Understanding the justifications for food policies through political theory: a method for public policy analysis by Thomas, O

“…While the proportion of deaths and illnesses due to NCDs has increased globally, the causal burden now increasingly falls on diet. …”

Impact of Central Bank Real Estate Purchases on Asset Prices by Batista, Quentin

“…Overall, these findings are inconsistent with the predictions of canonical and recent models of asset pricing.…”
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Paddling to the dyadic rhythm in post-stroke recovery: coping mechanisms among survivor-caregiver dyads in Singapore by Chan, Luo Ming

“…Lived experiences of four non-spousal Singaporean survivor-caregiver dyads (three parent-child and one sibling relationship) were analysed using thematic framework analysis informed by the Theory of Dyadic Illness Management. Findings: The analysis generated three conceptual themes and ten subthemes which formed the Family-Oriented Reciprocal Stroke Care Among Singaporeans (FORSCAS) Model. …”
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Predictors of depression among trainee counselors: the role of coping styles and resilience by Ying, Ng Jia, Engku Kamarudin, Engku Mardiah, Afdal, Shafie, Amin Al Haadi

“…Training to become a counselor is a uniquely challenging process, and trainee counselors report depressive symptoms, although most are not diagnosed with mental illness. This study investigates whether coping strategies and resilience predict depression among trainee counselors. …”
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Predicting health conditions with palm prints by Kwek, Jerome Jia Long

“…More interestingly, in recent years, prediction of illnesses in medical psychiatry has been discovered in modern-day palmistry, that various medical problems could be diagnosed based on different palm line formations. …”
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Quality of life among patients with lower limb osteoarthritis in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Nazeri, Nuranis Milani Ahmad

“…Quality of life is an important component in patient’s well-being, which considered as a goal of treatment in chronic illness. A cross-sectional study was carried out to identify the quality of life among the patients with lower limb osteoarthritis in Hospital USM. …”
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Deep learning-based microcirculation performance classification using multispectral photoacoustic technology by Chua, Hui Ling, Huong, Audrey

“…Tissue circulation monitoring is a crucial part of the care of patients with severe chronic illnesses because it affects oxygen delivery to tissue. …”
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The relationship between self-perceived burden, depression, medication adherence, and health-related quality of life in coronary heart disease patients by Lim, Benjamin Chee Chong

“…The feeling of being a burden to others, also known as self-perceived burden, is an understudied construct among patients with chronic illnesses, despite its numerous potentially detrimental consequences on the patient’s health and well-being. …”
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Clinical presentation and outcome of ribavirin treated RT-PCR confirmed Lassa fever patients in ISTH Irrua: a pilot study by Asogun, AD, Ochei, O, Moody, V, Abejegah, C, Okoh, E

“…</p> <p><b>Aim:</b> To review the clinical features, laboratory findings of Lassa fever and the outcome of confirmed cases treated with Ribavirin.…”

Personalised modelling of geographic movements in depression by Palmius, N

“…<p>It has been estimated that as many as 41% of individuals will experience depression at some point in their lives, a serious and debilitating mental illness. One way to improve the care that patients receive, and reduce the burden on the healthcare system, is to monitor the health of patients over time. …”

Financial sentiment analysis: techniques and applications by Du, Kelvin, Xing, Frank, Mao, Rui, Cambria, Erik

“…Financial Sentiment Analysis (FSA) is an important domain application of sentiment analysis that has gained increasing attention in the past decade. FSA research falls into two main streams. The first stream focuses on defining tasks and developing techniques for FSA, and its main objective is to improve the performances of various FSA tasks by advancing methods and using/curating human-annotated datasets. …”
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Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical profile of suicide attempters attending the Emergency Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman: a retrospective study by Al Khatri, Mahmood, Al Huseini, Salim, Almaqbali, Mandhar, Cucchi, Angie, Al-Saadi, Alkhatib, Al Farsi, Abdulmunim, Jose, Sachin, Al-Sibani, Nasser, Al-Adawi, Samir

“…Family conflict, suffering from chronic illness, and having social problems were the most common precipitating factors for the suicide attempt. …”
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Factors associated with depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life among Malaysian parental caregivers of adolescent psychiatric patients: a cross-sectional study by Cham, Choy Qing, Ibrahim, Norhayati, Kalaman, Clarisse Roswini, Ho, Meng Chuan, Visvalingam, Uma, Ahmad Shahabuddin, Farah, Abd Rahman, Fairuz Nazri, Halim, Mohd Radzi Tarmizi A., Harbajan Singh, Manveen Kaur, Azhar, Fatin Liyana, Yahya, Amira Najiha, Roslan, Samsilah, Siau, Ching Sin

“…Participants answered questionnaires measuring financial strain, caregiver burden, relationship quality, belief in mental illness, perceived COVID-19 stress, satisfaction with health services, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction. …”
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Psychological predictors of short-term lower-limb orthotic device adherence : an exploratory study by Leong, Utek

“…We investigated if custom lower-limb orthotic device adherence in the initial 30 days of wear could be predicted by orthotic device satisfaction, the Big Five personality traits, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), illness denial, and body image disturbance measured at baseline. …”
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Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: a process evaluation by P. Rigby, B, Needham, N, Grossi, H, Kamenska, I, H. Campbell, I, Meadowcroft, B, Creasy, F, Fisher, C, Bahuguna, P, Norrie, J, Thompson, G, C. Gibbs, M, Mitchell-Grigorjeva, M, McLellan, A, Moses, T, Burgess, K, Brown, R, J. Thrippleton, M, Campbell, H, J. Smith, D, A. Simpson, S

“…Background: Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness, which requires new strategies for prevention and management. …”

RE teachers’ ways of balancing children’s existential concerns and the curriculum: mirrored through established RE approaches by Osbeck, C, Lilja, A, Fancourt, N

“…In the analysis of the interview transcripts of the eleven middle-school teachers focussing on what the teachers express as important goals for RE, the findings were placed on a continuum between a focus on the child’s experiences and on the curriculum. …”

An online marketplace platform by Kwek, Theophilus

“…The construction sector which plays a pivotal role in society is falling behind in its quest for digitalization. This has severely impacted the sector’s growth and revenue stream, evidently from its lack of innovation and agility to respond quickly to covid-19. …”
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A prospective observational study comparing rates of medical instability between adolescents with typical and atypical anorexia nervosa by Brennan, Cliona, Cini, Erica, Illingworth, Sarah, Chapman, Simon, Simic, Mima, Nicholls, Dasha, Chapman, Victoria, Simms, Conor, Hayes, Ellen, Fuller, Sarah, Orpwood, Jade, Tweedy, Nicola, Baksh, Tahmida, Astaire, Emma, Bhakta, Dee, Saglio, Eloise, Stevenson, Annie, Buchbinder, Melissa

“…Background: Recognition of atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) has challenged underweight as a defining factor of illness severity in anorexia nervosa (AN). The present study aimed to compare rates of medical instability in adolescents with underweight (AN) and non‐underweight (AAN) anorexia nervosa. …”
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Optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis conditions for antimicrobial activity against Pantoea spp. causing rice leaf blight by Jamal, Siti Norazura, Lamasudin, Dhilia Udie, Muhialdin, Belal J., Saidi, Noor Baity, Song, Lai Kok, Yusof, Mohd Termizi

“…In conclusion, the findings suggest that the refined BTPH has great promise as an effective bioactive component for agricultural use.…”
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The effectiveness of bio-anchorage system in reinforcing tropical residual slope by Kuraisha, Kambali, Duraisamy, Youventharan, Rokiah, Othman, Mohd Arif, Sulaiman, Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah, Siti Noor Linda, Taib

“…Geotechnical phenomena known as “land sliding” encompasses a broad spectrum of ground movements, including rock falls, deep slope failures, and shallow debris flows, particularly in tropical regions. …”
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