Socioeconomic inequalities in risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 delta and omicron variants in the UK, 2020-22: analysis of the longitudinal COVID-19 Infection Survey by Razieh, C, Shabnam, S, Dambha-Miller, H, Morris, EJA, Yates, T, Chudasama, Y, Zaccardi, F, Gillies, C, Banerjee, A, Pareek, M, Lacey, B, White, M, Khunti, K, Islam, N

“…<p><strong>Objective</strong> To explore the risk of a positive test result for the delta or omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in different occupations and deprivation groups in the UK.…”

Effectiveness and user experience of nose and throat swabbing techniques for SARS-CoV-2 detection: results from the UK COVID-19 National Testing Programme by Futschik, ME, Kulasegaran-Shylini, R, Blandford, E, Harper, S, Chapman, D, Turek, E, Agrawal, S, Phillips, V, Fordham, H, Chan, L, Kidd, M, Dodgson, A, Klapper, PE, Sudhanva, M, Vipond, R, Hopkins, S, Peto, T, Tunkel, S, Fowler, T

“…Background: The UK’s National Health Service Test and Trace (NHSTT) program aimed to provide the most effective and accessible SARS-CoV-2 testing approach possible. Early user feedback indicated that there were accessibility issues associated with throat swabbing. …”

Imprinting of IgA responses in previously infected individuals receiving bivalent mRNA vaccines (WT and BA.4/BA.5 or WT and BA.1) by Goh, Yun Shan, Fong, Siew-Wai, Hor, Pei Xiang, Loh, Chiew Yee, Tay, Matthew Zirui, Wang, Bei, Salleh, Siti Nazihah Mohd, Ngoh, Eve Zi Xian, Lee, Raphael Tze Chuen, Poh, Xuan Ying, Lee, I. Russel, Rao, Suma, Chia, Po Ying, Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian, Wang, Cheng-I, Leo, Yee Sin, Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby Edward, Ng, Lisa F. P., Renia, Laurent

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Virus-like particles of nodavirus displaying the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: a potential VLP-based COVID-19 vaccine by Kumar, Kiven, Tan, Wen Siang, Arshad, Siti Suri, Ho, Kok Lian

“…The efficacy of the initial vaccines based on the ancestral strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a point of contention due to the emergence of new variants of concern (VOCs). …”
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Empirical studies on director shareholdings of SGX-listed companies. by Chew, Kim Cheer., Tan, Chiu Yun., Teo, Chuan Ming.

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Wholesale central bank digital currencies: approaches, implementation strategies and use cases by Bear, K, Vertex, P, Zhang, B, Hussain, H, Coelho, H

The development of volcanic ash cloud layers over hours to days due to atmospheric turbulence layering by Bursik, Marcus, Yang, Qingyuan, Bear-Crozier, Adele, Pavolonis, Michael, Tupper, Andrew

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Event rates and incidence of post-COVID-19 condition in hospitalised SARS-CoV-2 positive children and young people and controls across different pandemic waves: exposure-stratified prospective cohort study in Moscow (StopCOVID) by Pazukhina, E, Rumyantsev, M, Baimukhambetova, D, Bondarenko, E, Markina, N, El-Taravi, Y, Petrova, P, Ezhova, A, Andreeva, M, Iakovleva, E, Bobkova, P, Pikuza, M, Trefilova, A, Abdeeva, E, Galiautdinova, A, Filippova, Y, Bairashevskaia, A, Zolotarev, A, Bulanov, N, DunnGalvin, A, Chernyavskaya, A, Kondrikova, E, Kolotilina, A, Gadetskaya, S

“…This study aimed to investigate the incidence of post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) and incomplete recovery in CYP after hospital discharge and compare outcomes between different SARS-CoV-2 variants and non-SARS-CoV-2 infections.…”

Ground moving target imaging by synthetic aperture radar based on an unified framework of keystone transformation by Yang, Lei, Zhao, Lifan, Wang, Lu, Bi, Guoan

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Evaluation of population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants, EG.5.1, FY.4, BA.2.86, JN.1, JN.1.4, and KP.3.1.1 using samples from two health demographic surveillance systems in Kenya by Lugano, D, Kutima, B, Kimani, M, Sigilai, A, Gitonga, J, Karani, A, Akech, D, Karia, B, Ziraba, AK, Maina, A, Lambisia, A, Omuoyo, D, Mugo, D, Lucinde, R, Owuor, S, Konyino, G, Newman, J, Bailey, D, Nduati, E, Githinji, G, Agoti, CN, Bejon, P, Scott, JAG, Agweyu, A, Warimwe, GM

“…Increased immune evasion by emerging and highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 variants is a key challenge to the control of COVID-19. …”

The utilization of chitin and chitosan as green modifiers in nanocomposite membrane for water treatment by Mamah, Stanley Chinedu, Goh, Pei Sean, Ng, Be Cheer, Abdullah, Mohamad Sohaimi, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Samavati, Zahra, Ahmad, Nor Akalili, Raji, Yusuf Olabode

Vaccines: The Health of Nations - A Paradigm Shift by Datta, Shoumen

Subjects: “…Plants, Arabidopsis, Viral Antigens, Viral Vectors, Transgenic Plants, Vaccination, Immunization, SARS-CoV-2, Ebola, Marburg, Noro Virus, Molecular Virology, Golden Rice, Peter Beyer, Ingo Potrykus…”
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Okara: a promising resource for novel bioflocculant synthesis by Agustin, Yuana Elly, He, Ning, Yeap, Swee Keong, Luthfi, Abdullah Amru Indera, Ding, Gongtao, Abdul, Peer Mohamed, Abdul Manaf, Shareena Fairuz, Jamali, Nur Syakina, Chen, Binghui, Tan, Jian Ping

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Isolation and characterization of biohydrogen-producing bacteria for biohydrogen fermentation using oil palm biomass-based carbon source by Luthfi, Abdullah Amru Indera, Abdul, Peer Mohamed, Md Jahim, Jamaliah, Engliman, Nurul Sakinah, Jamali, Nur Syakina, Tan, Jian Ping, Abdul Manaf, Shareena Fairuz, Sajab, Mohd Shaiful, Bukhari, Nurul Adela

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Tailored policies for perennial woody crops are crucial to advance sustainable development by Martinez-Nuñez, C, Velado-Alonso, E, Avelino, J, Rey, PJ, ten Hoopen, GM, Pe’er, G, Zou, Y, Liu, Y, Antwi-Agyei, P, Rusch, A, Staver, C, Priyadarshana, TS, Sonwa, DJ, Buchori, D, Garibaldi, LA, Concepción, ED, Lewis, OT, Perfecto, I, Bartomeus, I

Evaluating geospatial accuracy for equity analyses: a case study of the U.S. National Bridge Inventory by Gandy, CA, Kang, X, Ritsch, N, Armanios, DE

“…Phase 3 assesses the feasibility of enhancing location granularity through a hand-checked case study. We find that for coarser geospatial levels (state and county), equity-based analyses may be possible, but for more granular geospatial levels (place and census tract), which is where equity-based analyses are often conducted, the data may need greater buffering and hand checks to ensure accuracy. …”

API Governance at Scale by Ahmad, Mak, Geewax, J. J., Macvean, Andrew, Karger, David, Ma, Kwan-Liu

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Evaluation of the music collection at the National Institute of Education Library by Yu, Bee Lian.

“…However, the Library fared relatively better, with 71.5% holdings, when a list of "Recommended Readings/References" drawn up by the Institute's academic staff was list-checked.…”
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Challenges of online collaborative learning among special needs university students by Hidayu Shafie, Ireena Nasiha Ibnu, Noori, Abdullah, Nurhilleny Rosly, Nadia Anuar, Nur Husna Serip Mohamad

“…Based on the findings of the study, it was found that the SNS in this study mostly had problems communicating with their peers during online collaborative learning. They were not really lacking in collaborative skills, but they were more concerned about their peers’ perspectives on their disabilities, and their abilities to do group work. …”
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Design of blockchain-based P2P energy trading framework and a SCADA system for distributed energy resources in microgrids by Li, Yao

“…This project mainly completed the development and implementation of a peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading framework between prosumers based on an Ethereum private blockchain network. …”
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