Ethnicity and anthropometric deficits in children: A cross-sectional analysis of national survey data from 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa by Tusting, LS, Mishra, S, Gibson, HS, Lindsay, SW, Weiss, DJ, Flaxman, S, Bhatt, S

“…Data were extracted from 37 georeferenced Demographic and Health Surveys carried out during 2006–2019 across SSA that recorded anthropometric data for children aged <5 years. In a cross-sectional analysis, the odds of stunting (low height-for-age), wasting (low weight-for-height) and underweight (low weight-for-age) were modelled in relation to ethnic group using a generalised linear hierarchical mixed-effects model, controlling for survey design and environmental, socioeconomic and clinical variables. …”

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance before invasive coronary angiography in suspected non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Shanmuganathan, M, Nikolaidou, C, Burrage, MK, Borlotti, A, Kotronias, R, Scarsini, R, Banerjee, A, Terentes-Printzios, D, Pitcher, A, Gara, E, Langrish, J, Lucking, A, Choudhury, R, Luigi De Maria, G, Banning, A, Oxford Acute Myocardial Infarction (OxAMI) Study Investigators, Piechnik, SK, Channon, KM, Ferreira, VM

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 100 consecutive stable patients with suspected acute NSTEMI (70% male, age 62 ± 11 years) prospectively underwent CMR pre-ICA to assess cardiac function (cine), edema (T2-weighted imaging, T1 mapping), and necrosis/scar (late gadolinium enhancement). …”

Cost-effectiveness of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British South Asian mothers: an economic evaluation from the ROSHNI-2 trial by Ullah, A, Lunat, F, Brugha, T, Pierce, M, Morriss, R, Sharma, D, Rahman, A, Bhui, K, Bower, P, Husain, N

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Outcomes:</strong> The base-case intention-to-treat analysis showed PHP significantly increased costs (£912, 95% CI £420–£1405) and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) (0.037, CI 0.006–0.068), with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of £24,739 (CI £15,539–£39,692). …”

A systematic analysis of the contribution of genetics to multimorbidity and comparisons with primary care data by Murrin, O, Mounier, N, Voller, B, Tata, L, Gallego-Moll, C, Roso-Llorach, A, Carrasco-Ribelles, LA, Fox, C, Allan, LM, Woodward, RM, Liang, X, Valderas, JM, Khalid, S, Dudbridge, F, Lamb, SE, Mancini, M, Farmer, L, Boddy, K, Bowden, J, Melzer, D, Frayling, TM, Masoli, JAH, Pilling, LC, Violán, C, Delgado, J

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>We defined chronic, common, and heritable conditions in individuals aged ≥65 years, using two large primary-care databases [CPRD (UK) N = 2,425,014 and SIDIAP (Spain) N = 1,053,640], and estimated heritability using the same definitions in UK Biobank (N = 451,197). …”

Water quality in the Dhaka river system, Bangladesh, January 2017 to July 2021 by Hossain, MA, Shawal, S

“…<p>This dataset comprises periodical analysis of various water quality parameters including organics, inorganics and microbial concentrations from 58 sampling points over five years (2017-2021) in rivers and canals in the Greater Dhaka watershed, Bangladesh (Turag, Tongi Khal, Balu, Buriganga, Bangshi-Savar, Shitalakhya, Dhaleshwari, Kaliganga Pagar Canal, Bashundhara Canal, Begunbari Canal). …”

Private, non-profit, and plantation: Oil palm smallholders in management-assistance programs vary in socio-demographics, attitudes, and management practices by Reiss-Woolever, VJ, Wakhid, W, Ikhsan, M, Caliman, J, Naim, M, Azmi, EN, Shufiyan, S, Howes, J, Azmi, R, Ying Lim, Y, Abdul Jan, SZ, Barrock, I, Azhar, B, Drewer, J, Ward, C, Jones, JA, Luke, SH, Turner, EC, Hidayat, P, Buchori, D

“…Awareness of the effects of palm oil production on ecosystems and human communities has increased drastically in recent years, with ever louder calls for the private and public sector to develop programs to support sustainable cultivation by smallholder farmers. …”

Pre- and post-COVID 19 outbreak relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in Spanish adults with major depressive disorder: a secondary analysis of the RADAR-M... by Ibáñez, D, Condominas, E, Haro, JM, Vázquez, IG, RADAR-MDD-Spain, Bailón, R, Garcia, E, Kontaxis, S, Peñarrubia-Maria, MT, Arranz, B, Llaosa-Scholten, R, Gardeñes, L, Hotopf, M, Matcham, F, Lamers, F, Penninx, BWJH, Annas, P, Folarin, A, Narayan, V, Lima, RA, Siddi, S, the RADAR CNS consortium

“…Results: In total, 95 participants (67.5% women, 53.0 [±10.5] years of age on average) were monitored pre-COVID-19 and included in the analyses. …”

Associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep with next-day cognitive performance in older adults: a micro-longitudinal study by Bloomberg, M, Brocklebank, L, Doherty, A, Hamer, M, Steptoe, A

“…Methods: British adults aged 50-83 years (N = 76) without evidence of cognitive impairment or dementia wore accelerometers for eight days, and took daily cognitive tests of attention, memory, psychomotor speed, executive function, and processing speed. …”

Computational analysis for infectious diseases surveillance and host-pathogen interactions (in the context of Influenza A viruses) by Beyene, Biruhalem Taye

“…Hence, in the fourth project (chapter 6), we applied computational gene network growing for discovering gene network links that could have been missed by these experimental investigations. …”
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The Impact of Government Policies in Middle Eastern Countries on Digital Platform Startups by Ali Osman, Mohamed Mamdouh

“…Fintech startups offer a wide range of products/services, such as digital payments, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending, etc. Middle East and North African (MENA) countries have seen significant growth in the number of fintech startups and the total investment value in these companies. …”
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Adoption of green finance and green innovation for achieving circularity: an exploratory review and future directions by Agrawal, Rohit, Agrawal, Shruti, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Jain, Vranda

“…The research is thoroughly dissected by a systematic literature evaluation of articles from 2016-2023 that appear in peer-reviewed journals and are indexed in the SCOPUS database. …”
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“Encouraged to be your true self”: an interpretative phenomenological study of medical students’ experiences of role models in shaping sexual minority identity at medical school... by Zacharias, A, Aitken, D

“…Unexpectedly, identity, power, and hierarchy-matching meant peer-to-peer role modelling was often experienced more positively than vertical faculty-tostudent role modelling. …”

Mycorrhizal infection and foliar phosphorus content of seedlings of three dipterocarp species growing in a selectively logged forest and a forest plantation by Lee, S.S., Lim, K.L.

“…Foliar phosphorus content and mycorrhizal infection of dipterocarp seedlings growing in a 61-year-old forest plantation (site A) and a selectively logged forest (site B) were determined. …”
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Civil Disobedience and its Impact on 2008 General Election by Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Yusoff, Moharnrnad Agus

“…Subsequently, Abdullah Badawi regigned a year later and replaced by his deputy Najib Razak…”
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International market entry. by Lim, Ley Yen., Soh, Stephanie Yan Ling., Tan, Yee Fei.

“…To set the organisation for the study, a framework has been developed from the synthesis of various market entry mode and development frameworks. …”
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Trends of coffee clubbing in Singapore. by Khoo, Teow Ling., Tan, Huey Yng., Tay, Su Chen.

“…The resulting effort will be a marketing plan that has been devised as part of the proposal to establish a brand new coffee club to top this growing market.…”
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The effectiveness of the hall allocation system in Nanyang Technological University. by Chan, Wai Mun., Soong, Mei Yoong., Yew, Shirley.

“…Effectiveness will be evaluated based on whether the rooms have been allocated to those who most deserve it for their amount of work and time spent on ECAs.…”
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An investigation of the association between environmental disclosures and economic performance of publicly-listed companies in Singapore. by Foo, Rosalind Wan Pin., Tan, Theng Joo., Yap, Cheryl Yen Ling.

“…This study examined the issue of association between environmental information disclosed by firms and their economic performance in Singapore where there has been a dearth of literature in this area.…”
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Communication skills required by auditors. by Ho, Alexia Wen Tsi., Kang, Clara Leng Sim., Koh, Selene Su Lin.

“…It is generally felt by audit practitioners that accountancy graduates entering the profession are deficient in their communication abilities. Much criticisms have been made regarding their tendency to write at great length and yet fail to put their ideas across to the reader. …”
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The other side of a revolution : stories untold. by Quek, Carolyn Sue Wen., Kok, Tse Wei., Tan, Renee Sze Khim.

“…The communists were once seen as heroes, but have since been painted as the public’s enemy after World War II. …”
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