Longitudinal assessment of antibiotic resistance gene profiles in gut microbiomes of infants at risk of eczema by Loo, Evelyn Xiu Ling, Zain, Amanda, Yap, Gaik Chin, Purbojati, Rikky Wenang, Drautz-Moses, Daniela Isabel, Koh, Yanqing Michelle, Chong, Yap Seng, Tan, Kok Hian, Gluckman, Peter D., Yap, Fabian, Eriksson, Johan Gunnar, Tham, Elizabeth, Shek, Lynette Pei-Chi, Kjelleberg, Staffan, Schuster, Stephan Christoph, Banerjee, Ritu, Lee, Bee Wah

“…The most common ARGs identified confer resistance to aminoglycoside, beta-lactam, macrolide and tetracycline antibiotics; all infants harboured these antibiotic resistance genes at some point in the first year of life. Few ARGs persisted throughout the first year of life. …”
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Love, Lucie x / by Conlon-McKenna, Marita, author 539569

“…Lucie feels like her world is falling apart; her mother has just died of cancer and she is facing the most difficult time of her life. Lucie's whole family is a mess; her younger brother Hugo keeps having nightmares about zombies and her dad has gone into a frenzy trying to keep everyone on a tight schedule. …”

The interrnational market in vessel classification : competitive dynamics and marketing strategies by Chu, Kwai Leong., Kuang, Yumei., Ong, Amanda.

“…Classification societies play an important role in the maritime industry where the standards of vessels affect the safety of not just the vessel and its cargo but also life at sea, property and marine life. As self-funding organizations, this report highlights the marketing issues faced by these maritime figures as they try to attract ship-owners to class their vessels with them. …”
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Eye tracking system by Cheng, Jing.

“…With advance in technology and further development in this field, we have confidence that this system could not only help the disabled people and locked-in patients, but also to be implemented to improve daily life of normal people in the future.…”
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Fitness-for-service assessment for pressurized components-general metal loss by Tan, Cheng Siong.

“…Finally, the results will be analysed and conclusions are drawn with regards to the suitability of different remaining life evaluation approaches.…”
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Mian xiang : my face my story. by Hu, Qiren.

“…In面相Mian Xiang: My Face, My Story, I am interested in exploring the profound relationship between humanity’s inquiry into the metaphysical dimensions of life and its artistic manifestation. Using the Chinese traditional practice of face-reading, Mian Xiang as a vehicle and narrative tool, this project investigates into a person’s life based on evidences from old photographs, documents and belongings. …”
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Developing a software package for a specialist clinic by Li, Jinchi.

“…In this thesis, I faced a real life of daily work in the specialist clinic and approached the real clinic to have an interview with the specialist doctor. …”
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Queue time approximation for a production line with large variability by Chua, Kurtz Yuan Feng

“…Queuing networks are surprisingly common in a wide range of real-life scenarios. They can be found in service systems like commercial, transportation, internal and even social service systems. …”
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Study of wear properties of EN1055 steel after laser surface treatment by Koh, Colin Chonghua

“…To compensate for the high cost of applications, it must be reliable and have a long service life. Wear of EN1055 steel occurs by plastic displacement of surface and near-surface material and shortens the service life of its application. …”
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Control of microgrids by Seah, Justin Nan Zheng

“…Load profile goes from continuous discharge current, pulse discharge current and the combination of both, to simulate real life applications and justify the practicality of the system. …”
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Navigating an invisible labyrinth: the effect of involuntary bogus self-employment on female Greek-Cypriot educators’ job satisfaction and subjective well-being by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Preliminary descriptive statistics and thematic analysis reveal that involuntary bogus self-employment has negatively impacted these women’s health, family life and career prospects. 65% of the participants stated that they suffered from mental health issues and 59% reported their dissatisfaction with their life overall. …”
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Forecasting: theory and practice by Petropoulos, F, Apiletti, D, Assimakopoulos, V, Castle, J, Hendry, D, Ziel, F

“…The large number of forecasting applications calls for a diverse set of forecasting methods to tackle real-life challenges. This article provides a non-systematic review of the theory and the practice of forecasting. …”

Between City and Self: Reading Beirut in Mohamed Soueid’s Tango of Yearning by Anouti, Ghida

“…Weaving historical realism with fabulation to fill or distort representational lacuna, his film offers doubled lenses – one of his life and another of Beirut’s contemporary history. …”
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Smart City Products and Their Materials Assessment Using the Pentagon Framework by Ponce, Pedro, Rojas, Mario, Mendez, Juana Isabel, Anthony, Brian, Bradley, Russel, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

“…Smart cities are complex urban environments that rely on advanced technology and data analytics to enhance city services’ quality of life, sustainability, and efficiency. As these cities continue to evolve, there is a growing need for a structured framework to evaluate and integrate products that align with smart city objectives. …”
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Matriptase activation of Gq drives epithelial disruption and inflammation via RSK and DUOX by Ma, Jiajia, Scott, Claire A., Ho, Ying Na, Mahabaleshwar, Harsha, Marsay, Katherine S., Zhang, Changqing, Teow, Christopher K. J., Ng, Ser Sue, Zhang, Weibin, Tergaonkar, Vinay, Partridge, Lynda J., Roy, Sudipto, Amaya, Enrique, Carney, Tom J.

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Stigma-making and narrative ethics in Singaporean cultural representations of HIV and AIDS by Hyder, Sophia

“…Since the start of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, significant medical strides have improved the quality of life and life expectancy for people living with HIV. …”
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李商隐诗歌的伤春主题 = The theme of "sentiment for spring" in Li Shang-yin's poetry by 郭欣瑜 Kerk, Sin Yee

“…It can be defined as the poetry about the interaction between the sadness in life and the scenery in spring, in which sadness is always the main emotion in these poetry. …”
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A preliminary investigation into the use of cannabis suppositories and online mindful compassion for improving sexual function among women following gynaecological cancer treatment by Banbury, Sam, Tharmalingam, Hannah, Lusher, Joanne, Erridge, Simon, Chandler, Chris

“…Conclusions: These preliminary and exploratory outcomes look promising and provide a foundation for future research to develop varied healthcare options to improve mental health service delivery and quality of life for this cohort.…”
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Advanced shape memory technology to reshape product design, manufacturing and recycling by Sun, Ke Yuan, Yang, Wen Guang, Lu, Haibao, Huang, Wei Min, Qi, Hang Jerry, Wu, Xue Lian

“…It is concluded that the ASMT is indeed able to provide a range of powerful approaches to reshape part of the life cycle or the whole life cycle of products.…”
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Effect of surface mechanical treatments on the microstructure-property-performance of engineering alloys by Kumar, Dharmesh, Idapalapati, Sridhar, Wang, Wei, Narasimalu, Srikanth

“…One technique for increasing the fatigue life is by inducing surface residual stress to inhibit crack initiation. …”
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