Effectiveness of supervised versus self-directed rehabilitation for adults aged 50 years and over with ankle fractures: protocol for the AFTER trial by Keene, DJ, Achten, J, Forde, C, Png, ME, Grant, R, Draper, K, Appelbe, D, Tutton, E, Peckham, N, Dutton, SJ, Lamb, SE, Costa, ML

“…We aim to recruit 344 participants aged 50 years and older with an ankle fracture treated surgically or non-surgically from at least 20 NHS hospitals. …”

Knowledge and practices with standard Precaution in preventing nosocomial Infections among final year degree Nursing and medical students at Universiti sains malaysia. by Ishak, Wan Noor Afiza Wan

“…Nosocomial infection defined as an infection acquired in hospital by a patient who was admitted for other disease and has been claimed to occur at least 48 to 72 hours after patient’s admission and within 30 days of discharge. …”
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Correlates of lifestyle patterns among children in Singapore aged 10 years: the growing up in Singapore towards healthy outcomes (GUSTO) study by Tan, Sarah Yi Xuan, Chia, Airu, Tai, Bee Choo, Toh, Jia Ying, Colega, Marjorelee, Padmapriya, Natarajan, Setoh, Peipei, Kee, Michelle Zhi Ling, Yuan, Wen Lun, Lee, Yung Seng, Loo, Benny Kai Guo, Yap, Fabian Kok Peng, Tan, Kok Hian, Godfrey, Keith M., Chong, Yap Seng, Eriksson, Johan, Müller-Riemenschneider, Falk, Chong, Mary Foong-Fong

“…Setting: Children of the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) cohort. Participants: Ten-year-old children (n = 397). Results: Three lifestyle patterns, “high snacks and processed food”, “balanced” and “mixed”, were identified. …”
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NEVER FULLY INVEST AT ALL TIMES: Award-Winning Fund Manager Shares His 47 Years Of Proven Strategies For Investing Success / by Tan, Chong Koay, author 594095, Lee, Min Keong, editor 655434

Report to the President for year ended June 30, 2023, MIT-Woods Hole Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering by Follows, Michael J

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Report to the President for year ended June 30, 2022, MIT-Woods Hole Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering by Boyle, Edward

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Posthospitalization COVID-19 cognitive deficits at 1 year are global and associated with elevated brain injury markers and gray matter volume reduction by Wood, GK, Sargent, BF, Ahmad, Z, Tharmaratnam, K, Dunai, C, Egbe, FN, Martin, NH, Facer, B, Pendered, SL, Rogers, HC, Hübel, C, van Wamelen, DJ, Bethlehem, RAI, Giunchiglia, V, Hellyer, PJ, Trender, W, Kalsi, G, Needham, E, Easton, A, Jackson, TA, Cunningham, C, Upthegrove, R, Pollak, TA, Hotopf, M, Miller, KL, Jezzard, P, Smith, SM, Husain, M, Vincent, A

“…The spectrum, pathophysiology and recovery trajectory of persistent post-COVID-19 cognitive deficits are unknown, limiting our ability to develop prevention and treatment strategies. We report the 1-year cognitive, serum biomarker and neuroimaging findings from a prospective, national study of cognition in 351 COVID-19 patients who required hospitalization, compared with 2,927 normative matched controls. …”

Enhancement of weld penetrations classification model performance through the implementation of denoising methods towards the acquired acoustic and optical signals during laser beam welding process by Aleem, S.A.A., Mohd Fadhlan, Mohd Yusof, M., Ishak, F. R. M., Romlay, I., Ishak

“…The increased demand for predictive monitoring in Laser Beam Welding (LBW) process for quality management of the welded joint has led to the development of systems utilizing various signals with the combination of acoustic and optical signals being particularly cost-effective and less complex. …”
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Circularly polarized antennas and phased arrays for 5G applications by Hu, Yiyun

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Recent 10-year development on surface modification of polymeric hollow fiber membranes via surface coating approach for gas separation: a review by Roslan, Rosyiela Azwa, Lau, Woei Jye, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Sutrasno Kartohardjono, Sutrasno Kartohardjono

“…To enhance the performance of conventional polymeric membranes, significant research efforts have been dedicated to modifying their surface properties in the last decade. …”

The association between hip morphology parameters and 19-year risk of end-stage osteoarthritis of the hip in caucasian females: a case-control study by Nicholls, AS

“…<p>Over the past decade, measures of hip morphology have been recognised as biomechanical risk factors for the development of osteoarthritis (OA) in the hip. …”

Inter-relationship between ageing, body mass index, diabetes, systemic blood pressure and intraocular pressure in Asians : 6-year longitudinal study by Chua, Jacqueline, Chee, Miao Li, Chin, Calvin Woon Loong, Tham, Yih Chung, Tan, Nicholas, Lim, Sing Hui, Aung, Tin, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Wong, Tien Yin, Schmetterer, Leopold

“…Methods: Participants aged 40–80 years were recruited for baseline and 6-year follow-up visits between 2004–2009 and 2010–2015, respectively. …”
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The efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy in treating selective mutism in young children aged 4 to 10 years old: a qualitative systematic review by Ng, Benjamin Zeming, Atikah Binte Hassan, Dun, Yawen

“…The present systematic review evaluates the quality of evidence of empirical studies about the efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and combination therapy (psychopharmacotherapy) in the treatment of selective mutism in young children aged 4–10 years old. Of the 223 studies returned in a systematic review of the literature from a ten-year period from 2012 to 2022, only fifteen studies matched the selection criteria for the qualitative synthesis. …”
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Trajectories of interferon-gamma release assay results over two years in independent cohorts from China, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States by Chen, C, Xue, H, Horsburgh, CR, Amour, M, Hatherill, M, Tameris, M, von Reyn, CF, Rees, C, Shen, Y, McShane, H, García-Basteiro, AL, Liu, D, Wang, Y, Nathavitharana, RR, Graviss, EA, Shao, Y, Liu, Q, Lu, W, Zhu, L, Martinez, L

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> 26,596 IGRA measurements were taken over 13,593 years of follow-up (Nparticipants=7,683). Stringent reversion at year 2 after stringent conversion at year 1 varied between cohorts, occurring in 48% (43/90) for WANTAI, 37% (22/59) for QuantiFERON, and 17% (2/12) for T-SPOT.TB, respectively. …”

Robust generation of neutralising antibodies against Omicron variants following bivalent mRNA booster vaccine in elderly people aged >80 years by Parry, H, Bruton, R, Uwenedi, G, Roberts, T, Sylla, P, Cook, J, Elzaidi, A, Lau, M, Drury, T, Bray, A, Mallick, S, Spencer, K, Bentley, C, McIlroy, G, Scott, S, Logan, N, Zuo, J, Willett, B, Moss, P

The association between learning style, academic performance, and participation in co-curricular activities among second-year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia by Azmah Sa’at, Suryati Mohd. Thani, Nizar Abd. Manan

“…This study explores how learning preferences impact academic performance and participation in extracurricular activities among second-year medical students at Universiti Putra Malaysia. …”
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Fabrication of core−shell structure of M@C (M=Se, Au, Ag2Se) and transformation to yolk−shell structure by electron beam irradiation or vacuum annealing by Zhu, Jixin, Sun, Ting, Hng, Huey Hoon, Ma, Jan, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Lou, David Xiong Wen, Zhang, Hua, Xue, Can, Chen, Hongyu, Yan, Qingyu

“…Selenium @ carbon core−shell spheres have been synthesized via a simple one-step hydrothermal carbonization process using sucrose and sodium selenite as precursors. …”
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Effect of glass fibre reinforced polymer composite material on structural performance of reinforced concrete beams through experimental observation and finite element modelling : A critical review by Solahuddin, Azuwa, Fadzil, Mat Yahaya

“…Incorporating CFRP composite material has enhanced the structural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams (RCB) as external reinforcement. It is also important to compile a summary of how different RCB characteristics are affected by GFRP. …”
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拉盖尔-高斯光束照射产生散斑场的特性研究 = Study on properties of speckle field formed by Laguerre-Gaussian beam illumination by 李新忠 Li Xinzhong, 田晓敏 Tian Xiaomin, 王辉 Wang Hui, 汤洁 Tang Jie, 王屹山 Wang Yishan, 聂兆刚 Nie Zhaogang, 李贺贺 Li Hehe, 王静鸽 Wang Jingge

“…The properties of speckle field is studied when Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams illuminate a ground glass plate. The LG vortex beams are generated by a spatial light modulator combing with computer-generated hologram. …”
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Influences of East Asian winter monsoon and El Niño-southern oscillation variability on the Kuroshio intrusion to the South China Sea over the past 60 years by Lin, Ke, Han, Tao, Zhang, Yilin, Shen, Chuan-Chou, Lee, Shih-Yu, Wang, Jingyu, Mohtar, Ahmad T., Huang, Kuo-Fang, Chiang, Hong-Wei, Chen, Yue-Gau, Wang, Xianfeng

“…Here, we present a 60-year bi-monthly resolved coral oxygen isotope (δ18Oc) record from Dongsha Atoll, the northern SCS. …”
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