Low-Cost Electronic Microfluidics for Multiplexed Point-of-Care Biomarker Detection by Kikkeri, Kruthika

“…As we have seen in recent years, point-of-care (PoC) systems are vital elements in healthcare, as they can aid in disease detection, monitoring, and treatment, and even inform public policy. …”
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Three year performance of international provenance trials of Acacia auriculiformis by Awang, Kamis, Venkateswarlu, Perugupalli, Abd.Shukor, Nor Aini, Adjers, Goran, Bhumibhamon, Suree, Kietvuttinon, Bopit, Pan, Fuh-Juinn, Pitpreecha, Kiatkong, Simsiri, Apisit

“…The performance of 25 provenances in international trials on seven sites in four countries was assessed for survival and growth at 3 years. Of these provenances, seven were from Queensland, 12 from Northern Territory, Australia, and six from Papua New Guinea. …”
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Report to the President for year ended June 30, 2022, Anthropology by Paxson, Heather

“…This report contains the following sections: Personnel and Administrative Changes; Highlights of the Year; Teaching and Curriculum; Publications; Presentations; Contributions to MIT and Outside Communities…”
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Gender differences in spatial ability in 9-year old children by Tan, Pearl Lee Choo.

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Improving year-round protection against influenza infection in the tropics by Young, Barnaby

“…Vaccination is the main pharmacological method available to reduce transmission and prevent infection, but evidence that vaccine induced protection with the standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine lasts year-round is lacking. This thesis presents a review of influenza epidemiology in Asia and the association between the pattern of seasonality and latitude and climate; a systematic review and meta-analysis of test-negative design (TND) case-control studies in order to generate summary estimates of changes in vaccine effectiveness with time since vaccination; results of a cohort study that investigates whether there is evidence for waning vaccine protection against severe influenza in Singapore; an observer-blind randomised clinical trial of annual versus biannual influenza vaccination in older adults, and further analysis of predictors of waning antibody titres post-vaccination.…”
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Timor-Leste’s Challenges : Year After the May 2018 Elections by Menon, Vijayalakshmi

“…A year after the last parliamentary elections, in which the Alliance for Change (AMP) coalition won a clear majority, the 2018 and 2019 budgets have been passed, ending a period of considerable uncertainty and gridlock. …”
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Person-centred care for dementia patients (front-end Android app) by Neo, Zhao Wei

“…With the ageing population in Singapore growing, the demand for more caregivers, residential care facilities and higher quality of person-centred care has been rising exponentially. …”
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An epistemic case study: how businesses exploit consumers in self-care by Kok, Wenyi

“…Practicing self-care has become prominent in today’s society. When one thinks of self-care, it's easy to think of products and a cozy routine. …”
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Market replacing family : liberal familialism and the decline of grandparental care in Singapore by Lee, Jing Ian

“…This paper seeks to explain why there has been a decline in grandparental care in Singapore. I interviewed eight Singaporean grandparents of different genders and races to garner their perspective on childcare arrangements. …”
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Person-centred care for dementia patients (front end Android app) by Chan, Zhao Hui

“…This system serves to alleviate stress in caregivers and delivers person-centred care to dementia patients. This system also allows for the communication of information between stakeholders and the scheduling of activities in daycare centres. …”
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Intergenerational program and care: Analysis of Malaysia intergenerational modules, policies and guidelines by Samsudin, Intan Liana, Ariffin, Syed Iskandar, Sapri, Maimunah

“…The intergenerational aged care module typology can be further enhanced and extended to childcare facility building as one of the alternatives to the existing intergenerational care module.…”
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Cuffless blood pressure meter with mobile application for home-care service. by Yi, Yun Koay, Bakhteri, Rabia, Darul Zaman, Nurul Izzati, Yuan, Wen Hau

Coping strategies of the sandwich generation in the care process: a qualitative study by Pashazade, Hakime, Maarefvand, Masoomeh, Abolfathi Momtaz, Yadollah, Abdi, Kianoush

“…Objective: The sandwich generation refers to individuals who are simultaneously responsible for caring for their aging parents and their own children. …”
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Telepresence Robots in the Context of Dementia Caregiving: Caregivers’ and Care Recipients’ Perspectives by FakhrHosseini, Shabnam, Cerino, Lauren, D’Ambrosio, Lisa, Balmuth, Lexi, Lee, Chaiwoo, Wu, Mengke, Coughlin, Joseph

“…This research investigates the perspectives of 20 caregiving dyads on VGo, a telepresence social robot with features designed to support caregiving. Care recipients (CRs), aged 65 and older, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, along with their primary caregivers (CGs), evaluated the robot through an online interview study. …”
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Point of care assay for blood aripiprazole concentrations: development, validation and utility by Atkins, M, Taylor, D, Catalan, A, Desouza, N, Chesney, E, Reilly, TJ, Baburina, I, Hilaire, MR, Dratcu, L, Harland, R, Salamone, SJ, McGuire, P

“…</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:&nbsp;</strong>The MyCare Insite POC analyser is sufficiently accurate and reliable for clinical use. …”

A realist evaluation to explain and understand the role of paramedics in primary care by Eaton, G, Wong, G, Tierney, S, Williams, V, Mahtani, KR

“…Background: In response to the unsustainable workload and workforce crises in primary care, paramedics (with their generalist clinical background acquired from ambulance service experience) are increasingly employed in primary care. …”

Why do we care how much oxygen tumors have? by Martin, LAW, Hammond, EM

Timely community palliative and end-of-life care: a realist synthesis by Petrova, M, Wong, G, Kuhn, I, Wellwood, I, Barclay, S

“…<strong>Background</strong> Community-based and home-based palliative and end-of-life care (PEoLC) services, often underpinned by primary care provision, are becoming increasingly popular. …”

Should investors care where private equity managers went to school? by Fuchs, F, Füss, R, Jenkinson, T, Morkoetter, S

The effects of Indonesia's ‘Midwife in the Village’ programme 10 years post-launch by Triyana, Margaret

“…The results indicate that only the programme’s effect on the use of prenatal care services persisted, and that the loss of village midwives during the crisis had no significant effect on pregnancy outcomes.…”
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