Assessing surface seals of soils on slopes by Liu, Chenying

“…Flexible wall falling-head permeability test was used to determine the saturated permeability of the soil in the laboratory. …”
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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

“…<p><b>Funding</b></p> Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.…”

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-... by Schumacher, AE, Kyu, HH, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Basnyat, B, Maude, RJ, Bennett, D, Browne, AJ, Dolecek, C, Dunachie, SJ, Newton, CRJ, Rodriguez, JAB

“…<p><b>Funding</b></p> Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.…”

Water resources and extreme events in the Awash basin: economic effects and policy implications: report prepared for the Global Green Growth Institute by Smale, R, Walker, O, Vadheim, B, Hope, R, Hope, R, Charles, K, Hall, J, Dadson, S, Borgomeo, E, Kebede, S, Alamirew, T, Bekele, F, Mengistu, A, Beyene, S

“…<br> This report, produced by Vivid Economics on behalf of the Global Green Growth Institute, seeks to better understand and quantify this critical economic vulnerability, and draw out the implications for water management policies. …”

The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations by Kirkbride, JB, Anglin, DM, Colman, I, Dykxhoorn, J, Jones, PB, Patalay, P, Pitman, A, Soneson, E, Steare, T, Wright, T, Griffiths, SL

“…Given the breadth of this topic, we focus on the most pervasive social determinants across the life course, and those that are common across major mental disorders. We draw primarily on the available evidence from the Global North, acknowledging that other global contexts will face both similar and unique sets of social determinants that will require equitable attention. …”

Evaluation of diabetic wound healing properties of moringa oleifera lam using in vitro and in vivo wound models by Muhammad Amali, Abubakar

“…Therefore, may serve as a lead in drug discovery for diabetic wound healing.…”
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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

“…&lt;h4&gt;Funding&lt;/h4&gt;Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation.…”

Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan : the role of post-conflict reconstruction by Sadia Sulaiman

“…These shortcomings allowed the window of opportunity created by the fall of the Taliban and the overwhelming support of the Afghan people to close. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Feigin, VL, Abate, MD, Abate, YH, Bandyopadhyay, S, Bennett, DA, Lacey, B, Newton, CRJ

“…<p><b>Funding</b></p> Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.…”

Le christianisme laïc de Pierre Bayle by Hooks, JM

“…In his Pensées Diverses (1682), Bayle draws upon original sin, and in his Commentaire Philosophique (1686), Bayle uses the doctrine of the Imago Dei. …”

Non-destructive Testing and Repair of Pipelines / by Barkanov, Evgeny N., editor 655999, Dumitrescu, Andrei, editor 656000, Parinov, Ivan A., 1956-, editor 656002

“…In turn, the book assesses the currently available technologies for reinforcement of pipelines, drawing on the experience gained by project partners, and evaluates the recovery of the carrying capacity of pipeline sections with local corrosion damage by means of analytical and numerical procedures. …”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…Where such text is of a relatively short length (no more than about a folio), we have included it in full under the label of, "postscript".⁸ Thus, our catalogue generally includes in full all the information given before the first chapter and after the final chapter title.…”

US exceptionalism? International trends in midlife mortality by Dowd, JB, Doniec, K, Zhang, L, Tilstra, A

“…<p><strong>Background:&nbsp;</strong>Rising midlife mortality in the USA has raised concerns, particularly the increase in &lsquo;deaths of despair&rsquo; (due to drugs, alcohol and suicide). Life expectancy is also stalling in other countries such as the UK, but how trends in midlife mortality are evolving outside the USA is less understood. …”

Diagrammatic Representation and Inference : 12th International Conference, Diagrams 2021, Virtual, September 28-30, 2021, Proceedings / by Diagrams (Conference) (12th : 2021 : Online) 643173, Basu, Amrita, 1953-, editor 643175, Stapleton, Gem, editor 643176, Linker, Sven, editor 643177, Legg, Catherine, editor 643178, Manalo, Emmanuel, editor 643179, Viana, Petrucio, editor 643180

Navigating the real world: a grounded theory-based exploration of autistic adolescents identity formation in Marcelo in the real world by Yang, Shuo, Mani, Manimangai, Omar, Noritah

“…The use of grounded theory methodology enables a full examination of Marcelo's experiences and the fundamental mechanisms guiding the development of his identity. …”
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Three Provocations for Civic Crowdfunding by Davies, Rodrigo

“…This paper considers civic crowdfunding — the use of crowdfunding for projects that produce community or quasipublic assets — and argues that its emergence demands a fresh set of questions and approaches. The work draws on critical case studies constructed through fieldwork in the US, the UK and Brazil, and a discourse analysis of civic crowdfunding projects collected from platforms by the author. …”
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SP.236 / ES.SP236 Exploring Pharmacology, Spring 2009 by Gusman, Mariya, Fallows, Zak

“…From Abilify to Zyrtec, the world is full of interesting drugs. Such substances have cured diseases, started wars, and ended careers. …”
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The Accident / by Pavone, Chris, author 656312

“…Taking place over the course of twenty-four hours, The Accident draws on the rich worlds of publishing, politics and international spies to tell a suspenseful tale of intrigue in the vein of John Grisham and Laura Lippman. …”

Mitochondrial dysfunction in Down Syndrome: from pathology to therapy by Tan, Kai-Leng, Lee, Han-Chung, Cheah, Pike-See, Ling, King-Hwa

“…Mitochondrial dysfunctions have been described in Down syndrome (DS) caused by either partial or full trisomy of chromosome 21 (HSA21). Mitochondria play a crucial role in various vital functions in eukaryotic cells, especially in energy production, calcium homeostasis and programmed cell death. …”
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Effect of metabolite and temperature on artificial human sweat characteristics over a very wide frequency range (400 MHz–10.4 GHz) for wireless hydration diagnostic sensors by Lubangakene, Innocent, Virdee, Bal Singh, Jayanthi, Renu, Ganguly, Priyanka

“…As a result, analysis of electrolytes in this biofluid is gaining traction in the development of non-invasive sweat diagnostics to determine level of dehydration, cystic fibrosis and illicit drugs. This paper presents a wireless measurement modality of permittivity properties of sweat of different metabolite concentration levels exemplifying the full spectrum of human sweat. …”
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