Mental imagery interventions to promote face covering use among UK university students and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Conroy, Dom

“…Discussion: This trial will contribute toward the currently sparse evidence base concerning behaviour change techniques designed to promote COVID-19 preventative behaviours among UK university students and university employees. …”
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Environmental risk factors for self-harm during imprisonment: a prospective cohort study by Stephenson, T, Harris, I, Armstrong, C, Fazel, S, Short, R, Blackwood, N

“…Findings regarding single cell accommodation and frequent cell changes are consistent with the prior evidence base largely derived from case-control study data. …”

Fabrication of modified mesoporous carbons-coated monolith synthesized via evaporation-induced self- assembly approach for B-carotene adsorption by How, Cai Kian

“…Furfuryl alcohol acts as carbon precursor, triblock copolymer Pluronic F-127 as soft-template or pore-forming agent, pyrrole as binder for polymerization with nitric acid as catalyst and inorganic cordierite as substrate through dip-coating method. Boehm's acid-base titration experiment revealed dominance of acidic sites over surface of the adsorbents with majority of acidic active sites occupied by phenolic and carboxylic sites. …”
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Behaviorally informed digital campaigns and their association with social media engagement and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Belize by Daga, Giuliana, Kossuth, Lajos, Boruchowicz, Cynthia, Lopez Boo, Florencia, Largaespada Beer, Natalia

“…Results The correlational analysis showed that the number of “Clicks” and “Engagement” was similar among campaigns, except for the campaign focusing on vaccines’ effectiveness, which had 14.65 less clicks and 19.52 less engagements per advert (including controls and district-fixed effects) compared to the base “It’s safe” campaign. Vaccination rates were highest at times coinciding with campaigns focusing on vaccination safety and effectiveness. …”
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论析《延禧攻略》中的女性团结现象 = A study of Chinese period drama series, The Story of Yanxi Palace from the perspective of women's solidarity in feminism by 钟凯乐 Chong, Claire Kaile

“…The second chapter will base on the theory of feminism and categorise the relationships between the female characters into different types of solidarities. …”
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Air-cooled slag derived from municipal solid waste (MSW) and sewage sludge as coarse aggregate for sustainable construction by Tan, Jun Ying

“…To evaluate resistance to abrasion and wear, the samples underwent Los Angeles (LA) abrasion tests, demonstrating compliance with road base material requirements for both MSW and sewage sludge slag. …”
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Enhancement of air-side heat transfer performance of additively manufactured condensers by Chan, Yi Qing

“…To experimentally investigate these structures, samples of 90 mm long, 40 mm wide, and 15 mm high with a 3.5 mm thickness base were fabricated using additive manufacturing (AM) technology which is a selective laser melting (SLM) technique. …”
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Study of online reviewers in a UGC community by Phyu Mon Theint

“…In addition, since the study intends to focus on the portion of reviewers that have matured, basing the study on the prolific reviewers by the imdb website (those who have contributed at least a thousand reviews) will be deemed justifiable compared to randomly selecting reviewers from other communities. …”
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团派与中共派系政治 = “Tuan Pai” and factionalism in Chinese politics by 卢凌之 Lu, Lingzhi

“…TuanPai and its sub clique serves to consolidate Hu’s power base in CPC political system where authority is yet sufficiently institutionalized. …”
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Metatheoretical study of Lijphart's power sharing theory by Mafakheri, Ramin

“…The researcher, by using Mu, realized that the theoretical framework and underlying structure of power sharing theory as an empirical and normative democratic theory can be determined by basing them on four different but overlapping categories that shape the findings of this study: First, Lijphart’s critical studies of two major democratic theories; second, examining his background, intellectual activities, connections and pursuits; third, discovering the empirical and philosophical roots of the theory, analyzing the methods what Lijphart used in a comparative method and comparative politics; and fourth determining the main theoretical contexts that provided a theoretical framework for theory-building. …”
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System-level design of low-carbon structures by Fang, Demi L.

“…First, a literature-supported network of strategies available to reduce emissions during early-stage structural design is established and evaluated on the bases of literature availability, impact, implementability, and compatibility. …”
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Physical layer security in emerging wireless communication systems by Wang, Wei

“…Thirdly, physical layer security in a multi-antenna small-cell network is investigated, where the multi-antenna base stations (BSs), cellular users, and Eves are all randomly distributed according to independent Poisson point processes. …”
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3D bioprinting of high cell concentrations & cell spheroids to achieve physiologically relevant cell environments by Chua, Cliff Dun An

“…The methods used were; hanging drop, 1.5ml microtubes, 96 micro u-well base plate and the micro mould. These methods were cultured for 3 days with a cell concentration of 1000cells/μl and the micro mould method was observed to produce the most consistent cell spheroid size distribution amongst the other 3 methods. …”
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Le christianisme laïc de Pierre Bayle by Hooks, JM

“…Cet article soutient que la théorie de la tolérance de Bayle jette les bases de la laïcité au sein d'un état chrétien. Dans la première partie, je définirai la laïcité à l'aide de Charles Taylor qui distingue entre deux types de laïcité, soit le « secularism A » qui cherche à atteindre une neutralité en limitant l'expression religieuse en public, et le « secularism B » qui protège une diversité des religions de manière équitable dans l’espace public. …”

Chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: protocol and methods from the Alzheimer's Association Global Consortium by de Erausquin, GA, Snyder, H, Brugha, TS, Newton, C

“…<br><br> &#x2022 We provide a framework for current and future studies to be carried out within the Consortium. and offers a “green paper” to the research community with a very broad, global base of support, on tools suitable for low- and middle-income countries aimed to compare and combine future longitudinal data on the topic.…”

Development of single seedling nursery tray for the System of Rice Intensification by Zubairu, Usman Bashar

“…The single seedling nursery tray of rectangular shape was developed with length 635 mm, width 335 mm and height 40 mm with open top and square growing cavities of 15 x 15 mm separated by a thickness of 1mm with 30 mm height. A sliding base plate 635mm long, 332 mm wide and 4mm thick, served as a valve in holding and placing seedling for transplanting into the field. …”
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《虬髯客传》的古今诠释 : 以《虬髯客传》、《虬髯翁》和《风尘三侠之红拂女》为例 = Retelling “The legend of curled beard” : examples from Tang, Ming and Contemporary... by 梁琇涵 Leong, Xiu Han

“…The Tang short story provides the base plot for all the other adaptations, portraying a majestic hero Curled Beard who is as wise as the second Tang Emperor Li Shi Min. …”
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探究游戏主题曲的歌曲字幕翻译策略 —— 以《英雄联盟》2023年全球总决赛主题曲 《GODS登神》为例 = Subtitling strategies for game theme song —— taking league of legends 2023 global finals theme song “GODS” as example... by 黄裕惠 Wong, Rebecca Yu Hui

“…League of Legends, as a multiplayer online battle arena game, has a huge player base and global influence. Beyond its popularity as a game, the music associated with the game also garners significant attention and discussion. …”
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Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Wu, AD, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…<br> The main limitation of the evidence base remains imprecision due to the small number of RCTs, often with low event rates. …”

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…The main limitation of the evidence base remains imprecision due to the small number of RCTs, often with low event rates. …”