Fracture prediction in rheumatoid arthritis: validation of FRAX with bone mineral density for incident major osteoporotic fractures by Richards, C, Stevens, R, Lix, LM, McCloskey, EV, Johansson, H, Harvey, NC, Kanis, JA, Leslie, WD

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Administrative data from patients receiving BMD testing were linked to the Manitoba Population Health Research Data Repository. …”

Brain markers of cumulative stress response and allostatic load in the ageing Whitehall II cohort by Zsoldos, E

“…</p> <p>This thesis thus provides some empirical support for the concept of allostatic load, linking 'everyday' stress and features of the ageing human brain.…”

Participation and cooperation in global climate governance by Rowan, SS

“…First, state participation in climate institutions is linked to their dissatisfaction. Second, patterns of participation are associated with the ambition of countries’ greenhouse gas mitigation targets in the Paris Agreement. …”

Spontaneous ventricular tachyarrhythmias in β2-adrenoceptor transgenic mice in relation to cardiac interstitial fibrosis by Nguyen, M-N, Kiriazis, H, Ruggiero, D, Gao, X-M, Su, Y, Jian, A, Han, L-P, McMullen, JR, Du, X-J

“…The number of VEBs or VT episodes correlated with age (r = 0.83 and r = 0.73) and the content of total or cross-linked collagen (r = 0.62∼0.66, all P &lt;0.01). While having no effect in younger β2-TG mice, β2-AR blockade reduced the frequency of VTA in old β2-TG mice with more severe fibrosis. …”

How economic crises affect alcohol consumption and alcohol-related health problems: A realist systematic review by de Goeij, MCM, Suhrcke, M, Toffolutti, V, van de Mheen, D, Schoenmakers, TM, Kunst, AE

“…Medical, psychological, social, and economic databases were used to search for peer-reviewed qualitative or quantitative empirical evidence (published January 1, 1990-May 1, 2014) linking economic crises or stressors with alcohol consumption and alcohol-related health problems. …”

Global marine flyways identified for long-distance migrating seabirds from tracking data by Davies, T, Guilford, T

“…Generally, the flyways were used bidirectionally, and individuals either followed sections of a flyway, a complete flyway, or their movements linked two or more flyways. Transhemispheric figure-of-eight routes in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and a circumnavigation flyway in the Southern Ocean correspond with major wind-driven ocean currents.…”

Contribution of rare chromosome 22q11.2 copy number variants to non-syndromic bicuspid aortic valve by DiGregorio, H, Mansoorshahi, S, Carlisle, SG, Tovar Pensa, C, Watts, A, McNeely, C, Sabate-Rotes, A, Yetman, A, Michelena, HI, De Backer, JFA, Mosquera, LM, Bissell, MM, Andreassi, MG, Foffa, I, Hui, DS, Caffarelli, A, Kim, YY, Citro, R, De Marco, M, Tretter, JT, McBride, KL, Body, SC, Milewicz, DM, Prakash, SK

“…This study is aimed to assess the role of rare 22q11.2 CNVs in patients with early-onset BAV (EBAV) and to determine whether these variants are linked to an increased risk of complications. Methods: Whole genome microarray genotyping was conducted on 272 patients with BAV with early onset valve or aortic disease (EBAV) and 272 biological relatives. …”

Antiquity as authority: Jesus and the patriarchs in the Gospel of John by Van Dyk, SL

“…In each instance, the challenge directed to Jesus is contextually linked with his authority to offer eternal life (John 4:10, 13-14; 8:51-52). …”

Understanding health system responsiveness to public feedback at the sub-national level: Insights from Kilifi County, Kenya by Kagwanja, N, Gilson, L, Tsofa, B, Olivier, J, Leli, H, Molyneux, S

“…HFCs are formal structures with community representation linked to a health facility to support community participation in service provision and health outcomes. …”

Edible bird’s nest mitigates histological alterations in the cortexes of rats’ brains subjected to lead toxicity by Albishtue, Abdulla A., Yimer, Nurhusien, Zakaria, MD Zuki A., Haron, Abd Wahid

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Best practices and factors to enhance transfer of training in Oman by Al Ghafri, Ahmed Mohammed Issa

“…The study participants indicated that trainees‟ involvement, setting clear objectives, linking training outcomes to the workplace performance, supervisory support, evaluation assignments, post-training discussions, peers training, having supportive work climate, and performance observation as the best practices that enhance the transfer of training in Oman. …”
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Factors associated with workplace deviant behavior in a public organization in Malaysia and moderating role of religiosity by Radzali, Farah Mardiana

“…Workplace deviant behavior is a multidimensional issue which is linked to wide variety of factors. However, there are limited studies that focus on the predictors of workplace deviant behavior and factors that can reduce workplace deviant behavior. …”
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Jurisdictional approaches to high conservation value area designation using regulatory instruments: an Indonesian pilot project by Padmanaba, Michael, Sloan, Sean, Watts, John D., Irawan, Silvia, Lee, Janice Ser Huay, Pasaribu, Katryn N., Wiratama, Cokorda Gde Wisnu, Watson, Ellen, Utami, Nadia Putri

“…Likely HCV areas were generally similar between the ECCA and HCV Screening method, as each set spanned ∼90% of the district. …”
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When mobile phone use becomes problematic : the influence of self, parents and peers on adolescents' mobile phone behavior in Singapore and Malaysia by Chuah, Soo Fei

“…This study found that adolescents with higher neuroticism trait and lower levels of self-control are more likely to involve in problematic mobile phone use. …”
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A highly efficient side channel attack with profiling through relevance-learning on physical leakage information by Ali Akbar Pammu, Chong, Kwen-Siong, Wang, Yi, Gwee, Bah-Hwee

“…The converged weights which are being assigned to clustered sampling points are linked to their associated PLI to further increase the correlation of the PLI with the processed data. …”
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Spatio-temporal variations and El Niño modulation of meteorological droughts in Malaysia by Zakaria, Nurul Ain Basirah, Tangang, Fredolin, Salimun, Ester, Amirudin, Abdul Azim, Xiang, Chung Jing, Juneng, Liew, Tan, Mou Leong, Zulkafli, Zed, Marzuki, Marzuki, Santisirisomboon, Jerasorn, Akhir, Mohd Fadzil, Abdullah, Muhamammad Firdaus Ammar, Jamaluddin, Ahmad Fairudz, Mohd, Mohd Syazwan Faisal

“…Drought characteristics exhibit a strong seasonality linked to changes in the Walker circulation and the strengthening and weakening of anticyclonic circulations associated with Rossby waves induced by heating in the Pacific Ocean. …”

The impact of the World Wide Web on public relations agencies in Singapore. by Wong, Voal Voal., Seah, Sandra Meow Khim.

“…The researchers explore the potential of the WWW as a PR tool, the history of the Internet and its likely developments in the near future to better understand the impact of this new medium. …”
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Growth triangles in ASEAN by Aw, Ling Ling, Norsiah Semuni, Rohana AbduI Latip

“…We conclude that the Northern Eastern Triangle has fulfilled all the requirements of the framework and is likely to follow the lead of SIJORI. However, the smooth operation of Eastern Asean Triangle could be threatened by high risk of political instability and lack of complementarity between the parties. …”
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Development of the capital market in Malaysia : a critical analysis by Li Qingyuan, Lim Boon Hau, Teo Yong Meng

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Demonstratives in Singapore Malay : expression of stance through the use of Itu and Ini by Soffia Ghazali

“…In the case of multiple demonstratives, one of the demonstratives is likely to carry out the tracking or pointing function, making the other demonstrative available to express other information such as stance.…”
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