Effectiveness and user experience of nose and throat swabbing techniques for SARS-CoV-2 detection: results from the UK COVID-19 National Testing Programme by Futschik, ME, Kulasegaran-Shylini, R, Blandford, E, Harper, S, Chapman, D, Turek, E, Agrawal, S, Phillips, V, Fordham, H, Chan, L, Kidd, M, Dodgson, A, Klapper, PE, Sudhanva, M, Vipond, R, Hopkins, S, Peto, T, Tunkel, S, Fowler, T

“…Background: The UK’s National Health Service Test and Trace (NHSTT) program aimed to provide the most effective and accessible SARS-CoV-2 testing approach possible. Early user feedback indicated that there were accessibility issues associated with throat swabbing. …”

Imprinting of IgA responses in previously infected individuals receiving bivalent mRNA vaccines (WT and BA.4/BA.5 or WT and BA.1) by Goh, Yun Shan, Fong, Siew-Wai, Hor, Pei Xiang, Loh, Chiew Yee, Tay, Matthew Zirui, Wang, Bei, Salleh, Siti Nazihah Mohd, Ngoh, Eve Zi Xian, Lee, Raphael Tze Chuen, Poh, Xuan Ying, Lee, I. Russel, Rao, Suma, Chia, Po Ying, Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian, Wang, Cheng-I, Leo, Yee Sin, Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby Edward, Ng, Lisa F. P., Renia, Laurent

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Comparison of text messaging data collection vs face-to-face interviews for public health surveys : a cluster randomized crossover study of care-seeking for childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea in rural China by van Velthoven, Michelle Helena, Wang, Wei, Wu, Qiong, Li, Ye, Scherpbier, Robert W, Du, Xiaozhen, Chen, Li, Zhang, Yanfeng, Car, Josip, Rudan, Igor

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Virus-like particles of nodavirus displaying the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: a potential VLP-based COVID-19 vaccine by Kumar, Kiven, Tan, Wen Siang, Arshad, Siti Suri, Ho, Kok Lian

“…The efficacy of the initial vaccines based on the ancestral strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a point of contention due to the emergence of new variants of concern (VOCs). …”
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Empirical studies on director shareholdings of SGX-listed companies. by Chew, Kim Cheer., Tan, Chiu Yun., Teo, Chuan Ming.

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Wholesale central bank digital currencies: approaches, implementation strategies and use cases by Bear, K, Vertex, P, Zhang, B, Hussain, H, Coelho, H

The development of volcanic ash cloud layers over hours to days due to atmospheric turbulence layering by Bursik, Marcus, Yang, Qingyuan, Bear-Crozier, Adele, Pavolonis, Michael, Tupper, Andrew

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Event rates and incidence of post-COVID-19 condition in hospitalised SARS-CoV-2 positive children and young people and controls across different pandemic waves: exposure-stratified prospective cohort study in Moscow (StopCOVID) by Pazukhina, E, Rumyantsev, M, Baimukhambetova, D, Bondarenko, E, Markina, N, El-Taravi, Y, Petrova, P, Ezhova, A, Andreeva, M, Iakovleva, E, Bobkova, P, Pikuza, M, Trefilova, A, Abdeeva, E, Galiautdinova, A, Filippova, Y, Bairashevskaia, A, Zolotarev, A, Bulanov, N, DunnGalvin, A, Chernyavskaya, A, Kondrikova, E, Kolotilina, A, Gadetskaya, S

“…This study aimed to investigate the incidence of post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) and incomplete recovery in CYP after hospital discharge and compare outcomes between different SARS-CoV-2 variants and non-SARS-CoV-2 infections.…”

Immunoprofiling of drug-resistant epilepsy with a focus on glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 antibodies by McGinty, R

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Ground moving target imaging by synthetic aperture radar based on an unified framework of keystone transformation by Yang, Lei, Zhao, Lifan, Wang, Lu, Bi, Guoan

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Evaluation of population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants, EG.5.1, FY.4, BA.2.86, JN.1, JN.1.4, and KP.3.1.1 using samples from two health demographic surveillance systems in Kenya by Lugano, D, Kutima, B, Kimani, M, Sigilai, A, Gitonga, J, Karani, A, Akech, D, Karia, B, Ziraba, AK, Maina, A, Lambisia, A, Omuoyo, D, Mugo, D, Lucinde, R, Owuor, S, Konyino, G, Newman, J, Bailey, D, Nduati, E, Githinji, G, Agoti, CN, Bejon, P, Scott, JAG, Agweyu, A, Warimwe, GM

“…Increased immune evasion by emerging and highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 variants is a key challenge to the control of COVID-19. …”

The utilization of chitin and chitosan as green modifiers in nanocomposite membrane for water treatment by Mamah, Stanley Chinedu, Goh, Pei Sean, Ng, Be Cheer, Abdullah, Mohamad Sohaimi, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Samavati, Zahra, Ahmad, Nor Akalili, Raji, Yusuf Olabode

Vaccines: The Health of Nations - A Paradigm Shift by Datta, Shoumen

Subjects: “…Plants, Arabidopsis, Viral Antigens, Viral Vectors, Transgenic Plants, Vaccination, Immunization, SARS-CoV-2, Ebola, Marburg, Noro Virus, Molecular Virology, Golden Rice, Peter Beyer, Ingo Potrykus…”
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Autonomised harming by Eggert, L

“…Second, the paper examines how potential differences between human agents and non-human, artificial agents might bear on the permissibility of delegating life-and death decisions to AI systems. …”

Biosorption of silver ions. by Toh, Guanhong.

“…BCD grafted chitosan beads are the second most effective adsorbent followed by ECH-chitosan beads.…”
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Does bankruptcy law prevent internalization of environmental costs: evidence from China by Li, Xingwei

“…The principle requires those responsible for environmental damage or imminent threats of damage to bear the necessary costs of remediation and prevention. …”
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Largest testicular tumour in South-East Asia: a case report by Aizat, S. I., Yusof, M. R., Lee, F. Y., Fahmy, O., Lee, C. K.S., Khairul Asri, M. G., Muhammad Nasrulazam, N., Vikinesan, V. K., Liyana Zayani, Y., Yusuf, M., Rashide, Y., Othman, A.

“…After the initial workup and investigations were done and followed by a CT scan which yield a multiple paraaortic lymph nodes, the patient was scheduled listed in the earliest list for high ligation right orchidectomy with an inguinal approach. The patient seeks treatment at that point because he can't bear the embarrassment and fear of the treatment.…”
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Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) as a matrix for immobilization of lipase by Yunus, W. M. Z. Wan, Salleh, A. B., Ismail, A., Ampon, K., Razak, C. N. A., Basri, M.

“…The best result based on hydrolytic activity was obtained by adsorption of the purified unbuffered enzyme solution onto PMMA beads without any modification of the beads. Prolonged exposure of the protein to the beads increased its adsorption but the expressed activity decreased after 1 h of exposure. …”
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Seroepidemiology of COVID-19 in pregnant women and their infants in Uganda and Malawi across multiple waves 2020-2022 by Hookham, L, Cantrell, L, Cose, S, Freyne, B, Gadama, L, Imede, E, Kawaza, K, Lissauer, S, Musoke, P, Nankabirwa, V, Sekikubo, M, Sommerfelt, H, Voysey, M, PeriCOVID Consortium, Le Doare, K

“…Our study adds to existing evidence that suggests under-reporting of infection if based solely on cases with clinical disease, or a positive RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2, as most of the women in our study had asymptomatic infections and did not seek medical care. …”

3D printing formulation of probiotic extracellular vesicles for gastrointestinal cancer by Jaidev, Prapti

“…Subsequently, printing parameters were tailored to produce uniform-sized beads. A preservation study was then conducted to identify the optimal storage environment for preventing degradation of the 3D bioprinted beads. …”
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