Computational analysis for infectious diseases surveillance and host-pathogen interactions (in the context of Influenza A viruses) by Beyene, Biruhalem Taye

“…Hence, in the fourth project (chapter 6), we applied computational gene network growing for discovering gene network links that could have been missed by these experimental investigations. …”
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基于经验模态分解和神经网络的微网混合储能容量优化配置 = Capacity optimization of hybrid energy storage systems in microgrid using empirical mode decomposition and neural network... by 孙承晨 Sun Chengchen, 袁越 Yuan Yue, Choi, San Shing, 李梦婷 Li Mengting, 张新松 Zhang Xinsong, 曹阳 Cao Yang

“…A neural network model is utilized to determine the capacity of the HESS through finding a compromise between the cost of the system and the LOS of the power. …”
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Colon Cancer Disparities in Stage at Presentation and Time to Surgery for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: A Study with Disaggregated Ethnic Groups by Jain, Bhav, Bajaj, Simar S., Patel, Tej A., Vapiwala, Neha, Lam, Miranda B., Mahal, Brandon A., Muralidhar, Vinayak, Amen, Troy B., Nguyen, Paul L., Sanford, Nina N., Dee, Edward C.

“…Conclusions Our findings reveal key disparities in stage at presentation and time to surgery by race/ethnicity among AANHPI subgroups. …”
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Mechanistic Studies of Interfacial Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer to Molecularly Defined Surface Sites by Lewis, Noah B.

“…With these observations we construct a mechanistic model in which I-PCET is not a single step, but a multi-step reaction sequence in which elementary I-PCET is gated by an ion exchange reaction between proton donor/acceptor species and proton-neutral supporting electrolyte at the electrode-electrolyte interface. These findings demonstrate how supporting electrolyte can be leveraged as a design parameter to independently control electrolyte pH and the rates of I-PCET-based reactions.…”
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GPU-Oriented Algorithms for Continuous Energy Monte Carlo Neutron Transport by Ridley, Gavin

“…We then present a specialized root-finding algorithm that takes advantage of the structure of the problem to efficiently sample the resonance upscatter effect on GPUs. …”
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Interaction of TiO2 and ZnO NPs with human skin cells by Gautam, Archana

“…Therefore, the goal of this study is to assess the physiological effects of TiO2 and ZnO NPs interactions with primary human epidermal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts, with attention to accurate dosimetry measurements and particle solubility considerations. Since the current findings on NPs interaction with skin cells are mostly based on 2D monolayer cell culture and animal models, in this study, 3D human skin explants have also been used to better understand the effects of NPs in the skin tissue. …”
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Sociospatial reframing of walking through inclusive streets and urban heritage by Wang, Yongcheng

“…Underscored by qualitative and quantitative findings, this thesis could potentially provide urban planner and policy makers with an interdisciplinary framework of inclusive streets and urban heritage, and the integration of the two, to foster pedestrian-oriented planning practices that are responsive to community needs and sensitive to local contexts. …”
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发达地区失地老人养老支持体系内卷化及其突破 — 基于苏州市的个案研究 = The involution of the eldercare system for the landless elderly in China’s developed regions : a case study based on Suzhou municipality... by 叶继红 Ye Jihong, 占少华 Zhan Shaohua

“…This article, based on an analysis of a “rural to residential”community in Suzhou Municipality, Jiangsu Province, finds that land acquisition has generated a strong impact on the life and pension style of the landless elderly. …”
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Analysis of lava flow impacts for use in risk assessments by Meredith, Elinor Siwan

“…Along with the 2018 Kīlauea assessment, I used this compiled dataset to assess relationships between lava flow thickness as a proxy for hazard intensity and damage severity, presenting the first empirically-derived and non-linear fragility functions for lava flow structure damage, for different structure types. The findings show a recent increase in recorded impact events, and that these events occur more frequently than previously thought, with almost three impact events, to population centres, per decade in the past 100 years. …”
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Mechanics in dehydration-induced leaf morphing behaviors by Guo, Kexin

“…This thesis focuses on three shape-morphing phenomena observed in plant leaves as passive responses to the strain mismatch caused by dehydration. The research findings indicate the significant influence of mechanics on the formation of leaf shapes. …”
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Efficacy of Wolbachia-mediated sterility to reduce the incidence of dengue: a synthetic control study in Singapore by Lim, Jue Tao, Bansal, Somya, Chong, Chee Seng, Dickens, Borame, Ng, Youming, Deng, Lu, Lee, Caleb, Tan, Li Yun, Chain, Grace, Ma, Pei, Sim, Shuzhen, Tan, Cheong Huat, Cook, Alex R., Ng, Lee Ching

“…To compare interventions, we used the synthetic control method to generate appropriate counterfactuals for the intervention towns using a weighted combination of 30 control towns between EW 1, 2014 and EW 26, 2022. Findings: Our study comprised an at-risk population of 607 872 individuals living in intervention sites and 3 894 544 individuals living in control sites. …”
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Dynamics of current-driven magnetic domain walls and skyrmions by Indra Purnama

“…At present, the investigation of domain wall dynamics is mainly focused on finding additional driving mechanisms to improve its mobility. …”
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The development and application of fish scale waste for tissue engineering applications : waste-to-resource conversion of resource resilient materials by Wang, Jun Kit

“…Therefore in this thesis, fish scale-derived collagen (FSCol) and fish scale-derived HA (FSHA) were extracted from different fish species and the potential of the extracted products for various TE applications were explored. Findings from the studies demonstrated that Type I FSCol was successfully extracted using a modified acid solubilization extraction method with preserved structural quality (i.e. retention of triple helical structures) where snakehead scale-derived collagen (SHCol) exhibited significant higher (p < 0.05) thermal stability as compared to other species. …”
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New algorithms for hardware-efficient implementation of sign detection and magnitude comparison in residue number systems by Sachin Kumar

“…Specifically, the following new findings and results are reported in this thesis. …”
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Cardiac-sympathetic dysfunction in hypertension by Bardsley, E

“…Chapter seven also discussed the implications of the findings described, with an emphasis on the potential future avenues of research within the field of neurogenic hypertension.…”

Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Feigin, VL, Abate, MD, Abate, YH, Bandyopadhyay, S, Bennett, DA, Lacey, B, Newton, CRJ

“…We also calculated burden of stroke attributable to 23 risk factors and six risk clusters (air pollution, tobacco smoking, behavioural, dietary, environmental, and metabolic risks) at the global and regional levels (21 GBD regions and Socio-demographic Index [SDI] quintiles), using the standard GBD methodology. 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs) for each individual future estimate were derived from the 2·5th and 97·5th percentiles of distributions generated from propagating 500 draws through the multistage computational pipeline. <p><b>Findings</b></p> In 2021, stroke was the third most common GBD level 3 cause of death (7·3 million [95% UI 6·6–7·8] deaths; 10·7% [9·8–11·3] of all deaths) after ischaemic heart disease and COVID-19, and the fourth most common cause of DALYs (160·5 million [147·8–171·6] DALYs; 5·6% [5·0–6·1] of all DALYs). …”

Epidemiology of endometriosis in women of Arab ancestry by Mousa, M

“…</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This study provided novel findings of the clinical presentation and risk factors of endometriosis among Arab women from a combined hospital and population-based sites. …”

A systematic review of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptomatology in religious people of Abrahamic faiths: implications for clinical practice by Hassan, H

“…A thematic analysis of free text across all participants found three main themes: ‘We are Too Different’, ‘It’s not Worth the Risk’, and ‘What we Need for Therapy to Work’. These findings suggest that mentioning religion as a value to be considered in therapy positively impacts upon how therapy is perceived by British Muslims.…”

Effects of Edible bird's nest on quality of Arabian stallion semen and post-breeding induced endometritis in mares by Al-Khaldi, Khalid Obaid Salim

“…Glandular density and conception rate was also higher (P>0.05) in mares treated with H-EBN relative to LEBN and control. These findings depict the promising role of EBN in preserving chilled and frozen semen quality, and as an alternative reproductive medicine in selectively targeting mares susceptible to PBIE.…”
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Effect of consumers' awareness about country of origin on purchasing decision in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Taheri, Nasim

“…Multiple regression analysis was applied to determine the relationship between socio-demographic factors, extracted factors and consumers’ awareness toward COO. The findings on cross tabulation showed that consumer’s age, religion and education have significant relationship with their awareness toward COO, while there are no significant relationship between gender, race, employment and income of respondents and awareness of consumers towards COO. …”
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