Framework of key success criteria for high performance and sustainable ports - port management perspective by Lee, Nicole Jia Ying

“…Next, larger survey groups should be targeted and comparisons discerning the different demographic groups should be carried out.…”
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Optimising investigative pathways in military medicine: operational impact of a military cardiopulmonary exercise testing clinic by Holland, JL, Cowie, P, Gardner, L, Mulae, J, Richards, S, Holdsworth, D

“…Referral indication and occupational grading, demographics, exercise testing parameters, clinical diagnosis and occupational recommendation were recorded. …”

The role of membrane curvature in nanoscale topography-induced intracellular signaling by Lou, Hsin-Ya, Zhao, Wenting, Zeng, Yongpeng, Cui, Bianxiao

“…However, a mechanistic understanding of how cells interact and respond to nanoscale topographic features is still lacking. In this Account, we focus on some recent studies that support a new mechanism that local membrane curvature induced by nanoscale topography directly acts as a biochemical signal to induce intracellular signaling, which we refer to as the curvature hypothesis. …”
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Edible Bird's Nest treatment effects on subchondral bone and articular cartilage changes and synovial fluid proteome profiles in an osteoarthritis rabbit model by Syed Sulaiman, Sharifah Zakiah

“…The joints were subjected to micro-computed tomographic (micro-CT) analysis and histological evaluation. …”
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Review of patency rates between one-stage and two-stage brachial-basilic transposition arteriovenous fistulae creation in an asian population by Lo, Joseph Zhiwen, Yu, Hongyan, Huang, Baoxian, Yau, Joachim Wen Kien, Chandrasekar, Sadhana, Tan, Glenn Wei Leong

“…There was no significant difference in demographics and preoperative vessel caliber between the groups. …”
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Robot-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection is effective in treating patients with early-stage gastric neoplasia by Phee, Soo Jay, Reddy, Nageshwar, Chiu, Philip W. Y., Rebala, Pradeep, Rao, Guduru V., Wang, Zheng, Sun, Zhenglong, Wong, Jennie Y. Y., Ho, Khek–Yu

“…We measured baseline demographics, tumor characteristics, and perioperative and clinical outcomes. …”
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The relation of nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae in comorbid adults with unfavorable outcomes in a low-middle income country by Olivella-Gomez, J, Lozada, J, Serrano-Mayorga, CC, Méndez-Castillo, L, Acosta-González, A, Viñán Garcés, AE, Bustos, IG, Ibáñez-Prada, ED, Fuentes, YV, Crispin, AM, Garcia-Garcia, EY, Santana, E, Josa, DF, Pulido Saenz, J, Rodíguez-Castaño, GP, Rodríguez Orjuela, JA, Jaimes, D, Tettelin, H, Orihuela, CJ, Reyes, LF

“…Methods: This prospective study of outpatient adults with chronic diseases was conducted in Colombia. Data on demographics, vaccination, and clinical history was collected in a RedCap database. …”

A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a paradigm for a systems biology approach to the study of chronic conditions by Sun, J, Aikawa, M, Ashktorab, H, Beckmann, ND, Enger, ML, Espinosa, JM, Gai, X, Horne, BD, Keim, P, Lasky-Su, J, Letts, R, Maier, CL, Mandal, M, Nichols, L, Roan, NR, Russell, MW, Rutter, J, Saade, GR, Sharma, K, Shiau, S, Thibodeau, SN, Yang, S, Miele, L, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium

“…The resulting multi-dimensional molecular dataset should be correlated with the deep clinical phenotyping performed through RECOVER, as well as with information on demographics, comorbidities, social determinants of health, the exposome and lifestyle factors that may contribute to the clinical presentations of PASC. …”

Parallel and distributed algorithms for computational fluid flow simulations by Vu, Thanh Tung

“…Therefore, when the volume of input data increases significantly (e.g. the topographic data have higher resolutions), the excessively long simulation time becomes a major obstacle. …”
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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

“…This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards dietary salt intake across ethnicities and determine its association with hypertension. 5128 Malaysian adults recruited from a national blood pressure screening study completed questionnaires on demographics, and KAP related to dietary salt intake. …”

Associations between Clinicopathological Characteristics and Intraoperative Opioid Requirements during Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection with Monitored Anesthesia Care: A Retrospect... by Kim, Hyun Il, Jung, Da Hyun, Lee, Sung Jin, Lee, Yong Chan, Lee, Sang Kil, Kim, Ga Hee, Nam, Ho Jae, Lee, Sihak, Byon, Hyo-Jin, Shin, Sung Kwan

“…The dependent variable was the total dose of fentanyl administered during the dissection, while independent variables were patient demographics, the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification, preoperative vital sign data, and the pathological characteristics of the neoplasm. …”
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Visual Acuity Outcomes and Influencing Factors in a Cohort of UK Real-World Diabetic Macular Oedema Patients During the First Two Years of Anti-VEGF Treatment by Wen, Qing, Karcher, Helene, Wright, David M., Sinha, Samriddhi Buxy, Chakravarthy, Usha, Santos, Catarina, Igwe, Franklin, Salongcay, Recivall, Curran, Katie, Peto, Tunde

“…Descriptive analysis examined baseline demographics and clinical characteristics, while regression models were used to assess associations between these factors and changes in VA. …”
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Antiretroviral therapy optimisation without genotype resistance testing : a perspective on treatment history based models by Prosperi, Mattia C. F., Sloot, Peter M. A., van de Vijver, David A. M. C., Rosen-Zvi, Michal, Altmann, André, Zazzi, Maurizio, Schülter, Eugen, Struck, Daniel, Di Giambenedetto, Simona, Kaiser, Rolf, Vandamme, Anne-Mieke, Sönnerborg, Anders

“…Further investigations are required in order to account for different demographics, subtypes and different therapy switching strategies…”
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Stratosphere - troposphere interaction during stratospheric sudden warming events by Domeisen, Daniela I. V. (Daniela Iris Vera)

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You must be myths-taken: examining belief in falsehoods during the COVID-19 health crisis by Lwin, May Oo, Sheldenkar, Anita, Tng, Pei Ling

“…However, belief in myths varied across population demographics, with ethnic minorities (Indians and Malays), females, young adults and those with lower education levels being more susceptible to myths than their counterparts (p < 0.05). …”
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Self-reported weight changes in 1st year university students in England: an analysis of social and physical environment by Vadeboncoeur, C

“…They reported their weight, height and answered questions representing 29 constructs at the demographics, intrapersonal, interpersonal and environmental level, reflecting the SEM. …”

Novel material composites for dielectric elastomer actuators by Ankit

“…A new device architecture for dielectric elastomer actuators, capable of producing on-demand surface texture change and local topographic features, is demonstrated. Owing to its unique architecture, a highly transparent, flexible and integrable configuration of the device is showed. …”
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Prevalence of offering menopause hormone therapy among primary care doctors and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study by Low, Tiong Lim, Cheong, Ai Theng, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Ismail, Rohayah

“…The questionnaire included PCDs’ demographics, their menopause management practices, attitudes towards MHT, perceived barriers in offering MHT, knowledge of related guidelines and received training on menopause management. …”
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Evaluation of rabies awareness and the population dynamics of free-roaming and owned dogs in Herat city, Afghanistan by Nasiry, Zabihullah

“…The objectives of the study were to characterize demographics and estimate the population size of both owned and free-roaming dogs, to assess dog bites cases, and knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community towards rabies and to estimate the post-exposure treatment costs associated with dog bites in Herat city, Afghanistan. …”
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Analysis and modelling of urban sprawl process and its spatiotemporal patterns in tripoli metropolitan area, Libya by Abdulhadi, Abubakr Albashir

“…Several data were used to conduct spatial analysis, modeling, and predictions for urban expansion such as Land-Sat image 1984, Land-Sat image 1996, Spot 5 image 2002, Spot 5 image 2010,road networks, population data, digital contour map, and topographic map. The general aim of this research is to spatiotemporally analyze, assess, and simulate the urban sprawl of Tripoli metropolis by using remotely sensed data through geographic information systems GIS. …”
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