Press freedom : has the press gone over the top? by Locsin Jr., Teodoro L

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Current affairs: a security measurement study of CCS EV charging deployments by Szakály, M, Köhler, S, Martinovic, I

“…We find that only 12% of the charging stations we analyzed implement TLS at all, leaving all others vulnerable to attacks that have already been demonstrated many years ago. We observe an increasing trend in support for ISO 15118- 2 over the years, reaching 70% of chargers manufactured in 2023. …”

Scientometric analysis and comparison between the publication output of NIE and OISE. by Chua, Lawrence Ern Yau.

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Strategy as revolution for Singapore's custom tailor industry by Eng Leng Goy, Heu Ann New, Lim Shih Gin

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Development of healthcare application on mobile devices by Goh, Cher Chau

“…This will have a significant impact on Singapore in the near future to come, where the current number of citizens aged 65 years is projected to cover 47% of Singapore total population by 2050. [1]. …”
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Septic patients with cancer : do prehospital antibiotics improve survival? A sub-analysis of the PHANTASi trial by Panday, Rishi Nannan, Wang, S., Schermer, E. H., Cooksley, T., Alam, N., Nanayakkara, P. W. B.

“…Results: 357(13.4%) of the 2658 included patients had cancer in the past five years, of which, 209 (58.5%) were included in the intervention and 148 (41.5%) usual care groups; 28-day mortality was significantly higher in patients who were diagnosed with cancer in the past five years than those without cancer in the past five years: 15.2% vs. 7.1%, respectively (p < 0.001). …”
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Molluscum contagiosum and associations with atopic eczema in children: a retrospective longitudinal study in primary care by Olsen, JR, Piguet, V, Gallacher, J, Francis, NA

“…</p> <p><strong>Results</strong> The rate of MC consultations in primary care for children aged 0 to 14 years is 9.5 per 1000 (95% CI = 9.4 to 9.6). The greatest rate of consultations for both sexes is in children aged 1–4 years and 5–9 years (13.1 to 13.0 (males) and 13.0 to 13.9 (females) per 1000 respectively). …”

Thyroid autoimmunity and autoimmune thyroid disease in Malaysian girls with Turner syndrome: an understudied population by Lee, Yee L, Zaini, Azriyanti A, Idris, Arini N, Abdullah, Raja A, Wong, Jeanne SL, Hong, Joyce SS, Hussain, Suhaimi, Lim, Poi G, Lim, Song H, Nor, Noor SM, Wu, Loo L, Jalaludin, Muhammad Y

“…The prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity increased with age (33.3% for age 0–9.9 years; 46.8% for age 10–19.9 years and 57.1% age for 20–29.9 years) with autoimmune thyroid disease detected in 14.3% during adulthood. …”

Nutritional assessment of rural villages and estates in peninsular Malaysia: total blood cholesterol values in children, adolescents and adults by Wai, Tony Ng Kock, Lin, Khor Geok, Siong, Tee E., Hashim, Normah

“…Second, the study provides on a nationwide-sampling basis, information on total blood cholesterol (TC) levels in rural children (7.0-12.9 years; n = 1921) and adolescents (13.0-17.9 years; n = 753) which were hitherto unavailable. …”

Anti-ageing properties of edible bird's nest ascertained by in vitro and in vivo studies in animal model by Hou, Zhiping

“…According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the world average life expectancy as at 2014 is 66.26 years, having an average of 64.30 years for males and 68.35 years for females. …”
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An exploratory study into employee volunteerism in the Singapore financial industry by Koh, Ivan, Tsang, Eva, Au, Theresa

“…CSR has evolved over the years to become a key global focus for businesses. …”
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Understanding the development of young children in Singapore : insights from the analysis of Singapore Health Booklet items from the IED-III norming sample by Kan, Delia Dang Dang

“…Purpose: Norms stated in the Singapore Health Booklet were established almost 30 years ago using Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) Singapore. …”
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Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity: a Taiwanese case and review of literature by Chang, A, Lin, K-Y, Chuang, K-J, Waters, P, Irani, SR, Mgbachi, V, Yeh, H-L, Lien, L-M, Chiu, H-C, Chen, W-H

“…<p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p> We recommend tumor surveillance up to 2 years in patients with PERM and early administration of immunotherapies and maintain with non-steroid immunotherapy with or without oral corticosteroid for a minimum of 2 years to reduce the risk of relapse in GlyR-Ab-positive patients.…”

Hot and round: How temperature and shape impact the multisensory appreciation of cornmeal by Juravle, G, Duca, R, Feghiuș, C, Spence, C

“…In a between-participants experimental design conducted in an ecologically-valid restaurant setting, we investigated the appreciation of differently-shaped pieces of cornmeal (rounded vs. rectangular) for different serving temperatures (room-temperature vs. hot presentation). 282 participants (165 female, mean age of 37 years, SD = 11 years, age range 17–62 years) tasted the cornmeal and evaluated it with respect to several sensorial qualities (i.e., temperature, wetness, texture, elasticity, and liking) and indicated the perceived dominant taste from amongst the five basic tastes. …”

Radiation Shielding Design and Radioactive Waste Assessment of Horizontal Compact High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor by Kudriavtseva, Anna

“…Based on the results, the reactor vessel is safe from radiation damage for 32 years of operation. The data evaluated for the graphite reflectors indicate that the components should be replaced after 20 years before they pass the turnaround point. …”
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Outcomes of shoulder replacement surgery in routine care by Craig, RS

“…The lifetime risk of implant revision surgery following an elective shoulder replacement was less than 1 in 20 for patients aged 85 years or older, but as high as 1 in 4 for some patients aged less than 60 years. …”

A study on the declining average length of stay in Singapore. by Sunita d/o Tetbaahadur, Teo Yan Ping Esther, Koh Cecelia

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China & the Middle East: Tilting Towards Iran? by James, Michael Dorsey

“…President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Middle East, the first by a Chinese leader in seven years, saw the signing of billiions of dollars worth of agreements with Saudi Arabia and Egypt and a ten-fold expansion of trade with Iran over the next ten years. …”
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Global competition for upstream investment: key test for Latin America’s policymakers by Conway, T

“…In the last five years, Latin America has re-emerged on the world stage of global upstream opportunities. …”

Aging is associated with prolonged hospitalisation stay in pyogenic liver abscess - A 1:1 propensity score matched study in elderly versus non-elderly patients by Chan, Kai Siang, Junnarkar, Sameer P., Low, Jee Keem, Huey, Terence Cheong Wei, Shelat, Vishal G.

“…Methods: This is a retrospective study from 2007–2011 comparing elderly (≥ 65 years old) and non-elderly (< 65 years old) with PLA. …”
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