The local identity politics of world heritage : lessons from Galle Fort in Sri Lanka by Janakiraman, Aarthi(Urban city planner)Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Determinants of underdiagnosis of COPD in national and international surveys by Lamprecht, B, Soriano, JB, Studnicka, M, Kaiser, B, Vanfleteren, LE, Gnatiuc, L, Burney, P, Miravitlles, M, García-Rio, F, Akbari, K, Ancochea, J, Menezes, AM, Perez-Padilla, R, Montes de Oca, M, Torres-Duque, CA, Caballero, A, González-García, M, Buist, S

Grid optimization and demand side mangement for electric vehicles penetration in remote area by Zhang, Yixiao, Ng, Eddie Yin Kwee, Li, Ning

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Prototypical career paths in urban, suburban, and rural locations in the United States by Setor, Tenace, Joseph, Damien

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Early adulthood BMI and cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study from the China Kadoorie Biobank by Chen, Y, Yu, W, Lv, J, Sun, D, Pei, P, Du, H, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Zhang, H, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Li, L, Yu, C

“…We aimed to study the associations between early adulthood BMI and cardiovascular diseases in a Chinese population, and the effect of midlife lifestyle factors on outcomes.…”

Urban local authorities and the delivery of micromobility strategies obstacles in the implementation of bicycle hire in the UK by Dudley, G, Banister, D, Schwanen, T

“…The pressures on urban local authorities to deliver mobility strategies highlight both their need and ability to connect problems and solutions, and then successfully implement the schemes. …”

The association between the housing structure and continued breastfeeding in two Southern African countries by Khanyile, Ntuthuko, McLaren, Shawn, Fairbrother, Una

“…We studied the association between housing structure and breastfeeding duration in two Southern African countries. …”
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Differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore by Deignan, Lindsey Kane, McDougald, Diane

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Maximising resilience to sea-level rise in urban coastal ecosystems through systematic conservation planning by Nguyen, Nhung T. H., Friess, Daniel A., Todd, Peter A., Mazor, Tessa, Lovelock, Catherine E., Lowe, Ryan, Gilmour, James, Chou, Loke Ming, Bhatia, Natasha, Jaafar, Zeehan, Tun, Karenne, Siti Maryam Yaakub, Huang, Danwei

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Institutional constraints to higher education datafication: an English case study by Brooks, R, Timms, J

“…This article draws on a particular case study—of attempts to widen participation to ‘sandwich courses’ in English higher education institutions—to argue that, in some areas of activity at least, institutional constraints serve to limit datafication substantially, including insufficient time and infrastructure, the prioritisation of data required for other purposes (typically national assessment exercises) and the role of institutional cultures. …”

Study of circulation of traffic agents at the road-side bus-stops by Sim, Si Hui

“…Moreover, the pedestrians and bus commuters’ front area usage proportion increased from 73.3% in C1 to 85.4% in T1, which suggests limited effectiveness. …”
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Pathogen diversity and antimicrobial resistance transmission of Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Malawi: a genomic epidemiological study... by Dyson, ZA, Ashton, PM, Khanam, F, Chunga Chirambo, A, Shakya, M, Meiring, JE, Tonks, S, Karkey, A, Msefula, C, Clemens, JD, Dunstan, SJ, Baker, S, Dougan, G, Pitzer, VE, Basnyat, B, Qadri, F, Heyderman, RS, Gordon, MA, Holt, KE, Pollard, AJ, STRATAA Study Group

“…We investigated the genomic epidemiology, resistance mechanisms, and transmission dynamics of these pathogens at three urban sites in Africa and Asia.</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> S Typhi and S Paratyphi A bacteria isolated from blood cultures of febrile children and adults at study sites in Dhaka (Bangladesh), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Blantyre (Malawi) during STRATAA surveillance were sequenced. …”

A service evaluation of the implementation of a novel digital intervention for hypertension self-monitoring and management system in primary care (SHIP): protocol for a mixed metho... by Smith, A, Tucker, KL, Barnes, RK, Drakesmith, CW, Agwunobi, A, Bateman, PA, Forbes, A, de Lusignan, S, Ford, GA, Fujiwara, T, Hobbs, FR, Koshiaris, C, Mant, J, McKinstry, B, Pollock, S, Rice, C, Yang, Y, McManus, RJ

“…Background: Hypertension is a key risk factor for death and disability, and blood pressure reduction is associated with significant reductions in cardiovascular risk. …”

In Search of the Promised Land: County-Level Disadvantage and Low Birth Weight among Black Mothers of the Great Migration by Vu, Cecilia, Arcaya, Mariana C., Kawachi, Ichiro, Williams, David R.

“…Although high socioeconomic opportunity is typically associated with protection of low birth weight, we did not see these outcomes in this study. …”
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The transfer and maximisation of dry-land strength & power into in-water thrust in competitive swimming by Tan, Quah Jian

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Exploring the Issues and Scenarios among Malaysia’s Real Estate Valuers Community Related to Smart City Concepts by Mat Noor, Noorsidi Aizuddin, Eshamuddin, Muhammad Nur Ezzat, Mohd Yusoff, Nurul Syakima

“…Thus, this study could help us understand on how to stimulate more involvement and participation of real estate valuers community in the urban areas that are under the category of smart city. …”
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Novel denial-of-service attacks against cloud-based multi-robot systems by Xu, Yuan, Deng, Gelei, Zhang, Tianwei, Qiu, Han, Bao, Yungang

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Quantification of operational risk in U.S. property and casualty insurance companies by Mack, Soon Ling, Gu, Yangshuo, Louisa Rajamanickam

“…Based on the results, a normalized formula is developed for quantifying operational risks. Algo OpData and National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) financial databases are utilized in aiding the analysis of this paper. …”
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Socioeconomic inequalities in risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 delta and omicron variants in the UK, 2020-22: analysis of the longitudinal COVID-19 Infection Survey by Razieh, C, Shabnam, S, Dambha-Miller, H, Morris, EJA, Yates, T, Chudasama, Y, Zaccardi, F, Gillies, C, Banerjee, A, Pareek, M, Lacey, B, White, M, Khunti, K, Islam, N

“…</p> <p><strong>Participants</strong> Survey participants recruited from randomly selected households to reflect the UK population (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) were divided into the delta cohort (2 July 2020 to 19 December 2021) and the omicron variant (on or after 20 December 2021), the dominant variants during our study period.</p> <p><strong>Main outcome measures</strong> Incidence rate and incidence rate ratio for the presence of the delta and omicron variants by area level deprivation and occupation sector. …”

Growth hormone increases BDNF and mTOR expression in specific brain regions after photothrombotic stroke in mice by Sanchez-Bezanilla, Sonia, Beard, Daniel J., Hood, Rebecca J., Åberg, N. David, Crock, Patricia, Walker, Frederick R., Nilsson, Michael, Isgaard, Jörgen, Ong, Lin Kooi

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