Longitudinal Influences of Social Network Characteristics on Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults by Rafnsson, Snorri Bjorn, Shankar, Aparna, Steptoe, Andrew

“…Results: Social network size and network contact frequency were positively and independently associated with future life satisfaction and quality of life after controlling for confounding factors, including demographic characteristics, socioeconomic factors, and long-standing illness. In contrast, social network diversity was not independently related to future subjective well-being. …”
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International capital markets structure, preferences and puzzles: the US-China case by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Donadelli, Michael, Varani, Alessia

“…In this paper, we show that instead a two country-two good model with recursive preferences, international complete markets and correlated long-run innovations can address all five puzzles for a relatively large range of parameter values, specifically in the case of the US and China. …”
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Business cycles, international trade and capital flows : evidence from Latin America by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Girardi, Alessandro

“…This paper adopts a flexible framework to assess both short- and long-run business cycle linkages between six Latin American (LA) countries and the four largest economies in the world (namely the US, the Euro area, Japan and China) over the period 1980:I-2011:IV. …”
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Closing the loop: an evaluation of student-led module feedback at one UK Higher Education institution by Tschirhart, Cécile, Pratt-Adams, Simon

“…The SLMFS aimed to enhance the student experience at granular level, in ‘real time’ during 30 week-long teaching modules. The article defines the specificity of the SLMFS within the research context and describes how the theme of ‘student-staff partnership’ runs across the scheme, including during the project management and the evaluation phases. …”
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Legacy, sustainability and Olympism: crafting urban outcomes at London 2012 by Gold, Margaret, Gold, John Robert

“…The conclusion comments on the continuing challenges encountered in maintaining the visibility of sustainability plans while addressing long-term legacy.…”
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The wind of change by Ermolayeva, Nadezhda

“…Zorkin's publication in Rossiyskaya Gazeta appears to be a sudden explosion in the long-brewing conflict between Russia and Western democracies. …”
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Universal basic Income by McDonough, Brian, Bustillos Morales, Jessie

“…The idea of receiving ‘money for nothing’, with no strings attached, has for a long time appeared a crazy or radical proposal. But today, this policy is being put into practice. …”
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Men's experience of infidelity in hetrosexual commited relationships : an interpretative phonomenological analysis by Pieluzek, Aleksandra Anna

“…The study further revealed long-term consequences of infidelity for the injured partners and their future relationships. …”
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Crystal structure of the DNA decamer d(CGCAATTGCG) complexed with the minor groove binding drug netropsin by Nunn, Christine M., Garman, Elspeth, Neidle, Stephen

“…The netropsin molecule fits within a five base pair long minor groove site by bending of the flexible amidinium group at one end of the drug.…”

Children's constructions of work by Hutchings, Merryn

“…The thesis argues that differences in experience between children can account for the differences in their constructions of work, and in particular, draws attention to the extremely limited experience and constructions of work of children in the families of the long-term unemployed.…”
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Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the main drainage of London by Halliday, Stephen

“…It also considers the controversies faced by Bazalgette and the Metropolitan Board of Works during the course of the work, with particular reference to the long and still unresolved debate of how finally to dispose of human waste to the benefit, or at least not to the detriment, of the environment. …”
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The exquisite corporealities of Leibniz: performance as embodied practice of thought and documentary praxis by Spackman, Helen

“…Extending Ernst's and my long-standing engagement with issues of alterity, 'home' and 'belonging', our more widely collaborative activities as LEIBNIZ have developed to specifically address the polemics of grafting personal with communal and political identities and the often problematic relation of such, both to civil and human rights and the wider ecologies of which we are each formed! …”
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Income inequality and wealth concentration as a root cause of the subprime crisis by Goda, Thomas

“…The major contributions of this dissertation are however (i) to provide empirical evidence about the negative impact of investor demand on US long-term bond yields in the pre-crisis period, which gives support to the hypothesis that the increasing global demand for safe assets led to a 'search for yield' by investors; (ii) to present estimates about the specific contribution of high net worth individuals to this negative impact; and (iii) to show that after having helped to cause a yield problem in the major US debt markets, high net worth individuals (via hedge funds) continued to be a major source of the pressure on US banks to resolve this yield problem through the mass production of CDOs.…”
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Real-time cyber analytics data collection framework by Maosa, Herbert, Ouazzane, Karim, Sowinski-Mydlarz, Viktor

“…We present a data collection framework that minimizes the need for long term storage. Events are buffered in memory, up to a configurable threshold, before being streamed in real time using live streaming technologies. …”
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When the weak survives taking advantage of rivalry between stronger opponents? by Kersmo, Tadesse Biru

“…The war between the State of Eritrea, the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, and the Tigray Liberation Front can be analysed using this game model. So long, as there is peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the chances of TPLF survival are extremely low.…”
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Ferocious Marys and dark Alessas: the portrayal of religious matriarchies in Silent Hill by Beddows, Amy

“…Unsurprisingly, such stereotypical depictions are in line with the patriarchal norms which have long persisted in wider, secular society, which deem women as inferior and subordinate to men (Schur 1984). …”
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Prediction Model and Mechanism for Drying Shrinkage of High-Strength Lightweight Concrete with Graphene Oxide by Hong, Xiaojiang, Lee, Jin Chai, Ng, Jing Lin, Abdulkareem, Muyideen, Md Yusof, Zeety, Li, Qiansha, He, Qian

“…However, more attention needs to be paid to the long-term drying shrinkage of HSLWC. This work aims to investigate the compressive strength and drying shrinkage behavior of HSLWC incorporating low GO content (0.00–0.05%), focusing on the prediction and mechanism of drying shrinkage. …”
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Enhancing The CBTC System in Urban Rail Transit by Ngadiron, Zuraidah, Bachok, Syariah, Kamaluddin, N.A.

“…Therefore, in urban rail transit, Long Term Evolution (LTE) has become a burden on the research communication technology due to a high transmission speed. …”
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Organisational communication occurrences: a conceptual dialogue by Saleh, Nor Shela, Rosli, Mohd Shafie, Rahman, Riki, Abdullah, Muhaymin Hakim, Ramel, Norizan, Razali, Nurul Aimi, Kamaruddin, Yuslizar

“…The significance of organisational communication is to discuss issues, work-related goals, and the long-term goals of an organisation. The discussion needs to incorporate skilled and knowledgeable individuals to reach an all-inclusive and significant selection. …”
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Habitat Complexity Influencing Avian Community Structure, Conservation Management and its Implications in Malaysia by Abdul Halim, Abdul Muhaimin, Norazlimi, Nor Atiqah

“…However, the advanced research methodologies, long-term monitoring, and a more nuanced understanding of the specific ecological processes influencing bird populations should be well emphasized. …”
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