The role of filamentous phage in the development of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by Manisha Mukherjee

“…Pf4, a filamentous phage of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, has been shown to contribute significantly to the biofilm life-cycle, including the formation of small colony variants, biofilm cell death, biofilm stability and virulence in a mouse model. …”
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Wear behaviour of NiTi shape memory alloys by Yan, Lina

“…This has great potential in improving the service life and safety factors of the NiTi SMA based implants/devices.…”
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Multilevel converter-based grid-connected energy storage systems by Deng, Han

“…The unbalancing of the State of Charge (SoC) of batteries may cause the overcharge or over discharge problems and may influence the variance in batteries life time. Therefore, the SoC balancing control is also indispensable. …”
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Negotiating shared spaces in informal peri-urban settlements in North India: collaborative architectural making as a catalyst for civic empowerment and social change by Tang, Bo

“…The study concludes with suggestions on how the notion of cooperative place-making might be applied in other situations of rapid change and scarce resources where architect, NGO and local population might collaborate to provide shared infrastructure and community facilities, creating opportunities for improving livelihoods and the quality of life within informal peri-urban settlements in North India. …”
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Talking careers: using interviews with learner stakeholders to understand the graduate outcome gap. Stakeholder internal report. Autumn 2024. by Conroy, Dom, Poku, Mary-Jane, Patel, Jade, Diop, Leah, Huda, Nahid, Benn, Jade, Olasope, Awesome

“…A growing body of evidence associates these discrepancies with structural racism in educational contexts and areas of university life (McGee, 2020; Razack & Naidu, 2022; Ugiagbe-Green & Ernsting, 2022). …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Feigin, VL, Abate, MD, Abate, YH, Bandyopadhyay, S, Bennett, DA, Lacey, B, Newton, CRJ

“…<p><b>Methods</b></p> We estimated incidence, prevalence, death, and disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) counts and age-standardised rates per 100 000 people per year for overall stroke, ischaemic stroke, intracerebral haemorrhage, and subarachnoid haemorrhage, for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021. …”

Epidemiology of endometriosis in women of Arab ancestry by Mousa, M

“…Under the following initiative, the Middle Eastern Women Research Association: the MAR’A project, the study aimed to investigate for the first time in women of Arab ancestry: (1) Associations of symptomatology, risk factors, phenotypic profile, and comorbidities with endometriosis (2) Assess the impact of endometriosis on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), work productivity, activity impairment, physical activity, and diagnostic delay (3) Conduct a candidate gene association study (CGAS) on variants in wingless-type MMTV integration site family member 4 (WNT4) and the Vezatin (VEZT) in women with endometriosis.…”

A type of novel energy harvesting device by Deng, J

“…However, these traditional energy sources are impractical for powering wireless devices due to their inherent limitations, e.g., the high setup cost of wiring power and the finite life span of batteries. In view of these facts, more attentions have been drawn on vibration energy sources existing in ambient environment where sensors operate. …”

Early adulthood BMI and cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study from the China Kadoorie Biobank by Chen, Y, Yu, W, Lv, J, Sun, D, Pei, P, Du, H, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Zhang, H, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Li, L, Yu, C

“…Our findings suggest early adulthood as an important time to focus on weight management and obesity prevention for cardiovascular health later in life.</p> <br> <p><strong>Funding:</strong> National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Kadoorie Charitable Foundation, and the Wellcome Trust.…”

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic studies of the structure and interactions between hepatitis B virus core and surface antigens with peptides by Muhamad, Azira

“…There are several approaches in designing an antiviral drug based on the virus life cycle. This study focuses on two antiviral approaches. …”
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Effectiveness of health education intervention based on health belief model among elderly women in Urmia, Iran by Iranagh, Jamileh Amirzadeh

“…Therefore, group-based nutrition and physical activity education could be an alternative solution, as it promotes favourable improvement on the conditions of the elderly with sedentary life style.…”
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Factors associated with body weight status and internet addiction among malaysian university students in Penang: mixed method study before and during covid-19 pandemic by Isaac, Nesamalar

“…Thirty-six students were subjected to a focus group discussion where they were motivated to share their experience in internet-related activities, the effect of internet usage on their significant aspects of life and the experience of withdrawal symptoms while trying to limit their online activity. …”
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Selected Problems of Solid Mechanics and Solving Methods / by Altenbach, Holm, 1956-, editor 444293, Bogdanov, Viacheslav, editor 656036, Grigorenko, Alexander Ya, editor 656037, Kushnir, Roman M., editor 656038, Nazarenko, Vladimir M., editor 656039, Eremeyev, Victor A., editor 531300

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Grid compliance for the land based electrical power generators by Yang, Shicong

“…The proposed control strategy reduces the unnecessary activation of the DBR thus further increases the life-time and reliability of the proposed solution. …”
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Rule-based meta-analysis reveals the major role of PB2 in influencing influenza A virus virulence in mice by Ivan, Fransiskus Xaverius, Kwoh, Chee Keong

“…Background: Influenza A virus (IAV) poses threats to human health and life. Many individual studies have been carried out in mice to uncover the viral factors responsible for the virulence of IAV infections. …”
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Collaborative model of care between Orthopaedics and allied healthcare professionals in knee osteoarthritis (CONNACT) : study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid ra... by Tan, Bryan Yijia, Pereira, Michelle Jessica, Yang, Su-Yin, Hunter, David J., Skou, Soren Thorgaard, Thumboo, Julian, Car, Josip

“…Secondary outcomes include KOOS individual subscales, quality of life scoring, functional performance, global, diet and psychological related outcomes. …”
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Probabilistic modeling of nodal charging demand based on spatial-temporal dynamics of moving electric vehicles by Musa, Ryan Rezal

“…Applying this to real life situations, this type of probabilistic models would be useful for the many power service providers out there as they can use them to predict when the peak periods are going to happen and then take the corresponding necessary preventive measures to avoid potential power congestions from occurring. …”
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Extracellular nucleic acids in monochloraminated drinking water distribution systems by Bairoliya, Sakcham

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Tracking oxidation-induced alterations in fibrin clot formation by NMR-based methods by Lau, Wai-Hoe, White, Nathan J., Yeo, Tsin Wen, Gruen, Russell L., Pervushin, Konstantin

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Designer broad-spectrum polyimidazolium antibiotics by Zhong, Wenbin, Shi, Zhenyu, Mahadevegowda, Surendra H., Liu, Bo, Zhang, Kaixi, Koh, Chong Hui, Ruan, Lin, Chen, Yahua, Zeden, Merve S., Pee, Carmen J. E., Marimuthu, Kalisvar, De, Partha Pratim, Ng, Oon Tek, Zhu, Yabin, Chi, Robin Yonggui, Hammond, Paula T., Yang, Liang, Gan, Yunn-Hwen, Pethe, Kevin, Greenberg, E. Peter, Gründling, Angelika, Chan-Park, Mary B.

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