Immunity debt for seasonal influenza after the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result of non-pharmaceutical interventions: an ecological analysis and cohort study by Chen, L, Guo, Y, López-Güell, K, Ma, J, Dong, Y, Xie, J, Prieto Alhambra, D

“…In addition, a positive association between the Stringency Index and post-relaxation influenza surge was observed globally (R² = 0.14-0.17) and replicated regionally. Our findings support the population immunity debt hypothesis for influenza and call for proactive preparations against its consequences in future pandemics.…”

Energy democracy, public participation, and support for local energy system change in Canada by Fiander, J, Walker, C, Rowlands, IH, Devine-Wright, P, Wilson, C, Soutar, I, Gupta, R

“…and iii) What motivates the public to participate? We find overall support for energy democracy across Canada, yet varied support among provinces and regions. …”

The origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective by Yao, T. L., Nazre, M., McKey, D., Jalonen, R., Duminil, J.

“…Its origin remains contentious, although recent findings suggest G. mangostana L. var. malaccensis (Hook. f.) …”
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Nanotwins-containing microstructure and superior mechanical strength of a Cu‒9Al‒5Fe‒5Ni alloy additively manufactured by laser metal deposition by Li, Boyuan, Zheng, Han, Han, Changjun, Zhou, Kun

“…These findings validated the applicability of LMD for printing the Cu‒9Al‒5Fe‒5Ni alloy and facilitated the potential applications in marine and offshore industries.…”
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Engineered terahertz emission from spintronic heterostructures: amplitude, phase and chirality by Agarwal, Piyush

“…The main findings of the thesis are divided into two parts. …”
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IOT integration of a mobile application with a controller-based system: A by Pang, Bryan Seng Keong

“…However, due to limited space, most halls have limited laundry facilities which serve the student population at a ratio of approximately 1:70 [1]. …”
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The influence of the dynamic change of fear: how gender-specific messages affect anti-smoking intentions by Gu, Rui

“…The drive model, one of the earliest attempts to reveal the mechanisms and effects of fear appeals, inspires the idea that fear should rise and fall to successfully predict persuasion. This dynamic change of fear in its entirety is captured by an inverted-U trajectory. …”
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A study of warehouse management system in Singapore by Huang, Min.

“…Therefore, R&D needs for visibility, event management and performance management fall under high-importance, high-urgency activities.…”
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Multidecadal Morphodynamic evolution of shorelines and coral reefs along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman: Bar Al Hikman Peninsula by Teillet, T, Bois, P, Homewood, P, Mettraux, M, Samimi-Namin, K, Vahrenkamp, V

“…Furthermore, with the ongoing global rise in sea level, a substantial portion of the peninsula is predicted to fall below the annual flood limit by 2050. This will result in the extensive landward migration of coastal sabkhas deeper into the peninsula's interior. …”

A Review of Genetic Algorithm: Operations and Applications by Md Isa, Faizatulhaida, Ariffin, Wan Nor Munirah, Jusoh, Muhammad Shahar, Erni Puspanantasari Putri, Erni Puspanantasari Putri

“…Methodology-wise, a systematic analysis of existing literature is undertaken to distil key insights and trends in GA applications. The main findings show the adaptability of GA in tackling problems spanning engineering, economics, bioinformatics, and beyond. …”
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"Come to us first": Centering Community Organizations in Artificial Intelligence for Social Good Partnerships by Lin, Hongjin, Karusala, Naveena, Okolo, Chinasa, D'Ignazio, Catherine, Gajos, Krzysztof

“…To enhance the efficacy of future collaborations, our participants shared their aspirations for success, calling for co-leadership starting from the early stages of projects. …”
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Re-evaluating GPT-4’s bar exam performance by Martínez, Eric

“…The paper successfully replicates the MBE score, but highlights several methodological issues in the grading of the MPT + MEE components of the exam, which call into question the validity of the reported essay score. …”
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Effective and efficient topic mining and exploration from geo-textual data by Zhao, Kaiqi

“…The framework can return topics fall in the spatio-temporal query to a user within seconds. …”
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Intraday adaptation to extreme temperatures in outdoor activity by Fan, Yichun, Wang, Jianghao, Obradovich, Nick, Zheng, Siqi

“…Combining empirical estimates with outputs from downscaled climate models, we show that unmitigated climate change will generate sizable activity-depressing and activity-delaying effects in summer when projected on an hourly resolution. Our findings call for more attention in leveraging real-time activity data to understand intraday adaptation behaviors and their associated health consequences in climate change research.…”
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Influence of presumed influence on thinness as a beauty ideal for girls. by Soh, Wai Siong.

“…This is a direct response to Park’s (2005) call for further research on the Influence of Presumed Influence (IOPI) paradigm or indirect “two-step flow of mass media communication” which incorporates a “social context” into media effect studies. …”
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Strengthening District Administration in Plural Communal Context: An Analysis on the Potential Impact of Establishing a Kalmunai Administrative District in Sri Lanka by Yusoff, Moharnrnad Agus, Sarjoon, Athambawa, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah

“…One such issue is the call to form a separate administrative district (referred to as “Kalmunai administrative district”) in the coastal belt of the existing Amparai district. …”
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Green logistics practices in Malaysian food-based manufacturing industry by Hussin, Hilda

“…From the analysis, it was found that majority of the Malaysian food-based manufacturers green logistics practices fall into light green colour band for each one of three logistics activities. …”
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Cooperative spectrum sensing in a medium-traffic primary network using double-threshold scheme over imperfect reporting channels by Rabiee, Ramtin, Li, Kwok Hung

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Minimum number of inertial measurement units needed to identify signiicant variations in walk patterns of overweight individuals walking on irregular surfaces by Sikandar, Tasriva, Rabbi, Mohammad Fazle, Kamarul Hawari, Ghazali, Altwijri, Omar, Almijalli, Mohammed, Ahamed, Nizam Uddin

“…Our results revealed two combinations of body locations, including the thigh and shank (i.e., the left and right shank, and the right thigh and right shank), from which IMU data should be collected to accurately classify walking patterns over real-world irregular surfaces (with classification accuracies of 97.24 and 95.87%, respectively). Our findings suggest that the identified numbers and locations of IMUs could potentially reduce the amount of data recorded and processed to develop a fall prevention system for overweight individuals.…”
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Postural stability in cyclists by Preece, Mia, Grainger, Karl, Starrs, Paul

“…Conclusion: MTB balance was worse than RC balance, but both cycling groups were found to have better balance scores than the control. These findings have implications for public health, as cycling, an inexpensive and accessible activity already known to offer substantial health benefits, could additionally help maintain postural stability and potentially reduce risk of falls in later life.…”
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