Associations between health literacy and health care utilization and mortality in patients with coexisting diabetes and end-stage renal disease : a prospective cohort study by Griva, Konstantina, Loong, Russel K. L., Nandakumar, Mooppil, Rajeswari, Moothathamby, Khoo, Eric Y. H., Lee, Vanessa Y. W., Kang, Augustine W. C., Osborne, Richard H., Brini, Stefano, Newman, Stanton P.

“…Results A total 221 participants [median age: 59 years, 61.6% men, 54.8% Chinese] were recruited. …”
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Sustaining antimicrobial stewardship in a high-antibiotic resistance setting by Ng, Tat Ming, Heng, Shi Thong, Chua, Boon Hou, Ang, Li Wei, Tan, Sock Hoon, Tay, Hui Lin, Yap, Min Yi, Quek, Jason, Teng, Christine B., Young, Barnaby Edward, Lin, Ray, Ang, Brenda, Lee, Tau Hong, Lye, David C.

“…During the same period, the mean monthly patient days increased from 33929 in 2007 to 45603 in 2018, and the proportion of patients older than 65 years increased from 45.5% in 2007 to 56.6% in 2018. …”
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Nation in action : making Chinese in the rural borderland between China and North Korea by Chen, Shiwei

“…Data collection is based on multi-sited fieldwork over the span of three years, utilizing participant observation and in-depth interviews. …”
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Dietary fiber intake and risk of advanced and aggressive forms of prostate cancer: a pooled analysis of 15 prospective cohort studies by Sidahmed, E, Freedland, SJ, Wang, M, Wu, K, Albanes, D, Barnett, M, van den Brandt, PA, Giles, GG, Cook, MB, Giovannucci, E, Haiman, CA, Larsson, SC, Key, TJ, Loftfield, E, Männistö, S, McCullough, ML, Milne, RL, Neuhouser, ML, Platz, EA, Perez-Cornago, A, Sawada, N, Schenk, JM, Sinha, R, Tsugane, S, Visvanathan, K, Wang, Y, White, KK, Willett, WC, Wolk, A, Ziegler, RG, Genkinger, JM, Smith-Warner, SA

“…<h4>Participants/setting</h4>There were 842 149 men followed for up to 9 to 22 years between 1985 and 2009 across studies.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>The primary outcome measures were advanced (stage T4, N1, or M1 or PC mortality), advanced restricted (excluded men with missing stage and those with localized PC who died of PC), and high-grade PC (Gleason score ≥8 or poorly differentiated/undifferentiated) and PC mortality.…”

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

“…Phylogenetic analyses showed that most cases derived from pre-existing, locally established pathogen variants; 702 (98%) of 713 drug-resistant infections resulted from local circulation of AMR variants, not imported variants or recent de novo emergence; and pathogen variants circulated across age groups. 479 (66%) of 731 cases clustered with others that were indistinguishable by point mutations; individual clusters included multiple age groups and persisted for up to 2·3 years, and AMR determinants were invariant within clusters.…”

Childhood bullying and mental health: understanding risk, resilience, and the role of anti-bullying interventions by Guzman Holst, C

“…While most children and young people experience low and stable trajectories of bulling victimisation and/or perpetration throughout the school years, a few experience chronic and increasing levels of victimisation and/or perpetration (Barker et al., 2008). …”

Impact of media literacy on soft drink consumption among adolescents in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Mohammad Shahid, Nur Nadirah

“…A total of 500 questionnaires were distributed to adolescents aged between 13 to 18 years old at selected secondary schools in Klang Valley. …”
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Design and Implementation of Active Antennas for IoT-Based Healthcare Monitoring System by MUSA, UMAR, MOHD SHAH, SHAHARIL, A. MAJID, HUDA, AHMAD MAHADI, ISMAIL, A. RAHIM, MOHAMAD KAMAL, YAHYA, MUHAMMAD SANI, ZAINAL ABIDIN, ZUHAIRIAH

“…The experimental data are obtained from ten participants with ages ranging between 18 and 40 years old for 10-minutes duration with a 1-minute step size which implies 10 samples. …”
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Design and Implementation of Active Antennas for IoT-Based Healthcare Monitoring System by MUSA, UMAR, MOHD SHAH, SHAHARIL, A. MAJID, HUDA, MAHADI, ISMAIL AHMAD, A. RAHIM, MOHAMAD KAMAL, YAHYA, MUHAMMAD SANI, ZAINAL ABIDIN, ZUHAIRIAH

“…The experimental data are obtained from ten participants with ages ranging between 18 and 40 years old for 10-minutes duration with a 1-minute step size which implies 10 samples. …”
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Effect of antimicrobial agents on biofilm cells and invitro development of resistance in planktonic cells of pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 by Balasankar Meera Priyadarshini

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Building HPC Learning Pathways: Understanding our Community by Filinger, Weronika, Mullen, Julie, Cohen, Jeremy, Wittke, Samantha, Backhaus, Ann

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Transcriptional profiling and network-based gene annotations of human malaria parasite plasmodium falciparum by Hu, Guang An

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The effect of biculturalism on executive functions by Xie, Wenhan

“…While variables such as proficiency, immigration, and age of acquisition have received much attention over the years, there is still a paucity of research into culture as a variable exerting an effect on bilingualism. …”
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Public opinion trend analysis on nuclear energy via aspect-based sentiment analysis methods by Huang, Fan

“…As online social media platforms like Twitter prevail in recent years, many public ideas and opinions are generating and spreading around the virtual world every minute. …”
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Use of Mid Upper-Arm Circumference (MUAC) as screening tool in an urban township in the Eastern Cape: rationale for testing changed cut-off values to identify malnutrition by McLaren, Shawn, Steenkamp, Liana, Venter, Danie

“…A revised, single MUAC cut-off value for males and females younger than two years may increase the correct diagnosis of MAM, thus providing health workers the opportunity to prevent SAM. …”
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Autoinhibition releasing provides a platform for developing p21-activated kinase-1 (PAK1) activators for hypertrophic heart diseases by He, Y

“…<p>Kinase activators have attracted great attention in recent years due to their therapeutic benefits in pathological conditions. …”

Relationship of sperm protamine content with bull breeding soundness evaluation and sperm DNA damage by Mohamed Abbad Alfadel, Fatima

“…Five Brangus bulls from the University Putra Malaysia farm, between 3 – 8 years old and body weights ranging from 308 – 568 kg, were subjected to BBSE. …”
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Effects of behavioural parent training programme with and without teacher intervention on attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms among ADHD children in Iran by Shaban, Sepideh

“…Using a randomized, pre-test, post-test, control group design, 96 boys and girls aged between 9 to 11 years old were randomly assigned into two intervention and one control groups. …”
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Effectiveness of a preventative multi-component training program for prospective memory performance among healthy older adults by Farzin, Azin

“…The sample consisted of 25 healthy older adults, aged between 55 and 75 years who are members of University of Third Age (U3A) Kuala Lumpur/Selangor, their family members or friends. …”
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THE BIG RICH : THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GREATEST TEXAS OIL FORTUNES / by Burrough, Bryan, 1961-, author 376296

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