Can we please have some honesty about drugs by Saad ul Hassan Hashmi

“…To meet my paper’s objective: I will trace the development of drug policies in a chronological manner, showing the biases behind policy decisions that were enacted either against evidence or based on popular sentiments. In section one, I will present the historical context up until the 1920 when the first prohibitionist legislation came into effect. …”
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South and East Asian cinemas across borders: critical trends in transnational cinema by Clini, Clelia, Yangling, Yang, Dasgupta, Rohit K.

“…Indeed, notwithstanding the aforementioned tendency to implement border policing and the revival of nationalist sentiments, South and East Asian cinemas retain a strong transnational character, as not only genres and themes are borrowed and exchanged across borders, but also the popularity of the Indian, Chinese and Korean film industries extend well beyond their national borders – within Asia as well as in the West. …”

In Vivo RNA Delivery to Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells via Targeted Lipid Nanoparticles by Shi, Dennis, Toyonaga, Sho, Anderson, Daniel G

“…However, these therapies have several limitations owing to the manufacturing complexities and toxicity resulting from required conditioning regimens. Here, we developed a c-kit (CD117) antibody-targeted lipid nanoparticle (LNP) that, following a single intravenous injection, can deliver RNA (both siRNA and mRNA) to HSCs in vivo in rodents. …”
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Behind every domain there is a shift: adapting distortion-aware vision transformers for panoramic semantic segmentation by Zhang, J, Yang, K, Shi, H, ReiB, S, Peng, K, Ma, C, Fu, H, Torr, PHS, Wang, K, Stiefelhagen, R

“…Extensive experiments are conducted, which cover indoor and outdoor scenarios, and each of them is investigated with Pin2Pan and Syn2Real regimens. Trans4PASS+ achieves state-of-the-art performances on four domain adaptive panoramic semantic segmentation benchmarks. …”

Knowledge and practice regarding medication use among elderly with chronic diseases in Felda Tembangau 2, Kemayan, Pahang by Farid, Aina Natasha Mohd

“…The elderly population, defined as those aged 60 and above, faces unique challenges in managing chronic diseases due to physiological changes, limited access to healthcare information, and barriers in understanding and adhering to medication regimens. The aim of this study was to determine the levels of knowledge and practice regarding medication use among elderly with chronic diseases in FELDA Tembangau 2, Kemayan, Pahang and to explore the correlation between these two variables. …”
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'Marks of true sportsmanship' : the conceptions of sportsmanship in Singapore from colonial era to present day by Hong, Benjamin Kay Sheng

“…Nonetheless, they still differ in opinion despite their common nationality and sentiments of patriotism. My thesis seeks to explain the differences in conceptions of sportsmanship between generations through the examination of the various influences and values that affect such conceptions.…”
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Will the prices of initial public offers in Singapore rise in the short run from the day of issue by Lee, Kelvin Chui Hng, Lim, Foong Loong, Tan, Boon Tiam

“…Generally, the factors are: 1) the appropriate method to be .used in order to correctly price the IPO, 2) market sentiments, 3) industry prospects, 4) corporate image of the company, 5) quantity of issue, 6) the publicity that is given to the issue, 7) political situation and lastly, 8) the effects of inflation. …”
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Acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in Singapore by Azaleah Mohd Anis, Lim, Annabelle Xin Ying, Sng, Xiao Li

“…Globally, the growing popularity of anti-immigrant sentiments have resulted in rising tensions between migrants and citizens, revealing a pertinent need to examine ways to resolve intergroup conflict. …”
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Kembali ke pangkal jalan = Back to the right path : voicing out challenges faced by queer Malays in heteronormative spaces by Muhammad Iskandar Ruhaizat

“…This installation also questions existing anti-queer sentiments amongst the Malay populace, and invites reflections on the notion of queerness in relation to Malay identity and Islam.…”
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‘Russian military censorship, like the Russian warship, can go f*** itself.’ An analysis of Russian independent media response to wartime media freedom restrictions by Raspopina, Aleksandra

“…In addition, editorials become spaces to fundraise, express anti-war sentiments and solidarity with colleagues, and emphasize the importance of independent journalism.…”
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The prevention and management of chronic kidney disease among patients with metabolic syndrome by Zhu, D, Judge, PK, Wanner, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, WG

“…In addition, statin-based regimens lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and reduce the risk of atherosclerotic disease (with no clinically meaningful effect on kidney outcomes). …”

Somatic gene mutation patterns and burden influence outcomes with enasidenib in relapsed/refractory IDH2-mutated AML by Risueño, A, See, WL, Bluemmert, I, de Botton, S, DiNardo, CD, Fathi, AT, Schuh, AC, Montesinos, P, Vyas, P, Prebet, T, Gandhi, A, Hasan, M

“…We recently reported results from the phase 3 IDHENTIFY trial (NCT02577406) showing improved response rates and event-free survival with enasidenib monotherapy compared with conventional care regimens (CCR) in heavily pretreated, older patients with late-stage R/R AML bearing IDH2 mutations. …”

Ending gated communities: the rationales for resistance in China by Chiu-Shee, Colleen, Ryan, Brent D., Vale, Lawrence J.

“…Their rationales reveal ingrained cognitive dissonance and entrenched state-society tension. Such sentiments that resist ungating collectively create practical and ideological barriers to mitigating housing segregation. …”
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A study on Covid-19 tweets by Nur Lydia Afiqah Binte Rozali

“…With the help of this microblogging platform, data can be extracted that can be used for sentiment and emotional analysis, a technique that is referred to as natural language processing (NLP). …”
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Jubiland: rework happiness by Yu, Esther Kern Hui

“…Why, then, do they still have more negative sentiments (worry, sadness, anger) than the positive ones (laughter, enjoyment, and doing or learning something interesting), based on both the result of the World Happiness Report 2022 and at personal level? …”
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The contemporary approach to a low cost carrier’s business model : through a value network. by Chong, Sue Lin., Ong, Jia Yun., Tan, Kenneth Wei Jie.

“…Consistent with changing consumer sentiments, ancillaries are slowly but surely becoming a significant source of revenue for airlines; as compared to ticket sales. …”
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Outlook for the dry bulk shipping market by Wee, Wei Ming

“…In addition, dry bulk vessel types, current fleet size, age profile, and fleet growth will be studied as for supply fundamentals section. The market sentiments believe that the shipping industry is coming out of the trough period that affected the industry for the past few years. …”
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Psychosocial predictors of self-reported medical adherence in patients with heart failure over 6 months : an examination of the influences of depression, self-efficacy, social supp... by Shen, Biing-Jiun, Maeda, Uta

“…Background Poor adherence to medical regimens is a serious problem that interferes with heart failure (HF) patients’ disease management and contributes to poor clinical outcomes. …”
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Genomic profiling of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, Myanmar by Aung, Htin Lin, Nyunt, Wint Wint, Fong, Yang, Biggs, Patrick J., Winkworth, Richard C., Lockhart, Peter J., Yeo, Tsin Wen, Hill, Philip C., Cook, Gregory M., Aung, Si Thu

“…Introducing new oral drugs to replace those currently used in treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant TB will also be useful for treating TB in Myanmar.…”
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Clostridium difficile bacteriophage finding under normal and iron-limited conditions for the isolation of potential siderophore receptor-specific phages by Lim, Edsel Yong Xun

“…Phage therapy, known for its specificity of action, has emerged as a promising candidate for combating CDI, offering the potential to circumvent gut microbiome dysbiosis associated with conventional antibiotic regimens. However, research on Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) phage hunting has been relatively limited. …”
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