investigating pottery skill development and its wellbeing impacts in Covid-19 Britain by O'Brien, CRK

“…Conducting digital and sensory ethnographic research with a range of novice to professional potters in this context, this thesis aims to explore how individuals were using these resources to learn pottery skills and the impact this had on their subjective psychological wellbeing. …”

Computational design of a novel soft-Xray-based turbulence diagnostic in NSTX-U by Chen, Xiang

“…This model computes synthetic SXR measurements, which are then reconstructed using tomographic algorithms to derive electron temperature fluctuations. …”
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Enhancing motivation and addressing challenges in ESL writing using google docs: Insights from Malaysian tertiary students by Zuraina, Ali, Sharifatun Naim, Shahidan

“…An online questionnaire, divided into five sections, gathered data on demographics, familiarity with Google Docs, and both motivational benefits and challenges experienced by students. …”
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Arabization, the victimizer: a constructivist analysis of the role of Arabization in harming social security and social cohesion in Singapore by Shukul, Raaj Kumar

“…Given that religion often shapes the values, norms and worldviews of individuals, being able to identify and even counter such nefarious attempts of agitating the Malay-Muslim community against the Other will (1) empower them to know the nuances between politics and religion without acting on illegitimate agendas being advocated for by such non-state actors; (2) Allow for the contextualized and accurate interpretations of religious tenets amongst various demographics within the Malay-Muslim community in Singapore and lastly, (3) serve as a significant model of the appreciation and practice of Islam within the Nusantara region that allows for a strengthening of our social fabric, social security and social cohesion borne out of a sincere and informed appreciation of Islam.…”
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International web-based survey of patients with non-hydrocephalic symptomatic pineal cysts by Harding, J, Masina, R, Hill, A, Ansanipour, A, Steele, A, Kolias, A, Santarius, T

“…Data collected included demographics, cyst size, symptom frequency and severity, number of appointments with healthcare professionals, treatment options trialled, and whether patients underwent surgery. …”

Knowledge and practice of first aid management of epistaxis among parents of under-age children in Hospital USM. by Adnan, Adibah

“…Meanwhile, there is no association between selected demographic factors and total practice of first aid management of epistaxis. …”
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Adjoint-state differential arrival time tomography by Tong, Ping, Li, Tianjue, Chen, Jing, Nagaso,Masaru

“…Instead, it utilizes the eikonal equation to depict the minimal traveltime field from an earthquake location to any position in the computational domain. The process of tomographic inversion is formulated as an optimization problem with the goal of minimizing the difference between observed and theoretical first arrival times, which is subsequently solved using the efficient adjoint method. …”
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The association between personal factors and hand musculoskeletal discomfort among computer office workers by Widia, Mirta, Lim, Shu Chin, Ezrin Hani, Sukadarin, Nazlin Hanie, Abdullah, Zayyinul Hayati, Zen

“…The personal factors and prevalence of hand musculoskeletal discomfort were identified by using a socio-demographics questionnaire and the Cornell Hand Discomfort Questionnaire (CHDQ). …”
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Fairness-Enhancing Deep Learning for Ride-Hailing Demand Prediction by Zheng, Yunhan, Wang, Qingyi, Zhuang, Dingyi, Wang, Shenhao, Zhao, Jinhua

“…We developed a socially-aware neural network (SA-Net) that integrates socio-demographics and ridership information for fair demand prediction, and introduced a bias-mitigation regularization to reduce the prediction error gap between black and non-black, and low-income and high-income communities. …”
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An investigation on consumers' preferences for parcel deliveries: applying consumer logistics in omni-channel shopping by Wang, Xueqin, Wong, Yiik Diew, Shi, Wenming, Yuen, Kum Fai

“…Additionally, socio-demographic factors and product value also influence consumers' preferences. …”
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Seafarers' mental health and wellbeing - pose covid and beyond by Lim, Priscilla Jia Qian

“…The ANOVA test was used to determine if there were any variations in respondents' perceptions of these elements based on their demographics. The association between technostress creators, technostress inhibitors, burnout, self-efficacy, social isolation and loneliness, and turnover intention was investigated using multiple regression model analysis. …”
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SEM model: cognitive function predicting activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living performance in older adults by Goh, Pei Swhen

“…Thus, it would be useful for future research to be conducted in other demographics to assess if the relationship between cognitive function and ADLs and IADLs would differ.…”
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In Children, N -Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antibody Encephalitis Incidence Exceeds That of Japanese Encephalitis in Vietnam by Huong, NHT, Toan, ND, Thien, TB, Khanh, TH, Tuan, NM, Truc, TT, Nghia, NA, Thinh, LQ, Thoa, NTK, Nhan, LNT, Minh, NNQ, Turner, HC, Thwaites, CL, Hung, NT, Tan, LV, Irani, SR, Quy, DT

“…Factors including demographics, specific clinical features, cerebrospinal fluid and electroencephalogram findings, and length of hospital stay were significantly different between NMDAR antibody encephalitis and Japanese encephalitis. …”

Autoimmune encephalitis by Irani, SR

“…</p> <p><strong>LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: </strong>A clinically driven approach to identifying many autoimmune encephalitis syndromes is feasible, given the typically distinctive features associated with each antibody. Patient demographics alongside the presence and nature of seizures, cognitive impairment, psychiatric disturbances, movement disorders, and peripheral features provide a valuable set of clinical tools to guide the detection and interpretation of highly specific antibodies. …”

Risk factors for PTSD symptoms following PICU admission for childhood septic shock by Corbet Burcher, GJ, O’Dea, LA, Cooper, MK, Lancaster, R, McCutcheon, RA, Garralda, ME, Nadel, S

“…The study was a retrospective analysis of PICU-specific PTS symptoms reported by parents at any time since discharge via the Trauma and Behavior Health screen. Demographics, pre-morbid health characteristics, and exposure to other traumatic events were assessed. …”

Patient-physician agreement on function and pain is associated with long-term outcomes in sarcoma: findings from a longitudinal study by Košir, U, van de Wal, D, Husson, O, Zablith, N, Turcotte, RE

“…Method: We performed secondary analysis of longitudinal data from a sarcoma-specialty clinic in Montreal, Canada. Demographics, clinical characteristics and patient-physician agreement were summarized descriptively. …”

Application of soft skills among prospective TVET teachers to face the industrial revolution 4.0 by Mohd. Fadel, Nur Syazhirah, Mohd. Ishar, Mohamad Izzuan, Jabor, Mohd. Khata, Mohd. Ahyan, Nurul Aini, Janius, Naldo

“…A set of questionnaires containing 62 items including demographics of respondents using 5 Likert scales was constructed using the Google Form application and distributed to a total of 175 respondents. …”
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Exploratory Study on Customer Requirement in View of Electric Vehicle Development in Malaysia: Electric Vehicles in Malaysia (S/O: 12726) by Ibrahim, Jafni Azhan, Yusoff, Rushami Zien, Osman, Nor Hasni, Mohammed Udin, Zulkifli, Shariff, Kamal Imran, Ahmad, Azhar

“…The questionnaire was developed with three (3) main divisions, namely (1) the demographics of respondents, (2) knowledge of the vehicle in general, and (3) awareness of electric vehicles. …”
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