HIV decision support : from molecule to man by Sloot, Peter M. A., Coveney, P. V., Muller, V., Boucher, Charles A. B., Ertaylan, Gokhan, Bubak, Marian

“…ViroLab contains computational models that cover various spatial and temporal scales from atomic-level interactions in nanoseconds up to sociological interactions on the epidemiological level, spanning years of disease progression. ViroLab allows for personalized drug ranking. …”
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Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical profile of suicide attempters attending the Emergency Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman: a retrospective study by Al Khatri, Mahmood, Al Huseini, Salim, Almaqbali, Mandhar, Cucchi, Angie, Al-Saadi, Alkhatib, Al Farsi, Abdulmunim, Jose, Sachin, Al-Sibani, Nasser, Al-Adawi, Samir

“…Result: 83.1% were Omanis and women constituted 69.5% of the sample with a mean age of 27 years. 40.9% of the sample had a history of psychiatric disorders. 30% were students, and 42% were unemployed. …”
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The impact of a brief online mindfulness intervention to support erectile dysfunction in African Caribbean men: a Pilot waitlist controlled randomised controlled trial and content... by Banbury, Samantha, Jean-Marie, Dellian, Lusher, Joanne, Chandler, Chris, Turner, John

“…The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Intervention (MBCI) for erectile dysfunction (ED) in n=68 African Caribbean men aged 31–50 years old. A mixed methods approach was adopted to establish the feasibility of a brief online MBCI, using a waitlist-controlled randomised trial with an active and delayed group and a content analysis. …”
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Piloting a drama-based oral language intervention by Faitaki, F, Liggins, S, Murphy, V

“…The present study piloted an eight-week drama-based intervention, designed to improve young children’s skills in English. 41 children in Years 1-3 took part. Of these, N=21 completed the intervention (12 followed a movement-based approach and 9 followed a text-based approach), while N=20 acted as a control group. …”

Improving clinical care of patients in Nipah outbreaks: moving beyond 'compassionate use' by Hassan, MZ, Rojek, A, Olliaro, P, Horby, P

“…The 2024 Nipah outbreak in Kerala, India—its fifth in six years—and the recurring annual outbreaks in Bangladesh underscore the persistent threat posed by the Nipah virus (NiV) in the region. …”

Astley's Amphitheatre and the early circus in England, 1768-1830 by Kwint, M

“…This thesis charts the formative years of the institution and its contribution to an important yet distinctly arcane popular genre whose story has hitherto chiefly been the province of specialists and dilettanti, rather than the object of systematic historical, cultural and aesthetic analysis.…”

A commentary on Plutarch's Cato Minor by Geiger, J

“…This theme was also central a few years later in Salluet's <u>Catilinarian Conspiracy</u> and was taken up by the aged Augustus in a rhetorical reply to Brutus. …”

Variation in the social composition of the uk academic elite: the underlay of the two – or three – cultures? by Bukodi, E, Goldthorpe, J

“…However, a notable development in more recent years is that the growing social sciences elite is moving in its social composition away from the humanities elite and closer to the natural science elite. …”

A review of high-speed rotating HP turbine heat transfer and cooling studies over the last decade in the Oxford Turbine Research Facility by Falsetti, C, Beard, PF, Cardwell, DN, Chana, KS

“…Over the last years, advanced experiments under engine-representative conditions have been performed in the Oxford Turbine Research Facility (OTRF) to obtain high-quality aerothermal data that are essential for developing novel cooling designs and for validating computational models. …”

Violence-related skeletal trauma in the Epi-Jomon period: a case study from the Koboro cave site in Hokkaido, Japan by Braddick, I, Kubo, D, Matsumura, H, Schulting, RJ

“…Clear evidence of perimortem trauma was found on cranial (Koboro 1) and postcranial (Koboro 8) bones belonging to an adult male or males aged between 25–39 years old. Koboro 1 exhibits two injuries (one blunt force and one semi-sharp force) on its cranium, while two stone projectile points were found embedded in the right ilium and left eighth rib of Koboro 8. …”

Quantifying the Evolutionary Dynamics of Structure and Content in Closely Related E. coli Genomes by Molari, M, Shaw, LP, Neher, RA

“…We comprehensively describe genome evolution within n=222 genomes of Escherichia coli ST131, which likely shared a common ancestor around 100 years ago. After removing putative recombinant diversity, the total length of the phylogeny is 6,000 core genome substitutions. …”

Making art, making value online: NFTs, Blockchains and online art economies by Cooke, H

“…In recent years, cryptocurrencies have emerged as alternative forms of currency. …”

'To know them thoroughly you must have their photographs': photographing Donatello in the 19th and early 20th centuries by Johnson, GA

“…It also considers how the academic, museological and even geopolitical concerns of art historians and curators working in Europe and North America in the second half of the nineteenth century and early years of the twentieth century influenced the kinds of illustrations that were produced of Renaissance sculpture—and, in turn, how the kinds of illustrations made available to scholars shaped the questions they asked. …”

Fostering motivation in TVET students: the role of learner-paced segments and computational thinking in digital video learning by Wan Nor Ashiqin Wan Ali, Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya, Syed Zulkarnain Syed Idrus, Mohd Noorul Fakhri Yaacob

“…In recent years, digital video courseware has emerged as an effective tool for enhancing learning experiences, particularly in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs. …”
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Board characteristics and financial performance: evidence from Bursa Malaysia Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) top 100 index firms by Nur Hafizah Abdul Puhat, Suhaily Hasnan, Khairul Ayuni Mohd Kharuddin, Hafizah Marzuki, Mazurina Mohd Ali

“…Therefore, this study examines the relationship between corporate governance and the financial performance of 80 non-financial firms listed on the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE)Bursa Malaysia Top 100 Index between the years of 2018 and 2020. The descriptive statistics reveal that on average, the 23% composition of female directors on the board is still below the recommended MCCG 2017 and 2021 threshold of 30%. …”
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Characteristics of board and shariah board on risk-taking and performance: evidence from Takaful operators in Malaysia by Ainulashikin Marzuki, Nurul Nazlia Jamil, Muhamad Azhari Wahid, Wan Amalina Wan Abdullah

“…The study analyse data from 15 TOs from 2012 to 2021, resulting in a total of 124 firm-years of observations using panel data regression techniques. …”
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Views and factors influencing Primary Care Practitioner (pcp) interactions with the pharmaceutical industrys representatives in Malaysia: a multi-sectors qualitative study by Salim, Hani, Ping, Yein Lee, Siew, Mooi Ching, Mawardi, Maliza, Wan Idris, Wan Noor Azlin, Harrun, Noor Harzana

“…The ages of the participants ranged from 33 to 53 years. Most of the participants were female, of Malay ethnicity and from the public sector. …”
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Neuromuscular taping application to reduce work-related tension neck syndrome in “Batik” manual labor workers: a pilot controlled trial by Rahayu, Umi Budi, Putriana, D., Setyaningrum, A., Kusumawati, Yuli, Blow, D., Romli, M.H.

“…Methods: This study was conducted on 20 workers, with an age mean of about 53.85 years who work in the home industry of “Batik-Village” in Solo Indonesia that were divided into two groups. …”

Practices, attitudes and motives for domestic waste recycling by Aini, M. S., Fakhru'l-Razi, A., Lad, S. M., Hashim, A. H.

“…The 15 000 tonnes of garbage produced daily are thrown into 230 landfills nationwide, where 80% of them have only two years of life span left. Although recycling programmes were launched as early as 1990, only 5% of the wastes are recycled. …”

Molecular genetics of Dupuytren’s contracture by Aissvarya, Shankar, Ling, King-Hwa, Arumugam, Manohar, Thilakavathy, Karuppiah

“…. • DC is a multifactorial disease, having both genetic and environmental factors contributing to the causality of the disease. • Over the years, various studies have been conducted to understand the molecular mechanism and genetic aspects of DC but there is a lack of reports on the variants found in the exonic regions. …”
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