Clinical presentation and outcome of ribavirin treated RT-PCR confirmed Lassa fever patients in ISTH Irrua: a pilot study by Asogun, AD, Ochei, O, Moody, V, Abejegah, C, Okoh, E

“…</p> <p><b>Aim:</b> To review the clinical features, laboratory findings of Lassa fever and the outcome of confirmed cases treated with Ribavirin.…”

Enhancing interlaminar fracture characteristics of woven CFRP prepreg composites through CNT dispersion by Joshi, Sunil Chandrakant, Dikshit, Vishwesh

“…A novel and practical technique for dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) onto woven CFRP prepreg is presented. …”
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Computational analyses of mechanical performance of carbon nanotube with defects by Chua, Gregory Kok Hong.

“…In this report, three different types of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed on a (10, 10) single-walled carbon nanotube under axial tension using Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator. …”
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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

“…Family conflict, suffering from chronic illness, and having social problems were the most common precipitating factors for the suicide attempt. …”
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Factors associated with depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life among Malaysian parental caregivers of adolescent psychiatric patients: a cross-sectional study by Cham, Choy Qing, Ibrahim, Norhayati, Kalaman, Clarisse Roswini, Ho, Meng Chuan, Visvalingam, Uma, Ahmad Shahabuddin, Farah, Abd Rahman, Fairuz Nazri, Halim, Mohd Radzi Tarmizi A., Harbajan Singh, Manveen Kaur, Azhar, Fatin Liyana, Yahya, Amira Najiha, Roslan, Samsilah, Siau, Ching Sin

“…Participants answered questionnaires measuring financial strain, caregiver burden, relationship quality, belief in mental illness, perceived COVID-19 stress, satisfaction with health services, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction. …”
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Psychological predictors of short-term lower-limb orthotic device adherence : an exploratory study by Leong, Utek

“…We investigated if custom lower-limb orthotic device adherence in the initial 30 days of wear could be predicted by orthotic device satisfaction, the Big Five personality traits, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), illness denial, and body image disturbance measured at baseline. …”
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The association between adverse childhood experiences and adult cardiac function in the UK Biobank by Quiroz, JC, Cooper, J, McCracken, C, Khanji, MY, Laranjo, L, Aung, N, Lee, AM, Simon, J, Murphy, T, Biasiolli, L, Piechnik, SK, Maurovich-Horvat, P, Petersen, SE, Raisi-Estabragh, Z

“…Our results showed that ACEs of physical abuse, emotional abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglect were associated with unhealthy cardiac function and structure in adulthood, such as smaller heart chambers, thicker heart walls, and less flexible blood vessels, potentially leading to more serious cardiac problems in the future. …”

Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: a process evaluation by P. Rigby, B, Needham, N, Grossi, H, Kamenska, I, H. Campbell, I, Meadowcroft, B, Creasy, F, Fisher, C, Bahuguna, P, Norrie, J, Thompson, G, C. Gibbs, M, Mitchell-Grigorjeva, M, McLellan, A, Moses, T, Burgess, K, Brown, R, J. Thrippleton, M, Campbell, H, J. Smith, D, A. Simpson, S

“…Background: Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness, which requires new strategies for prevention and management. …”

Al2O3-Cu hybrid nanofluid flow and heat transfer characteristics in the duct with various triangular rib configurations by Togun, Hussein, Homod, Raad Z., Sultan Aljibori, Hakim S., Abed, Azher M., Alias, Hajar, Hussein, Ahmed Kadhim, Biswal, Uddhaba, Al-Thamir, Mohaimen, Mahdi, Jasim M., Mohammed, Hayder I., Ahmadi, Goodarz

“…Numerical simulations were conducted for a 25 cm long, -cm high duct with walls maintained at 313 K. Hybrid nanofluids enter at 298 K, with triangular ribs on the internal surface at three attack angles (45°, 60°, and 90°) spaced 20 mm apart. …”

A prospective observational study comparing rates of medical instability between adolescents with typical and atypical anorexia nervosa by Brennan, Cliona, Cini, Erica, Illingworth, Sarah, Chapman, Simon, Simic, Mima, Nicholls, Dasha, Chapman, Victoria, Simms, Conor, Hayes, Ellen, Fuller, Sarah, Orpwood, Jade, Tweedy, Nicola, Baksh, Tahmida, Astaire, Emma, Bhakta, Dee, Saglio, Eloise, Stevenson, Annie, Buchbinder, Melissa

“…Background: Recognition of atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) has challenged underweight as a defining factor of illness severity in anorexia nervosa (AN). The present study aimed to compare rates of medical instability in adolescents with underweight (AN) and non‐underweight (AAN) anorexia nervosa. …”
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Experimental and numerical study of self-locking adaptable inter connection for modular steel structures by Nadeem, Gohar, Safiee, Nor Azizi, Bakar, Nabilah Abu, Karim, Izian Abd, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline

“…This gap could be further reduced by increasing the number of outer bolts and by reducing tolerance between adapter and column walls.…”

“I decide myself” - a qualitative exploration of end of life decision making processes of patients and caregivers through Advance Care Planning by Lall, Priya, Dutta, Oindrila, Tan, Woan Shin, Patinadan, Paul Victor, Kang, Natalie Q. Y., Low, Chan Kee, Car, Josip, Ho, Andy Hau Yan

“…Interviews focused on respondents’ experiences of chronic illness and of participating in the ACP programme. …”
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Surfactant effects in functionalized multiwall carbon nanotube-filled phase change materials by M. Arif Fikri, ., Pandey, A. K., Rajamony, Reji Kumar, Sharma, Kamal, Kalidasan B., ., Mahendran, Samykano, Buddhi, D., Tyagi, V. V.

“…In the present study, a novel functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube (FMWCNT) dispersed in organic PCM in different weight fractions (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.0 %) with and without surfactant is investigated. …”
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Unconventional exhibitions of desire. by Ng, Hwei Yun.

“…Now that Winterson has found a new piece of text, she has to find a new language to speak of love and settles upon using science, the language of objectivity, to break down the body and the concept of love through the analogy of geographer and archaeologist. …”
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In silico assessment of a compliant vascular prosthesis by Wong, Yi Jean

“…The main cause is resulted from the narrowing of blood vessels due to the accumulation of fatty material within a plaque on the inner walls of the coronary artery. The plaque gradually blocks the blood flow to the ventricular muscle. …”
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Maternal infections during pregnancy and the risk of childhood leukaemia in the offspring: Evidence from large-scale cohort studies by He, J

“…In the I4C analysis, maternal urinary tract infection (HR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.10-2.58) and respiratory tract infection (HR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.05-2.26) were associated with increased risk of childhood leukaemia. Influenza-like illness showed a similar pattern but with less precise estimates (HR, 1.62; 95% CI, 0.76-3.42). …”

Understanding the justifications for food policies through political theory: a method for public policy analysis by Thomas, O

“…While the proportion of deaths and illnesses due to NCDs has increased globally, the causal burden now increasingly falls on diet. …”

Wireless channel modeling and spectrum monitoring for interference mitigation and link reliability insurance for existing and future CBTC systems by Kalyankar Shravan Kumar

“…This study suggests the existence of two wave propagation mechanisms in the curved tunnel; enhanced waveguiding mechanism induced by rich multipath components from the curved tunnels and degraded waveguiding mechanism due to the blockage from the curved tunnel walls. For efficient radio planning, a new propagation model with a curvature-dependent breakpoint is proposed. …”
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Mechanism of an arched basilar membrane in mammalian cochlea by Chan, Wei Xuan

“…Current methodologies of bonding thermo-set elastomer (basilar membrane) and thermoplastic (cochlear walls) is complex. The present ultrasonic bonding method using a thin film of thermoplastic-elastomeric composite is a simple process which provides better flow control by restricting melted thermoplastic with elastomer. …”
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Nature-inspired lightweight auxetic structures for enhanced stiffness and absorption capacity by Zhang, Ee Teng

“…Building on the foundation of hierarchical architectures in nature, a novel graded hierarchical honeycomb is further proposed. By replacing cell walls of regular honeycombs with triangular and hexagonal sub-structures, and varying the hierarchical length ratio in each layer, the structure exhibits enhanced crashworthiness behaviors. …”
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