The effects of Indonesia's ‘Midwife in the Village’ programme 10 years post-launch by Triyana, Margaret

“…Data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (1993–2000) were used to examine whether the effects of the Indonesian ‘Midwife in the Village’ programme persisted more than 10 years after its implementation. …”
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The working class in Schrader’s Blue Collar (1978) by Wheeler, Mark

“…(Schrader and Schrader 1978) Due to the fictional American Union of Autoworkers’ (AAW) (representing the real life Union of Autoworkers (UAW)) indifference to their poor working conditions, the trio break into their local branches’ safe.…”
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‘Welcome to favelas, but in Italy’: urban precariousness, right-wing ideology and phatic nihilism on social media by Levy, Helton

“…Numerous social media projects have depicted grim scenes of urban life in big cities. By exploiting crime or garbage collection problems, for example, these pages have created pessimistic ways of perceiving the city and engaging citizens in search of memes or viral videos. …”
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François de Foix de Candalle: Euclidean authorship in the sixteenth century by Wardhaugh, B

“…It provides an outline of Foix's life, education and career, and it describes in particular his editions of the Elements published in 1566 and 1578. …”

Bridging science and accessibility: a tactile journey from gluten through to coeliac disease by Henneken, LM, Loh, TJ, Ciacchi, L, Ciacchi, L, Lim, J-J, Reid, HH, Tye‐Din, JA

“…Tactile models underscored the severe consequences of the proinflammatory immune response to gluten on patient health and quality of life. This educational event affirmed to us the value and importance of fostering inclusivity in science education.…”

Ethics roundtable: choice and autonomy in obstetrics by Wilkinson, D, Teli, S, Litchfield, C, Madeley, A, Kelly, B, Impey, L, Brown, R, Kingma, E, Turnham, H

“…In this clinical ethics roundtable, service users, midwives, obstetricians, philosophers and ethicists respond to two hypothetical cases drawn from real-life scenarios. …”

Computer vision-based dynamic identification of a reinforced concrete elevated water tank by De Santis, S, Sangirardi, M, Altomare, V, Meriggi, P, de Felice, G

“…There is a growing need for monitoring the structural health conditions of aging structures and for prioritizing maintenance works to extend their safe service life. This requires cheap, flexible, and reliable tools suitable for everyday use in engineering practice. …”

Mapping inequalities in London by Hennig, BD, Dorling, D

“…The paper discusses education, child poverty, income, employment in the financial industry, and life expectancy, and looks at the existing spatial patterns of these indicators. …”

The limits of agency: aspirational frustrations amongst working-class Chinese youths by Jiang, E

“…Specifically, I argue that agency is exercised in cases when means and ends fit together, and this tenuous relationship between means and ends depend on an array of factors, which are often changeable in principle even if they do not change in real life. Along the way, I describe how amongst my Chinese interlocutors, the standards of agency – the normative assumptions of what counts as agentive – are tethered to aspirations to participate in the middle class.…”

Insights into the behaviour of biomolecules on the early Earth: The concentration of aspartate by layered double hydroxide minerals by Grégoire, B, Erastova, V, Geatches, DL, Clark, SJ, Greenwell, HC, Fraser, D

“…The role of mineral surfaces in concentrating and facilitating the polymerisation of simple protobiomolecules during the Hadean and Archean has been the subject of much research in order to constrain the conditions that may have led to the origin of life on early Earth. Here we examine the adsorption of the amino acid aspartate on layered double hydroxide minerals, and use a combined computer simulation – experimental spectroscopy approach to gain insight into the resulting structures of the host-aspartate material. …”

Recommended changes to standard of care for monitoring of cortically blind fields by Willis, HE, Cavanaugh, MR

“…Up to 60% of stroke survivors will suffer visual impairments, which significantly reduce quality of life and independence. Despite the high prevalence, patients are hugely underserved by the medical and research communities. …”

Relationship between Islam and democracy in Dr. Mahathir Mohamad’s thought by Jaf, Dana Nawzar Ali

“…Mahathir Mohamad’s worldview on Islam, Islam’s role in public life and Islam’s relationship with democracy. This study has adopted a qualitative research design. …”
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Songket Tenun: Reka Bentuk dan Motif (S/O 14816) by Ismail, Adzrool Idzwan, Zainal Abidin, Ahmad Hisham, Abu Bakar, Juliana Aida, Zaibon, Syamsul Bahrin, Alwi, Asmidah

“…This study is using a qualitative method made through interviews to find out directly and indirectly related to the general views of the community from various walks of life about the situation or acceptance of traditional Kedah clothes in the current situation. …”
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Photonic analog-to-digital conversion and photonic microwave signal generation by Wong, Jia haur

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Intelligent microgrid management and EV control under uncertainties in smart grid by Wang, Ran

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The Nightingale / by Hannah, Kristin, author 369246, Macmillan Books (Online service) 655983

“…But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others. With courage, grace and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of WWII and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women’s war. …”
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The Survey Method : The Contribution of Surveys to Sociological Explanation / by Marsh, Catherine, author 192668

“…Properly designed, executed and analysed, they can actually provide the kind of evidence that social theorists, concerned with un-covering dynamic aspects of social life, will want to use. Catherine Marsh challenges the contention that different research procedures automatically have to commit those who use them either to a particular theory of knowledge, a view of human nature or even a political stance. …”

A Heliocentric Satellite Constellation for Continuous Solar Coverage and Space Weather Monitoring by Shtofenmakher, Allan, Gochenaur, Daniel, Waters, Benjamin, Cato, Robert, Miller, Duncan, de Castro, Luke, Zheng, Tai, Koenig, Alexander, Sweeney, Katelyn, Diaz, Joel Jurado, Lepe, Alexis, McLellan-Cassivi, Claire, Ajisafe, Frederick, Saravanan, Akila, Nikolova, Joana, Ma, Clara Ziran, Trautman, Leilani, Khan, Nadia, de Weck, Olivier L., Crawley, Edward F.

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Synthesis and application of peptidoglycan oligomers as metabolic labeling agents for bacteria by He, Jingxi

“…Animal studies confirmed the excellent specificity and utility of PGOs for use in infection models relevant to real life situation, and no toxicity was observed in all in vivo experiments. …”
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Improving patient outcomes following total knee arthroplasty : identifying rehabilitation pathways based on modifiable psychological risk and resilience factors by Ditton, Elizabeth, Johnson, Sarah, Hodyl, Nicolette, Flynn, Traci, Pollack, Michael, Ribbons, Karen, Walker, Frederick Rohan, Nilsson, Michael

“…However, a considerable proportion of TKA patients report significant dissatisfaction postoperatively, related to enduring pain, functional limitations, and diminished quality of life. In this conceptual analysis, we highlight the importance of assessing patient-centered outcomes routinely in clinical practice, as these measures provide important information regarding whether surgery and postoperative rehabilitation interventions have effectively remediated patients’ real-world “quality of life” experiences. …”
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