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

“…Midlife mortality also increased in the UK for people aged 45–54 year and in Canada, Poland and Sweden among for those aged 25–44 years.…”

The state of health in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019 by Santos, JV, Padron-Monedero, A, Bikbov, B, Grad, DA, Plass, D, Mechili, EA, Gazzelloni, F, Fischer, F, Sulo, G, Ngwa, CH, Noguer-Zambrano, I, Peñalvo, JL, Haagsma, JA, Kissimova-Skarbek, K, Monasta, L, Ghith, N, Sarmiento-Suarez, R, Hrzic, R, Haneef, R, O’Caoimh, R, Cuschieri, S, Mondello, S, Kabir, Z, GBD 2019 EU State of Health Collaborators, Freitas, A, Devleesschauwer, B

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We used the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study estimates and 95% uncertainty intervals for the whole EU and each country to evaluate age-standardised death, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates for Level 2 causes, as well as life expectancy and healthy life expectancy (HALE).…”

Energy Profiling and Potential Energy Saving of a Keropok Lekor Small Industry by Ahmad Wardi, Ahmad Wafri, Hariri, Azian, Nordin, Normayati, Mat Isa, Norasikin, Nasir, Nurul Fitriah, Zakaria, Hanis, Nor Salim, Nor Adrian, Sani, Winardi, Buwono, Haris Puspito

“…The cost analysis showed 0.73 years of the pay-back period for LED tubes retrofitting and 6 years for solar panel installation. …”
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Alcohol Use and Its Relation with Demographic, Environmental, and Psychological Factors among Adolescents in Nabawan, Sabah by Jaimon, Selly, Deligannu, Pravina, Robinson, Fredie

“…Analysis revealed that older age adolescents 18 years and 19 years, respectively (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.93; P=0.021; aOR, 5.38; P=0.003), having parents (aOR, 4.11; P=0.001) and peers (aOR, 11.57; P<0.001) who consume alcohol were significantly associated with alcohol use. …”
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THE MAYFLY / by Hazel, James, author 656313

“…A murderous plan conceived in the past. A reckoning seventy years in the making . . . When lawyer Charlie Priest is attacked in his own home by a man searching for information he claims Priest has, he is drawn into a web of corruption that has its roots in the last desperate days of World War Two. …”

Very good lives : the fringe benefits of failure and the importance of imagination / by Rowling, J. K., July 31, 1965-, author 466163

“…Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years, the world famous author addresses some of life's most important questions with acuity and emotional force…”

Developing an eCommerce Pricing Model Using Rank Centrality by Tong, Kevin C.

“…In recent years, eCommerce websites have become a popular alternative to traditional marketplaces, providing convenience to customers to order products from home and have them shipped. …”
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Time-series AI models for traffic congestion prediction by Low, Carina Su Yun

“…In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gained much popularity in the real world due to its capability to outperform the human mind. …”
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Object-oriented indoor navigation for delivery robot by Li, Yuanwei

“…This thesis focuses on the popular VLN tasks in recent years to solve the problem of indoor delivery navigation in unseen environments. …”
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Vectors of power and specters of control. by Tan, Jonathan Wei Peng.

“…Looking through the territorial changes over the past 17 years unveiled a keen sense of malleability of the landscape in the hands of the ruling powers. …”
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Development of mobile phone application for health monitoring by Neo, Shi Xiong

“…During the past few years, the development of smart phone dramatically changed the usage model of handheld device. …”
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Striking a new balance : tripartism and labour relations in post-colonial Singapore by Ho, Justin Chang Pern

“…How have these relations and the dynamics of collaboration and consultation changed over time in the considerations of the transformation in Singapore’s economy over the last 50 years? This study traces the evolution of tripartism and labour relations in Singapore between 1965 and 1986, in the first twenty years of the country’s economic success story. …”
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A study to minimize 'A'-pillar blind spot in cars by Choo, Daryl Gavin Jun Yan

“…This is due to the presence of the A-pillar found in cars and its thickness has increased over the years. The reason for the increased thickness over the years is to fortify the structural cage of the cars, protecting the occupants inside. …”
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Medical image segmentation using random forest and convolutional neural networks by Duan, You

“…Medical image analysis has received attention in recent years. It is an important part of disease analysis, diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Understanding the intermittency of the wintertime North Atlantic Oscillation and East Atlantic Pattern seasonal forecast skill in the Copernicus C3S multi-model ensemble by Baker, L, Shaffrey, L, Johnson, S, Weisheimer, A

“…The wintertime North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and East Atlantic Pattern (EA) are the two leading modes of North Atlantic pressure variability and have a substantial impact on winter weather in Europe. The year-to-year contributions to multi-model seasonal forecast skill in the Copernicus C3S ensemble of seven prediction systems are assessed for the wintertime NAO and EA, and well-forecast and poorly-forecast years are identified. …”

The battle for Asia in crude oil markets: an easier road ahead for India? by Sen, A

“…Even though the drop in prices is unlikely to last (given the high cost on the supply side) and prices are likely to pick back up to at least the US$80–100 per barrel range in the coming years, India will remain in a privileged position compared to a few years ago, as the continued growth of US tight oil means producers from all around the world will still focus on Asia to sell their crude. …”

Collective reflective equilibrium, algorithmic bioethics and complex ethics by Savulescu, J

“…Resources should be provided to ensure people have a fair innings—when Harris first wrote this, around 70 years of life, but perhaps now 80. Secondly, Harris famously advanced the egalitarian position in response to utilitarian approaches to allocation (such as maximizing Quality Adjusted Life Years [QALYs]) that what people want is the greatest chance of the longest, best quality life for themselves, and justice requires treating these claims equally. …”

Injustice: why social inequality still persists (revised edition) by Dorling, D

“…In the five years since the first edition of Injustice there have been devastating increases in poverty, hunger and destitution in the UK. …”

The Trends of Corporate Legitimation Strategies within Timber Industry (S/O 14648) by Chern, Ooi Sue

“…Over the years Malaysian timber companie have been accused of committing ethical, social and environmental wrongdoings. …”
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Developement of electrical equivalent circuit for super capacitor by Muhammad Bukhari Amiruddin.

“…Over decades, capacitors had played a major role among electronic circuits and system. However, in recent years, the future of Super Capacitor to replace our present energy storage elements such as batteries and conventional capacitors had been promising. …”
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