Market replacing family : liberal familialism and the decline of grandparental care in Singapore by Lee, Jing Ian

“…This paper seeks to explain why there has been a decline in grandparental care in Singapore. I interviewed eight Singaporean grandparents of different genders and races to garner their perspective on childcare arrangements. …”
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Outlook for the dry bulk shipping market in the next 5 years by Sam, Dave Perry, Chang, Yvonne, Yeo, Kai Hong

“…The dry bulk market is experiencing tough situations and it is not expected to recover in the coming year. The objective of this report is to understand the current situation of the dry bulk market and hope to provide an outlook of it in the next five years. …”
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50 years of higher education development in Malaysia (1957-2007) / by Zailan Moris 314284, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Institut Penyelidikan Pendidikan Tinggi Negara 494717

Casual Talk 100 years Cooperatives Movement with KSU KUSKOP by Nor Salwana, Mohammad Idris

“…PEKAN, 7 December 2022 - Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) received a visit from the Secretary-General (KSU), Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP), Dato’ Suriani Dato’ Ahmad in conjunction with the 100-Year Cooperatives Movement Casual Chat programme held at UMP Pekan.…”
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UMP appreciates 68 loyal staff serving for 20 years by Nor Salwana, Mohammad Idris

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SRC-led materials research: 40 years ago, and now by Zhirnov, Victor, Chen, Michelle E., Malakoutian, Mohamadali, Margavio, Hannah R. M., Pawliczak, Emma, Reidy, Kate, Yanez, Wilson, Younkin, Todd

“…Thus, over the next 40 years, the semiconductor industry will require significant innovation. …”
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Report to the President for year ended June 30, 2022, Anthropology by Paxson, Heather

“…This report contains the following sections: Personnel and Administrative Changes; Highlights of the Year; Teaching and Curriculum; Publications; Presentations; Contributions to MIT and Outside Communities…”
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Gender differences in spatial ability in 9-year old children by Tan, Pearl Lee Choo.

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Improving year-round protection against influenza infection in the tropics by Young, Barnaby

“…Vaccination is the main pharmacological method available to reduce transmission and prevent infection, but evidence that vaccine induced protection with the standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine lasts year-round is lacking. This thesis presents a review of influenza epidemiology in Asia and the association between the pattern of seasonality and latitude and climate; a systematic review and meta-analysis of test-negative design (TND) case-control studies in order to generate summary estimates of changes in vaccine effectiveness with time since vaccination; results of a cohort study that investigates whether there is evidence for waning vaccine protection against severe influenza in Singapore; an observer-blind randomised clinical trial of annual versus biannual influenza vaccination in older adults, and further analysis of predictors of waning antibody titres post-vaccination.…”
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Prospects for the container shipping industry over the next 5 years by Soh, Jia Jie

“…Results revealed that due to a lack of governmental support, the introduction of LNG would not have any impacts on the container carrying capacity in the next 5 years. However given sufficient amount of time, there would be an increasing governmental support, and the lower cost of LNG fuel compared to bunker fuel oil, will eventually lead to an increase in LNG fuelled container vessels. …”
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Timor-Leste’s Challenges : Year After the May 2018 Elections by Menon, Vijayalakshmi

“…A year after the last parliamentary elections, in which the Alliance for Change (AMP) coalition won a clear majority, the 2018 and 2019 budgets have been passed, ending a period of considerable uncertainty and gridlock. …”
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Fast unfolding of communities in large networks: 15 years later by Blondel, V, Guillaume, J-L, Lambiotte, R

“…The Louvain method was proposed 15 years ago as a heuristic method for the fast detection of communities in large networks. …”

Three year performance of international provenance trials of Acacia auriculiformis by Awang, Kamis, Venkateswarlu, Perugupalli, Abd.Shukor, Nor Aini, Adjers, Goran, Bhumibhamon, Suree, Kietvuttinon, Bopit, Pan, Fuh-Juinn, Pitpreecha, Kiatkong, Simsiri, Apisit

“…The performance of 25 provenances in international trials on seven sites in four countries was assessed for survival and growth at 3 years. Of these provenances, seven were from Queensland, 12 from Northern Territory, Australia, and six from Papua New Guinea. …”
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Should investors care where private equity managers went to school? by Fuchs, F, Füss, R, Jenkinson, T, Morkoetter, S

“…We find that a combination of top-tier education and work experience identifies individual performance in the management team. In addition, academic variety, in particular among graduates of high-ranked universities, rather than uniform institutional quality, is an important return driver.…”

A realist evaluation to explain and understand the role of paramedics in primary care by Eaton, G, Wong, G, Tierney, S, Williams, V, Mahtani, KR

“…Conclusions: Our realist evaluation used a mixed-method approach to present empirical evidence of the role of paramedics in primary care. It offers insights into factors relating to their deployment, employment, and how they fit within the wider primary care team. …”

Living Together Across Borders : Communicative Care in Transnational Salvadoran Families / by Arnold, Lynnette, author 656202, Oxford University Press (Online service) 655242

“…Through cross-border conversations, families nurture intergenerational relations that sustain the family over the years despite ongoing separation.…”
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Low-Cost Electronic Microfluidics for Multiplexed Point-of-Care Biomarker Detection by Kikkeri, Kruthika

“…As we have seen in recent years, point-of-care (PoC) systems are vital elements in healthcare, as they can aid in disease detection, monitoring, and treatment, and even inform public policy. …”
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Telepresence Robots in the Context of Dementia Caregiving: Caregivers’ and Care Recipients’ Perspectives by FakhrHosseini, Shabnam, Cerino, Lauren, D’Ambrosio, Lisa, Balmuth, Lexi, Lee, Chaiwoo, Wu, Mengke, Coughlin, Joseph

“…This research investigates the perspectives of 20 caregiving dyads on VGo, a telepresence social robot with features designed to support caregiving. Care recipients (CRs), aged 65 and older, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, along with their primary caregivers (CGs), evaluated the robot through an online interview study. …”
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Point of care assay for blood aripiprazole concentrations: development, validation and utility by Atkins, M, Taylor, D, Catalan, A, Desouza, N, Chesney, E, Reilly, TJ, Baburina, I, Hilaire, MR, Dratcu, L, Harland, R, Salamone, SJ, McGuire, P

“…</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:&nbsp;</strong>The MyCare Insite POC analyser is sufficiently accurate and reliable for clinical use. …”

Why do we care how much oxygen tumors have? by Martin, LAW, Hammond, EM