Simulating impacts of reducing subsidies to Kuwait’s electricity sector by Gelan, A

“…This article will shed some light on the likely impacts of the envisaged reform and summarizes some of our main conclusions from a forthcoming study, whose objective is to quantify economy-wide impacts of public utility reform that may start by targeting the reduction of electricity subsidies. …”

Young adolescents’ experiences and views on eating and food by Gilmour, A, Gill, S, Loudon, G

“…<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Poor eating habits established during adolescence are likely to lead to negative long-term health consequences. …”

Understanding variations in the use of tranexamic acid in surgery: a qualitative interview study by Strickland, L, Evans, H, Palmer, A, Warnakulasuriya, S, Murphy, M, Stanworth, S, Foy, R

“…<p><strong> Conclusion: </strong></p> Any strategy to increase TXA use that improves knowledge and skills without addressing wider influences on clinical behaviour is only likely to meet with limited success.…”

Seismic node arrays for enhanced understanding and monitoring of geothermal systems by Hudson, T, Kettlety, T, Kendall, J-M, O'Toole, T, Jupe, A, Shail, RK, Grand, G

“…Harnessing geothermal energy will likely play a critical role in reducing global CO₂ emissions. …”

Antibiotic duration for common bacterial infections—a systematic review by Mo, Y, Tan, WC, Cooper, BS

“…Conclusions: Reducing antibiotic duration likely remains an important strategy for antibiotic stewardship, and an area of active research. …”

Capitalizing on a crisis: a computational analysis of all five million British firms during the Covid-19 pandemic by Muggleton, N, Rahal, C, Reeves, A

“…In this respect, the pandemic will likely impact future wealth inequalities. Our work offers methodological guidance for future policymakers during economic crises and highlights the long-term consequences for capital and wealth inequality.…”

Violence-related skeletal trauma in the Epi-Jomon period: a case study from the Koboro cave site in Hokkaido, Japan by Braddick, I, Kubo, D, Matsumura, H, Schulting, RJ

“…The position of the projectile lodged in the rib suggests that Koboro 8 was shot in the chest from diagonally right anteriorly, the arrowhead likely puncturing both lungs (or liver and left lung) and possibly piercing the heart. …”

From Zebrafish to humans: in silico comparative study of RAD50 sequences by Nahid Khalili, Ahmed Najm, Mahmood, Ibrahim, Douglas, Law, Chyan, Leong Ng, Ahmad Azfaralariff, Shazrul Fazry

“…By examining the secondary and tertiary protein structures of RAD50, we observed a notable likeness between Zebrafish and Human RAD50 proteins. …”
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Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance of Malaysian SMEs: a systematic review and the uncharted parts by Liew, Mei Xuan, Jamaluddin, Askiah, Zainalaludin, Zumilah, Md. Yusoff, Irwan Syah

“…From here, studies have established that the unidimensional concept of EO dominates; however, whether services are more likely to form positive EO–FP linkages than manufacturing has not been explored; FP is measured primarily by financial indicators. …”

Analysis of different type of agriculture soil Based on physical properties and ftir (fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy) by Ahmad, Siti Noratika

“…The physical appearances of soil samples from site 1 showed consistency at all depths and points while the soil samples from site 4 appeared to has clay likes particles that distinguish them from other samples. …”
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Single-molecule diagnostics to support curative interventions for tuberculosis and HIV by Dougan, Tyler J.

“…In this thesis, I describe the advancement of digital enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) protein detection methods in service of curing these two deadly infectious diseases. …”
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Multilayered siRNA nanoparticles as a delivery system for extended gene silencing effect by Ng, Alice Jie Ying

“…For instance, an elevated expression of secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) is linked with fibrosis and the inhibition of SPARC expression reduces fibrosis. …”
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Lipid-mediated resolution of inflammation and survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Yildiz, O, Hunt, GP, Schroth, J, Dhillon, G, Spargo, TP, Al-Chalabi, A, Koks, S, Turner, MR, Shaw, PJ, Henson, SM, Iacoangeli, A, Malaspina, A

“…Low levels of resolvins and downregulation of their membrane receptors in blood mononuclear cells are linked to a faster progression of ALS. Higher mononuclear cell expression of resolvin receptors is a predictor of longer survival. …”

Histone lysine and DNA methylation: dynamic marks in the chromatin by Belle, R

“…A common post translational modification is Nε-lysine methylation which is linked to transcriptional silencing or activation depending on the location within the nucleosome. …”

Association between self-reported napping and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of cohort studies by Wang, Meng, Xiang, Xin, Zhao, Zhengyan, Liu, Yu, Cao, Yang, Guo, Weiwei, Hou, Linlin, Jiang, Qiuhuan

“…However, napping for 1 hour or more was linked to a 1.37-fold increased risk of CVD (HR: 1.37; 95% CI: 1.09–1.71; I2 = 68.3%; P = 0.007). …”
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Minimum Wage Policy Effects on Economic Efficiency and Poverty (S/O 12183) by Abd Karim, Mohd Zaini, Hassan, Sallahuddin, Gee, Chan Sok

“…However, there is no study linking minimum wage on efficiency. Hence, the objective of this study is to analyze the effect of minimum wage policy on a country's efficiency and also its effect on poverty. …”
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How balanced are you? Bilingualism and the development of attentional control in English-Mandarin preschool children by Chan, Clara Gek Hoon

“…Given that engaging in the cognitive processes of language management in the brain is likely to result in changes to the neural system to improve cognitive efficiency, bilingualism is expected to positively benefit cognitive control. …”
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MAAD: A Model and Dataset for "Attended Awareness" in Driving by Gopinath, Deepak, Rosman, Guy, Stent, Simon, Terahata, Katsuya, Fletcher, Luke, Argall, Brenna, Leonard, John

“…We define attended awareness to be those parts of a potentially dynamic scene which a person has attended to in recent history and which they are still likely to be physically aware of. Our model takes as input scene information in the form of a video and noisy gaze estimates, and outputs visual saliency, a refined gaze estimate, and an estimate of the person's attended awareness. …”
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Spectral, spatial, and temporal characteristics of underwater ambient noise in the Beaufort Sea in 1994 and 2016 by Chen, R., Poulsen, A., Schmidt, H.

“…Spectral comparison shows noise within 20–350 Hz is ∼30 dB louder in 1994 than 2016; however, this is likely due to higher array self noise during SIMI94. …”
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Prototypical career paths in urban, suburban, and rural locations in the United States by Setor, Tenace, Joseph, Damien

“…What are the prototypical career paths thus formed? Who are the likely incumbents of these career paths? What are the consequences of pursuing these career paths? …”
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