How balanced are you? Bilingualism and the development of attentional control in English-Mandarin preschool children by Chan, Clara Gek Hoon

“…Given the cultural and societal differences inherent in bilingualism all over the world, caution needs to be taken when generalizing the conclusions, but the results have both theoretical and practical implications on promoting balanced bilingualism among young bilinguals to benefit their attentional control.…”
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Estimating consumptive water use of rice in lowland paddy fields of Tanjung Karang, Malaysia by Abdullahi, Abubakar Sadiq

“…More research work is needed in obtaining adequate and accurate radar weather data; and better models to accurately predict ET rates for rice crop.…”
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Visible light communication systems supporting wireless data access and indoor positioning applications by Yang, Helin

“…Simulations and experimental results verify that our proposed FBMC-SCM can improve the effective bandwidth utilization ratio and enhance the positioning accuracy in the integrated VLCP system, compared with OFDM-SCM. The FBMC-SCM needs extra computational complexity of signal processing compared with OFDM. …”
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Biogeochemical cycling and environmental footprints of peatland-derived organic carbon in the coastal ocean in Southeast Asia by Zhou, Yongli

“…We suggest that photo-enhanced bio-remineralization likely plays an important role in the tDOC remineralization and needs further research.…”
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Holistic teaching workload allocation for research-intensive universities by Roopchandani, Arpit

“…The holistic workload model has paved the way for a much-needed inclusive approach to determine a fair and equitable teaching workload for each faculty. …”
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Reduced semiconductor energy conversion systems. by Zhang, Lei.

“…A detailed application study needs to be conducted before a sound judgment can be made for the considered topology especially with reduced components. …”
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Power quality and low voltage ride-through capability of induction generator-based wind power generating system by Wei, Feng

“…Active power filter (APF) is one of the most commonly used method for harmonic elimination but it increases the cost of the DFIG system and also needs an individual controller for the APF. Thus, the compensation control from the rotor-side converter is encouraged recently. …”
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Optimization of cognitive radio systems with energy harvesting by Pratibha

“…It can further exploit the disparity in the PU busy and idle periods as per its energy needs. The average energy cost spent in a time slot is minimized to achieve a given SU transmission rate while adhering to the PU collision constraint. …”
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Genetic and observational associations of nuclear magnetic resonance-measured lipid-related traits and atherosclerotic cardiovascular mortality in the Mexico City Prospective Study by Wang, Y

“…Enhancing lipid management and control of ASCVD through the use of such medications, particularly statins targeting ApoB particles, is urgently needed. This approach could help alleviate the growing burden of ASCVD and related chronic diseases on a large scale, improving overall population well-being.…”

Development of highly efficient organic and perovskite solar cells by Li, Xianqiang

“…Besides, these polymer HTLs can achieve a good photovoltaic performance without requiring a complex doping process which is often needed in other commonly used small molecular or polymer HTLs in perovskite solar cells. …”
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Creativity in Intelligent Technologies and Data Science : 4th International Conference, CIT&DS 2021, Volgograd, Russia, September 20-23, 2021 : Proceedings / by CIT&DS (Conference) (4th : 2021 : Volgograd, Russia), organiser 642924, Kravets, Alla G., editor 642925, Shcherbakov, Maxim, editor 642926, Parygin, Danila, editor 642927, Groumpos, Peter P., editor 642928

Characterisation of transport and thermodynamic properties for various binary electrolytes by Hou, T

“…To fully describe trans- port processes, techniques are needed to measure six key properties. We have accurately quantified some or all of the properties for binary electrolytes used in various energy storage systems, including redox flow, alkaline, lithium-ion, and magnesium-ion batteries.…”

Health monitoring, lifetimes estimation, and thermal management of IGBT-based power converters by Mohamed Halick Mohamed Sathik

“…Therefore, for mission critical applications, the failure rate function needs to be estimated according to Federal aviation administration (FAA) requirement. …”
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InAlN/GaN high electron mobility transistors on Si for RF applications by Xing, Weichuan

“…Linearity of GaN transistors ultimately limits the power density and efficiency of these devices in many applications, as the operating point of the device typically needs to be backed-off to meet the linearity specifications. …”
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Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Wu, AD, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…We did not detect evidence of serious harm from nicotine EC, but longer, larger studies are needed to fully evaluate EC safety. Our included studies tested regulated nicotine‐containing EC; illicit products and/or products containing other active substances (e.g. tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)) may have different harm profiles. …”

Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients by Streck, JM, Rigotti, NA, Livingstone-Banks, J, Tindle, HA, Clair, C, Munafò, MR, Sterling-Maisel, C, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…</p> <p>Future research is needed to identify effective strategies to implement, disseminate, and sustain interventions, and to ensure cessation counselling and pharmacotherapy initiated in the hospital is sustained after discharge.…”

Interventions for quitting vaping by Butler, AR, Lindson, N, Livingstone-Banks, J, Notley, C, Turner, T, Rigotti, NA, Fanshawe, TR, Dawkins, L, Begh, R, Wu, AD, Brose, L, Conde, M, Simonavičius, E, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…<br> Most studies that measured SAEs reported none; however, more data are needed to draw clear conclusions. Of note, data from studies investigating these interventions for quitting smoking have not demonstrated serious concerns about SAEs. …”

Understanding lived experiences of bereaved parents of children with chronic life-threatening Illness : towards a culture-specific and meaning-oriented narrative E-writing interven... by Dutta, Oindrila

“…Qualitative framework analysis of post-intervention feedback highlighted participants’ satisfaction with the opportunity to reflect on their caregiving experiences, acceptance of an internet-and-narrative-based platform for self-expression and structured counseling support, and compatibility of the NeW-I therapeutic-protocol with participants’ needs. Taken together, findings from this pilot investigation indicate that NeW-I could enhance holistic pediatric palliative services in Singapore and a full-scale community trial with a larger and more diverse sample is warranted. …”
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Preparation of low-dimensional materials for plasmonic bio-sensing by Das, Chandreyee Manas

“…In these cases, the evaluation method needs to be modified so that the non-local effect can be considered. …”
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