Writing Hong Kong Sinophonicity : history, gender and ethnicity in Hong Kong fiction by Long, Chao

“…Collectively, the conceptualization of Sinophonicity in the three chapters attests to the medium of literary fiction as an effective site for producing decolonizing impetus, in order to better position Hong Kong in post-handover years.…”
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Empagliflozin lowers serum uric acid in chronic kidney disease: exploratory analyses from the EMPA-KIDNEY trial by Mayne, K, Sardell, R, Staplin, N, Judge, P, Zhu, D, Sammons, E, Emberson, J, Preiss, D, Landray, M, Baigent, C, Wanner, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, W

“…<p><strong> Methods</p></strong> The EMPA-KIDNEY trial randomised 6609 patients with CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≥20 and <90 mL/min/1.73m2 ) to receive either empagliflozin 10 mg daily or matching placebo over a median of two years follow-up. Serum uric acid was measured at randomisation then 2 and 18 months of follow-up and the effects of empagliflozin were analysed using a pre-specified mixed model repeated measures approach. …”

The impact of social isolation on delayed hospital discharges of older hip fracture patients and associated costs by Landeiro, F, Leal, J, Gray, A

“…Costs of delayed discharges were estimated using unit costs from national databases.Mean age at admission was 85.5 years and mean length of stay was 13.1 days per patient. …”

Ethnicity and anthropometric deficits in children: A cross-sectional analysis of national survey data from 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa by Tusting, LS, Mishra, S, Gibson, HS, Lindsay, SW, Weiss, DJ, Flaxman, S, Bhatt, S

“…Data were extracted from 37 georeferenced Demographic and Health Surveys carried out during 2006–2019 across SSA that recorded anthropometric data for children aged <5 years. In a cross-sectional analysis, the odds of stunting (low height-for-age), wasting (low weight-for-height) and underweight (low weight-for-age) were modelled in relation to ethnic group using a generalised linear hierarchical mixed-effects model, controlling for survey design and environmental, socioeconomic and clinical variables. …”

A systematic analysis of the contribution of genetics to multimorbidity and comparisons with primary care data by Murrin, O, Mounier, N, Voller, B, Tata, L, Gallego-Moll, C, Roso-Llorach, A, Carrasco-Ribelles, LA, Fox, C, Allan, LM, Woodward, RM, Liang, X, Valderas, JM, Khalid, S, Dudbridge, F, Lamb, SE, Mancini, M, Farmer, L, Boddy, K, Bowden, J, Melzer, D, Frayling, TM, Masoli, JAH, Pilling, LC, Violán, C, Delgado, J

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>We defined chronic, common, and heritable conditions in individuals aged ≥65 years, using two large primary-care databases [CPRD (UK) N = 2,425,014 and SIDIAP (Spain) N = 1,053,640], and estimated heritability using the same definitions in UK Biobank (N = 451,197). …”

Climate and biodiversity in the Andean Dry Puna by Bennett Manzano, M

“…There was no significant temporal trend in productivity in the study area since 1980 and NDVI variability was chiefly driven by ENSO conditions (lower during El Niño years, with dry and hot summers). At a finer scale, vegetation types responded to low rainfall in different ways; tussock grasslands were the most affected by low rainfall; wetlands and scrublands the most resilient. …”

Breastfeeding support during the Covid-19 pandemic in England: analysis of a national survey by Quigley, M, Harrison, S, Levene, I, Buchanan, P, McLeish, J, Alderdice, F

“…<p><strong>Conclusions</p></strong> Breastfeeding support has declined in recent years, and did not meet the needs of many women during the pandemic. …”

Deep learning methods for genome-based prediction of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Wang, C

“…<p>Tuberculosis is a highly lethal infectious disease, causing approximately 1.5 million deaths annually. Recent years have seen a concerning rise in drug-resistant tuberculosis cases, calling for the development of new approaches for drug susceptibility testing. …”

Self-reported pain and osteoarthritis of the hip and spine in retired elite rowers by Baynham-Williams, M

“…</p> <p><b>Results:</b> 92 participants were included in the analysis (age: 49.7 ± 17.8 years; BMI: 24.8 ± 2.7 kg/m2). The prevalence of self-reported pain at the hip joint, and across the thoracic spine and lower back was 14.1%, 9.8% and 29.4%, respectively. …”

Water quality in the Dhaka river system, Bangladesh, January 2017 to July 2021 by Hossain, MA, Shawal, S

“…<p>This dataset comprises periodical analysis of various water quality parameters including organics, inorganics and microbial concentrations from 58 sampling points over five years (2017-2021) in rivers and canals in the Greater Dhaka watershed, Bangladesh (Turag, Tongi Khal, Balu, Buriganga, Bangshi-Savar, Shitalakhya, Dhaleshwari, Kaliganga Pagar Canal, Bashundhara Canal, Begunbari Canal). …”

Virulence gene profiles and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella Brancaster from chicken by Khoo, Evie, Roslee, Roseliza, Zakaria, Zunita, Ahmad, Nur Indah

“…Surveillance data from Malaysian poultry farms indicated an increase in its presence over the years. Objective: This study aims to investigate the virulence determinants and antimicrobial resistance in S. …”
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Studies of seed-borne fungi of tropical pasture legume species by Nik, WZ, Parbery, DG

“…P. sorghina was also found in embryo and cotyledonary tissue and survived in infected seed for at least 5 years. One storage fungus, Aspergillus ruber, was a seed (embryo) pathogen. …”

Methodology for domain ontology development with human-centered design by Iqbal, Rizwan

“…Ontologies play an important role to envision the future of semantic web. Over the years, the practitioners of the field of ontology engineering to support the notion of merging different methodologies and techniques together for developing ontologies. …”
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Enhancing the corporate image of a statutory board through a public communication campaign : the PUB story. by Tan, Amy Kheng Im.

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Modeling, synthesis and test logic insertion for DLX CPU by Bandlamudi Kirankumar

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System identification and control system design for a model helicopter in hover by Paw, Yew Chai

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India's foreign policy on Myanmar/Burma : an analysis from 1988 - 2007. by Heena, Patel.

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Tourism : a catalyst for warmer China-Taiwan relations. by Li, Yuanyi.

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Surface metrology and optical properties of thin film shape memory alloys by Wu, Mingjie

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Essays on foreign stock listing by Ting, Yang

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