Analysis and forecasting of asset quality, risk management and financial stability for the Greek banking system by Kanellopoulos, Konstantinos

“…The time period counts from the origination of the loan until the “death” of the loan, i.e. its termination, incorporating an “in between” observation point. The event is when the loan is initially being “infected”, i.e. has become NPL. …”
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Enhancement of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone based electrolytes for bipolar membrane fuel cell by Sayed Daud, Syarifah Noor Syakiylla

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E-government services effectiveness evaluation framework (E-GEEF) : a case study of Indian e-tax service by Zaidi, Syed Faizan Hussain

“…Consequently, in terms of the theoretical implications, this study emphasizes the significance of such hypothesized relationships when performing empirical research in e-government context. …”
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Novel miniature microwave quasi-elliptical function bandpass filters with wideband harmonic suppression by Riaz, Muhammad

“…The proposed filters meet the stringent characteristics required by modern communications systems, i.e. the filters are highly compact and miniature even when fabricated on a low dielectric constant substrate, possess a sharp quasi-elliptic function bandpass response with low passband insertion-loss, and ultra-wide stopband performance. …”
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First generation Ghanaian migrants in the UK : dietary intake, anthropometric indices and nutrition intervention through the black churches by Adinkrah, Joycelyn

“…The prevalence of overweight and obesity was higher in female migrant Ghanaians using body mass index (67%) compared to the host population (58%) but prevalence was lower when percentage body fat was used (female 40%). There was a cultural shift in acceptability of overweight and obese body sizes and shapes among Ghanaians with 60% of Ghanaian males preferring Ghanaian females with a normal body size. …”
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The impact of international non-governmental organisations on the response of community-based organisations to the HIV/AIDs related orphan and vulnerable children crisis in Zimbabw... by Madziva, Cathrine

“…Findings show that partnership between an INGO and CBO is partially possible when power inequalities are honestly acknowledged and recognized as chronically problematic. …”
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Using social marketing strategy to promote recycling among university students in a Thai university by Kruayim, Sariya

“…At the Research Planning Phase, the participants were 18 student volunteers, 394 student questionnaire respondents, 12 student interviewees, 13 C.M.U. staff interviewees, and 18 C.M.U. stakeholders. The participants, when divided into gender, consisted of 167 males and 286 females. …”
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A gamification approach to enhance “third space mobility”: building a digital community and fostering engagement amongst culturally diverse students by Moschini, Elena, Bamford, Jan

“…Gamification and playful initiatives (James and Nerantzi, 2019), especially when designed in collaboration with students and with a focus on enhancing motivation and participation, can offer effective opportunities to increase and enhance student engagement and allow for a new form of digital mobility. …”
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The dynamic cognitive processes underlying creativity by Palermo, Gina Maria

“…Additionally, significant differences were found between high and low creative output individuals when exploring the percentage of time spent engaging in certain processes compared to the other processes. …”
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Enzymatic conversion strategies of starch to maltooligosaccharides by maltogenic amylase and cyclodextrin glucanotransferase by Ahmad, Rabi’atul Adawiyah

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Inhibition of extracellular vesicle release enhances cancer chemotherapy and inhibition of outer membrane vesicle release sensitises bacteria to antibiotic and bacteriophage therap... by Kosgodage, Uchini S.

“…There was a significant increase in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) activity in the presence of the inhibitors which was more apparent when a combination of inhibitors was applied. The hypothesis was further tested using a second, chemotherapeutic drug, Doxorubicin (Dox) on PC3 cells. …”
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Effect of dietary omega-3 supplementation on plasma phospholipids, neutral lipids fatty acids and antioxidant status of pregnant women with gestational diabetes and their neonates by Eram, Sofia

“…Results: At recruitment, no significant difference was found in the DHA level in plasma phospholipids (CPG, 4.9% vs. 4.4%, P > 0.05) and neutral lipids (CE, 0.9% vs. 0.9%, P > 0.05), (TG, 0.9% vs. 0.9%, P > 0.05) between healthy pregnant and GDM women respectively. When categorized on the basis of their BMI, obese and over-weight GDM women had lower omega-3 (ALA, P < 0.05) and higher omega-6 PUFA (AA, P < 0.05) levels as compared to normal-weight GDM women. …”
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The double burden of malnutrition in South Africa: risk factors for undernutrition and overnutrition and the development of a novel mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) screening too... by McLaren, Shawn

“…Low birth weight was associated with height-for-age, and that this effect was still applicable even when controlling for food security and social welfare (p<0.05). …”
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Islington disability and long-term health conditions employment project: final report by Lewis, Jane, Fernando, Sandra, Nyby, Josefine, Yu, Qicheng, Gay, Dionne, Flynn, Jimmy

“… • Unfair treatment, discrimination and lack of awareness, training and support from employers – perhaps the key barrier to emerge across all focus groups was unfair treatment and discrimination both in trying to get a job and when in the workplace. The issues highlighted time and again were a lack of awareness and support by employers in the workplace and associated issues of stigma, stereotyping and ignorance concerning people with mental health conditions, neuro-diverse people, people with learning disabilities, deaf people and people with visual impairment in particular. …”
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The effect of temperature on permittivity measurements of aqueous solutions of glucose for the development of non-invasive glucose sensors based on electromagnetic waves by Jayanthi, Renu, Virdee, Bal Singh, Lubangakene, Innocent, Ganguly, Priyanka, Mariyanayagam, Dion

“…This article presents for the first time an empirical study that shows the importance of considering temperature when analyzing the permittivity (dielectric constant) of aqueous glucose solutions of various concentrations. …”
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