The development of electrochemical sensors based on the use of different forms of carbon materials by Chaisiwamongkhol, K

“…</p> <p>In this thesis, carbon based materials such as pyrolytic graphite; carbon nanotubes and carbon fibre have been used for a number of analytical and fundamental investigations. …”

Self-harm-related mental imagery: a content analysis study of imagery reported by young people referred to mental health services by Susi, K, Stewart, A, Knowles Bevis, R, Hawton, K

“…<p><strong>Background: </p></strong>Growing evidence suggests that self-harm-related mental imagery is involved in the transition from self-harm ideation to enactment. However, there has been little research on this important phenomenon in adolescent populations. …”

Implementing strategies to improve uptake of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in gender-affirming care: a mixed-methods implementation study by Kamran, R, Jackman, L, Goodwin, C, Laws, A, Stepney, M, Harrison, C, Jain, A, Rodrigues, J

“…The PG-PROM-GAC has the potential to improve PROM implementation; however, its real-world effectiveness has not yet been investigated.</p> <p><strong>Objective</strong> Investigate effectiveness and fidelity of three implementation strategies from the PG-PROM-GAC in a real-world gender clinic setting.…”

Citizenship and the politics of poverty definition during the segregation, apartheid and democratic eras in South Africa: 1910-2010 by Magasela, W

“…</p> <p>In the post-apartheid era with a Constitution that enshrines a Bill of Rights with explicit and specific social and economic rights, and human dignity, social justice and the commitment to improve the quality of life of all citizens as foundational values aimed at addressing extensive multi-dimensional poverty, apartheid era concepts and definitions of poverty (mainly the HSL and MLL) continue. This has been reinforced by the analyses of poverty undertaken by the World Bank in the post-apartheid era. …”

Respiratory quality indices for automated monitoring of respiration from sensor data by Birrenkott, D

“…This is primarily because of the lack of a non-invasive, robust, automated method for estimating RR. It has previously been shown that the amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), and baseline wander (BW) of both the electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG) contain respiratory waveform information. …”

18F-labelling of new chemotypes for drug discovery by Khotavivattana, T

“…</p> <p>The Umemoto reagent has been extensively used for electrophilic trifluoromethylation of various functional groups. …”

BCC metals in extreme environments: modelling the structure and evolution of defects by Gilbert, M

“…Additionally, we compare the diffusion rates of these vacancy loops to their interstitial counterparts and find that, while interstitial loops are more mobile, the difference in mobility is not as significant as might have been expected. In part II we study screw dislocations, which, as the rate limiting carriers of plastic deformation, are significantly responsible for the strength of materials. …”

DEWP: deep expansion learning for wind power forecasting by Fan, W, Fu, Y, Zheng, S, Bian, J, Zhou, Y, Xiong, H

“…Wind power, as one of the largest renewable energy in the world, has been playing a more and more important role in supplying electricity. …”

Pneumococcal genomics and evolution by van Tonder, A

“…This analysis revealed that the majority of what had previously been described as serotype 6B pneumococci were in fact serotype 6E and serological assays demonstrated that vaccine-induced serotype 6B antibodies were able to kill serotype 6E pneumococci. …”

Developing generic clinical trial animated explainer videos in the UK: results of a survey and case study by Calvert, C, Barber, VS, Appelbe, D, Sprange, K, Nollett, C, Lugg-Widger, F, Tanner, S, Richards, DB

“…The top three topics were then turned into AEVs and have been made freely available for use. Method: A list of generic clinical trial topics which often need explaining to potential trial participants when they are approached to take part in research was developed. …”

Cost-utility analysis of molnupiravir plus usual care versus usual care alone as early treatment for community-based adults with COVID-19 and increased risk of adverse outcomes in... by Png, ME, Harris, V, Grabey, J, Hart, ND, Jani, BD, Butler, D, Carson-Stevens, A, Coates, M, Cureton, L, Dobson, M, Dorward, J, Evans, P, Francis, N, Gbinigie, OA, Hayward, G, Holmes, J, Hood, K, Khoo, S, Ahmed, H, Lown, M, McKenna, M, Mort, S, Nguyen-Van-Tam, J, Rahman, N, Richards, DB, Thomas, N, van Hecke, O, Hobbs, FR, Little, P, Yu, L-M, Butler, CC, Petrou, S

“…<p><strong>Background </p></strong>The cost-effectiveness of molnupiravir, an oral antiviral for early treatment of SARS-CoV-2, has not been established in vaccinated populations. <p><strong> Aim </p></strong>To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of molnupiravir relative to usual care alone among mainly vaccinated community-based people at higher risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19 over 6 months. …”

Individual differences in the effects of physical activity on classroom behaviour by Heemskerk, CHHM, Sumatic, M, Strand, S, Malmberg, L-E

“…Increasing children’s on-task behaviour is of particular importance to teachers, and while it has previously been suggested that PA can improve classroom behaviour, a consensus on the dose-response relationship of PA content, and its interaction with children’s individual differences, is yet to be reached. …”

Qualitative evaluation of the implementation and national roll-out of the NHS App in England by Reidy, C, Papoutsi, C, KC, S, Gudgin, B, Laverty, AA, Greaves, F, Powell, J

“…Similar patient portals have been adopted in different formats and with variable levels of success. …”

A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a paradigm for a systems biology approach to the study of chronic conditions by Sun, J, Aikawa, M, Ashktorab, H, Beckmann, ND, Enger, ML, Espinosa, JM, Gai, X, Horne, BD, Keim, P, Lasky-Su, J, Letts, R, Maier, CL, Mandal, M, Nichols, L, Roan, NR, Russell, MW, Rutter, J, Saade, GR, Sharma, K, Shiau, S, Thibodeau, SN, Yang, S, Miele, L, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium

“…Many of our recommendations have already been considered by the NIH through the peer-review process, resulting in the creation of a systems biology panel that is currently designing the studies we proposed. …”

The impact of natural climate variability on the global distribution of Aedes aegypti: a mathematical modelling study by Kaye, AR, Obolski, U, Sun, L, Hart, WS, Hurrell, JW, Tildesley, MJ, Thompson, RN

“…However, the role of natural climate variability in modifying the effects of anthropogenic climate change on future environmental suitability for Ae aegypti has not been assessed fully. In this study, we aim to assess uncertainty arising from natural climate variability in projections of Ae aegypti suitability up to the year 2100. …”

Systematic review of evidence for the impact and effectiveness of the 1-3-7 strategy for malaria elimination by Sogandji, N, Stevenson, A, Luo, MY, Qi, G, Maude, RJ

“…Background: The 1-3-7 approach to eliminate malaria was first implemented in China in 2012. It has since been expanded to multiple countries, but no systematic review has examined the evidence for its use. …”

Experimental investigation on thermal properties of carbon nanotubes/zinc silicate composites prepared by powder processing by Chan, Kar Fei, Zaid, Mohd Hafiz Mohd, Mamat, Md Shuhazlly, Tanemura, Masaki, Liza, Shahira, Miyazaki, Hidetoshi, Maruyama, Takahiro, Sako, Katsuya, Sharma, Kamal Prasad, Osman, Nurul Huda, Sa'at, Nor Kamilah, Mazlan, Hazeem Ikhwan, Yaakob, Yazid

“…Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as fillers in ceramic matrix composites have been widely explored to enhance the thermal properties due to its excellent thermal transport mechanism. …”

The antiproliferative effect of Chloroform fraction of Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb. on 2D- and 3D-human lung cancer cells (A549) model by Zakaria, Nur Hannan, Saad, Norazalina, Che Abdullah, Che Azurahanim, Mohd. Esa, Norhaizan

“…Eleutherine bulbosa, a Dayak folklore medicine, exhibited anticancer effects against several cancer cells; however, its anticancer potency against lung cancer cells has not been explored yet. This study aims to determine the anticancer potency of E. bulbosa bulbs against lung cancer cells (A549) using 2D and 3D culture models, as well as determine its active compounds using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. …”
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The utilisation of Antarctic microalgae isolated from Paradise Bay (Antarctic Peninsula) in the bioremediation of diesel by Zamree, Nur Diyanah, Puasa, Nurul Aini, Lim, Zheng Syuen, Wong, Chiew-Yen, Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi, Zakaria, Nur Nadhirah, Merican, Faradina, Convey, Peter, Ahmad, Syahida, Shaari, Hasrizal, Azmi, Alyza Azzura, Ahmad, Siti Aqlima, Zulkharnain, Azham

“…However, to date there has been very little attention towards Antarctic microalgae as potential hydrocarbon degraders. …”
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First records of diurnal and nocturnal predatory birds from artificial hunting perch trials in oil palm plantations by Tohiran, Kamil, Nasir, Dzulhelmi Muhammad, Burhanuddin, Maisarah, Nobilly, Frisco, Zulkifli, Raja, Moslim, Ramle, Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq, Norhisham, Ahmad Razi, Lechner, Alex M., Azhar, Badrul

“…The use of biological control has long been advocated as an alternative to pesticides, but empirical evidence in the context of oil palm plantations is very limited. …”