Presence of host-seeking Ixodes ricinus and their infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the Northern Apennines, Italy by Ragagli, C, Mannelli, A, Ambrogi, C, Bisanzio, D, Ceballos, LA, Grego, E, Martello, E, Selmi, M, Tomassone, L

“…Greatest numbers of ticks were collected at locations characterised by southern exposure and limestone substratum, at altitudes <1400 m asl; I. ricinus was most abundant in Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) wood, whereas H. punctata was mostly collected in hop hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia) wood and on exposed rocks. …”

Reforms of China's state-owned enterprises - an investment perspective. by Chua, Han Yunn., Lau, Miang Ngee., Tan, Pei Ling.

“…This research hopes to equip potential investors with the necessary basic understanding of the issues involved with particular emphasis given to labour and social security issues. …”
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Urban resilience: a 21ˢᵗ century challenge by Nanthini, S.

“…Cities are now home to more than half the global population. As the urban population continues to increase amid the intensification of the effects of climate change, urban disasters are set to affect more people than ever before. …”
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In vivo bone marrow microenvironment siRNA delivery using lipid–polymer nanoparticles for multiple myeloma therapy by Guimarães, Pedro PG, Figueroa-Espada, Christian G, Riley, Rachel S, Gong, Ningqiang, Xue, Lulu, Sewastianik, Tomasz, Dennis, Peter S, Loebel, Claudia, Chung, Amanda, Shepherd, Sarah J, Haley, Rebecca M, Hamilton, Alex G, El-Mayta, Rakan, Wang, Karin, Langer, Robert, Anderson, Daniel G, Carrasco, Ruben D, Mitchell, Michael J

“…Specifically, cyclophilin A (CyPA), a homing factor secreted by bone marrow endothelial cells (BMECs), is critical to MM homing, progression, survival, and chemotherapeutic resistance. …”
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THE WINGLESS PRINCE / by Marisa Fendi, author 655832, Naadhira Zahari, editor 655828

“…Eager to help, she offers him her assistance in getting him home. But someone around him doesn’t intend to let him leave. …”

Our Tethered Skates / by Naadhira Zahari, author 655828, Naadhira Zahari, editor 655828

“…She must choose between fighting against the Frosts—a long-time enemy—or going home without finding out more about her sister’s disappearance. …”

Joint manifold distance: a new approach to appearance based clustering by Fitzgibbon, AW, Zisserman, A

“…The second contribution is the observation that previous distances have been computed using what amounted to "home-grown" nonlinear optimizers, and that more reliable results can be obtained by using generic optimizers which have been developed in the numerical analysis community, and which automatically set the parameters which home-grown methods must set by art. …”

In between multilingualism and monolingualism: exploring language practices, attitudes, and management among Bangladeshi households in England by Kolancali, P, Hodgkiss, A, Mathers, S, Nag, S, Hewitt, E, Murphy, V

“…While motivated to use their heritage language at home to connect their children with their culture and community, parents face challenges due to limited resources, practicality, and the availability of languages in their social network. …”

Economic indicators for the Singapore economy by Neo, Peck Eng, Tan, Huck Yang

“…The objective of this dissertation is to construct a composite index of leading economic indicators to predict the economic trends of the Singapore economy. It is hoped that through the use of simple statistical tools, the constructed composite index would serve as a useful model for the business community to predict the economic trend effectively and efficiently.…”
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Finite temperature dynamics of a Holstein polaron : the thermo-field dynamics approach by Chen, Lipeng, Zhao, Yang

“…Results on the mean square displacements show that band-like transport features dominate the diagonal coupling cases, and there exists a crossover from band-like to hopping transport with increasing temperature when including off-diagonal coupling. …”
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Performance comparison of time slot allocation schemes in TDD-CDMA multihop cellular networks by Arabshahi, Maryam, Hong, Lei, Chong, Peter Han Joo

“…We propose time slot allocation schemes for TDD-CDMA MCNs and compare them with conventional schemes used in TDD-CDMA single-hop cellular networks in terms of users’ data rate and maximum capacity in different symmetric and asymmetric traffic scenarios. …”
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Singapore telecommunications industry (handphone service providers). by Ng, John Wee Kiat., Ong, John Su Ping., Seah, Li Ching.

“…With SH entering the industry competing against ST and M1 hoping to gain a slice of the pie, it would be an interesting time to observe handphone users’ perceptions of the 3 HSPs.…”
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Design and development of an interactive design tutor by Wong, Cyprian Cin Howe.

“…The IT2000 initiative promises to bring high speed internet access to every home and office in Singapore. SingaporeOne (S-One) is the realization of this promise. …”
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COVID-19 policy analysis: labour structure dictates lockdown mobility behaviour by Heroy, Samuel, Loaiza, Isabella, Pentland, Alex, O’Clery, Neave

“…Hence, our results indicate that cities’ employment characteristics and work-from-home capabilities are the primary determinants of mobility reduction. …”
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Towards intelligent caring agents for Aging-In-Place : issues and challenges by Kang, Yilin, Wang, Di, Subagdja, Budhitama, Tan, Ah-Hwee, Zhang, Daqing

“…In this paper, we present an integrated framework consisting of various intelligent agents with their own expertise and responsibilities working in a holistic manner to assist, care, and accompany the elderly around the clock in the home environment. To support the independence of the elderly for Aging-In-Place (AIP), the intelligent agents must well understand the elderly, be fully aware of the home environment, possess high-level reasoning and learning capabilities, and provide appropriate tender care in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social aspects. …”
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Beyond apples and oranges: unraveling the complexity in corporate sustainability reporting by Hedley, Timothy, Porco, Barbara, Keiningham, Timothy Lee, Aksoy, Lerzan, Statuto, Leigh Anne, Amin, Muslim

“…Design/methodology/approach: A comparative analysis methodology was employed, examining sustainability reports from similarly situated companies, specifically PepsiCo and Coca-Cola and The Home Depot, Lowe’s and HomePro. This approach was chosen to uncover variances in sustainability reporting and practices within these sectors using the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) guidelines which all four firms followed in their sustainability reports. …”

A Descriptive Analysis of Housing Affordability in Malaysia by Musaddad, Hafirda Akma, Maamor, Selamah, Zainol, Zairy

“…This is because having a home is not only necessity for people to protect their faith, posterity, develop their intellect and create wealth, but it also allows society to improve their well-being if their needs are fulfilled. …”
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Effects of kinesio taping on Hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio on non-injured female amateur competitive team sports athletes by Tan, Priscilla Hui Yee

“…They had to be free from injuries in the past 6 months and have a Hecc:Qcon ratio at 180°/s less than 0.96 on the non-dominant leg. 4 dependent variables were measured, Hecc:Qcon ratio at 180°/s and 240°/s, the maximum distance for the single-leg triple hop jump (THJ) and the maximum height for the double-leg countermovement jump. …”
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Banking behaviour of expatriate lecturers in Singapore. by Goh, Amy., Phua, Nai Hsin., Poh, Siok Peng.

“…Also, the respondents are generally more satisfied with the main bank in their home country than that in Singapore. It is also noted that 14.9% of the respondents had switched banks since their arrival in Singapore. …”
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Wireless rain protection system by Sadayappan, Kalaivaanan

“…The Wireless Rain Protection System is a smart home system installed in the unit to enhance user capability. …”
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