Effects of indoor environment on building occupants by Patel, Vishwa

“…To obtain more conclusive findings, further studies need to be conducted that include several other factors of lighting such as quality, source, uniformity and reflectance. …”
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Social inequality and democracy by Keh, Yi Ling, Leong, Kwong Chuin, Leong, Kwong Shuo

“…Using a long-difference analysis, we also verify the relevance of the level of acceptance towards social inequality in explaining the differences in the democracy levels of countries between two time periods. The key finding of our empirical analyses is that the level of acceptance towards social inequality is also another significant cultural predictor of democracy levels. …”
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Effects of reflective practice on performance of developing badminton players by Tan, Kia Hwee

“…From the interview, participants shared that reflective practice had enabled them to be more self-aware and confident, which is supported by other research findings. The current study has provided a greater understanding in the effects of reflective practice on young developing athletes. …”
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Collection and analysis on data from Drugs.com by Aw, Teng Teng

“…Scrapy adapts to the different webpages with different structures using XPath.selectors. The findings will be presented in this report. The aim of this project is to utilize web scraping tools to collect data from Drugs.com and to be further analyzed. …”
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Effect of a circular tunnel in the foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Yeong, Siang Phong

“…For varying horizontal location, the increasing distance of tunnel away from the dike shows an increasing acceleration experienced at every point. However, another finding is at the location of 30 m away from dike (Toe of dike) shows the highest PGA for all different cases of horizontal tunnel placement. …”
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A human-centered design framework for the development of product-service systems by Wong, Thomson Chi Shing

“…This paper concludes with the discussion of findings, as well as the limitations of this study and recommendations for further research.…”
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Come and tell mama : the socialization of anger through talk by Sharifah Adibah Binte Syed Zainal

“…Conducted in the home setting, the dyads were prompted to discuss anger-related events without restrictions to topic and time. Findings reveal that mothers evaluated anger and its associated behavioural expression negatively. …”
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Exploring RNA interference for effective mosquito vector control by Govintharam Velu

“…We also conducted a preliminary study on the effects of soaking mosquito larvae in siRNA of different fragments the IAP1 gene. Our findings revealed that both the dsRNA treatment and siRNA soaking did not have significant effects on the mortality of mosquito larvae.…”
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Propagative plasmons in graphene investigated by simulation method and infrared spectroscopy by Legrand, David

“…Before achieving these active device, a crucial challenge remains : finding a platform enabling a high propagation of Graphene Plasmons Polaritons (GPPs). …”
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Improving the strength and microstructure of reactive magnesia based concrete blocks by Pu, Liyun

“…In all studies, the performance and microstructure of reactive MgO cement were investigated by various methods. The presented findings did not only facilitate the understanding and controlling of the properties that affect the performance and microstructure of MgO cement-based mixes, but also demonstrated the potential of commercial MgO cement-based concrete.…”
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The effects of gender and gain versus loss frame on processing breast cancer screening messages by Kim, Hyo Jung

“…In contrast, gain frame was more effective for men in increasing their memory of the BCS messages than loss frame. The findings provided practical implications for health communication practitioners in how to strategically use gain versus loss framing in accordance with their target population.…”
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Improving achievable rate for the two-user SISO interference channel with improper Gaussian signaling by Zeng, Yong, Gunawan, Erry, Guan, Yong Liang, Zhang, Rui, Yetis, Cenk M.

“…The additional degree of freedom given by the pseudo-covariance, which is conventionally set to be zero for the case of proper Gaussian signaling, provides an opportunity to improve the achievable rate by employing the improper Gaussian signaling. Since finding the optimal solution for the joint covariance matrix and pseudo-covariance matrix optimization is difficult, we propose a sub-optimal but efficient algorithm by separately optimizing these two sets of parameters. …”
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Combining student-generated digital videos and intercultural group assessment to foster education for social justice in business and management schools: transforming students’ lear... by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Students often complain about lecturers' use of monotonous final written assignments that discriminate against certain students, i.e. international, mature, multilingual and low-achieving students. The findings showed that IGA provided students with an opportunity to develop their intercultural competence, negotiation and teamwork skills. …”
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Emotions shape attitudes towards wolf conservation management in the Italian Alps by Trebo, S, Cary, E, Wartmann, FM

“…We found that anger and fascination were significant predictors for attitudes towards management, but that fear, factual knowledge, education level and connectedness to nature were not. Our findings support further stakeholder engagement to take seriously and address the range of emotions of stakeholders that impact public support for wolf management and co-existence in the cultural landscapes of the Italian Alps.…”

Direct specification of lymphatic endothelium from mesenchymal progenitors by Lupu, I, Grainger, DE, Kirschnick, N, Weischer, S, Zhao, E, Martinez-Corral, I, Schoofs, H, Vanhollebeke, M, Jones, G, Godwin, J, Forrow, A, Lahmann, I, Riley, PR, Zobel, T, Alitalo, K, Mäkinen, T, Kiefer, F, Stone, OA

“…Morphometric analyses of early LEC proliferation and migration, and mutants that disrupt lymphatic development supported these findings. Collectively, this work establishes a cellular blueprint for LEC specification and indicates that discrete pools of mesenchymal progenitors can give rise to specialized subtypes of ECs.…”

Large and unequal life expectancy declines during the COVID-19 pandemic in India in 2020 by Gupta, A, Hathi, P, Banaji, M, Gupta, P, Kashyap, R, Paikra, V, Sharma, K, Somanchi, A, Sudharsanan, N, Vyas, S

“…Marginalized social groups experienced greater declines than the most privileged social group. These findings uncover large and unequal mortality impacts during the pandemic in the world’s most populous country. …”

Quality over quantity: powering neuroimaging samples in psychiatry by Makowski, C, Nichols, TE, Dale, AM

“…We also provide suggestions for leveraging multiple datasets to inform each other and strengthen our confidence in the generalization of findings to both population-level and clinical samples. …”

Neuro‐immune interactions in health and disease: insights from FENS‐Hertie 2022 Winter School by Binder, LB, Rosa, PB, de Sousa, BM, Chagas, LS, Dubljević, O, Martineau, FS, Mottarlini, F, Castany, S, Morton, L, Krstanović, F, Tassinari, ID, Choconta, JL, Pereira‐Santos, AR, Weinhard, L, Pallegar, PN, Vahsen, BF, Lepiarz‐Raba, I, Compagnion, A, Lorente‐Picón, M

“…However, much is yet to be understood about the underlying mechanisms of these neuro‐immune interactions in the healthy brain and under pathological scenarios. In addition to new findings in this emerging field, novel methodologies and animal models were presented to foment research on neuro‐immunology. …”

‘I don’t care who joins my choir’: investigating attitudes to diversity and inclusivity in lower- and upper-voice choirs in the United Kingdom by MacGregor, E

“…In this article, we draw on the findings of a recent online survey of 907 participants in mixed-, lower-, and upper-voice choirs to examine the factors underlying these issues. …”

Estimating evolutionary and demographic parameters via ARG-derived IBD by Huang, Z, Kelleher, J, Chan, Y, Balding, D

“…Computational cost limits model complexity in our approach, but we are able to incorporate unknown nuisance parameters and model misspecification, still finding improved parameter inference.…”