Semi-local projective invariants for the recognition of smooth plane curves by Carlsson, S, Mohr, R, Moons, T, Morin, L, Rothwell, C, Van Diest, M, Van Gool, L, Veillon, F, Zisserman, A

“…Recently, several methods have been proposed for describing plane, non-algebraic curves in a projectively invariant fashion. …”

Sustainable antimicrobial resistance surveillance: time for a global funding mechanism by Painter, C, Limmathurotsakul, D, Roberts, T, van Doorn, HR, Mayxay, M, Lubell, Y, Day, NPJ, Turner, P, Ashley, EA

“…While recent efforts to strengthen diagnosis and surveillance have been encouraging, these are unlikely to be sustainable without continued funding support in most low-resource settings. …”

Robustly interrogating machine learning-based scoring functions: what are they learning? by Durant, G, Boyles, F, Birchall, K, Marsden, B, Deane, CM

“…Motivation: Machine learning-based scoring functions (MLBSFs) have been found to exhibit inconsistent performance on different benchmarks and be prone to learning dataset bias. …”

A sampled texture prior for image super-resolution by Pickup, LC, Roberts, SJ, Zisserman, A

“…Other methods use training data to learn low-to-high-resolution matches, and have been highly successful even in the single-input-image case. …”

Populist attitudes, subjective social status, and resentment in Italy by Melli, G, Scherer, S

“…Italy is an interesting test case that has been scarcely investigated by previous research. …”

Testing the national identity argument by Miller, D, Ali, S

“…We review the empirical evidence for and against this claim, looking particularly at how national identities have been measured. We distinguish between studies that aim to compare the relative strength of identities cross-nationally and those that look at individual differences within one nation. …”

Life satisfaction and work-life balance: the complexities of gender patterning by Brooks, R, Fu, J, Maire, M

“…Conventionally, issues connected to work–life balance have been thought to concern women more than men – not least through the promotion of a strongly gendered discourse about the imperative to become a ‘balanced woman’. …”

How to make psychedelic-assisted therapy safer by Villiger, D

“…Finally, the paper presents a safety measure that has been overlooked in the literature but could be highly effective and feasible: bringing a close person to the psychedelic session.…”

Gender equality, growth, and how a technological trap destroyed female work by Humphries, J, Schneider, B

“…We sketch the pathways within the development literature that have been hypothesised as linking equality for women to rising incomes and the reverse channels, from higher incomes to equality. …”

Mapping epigenetic modifications by sequencing technologies by Chen, X, Xu, H, Shu, X, Song, C-X

“…Many epigenetic modifications have been intensively studied and found to be involved in most essential biological processes as well as human diseases, including cancer. …”

The representation dynamic and the “normalization” of group differences by Carvalho, J-P, Pradelski, BSR

“…<p>Intergroup inequality has been linked to differing norms of economic participation among groups. …”

The effects of fasting on acute ischemic infarcts in the rat by Schneider, AM, Buchan, AM, Couch, Y

“…Inflammation is largely detrimental early in the acute phase of stroke but beneficial at more chronic stages. Fasting has been shown to reduce inflammation acutely. This preliminary study aimed to determine whether post-ischemic fasting improves stroke outcomes through attenuated inflammation. …”

Poroelastic behavior and water permeability of human skin at the nanoscale by Oftadeh, Ramin, Azadi, Mojtaba, Donovan, Mark, Langer, Jessica, Liao, I-Chien, Ortiz, Christine, Grodzinsky, Alan J, Luengo, Gustavo S

“…Topical skin care products and hydrating compositions (moisturizers or injectable fillers) have been used for years to improve the appearance of, for example facial wrinkles, or to increase “plumpness”. …”
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The anxious chronicles: visualising my anxiety through acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) as well as humour and satire by Dugang, Pahang Chelsea Ro-Ann

“…I noticed that I myself have been facing anxiety together with my peers around me and how we often use humour in the form of sarcasm or irony to externalise and mediate our emotions. …”
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“It is a kind of freedom that entrepreneurship provides you”: Female Recipient Remittance Recipients’ entrepreneurship journey in Nepal by Dhakal Adhikari, Shovita, Basnet, Subuna

“…The analysis shows that the key motivations for Nepalese RRFEs were financial independence, time and skill utilisation, and a sense of identity. RRFEs had to carefully navigate their family responsibilities and acquire new skills (through training) to set up their businesses. …”
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A study plan outlining a randomized control trial with two arms, conducted in parallel, to investigate the impact of a health education intervention on the utilization and implemen... by Onyinyechi, Opara Monica, Ismail, Suriani, Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq

“…Discussion: The research will add to the current understanding of care programs for pregnant women in hospitals in developing nations with limited existing literature. …”
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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

“…By addressing the mental health needs of parental caregivers, this study can contribute to improving the overall quality of care and support provided to adolescent patients and their caregivers in Malaysia and beyond.…”
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Transfer optimization in complex engineering design by Tan, Alan Wei Min

“…The solution to this issue has traditionally been in the form of surrogate-assisted optimization, where approximations of the expensive functions are constructed and, subsequently, searched. …”
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The impact of the solar energy on the load profile of the building by Zhang, Jun

“…This paper aims to obtain an overview of an analysis of the impact of the solar energy on the load profile of a building such as HDB in varies circumstances in order to demonstrate the value and future usefulness of the solar energy as a primary green energy resources. The research has been carefully tailored in order to use the data to illustrate the impact to Singapore power grid by harvesting and utilizing the solar energy.…”
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Revisiting “conversations between father and son” by Ong, Bendini Junior Boon Kok

“…Their last conversation before his legal death has been pivotal in Marla’s artistic practice and activism ever since- his plea for her to undergo sexual reassignment surgery, in order to secure the legal birthright that she should enjoy like cisgender people. …”
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