A realist evaluation to explain and understand the role of paramedics in primary care by Eaton, G, Wong, G, Tierney, S, Williams, V, Mahtani, KR

“…Background: In response to the unsustainable workload and workforce crises in primary care, paramedics (with their generalist clinical background acquired from ambulance service experience) are increasingly employed in primary care. …”

Why do we care how much oxygen tumors have? by Martin, LAW, Hammond, EM

Timely community palliative and end-of-life care: a realist synthesis by Petrova, M, Wong, G, Kuhn, I, Wellwood, I, Barclay, S

“…<strong>Background</strong> Community-based and home-based palliative and end-of-life care (PEoLC) services, often underpinned by primary care provision, are becoming increasingly popular. …”

Should investors care where private equity managers went to school? by Fuchs, F, Füss, R, Jenkinson, T, Morkoetter, S

Coping strategies of the sandwich generation in the care process: a qualitative study by Pashazade, Hakime, Maarefvand, Masoomeh, Abolfathi Momtaz, Yadollah, Abdi, Kianoush

“…Objective: The sandwich generation refers to individuals who are simultaneously responsible for caring for their aging parents and their own children. …”
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Cuffless blood pressure meter with mobile application for home-care service. by Yi, Yun Koay, Bakhteri, Rabia, Darul Zaman, Nurul Izzati, Yuan, Wen Hau

Intergenerational program and care: Analysis of Malaysia intergenerational modules, policies and guidelines by Samsudin, Intan Liana, Ariffin, Syed Iskandar, Sapri, Maimunah

“…The intergenerational aged care module typology can be further enhanced and extended to childcare facility building as one of the alternatives to the existing intergenerational care module.…”
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Stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) honey and its phenolic-rich extract ameliorate oxidant–antioxidant balance via KEAP1-NRF2 signalling pathway by Zulhilmi Cheng, Mohamad Zulhafiz Shafiq, Zulkhairi Amin, Fatin Aina, Zawawi, Norhasnida, Chan, Kim Wei, Ismail, Norsharina, Ishak, Nur Akmal, Mohd Esa, Norhaizan

“…In this current study, the efficacy of stingless bee honey (SBH) and its phenolic-rich extract (PRE) in controlling the oxidant–antioxidant balance in high-fat diet- and streptozotocin/nicotinamide-induced diabetic rats was investigated. …”
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Comparing the prevalence of multimorbidity using different operational definitions in primary care in Singapore based on a cross-sectional study using retrospective, large administrative data by Lee, Janis Yi An, Xie, Ying, Lee, Sabrina Poay Sian, Lee, Eng Sing

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Gaps In Primary Care And Health System Performance In Six Latin American And Caribbean Countries by Macinko, James, Guanais, Frederico C., Mullachery, Pricila, Jimenez, Geronimo

Subjects: “…Organization and Delivery of Care…”
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Multiscale topological indices for the quantitative prediction of SARS CoV-2 binding affinity change upon mutations by Bi, Jialin, Wee, JunJie, Liu, Xiang, Qu, Cunquan, Wang, Guanghui, Xia, Kelin

“…Biologically, protein-protein interactions between SARS-CoV-2 surface spike (S) protein and human ACE2 protein are the key mechanism behind the COVID-19 disease. …”
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Characterising the T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 including variants of concern induced by natural infection and vaccines by Adele, S

“…<p>The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has profoundly impacted global health, prompting extensive research into vaccine responses and the immune dynamics of SARS-CoV2 variants of concern (VOCs). …”

Detecting changes in population trends in infection surveillance using community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence as an exemplar by Pritchard, E, Vihta, K-D, Eyre, DW, Hopkins, S, Peto, TEA, Matthews, PC, Stoesser, N, Studley, R, Rourke, E, Diamond, I, Pouwels, KB, Walker, AS, COVID-19 Infection Survey Team

“…Substantial changes in SARS-CoV-2 prevalence with emergence of variants provides opportunity to investigate different methods to do this. …”

A systems biology approach to define SARS-CoV-2 correlates of protection in non-human primates by Brady, C

“…SARS-CoV-2 is expected to become a seasonal human coronavirus, with annual vaccination advised for vulnerable populations, similar to influenza. …”

Chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: protocol and methods from the Alzheimer's Association Global Consortium by de Erausquin, GA, Snyder, H, Brugha, TS, Newton, C

“…No available evidence supports the notion that cognitive impairment after SARS-CoV-2 infection is a form of dementia (ADRD or otherwise). …”

Flood inundation mapping in the Kelantan River Basin, Malaysia, using Sentinel-1 SAR and Google Earth Engine by Yi, Lin Tew, Mou, Leong Tan, Liew, Juneng, Sazali Osman, Mohamad Hafiz Hassan, Narimah Samat, Chun, Kiat Chang, Li, Longhui

“…In this study, GEE was utilized to generate flood inundation maps for the Kelantan River Basin (KRB) using Sentinel-1 SAR data. Site inspections and Sentinel-2 Multispectral Instrument (MSI) satellite images of the actual flood regions were then used to validate the flood inundation maps. …”
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A review of feature extraction methods in vibration-based condition monitoring and its application for degradation trend estimation of low-speed slew bearing by Caesarendra, Wahyu, Tjahjowidodo, Tegoeh

“…This paper presents an empirical study of feature extraction methods for the application of low-speed slew bearing condition monitoring. The aim of the study is to find the proper features that represent the degradation condition of slew bearing rotating at very low speed (≈ 1 r/min) with naturally defect. …”
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First nosocomial cluster of COVID-19 due to the Delta variant in a major acute care hospital in Singapore: investigations and outbreak response by Lim, Wei Yen, Tan, Glorijoy Shi En, Htun, Htet Lin, Phua, Hwee Pin, Kyaw, Win Mar, Guo, Huiling, Cui, Lin, Mak, Tze Minn, Poh, Bee Fong, Wong, Judith Chui Ching, Setoh, Yin Xiang, Ang, Brenda Sze Peng, Chow, Angela Li Ping

“…Ward air exhaust filters were tested for SARS-CoV-2. Results: In total, there were 47 cases, comprising 29 patients, nine staff, six visitors and three household contacts. …”
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CRISPR-enabled point-of-care genotyping for APOL1 genetic risk assessment by Greensmith, Robert, Lape, Isadora T., Riella, Cristian V., Schubert, Alexander J., Metzger, Jakob J., Dighe, Anand S., Tan, Xiao, Hemmer, Bernhard, Rau, Josefine, Wendlinger, Sarah, Diederich, Nora, Schütz, Anja, Riella, Leonardo V.

“…However, current methods, relying on hybridization or sequencing, are unsuitable for point-of-care settings. In contrast, CRISPR-based-diagnostics offer high sensitivity and specificity for point-of-care applications. …”
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Pet loss in Singapore: understanding anticipatory grief and the role of advance care planning by Harindran, Ravin

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