A BIT does go a long way: the positive effect of bilateral investment treaties on China's foreign direct investment inflows by Liow, Karyn Sze Min

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Long term surface deformation of Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat from GPS geodesy : inferences from simple elastic inverse models by Herd, Richard A., Strutt, Michael H., Ryan, Graham., Widiwijayanti, Christina., Voight, Barry., Mattioli, Glen.

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《虬髯客传》的古今诠释 : 以《虬髯客传》、《虬髯翁》和《风尘三侠之红拂女》为例 = Retelling “The legend of curled beard” : examples from Tang, Ming and Contemporary by 梁琇涵 Leong, Xiu Han

“…The Tang short story provides the base plot for all the other adaptations, portraying a majestic hero Curled Beard who is as wise as the second Tang Emperor Li Shi Min. The Ming play aims to persuade the rebels at that time to stop their rebellion by showing how the wise Curled Beard decide to expand his territory overseas and not overthrow the dynasty. …”
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Linking digital leadership and employee digital performance in SMEs in China: The chain-mediating role of high-involvement human resource management practice and employee dynamic capability by Wang, Guifang, Dato Mansor, Zuraina, Leong, Yee Choy

“…The findings support studies on practical applications and link between digital leadership and employee digital performance. …”
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“新游牧精神”为文化冲突的和解方案 ：从《陆犯焉识》探讨严歌苓的身份认同 = “New normadic spirit” as a solution to cultural identity conflict : an analysis of Yan Ge Ling’s cultural identity through her novel, Lu Fan Yan Shi by See, Seow Ling

“…The renown American Chinese author Yan Ge Ling migrated to the United States in the 1980s. …”
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Experimental medicine study with stabilised native-like HIV-1 Env immunogens drives long-term antibody responses, but lacks neutralising breadth by Pollock, K, Cheeseman, H, McFarlane, L, Day, S, Tolazzi, M, Turner, H, Joypooranachandran, J, Shramko, K, Dispinseri, S, Mundsperger, P, Bontjer, I, Lemm, N-M, Coelho, S, Tanaka, M, Cole, T, Korber, B, Katinger, D, Ward, A, Scarlatti, G, Sanders, R, Sattentau, Q, Shattock, R

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Healthy adult volunteers were enrolled into one of five groups (A to E) each receiving a different schedule of one of two consensus Env immunogens (ConM SOSIP, ConS UFO, either unmodified or stabilised by chemical cross-linking, followed by a boost with two mosaic Env immunogens (Mos3·1 and Mos3·2). …”

Search for long-lived particles decaying to final states with a pair of muons in proton-proton collisions at √𝑠 = 13.6 TeV by Hayrapetyan, A., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J. W., Bergauer, T., Chatterjee, S., Damanakis, K., Dragicevic, M., Hussain, P. S., Jeitler, M., Krammer, N., Li, A., Liko, D., Mikulec, I., Schieck, J., Schöfbeck, R., Schwarz, D.

“…An inclusive search for long-lived exotic particles (LLPs) decaying to final states with a pair of muons is presented. …”
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Photovoice study on the well-being of family caregivers with older care recipient users and non-users of long-term care services (LTCS) in Singapore by Lim, Rebecca Zhao Chu

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Long-term slip rate of the southern San Andreas Fault from 10Be-26Al surface exposure dating of an offset alluvial fan by Ryerson, Frederick J., Van der Woerd, Jérôme, Klinger, Yann, Sieh, Kerry, Tapponnier, Paul, Mériaux, Anne-Sophie

“…We determine the long-term slip rate of the southern San Andreas Fault in the southeastern Indio Hills using 10Be and 26Al isotopes to date an offset alluvial fan surface. …”
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Deep learning-based measurement of isovolumic relaxation time from cardiovascular magnetic resonance long-axis cines: validation with pressure-derived IVRT by Barrientos, L, Gonzales, RA, Lamy, J, Seemann, F, Mojibian, H, Heerdt, P, Singh, I, Peters, DC

Stainless steel channel sections under combined compression and minor axis bending – part 2 : parametric studies and design by Liang, Yating, Zhao, Ou, Long, Yue-ling, Gardner, Leroy

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Application of multiple linear regression model and long short-term memory with compartmental model to forecast dengue cases in Selangor, Malaysia based on climate variables by Lu, Xinyi, Teh, Su Yean, Tay, Chai Jian, Nur Faeza, Abu Kassim, Fam, Pei Shan, Soewono, Edy

“…An ensemble of Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) model, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Susceptible-Infected mosquito vectors, Susceptible-Infected-Recovered human hosts (SI-SIR) model were used to establish a relation between climate variables (temperature, humidity, precipitation) and mosquito biting rate. …”
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Study of InGaAsP/InP quantum well structures grown by solid source MBE and their application for long wavelength infrared light detection by Sun, Lu

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Patients with neurological or psychiatric complications of COVID-19 have worse long-term functional outcomes: COVID-CNS—A multicentre case–control study by Shil, RSK, Seed, A, Franklyn, NE, Sargent, BF, Wood, GK, Huang, Y, Dodd, KC, Lilleker, JB, Pollak, TA, Defres, S, Jenkins, TM, Davies, NWS, Cousins, DA, Zandi, MS, Jackson, TA, Benjamin, LA, Easton, A, Solomon, T, Bradley, JR, Chinnery, PF, Smith, CJ, Nicholson, TR, Carson, A, Thomas, RH

Epidemiology and transmission of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae in a health care network of an acute-care hospital and its affiliated intermediate- and long-term-care facilities in Singapore by Aung, Aung-Hein, Kanagasabai, Kala, Koh, Jocelyn, Hon, Pei-Yun, Ang, Brenda, Lye, David C., Chen, Swaine L., Chow, Angela

“…We aimed to identify intra- and interfacility transmission events and facility type-specific risk factors of CPE in an acute-care hospital (ACH) and its intermediate-term and long-term-care facilities (ILTCFs). Serial cross-sectional studies were conducted in June and July of 2014 to 2016 to screen for CPE. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of long covid and its associated adverse work outcomes among workers in the manufacturing sector in Malaysia – a mixed-methods study protocol by Mohd Yusoff, Hanizah, Che Mohamed, Norfariha, Yew, Sheng Qian, Mohammed Nawi, Azmawati, Rashidah Ismail, Ohnmar Htwe, Mohd Tohit, Noorlaili, Mohamed, Zuraida, Muhamad Noordin, Muhamad Ariff, Mohd, Fazlin Hazirah, Shariff, Mohammad Izzat Akmal, Shaharum, Muaz Haqim, Abd. Rahman, Anita, Dapari, Rahmat

“…This is further exacerbated by Long COVID-19 symptoms among the manufacturing workers, which are proven to influence work performance and quality of life. …”
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论明泰昌、天启初年内臣与朝臣的关系 ：以宦官王安为例 = The relationship between eunuchs and imperial officials from Ming Tai Chang period to early Tian Qi period : a case study of eunuch Wang An by 马爱连 Ma, Ah Lain

“…By looking at his career, we can connect the possible links between Wang An and the imperial officials and analyze their relationship. …”
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Sequence Analysis of Malaysian Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Isolate and the Use of Reverse Transcriptase Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Detection of VP2 Hypervariable Region by Phong, S. F., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A. R., Aini, I.

“…The P97/302 isolate was then used for the optimization of RT nested PCR enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The RT nested PCR ELISA was able to detect 10-4 dilution of the infected bursa homogenates and was 10 times more sensitive when compared with the agarose gel detection method. …”

Long-Term Associations between Disaster-Related Home Loss and Health and Well-Being of Older Survivors: Nine Years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami by Shiba, Koichiro, Hikichi, Hiroyuki, Okuzono, Sakurako S., VanderWeele, Tyler J., Arcaya, Mariana, Daoud, Adel, Cowden, Richard G., Yazawa, Aki, Zhu, David T., Aida, Jun, Kondo, Katsunori, Kawachi, Ichiro

“…BACKGROUND: Little research has examined associations between disaster-related home loss and multiple domains of health and well-being, with extended long-term follow-up and comprehensive adjustment for pre-disaster characteristics of survivors. …”
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Early and strong leptin reduction is predictive for long-term weight loss during high-protein, low-glycaemic meal replacement: a subanalysis of the randomised-controlled ACOORH trial by Kempf, Kerstin, Röhling, Martin, Banzer, Winfried, Braumann, Klaus-Michael, Halle, Martin, Schaller, Nina, McCarthy, H. David, Predel, Hans Georg, Schenkenberger, Isabelle, Tan, Susanne, Toplak, Hermann, Martin, Stephan, Berg, Aloys

“…A meal replacement-based lifestyle intervention effectively reduces leptin which is predictive for long-term weight loss.…”
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