Energy storage system based on PMP21529 buck-boost Bi-directional DC-DC converter by Yan, Shunyao

“…New energy distributed energy storage is also a boom in recent years. In Singapore, solar photovoltaics are widely used. …”
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Financial forecasting using machine learning by Chang, Hin Keat

“…However, when analysing quarterly data having yearly and quarterly seasonality improves the accuracy. …”
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Shape-controlled synthesis and application of one-dimensional cadmium chalcogenide nanocrystals by Xi, Lifei

“…In recent years, the synthesis of one-dimensional (1D) nanocrystals has attracted considerable interest. …”
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Unveiling the future of budget hotels in Singapore by Chua, Hwee Lian, Kew, Wong Yip, Soh, Wee Li

“…However, an intermediate reversal would occur over the next two years, after which deficiency would again set in. …”
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Healthcare alarm system by Ng, Xue Ting

“…There were 6.0 residents aged 20-64 years for each resident aged 65 years and over in 2014, a decline from 6.4 in 2013. …”
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Co-located face-to-face social interaction using multiple smartphones by Tee, Yu Chao

“…For this project, an Android game is developed with facilitating teamwork and collaboration among children aged 6-12 years as its main focus. A game and its interface is to be designed, created and tested using a pre-developed spatial engine which makes use of the smartphone’s camera to detect the coordinates of the player in a predefined arena. …”
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Making public transport the choice mode by Tan, Siew Fong

“…Though massive improvement had taken place in the recent years, there is no denial that public transportation is still under the public scrutiny. …”
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Cloud Spark Cluster to analyse English prescription big data for NHS intelligence by Fernando, Sandra, Sowinski-Mydlarz, Viktor, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…This study illustrates regions as well as GP practices in terms of reimbursement cost, drug consumption level, the type of the drug, and the disease type; varied demand for dispensed chemical substances over the years; shows what diseases have increased or decreased over the years as well as the total cost and its trends.…”
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The English wing spinet of the 17th and 18th centuries: with special reference to the extant Haward spinets indtroducing newly discovered evidence for Samuel Pepys' Haward spinet a... by Wilson, Charles West

“…A hiatus of, perhaps, 10 to 15 years between the finishing of this spinet and the dawn of commercial spinet production is shown. …”
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Determinants of underdiagnosis of COPD in national and international surveys by Lamprecht, B, Soriano, JB, Studnicka, M, Kaiser, B, Vanfleteren, LE, Gnatiuc, L, Burney, P, Miravitlles, M, García-Rio, F, Akbari, K, Ancochea, J, Menezes, AM, Perez-Padilla, R, Montes de Oca, M, Torres-Duque, CA, Caballero, A, González-García, M, Buist, S

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Among 30,874 participants with a mean age of 56 years, 55.8% were women, and 22.9% were current smokers. …”

A simple approach to improve recording of concerns about child maltreatment in primary care records: developing a quality improvement intervention by Woodman, J, Allister, J, Rafi, I, de Lusignan, S, Belsey, J, Petersen, I, Gilbert, R

“…<p><b>Results</b> The rate of children with at least one maltreatment-related code was 8.4/1000 child years (11 study practices, 2009–2010), and 8.0/1000 child years (THIN, 2009–2010). …”

Myocardial ischaemia following COVID-19: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study by Arnold, JR, Yeo, JL, Budgeon, CA, Shergill, S, England, R, Shiwani, H, Artico, J, Moon, JC, Gorecka, M, Roditi, G, Morrow, A, Mangion, K, Shanmuganathan, M, Miller, CA, Chiribiri, A, Alzahir, M, Ramirez, S, Lin, A, Swoboda, PP, McDiarmid, AK, Sykes, R, Singh, T, Bucciarelli-Ducci, C, Dawson, D

“…We studied 59 patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and elevated serum troponin (COVID + /troponin + , age 61 ± 11 years) and 37 control subjects without COVID-19 or elevated troponin and similar by age and cardiovascular comorbidities (COVID −/comorbidity + , 64 ± 10 years). …”

Brain markers of cumulative stress response and allostatic load in the ageing Whitehall II cohort by Zsoldos, E

“…</p> <p>As hypothesised, stress markers measured as early as 20 years prior to the scan, predicted lower GM and WM integrity in older age. …”

Periodontal disease and serum uric acid levels in the absence of metabolic syndrome: is there a link? A study on a sample of Cameroonian adults by Nkeck, JR, Ndjoh, JJ, Meyo Mvondo, GF, Eko Ondoa, M, Takam, O, Mbouna, SFM, Tcheutchoua Nzokou, D, Tchuisseu-Kwangoua, LA, Momo, CBY, Ekouelkoum Ngoude, JX, Chemgne, MI, Ama Moor, VJ

“…Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study including Cameroonians aged over 18 years recruited in the general population and free of metabolic syndrome elements. …”

Development of Attention-based Prediction Models for All-cause Mortality, Home Care Need, and Nursing Home Admission in Ageing Adults in Spain Using Longitudinal Electronic Health... by Carrasco-Ribelles, LA, Cabrera-Bean, M, Khalid, S, Roso-Llorach, A, Violán, C

“…Cohen’s kappa obtained using longitudinal data was 3.4-fold (1-year all-cause mortality), 10.3-fold (5-year all-cause mortality), 1.1-fold (5-year nursing home admission), and 1.2-fold (5-year home care need) higher than that obtained by the one-year history baseline models. …”

Low-dose spironolactone and cardiovascular outcomes in moderate stage chronic kidney disease: a randomized controlled trial by Hobbs, FDR, McManus, RJ, Taylor, CJ, Jones, NR, Rahman, JK, Wolstenholme, J, Kim, S, Kwon, J, Jones, L, Hirst, JA, Yu, L-M, Mort, S

“…In this prospective, randomized, open, blinded endpoint trial, we assessed the effectiveness of 25 mg spironolactone in addition to usual care or usual care alone for reducing cardiovascular outcomes in stage 3b CKD among an older community cohort (mean age = 74.8 years and s.d. = 8.1). We recruited 1,434 adults from English primary care, of whom 1,372 (96%) were included in the primary analysis. …”

Stroke incidence in heart failure and atrial fibrillation: population cohort study by Jones, N, Smith, M, Lay-Flurrie, S, Yang, Y, Hobbs, R, Taylor, C

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We identified 2,381,941 people aged ≥45 years in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2000-2018). …”

Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Vollset, SE, Ababneh, HS, Abate, YH, Lacey, BWH, GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators

“…&lt;h4&gt;Methods&lt;/h4&gt;Using forecasts of major drivers of health such as the Socio-demographic Index (SDI; a composite measure of lag-distributed income per capita, mean years of education, and total fertility under 25 years of age) and the full set of risk factor exposures captured by GBD, we provide cause-specific forecasts of mortality, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) by age and sex from 2022 to 2050 for 204 countries and territories, 21 GBD regions, seven super-regions, and the world. …”

Youth perception of suicide prevention hotline materials by Lee, Shou Yin, Lim, Siok Hoon, Kam, Ruth Lay Peng, Yew, Kelvin Yeu Weng

“…In light of the increasing in youth suicidal behaviour, our study aims to investigate the perception of Singapporean youth (aged 13 to 18 years old) towards suicide prevention hotline materials. …”
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US-Philippines : resetting the security alliance? by Trajano, Julius Cesar Imperial

“…The Biden administration might just wait for Duterte to finish his term in a year’s time.…”
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