Loneliness, self-efficacy, academic achievement, life satisfaction and depression among Iranian undergraduates at a Malaysian Private University by Molooki, Mahshid

“…Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) by Beck (1967), Loneliness Scale (UCLA) by Russell (1996), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) by Jerusalem and Schwarzer (1979), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) by Diener (1985). The findings of this study indicated that personal factors such as gender and field of study significantly correlated with depression. …”
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Program Skill for Life mantapkan kemahiran tatarias wajah mahasiswa UMPSA agar kekal berkeyakinan dan berketerampilan menarik by Noor Afiza, Mohd Asmi

“…PEKAN, 22 November 2024 – Seramai 18 orang mahasiswa daripada teras kebudayaan Kelab Teater Senandika dan Kelab Tarian Kencana Pawana Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) menghadiri Bengkel Make Up, Program Skill for Life yang dianjurkan oleh Jabatan Belia dan Sukan Negeri Pahang serta Pejabat Belia dan Sukan Daerah Pekan dengan kerjasama Pejabat Kemajuan Masyarakat KEMAS Daerah Pekan.…”
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Impact of negative life events, self-esteem and social support on engagement in risky behaviors in adolescents : a longitudinal study. by Kwok, Kar Boon., Chow, Cai Wen., Tan, Li Hui., Ho, Li Jun.

“…The current study examined the relationship between stressful life events, self-esteem, social support and engagement in risky behaviors in Canadian adolescents. …”
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Immunotherapy-resistant neuropathic pain and fatigue predict quality-of-life in contactin-associated protein-like 2 antibody disease by Ceronie, B, Strippel, C, Uy, C, Paneva, S, Makuch, M, Soleimani, B, Turaga, S, Binks, S, Ramanathan, S, Michael, S, Varley, J, Easton, A, Themistocleous, A, John Dawes, Bennett, DL, Irani, A, Handel, AE, Irani, SR

“…Furthermore, these two factors—but not CASPR2 antibody levels or subclasses—independently predicted worse disability and quality-of-life at 24 months. Quality-of-life varied widely for any given modified Rankin Scale score, indicating a divergence between patient and clinician assessed outcomes. …”

Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras by Baker, TR, Adu-Bredu, S, Affum-Baffoe, K, Aiba, S, Akite, P, Alexiades, M, Almeida, E, de Oliveira, EA, Davila, EA, Amani, C, Andrade, A, Aragao, L, Araujo-Murakami, A, Arets, E, Arroyo, L, Ashton, P, Ifo, SAA, Aymard, GAC, Baisie, M, Balee, W, Balinga, M, Banin, LF, Banki, O, Baraloto, C, Malhi, Y, Moore, S

“…Lineages with higher mortality rates—faster life-history strategies—have larger ranges in all biogeographic settings and have higher mean species-level range sizes in Amazonia. …”

A novel artificial neural network approach for residual life estimation of paper insulation in oil-immersed power transformers. by Nezami, Md. Manzar, Equbal, Md. Danish, Ansari, Md. Fahim, A. Alotaibi, Majed, Malik, Hasmat, Márquez, Fausto Pedro García, Hossaini, Mohammad Asef

“…Results are validated against literature-based life models, establishing a precise input–output correlation. …”
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Evaluating the impacts of lease decay on condominiums in Singapore: Bala's table revisited by Aw, Vernice Ming Hui, Yap, Cassandra Pin Xuan, Yap, Jun Hean

“…The rate of depreciation of leaseholds due to lease decay as captured from our findings increases gradually over time, as opposed to the original Bala’s Table where relatively more drastic depreciation happens at the very end of a leasehold unit’s tenure.…”
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When a test is more than just a test: findings from patient interviews and survey in the trial of a technology to measure antidepressant medication response (the PReDicT Trial) by Brown, S, Ploeger, C, Guo, B, Petersen, JJ, Beckenstrom, AC, Browning, M, Dawson, GR, Deckert, J, Dias, R, Dourish, CT, Gorwood, P, Kingslake, J, Menke, A, Sola, VP, Reif, A, Ruhe, H, Simon, J, Stäblein, M, van Schaik, A, Veltman, DJ, Morriss, R, PReDicT Group

Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Ferrari, AJ, Santomauro, DF, Aali, A, Lacey, BWH, Rodriguez, JAB

“…<p><b>Methods</b></p> The GBD 2021 disease and injury burden analysis estimated years lived with disability (YLDs), years of life lost (YLLs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries using 100 983 data sources. …”

Introducing Singapore’s kampong life through translation : a case study of Papa as a Little Boy Named Ah Khoon by Loh, XiaoJuan

“…These findings addressed the questions derived as part of the research, including how the selected book can be translated from English to Chinese so as to effectively introduce kampong life to the target audience, and the ways in which the Hokkien dialect and Singapore local terms presented in the book can be translated into Chinese. …”
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Relationships among emotion regulation, depression, anxiety, stress, and physical health-related quality of life in coronary heart disease patients by Ng, Min Geng

“…Although emotion regulation is a significant determinant of CHD patient’s quality of life, not many studies have assessed the impact of change in emotion regulation on physical functioning over time. …”
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The relationship between self-perceived burden, depression, medication adherence, and health-related quality of life in coronary heart disease patients by Lim, Benjamin Chee Chong

“…Additionally, medication adherence did not mediate the effect of (1) self-perceived burden on physical HRQOL, and (2) self-perceived burden on social HRQOL. These findings suggested that self-perceived burden and depression may be two vital cardiovascular risk factors health-care practitioners could consider during early patient screenings to enhance existing cardiac programmes, which in turn improve cardiac patients’ prognosis and overall quality of life (QOL).…”
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回艺 (huí yì) : exploring art-based life review to support the relocation process for seniors with dementia in nursing homes by Tan, Chao Min

“…Findings from the current study not only provides further insights into the relocation process of seniors with dementia in Singapore, the theoretical framework that was developed also helped to conceptualise how the art-based life review intervention potentially supports relocation and informed practices.…”
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Shelf life evaluation of formulated cookies from Hanjeli (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) and Moringa leaf flour (Moringa oleifera) by Iwansyah, Ade Chandra, Melanie, Dwi, Cahyadi, Wisnu, Indrianingsih, Anastasia Wheni, Khasanah, Yuniar, Indriati, Ashri, Hazrulrizawati, Abd Hamid, Izzah Hayati, Yahya

“…Hanjeli cookies were measured for nutritional composition and shelf life assessment. The shelf life evaluation of hanjeli-moringa cookies was calculated using two approaches, which were accelerated shelf life testing (ASLT) methods with critical moisture content and the Arrhenius method. …”
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Fatigue stiffness loss and life prediction technique development of a real rubber automotive component by means of Finite Element Analysis by Isasi Iriondo, Mikel

“…Fatigue crack nucleation and growth life prediction approaches are studied. The equivalence criteria selected for life predictions, the cracking energy density, is adequate for multiaxial and variable amplitude loadings. …”
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British unpaid carers’ perspectives on what impacts their resilience when providing end of life care at home- a scoping review by Gould, S, Borgstrom, E, McCallum, K, Wee, B, Garcia, R

Impact of co-morbid common mental disorder symptoms in people with epilepsy in Ethiopia on quality of life and functional disability: cohort study by Tsigebrhan, R, Medhin, G, Belina, M, Newton, C, Hanlon, C

“…Comorbid CMD symptoms, risky substance uses (exposures) and the primary outcome, quality of life (QoL) was measured at baseline and 6 months follow-up. …”

Moments that matter: childhood pain treatment shapes pain for life—we can do better every time in every child by Slater, R, Walker, S, Eccleston, C, Bellieni, C, Hirekodi, T, Carbajal, R, Smart, L, Laughey, W, Cobo, MM, Friedrichsdorf, S

Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cause-of-death analysis of life expectancy changes in 24 countries, 2015 to 2022 by Polizzi, A, Zhang, L, Timonin, S, Gupta, A, Dowd, JB, Leon, DA, Aburto, JM

“…We observe large life expectancy losses due to COVID-19 in most countries, usually followed by partial recoveries. …”

Adaptation of the WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic classification to support national antimicrobial stewardship priorities in the UK: findings from a modified Delphi approach to achieve expert consensus by Bou-Antoun, S, Oettle, RC, Leanord, A, Seaton, RA, Cooper, BS, Muller-Pebody, B, Conlon-Bingham, G, Kerr, F, Hand, KS, Sandoe, JAT, Llewelyn, MJ, Fleming, N, Brown, NM, Reid, N, Howard, P, Mckinstry, S, Malcolm, W, Demirjian, A, Ashiru-Oredope, D