Structured population models for macrophage heterogeneity in early atherosclerosis by Chambers, KL

“…MDMs deeper in the lesion exhibit greater lipid loads and more inflammatory phenotypes. When instead HDL capacity dominates in the blood, mean MDM lipid content is lower and mean MDM phenotype is resolving. …”

Political unrest under IMF programmes: labour mobility, fiscal conditionality, and democratic representation by Metinsoy, S

“…Where labour is mobile, on the other hand, it is easier for workers to switch between sectors and jobs when the economic crisis hits their sector. The labour groups respond to the internal crisis and the external impact by increasing mobility and switching to the sectors that are still growing despite the crisis. …”

Comparative effectiveness of manual therapy, pharmacological treatment, exercise therapy, and education for neck pain (COMPETE study): protocol of a systematic review with network... by de Oliveira-Souza, AIS, Barbosa-Silva, J, Gross, DP, da Costa, BR, Ballenberger, N, Pereira, TV, Dennett, L, Armijo-Olivo, S

“…NMAs will be conducted to rank interventions according to their effectiveness and safety (when possible), allowing a comprehensive analysis of all available evidence, with different nodes specified for all conservative interventions of interest, placebo, sham therapy, and non-intervention control. …”

Non-invasive versus arterial pressure monitoring in the pre-hospital critical care environment: a paired comparison of concurrently recorded measurements by Perera, Y, Poole, K, Raitt, J, Metcalfe, D, Lewinsohn, A

“…Clinicians should be cautious when interpreting NIBP measurements and consider direct arterial pressure monitoring when circumstances allow.…”

Artificial intelligence–derived risk prediction: a novel risk calculator using office and ambulatory blood pressure by Guimarães, P, Keller, A, Böhm, M, Lauder, L, Fehlmann, T, Ruilope, LM, Vinyoles, E, Gorostidi, M, Segura, J, Ruiz-Hurtado, G, Staplin, N, Williams, B, de la Sierra, A, Mahfoud, F

“…The area under the curve achieved by the novel approach, already when using OBP variables, was significantly higher when compared with the area under the curve of the Framingham risk score, Systemic Coronary Risk Estimation 2, and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease score. …”

Combining detection dogs and camera traps improves minimally-invasive population monitoring for the cheetah, an elusive and rare large carnivore by Verschueren, S, Hofmann, T, Schmidt-Küntzel, A, Kakove, M, Munyandi, B, Bauer, H, Balkenhol, N, Leirs, H, Neumann, S, Cristescu, B, Marker, L

“…We found that sign surveys required intensive field effort when walked as road transects, but detections of scat by the detection dogs were twice that of tracks (5/100 and 2.5/100 km, respectively, 7.5/100 km combined). …”

Clinical value of cell-based assays in the characterisation of seronegative myasthenia gravis by Damato, V, Spagni, G, Monte, G, Woodhall, M, Jacobson, L, Falso, S, Smith, T, Iorio, R, Waters, P, Irani, SR, Vincent, A, Evoli, A

“…Overall, patients with SNMG with clustered AChR antibodies, CBA-positive MuSK-MG or triple seronegative were younger, had less severe disease than patients with RIA-positive MG and had a better clinical outcome when immunotherapy was started soon after disease onset, although the time interval from onset to immunotherapy was not different when compared with patients with RIA-positive MG. …”

IGF-1R expression is associated with HPV-negative status and adverse survival in head and neck squamous cell cancer by Dale, OT, Aleksic, T, Shah, KA, Han, C, Mehanna, H, Rapozo, DCM, Sheard, JDH, Goodyear, P, Upile, NS, Robinson, M, Jones, TM, Winter, S, Macaulay, VM

“…IGF-1R was independently associated with survival in multivariate analysis including HPV, but not when lymphovascular invasion, perineural spread and T-stage were included. …”

HELMET: a hybrid machine learning framework for real-time prediction of edema trajectory in large middle cerebral artery stroke by Phillips, E, O'Donoghue, O, Zhang, Y, Tsimpos, P, Mallinger, LA, Chatzidakis, S, Pohlmann, J, Du, Y, Kim, I, Song, J, Brush, B, Smirnakis, S, Ong, CJ, Orfanoudaki, A

“…Malignant cerebral edema occurs when brain swelling displaces and compresses vital midline structures within the first week of a large middle cerebral artery stroke. …”

Evaluating the generalisability of region-naïve machine learning algorithms for the identification of epilepsy in low-resource settings by Duta, I, Kariuki, SM, Ngugi, AK, Mwesige, AK, Masanja, H, Mwanga, DM, Owusu-Agyei, S, Wagner, R, Cross, JH, Sander, JW, Newton, CR, Sen, A, Jones, GD

“…When the models were trained using data from an increasing number of sites, mean internal performance decreased while external performance improved. …”

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

“…<p>When governments make decisions regarding exports of military equipment, they often look at humanitarian conditions in potential importers, considering the state of human rights or whether arms sales could multiply violence. …”

Enhancing reservoir operations with charged system search (CSS) algorithm: Accounting for sediment accumulation and multiple scenarios by Almubaidin, Mohammad Abdullah Abid, Ahmed, Ali Najah, Abdul Malek, Marlinda, A. Mahmoud, Moamin, Sherif, Mohsen, El-Shafie, Ahmed

“…The study also examined the impact of increasing the storage capacity of the reservoir by 10%, 20%, and 30%, revealing a decrease in water deficit by 35.44% when sediment removal was included in the analysis. …”
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Foreign listings in Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX). by Cheng, Ze Ying., Kok, Wen Shin., Zon Pwint Phyu.

“…The result suggests that foreign firms although experience an increase in stock return after one year of listing, this is not the case for operating performance. …”
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Infant learning platform using Arduino (project 2) by Xie, Shiqi

“…The objective of this final year project is to design and develop an educational and customizable product prototype focused on color and shape understanding enhancement. …”
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Night vision with unmanned surface vehicle (USV) by Ang, Claryl Hui Ern

“…Night vision technologies are Image Intensification, Active Illumination and Thermal Imaging. In this Final Year Project (FYP), this report focuses on my research on types of cameras that accept low lighting conditions. …”
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Subconscious by Ting, Dylan Xian Yuan, Gan, Huimin, Lye, Jesslyn, Tia, Zachary Yock Chung

“…Produced by Lamb Screamer Films as part of the group’s final year project in Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Wee Kim Wee School of Communications and Information (WKWSCI), the film’s core production team consists of director Dylan Ting Xian Yuan, producer Gan Huimin (Clarisse), writer Lye Jesslyn, and editor Tia Yock Chung Zachary. …”
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X-ray photonics in free-electron-driven van der Waals materials by Tey, Kai Zhong

“…The aim of this project is to create learning tools for year 3-4 university students. This report will serve as a literature review for interested students to understand more about X-ray generation. …”
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Artisanal lamps informed by self-reflection, dualistic, and impermanent expressions by Lim, Jia Xi

“…As a result, dual aspects and ephemerality became the significant impetuses of my final year project. This exploration is intended to cultivate an awareness of living in accord with fluctuating circumstance. …”
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Implementing control theory on Micro:bit car by Tang, Lit En

“…This final year project examines the integration of Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control theory on the BBC Micro:bit platform, highlighting its educational potential for introducing young learners to advanced control systems in an accessible manner. …”
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Personalized thermoelectric cooler by Muhammad Zulhilmi Bin Kamsani

“…Additionally, they need harmful refrigerants that can impact negatively the environment. In this final year project, we will examine alternative eco-friendly cooling technologies, namely Thermoelectric Coolers (TECs). …”
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