HIV decision support : from molecule to man by Sloot, Peter M. A., Coveney, P. V., Muller, V., Boucher, Charles A. B., Ertaylan, Gokhan, Bubak, Marian

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Improved hole distribution in InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes with graded thickness quantum barriers by Ji, Y., Kyaw, Z. B., Lu, S. P., Zhang, Y. P., Zhu, B. B., Ju, Zhengang, Liu, Wei, Zhang, Zi-Hui, Tan, Swee Tiam, Zhang, Xueliang, Namig, Hasanov, Sun, Xiaowei, Demir, Hilmi Volkan

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A bright cadmium-free, hybrid organic/quantum dot white light-emitting diode by Yang, Xuyong, Divayana, Yoga, Zhao, Dewei, Leck, Kheng Swee, Lu, Fen, Tan, Swee Tiam, Abiyasa, Agus Putu, Zhao, Yongbiao, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Sun, Xiaowei

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Young Europeans’ geo-political identities: a poststructural analysis by Ross, Alistair

“…Their response to this is often to profess multiple identities, switching to use that is most appropriate to a particular context or contingency. …”
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Mortality risks in different subtypes of masked hypertension in the Spanish ambulatory blood pressure monitoring registry by de la Sierra, A, Ruilope, LM, Staplin, N, Stergiou, GS, Williams, B

“…Hazard ratios from Cox models after adjustment for clinical confounders were used for such comparisons.</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Compared with patients with normal both office and 24-h BP, isolated daytime masked hypertension was not associated with an increased risk of death in models adjusted for clinical confounders [hazard ratio 1.07; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.80–1.43]. …”

Determinants of underdiagnosis of COPD in national and international surveys by Lamprecht, B, Soriano, JB, Studnicka, M, Kaiser, B, Vanfleteren, LE, Gnatiuc, L, Burney, P, Miravitlles, M, García-Rio, F, Akbari, K, Ancochea, J, Menezes, AM, Perez-Padilla, R, Montes de Oca, M, Torres-Duque, CA, Caballero, A, González-García, M, Buist, S

“…Postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC &lt; lower limit of normal (LLN) was used to define chronic airflow limitation consistent with COPD. …”

The role of CD1a in dengue infection by Yang, J

“…</p> <p>Human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) were used as models to study the regulation of surface CD1a expression in the context of dengue virus infection. …”

Response of invertebrate communities to intensive management of improved pasture ecosystems by Manning, P

“…Chemical perturbations caused by anthelmintic residues represent a significant threat to some invertebrate groups, but my experiments show that exposure does not always translate into an immediate reduction in ecosystem functioning. While use of anthelmintic products with relatively low toxicological risk did not cause obvious reductions in function, my work shows exposure can have significant consequences for the conservation of sensitive species. …”

US exceptionalism? International trends in midlife mortality by Dowd, JB, Doniec, K, Zhang, L, Tilstra, A

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:&nbsp;</strong>We document trends in midlife mortality in the USA, UK and a group of 13 high-income countries in Western Europe, Australia, Canada and Japan, as well as seven CEE countries from 1990 to 2019. We use annual mortality data from the World Health Organization Mortality Database to analyse sex- and age-specific (25&ndash;44, 45&ndash;54 and 55&ndash;64&nbsp;years) age-standardized death rates across 15 major cause-of-death categories.…”

Mobilising stone: investigating relations of materiality, movement and corporality in Holocene Saharan rock-art by Waldock, V

“…</p> <p>Other significant findings include detailed information on the role and identity of the image-maker, revisionist data on the amount of effort and skill expended in carving processes, and an examination of the ways in which rock-art was used to manifest social emotional concerns. These were expressed via animal emotions portrayed in the rock-art, and also through performative, gestural markings associated with the imagery. …”

Mathematical models of liquid crystals and related materials by Taylor, J

“…</p> <p>Finally, we consider an extension of the Kuhn-Grün model of polymer elasticity, adapted for use in the modelling of main-chain nematic elas- tomers. …”

Behaviours and attitudes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a cross-national Facebook survey by Perrotta, D, Grow, A, Rampazzo, F, Cimentada, J, Del Fava, E, Gil-Clavel, S, Zagheni, E

“…Respondents rapidly adopted the use of face masks when they were not yet mandatory. …”

Most of the world's largest flowers (genus Rafflesia) are now on the brink of extinction by Malabrigo Jr, P, Tobias, AB, Witono, J, Mursidawati, S, Susatya, A, Siti-Munirah, MY, Wicaksono, A, Raihandhany, R, Edwards, S, Thorogood, CJ

“…The plant has long been used in ethnobotanical medicine and, more recently, as a source of revenue from ecotourism. …”

Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients: a systematic review by Munafò, M, Rigotti, N, Lancaster, T, Stead, L, Murphy, M

“…Although the interventions increased quit rates irrespective of whether nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) was used, the results for NRT were compatible with other data indicating that it increases quit rates. …”

Networks of care for the modern adolescent by White, SR, Soneson, E, OxWell Study Team, Fazel, M

“…Students self-reported past-year access to 18 types of support across informal (e.g. friends and family), semi-formal (e.g. school and charities), and formal (e.g. health and social care) domains, alongside how helpful they found the support. We used a network approach to explore interconnections between sources of support accessed and perceived helpfulness.…”

Heterogeneity in definitions of surgical site infection after cranial surgery limits the validity of research findings in neurosurgery: a systematic review by Majidi, N, Sivakumar, A, Vogt, A, Ranganathan, S, Ashkan, K, Price, SJ, Lee, KS

“…Twenty-six different indicators for SSI-CRAN were used, with a median of nine (range: one to 16) utilised per study. …”

Integrating alternative and complementary medicine in the management of epilepsy and its comorbidities in low- and middle-income settings by Kariuki, SM, Newton, CRJC

“…For instance, conduct surveys on benefits and risks of TCM in the management of epilepsy in the local context and use this information to promote appreciation of a role for TCM, which will ease integration into the main health systems.…”

‘An unimaginable challenge’: a cross-cultural qualitative study of ethics and decision-making around tracheostomy ventilation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Ozeki-Hayashi, R, Wilkinson, D

“…<p><strong>Methods</strong></p> We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 16 doctors actively involved in the management of ALS patients from Japan (n=7), the UK (n=5), and the US (n=4). We used three hypothetical cases to explore decision-making. …”

India’s ‘gas renaissance’ - rhetoric versus reality by Sen, A

“…Despite these conservative forecasts, Indian policymakers have tended to be very optimistic on gas’s potential to displace coal and oil in electricity, cooking, and transportation. As the use of these fuels is supported by controlled pricing and subsidies, it is ambiguous at best as to how these potential markets for gas could materialize.…”

Investigating the impact of ligand modification on luminescent lanthanide complexes by Simms, CH

“…</p> <p><strong>Chapter 7</strong> describes the experimental procedures used in this work, including the synthesis and characterisation of all complexes studied in <strong>Chapters 2-5</strong>.…”