The effects of ultra-selective beta1-antagonism on the metabolic and cytokine profile in septic shock patients receiving noradrenaline: a sub-investigation from the STRESS-L Random... by Thomas, JL, McGee, KC, Hossain, A, Perkins, GD, Gordon, AC, Young, D, McAuley, D, Singer, M, Lall, R, Kramaric, T, Lord, JM, Whitehouse, T, Mur, LAJ

“…Following adjusted analysis for confounders, plasma metabolite concentrations remained statistically different between landiolol and standard care arms for succinic acid, l-tryptophan, l-alanine, 2,2,2-trichloroethanol, lactic acid and d-glucose. …”

Study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of comparing enhanced acceptance and commitment therapy plus (+) added to usual aftercare versus usual aftercare only, in... by Khan, I, Taylor, SJC, Robinson, C, Moschopoulou, E, McCrone, P, Bourke, L, Thaha, M, Bhui, K, Rosario, D, Ridge, D, Donovan, S, Korszun, A, Little, P, Morgan, A, Quentin, O, Roylance, R, White, P, Chalder, T

“…We will recruit 344 participants identified from secondary care sites who have completed hospital-based treatment for cancer with curative intent, with low QoL (determined by the FACT-G) and randomise with an allocation ratio of 1:1 to the intervention or control. …”

Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of antenatal screening for major structural anomalies during the first trimester of pregnancy: a decision model by Campbell, H, Karim, J, Papageorgiou, AT, Wilson, E, Rivero-Arias, O

“…<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To assess the cost-effectiveness of modifying current antenatal screening by adding first trimester structural anomaly screening to standard of care second trimester anomaly screening.</p> <br> <p><strong>Design:</strong> Health economic decision model.…”

Radiotherapy and theranostics: a Lancet Oncology Commission by Abdel-Wahab, M, Giammarile, F, Carrara, M, Paez, D, Hricak, H, Ayati, N, Li, JJ, Mueller, M, Aggarwal, A, Al-Ibraheem, A, Alkhatib, S, Atun, R, Bello, A, Berger, D, Delgado Bolton, RC, Buatti, JM, Burt, G, Bjelac, OC, Cordero-Mendez, L, Dosanjh, M, Eichler, T, Fidarova, E, Gondhowiardjo, S, Gospodarowicz, M, Grover, S, Hande, V, Harsdorf-Enderndorf, E, Herrmann, K, Hofman, MS, Holmberg, O, Jaffray, D, Knoll, P, Kunikowska, J, Lewis, JS, Lievens, Y, Mikhail-Lette, M, Ostwald, D, Palta, JR, Peristeris, P, Rosa, AA, Salem, SA, Dos Santos, MA, Sathekge, MM, Shrivastava, SK, Titovich, E, Urbain, J-L, Vanderpuye, V, Wahl, RL, Yu, JS, Zaghloul, MS, Zhu, H, Scott, AM

“…New initiatives-such as the International Atomic Energy Agency's Rays of Hope programme-and interest by international development banks in investing in radiotherapy should be supported by health-care systems and governments, and extended to accelerate the momentum generated by recognising global disparities in access to radiotherapy. …”

Qualitative evaluation of the implementation and national roll-out of the NHS App in England by Reidy, C, Papoutsi, C, KC, S, Gudgin, B, Laverty, AA, Greaves, F, Powell, J

“…Shifting emphasis towards in-person care, challenges with digital inclusion and controversies related to features such as patient access to own records further complicated roll-out. …”

Our weapons, our problem: arms exports, democracy and civil society in Brazil and the UK by de Moraes, RF

“…However, why do governments care about ‘distant strangers’? And why are these concerns present in some situations but not in others? …”

Effectiveness of the stroke e-learning module on Malaysian doctors’ knowledge of acute ischaemic stroke management by Albart, Stephenie Ann, Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan, Abdul Rashid, Aneesa, Wan Zaidi, Wan Asyraf, Looi, Irene, Kee, Hoo Fan

“…Background: The Stroke e-Learning Module (SEM) is a nationwide initiative to improve stroke care in Malaysia. This study aimed to assess the module’s effectiveness in improving knowledge on acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) management among Malaysian doctors. …”
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Treatment of acute sore throat in Malaysia: a consensus of multidisciplinary recommendations using modified Delphi methodology by Abdullah, Baharudin, Koh, Kar Chai, Mohamed, Mohazmi, Tan, Vincent Eng Soon, Mohammad, Nurashikin, Sekawi, Zamberi, Periyasamy, Petrick, Ramadas, Anitha, Duerden, Martin

“…The McIsaac score and point-of-care testing (POCT) for the presence of group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) can aid in the decision-making process for antibiotic use, reducing needless prescriptions. …”
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Exploratory Survey on UUM Student’s Acceptance Towards the Founding of Waqf Institution For Education by Omar, Hydzulkifli Hashim, Abu Bakar, Azizi, Basary, Noor Faezah, Shuib, Mohd Sollehudin, Yusuff, Noraini

“…Endowment (waqf) trustees should also explore other avenues to optimize the usage of endowment land under their care. The establishment of waqf institution in UUM should be develop as alternatives in order to prosper the human capital (students) in their education by using the cash waqf. …”
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Advancing neural text generation by Han, Simeng

“…The work on zero and few-shot text summarization has been accepted by The 2021 Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL). …”
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新加坡离散华文作家研究 1945-1980 = a study on Singapore diasporic Chinese writers 1945-1980 by 孫惠敏 Sun, Huey Min

“…Collectively, their writings had not only contributed to the field of diasporic Singapore Chinese literary works, but had also opened up a new chapter in the world of diasporic Chinese literature.…”
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Sampling from convex sets with a cold start using multiscale decompositions by Narayanan, Hariharan, Rajaraman, Amit, Srivastava, Piyush

“…The requirement is that starting from a suitable initial distribution, the random walk should “mix rapidly”, i.e., after a number of steps that is polynomial in n and the aspect ratio R/r (here, K is assumed to contain a ball of radius r and to be contained within a ball of radius R), the distribution of the random walk should come close to the uniform distribution π K on K. …”
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新加坡当代社会同志自由的研究 = A study of homosexuals’ liberty in present day Singapore by 陈惠嫔 Tan, Mabel Hui Ping

“…Therefore, this thesis hopes to be able to examine if the differences in thoughts and values between the gay community and society can come to a satisfied conclusion, achieving a consensus. …”
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Player acceptance of human computation games by Wang, Xiaohui

“…Moreover, this study also demonstrated that different predictors come into play in different stages of usage. Perceived aesthetic experience was a consistently important predictor of HCG acceptance, while the effect of perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness were time-dependent. …”
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Introduction - Oxford Energy Forum – Issue, 98

“…Structural issues are likely to prevent any reversal of these trends in the years to come, unless radical reforms are enacted, as in the case of Mexico.…”

RES.2-001 Engineering Design Instructional Computer System (EDICS), Spring 2008 by Wilson, David Gordon, Blanco, Ernesto, Tsutsumi, Seichi, Flowers, Woodie

“…EDICS, or Engineering Design Instructional Computer System, is an interactive multimedia program started in 1981, which consists of three chapters on bearings, rotors and cylinders, lets students with little background in engineering learn about procedures on a computer with text, graphics, animation, sound and diagrams.Online Publication…”
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Synthesis and application of peptidoglycan oligomers as metabolic labeling agents for bacteria by He, Jingxi

“…Besides application of modified PGOs per se, the bacteria targeting capability was tested in conjugation with gold nanoparticles for colorimetric analysis in a subsequent chapter. Bacteria detection was demonstrated with high sensitivity using our design, by incubation only without the need of sample washing thereafter. …”
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Development a novel paradigm for characterization of emerging contaminants in mixed-use anthropogenic impacted watersheds by Lee, Theodora Hui Yian

“…As current monitoring methods are extremely resource intensive, this research will evaluate the effect-based monitoring technique which was designed to have a more cost-efficient and systematic approach in utilizing state-of-the-art analytical techniques. The last key chapter of this thesis focused on the use of an environmental surrogate, fluorescence EEM. …”
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Differences in pulse manifestations at Cunkou based on simplified modeling of tactile sensing by Shi, Yubing, Yang, Hongyi, Yeo, Joon Hock

“…Integrating the tactile sensing model with the study of TCM pulse diagnosis opens a new chapter for visualizing and quantitatively interpreting pulse manifestations. …”
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From phosphate to refugees: the offshore refugee boom in the Republic of Nauru by Morris, J

“…I look at how mineral and migrant raw materials merge in the remaking of Nauru’s social economy. Each chapter goes deeper into detailing the extractive consequences that have developed in Nauru from both industrial sectors, but particularly the country’s latest manufacturing operations. …”