Addressing inequities in research for early to mid-career women scientists in low- and middle-income countries: “Supporting Women in Science” programme by Das, JK, Raza, M, Padhani, ZA, Hussain, NF, Villar, J, Kennedy, S, Bhutta, ZA

“…The Supporting Women in Science (SWIS) programme aims to address these barriers by enhancing research capacity among early- and mid-career women scientists from LMIC regions such as South-Central Asia and East Africa, in bespoke areas of health and health-related sustainable development goals (HHSDGs). …”

Combining detection dogs and camera traps improves minimally-invasive population monitoring for the cheetah, an elusive and rare large carnivore by Verschueren, S, Hofmann, T, Schmidt-Küntzel, A, Kakove, M, Munyandi, B, Bauer, H, Balkenhol, N, Leirs, H, Neumann, S, Cristescu, B, Marker, L

“…We surveyed a cheetah population within the Acacia savanna biome of central-east Namibia, employing various search strategies and camera trap configurations. …”

Serological cross-reactivity between Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus and Nairobi sheep disease virus glycoprotein C by Maze, EA, Booth, G, Limon, G, Belij-Rammerstorfer, S, Tchakarova, SR, Alexandrov, T, Browning, C, Wilsden, G, Ludi, AB, Charleston, B, Lambe, T

“…CCHFV and NSDV cocirculating in small ruminant populations across South Asia and East Africa. Cross-reactivity to viruses of the Orthonairovirus genus can potentially interfere with serological assays when employed for serosurveillance in regions where two or more genus members overlap in their distribution. …”

Associations between snoring, body mass index and coronary artery diseases: observational and mendelian randomization study in Asia by Zhu, Y, Lan, Y, Lv, J, Sun, D, Pei, P, Yang, L, Millwood, IY, Walters, RG, Chen, Y, Du, H, Wang, J, Yang, X, Stevens, R, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Li, L, Yu, C

“…We aimed to estimate the causal associations between snoring and CAD among East Asian people, and the effects independent of BMI. …”

Comparison of Finite Element Methods and Satellite InSAR for Monitoring Deformations of a Large Tailings Dam by Fetell, Robert Henry

“…This site has a well-documented history of lateral deformations in a critical section (XVIE) of the East dam that have been attributed to a deep-seated translation mechanism of shearing through the underlying Pliocene, glacial clays. …”
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Transient transmission of Chikungunya virus in Singapore exemplifies successful mitigation of severe epidemics in a vulnerable population by Hapuarachchi, Hapuarachchige Chanditha, Wong, Wing-Yan, Koo, Carmen, Tien, Wei-Ping, Yeo, Gladys, Rajarethinam, Jayanthi, Tan, Eugene, Chiang, Suzanna, Chong, Chee-Seng, Tan, Cheong-Huat, Tan, Li-Kiang, Ng, Lee Ching

“…Results: Four distinct groups of CHIKV of East, Central and South African genotype have mainly circulated since 2008, transmitted primarily by Aedes albopictus. …”
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Relict and modern sediments on the continental shelf of the northern South China Sea: a reconsideration by Wang, Yuming, Chen, Xiaohong, Switzer, Adam D., Li, Linlin, Xu, Yang, Wang, Yukun, Zhang, Peizhen

“…The sedimentology and geochemistry of the relict sediments imply that they were deposited in a dry and cold environment either during the low sea levels of the late Pleistocene (∼40 ka) or the early Holocene (∼10 ka). To the east, the Taiwan Shoal and vicinity are dominated by a sand mixture, at which the relict sediments were reworked by terrigenous supply and modern hydrodynamic environment due to the compound action of the Guangdong Longshore Current, seasonal cyclones, and Kuroshio Intrusion. …”
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Moris Mai : to be born by Cai, Yun, Har, Jiawei, Loh, Jing Ting, Toh, Yan Wei

“…This serves to provide a more accurate portrayal of the maternal healthcare situation across the country, both in its capital and remote regions. Commonly known as East Timor, Timor-Leste achieved its independence in 2002, making it the youngest nation in Southeast Asia. …”
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Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan : the role of post-conflict reconstruction by Sadia Sulaiman

“…Subsequently, the Taliban-led insurgents re-emerged as a potent force by exploiting the Afghan people’s discontent, which arose from the absence of security, especially in the South and East of Afghanistan and the failure to rebuild the country’s economy, as a result of which the weak Karzai regime lost its legitimacy. …”
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Mechanisms of Yersinia YopO kinase substrate specificity by Lee, Wei Lin, Singaravelu, Pavithra, Wee, Sheena, Xue, Bo, Ang, Khay Chun, Gunaratne, Jayantha, Grimes, Jonathan M., Swaminathan, Kunchithapadam, Robinson, Robert C.

“…Yersinia bacteria cause a range of human diseases, including yersiniosis, Far East scarlet-like fever and the plague. Yersiniae modulate and evade host immune defences through injection of Yersinia outer proteins (Yops) into phagocytic cells. …”
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Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Glob... by Naghavi, M, Ong, KL, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Basnyat, B, Maude, R, Dolecek, C, Lacey, BWH

“…The lowest age-standardised death rates from COVID-19 were in the high-income super-region (48·1 deaths [47·4–48·8] per 100 000 population) and southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania (23·2 deaths [16·3–37·2] per 100 000 population). …”

Unexpected anthropogenic emission decreases explain recent atmospheric mercury concentration declines by Feinberg, Aryeh, Selin, Noelle E., Braban, Christine F., Chang, Kai-Lan, Custódio, Danilo, Jaffe, Daniel A., Kyllönen, Katriina, Landis, Matthew S., Leeson, Sarah R., Luke, Winston, Molepo, Koketso M., Murovec, Marijana, Nerentorp Mastromonaco, Michelle G., Aspmo Pfaffhuber, Katrine, Rüdiger, Julian, Sheu, Guey-Rong, St. Louis, Vincent L.

“…Faster declines in 95th percentile Hg0 values than median values in Europe, North America, and East Asian measurement stations corroborate that the likely cause is a decline in nearby anthropogenic emissions rather than background legacy reemissions. …”
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Genomic insights into Vibrio cholerae O1 responsible for cholera epidemics in Tanzania between 1993 and 2017 by Hounmanou, Yaovi Mahuton Gildas, Leekitcharoenphon, Pimlapas, Kudirkiene, Egle, Mdegela, Robinson H., Hendriksen, Rene S., Olsen, John Elmerdahl, Dalsgaard, Anders

“…The T5 sub-lineage (ctxB3) dominated outbreaks until 1997, followed by the T10 atypical El Tor (ctxB1) up to 2015, which were replaced by the T13 atypical El Tor of the current third wave (ctxB7) causing most cholera outbreaks until 2017 with T13 being phylogenetically related to strains from East African countries, Yemen and Lake Victoria. …”
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Research into the impacts of electronic road pricing and in-vehicle unit on commercial drivers' perception and behaviour by Ang, Shang Le

“…In this project, a total of five locations mainly – Jalan Bahar Heavy Vehicle Park, Jurong East Heavy Vehicle Parking, Tradehub 21, Jurong Point Loading and Unloading Area and Midview City at Sin Ming Lane, are chosen for the conduct of the behavioural and perception survey. …”
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Expert system for real time optimization of solid waste management in Malaysia by Abu Samah, Mohd Armi

“…Malaysia being one the developing countries in South East Asia also faces the same problem due to the lack of comprehensive data and public awareness towards this issue. …”
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Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Vollset, SE, Ababneh, HS, Abate, YH, Lacey, BWH, GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators

“…In the assessment of alternative future scenarios, the combined effects of the scenarios (Safer Environment, Improved Childhood Nutrition and Vaccination, and Improved Behavioural and Metabolic Risks scenarios) demonstrated an important decrease in the global burden of DALYs in 2050 of 15·4% (13·5-17·5) compared with the reference scenario, with decreases across super-regions ranging from 10·4% (9·7-11·3) in the high-income super-region to 23·9% (20·7-27·3) in north Africa and the Middle East. The Safer Environment scenario had its largest decrease in sub-Saharan Africa (5·2% [3·5-6·8]), the Improved Behavioural and Metabolic Risks scenario in north Africa and the Middle East (23·2% [20·2-26·5]), and the Improved Nutrition and Vaccination scenario in sub-Saharan Africa (2·0% [-0·6 to 3·6]).…”

Cytogenetic and molecular aberrations of multiple myeloma patients : a single-center study in Singapore by Ng, Yit Jun, Tan, Yu Min, See, Karen Hsu Shien, Choo, Natasha Swee Lian, Lim, Sherry Xin Er, Lim, Alvin Soon Tiong, Lim, Tse Hui, Yee, Yenny, Lau, Lai Ching, Tien, Sim Leng, Sathish, Kumar, Tan, Daryl Chen Lung

“…Background-Much is known about the cytogenetic lesions that characterize multiple myeloma (MM) patients from the USA, Europe, and East Asia. However, little has been published about the disease among Southeast Asians. …”
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Evidence-based roadmap for geoheritage conservation in southeast Arabia: Inventory, evaluations, and communicating geocultural connections by Sayama, K

“…Over the past 30 years, the need for protecting geoheritage sites has become increasingly recognised, especially in Europe and East Asia, epitomised by the establishment of international frameworks such as the UNESCO Global Geoparks in 2015. …”

Preliminary environmental risk consideration for small UAV ground risk mapping by Chung, Han Jie, Mohd Hasrizam Che Man, Sivakumar, Anush Kumar, Low, Kin Huat

“…In contrast, weather stations in the East such as Changi and Pasir Ris reported the lowest rainfall near 0.036 mm in February. …”
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Artemisinin resistance in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, originates from its initial transcriptional response by Zhu, Lei, van der Pluijm, Rob W., Kucharski, Michal, Nayak, Sourav, Tripathi, Jaishree, White, Nicholas J., Day, Nicholas P. J., Faiz, Abul, Phyo, Aung Pyae, Amaratunga, Chanaki, Lek, Dysoley, Ashley, Elizabeth A., Nosten, François, Smithuis, Frank, Ginsburg, Hagai, von Seidlein, Lorenz, Lin, Khin, Imwong, Mallika, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Mayxay, Mayfong, Dhorda, Mehul, Nguyen, Hoang Chau, Nguyen, Thuy Nhien Thanh, Miotto, Olivo, Newton, Paul N., Jittamala, Podjanee, Tripura, Rupam, Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon, Peto, Thomas J., Hien, Tran Tinh, Dondorp, Arjen M., Bozdech, Zbynek

“…The emergence and spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum, first in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), and now in East Africa, is a major threat to global malaria elimination ambitions. …”
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