Tips from an expert panel on the development of a clinical research protocol by Makram, AM, Elsheikh, R, Makram, OM, Van, NT, Nam, NH, Quan, NK, Duc, NTM, Nguye, NQT, Javes, GO, Elsheikh, SS, Imoto, A, Lee, P, Ohmagari, N, Aiga, H, Kamiya, Y, Endo, PT, Huy, NT

“…In this guide, we aim to provide detailed guidance with the key components and offer practical tips for crafting a research protocol in line with the various study designs. Specifically, the structure of a research protocol should contain the following items: (1) a title that is specific, catchy, and impressive within the word limitation; (2) an abstract that briefs the critical points of the study; (3) an introduction highlighting the study context from broad to narrow and defining the knowledge gap; (4) a justification underlining the significance of the proposed study; (5) Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART) objective(s) and aim(s); (6) a methodology covering seven sub-items, including [i] study design and settings, [ii] study subjects, [iii] sample size calculation and sampling, [iv] participants recruitment and follow-up, [v] questionnaire development, [vi] potential variables and outcomes, and [vii] data analysis plan; (7) dissemination of the results; (8) ethics and conflict of interests; (9) budgets analysis/ funding disclosure; and (10) references. …”

Bach performance practice in the late French Romantic Organ School: a study of Welte organ roll recordings by Holman, C

“…Organists in this pedagogical line comprised the French Romantic Organ School, which developed distinct aesthetics and performance techniques in their own compositions based on their ideas of Bach performance practice. …”

The four worlds of ‘welfare reality’ – social risks and outcomes in Europe by Ferragina, E, Seeleib-Kaiser, M, Spreckelsen, T

“…Outcomes cluster countries largely in line with previous institutionalist literature, differentiating between conservative, liberal, Mediterranean and social-democratic regimes. …”

Two for tau: automated model discovery reveals two-stage tau aggregation dynamics in Alzheimer’s disease by Stockman, CA, Goriely, A, Kuhl, E, Jerusalem, A, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…When trained on data from amyloid-𝛽 positive and negative subjects, the neural network clearly distinguishes between both groups and uncovers a more subtle relationship between amyloid-𝛽 and tau than previously postulated. In line with the amyloid-tau dual pathway hypothesis, our results show that the presence of toxic amyloid-𝛽 influences the accumulation of tau, particularly in the earlier disease stages. …”

Key Factors in Developing a Holistic Framework for Partnering in Sustainable Campus Development (S/O 13371) by Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar, Salleh, Nurul Azita, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun

“…This rapid expansion of the education industry is also reflected by the increasing number of foreign universities launching local campuses in Malaysia. In line with the government's aim to place Malaysia as the top higher education provider in this region, it is imperative that campus development is at par with international universities especially in the matters of sustainability. …”
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Safeguarding PU air filter production: design innovations for risk management by Haziman, Zakaria, Faiz, Azizul, Fernando, Yudi, Diyana, Kamarudin

“…This study focuses on the PU Air Filter Production Line at a top-tier Malaysian automotive parts manufacturer. …”
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Analysis of visitors’ mobility patterns through random walk in the Louvre Museum by Yoshimura, Yuji, Sinatra, Roberta, Krebs, Anne, Ratti, Carlo

“…A random walk is a minimalistic model providing a reference line for the frequency of sequences as induced by the graph structure of the museum. …”
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Mach 3.5 Compression Corner Control Using Microvortex Generators by Gochenaur, Daniel C., Williams, Rhys D., Sabnis, Kshitij, Babinsky, Holger

“…Micro-ramp, standard ramped-vane, and inverted ramped-vane VGs all cause the separation line to ripple and become more three-dimensional, but none eliminate it altogether. …”
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Assessing Early Stage Design Sketches and Reflections on Prototyping by Das, Madhurima, Yang, Maria C

“…This study proposes a rubric for assessing the quality of novice designers’ early stage design sketches including line smoothness, proportion, and understandability. …”
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Point defect–dislocation interactions in BEOL-compatible Ge-on-Si epitaxy by Postelnicu, Eveline, Wen, Rui-Tao, Ma, Danhao, Wang, Baoming, Wada, Kazumi, Michel, Jurgen, Kimerling, Lionel C

“…Reduced thermal budget is required for back-end-of-line (BEOL) integration of application specific functionality into the multilevel metal stack of a processor “substrate.” …”
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Modular Verification of Secure and Leakage-Free Systems: From Application Specification to Circuit-Level Implementation by Athalye, Anish, Corrigan-Gibbs, Henry, Kaashoek, Frans, Tassarotti, Joseph, Zeldovich, Nickolai

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Cell activation-based screening of natively paired human T cell receptor repertoires by Fahad, Ahmed S, Chung, Cheng Yu, López Acevedo, Sheila N, Boyle, Nicoleen, Madan, Bharat, Gutiérrez-González, Matías F, Matus-Nicodemos, Rodrigo, Laflin, Amy D, Ladi, Rukmini R, Zhou, John, Wolfe, Jacy, Llewellyn-Lacey, Sian, Koup, Richard A, Douek, Daniel C, Balfour, Henry H, Price, David A, DeKosky, Brandon J

“…We then screened TCRα:β libraries expressed in an immortalized cell line using peptide-pulsed antigen-presenting cells and sequenced activated clones to identify the cognate TCRs. …”
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Three-dimensional flow structures and vorticity control in fish-like swimming by Zhu, Q., Wolfgang, M.J., Yue, D.K.P., Triantafyllou, M.S.

“…We employ a three-dimensional, nonlinear inviscid numerical method, in conjunction with experimental data from live fish and from a fish-like robotic mechanism, to establish the three-dimensional features of the flow around a fish-like body swimming in a straight line, and to identify the principal mechanisms of vorticity control employed in fish-like swimming. …”
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Richness and diversity in dust stormborne biomes at the Southeast Mediterranean by Ben-Dov, Eitan, Katra, Itzhak, Arotsker, Luba, Krasnov, Helena, Zaritsky, Arieh, Kushmaro, Ariel

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Nitrogen-doped graphene-supported transition-metals carbide electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction by Chen, Minghua, Liu, Jilei, Zhou, Weijiang, Lin, Jianyi, Shen, Zexiang

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New insights into the diverse electronic phases of a novel vanadium dioxide polymorph : a terahertz spectroscopy study by Chia, Elbert E. M., Lourembam, James, Srivastava, Amar, La-o-vorakiat, Chan, Rotella, H., Venkatesan, T.

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A crosstalk-immune sub-THz All-surface-wave I/O transceiver in 65-nm CMOS by Liang, Yuan, Boon, Chirn Chye, Yu, Hao

“…It is further integrated into the all-surface-wave I/O with a surface-wave transmission line and matching converter. Measured results show that the proposed dual-channel I/O delivers a localized 140 GHz surface-wave signal, demonstrating crosstalk-immune on-chip transmission by supporting 13.5 Gb/s data-rate communication with 2.6 PJ/bit Power efficiency and a bit-error rate less than 10^(-12).…”
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Detecting adversarial samples for deep neural networks through mutation testing by Tan, Kye Yen

“…Finding a defence mechanism for these attacks are imperative in ensuring the safe operation of CNNs. The first line of defence for CNNs against adversarial attacks is the detection of the adversarial images. …”
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Quintic non-polynomial spline for time-fractional nonlinear Schrödinger equation by Ding, Qinxu, Wong, Patricia Jia Yiing

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Development of a mobile app for the thermal design of heat exchangers by Yap, Shi Kai

“…Hence, multiple applications were developed over the years to ease the tedious process and reduce any possible error. In line with the boom in mobile technologies over the last two decades, this project aims to develop a mobile application for both the Android and iOS platforms where users are able to access the results they need anywhere and at anytime. …”
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