Poststructuralism, postmodernism and British academic attitudes: with special reference to David Lodge, Malcolm Bradbury and Gabriel Josipovici by Bostock, Paddy

“…Chapter Four shows how his major works of fiction contextualize these concerns, particularly in regard to the liberal humanist's relationship with different versions of historical determinism. Chapter Five elucidates Gabriel Josipovici's 'lessons of modernism' as they are outlined in his critical writing and explores his reference to the Middle Ages and Renaissance in his understanding of both modernism and realism. …”
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The psychological adjustment of West African men post myocardial infarction: a counselling psychology study using interpretative phenomenological analysis by Coventry, Shirley

“…More specifically this study attempts to investigate the adjustment experience of these men (their cognitive appraisal and coping strategies), seeking to assist in explaining their low attendance of health programmes, and highlight any specific needs that the cardiac teams and psychological services must address. Method: Five West African men, post myocardial infarction, were interviewed about their experiences using a semi-structured format. …”
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Aspects of the biology of fish populations from the Medway Estuary, based on power station intake sampling with special reference to parasitism and pollution by Van den Broek, Willem Louis Frits

“…Selected fish, and some of their dietary constituents, were analysed for organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and five heavy metals. Heavy metal levels were low in comparison with other A literature values. …”
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Strategic drivers to overcome the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for ensuring resilience in supply chains by Moktadir, Md. Abdul, Paul, Sanjoy Kumar, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Ali, Syed Mithun, Sultana, Razia Sultana

“…The findings indicate that the top five drivers to defeat the impacts of COVID-19 are “high capability of reconfigurability,” “enhance the relationship with suppliers,” “develop health protocols to continue manufacturing,” “government support through incentives, subsidy, tax rebate, etc.,” and “set a policy to stable material supply”. …”
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A de novo Variant in CROCC identified in a Chinese family implies the potential association with Atlanto-occipital Fusion (AOF) by Tong, Huaiyu, Guo, Chongye, Liang, Liang, Mi, Hua, Li, Meng, Yin, Yiheng, Shang, Lijun, Mi, Shuangli, Yu, Xinguang

“…CROCC gene can be obtained in both healthy (n=220) and non-mutated AOF patient samples (n=68) but absented in five sporadic patients with the novel variant. Furthermore, abnormal of cilia was observed after editing the target sequence on CROCC using CRISPR-Cas9. …”
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Effects of chronic consumption of specific fruit (berries, cherries and citrus) on cognitive health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Wang, Yueyue, Haskell-Ramsay, Crystal, Gallegos, Jose Lara, Lodge, John K.

“…Fourteen studies reported improvement or trend for improvement in cognition, five studies assessed mood and one study supplementing grape juice found trend for mood improvement. …”
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Participatory architecture workshops with asylum seekers and local people: experiences from the Crossing Cultures project in Southern Italy by Calissano, Federica, Denicke-Polcher, Sandra, Giacco, Domenico, Haenschel, Corinna

“…In the context of situated learning, the workshop brought together architecture students, Italians and asylum seekers, who by working together and learning from each other have formed a community of practice (CoP). the aim of this study was to explore experiences of members of this CoP and their beliefs on the benefits of this project and ways to improve it. Twenty-five asylum seekers, locals and students took part in in-depth interviews, which were later subjected to thematic analysis. …”
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Socially constructing healthy eating: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of healthy eating information and advice by Mackenzie, Joanna

“…Method: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis was applied to a range of healthy eating texts from both state and commercial sources. In addition, five focus groups were carried out to determine how the participants positioned themselves within the text’s discourses and their sense of trust in the materials. …”
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Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study by Killingback, Clare, Tomlinson, Amy, Thompson, Mark, Whitfield, Clare, Stern, Julian

“…Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Five themes were identified: 1) understanding the person and their direction of travel; 2) contextual factors that impact on the delivery of person-centered practice; 3) awareness of personality traits; 4) doing the small things; and 5) the person-centered learning curve. …”
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Metamaterial inspired electromagnetic bandgap filter for ultra-wide stopband screening devices of electromagnetic interference by Al-Hasan, Muath, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Sharma, Richa, Iqbal, Amjad, Althuwayb, Ayman A., Falcone, Francisco

“…The bandgap rejection of the single EBG unit-cell is better than − 30 dB, and the five element EBG unit-cell is better than − 90 dB. …”
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International student mobility: a comparative study between Indian and Italian students in London by Anastasio, Marina

“…In this study repeated interviews with the same informants over a five-year period of time are used to identify themes and changes over time in the informants’ feedback. …”
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A survey examining the relationship between burnout, professional empowerment, and personality traits of midwives of an inner London NHS Trust by Soria, Juan, Zervoulis, Karyofyllis, Bolou, Angeliki

“…Three validated questionnaires were used: the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), the Perception of Empowerment in Midwifery Scale (PEMS), and the Big Five Personality Trait Short Questionnaire (BFPTSQ). …”
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Exploring the application of ICTs in decarbonizing the agriculture supply chain: a literature review and research agenda by El Jaouhari, Asmae, Arif, Jabir, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Naz, Farheen, Kumar, Anil

“…The review is supported by 57 research papers from the Scopus database. Five research areas analyze the applications of the technology reviewed in the agriculture supply chain: food safety and traceability, security and information system management, wasting food, supervision and tracking, agricultural businesses and decision-making, and other applications not explicitly related to the agriculture supply chain. …”
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Topical and transdermal botanical formulations of the Chinese pharmacopoeia—a review by Gu, Jingyi, Lane, Majella E., Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Heinrich, Michael

“…The use of botanical materials in TCM formulations is guided by the “Jun‐Chen‐Zuo‐Shi” principle rooted in Yin‐Yang and the five elements' theories. In the ChP 2020, 155 botanical drugs, along with 40 excipients (from the “procedure” section, focusing on processing and technical parameters), were identified from 34 botanical formulations intended for topical/transdermal application. …”
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Analysis of Methylphenol Concentration in Selangor, Malaysia Rivers using Solid Phase Extraction Technique Coupled with UV-Vis Spectroscopy by AHMAD JUANDA, NUR ‘IZZAH, MD SALEH, NOORASHIKIN, YUHANA, NOR YULIANA, ASMAN, SALIZA, YUSOFF, FARHANINI

“…The concentrations of methylphenol detected at five different locations collected from Sungai Klang, Sungai Selangor, and Sungai Langat ranged from 5 to 6 mg L-1. …”
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Ensemble Classifier for Recognition of Small Variation in X-Bar Control Chart Patterns by Waseem Alwan, Waseem Alwan, Nor Hasrul Akhmal Ngadiman, Nor Hasrul Akhmal Ngadiman, Adnan Hassan, Adnan Hassan, Syahril Ramadhan Saufi, Syahril Ramadhan Saufi, Salwa Mahmood, Salwa Mahmood

“…This study provides an improved control chart pattern recognition (CCPR) method focusing on X-bar chart patterns of small process variations using an ensemble classifier comprised of five complementing algorithms: decision tree, artificial neural network, linear support vector machine, Gaussian support vector machine, and k-nearest neighbours. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF WIND-SOLAR MAPS IN AQABA, JORDAN AS POTENTIAL SOURCES FOR POWER GENERATION by Mohanad Al-Ghriybah, Mohanad Al-Ghriybah, Djamal Hissein Didane, Djamal Hissein Didane

“…Weibull distribution function with two parameters and the Angstrom-Prescott model, respectively, are used in this study to offer estimates of the wind and solar energy in the coastal city of Jordan, Aqaba during a five-year period. According to the assessment of wind potential, the annual means of the shape and scale parameters at 10 m for the studied station varied between (1.65 to 1.73) and (4.42 to 4.86), respectively. …”
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Analysis of Road Traffic Crashes Data of Perak State in Malaysia by Abd Rahman, Raha, Meor Hussein, M M H, Mohd Saim, Nur Amylia Izrin, Megat Tajuddin, Megat Zuhairy

“…Road traffic accidents are one of Malaysia's top five major causes of death and is one of the most critical public health concerns in 2023. …”
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Ensemble Classifier for Recognition of Small Variation in X-Bar Control Chart Patterns by Waseem Alwan, Waseem Alwan, Nor Hasrul Akhmal Ngadiman, Nor Hasrul Akhmal Ngadiman, Adnan Hassan, Adnan Hassan, Syahril Ramadhan Saufi, Syahril Ramadhan Saufi, Salwa Mahmood, Salwa Mahmood

“…This study provides an improved control chart pattern recognition (CCPR) method focusing on X-bar chart patterns of small process variations using an ensemble classifier comprised of five complementing algorithms: decision tree, artificial neural network, linear support vector machine, Gaussian support vector machine, and k-nearest neighbours. …”
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SOCIAL ACTORS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ROLE IN POLITICAL HARD NEWS REPORTING: AN APPROACH THROUGH ATTITUDE ANALYSIS by Saira Kazmi, Saira Kazmi, Siti Noor Fazelah Binti Mohd Noor, Siti Noor Fazelah Binti Mohd Noor, Sazuliana Sanif, Sazuliana Sanif

“…The data set was compiled by selecting five-5 days’ news coverage after elections’ span i.e. 10th to 14th May 2018 by having 1,739 words in total to assess the immediate coverage after the election at the nearest time by employing van Leeuwen’s (2005) socio-semiotic framework by selecting ‘Dr. …”
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