Prevalence of lumbosacral transition vertebrae in symptomatic adults and the levels of degeneration in the suprajacent disc by Song, Joshua, Betzler, Brjan Kaiji, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar, Oh, Jacob Yoong-Leong

“…Retrospectively, 545 patients (Age = 57.6 ± 18.3 years; Male = 277; Female = 268) who underwent radiographic evaluation of the lumbar spine for lower back pain or radicular symptoms were shortlisted. …”
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High-entropy spinel oxides for water oxidation: surface entropy evolution and activity promotion by Wang, Jiarui, Sun, Shengnan, Xi, Shibo, Sun, Yuanmiao, Ong, Samuel Jun Hoong, Seh, Zhi Wei, Xu, Jason Zhichuan

“…In recent years, the concept of entropy stabilization has led to increased research in “high-entropy materials”. …”
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Demand response of lighting and air conditioner in AC/DC micro grid by Zhong, Yang.

“…To improve the stability and security of the grid avoiding large area blackout, and to avoid building more and more new plants to meet the peak load, utilities eager to develop new methods. In recent years, 'Smart Grid' becomes popular to researchers for its good performance and great potential in power system control. …”
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Deep learning with application to hashing by Zhang, Boshen

“…Deep Learning and Learning to Hash are two important research areas in machine learning, which have rapid improvements in recent years. What I mainly researched on is an inter-discipline field: deep learning for cross view hashing. …”
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Built to last : the global refugee regime by Ting, Yuanyi

“…This article argues that despite over 60 years of cooperation, the regime does not present characteristics of a working regime, and shows signs of weakening.…”
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Towards numerical temporal-frequency system modelling of associations between ballistocardiogram and electrocardiogram by Aravind, Srinivasan

“…Due to technological advancements in the recent years BCG has regained its interest and has become an active field of research. …”
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Spatio temporal traffic pediction for a large-scale road network by Krishnamoorthy, Nardana

“…The potentials of deep neural networks for real-life applications of various domains can be viewed in the recent years. Traffic speed prediction models that learn and adapt to the spatio-temporal correlations of the traffic network are always effective. …”
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A Review of 3D Printable Construction Materials and Applications by Tan, Ming Jen, Lu, Bing, Qian, Shun Zhi

“…The developments of 3D printing in building and construction have seen great potentials during the recent years. Although this technology is still considered at its initial stage, its potential benefits such as quicker construction, low labor costs and less waste produced make it one of the most promising building technology in the future. …”
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Density-based clustering of data streams at multiple resolutions by Wan, Li

“…In data stream clustering, it is desirable to have algorithms that are able to detect clusters of arbitrary shapes, changing clusters that evolve over time, and clusters with noise. In recent years, stream data clustering algorithms are based on an online-offline approach: The online component captures synopsis information from the data stream (thus, overcoming the real-time and memory constraint issues) and the offline component generates clusters using the stored synopsis. …”
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Characterization of S-band dual-polarized radar data for the convective rain melting layer detection in a tropical region by Yuan, Feng, Lee, Yee Hui, Meng, Yu Song, Ong, Jin Teong

“…By studying and analyzing the above-mentioned two types of rain events, amongst three radar measurements of reflectivity ( Z ), differential reflectivity ( ZDR ), and cross correlation coefficient ( ρHV ), the latter one is the best indicator for convective rain melting layer detection. From two years (2014 and 2015) of radar and radiosonde observations, 13 convective rain melting layers are identified with available 0 °C isothermal heights which are derived from radiosonde vertical profiles. …”
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Combined ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging of blood clot during microbubble-assisted sonothrombolysis by Das, Dhiman, Pramanik, Manojit

“…PA imaging is an emerging hybrid imaging modality that has garnered the attention of the biomedical imaging community in recent years. It enables the study of the composition of a blood clot due to its sensitivity toward optical absorption. …”
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Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical profile of suicide attempters attending the Emergency Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman: a retrospective study by Al Khatri, Mahmood, Al Huseini, Salim, Almaqbali, Mandhar, Cucchi, Angie, Al-Saadi, Alkhatib, Al Farsi, Abdulmunim, Jose, Sachin, Al-Sibani, Nasser, Al-Adawi, Samir

“…Result: 83.1% were Omanis and women constituted 69.5% of the sample with a mean age of 27 years. 40.9% of the sample had a history of psychiatric disorders. 30% were students, and 42% were unemployed. …”
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The impact of a brief online mindfulness intervention to support erectile dysfunction in African Caribbean men: a Pilot waitlist controlled randomised controlled trial and content... by Banbury, Samantha, Jean-Marie, Dellian, Lusher, Joanne, Chandler, Chris, Turner, John

“…The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Intervention (MBCI) for erectile dysfunction (ED) in n=68 African Caribbean men aged 31–50 years old. A mixed methods approach was adopted to establish the feasibility of a brief online MBCI, using a waitlist-controlled randomised trial with an active and delayed group and a content analysis. …”
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A commentary on Plutarch's Cato Minor by Geiger, J

“…This theme was also central a few years later in Salluet's <u>Catilinarian Conspiracy</u> and was taken up by the aged Augustus in a rhetorical reply to Brutus. …”

Variation in the social composition of the uk academic elite: the underlay of the two – or three – cultures? by Bukodi, E, Goldthorpe, J

“…However, a notable development in more recent years is that the growing social sciences elite is moving in its social composition away from the humanities elite and closer to the natural science elite. …”

Quantifying the Evolutionary Dynamics of Structure and Content in Closely Related E. coli Genomes by Molari, M, Shaw, LP, Neher, RA

“…We comprehensively describe genome evolution within n=222 genomes of Escherichia coli ST131, which likely shared a common ancestor around 100 years ago. After removing putative recombinant diversity, the total length of the phylogeny is 6,000 core genome substitutions. …”

Making art, making value online: NFTs, Blockchains and online art economies by Cooke, H

“…In recent years, cryptocurrencies have emerged as alternative forms of currency. …”

'To know them thoroughly you must have their photographs': photographing Donatello in the 19th and early 20th centuries by Johnson, GA

“…It also considers how the academic, museological and even geopolitical concerns of art historians and curators working in Europe and North America in the second half of the nineteenth century and early years of the twentieth century influenced the kinds of illustrations that were produced of Renaissance sculpture—and, in turn, how the kinds of illustrations made available to scholars shaped the questions they asked. …”

Board characteristics and financial performance: evidence from Bursa Malaysia Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) top 100 index firms by Nur Hafizah Abdul Puhat, Suhaily Hasnan, Khairul Ayuni Mohd Kharuddin, Hafizah Marzuki, Mazurina Mohd Ali

“…Therefore, this study examines the relationship between corporate governance and the financial performance of 80 non-financial firms listed on the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE)Bursa Malaysia Top 100 Index between the years of 2018 and 2020. The descriptive statistics reveal that on average, the 23% composition of female directors on the board is still below the recommended MCCG 2017 and 2021 threshold of 30%. …”
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Characteristics of board and shariah board on risk-taking and performance: evidence from Takaful operators in Malaysia by Ainulashikin Marzuki, Nurul Nazlia Jamil, Muhamad Azhari Wahid, Wan Amalina Wan Abdullah

“…The study analyse data from 15 TOs from 2012 to 2021, resulting in a total of 124 firm-years of observations using panel data regression techniques. …”
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