Identification of a novel sequence type of Escherichia coli as the causative agent of pyelonephritis and bloodstream infection by Mac Aogáin, Micheál, Miajlovic, Helen, Moloney, Geraldine, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Rogers, Thomas R., Smith, Stephen G. J.

“…Case presentation: This case report outlines a presentation of community-acquired pyelonephritis and secondary bloodstream infection in an 81-year-old man. Laboratory investigations revealed that the causative isolate was a multi-drug-resistant E. coli of a novel multi-locus sequence type. …”
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Forgiveness is not a musical instrument by Waltham-Smith, N

“…Focusing on the Sixth Session of the first year, which remained unpublished until 2019 (2022 in English), the article follows Derrida is questioning whether a shared hearing or attunement is required for forgiveness and reconciliation. …”

Introduction - Oxford Energy Forum – Issue, 97

“…Energy in Russia, the subject of this issue of the Oxford Energy Forum, has this year returned to the forefront of debates among academics, policymakers, and those in the industry. …”

Uncertainty & robustness for single-cell studies by Shiffman, Miriam

“…To distill relevant signal from biological phenomena, then, analyses must combine information in a careful and coherent way across cells. In light of these complexities, it is prudent that single-cell analyses incorporate notions of uncertainty and robustness to guide their interpretation and inform future decision making. …”
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Influence of water content and anisotropy on the strength and deformability of low porosity meta-sedimentary rocks under triaxial compression by Li, Diyuan, Wong, Louis Ngai Yuen, Liu, Gang, Zhang, Xiao-Ping

“…Before conducting the triaxial tests, the physical properties of meta-siltstone and meta-sandstone specimens have been carefully examined. The water contents of both tested rocks are very low, for instance, 0.17% for meta-siltstone and 0.10% for meta-sandstone. …”
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Speeding up deep neural network training with decoupled and analytic learning by Zhuang, Huiping

“…The BRMP not only reduces the memory consumption while keeping its high training efficiency, but also takes care of the potential rank-deficient matrix inversion issue during the analytic learning.…”
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农作物秸秆污染防治及综合利用的公共政策研究 ：以江苏省淮安市为例 = On the public policies about pollution prevention and utilization of crops straw : taking HuaiAn city as an example... by 王立喜 Wang, Lixi, 王兴龙 Wang, Xinglong, 王江 Wang, Jiang, 王红红 Wang, Honghong, 孙志标 Sun, Zhibiao

“…With the rapid development of China's rural economy, substantial increase in income of farmers, crop stalks as fuel and other necessities of life, the traditional demand declining, a large number of straw were burned or abandoned and then trigger a series of air and water pollution, soil salinity, fire and traffic Accidents and other social, economic and ecological problems, the government care, social concerns, farmers concerned about the hot and difficult. …”
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Investigating protein adsorption at solid-liquid interfaces towards the development of functional biomaterial coatings by Park, Jae Hyeon

“…With the emphasis on the empirical establishment of fundamental insights, this dissertation dives in to the interfacial science of protein-surface interactions using carefully structured experimental designs and intuition-based analyses to form fresh arguments to explain protein adsorption. …”
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Treatment options to support the elimination of Hepatitis C: an open label, factorial randomised controlled trial by Cooke, G, Le Manh, H, Flower, B, McCabe, L, Vu Thu Kim, H, Vo Thi, T, Dang Trong, T, Nguyen Thanh, D, Le Thanh, P, Dao Bach, K, Nguyen Thi Chau, A, Pham Ngoc, T, Vu Thu Thu, H, Dang Thi, B, Nguyen Kim, T, Ansari, A, Le Ngoc, C, Vo Minh, Q, Nguyen Thi Ngoc, P, Le Thi, T, Nguyen Bao, T, Kestelyn, E, Kingsley, C, Van Doorn, R, Rahman, M, Pett, S, Thwaites, G, Barnes, E, Day, J, Nguyen Van Vinh, C, Walker, AS

“…Participants were simultaneously factorially randomised to one of four treatment strategies: 12 weeks standard-of-care (SOC); four weeks’ initial therapy with additional weekly PEGylated interferon (4w-DAA/IFN); induction/maintenance therapy with two weeks’ standard therapy followed by 10 weeks’ therapy 5 days/week; and response-guided therapy for 4,8 or 12 weeks determined by viral load on day 7. …”

Diagnostic performance of GENEDIA W and ActiveXpress+ COVID-19 antigens tests among symptomatic individuals in Peru and The United Kingdom by Palomino-Padilla, S, Finch, L, de Vos, M, Savage, H, Villa-Castillo, L, Hayward, G, Cook, E, LSTM diagnostics group, UTB-IMTAvH group, CONDOR steering group, Escadafal, C, Body, R, Adams, ER, Ugarte-Gil, C, Cubas-Atienzar, AI

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nasopharyngeal swabs collected from 456 symptomatic patients at primary points of care in Lima, Peru and 610 symptomatic participants at a COVID-19 Drive-Through testing site in Liverpool, England were analyzed by Ag-RDT and compared to RT-PCR. …”

Simulation tool for learning signals and systems - part 1 by Lee, Yi Ze

“…The NTU Electrical and Electronics Engineering year 2 module IE2110 Signals and Systems serves as an introduction for students to learn the basics of signal processing. …”
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On-load tap changing transformer studies for a small microgrid by Koh, Vesley Yun Rui

“…A fault occurred to one of the OLTC Transformers last year. Fault diagnostics and subsequent network restoration are required as soon as possible.…”
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A recurring nasal mass by Loo, Javier Lek Wei, Lee, Caroline Chun Yun, Kanagalingam, Jeevendra, Hobbs, Christopher G. L., Lim, Ming Yann

“…A 56-year-old Chinese man presented to the Ear, Nose and Throat clinic with months of unilateral right-sided nasal obstruction. …”
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Practice of journalism in Macau in transition period. by Tang, Cheng U.

“…This paper examines the history and 1998 status of the press in Macau a year before its handover from Portugal to China. …”
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Design and implementation of a visual Interface for in-silico combinational drug therapy by Wang, Yingqi.

“…In silico approaches to identify sensitive nodescan help to narrow down the target search pace. This final year project the author was taking focuses on building a visual interface to support the framework for identificationof sensitive nodes. …”
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Effect on air flow bubbles by Lim, Cecilia Huimin.

“…The author carried out this final year project with an aim to improve an air cooling device so that heat transfer during bubbling can be maximized with decreased humidity level. …”
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Collision analysis of top tensioned riser by Cao Quoc Dung

“…The main motivation of this final year project report is to present explicit results and analysis on the impact of two top tensioned risers under collision. …”
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Design of interactive multimedia courseware in data structures & algorithms I by Lim, Jia Xuan.

“…This report accounts the author’s experience in completing her Final Year Project (FYP) on developing an interactive multimedia courseware in Data Structure and Algorithms, specifically on the topic of Pseudocode. …”
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Asset exposure of Asian cities to natural hazards - Bangkok by Aw, Yun Jia

“…This report focuses on two prediction methods, power law scaling analysis and multiple regression analysis to predict the future total building value in Bangkok to year 2050. Both generated a different set of prediction for total residential and commercial building value.…”
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Robot control using Xbox 360 controller by Poojitha, Bolem

“…Robots are known to carry out more quality and high accuracy work however in situations where the robot is unable to carry out its function due to unanticipated surroundings, the human will take control of the robot via a joystick controller. In this Final Year Project, the student has further developed and improved the existing program to enable a better control system. …”
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