The effectiveness of individualized morphosyntactic target identification and explicit intervention using the SHAPE CPDING System for children with developmental language disorder... by Ebbels, SH, Gadd, M, Nicoll, H, Hughes, L, Burke, C, Dawson, N, Calder, SD, Frizelle, P

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>METHOD:</strong> Eight children with developmental language disorder aged 8;0-10;10 (years;months) received 10 hr of explicit individualized intervention for morphosyntax delivered in 30-min individual sessions once per week for 20 weeks. …”

Resistant hypertension and mortality: an observational cohort study by de la Sierra, A, Ruilope, LM, Staplin, N, Gorostidi, M, Vinyoles, E, Segura, J, Armario, P, Oliveras, A, Williams, B

“…All-cause and cardiovascular mortalities (median follow-up, 9.7 years) were compared between groups, as well as between patients with white-coat (3289) and ABPM-confirmed (5288) resistant hypertension. …”

Exploring the composition of placental microbiome and its potential origin in preterm birth by Saadaoui, M, Djekidel, MN, Murugesan, S, Kumar, M, Elhag, D, Singh, P, Kabeer, BSA, Marr, AK, Kino, T, Brummaier, T, McGready, R, Nosten, F, Chaussabel, D, Terranegra, A, Al Khodor, S

“…Introduction: For years, the placenta was believed to be sterile, but recent studies reveal it hosts a unique microbiome. …”

E-cigarette (EC) and heated tobacco product (HTP) use in the United Arab Emirates, an emerging EC and HTP market: a cross-sectional analysis of the International Tobacco Control (I... by Leinberger-Jabari, A, Ahmad, A, Lindson, N, Oke, J, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Fong, G, El-Shahawy, O, Raghib, A, Sherman, S

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> This study analyzed a subset of data from the UAE Healthy Future Study, a population-based cohort study of the Emirati population, to determine the factors associated with EC and HTP use among a sample of Emirati adults (≥ 18 years). The baseline assessment and supplementary questionnaires, conducted from 2016 to 2023, included data on combustible tobacco use, EC, and HTP use and sociodemographic characteristics.…”

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance before invasive coronary angiography in suspected non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Shanmuganathan, M, Nikolaidou, C, Burrage, MK, Borlotti, A, Kotronias, R, Scarsini, R, Banerjee, A, Terentes-Printzios, D, Pitcher, A, Gara, E, Langrish, J, Lucking, A, Choudhury, R, Luigi De Maria, G, Banning, A, Oxford Acute Myocardial Infarction (OxAMI) Study Investigators, Piechnik, SK, Channon, KM, Ferreira, VM

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 100 consecutive stable patients with suspected acute NSTEMI (70% male, age 62 ± 11 years) prospectively underwent CMR pre-ICA to assess cardiac function (cine), edema (T2-weighted imaging, T1 mapping), and necrosis/scar (late gadolinium enhancement). …”

Malaria as a cause of morbidity and mortality in children with homozygous sickle cell disease on the coast of Kenya by Komba, A, Makani, J, Sadarangani, M, Ajala-Agbo, T, Berkley, J, Newton, CRJC, Marsh, K, Williams, T

“…<p><strong> Methods</p></strong>We conducted a retrospective analysis of the data collected prospectively from children aged 0-13 years who were admitted to Kilifi District Hospital during the period from July 1998 through June 2005. …”

A novel machine learning based framework for developing composite digital biomarkers of disease progression by Zhai, S, Liaw, A, Shen, J, Xu, Y, Svetnik, V, FitzGerald, JJ, Antoniades, CA, Holder, D, Dockendorf, MF, Ren, J, Baumgartner, R

“…The data consisted of Opal™ sensor-based movement measurements and MDS-UPDRS Part III scores collected at 3-month intervals for 2 years in 30 PD and 10 healthy control participants. …”

Climate worry: associations with functional impairment, pro-environmental behaviors and perceived need for support by Lenhard, F, Fernández de la Cruz, L, Wahlund, T, Andersson, E, Åhlén, J, Fuso Nerini, F, Akay, H, Mataix-Cols, D

“…Results: A total of 1221 adults (75% women, mean age 46.3 years) were included in the analyses. Multivariate structural equation modeling revealed that climate worry severity and frequency were significantly associated with PEBs (β = 0.34 and β = 0.45, respectively). …”

DEWP: deep expansion learning for wind power forecasting by Fan, W, Fu, Y, Zheng, S, Bian, J, Zhou, Y, Xiong, H

“…Though growing dramatically in recent years, the amount of generated wind power can be directly or latently affected by multiple uncertain factors, such as wind speed, wind direction, temperatures, and so on. …”

Malaria elimination challenges in countries approaching the last mile: a discussion among regional stakeholders by Lek, D, Shrestha, M, Lhazeen, K, Tobgyel, T, Kandel, S, Dahal, G, Ghimire, YC, Shrestha, B, Ghimire, P, Hein, PS, Peto, TJ, Callery, JJ, Tripura, R, von Seidlein, L, Amaratunga, C, Lynch, CA, Dondorp, AM, Adhikari, B

“…While the vivax malaria burden remains challenging, the consistent decline in falciparum malaria in these countries over the last five years suggests that the goal is achievable. However, unexpected cases in previously falciparum malaria-free districts continue to occur. …”

Private, non-profit, and plantation: Oil palm smallholders in management-assistance programs vary in socio-demographics, attitudes, and management practices by Reiss-Woolever, VJ, Wakhid, W, Ikhsan, M, Caliman, J, Naim, M, Azmi, EN, Shufiyan, S, Howes, J, Azmi, R, Ying Lim, Y, Abdul Jan, SZ, Barrock, I, Azhar, B, Drewer, J, Ward, C, Jones, JA, Luke, SH, Turner, EC, Hidayat, P, Buchori, D

“…Awareness of the effects of palm oil production on ecosystems and human communities has increased drastically in recent years, with ever louder calls for the private and public sector to develop programs to support sustainable cultivation by smallholder farmers. …”

Pre- and post-COVID 19 outbreak relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in Spanish adults with major depressive disorder: a secondary analysis of the RADAR-M... by Ibáñez, D, Condominas, E, Haro, JM, Vázquez, IG, RADAR-MDD-Spain, Bailón, R, Garcia, E, Kontaxis, S, Peñarrubia-Maria, MT, Arranz, B, Llaosa-Scholten, R, Gardeñes, L, Hotopf, M, Matcham, F, Lamers, F, Penninx, BWJH, Annas, P, Folarin, A, Narayan, V, Lima, RA, Siddi, S, the RADAR CNS consortium

“…Results: In total, 95 participants (67.5% women, 53.0 [±10.5] years of age on average) were monitored pre-COVID-19 and included in the analyses. …”

Credit card fraud detection system using computational intelligence by Sriganesh Maniganahalli Srihari.

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On improving the performance of multicasting in mobile ad hoc networks by Xie, Jiawei

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Integrated chemical distribution centre and application of information technology : a case study by Chiong, Yau Meng.

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THE BEAUTY OF FALLING : A Life in Pursuit of Gravity / by Rham, Claudia de 656071

“…And, in the very same way that we can "see" light, which is nothing other than an electromagnetic wave propagating through space and time, we can now "hear" gravity in the form of gravitational waves (waves in the very fabric of spacetime). As we celebrate 6 years since the first direct detection of gravitational waves, the reality of these waves, predicted by Einstein's theory of gravity, is now unquestionable. …”
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Striatal and Behavioral Responses to Reward Vary by Socioeconomic Status in Adolescents by Decker, Alexandra L, Meisler, Steven L., Hubbard, Nicholas A., Bauer, Clemens C.C., Leonard, Julia, Grotzinger, Hannah, Giebler, Melissa A., Torres, Yesi Camacho, Imhof, Andrea, Romeo, Rachel, Gabrieli, John D. E.

“…Adolescents (n=114; 12-14 years; 58 female) performed a gambling task during functional magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Trouble on the Range: When Does a National Park Become a Bison Zoo? by Hartley, Sophia

“…Scientists thought that finally, the northern range’s native flora and fauna might have a chance to recover. For many years, it seemed like an ecological revival was beginning. …”
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Creative AI : a data-driven design approach for creative online ad optimisation using artificial intelligence and big data by Phay, Han

“…The research is structured in 7 chapters: (1) A Historical Perspective on Modern Advertising, looking at the way creative advertising agencies have evolved throughout the earlier years, (2) Present Day Advertising Technology, continuing the narrative post-internet through exploration of the advertising technology industry in present day, (3) Consumer Psychology, specifically on how creative design attributes in ads, such as visuals, text and sound, can subconsciously have an effect on humans and are important to the cause of advertising, (4) Data-driven design, a new way of looking at the digital online ad creation process, integrating big data and artificial intelligence to predict the optimal creative attributes in digital ads, (5) Multivariate Testing for Creative Optimisation, a controlled experiment to determine that generated ads do not underperform current human designed ads, (6) Translating Research into Product, where the ad agency as tech company model is brought forth through the form of a startup, and lastly (7) Future Opportunities, that identifies other areas of emerging tech and the implications on future research.…”
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集体记忆与学校认同的建构： 以圣公会中学的筹款活动为例 = Fundraising activities as collective memory : construction of school identity in Anglican High School... by 曲景毅 Qu, Jingyi

“…This paper discusses how AHS has continuously, since its founding years, organised fund-raising activities, and how through such activities, it has become a prime example of how teaching staff, students, parents and alumni, can be brought together, and thus contributing to the construction of the AHS’s identity. …”
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