Cluster based power efficient cooperative spectrum sensing under reduced bandwidth using location information by Smitha, Kavallur Gopi, Vinod, Achutavarrier Prasad

“…The reduction in the number of sensing bits using proposed method in turn reduces the total transmission power of the secondary users in the cognitive network thus improving its battery life.…”
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'I am afraid to fly there': informal care in Polish migrants' families immobilised by COVID-19 by Kloc-Nowak, Weronika, Ryan, Louise

“…This paper discusses the COVID-19 pandemic as a new external challenge to transnational family life that can undermine the care arrangements and intentions developed by the families of Polish migrants following the 2004 EU enlargement. …”
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'You would never pick up the thread from where you left off’: older Irish women migrants' narratives of non‐return, post‐retirement by Ryan, Louise, Doshi, Neha

“…However, using the embedding framework, through a life course lens, we argue that non‐return may reflect complex processes of disembedding and non‐belonging in the origin country – which are less easy to articulate.…”
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Social networks and migration: relocations, relationships and resources by Ryan, Louise

“…Moreover, using mixed methods, including visualisation, as well longitudinal methods from follow-up interviews, I employment methodological innovations to understand how networks of relationships evolve and change over time and through the life course, especially in the ageing process.…”

Modelling futility in the setting of fertility treatment by Polyakov, A, Gyngel, C, Savulescu, J

“…We draw on the commonly used metric, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), to attach a monetary value to new lives created through IVF. …”

Death and the doctor: the museum as a tool for understanding the needs of the dying by Harris, J, Moyse, A, Hadley, G, Frampton, S, Dempsey, A, Hordern, J, Saunders, K, Lane, R, De Luca, G

“…Bringing together museum professionals, Expert Patient Tutors and doctors in curriculum planning and delivery, the work has been delivered online, using images from the museum’s collections, and live, using the Ashmolean galleries as spaces for the consideration of issues around death, dying and end-of-life care. This article and its preface reflect broadly on a decade of medical collaboration at the Ashmolean and specifically on the processes of both making and delivering teaching on dealing with death, in a cross-disciplinary, non-medical context, asking not only what the Museum can do for medical education but why medical education needs the museum.…”

Toward an Asian-based bodily movement database for emotional communication by Cheng, M, Tseng, C, Fujiwara, K, Higashiyama, S, Weng, A, Kitamura, Y

“…For each emotion, actors performed three self-created scenarios that covered a broad range of real-life events to elicit the target emotion within 2–5 seconds. …”

Predicting future fallers in Parkinson’s disease using kinematic data over a period of 5 years by Sotirakis, C, Brzezicki, MA, Patel, S, Conway, N, FitzGerald, JJ, Antoniades, CA

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) increases fall risk, leading to injuries and reduced quality of life. Accurate fall risk assessment is crucial for effective care planning. …”

Advancing the chemotherapy of tuberculous meningitis: a consensus view by Wasserman, S, Donovan, J, Kestelyn, E, Watson, JA, Aarnoutse, RE, Barnacle, JR, Boulware, DR, Chow, FC, Cresswell, FV, Davis, AG, Dooley, KE, Figaji, AA, Gibb, DM, Huynh, J, Imran, D, Marais, S, Meya, DB, Misra, UK, Modi, M, Raberahona, M, Ganiem, AR, Rohlwink, UK, Ruslami, R, Seddon, JA, Skolimowska, KH, Solomons, RS, Stek, CJ, Thuong, NTT, van Crevel, R, Whitaker, C, Thwaites, GE, Wilkinson, RJ

“…In this Personal View, a global consortium of tuberculous meningitis researchers articulate a coordinated, definitive way ahead via globally conducted clinical trials of novel drugs and regimens to advance treatment and improve outcomes for this life-threatening infection.…”

Regimental agents as Language Intermediaries in the Eighteenth-Century Habsburg Realms by Pataki, K

“…Schmid was an expert of transcribing, translating, and analysing Old Medieval High German texts and his comments on the production of the news provide unique insight into Isenflamm’s social and business life through the lens of a meticulous philologist. …”

The need for regulation: permissive governance and disproportionate use of live facial recognition technology by the Metropolitan Police Service by Croker, JT

“…The MPS has used LFR since 2016, and this use threatens the enjoyment of a range of protected rights, including Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the protection of private and family life). While the technology itself poses novel challenges to the enjoyment of a range of rights, the contribution made by this thesis highlights the risk of police ineffectually self-regulating their use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools without ensuring effective oversight, accountability or appropriate rights protections. …”

Disposition kinetics of tylosin administered intravenously and intramuscularly in Desert Sheep and Nubian Goats by Taha, A.A., Elsheikh, H.A., Khalafalla, A.E., Osman, I. A. M., Abdullah, A. Salam

“…Following i.v. administration, the volumes of distribution and the elimination half-life times were similar in both species, whereas in goats a greater volume of the central compartment and faster clearance were observed. …”
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A lead(II) ion selective electrode via a metal complex of poly(hydroxamic acid) by Anuar, K., Hamdan, S.

“…The response time was 50-120 sec over the whole concentration range and the electrode has a working life of at least 4 weeks. Iron(III) severely poisoned the electrode membrane. …”
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Issues of Group Settlement’s Land Inheritance Management in Peninsular Malaysia by Mohd Asri, Mohammad Hazim Firdaus, Maamor, Selamah, Mohd Noor, Fauziah

“…Therefore, the inherited wealth should be distributed to the rightful heir to benefit and live a comfortable life. The study aims to review the inheritance management issues in the group settlement through a literature study. …”
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Resettlement of Northern Muslims: A Challenge for Sustainable Post-War Development and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka by Yusoff, Mohammad Agus, Sarjoon, Athambawa, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah

“…This study drew on important insights from a quarter-century history of forcefully evicted Muslims in Sri Lanka’s northern province by examining the nature of their displaced life and their permanent resettlement in their traditional villages, particularly in the post-civil war context. …”
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The Search of Best Practices of Malaysian Halal Cosmetics Industry to Improve Firm Performance by Md Sin, Mohammad Aizat, Razalli, Mohd Rizal, Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati

“…Halal refers to the Islamic law that Muslims must adhere to, which includes all materials used in everyday life, such as cosmetic products. Muslims not only need the final product to be Halal, they also need to ensure that all aspects of supply chain of the products, such as raw materials, handling, processing, transportation, distribution, storage, product safety, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the product comply with Halal principles as well. …”
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The big five personality traits and eating habits among female students at Zayed University by AlBlooshi, S, AlSabbah, K, Thani, S, Hijazi, R, Al Dhaheri, AS, Zeb, F, Cheikh Ismail, L

“…Background: Adhering to healthy dietary habits is crucial for disease prevention and improving overall quality of life. Understanding how personality traits influence eating behaviors is essential for developing effective interventions aimed at promoting healthier eating habits. …”

The amygdala and the pursuit of future rewards by Johnson, ST, Grabenhorst, F

“…Success and failure in these processes have been linked to differential life outcomes and psychiatric conditions. …”

Degradation Mechanisms and Applications in Ion Intercalation Materials by Zhuang, Debbie

“…These methods can be used to quantify degradation in battery materials for second life use, designing degradation resistant materials, and more. …”
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Person-centred care for dementia patients (PEAR) back-end and front-end systems development by Rizwan Nusrath Fathima

“…Dementia is an irreversible cognitive disorder that interferes with one’s memory, thinking, and behaviour leading to a great deterioration in the quality of life [1]. As dementia has no cure, palliative care is often opted for. …”
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