Design of a Four-Bar Latch Mechanism and a Shear-Based Rotary Viscous Damper for Single-Axis Prosthetic Knees by Arelekatti, VN Murthy, Petelina, Nina T, Johnson, W Brett, Major, Matthew J, Winter V, Amos G

“…The stability module was implemented with a latch mounted on a virtual axis of a four-bar linkage, which can be engaged during early stance for stability and disengaged during late stance to initiate knee flexion. …”
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Global signal of top-down control of terrestrial plant communities by herbivores by Jia, Shihong, Wang, Xugao, Yuan, Zuoqiang, Lin, Fei, Ye, Ji, Hao, Zhanqing, Luskin, Matthew Scott

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Broadcasting in Asia : twenty-five years from now by Bhatia, Brajesh

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15 years of Adjoint Algorithmic Differentiation (AAD) in finance by Capriotti, L, Giles, M

“…In this paper, we provide a tutorial of this technique, illustrate how it is immediately applicable for Monte Carlo and Partial Differential Equations applications, the two main numerical techniques used for option pricing, and review the most significant literature in quantitative finance of the past fifteen years.…”

Science literacy or value predisposition? A meta-analysis of factors predicting public perceptions of benefits, risks, and acceptance of nuclear energy by Ho, Shirley S., Leong, Alisius Deon, Looi, Jiemin, Chen, Liang, Pang, Natalie, Tandoc, Edson C., Jr.

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A meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies of dyslexia in alphabetic words and chinese characters. by Kwok, Fu Yu.

“…However, no meta-analytic study has been conducted for non-alphabetical languages such as the Chinese language. …”
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Prevalence of sleep disturbance in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Salari, Nader, Sadeghi, Narges, Hosseinian-Far, Amin, Hasheminezhad, Razie, Khazaie, Habibolah, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Mohammadi, Masoud

“…The highest and lowest prevalence was in Egypt at 90% and Australia at 19.2%, respectively. Our meta-regression results show that with the increase in ‘sample size’ and ‘year of publication’, the overall prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with AS decreases (p < 0.05). …”
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Individual subject meta-analysis of parameters for Giardia duodenalis shedding in animal experimental models by Adell, A. D., Miller, W. A., Harvey, D. J., Van Wormer, E., Wuertz, S., Conrad, P. A.

“…While articles about animal model infectivity have been published for G. duodenalis, the studies have used diverse protocols and parameters to evaluate the infectivity of this protozoan parasite. …”
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Efficacy and safety of tirzepatide for treatment of overweight or obesity. A systematic review and meta-analysis by Tan, Bryan, Pan, Xin-Hui, Chew, Jocelyn Han Shi, Goh, Rachel Sze Jen, Lin, Chaoxing, Anand, Vickram Vijay, Lee, Ethan Cheng Zhe, Chan, Kai En, Kong, Gwyneth, Ong, Christen En Ya, Chung, Charlotte Hui, Young, Dan Yock, Chan, Mark Y., Khoo, Chin Meng, Mehta, Anurag, Muthiah, Mark Dhinesh, Noureddin, Mazen, Ng, Cheng Han, Chew, Nicholas W. S., Chin, Yip Han

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the efficacy and safety of tirzepatide for weight loss in patients with overweight or obesity. …”
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A hybrid meta-heuristic approach for buffer allocation in remanufacturing environment [electronic resource] / by Vahid Abbasgholi Pourghadim, 1981- 600015, Noordin Mohd. Yusof, supervisor 238361, Wong, Kuan Yew, supervisor 185071, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal 8081

Wearable activity trackers for promoting physical activity : a systematic meta-analytic review by Li, Caining, Chen, Xiaoyu, Bi, Xinhua

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Effect of iron (III) oxide concentration on the performance of meta-resonators embedded in cementitious matrix by Sum, Yee Loon, Rheinheimer, Vanessa, Soong, Boon Hee, Paulo J. M., Monteiro

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Meta-heuristic algorithms development for combinatorial optimization within an integrated problem solving environment by Xu, Yiliang

“…Meta-heuristic algorithm development through a novel intergrated problem solving environment for solving complex combinatorial optimization problems is presented in this Ph.D. thesis.…”
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Specific maternal brain responses to their own child’s face : an fMRI meta-analysis by Rigo, Paola, Kim, Pilyoung, Esposito, Gianluca, Putnick, Diane L., Venuti, Paola, Bornstein, Marc H.

“…Research that has focused on mothers’ brain responses to their own child has revealed the involvement of multiple subcortical and cortical brain regions, but less is known about which brain regions are systematically activated across these studies. This meta-analysis aims to identify specific neural regions associated with “own child” compared to “other child”. …”
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Home-based physical symptom management for family caregivers: systematic review and meta-analysis by Schoth, DE, Holley, S, Johnson, M, Stibbs, E, Renton, K, Harrop, E, Liossi, C

“…A narrative synthesis was conducted, along with a meta-analysis comparing outcomes in those who received an intervention to those who did not, or to preintervention scores. …”

Improving year-round protection against influenza infection in the tropics by Young, Barnaby

“…Vaccination is the main pharmacological method available to reduce transmission and prevent infection, but evidence that vaccine induced protection with the standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine lasts year-round is lacking. This thesis presents a review of influenza epidemiology in Asia and the association between the pattern of seasonality and latitude and climate; a systematic review and meta-analysis of test-negative design (TND) case-control studies in order to generate summary estimates of changes in vaccine effectiveness with time since vaccination; results of a cohort study that investigates whether there is evidence for waning vaccine protection against severe influenza in Singapore; an observer-blind randomised clinical trial of annual versus biannual influenza vaccination in older adults, and further analysis of predictors of waning antibody titres post-vaccination.…”
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Fast unfolding of communities in large networks: 15 years later by Blondel, V, Guillaume, J-L, Lambiotte, R

“…The Louvain method was proposed 15 years ago as a heuristic method for the fast detection of communities in large networks. …”

Timor-Leste’s Challenges : Year After the May 2018 Elections by Menon, Vijayalakshmi

“…A year after the last parliamentary elections, in which the Alliance for Change (AMP) coalition won a clear majority, the 2018 and 2019 budgets have been passed, ending a period of considerable uncertainty and gridlock. …”
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Prospects for the container shipping industry over the next 5 years by Soh, Jia Jie

“…In light of the recent stricter Sulphur emission level, container shipping companies have been looking into using LNG as an alternative fuel. …”
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Translation of PET radiotracers for cancer imaging: recommendations from the National Cancer Imaging Translational Accelerator (NCITA) consensus meeting by McAteer, MA, McGowan, DR, Cook, GJR, Leung, HY, Ng, T, O’Connor, JPB, Aloj, L, Barnes, A, Blower, PJ, Brindle, KM, Braun, J, Buckley, C, Darian, D, Evans, P, Goh, V, Grainger, D, Green, C, Hall, MG, Harding, TA, Hines, CDG, Hollingsworth, SJ, Cristinacce, PLH, Illing, RO, Lee, M, Patel, N, Higgins, GS

“…Subsequently, panellists attended a consensus meeting to discuss survey outcomes and readjust scores independently if desired. …”