Combined effects of meal frequency and exercise on postprandial lipaemia by Mok, Alexander

“…These findings can contribute to public health recommendations. METHODS: Nine young, healthy, sedentary Asian males underwent four 2-day trials: walking with 1-large meal (EX-1); Rest with 1-large meal (CON-1); Walking with 2-smaller meals (EX-2); Rest with 2-smaller meals (CON-2), in a randomized repeated measures design. …”
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Maximizing airport runway throughput via sequencing arrival schedule by Lin, Chuanwen

“…With the simulation data gathered from the Airtop, analysis work is carried out on a total of nine test scenarios. This report will also explore and discuss some of factors that can affect the throughput capacity of the airport runway, such as holding techniques and standard separation distance. …”
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Biochemical characterisation of NS2B-NS3 protease from flaviviruses by Nah, Jojo Qian Hui

“…In the dengue research field, the hydrophilic portion of NS2B is often engineered to NS3pro domain by joining with a flexible linker of nine amino acids, Gly4-Ser-Gly4 in studying their properties. …”
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Dose response effect of carbohydrate mouth rinse on 10 km running time trial by Muhammad Saufy Abdul Karim

“…Methods: In this double-blinded, randomized, counterbalanced cross-over study, nine recreationally active and healthy men [mean age 23.78 (SD 1.39) years] completed three 10 km running sessions on the treadmill at a self-selected pace. …”
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Characterisation of ball impact conditions in professional tennis: Matches played on hard court by Lane, Ben, Sherratt, Paul, Xiao, Hu, Harland, Andy

“…As a result, assuming all balls in play are used evenly, a single ball is expected to be subjected to 105 (±24) impacts over the course of the nine games that it is in play. The results of the investigation could be used to design a wear protocol capable of artificially wearing tennis balls in a way that is representative of professional play.…”
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Seismic performance of continuous link reinforced concrete beam-column connections subjected to earthquake loading by Mohammadamin Azimi

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Identifying antifungal resistance mechanisms and modes of action using SAturated Transposon Analysis in Yeast (SATAY) by Karadzas, M

“…</p> <p>This thesis applies SATAY to uncover novel antifungal resistance mechanisms and to examine the modes of action of nine antifungal compounds. These screens reveal antifungal drug targets, transporters responsible for drug uptake or efflux, as well as metabolic, signalling and trafficking pathways affecting antifungal susceptibility. …”

Survey of healthcare-associated sink infrastructure, and sink trap antibiotic residues and biochemistry, in 29 UK hospitals by Rodger, G, Chau, K, Aranega Bou, P, Moore, G, Roohi, A, The SinkBug Consortium, Walker, AS, Stoesser, N

“…<p><strong> Methods</strong></p> Twenty-nine UK hospitals submitted photos and metadata for sinks across three wards (ICU/medical/surgical; January-March 2023). …”

Assessing the odd secondary structural properties of nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA sequences (18S) of the twisted-wing parasites (Insecta: Strepsiptera) by Gillespie, J, McKenna, C, Yoder, M, Gutell, R, Johnston, J, Kathirithamby, J, Cognato, A

“…The longer sequence has the potential to form a nine base pair helix with a sequence in the variable region 2, consistent with a recent study proposing this tertiary interaction. …”

Medical management pathways for Cushing’s disease in pituitary tumors centers of excellence (PTCOEs) by Giustina, A, Uygur, MM, Frara, S, Barkan, A, Biermasz, NR, Chanson, P, Freda, P, Gadelha, M, Haberbosch, L, Kaiser, UB, Lamberts, S, Laws, E, Nachtigall, LB, Popovic, V, Schilbach, K, Lely, AJVD, Wass, JAH, Melmed, S, Casanueva, FF

“…Methods: Based on the activities of nine international PTCOEs between 2018 and 2020, we evaluated patients under medical treatment and their biochemical control rates. …”

Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards for Interventions that use Artificial Intelligence (CHEERS-AI) by Elvidge, J, Hawksworth, C, Avşar, TS, Zemplenyi, A, Chalkidou, A, Petrou, S, Petykó, Z, Srivastava, D, Chandra, G, Delaye, J, Denniston, A, Gomes, M, Knies, S, Nousios, P, Siirtola, P, Wang, J, Dawoud, D

“…<p><b>Results</b></p> A total of 58 participants responded to survey round 1, 42, and 31 of whom responded to rounds 2 and 3, respectively. Nine participants joined the consensus meeting. Ultimately, 38 reporting items were included in CHEERS-AI. …”

Evolution of an extracellular pathogen recognition mechanism in Solanaceae by Kourelis, J

“…First, I present a review and meta-analysis of the molecular mechanisms by which <em>R</em> gene products function, thereby identifying nine molecular mechanisms conferring pathogen resistance in plants. …”

Prioritizing questions and topics for the development of guidelines and consensus-based recommendations supported by ILAE: a scoping review and proposal of prioritization criteria by Lin, K, Eyal, S, Demarchi, IG, Ben-Shushan, T, Auvin, S, Khoo, CS, Al-Baradie, R, Sen, A, Newton, C, Ngwende, G, Candez, NM, Sperling, M, Brigo, F, Jette, N, Wiebe, S

“…A consensus-based process was followed to develop a prioritization scoring tool for CPGs and another for CBRs. Thirty-nine participants, including clinicians, experts in the field, methodologists, and other relevant stakeholders, contributed to developing the final instrument (based on a 5-point Likert scale). …”

Strategies of rendering difficult syntactic structures in English-Arabic simultaneous interpreting by Abdulameer, Muhannad Hadi Abdulameer

“…The findings of the study indicate that simultaneous interpreters employed nine interpreting strategies when rendering noun phrases. …”
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Investigating the influence of elements in pocket parks on the psychological restoration of young people: a study from Guiyang and Chongqing in Southwest China by Ma, Geng, Pellegrini, Paola, Ma, Jiaqi, Shi, Linfeng

“…Analysis of these images led to the identification of nine critical elements. Participants provided insights into how these factors relate to psychological characteristics and their subsequent restorative effects by responding to five carefully designed questions. …”
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To assess the impact of physical factors on velocity, speed, and accuracy of tennis serve by Ma, Xudong, Yaacob, Azhar, Tengku Kamalden, Tengku Fadilah, Ng, Yee Guan

“…Variations in serve velocity improvements ranged from 3.0% to 29.0% across studies, with disparities potentially due to different study durations (four weeks to nine months) and methodologies. Match fatigue significantly reduces serve velocity and stroke volume (SV) over time. …”
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Efficiency of Banks in Malaysia: a Super Efficiency Approach by Mat Kasim, Maznah, Ramli, Razamin, Baten, Md Azizul, Mohd Jamil, Jastini, Taleb, Mushtaq

“…Considering the weakness of the radial and non-radial DEA, this paper aims to calculate the banks efficiency of nine commercial banks in Malaysia from 2004 to 2013 by adopting the two-stage of super efficiency slack-based measure (SE-SBM) model. …”
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Practice of CSFs for the Pre-Development Process in New Product Innovation Processes at SMEs: Questionnaire Development by Abu, Noor Hidayah, Deros, B.M., Abd Wahab, Dzuraidah, Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam

“…Therefore the instrument is valid and reliable and considered as satisfactory. Nine CSFs, which are believed suitable for SMEs have been proposed in this paper. …”
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Study of material properties of carbon nanotube composites by Wong, Chin Yeung.

“…This study focuses on the material properties of a carbon nanotube - polymer composite with potential applications in alternatives to metallic conductor trace, currently dominated by the use of copper or gold, for plastic circuit board (PCB) signal, ground and transmission line traces as well as 1st and 2nd level interconnects in semiconductor packaging applications.…”
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Hospitals in Singapore : cost and efficiency by Chong Yu Tsing, Chung Sor San, Lua Chew Mui

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