ES.2H3 Ancient Philosophy and Mathematics, Fall 2009 by Perlman, Lee

“…Western philosophy and theoretical mathematics were born together, and the cross-fertilization of ideas in the two disciplines was continuously acknowledged throughout antiquity. …”
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Power generation employing a thermoelectric generator by Ginju Rose George

“…The science of thermoelectricity originated in 1800s when Estonian born German physicist Thomas Seebeck discovered that a junction of dissimilar metals produces a current when exposed to a temperature gradient. …”
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E-learning for mobile learning platform by MacInnes, Catriona

“…It could be argued that to learn is the fundamental purpose of life. All human beings are born without any knowledge of the world around us; they must learn to talk, to walk. …”
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Prejudice against foreign students in university : does priming articles reduce implicit prejudice? by Sor, Hong Yuen.

“…Publishing articles defensive of the decision to award scholarships to China-born students may backfire.…”
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Picture This! Social influence in a visually identified YouTube environment by Chua, Abigail Wen Qi, Gan, Damian Zheing Weii, Leong, Alisius Deon Xue Li, Looi, Jie Min

“…Using a YouTube mock-up page, this research examined the interaction between a controversial video about foreign-born sporting talents (FBST) in Singapore and the accompanying user comments from ingroup (Singaporeans) or outgroup (foreigners) members. …”
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Equalities in education outcomes in Korea, Sweden and Norway by Goh, HC

“…The Innocenti Report Card suggests that children in Korea have a higher chance of being educated to a reasonable standard, and a lower chance of falling a long way behind the average, than a child born in Denmark or Norway. It was also found that the percentage of 15 year-olds judged “unable to solve basic reading tasks” varies from under 7 per cent in Korea to more than 20 per cent in Denmark and Norway. …”

跨媒介视野下的严歌苓研究 ：从《陆犯焉识》到《归来》的影视改编 = Cultural studies of Yan Geling from the trans-media perspective : from the adaption of the novel “The Prisoner Called Yanshi Lu” to the movie “Com... by 叶晓霞 Ye, Amber Xiaoxia

“…Her works are often adapted and directed into movie productions, in which one of her earliest works “TianYu” had won seven honorable awards from the Golden Horse Film Festival. Her works also garnered attention from acclaimed directors, where the novel “The Prisoner Called Yanshi Lu” gained extensive recognition after it was adapted and directed by Zhang Yimou. …”
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First-principles study of the lattice dynamics of Sb2S3 by Liu, Yun, Eddie Chua, Kun Ting, Sum, Tze Chien, Gan, Chee Kwan

“…We present a lattice dynamics study of orthorhombic antimony sulphide (Sb2S3) obtained using density-functional calculations in conjunction with the supercell force-constant method. The effect of Born effective charges is taken into account using a mixed-space approach, resulting in the splitting of longitudinal and transverse optical (LO-TO) phonon branches near the zone center. …”
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The international growth standard for children and adolescents project: environmental influences on preadolescent and adolescent growth in weight and height by Ulijaszek, S

“…Exclusion of children born at low birth and/or experiencing catch-up growth could be most realistically operationalized if populations in which secular trends in growth were either completed or minimal were selected. …”

Comparison of INTERGROWTH- 21st and Fenton growth standards to assess size at birth and at discharge in preterm infants in the United Arab Emirates by Cheikh Ismail, L, Mohamad, MN, Ohuma, EO, ElHalik, MS, Dash, SK, Osaili, TM, Hasan, H, Hashim, M, Saleh, ST, Daour, RA, Parker, SR, Ali, HI, Stojanovska, L, Al Dhaheri, AS

“…Methods: A retrospective single-center evaluation of medical records of infants born < 37 weeks of gestation was conducted using data from 2018 to 2020. …”

Islam in Late Antiquity: state-making, the Bedouin, and the end of empires by Wakeley, JM

“…Extensive use of the Islamic historical tradition has been embraced – and justified – but the thesis’s broader approach to the world into which Muḥammad was born is underpinned by the Greek and Latin sources of the Roman Empire. …”

Modeling of Mechanical Stress Exerted by Cholesterol Crystallization on Atherosclerotic Plaques by Luo, Yuemei, Cui, Dongyao, Yu, Xiaojun, Chen, Si, Liu, Xinyu, Tang, Hongying, Wang, Xianghong, Liu, Linbo

“…We developed a two-dimensional finite element method model of atherosclerotic plaques containing expanding cholesterol crystals and investigated the effect of the magnitude and distribution of crystallization on the peak circumferential stress born by the cap. Using micro-optical coherence tomography (μOCT), we extracted the cross-sectional geometric information of cholesterol crystals in human atherosclerotic aorta tissue ex vivo and applied the information to the model. …”
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Marta Czok ARCHĪVUM by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig, Czok, Marta

“…In 2020, under the curation of Jacek Ludwig Scarso, the Marta Czok Foundation was born with the intention of promoting the study and dissemination of this work. …”
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Predictive factors for the diagnosis of coeliac disease in children and young people in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Farrier, CE, Wanat, M, Harnden, A, Paterson, A, Roberts, N, Saatci, D, Hirst, J

“…Meta-analyses of 28 factors found 14 significant associations with CD diagnosis: having type 1 diabetes (OR 8.70), having a first degree relative with coeliac disease (OR 5.19), being of white ethnicity (OR 2.56), having thyroid disease (OR 2.16), being female (OR 1.53), more frequent gastroenteritis in early childhood (OR 1.48), having frequent respiratory infections in early childhood (OR 1.47), more gluten ingestion in early life (OR 1.25), having more infections in early life (OR 1.22), antibiotic use in early childhood (OR 1.21), being born in the summer (OR 1.09), breastfeeding (OR 0.79) older age at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (OR 0.64), and heavier weight (SMD -0.21). …”

The influence of Al-Dihlawi’s thoughts about Taklifin Hujjat Allah Al-Balighahon Mohd. Affandi Hassan’s thoughts on Islamic literature in Persuratan Baru by Narmi, Akalily, Abdul Rani, Mohd. Zariat, Kamarudin, Kamariah, Hajimaming @ Toklubok, Pabiyah

“…This study stems from the contribution of al-Imam al-Shaykh Ahmad Qutb al-Din Shah Waliyullah ‘Abd al-Rahim al-Dihlawi or better known by the name of Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi (henceforth al-Dihlawi), an Islamic scholar who was born in the 18th century in India. Among his most well-known book is Hujjat Allah al-Balighah which was published in 1732 and has been translated into several languages ​​including English, Indonesian and Malaysian language. …”
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Nuclear fuel materials and its sustainability for low carbon energy system: A review. by Nor Azman, Muhammad 'Adli, Mohd. Ali, Nur Syazwani, Sarkawi, Muhammad Syahir, Sazali, Muhammad Arif, Basri, Nor Afifah

“…It was designed so that the fast neutrons born from fission reactions were slowed down in the moderator to allow other fission reactions events in sustainable chain reactions. …”
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Gauge and explanation: can gauge-dependent quantities be explanatory? by Jacobs, C

“…This leads to the other horn of the dilemma, which necessitates the search for novel ontological posits which are invariant under symmetries. …”

Characterising the metabolic functionality of the preterm neonatal gut microbiome prior to the onset of necrotising enterocolitis: a pilot study by Chapman, JA, Wroot, E, Brown, T, Beck, LC, Embleton, ND, Berrington, JE, Stewart, CJ

“…Background: Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating bowel disease that primarily occurs in infants born prematurely and is associated with abnormal gut microbiome development. …”

After neonatal care, what next? A qualitative study of mothers’ post-discharge experiences after premature birth in Kenya by Maluni, J, Oluoch, D, Molyneux, S, Boga, M, Jones, C, Murila, F, English, M, Ziebland, S, Hinton, L

“…Background: Approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely every year worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Asia account for more than half of the global preterm deliveries. …”

Association between gestational bisphenol a exposure and maternofoetal outcomes: a cohort study in a single tertiary hospital in Klang Valley by Juliana Yusof, Sarah Zulkifli, Mohd Shahril Ahmad Saman, Danial Efendy Goon, Nurliana Abd Mutalib, Nur Izzaty Yusnazery, Izzuan Khirman Adnan, Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir

“…Babies who need NICU admission were born to mothers who exhibited significantly different urinary BPA levels compared to those whose babies were not admitted (p=0.049). …”
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