Trajectories of interferon-gamma release assay results over two years in independent cohorts from China, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States by Chen, C, Xue, H, Horsburgh, CR, Amour, M, Hatherill, M, Tameris, M, von Reyn, CF, Rees, C, Shen, Y, McShane, H, García-Basteiro, AL, Liu, D, Wang, Y, Nathavitharana, RR, Graviss, EA, Shao, Y, Liu, Q, Lu, W, Zhu, L, Martinez, L

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> 26,596 IGRA measurements were taken over 13,593 years of follow-up (Nparticipants=7,683). Stringent reversion at year 2 after stringent conversion at year 1 varied between cohorts, occurring in 48% (43/90) for WANTAI, 37% (22/59) for QuantiFERON, and 17% (2/12) for T-SPOT.TB, respectively. …”

Robust generation of neutralising antibodies against Omicron variants following bivalent mRNA booster vaccine in elderly people aged >80 years by Parry, H, Bruton, R, Uwenedi, G, Roberts, T, Sylla, P, Cook, J, Elzaidi, A, Lau, M, Drury, T, Bray, A, Mallick, S, Spencer, K, Bentley, C, McIlroy, G, Scott, S, Logan, N, Zuo, J, Willett, B, Moss, P

Report to the President for year ended June 30, 2023, MIT-Woods Hole Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering by Follows, Michael J

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Report to the President for year ended June 30, 2022, MIT-Woods Hole Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering by Boyle, Edward

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Posthospitalization COVID-19 cognitive deficits at 1 year are global and associated with elevated brain injury markers and gray matter volume reduction by Wood, GK, Sargent, BF, Ahmad, Z, Tharmaratnam, K, Dunai, C, Egbe, FN, Martin, NH, Facer, B, Pendered, SL, Rogers, HC, Hübel, C, van Wamelen, DJ, Bethlehem, RAI, Giunchiglia, V, Hellyer, PJ, Trender, W, Kalsi, G, Needham, E, Easton, A, Jackson, TA, Cunningham, C, Upthegrove, R, Pollak, TA, Hotopf, M, Miller, KL, Jezzard, P, Smith, SM, Husain, M, Vincent, A

“…Cognitive deficits were global, associated with elevated brain injury markers and reduced anterior cingulate cortex volume 1 year after COVID-19. Severity of the initial infective insult, postacute psychiatric symptoms and a history of encephalopathy were associated with the greatest deficits. …”

Knowledge and practices with standard Precaution in preventing nosocomial Infections among final year degree Nursing and medical students at Universiti sains malaysia. by Ishak, Wan Noor Afiza Wan

“…Thus, this study was aimed to compare the knowledge and practices about standard precaution in preventing the nosocomial infections among final year nursing and medical students in USM. Moreover, the researcher also wants to compare the association between selected socio-demographic data (type of enrollment of programme and gender) with knowledge and practices of standard precaution in preventing the nosocomial infections among final year nursing and medical students in USM. …”
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Enhancement of weld penetrations classification model performance through the implementation of denoising methods towards the acquired acoustic and optical signals during laser beam welding process by Aleem, S.A.A., Mohd Fadhlan, Mohd Yusof, M., Ishak, F. R. M., Romlay, I., Ishak

“…The increased demand for predictive monitoring in Laser Beam Welding (LBW) process for quality management of the welded joint has led to the development of systems utilizing various signals with the combination of acoustic and optical signals being particularly cost-effective and less complex. …”
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Influences of East Asian winter monsoon and El Niño-southern oscillation variability on the Kuroshio intrusion to the South China Sea over the past 60 years by Lin, Ke, Han, Tao, Zhang, Yilin, Shen, Chuan-Chou, Lee, Shih-Yu, Wang, Jingyu, Mohtar, Ahmad T., Huang, Kuo-Fang, Chiang, Hong-Wei, Chen, Yue-Gau, Wang, Xianfeng

“…Here, we present a 60-year bi-monthly resolved coral oxygen isotope (δ18Oc) record from Dongsha Atoll, the northern SCS. …”
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Inter-relationship between ageing, body mass index, diabetes, systemic blood pressure and intraocular pressure in Asians : 6-year longitudinal study by Chua, Jacqueline, Chee, Miao Li, Chin, Calvin Woon Loong, Tham, Yih Chung, Tan, Nicholas, Lim, Sing Hui, Aung, Tin, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Wong, Tien Yin, Schmetterer, Leopold

“…Methods: Participants aged 40–80 years were recruited for baseline and 6-year follow-up visits between 2004–2009 and 2010–2015, respectively. …”
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The association between hip morphology parameters and 19-year risk of end-stage osteoarthritis of the hip in caucasian females: a case-control study by Nicholls, AS

“…Pelvis radiographs taken at study-year two were analyzed for variations in hip morphology using the software. …”

The association between learning style, academic performance, and participation in co-curricular activities among second-year medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia by Azmah Sa’at, Suryati Mohd. Thani, Nizar Abd. Manan

“…This study explores how learning preferences impact academic performance and participation in extracurricular activities among second-year medical students at Universiti Putra Malaysia. …”
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Recent 10-year development on surface modification of polymeric hollow fiber membranes via surface coating approach for gas separation: a review by Roslan, Rosyiela Azwa, Lau, Woei Jye, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Sutrasno Kartohardjono, Sutrasno Kartohardjono

4.440 Basic Structural Theory, Spring 2003 by Ochsendorf, John Allen

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Effect of glass fibre reinforced polymer composite material on structural performance of reinforced concrete beams through experimental observation and finite element modelling : A critical review by Solahuddin, Azuwa, Fadzil, Mat Yahaya

“…Incorporating CFRP composite material has enhanced the structural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams (RCB) as external reinforcement. It is also important to compile a summary of how different RCB characteristics are affected by GFRP. …”
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拉盖尔-高斯光束照射产生散斑场的特性研究 = Study on properties of speckle field formed by Laguerre-Gaussian beam illumination by 李新忠 Li Xinzhong, 田晓敏 Tian Xiaomin, 王辉 Wang Hui, 汤洁 Tang Jie, 王屹山 Wang Yishan, 聂兆刚 Nie Zhaogang, 李贺贺 Li Hehe, 王静鸽 Wang Jingge

“…The properties of speckle field is studied when Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams illuminate a ground glass plate. The LG vortex beams are generated by a spatial light modulator combing with computer-generated hologram. …”
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Fabrication of core−shell structure of M@C (M=Se, Au, Ag2Se) and transformation to yolk−shell structure by electron beam irradiation or vacuum annealing by Zhu, Jixin, Sun, Ting, Hng, Huey Hoon, Ma, Jan, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Lou, David Xiong Wen, Zhang, Hua, Xue, Can, Chen, Hongyu, Yan, Qingyu

“…Se@C, Au/Se@C and Ag2Se@C, can be achieved through thermal evaporation under electron beam irradiation or vacuum annealing to evaporate Se. …”
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Growth and characterization of InSb on (1 0 0) Si for mid-infrared application by Jia, Bo Wen, Tan, Kian Hua, Loke, Wan Khai, Wicaksono, Satrio, Yoon, Soon Fatt

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A Self-Polymerizing Mesh of Nano-Tethers for the Mechanical Constraint of Degraded Intervertebral Discs—A Review of 25 Years of Pre-Clinical and Early Clinical Research by Hedman, Thomas, Rogers, Adam, Beall, Douglas

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The System Architecture-Function-Outcome Framework for Fostering and Assessing Systems Thinking in First-Year STEM Education and Its Potential Applications in Case-Based Learning by Lavi, Rea, Bertel, Lykke Brogaard

“…However, viable methods for teaching and assessing systems thinking with active learning across STEM disciplines, particularly in first-year undergraduate education, are still under-researched. …”
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A community-based intervention (the Omama Project) improves neurodevelopment in impoverished 2-year-old Roma children: a quasi-experimental observational study by Fernandes, M, Matuskova, O, Babelova, R, Santosa, WB, Shaw, O, Hrica, P

“…Interventions targeting early child development (ECD) during the first 2 years of life can improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in vulnerable children; however, evidence from Roma preschoolers is scarce. …”