Surgical Site Infection after Craniotomy in Neuro-Oncology (SINO): A protocol for an international prospective multicentre service evaluation across the United Kingdom and Ireland by Lee, KS, Borbas, B, Chaudhry, D, Kuri, A, Best, L, Gillespie, CS, Dehbi, H, Aquilina, K, Brennan, P, Plaha, P, Ashkan, K, Jenkinson, MD, Price, SJ, British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC), Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS), Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group (NANSIG)

“…Despite the recognition of SSI in other surgical fields, there is a paucity of evidence in the neurosurgical literature devoted to skin closure, specifically in patients with brain tumors. …”

Ultrafast laser writing of liquid crystal waveguides by Chen, B, Xie, P, Zhao, Z, Salter, PS, Li, M, Xue, L, Qiu, X, Booth, MJ, Elston, SJ, Morris, SM

“…Following the UV polymerization step and subsequent delamination of the glass substrates, we demonstrate a free-standing flexible LC waveguide, which retains waveguide functionality even when bent, making it potentially suitable for on-skin sensors and other photonic devices that could interface with the human body. …”

Evaluating factors affecting mean glandular dose in mammography: insights from a retrospective study in Dubai by Mohammad Noor, Kaltham Abdulwahid, Mohd Norsuddin, Norhashimah, Abdul Karim, Muhammad Khalis, Che Isa, Iza Nurzawani, Ulaganathan, Vaidehi

“…Weak inverse correlations were found between age and organ dose (OD) for both views, while a direct relationship was observed between breast thickness and entrance skin dose (ESD). In adjusted models, ESD was strongly associated with MGD (β = 1.04, 95% CI: 0.97, 1.09), while OD showed a moderate association (β = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.40, 0.49). …”
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Permanent makeup: a tattoo imitation procedure from the Shariah perspective by Musaddad, Nusaibah Anuar, Bakar, Elistina Abu, Zaidan, Uswatun Hasanah, Awang, Mohd Daud, Mohd Safian, Yasmin Hanani

“…This study concludes that Muslims should refrain from undergoing permanent makeup procedures because they involve skin penetration and the use of permanent pigments, making them comparable to tattoos, which are prohibited in Islam. …”
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Study of material properties of carbon nanotube composites by Wong, Chin Yeung.

“…This study focuses on the material properties of a carbon nanotube - polymer composite with potential applications in alternatives to metallic conductor trace, currently dominated by the use of copper or gold, for plastic circuit board (PCB) signal, ground and transmission line traces as well as 1st and 2nd level interconnects in semiconductor packaging applications.…”
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Hospitals in Singapore : cost and efficiency by Chong Yu Tsing, Chung Sor San, Lua Chew Mui

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Implementation of urban railway projects by Tan, Wan Keng.

“…Where appropriate, references are made to the Singapore’s North-East Line (NEL).…”
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Arabidopsis RCD1 coordinates chloroplast and mitochondrial functions through interaction with ANAC transcription factors by Shapiguzov, Alexey, Fernie, Alisdair R., Vainonen, Julia P., Hunter, Kerri, Tossavainen, Helena, Tiwari, Arjun, Järvi, Sari, Hellman, Maarit, Aarabi, Fayezeh, Alseekh, Saleh, Wybouw, Brecht, Van Der Kelen, Katrien, Nikkanen, Lauri, Krasensky-Wrzaczek, Julia, Sipari, Nina, Keinänen, Markku, Tyystjärvi, Esa, Rintamäki, Eevi, De Rybel, Bert, Salojärvi, Jarkko, Van Breusegem, Frank, Brosché, Mikael, Permi, Perttu, Aro, Eva-Mari, Wrzaczek, Michael, Kangasjärvi, Jaakko

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Heterogeneous somatostatin-expressing neuron population in mouse ventral tegmental area by Nagaeva, Elina, Zubarev, Ivan, Gonzales, Carolina Bengtsson, Forss, Mikko, Nikouei, Kasra, de Miguel, Elena, Elsilä, Lauri, Linden, Anni-Maija, Hjerling-Leffler, Jens, Augustine, George James, Korpi, Esa R.

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Importance of miRNA stability and alternative primary miRNA isoforms in gene regulation during Drosophila development by Zhou, Li, Lim, Mandy Yu Theng, Kaur, Prameet, Saj, Abil, Bortolamiol-Becet, Diane, Gopal, Vikneswaran, Tolwinski, Nicholas, Tucker-Kellogg, Greg, Okamura, Katsutomo

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The state of health in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019 by Santos, JV, Padron-Monedero, A, Bikbov, B, Grad, DA, Plass, D, Mechili, EA, Gazzelloni, F, Fischer, F, Sulo, G, Ngwa, CH, Noguer-Zambrano, I, Peñalvo, JL, Haagsma, JA, Kissimova-Skarbek, K, Monasta, L, Ghith, N, Sarmiento-Suarez, R, Hrzic, R, Haneef, R, O’Caoimh, R, Cuschieri, S, Mondello, S, Kabir, Z, GBD 2019 EU State of Health Collaborators, Freitas, A, Devleesschauwer, B

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We used the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study estimates and 95% uncertainty intervals for the whole EU and each country to evaluate age-standardised death, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates for Level 2 causes, as well as life expectancy and healthy life expectancy (HALE).…”

Preliminary study on the effect of high and low cyclic-di-GMP level on 3-chloroaniline biodegradation by Comamonas testosteroni by Qian, Duoduo

“…C-di-GMP is a secondary messenger in bacteria determines bacterial life between the planktonic and biofilm life modes, which is synthesized by GGDEF domain proteins and degraded by EAL domain proteins. …”
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MCDT : a reactive energy efficient data aggregation and topology control algorithm for wireless sensor networks by Naveen Rai

“…This would lead to an increase in Network life time along with improved stability. From the results, it was found that the proposed algorithm was efficient in increasing the network life time and the stability of the network significantly. …”
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Louise Moillon by Stevenson, Lesley

“…The life and career of Louise Moillon (1609/10-1696) offers a fascinating case study of a supremely talented artist whose posthumous reputation has been mired in invisibility. …”

Phenomenological study on the psychological well-being of tahfiz students by Adzim, Afa Fauzul, Abdul Rahman Ahmad Badayai, Syaidatun Nazirah Abu Zahrin

“…This shows a direction and purpose in life that is oriented towards happiness and well-being in the afterlife together with everlasting goodness in the worldly life. …”
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Data-Driven DEI: The Tools and Metrics You Need to Measure, Analyze, and Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion / by Pinkett, Randal, author 655217, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…It also produces numerous, quantifiable organizational outcomes such as improved recruitment and retention, strengthened customer orientation, increased employee satisfaction, better-quality decision making, enhanced brand and reputation, and improved bottom line financial performance"--…”
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A Mixed Continuous-Discrete Approach to Fast Charging of Li-ion Batteries While Maximizing Lifetime by Berliner, Marc D, Cogswell, Daniel A, Bazant, Martin Z, Braatz, Richard D

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A 5-Bit 1.25GS/S 4.7mW delay-based pipelined ADC in 65nm CMOS by Mesgarani, A., Tekin, A., Ay, S. U., Fu, Haipeng, Yan, Mei, Yu, Hao

“…Active sample and hold and residue amplifier used in conventional pipeline ADCs are replaced by an analog delay line. The analog delay line is implemented by time-interleaved sampling of the signal in each stage of the ADC. …”
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The role of regional heterogeneity in age-related differences in functional hemispheric asymmetry : an fMRI study by Heng, Gladys Jiamin, Wu, Chiao-Yi, Archer, Josephine Astrid, Miyakoshi, Makoto, Nakai, Toshiharu, Chen, Annabel Shen-Hsing

“…Using blocked functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the present study used a homophone judgment task and a line judgment task to investigate age-related differences in functional hemispheric asymmetry in language and visuospatial processing respectively. …”
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Dielectric failure mechanisms in advanced Cu/low-k interconnect architecture by Tan, Tam Lyn

“…In this work, specially designed test structures i.e. line end (S1) and corner (S2) interconnect layouts were used to investigate the failure mechanisms. …”
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