Reliability and stability of amphibious house for floodplain areas in Malaysia by Mohammad Ali Nekooie

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Molecular characterization of Bacillus, lactic acid bacteria and yeast as potential probiotic isolated from fermented food by Cissé, Hama, Kagambèga, Boureima, Sawadogo, Adama, Tankoano, Abel, Sangaré, Gaston, Traoré, Yves, Ouoba, Irene, Savadogo, Aly

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Very small effects of an imagery-based randomised trial to promote adherence to wearing face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic and identification of future intervention target... by Conroy, Dom, Smith, Debbie M., Armitage, Christopher J.

“…Design: A four-arm randomized controlled trial to explore potential mechanisms of action. Main outcome measures: Measures of behaviour (frequency of self-reported face covering adherence), theory of planned behaviour constructs (i.e., intention, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control), personality traits, imagery ability and barrier self-efficacy were measured at baseline (T1). …”
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A multi-beam circularly polarised Fabry-Perot resonator antenna array using SIW for X-Band applications by Khajeh Mohammad Lou, Reza, Aribi, Tohid, Sedghi, Tohid, Virdee, Bal Singh

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Self-concordance theory and the goal-striving reasons framework and their distinct relationships with hedonic and eudaimonic well-being by Ehrlich, Christian, Cripps, Karen, Ehrlich, Susanne

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Staging La vida es sueño: its première and three contemporary productions by Paredes Ocampo, E

“…This approach engages with political criticism (e.g., the spectator’s problematic attitudes towards cruelty/suffering) and transgresses Calderón’s play-text (e.g., by introducing references to fascism). The main contribution of this study is that it questions and reinstates the relevance of the performance of Calderón’s play and the comedia today.…”

Long-term outcomes in thoracic aortic surgery: 11 year single centre experience by Staniforth, E, Ttofi, I, Ttofi, J, Perinparajah, V, Vijjhalwar, R, Uberoi, R, Sideso, E, Dubey, S, Krasopoulos, G

“…Multi and univariate logistic regression identified young age, arteritis and/or aortitis as the main risk factors associated with increased risk of re-operation. …”

Assessing the role of surface electric fields on the interfacial degradation in silicon solar cells by Liu, D

“…Within industrial silicon solar cells, there are three main device architectures in actual use: passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC), tunnel oxide passivated contact solar cells (TOPCon), and silicon heterojunction solar cells (SHJ). …”

Competition law and economic inequality by Zac, A

“…Nevertheless, I found a positive link, statistically significant, between an effective competition policy and the labour share trend, exploring a data set of highly developed countries. The main mechanism through which competition policy affects the labour share is its ability to constrain markups: competition policy is negatively correlated to markups, while markups are negatively correlated to labour share.…”

The English National Lynch Syndrome transformation project: an NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA) programme by Monahan, KJ, Ryan, N, Monje-Garcia, L, Armstrong, R, Church, DN, Cook, J, Elghobashy, A, Lalloo, F, Lane, S, McDermott, FD, Miles, T, Hardy, SA, Tyson, A, Wang, VYW, Kim, A, Gelinas, S, Faravelli, F, Elmslie, F, Shaw, AC

“…Results: Survey and baseline testing data illustrated variation, and a disparity between practice and perception, in levels of testing. The main reported barriers related to funding streams and systematic approaches. …”

A parametric version of the Hilbert Nullstellensatz by Ait El Manssour, R, Balaji, N, Nosan, K, Shirmohammadi, M, Worrell, J

“…</p> <p>We observe that Koiran’s proof that DIM lies in AM can be interpreted as a randomised polynomial-time reduction of DIM to HNP, followed by an argument that HNP lies in AM. Our main contribution is a self-contained proof that HNP lies in AM that follows the same basic idea as Koiran’s argument - namely random instantiation of the parameters - but whose justification is purely algebraic, relying on a parametric version of Hilbert’s Nullstellensatz, and avoiding recourse to semi-algebraic geometry.…”

Contagious McKean–Vlasov systems with resets: integrate-and-fire neuron models with common noise by Petronilia, AAFM

“…</p> <p>Our study progresses through three main stages. First, we examine the limiting behaviour of a simplified McKean--Vlasov system with a smoothed feedback mechanism as the smoothing becomes singular. …”

Statistical analysis plan for a cluster randomised controlled trial to compare screening, feedback and intervention for child anxiety problems to usual school practice: identifying... by Ball, S, Reardon, T, Creswell, C, Taylor, L, Brown, P, Ford, T, Gray, A, Hill, C, Jasper, B, Larkin, M, Macdonald, I, Morgan, F, Pollard, J, Sancho, M, Sniehotta, FF, Spence, SH, Stainer, J, Stallard, P, Violato, M, Ukoumunne, OC

“…This article describes the following: trial objectives and outcomes; statistical analysis principles, including detailed estimand information necessary for aligning trial objectives, conduct, analyses and interpretation when there are different analysis populations and outcome measures to be considered; and planned main analyses, sensitivity and additional analyses. …”

Multidecadal Morphodynamic evolution of shorelines and coral reefs along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman: Bar Al Hikman Peninsula by Teillet, T, Bois, P, Homewood, P, Mettraux, M, Samimi-Namin, K, Vahrenkamp, V

“…The findings reveal a dramatic 60% reduction in the surface area of Bar Al Hikman’s main coral reefs. A significant consequence of this reef shrinkage is the rapid shoreline erosion on the leeward side of the disappearing reefs. …”

Understanding the role of transporters and ion channels in lysosomal homeostasis by Salphati, S

“…The lysosome is a key regulator of cellular activity as it acts as a signaling hub for metabolic regulation and is the main site of biomolecule degradation. Following the degradation of biomolecules, including proteins, glycans, nucleic acids and lipids, nutrients are exported out of the lysosome by efflux transporters, which provide nutrients for cellular anabolic activity. …”

A random-key genetic algorithm-based method for transportation network vulnerability envelope analysis under simultaneous multi-link disruptions by Gu, Y, Ryu, S, Xu, Y, Chen, A, Chan, H-Y, Xu, X

“…This study aims to develop an efficient method based on the random key genetic algorithm (RKGA) for determining the TNVE under simultaneous multi-link disruptions. The main features and benefits of the proposed method include: (a) it simultaneously solves the upper- and lower-bound problems at the same time while guaranteeing the feasibility of all solutions in the solution procedure; (b) it improves the computational efficiency to ensure the applicability to real transportation networks; and (c) it can provide a variety of alternative solutions in addition to the single optimal one, which facilitates the derivation of TNVE buffer and identification of sub-important links. …”

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a supertyphoon: A quantitative study in Cebu, Philippines by Ylade, M, Adhikari, B, Crisostomo, MV, Daag, JV, Cuachin, AM, Lopez, MH, Macasero, A, Agrupis, KA, Deen, J

“…Pandemics and natural disasters are recognized to cause major disruptions. The main objective of this study was to explore the impacts of COVID-19 and supertyphoon Odette in Cebu, Philippines. …”

The amygdala and the pursuit of future rewards by Johnson, ST, Grabenhorst, F

“…Here we review evidence from single-neuron recordings and neuroimaging studies that implicate the amygdala—a brain structure long associated with cue-reactivity and emotion—in decision-making and the planned pursuit of future rewards (Grabenhorst et al., 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023; Hernadi et al., 2015; Zangemeister et al., 2016). The main findings are that, in behavioral tasks in which future rewards can be pursued through planning and stepwise decision-making, amygdala neurons prospectively encode the value of anticipated rewards and related behavioral plans. …”

Decision-making under flood predictions: a risk perception study of coastal real estate by Seenath, A, Mahadeo, SMR, Blackett, M

“…Here, we evaluate the influence of coastal flood predictions on real estate decision-making in the United Kingdom by adopting an interdisciplinary approach, involving flood modeling, novel experimental willingness-to-pay real estate surveys of UK residents in response to flood predictions, statistical modeling, and geospatial analysis. Our main findings show that access to multiple sources of flood predictions dominates real estate decisions relative to preferences for location aesthetics, reflecting a shift in demand toward risk averse locations. …”

The role of ADAM10 and mucin-like molecules in modulating cell-cell interactions by Drexhage, L

“…The mechanism underlying mucin regulation during efferocytic clearance and T cell activation remain unclear. The main theme of this study explores a novel efferocytic pathway centered around the cleavage of specific mucins on apoptotic T cells, which otherwise function as a don’t eat-me barrier for macrophages. …”