How economic crises affect alcohol consumption and alcohol-related health problems: A realist systematic review by de Goeij, MCM, Suhrcke, M, Toffolutti, V, van de Mheen, D, Schoenmakers, TM, Kunst, AE

“…Medical, psychological, social, and economic databases were used to search for peer-reviewed qualitative or quantitative empirical evidence (published January 1, 1990-May 1, 2014) linking economic crises or stressors with alcohol consumption and alcohol-related health problems. …”

Advancements in Management Science: Applications to Online Retail, Healthcare, and Non-Profit Fundraising by Zhai, Chen Wen (Sabrina)

“…Chapter 4 studies an online matching problem where sequentially arriving donors must be matched to projects needing funding on peer-to-peer philanthropic crowdfunding platforms such as DonorsChoose.org. …”
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Early, very high-titre convalescent plasma therapy in clinically vulnerable individuals with mild COVID-19 (COVIC-19): protocol for a randomised, open-label trial by Desmarets, M, Hoffmann, S, Vauchy, C, Rijnders, BJA, Toussirot, E, Durrbach, A, Körper, S, Schrezenmeier, E, van der Schoot, CE, Harvala, H, Brunotte, G, Appl, T, Seifried, E, Tiberghien, P, Bradshaw, D, Roberts, DJ, Estcourt, LJ, Schrezenmeier, H

“…The findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at relevant stakeholder conferences and meetings.…”

Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review by Naughton-Doe, R, Nowland, R, Tierney, S, Webber, M, Wittkowski, A

“…We searched eight electronic databases for peer-reviewed academic papers published in any country describing or evaluating these interventions between 2013–2023. …”

Effectiveness of fludrocortisone plus hydrocortisone versus hydrocortisone alone in septic shock: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Teja, B, Berube, M, Pereira, TV, Law, AC, Schanock, C, Pang, B, Wunsch, H, Walkey, AJ, Bosch, NA

“…<p><strong> Methods: </strong></p> A systematic review and a Bayesian network meta-analysis of peer-reviewed randomized trials were conducted. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality at last follow-up. …”

A service evaluation of the implementation of a novel digital intervention for hypertension self-monitoring and management system in primary care (SHIP): protocol for a mixed metho... by Smith, A, Tucker, KL, Barnes, RK, Drakesmith, CW, Agwunobi, A, Bateman, PA, Forbes, A, de Lusignan, S, Ford, GA, Fujiwara, T, Hobbs, FR, Koshiaris, C, Mant, J, McKinstry, B, Pollock, S, Rice, C, Yang, Y, McManus, RJ

“…Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at national and international conferences and disseminated via patient and health service organisations. …”

The political psychology of personality and attitudes towards immigrants by Buettner, N

“…First, I review the existing peer-reviewed academic literature that has so far attempted to link variation in natives’ Big Five personality traits to their immigration attitudes, and embed it into a more comprehensive discussion of the academic literatures on the causes and correlates of immigration attitudes. …”

Ten pressure points in primary care during COVID-19: findings from an international narrative review by Dykgraaf, SH, Parkinson, A, Wright, M, Wong, WCW, Desborough, J, Ball, L, Sturgiss, E, Dut, GM, Barnes, K, Butler, D, Davis, S, Douglas, K, Kendir, C, Martin, D, Marten, R, Rouleau, K, Barkley, S, de Toca, L, Kidd, M

“…Included studies were published in peer-reviewed English or Chinese language journals, and described collective responses to COVID-19 undertaken in PC settings or by PCPs. …”

Soft tissue tumor imaging in adults: whole-body staging in sarcoma, non-malignant entities requiring special algorithms, pitfalls and special imaging aspects. Guidelines 2024 from... by Noebauer-Huhmann, I, Vanhoenacker, FM, Vilanova, JC, Tagliafico, AS, Weber, M, Lalam, RK, Grieser, T, Nikodinovska, VV, de Rooy, JWJ, Papakonstantinou, O, Mccarthy, C, Sconfienza, LM, Verstraete, K, Martel-Villagrán, J, Szomolanyi, P, Lecouvet, FE, Afonso, D, Albtoush, OM, Aringhieri, G, Arkun, R, Aström, G, Bazzocchi, A, Botchu, R, Breitenseher, M, Chaudhary, S, Mansour, RM

“…Materials and methods: A validated Delphi method based on peer-reviewed literature was used to derive consensus among a panel of 46 specialized musculoskeletal radiologists from 12 European countries. …”

Investigation of phenylpropanoid sucrose esters as antidiabetic compounds by Wong, Kathy Pooi Wen

“…In this thesis, three series of di-substituted PSEs were synthesized and their structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies were performed to understand the effect of the substitution pattern on the inhibition activities. …”
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Land reclamation - from conventional vertical drain methods to a combined vacuum preloading and electro-osmosis with horizontal drainage enhanced geotextile sheets by Wong, Lung Anthony

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Hybrid sensor fusion for unmanned ground vehicle by Guan, Mingyang

“…We propose to fuse the peer-to-peer ranges measured among UWB nodes and laser scanning information, i.e. range measured between robot and nearby objects/obstacles, for simultaneous localization of the robot, all UWB beacons and LiDAR mapping. …”
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Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review by Naughton-Doe, R, Nowland, R, Tierney, S, Webber, M, Wittkowski, A

“…We searched eight electronic databases for peer-reviewed academic papers published in any country describing or evaluating these interventions between 2013–2023.…”

Immune Checkpoint Blockade sensitivity and Progression-Free Survival associates with baseline CD8+ T cell clone size and cytotoxicity by Watson, R, Tong, O, Taylor, C, Kumar Sharma, P, Verge De Los Aires, A, Mahe, E, Ruffieux, H, Nassiri, I, Middleton, M, Fairfax, B

“…This is currently available as a pre-print on BioRXiv (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.15.383786) and at the time of deposition is undergoing peer review. The abstract for this work is as follows: Immune checkpoint blockers (ICB) exert their anti-cancer effects via CD8+ T cells, although how responses vary over sub-populations and across clones is incompletely understood. …”

Breastfeeding support during the Covid-19 pandemic in England: analysis of a national survey by Quigley, M, Harrison, S, Levene, I, Buchanan, P, McLeish, J, Alderdice, F

“…<p><strong>Methods</p></strong> Women who breastfed were asked about sources of breastfeeding support (midwife; other health professional; other formal breastfeeding support such as breastfeeding specialist, breastfeeding support group, peer supporter; and partner/friend/relative), how this help was given and whether they would have liked more help from a health professional with breastfeeding. …”

Machine learning, IoT and 5G technologies for breast cancer studies: A review by Saroğlu, Havva Elif, Shayea, Ibraheem, Saoud, Bilal, Azmi, Marwan Hadri, El-Saleh, Ayman A., Saad, Sawsan Ali, Mohammad Alnakhli, Mohammad Alnakhli

“…The purpose of this survey is to examine peer-reviewed computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems that have been recently developed and utilize machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) techniques for the diagnosis of BC. …”
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Opportunities and Limitations of Earth Observation Technology for Environmental Justice Advocacy: A Case Study of Toxic Prisons in the U.S. by Ovienmhada, Ufuoma

“…First, along with a team of researchers, I assess peer- reviewed literature on satellite data for environmental justice through a scoping review. …”
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Impact of gamification on learner's attendance and academic achievement in a mobile environment by Lee, Xiaoqing

“…Interaction effect was found between Neuroticism and class ranking on leader boards in the team play scenario, and participants who showed emotion stability to be less affected by the anxiety generated from leader board and peer pressure in a team play environment. In addition, interaction effect was found between Conscientiousness and class ranking on leader board, in team play scenario, whereby participants who were less dutiful in studying and revising school work may be motivated by their class’s ranking on the leader board and become more dutiful in studying and revision. …”
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Programs to Address Violence for Military Families: a Systematic Review by Dodge, J, Wortham, W, Kale, C, Williamson, V, Ross, A, Maher, S, Kononowech, J, Winters, J, Sullivan, K

“…To address this issue, the present study employs systematic review methods to explore the following research questions: (1) What military family violence interventions are reported in the peer-reviewed literature? (2) What are the characteristics of these interventions? …”

Leveraging technology to enhance global citizenship education: An online task based speaking skills module for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) learners by Mohd Khirulnizam, Musa, Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim

“…Discussions: The online task-based speaking skills module integrates several innovative features: a) Multimedia Materials: videos, audio recordings, and interactive content that provide diverse linguistic and cultural inputs; b) Simulated Workplace Scenarios: role-plays and situational tasks that mimic real-world vocational communication contexts, allowing learners to practice speaking skills in a safe and controlled environment; c) Collaborative Activities: group discussions, peer assessments, and collaborative projects that encourage active participation and the development of intercultural competence. …”
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