Linking root microbiome composition to relative fitness differences that impact plant-plant competition by Norton, CH

“…This work could be complemented by functional analysis of soil communities and root microbiomes, or the use of synthetic communities to link microbial taxa to plant fitness effects. …”

Delay-and-pay: prolonging pharmaceutical patent protection without paying the ‘price’ by Foss-Solbrekk, K

“…<p>This thesis argues that actors use the patent system as part of a ‘delay-and-pay’ strategy to preserve drug prices for as long as possible by delaying generic/biosimilar market entry – and that they have a significant incentive to do so. …”

The early struggle of black internationalism: intellectual interchanges among American and French black writers during the interwar period by Gaetan, M

“…The thesis successively explores five defining instances of black internationalism: René Maran's <em>Batouala</em> (1921), Alain Locke's <em>The New Negro</em> (1925), black Parisian newspapers from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s, Claude McKay's <em>Banjo</em> (1928), and the early theorization of Négritude. Through the use of Glissant's notion of detour, theorized in <em>Le Discours antillais</em> (1981), this thesis frames 'black internationalism' as a shifting web of negotiations expanding between national and transnational spaces.…”

A landscape of conflict? Rural fortifications in the Argolid (400 – 146 BC) by Blomley, AM

“…<strong>Chapter 2</strong> works towards reconstructing the region’s ancient environment, discussing important landscape changes such as erosion, alluviation and coastline developments, as well as the available evidence for ancient vegetation and land use. <strong>Chapter 3</strong> lays out the typology of ancient fortifications employed in this study, while <strong>chapter 4</strong> aims to create the first systematic framework for dating fortified sites in the Argolid.…”

Facilitators and barriers affecting the implementation of e-health for chronic respiratory diseases in remote settings: a qualitative evidence synthesis by Salmi, EM, Basile, FW, Khan, FA, Watt, L, Song, R, Bijker, EM

“…These findings can be used to inform the successful design and implementation of future e-health interventions.…”

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards athritis among nursing students in Universiti Sains Malaysia by Yunus, Nurmutiah Mohd

“…Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test were used to analyse data. This study found that most of nursing students have heard about arthritis (94.3%) and their source of knowledge was from books and seminar (59%). …”
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Assessment Of Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Towards Arthritis Among Nursing Students In Universiti Sains Malaysia by Yunus, Nurmutiah Mohd

“…Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test were used to analyse data. This study found that most of nursing students have heard about arthritis (94.3%) and their source of knowledge was from books and seminar (59%). …”
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The Effect of National Debt on Private Investment (S/O 14327) by Hassan, Sallahuddin

“…Based on the accelerator theories and empirical evidences, national debt, gross domestic product, government investment, national savings, interest rate, inflation rate, fiscal deficit, population growth, trade openness, exchange rate and dummy variables are included in the private investment model. This study uses the annual time-series data for the period 1970 - 2019. …”
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Executive's Cybersecurity Program Handbook : A comprehensive guide to building and operationalizing a complete cybersecurity program / by Brown, Jason, author 656359, Packt Publishing (Online service) 656336

“…As a Cybersecurity professional, you can use this book to deepen your knowledge and understand your organization's overall security posture. …”
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Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) for healthcare decision-making by Zeng, Zhiwei

“…Firstly, post-hoc methods have been increasingly used for high-stakes decisions, but most of them provide explanatory information that is not faithful or not insightful to what the original model computes. …”
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Towards practical data-driven predictive maintenance: a robust and generalizable deep learning approach by Mohamed Ragab Mohamad Adam

“…The focus of this thesis is on two main tasks of predictive maintenance: fault diagnosis and fault prognosis (i.e., Remaining Useful Life Estimation (RUL)) tasks. The thesis' contributions are structured according to the predictive maintenance tasks. …”
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Waning of specific antibodies against Delta and Omicron variants five months after a third dose of BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in elderly individuals by Goh, Yun Shan, Rouers, Angeline, Fong, Siew-Wai, Zhuo, Nicole Ziyi, Hor, Pei Xiang, Loh, Chiew Yee, Huang, Yuling, Neo, Vanessa Kexin, Kam, Isaac Kai Jie, Wang, Bei, Ngoh, Eve Zi Xian, Salleh, Siti Nazihah Mohd, Lee, Raphael Tze Chuen, Pada, Surinder, Sun, Louisa Jin, Ong, Desmond Luan Seng, Somani, Jyoti, Lee, Eng Sing, Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian, Wang, Cheng-I., Leo, Yee Sin, Ren, Ee Chee, Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby Edward, Ng, Lisa F. P., Renia, Laurent

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Study of planning and operational aspects of tidal in-stream power generation by Mahda J. Jahromi

“…Out of such, the ones carried out by Reza Iravani of the University of Toronto were most useful particularly his latest book along with A. …”
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Enhancing network access for highly mobile nodes by Xia, Yang

“…Existing literatures propose to use mobility based clustering schemes to form stable communication structure among mobile nodes by exploiting group mobility. …”
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Optimization of cognitive radio systems with energy harvesting by Pratibha

“…We propose that in such a scenario, different sensing intervals should be used if the CR user decides to transmit or harvest energy. …”
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Dissolution and biological assessment of cancer-targeting nano-ZIF-8 in zebrafish embryos by Nurul Akmarina, Mohd Abdul Kamal, Emilia, Abdulmalek, Sharida, Fakurazi, Cordova, Kyle E.

“…This study indicates that cancer-targeting GEM⊂RGD@nZIF, with its pH-responsive behavior for sustaining chemotherapeutic dissolution in a physiologically relevant environment and its non-toxicity toward the healthy embryos within the tested concentrations, has considerable potential for use in cancer treatment.…”
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Intention to engage in inter-contractor cooperation: A belief elicitation study in the construction industry by Moshood, Taofeeq D., Ling, Yee Voon, Chai, Changsaar, Lee, Chia Kuang

“…Findings: The results supported six hypotheses, while six others were unsupported. Perceived usefulness significantly influenced attitude towards intention to form partnering, followed by attitude itself, which also significantly influenced intention. …”
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Camel Milk and Oxidative stress: Therapeutic potential against metabolic syndrome diseases by Musa, Khalid Hamid, Hamad, Essam M., Elnour, Ahmed Adam Hassan Mohammed

“…Further clinical trials and research are essential to fully comprehend the therapeutic potential of CM, including dosage, long-term implications, and appropriate integration within extensive treatment schemes for metabolic syndromes and associated disorders. Recommendation: The use of CM to reduce OS requires further clinical studies to confirm its benefits and identify key compounds. …”
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The Architectural Layout of Long-Term Care Units: Relationships between Support for Residents’ Well-Being and for Caregivers’ Burnout and Resilience by Rom, Yifat, Morag, Ido, Palgi, Yuval, Isaacson, Michal

“…The Psycho Spatial Evaluation Tool was utilized to assess the support provided by the layouts of seventeen long-term care units (ten regular nursing units and seven specialized dementia units) for the residents&rsquo; physical and social well-being (five dimensions); a questionnaire was used to measure the unit caregivers&rsquo; burnout and resilience. …”
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Recent Progress of Deep Learning Methods for Health Monitoring of Lithium-Ion Batteries by Madani, Seyed Saeed, Ziebert, Carlos, Vahdatkhah, Parisa, Sadrnezhaad, Sayed Khatiboleslam

“…This review focuses on two key aspects of LIB health management: the accurate prediction of the state of health (SOH) and the estimation of remaining useful life (RUL). Achieving precise SOH predictions not only extends the lifespan of LIBs but also offers invaluable insights for optimizing battery usage. …”
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