Optimising retention success: a research team’s experience of following-up participants recruited to a pilot trial through community pharmacies in England by Watson, Michelle, Van Dongen, Anne, Hewitt, Catherine, Mandefield, Laura, Stewart, Duncan, Watson, Judith, McCambridge, Jim

“…Of the 38 follow-up calls completed by telephone, 17 (45%) participants were reached at first attempt; 16 (42%) at second attempt; and five (13%) at the third attempt. Conclusions: The results suggest that patients recruited to a trial by community pharmacists are willing to take part in data collection activities, and follow-up can be successfully conducted by researchers. …”
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The contemporary racialization of the Irish in Britain: an investigation into media representations and the everyday experience of being Irish in Britain by Morgan, Sarah

“…For the second strand of this research, in-depth face-to-face interviewees were undertaken with twenty five first generation Irish people living in Britain, contacted through the snowballing technique. …”
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Master of the house: de-mythologizing the father in Turkish-German film by Celik, Sibel

“…This process is illustrated through an examination of Turkish films of this period. Chapter Five provides a detailed study of the family in Turkish-German films of the decade 1990-2000, focusing on expressions of anxiety, claustrophobia, sexual tension and neurosis, and indicating the gradual replacement of conflict and otherness by that of a positive hybridity. …”
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Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention after COVID-19: reaching agreement on a code of conduct and biological security education at the 2021, 9th Review Conferen... by Shang, Lijun, Whitby, Simon, Dando, Malcolm

“…Following the failure of the 2016 8th Five-­Year Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) to agree anything other than to meet again at the end of 2017, the 4th Intersessional Process leading up to the 2021 9th Review Conference was rescued by a joint proposal by the three depositary states - the Russian Federation, the UK and the USA. …”
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Synthesis and characterisation of novel α-functionalised phosphoryl derivatives by Sanganee, Mahesh Jayantilal

“…During this work a reaction of 2,5- thiophenedialdehyde with PI12CHNH2 and hypophosphorous acid yields novel α-hydroxy- or α-amino-methylphosphinic derivatives depending on reaction conditions: the X-ray structure analysis of diphenylmethylammonium 5-formyl-2-thienyl (hydroxy) methylphosphinate provides the first direct structural information on the a- hydroxyalkylphosphinate class of compounds. …”
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High performance antenna‑on‑chip inspired by SIW and metasurface technologies for THz band operation by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Rajaguru, Renu Karthick, Iqbal, Amjad, Al-Hasan, Muath, See, Chan, Falcone, Francisco

“…The proposed antenna is constructed using five stacked layers comprising metal-GaAs-metal-GaAs-metal. …”
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Telerehabilitation for patients who have been hospitalised with covid-19: a qualitative study by Killingback, Clare, Thompson, Mark, Nettleton, Marion, Hyde, Lucy, Marshall, Phil, Shepherdson, Joanne, Crooks, Michael G., Green, Angela, Simpson, Andrew J.

“…Data were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Five themes were important from the participant perspective: telerehabilitation programme as part of the Covid-19 journey; the telerehabilitation programme design and delivery; peer aspects; the role of the instructor; and the role of technology and online delivery. …”
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Deconstructing the mole: a sociological narrative study that explores the mole concept experiences of science students and lecturers, in the context of social justice by Egbe-Agbor, Charles

“…Nine students (5 in a focus group & 4 in a one-to-one) and three lecturers took part in narrative interviews designed to capture their experiences. …”
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Water quality prediction and carbon reduction mechanisms in wastewater treatment in Northwest cities using Random Forest Regression model by Sun, Jingjing, Guan, Xin, Sun, Xiaojun, Cao, Xiaojing, Tan, Yepei, Liao, Jiarong

“…For example, the R2 for COD prediction is 0.99954, while the R2 values for NH4+-N, TP, and TN predictions reach 0.99989. Compared to five other models, the RFR model demonstrates the best performance across all water quality indicator predictions. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of surface modified banana trunk as absorbent for benzene removal from aqueous solution by Kong, Helen

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Influence of axially loaded shaped pile on geotechnical capacity by Ganiyu, Abideen Adekunle

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Masonry infilled reinforced concrete frames retrofitted with vertical post-tensioned bars by Soltanzadeh, Gholamreza

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The durability properties of high volume oil palm biomass waste mortar by Abdul Shukor Lim, Nor Hasanah

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Real estate forecasting model for residential market in Nigeria by Alkali, Musa Abubakar

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Multi-start simulated annealing approach for warehouse network redesigning problem with zone dependent fixed cost by Khairuddin, Rozieana

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A measurement model of occupant well-being for malaysian office building by Mansor, Razlin

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Automation of integrated system on MyCREST and life cycle costing by Khan, Jam Shahzaib

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Assessment of emerging pollutants in Skudai river and its treatability at downstream water treatment plant by Talib @ Harun, Juhaizah

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Integrated geophysical and geotechnical investigation using machine learning techniques by Alel, Mohd. Nur Asmawisham

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Integrated sustainability assessment framework with mitigation strategy for palm oil mill by Jamaludin, Nabila Farhana

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