Positive and negative experiences of social support and risk of dementia in later life: an investigation using the English longitudinal study of ageing by Khondoker, Mizanur, Rafnsson, Snorri Bjorn, Morris, Stephen, Orrell, Martin, Steptoe, Andrew

“…The effects of quality of close social relationships in later life on the risk of developing dementia are not well understood. …”
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Design for the real lifespan: comparing two twentieth-century strategies for social and economic sustainability through life-cycle planning by Oropallo, Gabriele

“…In this they both are preoccupied with keeping the life cycle of the products of design predictable, manageable, and as a result sustainable from the social and economic perspectives.…”
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Prevention, detection and penalization of electricity thefts in smart utility networks by rule-based and long short-term memory techniques by Otuoze, AbdulRahaman Okino

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Conceptualising alcohol consumption in relation to long-term health conditions: exploring risk in interviewee accounts of drinking and taking medications by Madden, Mary, Morris, Stephanie, Stewart, Duncan, Atkin, Karl, Gough, Brendan, McCambridge, Jim

“…Background: Alcohol use is a major contributor to the burden of disease, including long-term non-communicable diseases. Alcohol can also interact with and counter the effects of medications. …”
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Accelerating retail supply chain performance against pandemic disruption: adopting resilient strategies to mitigate the long-term effects by Sharma, Manu, Luthra, Sunil, Joshi, Sudhanshu, Kumar, Anil

“…Originality/value: This work sets out a comprehensive framework which will be helpful for accelerating RSCs performance against pandemic disruption by adopting resilient strategies to mitigate the long-term effects.…”
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5G mobile wireless access and digital channeling with RF over fiber for long-haul 64-QAM communication by Al Noor, Mazin, Virdee, Bal Singh, Ouazzane, Karim, Mariyanayagam, Dion, Benetatos, Harry, Hubenova, Svetla

“…Such high bit rates required by 5G systems for long-haul communication. This is accomplished by overcoming the limitation of single mode fibers (SMF) of power attenuation and chromatic dispersion. …”
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Bandwidth and gain enhancement of composite right left handed metamaterial transmission line planar antenna employing a non foster impedance matching circuit board by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Althuwayb, Ayman Abdulhadi, Azpilicueta, Leyre, Parchin, Naser Ojaroudi, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Huynen, Isabelle, Denidni, Tayeb A., Limiti, Ernesto

“…The paper demonstrates an effective technique to significantly enhance the bandwidth and radiation gain of an otherwise narrowband composite right/left-handed transmission-line (CRLH-TL) antenna using a non-Foster impedance matching circuit (NF-IMC) without affecting the antenna’s stability. …”
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Policy enhancement framework for energy generation from palm oil mill effluent using life cycle multi criteria analysis by Siva Raman, Sharvini

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The evaluation of the variables of overheating under TM52 and its impact on Life Cycle calculations of buildings: a strategy tool for designer by Din, Asif, Brotas, Luisa

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Development of shelf life kinetic model for fresh rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fillets stored under modified atmosphere packaging by Nikzade, Vajihe, Sedaghat, Naser, Yazdi, Farideh Tabatabaei, Ghoddusi, Hamid, Saadatmand-Tarzjan, Mahdi

“…The absence of oxygen in P and high concentration of carbon dioxide in P extended the shelf life by delaying the chemical, microbial, and sensory spoilage. …”

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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Self-similar patterns from abiotic decarboxylation metabolism through chemically oscillating reactions: a prebiotic model for the origin of life by Papineau, Dominic, Devine, Kevin G., Nogueira, Bernardo Albuquerque

“…The origin of life must have included an abiotic stage of carbon redox reactions that involved electron transport chains and the production of lifelike patterns. …”
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Design and operation of renewable energy based distributed energy generation system by Ho, Wai Shin

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Geometrical effects of bio-inspired humpback whale flipper tubercles on hydro turbine blade performance by Mu, Ker Shin

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Appropriation and hybridity of Taiwanese literati painting and American abstract expressionism (1949-2007) by Guo Shin, Ye

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Strengthening biological security after COVID-19: using cartoons for engaging life science stakeholders with the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) by Novossiolova, Tatyana, Whitby, Simon, Dando, Malcolm, Shang, Lijun

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A qualitative investigation of cabin crews' experience of long haul travel: implications for coping style, psychological health, and personal, professional, and social relationships by Eriksen, Carina

“…It is anticipated that the model will help crew members to cope with work-life dichotomies as well as encouraging counselling psychologists to become more involved in various aspects within the provision of stress reducing interventions in the workplace. …”
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Sport as an analogy to teach life skills and redefine moral values: a case study of the ‘Seedbeds of Peace’ sport-for-development programme in Medellin, Colombia by Hills, Stephen, Gomez Velasquez, Alejandro, Walker, Matthew

“…A case study design was used to illustrate how the ‘Seedbeds of Peace’ programme uses football as an analogy to teach life skills and redefine moral values. This case study adds to the limited theoretical understanding of how sport works in social change and further equips SFD practitioners with a sport mechanism not previously discussed in the literature.…”
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Are there sufficient education resources to underpin effective implementation of the Tianjin biosecurity guidelines for codes of conduct for life scientist? Results of a survey [Slideshow presentation] by Shang, Lijun, Dando, Malcolm

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Nanoencapsulation of oregano essential oil using cellulose nanocrystals extracted from hazelnut shell to enhance shelf life of fruits: case study: pears by Ebrahimi, Reyhaneh, Fathi, Milad, Ghoddusi, Hamid

“…It was concluded that CNCs produced from an agricultural waste and loaded on an essential oil could be used to extend the shelf life of pear and potentially other fruits.…”