A comparison of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor kidney outcome trial participants with a real-world chronic kidney disease primary care population by Forbes, AK, Hinton, W, Feher, MD, Elson, W, Ordóñez-Mena, JM, Joy, M, Fan, X, Banerjee, D, Cole, NI, Munro, N, Whyte, M, Suckling, RJ, Swift, PA, de Lusignan, S

“…A higher proportion of the CREDENCE (100%), DAPA-CKD (67.6%) and EMPA-KIDNEY (44.5%) trial participants had T2D compared with the real-world CKD population (32.8%). …”

Exploring effects of calcitonin and procalcitonin in cardiomyocytes by Moreira, LMF

“…</p> <p>Using cardiac surgery patient serum samples I found 5-fold lower pre-operative circulating levels of CT in patients who developed post-operative AF (poAF). …”

Canadians' opinions towards COVID-19 data-sharing: a national cross-sectional survey by Savić Kallesøe, SA, Rabbani, T, Gill, EE, Brinkman, F, Griffiths, EJ, Zawati, M, Liu, H, Palmour, N, Joly, Y, Hsiao, WWL

“…Vaccination status was the most influential predictor of data-sharing opinion, with respondents who were ever vaccinated being 4.20 times more likely (95% CI 3.21 to 5.48, p=0.000) to be generally supportive of data-sharing than those unvaccinated. …”

Personalised modelling of geographic movements in depression by Palmius, N

“…This is applied to 59 participants who provided more than 5 weeks of data for analysis, and finds that there are indeed several groups of individuals that appeared to behave similarly. …”

Accelerating convolutional neural networks through enhanced designs by Gennari do Nascimento, M

“…We show that by keeping the accuracy always close to the original model through knowledge distillation, we are able to achieve more than 5× speedup on commonly used superresolution networks without suffering significant perception loss.…”

Blind quantum computing with trapped ions and single photons by Drmota, P

“…We perform laser-based quantum gates between a ⁸⁸Sr⁺ and a ⁴³Ca⁺ ion with 0.961(2) fidelity, and between two ⁴³Ca⁺ ions with 0.985(5) fidelity. Ion-photon entanglement generated with a network qubit in ⁸⁸Sr⁺ is transferred to ⁴³Ca⁺ with 0.977(7) fidelity using error detection. …”

The development of electrochemical sensors based on the use of different forms of carbon materials by Chaisiwamongkhol, K

“…An extension of the first project to compare different types of carbon electrode materials including multiwalled carbon nanotubes, carbon black, graphene nanoplatelets, screen-printed carbon electrode and carbon paste electrode for the AdsSV technique is presented in Chapter 5. General principles to offer guidance in the optimal choice of carbon electrodes for AdsSV are established.…”

Deep learning methods for genome-based prediction of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Wang, C

“…<p>Tuberculosis is a highly lethal infectious disease, causing approximately 1.5 million deaths annually. Recent years have seen a concerning rise in drug-resistant tuberculosis cases, calling for the development of new approaches for drug susceptibility testing. …”

Translation, adaptation and validation of an epilepsy screening instrument in two Ghanaian languages by Darkwa, EK, Asiamah, S, Awini, E, Sottie, C, Godi, A, Williams, JE, Akpalu, A, Cross, JH, Sander, JW, Sen, A, Newton, CR, Danso-Appiah, A, Adjei, P

“…The Asante Twi questionnaire reliably specified epilepsy with positive predictive values of 92.5% and 94.1% at stages 1 and 2. It excluded epilepsy with negative predictive values of 97.9% and 95.9% for the two stages Conclusions: Our questionnaire is valid for the two languages and usable for community-based epilepsy surveys in Ghana. …”

Rethinking village malaria workers in Cambodia: Perspectives from the communities, programme managers, and international stakeholders by Orng, LH, Jongdeepaisal, M, Khonputsa, P, Dysoley, L, Sovannaroth, S, Peto, TJ, Callery, JJ, Pell, C, Maude, RJ, Liverani, M

“…Respondents included managers and implementers involved in the VMW programme at the central and provincial level (n = 9), technical officers at international agencies in Cambodia (n = 7), international stakeholders in non-governmental and research organisations based in Cambodia or other countries in the region (n = 5), as well as VMWs (n = 10), and community members (n = 16) in six endemic communes of Kravanh District, Pursat Province. …”

Recurrent urinary tract infections and prophylactic antibiotic use in women: cross-sectional study by Sanyaolu, L, Best, V, Cannings-John, R, Wood, F, Edwards, A, Akbari, A, Hayward, G, Ahmed, H

“…Of women taking prophylactic antibiotics, 64.2% (<em>n</em> = 9926/<em>N</em> = 15 455) had a urine culture result before initiation and 18.5% (<em>n</em> = 320/<em>N</em> = 1730) of women prescribed trimethoprim had resistance to it on the antecedent sample.…”

Numerical simulation of a forced circulation solar water heating system by Remlaoui, Ahmed, Nehari, Driss, Kada, Benhanifia, Mohd Nasir, Nor Ain Azeany, Abd-Elmonem, Assmaa, Alhubieshi, Neissrien, ElSeabee, Fayza Abdel Aziz, Hussain, Syed M.

“…The flow rate at this temperature is lower, at 7 kg/hr, while the water mass flow rate exiting the mixer is higher, at 10.5 kg/hr. In terms of thermal performance, the system’s solar fraction (SF) and thermal efficiency were evaluated. …”
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Investigating the impact of dietary guidelines transition on cardiometabolic risk profile: a forensic analysis using diet quality metrics by Sualeheen, Ayesha, Khor, Ban Hock, Lim, Jun Hao, Balasubramanian, Gaiyal Viliy, Chuah, Khun Aik, Yeak, Zu Wei, Chinna, Karuthan, Narayanan, Sreelakshmi Sankara, Sundram, Kalyana, Mat Daud, Zulfitri Azuan, Karupaiah, Tilakavati

“…Notably, participants with the highest adherence to MHEI2020 scores exhibited significantly reduced odds for elevated TG (AOR 0.44, 95% CI 0.21–0.93, p = 0.030), HOMA2-IR (AOR 0.44, 95% CI 0.21–0.88, p = 0.022), and hsCRP (AOR 0.54, 95% CI 0.31–0.96, p = 0.040, compared to those with the lowest adherence. Each 5-unit increase in MHEI2020 scores reduced odds for elevated BMI (− 14%), WC (− 9%), LDL-C (− 32%), TG (− 15%), HOMA2-IR (− 9%) and hsCRP (− 12%). …”
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Comparison between self-sampling and gynecologist sampling of cervical specimen for pap cytology and HPV DNA detection among women in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia by Ibrahim, Zaidah

“…For HPV testing, samples were measured for DNA concentration and quality and underwent HPV DNA detection using nested PCR (primer MY 9/11 and GP5+/6+). Specific HPV genotype was determined by gene sequencing which referred to the online NCBI gene bank. …”
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Anti-ageing properties of edible bird's nest ascertained by in vitro and in vivo studies in animal model by Hou, Zhiping

“…First of all, ovariectomized female Sprague - Dawley rats were fed with EBN (6 %, 3 % and 1.5 % in normal pellet) for 12 weeks, then, cognitive function, metabolic indices (serum estrogen, insulin, liver enzyme, kidney function, lipid profile, and antioxidant markers) and hippocampal sirtuin - 1 protein level were in comparison with non - treated ovariectomized rats were observed, and in some instances it showed better results than estrogen therapy. …”
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Ethanol sensor using tapered optical fiber coated with graphene-based nanomaterials by Girei, Saad Hayatu

“…Sensing results indicate that the absorbance response changes linearly when the sensor was exposed to ethanol concentrations in the range of 5% to 40% in water. While both tapered optical fiber with and without the sensing layer reacted towards ethanol, the ones coated with graphene and GO showed higher sensitivity and displays high repeatability and reversibility. …”
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Experimental investigation of glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) when subjected to low and high velocity impact events by Razali, Noorshazlin

“…The high velocity impact test is performed on three specimens for each thickness using an instrumented Single Stage Gas Gun (SSGG) and the pressure of the gas gun is set to range from 5 bar to 60 bar. Each of the tests is performed using three types of bullet which are blunt, hemispherical and conical. …”
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Performance cost index in evaluating oil palm stem as alternative fibre material in chain of custody certification of plywood mills in Malaysia by Adnan, Aida

“…Result of the study shows that seven cost components were identified in COC certification; 1) cost of procuring certified raw material (MYR1.24/m³ to MYR2.44/m³); 2) consultancy (plus training) MYR0.41/m³ to MYR0.47/m³); 3) auditing fees (MYR0.99/m³ to MYR1.59/m³); 4) documentation (MYR0.04/m³ to MYR0.27/m³); 5) marketing or promotional (MYR0.35/m³ to MYR0.49/m³); 6) continuous training (MYR0.00/m³ to MYR0.21/m³) and 7) cost for hiring additional staff or reward given (MYR0.00/m³ to MYR0.06/m³). 41% of the certification cost was due to certified raw material which is statistically significant at P≤0.05. …”
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Factors Influencing Students Intention to Choose Career of Halal Food Industry in Malaysia using Theory of Planned Behavior by Abu Bakar, Nashirah, Rosbi, Sofian, Haji Hashim, Hydzulkifli, Che Arshad, Noraziah

“…Next, the value of R-squared for model fit in this study is 0.675 that indicates a good model fit that explained 67.5% of variance in dependent variable. Multiple regression analysis indicates Attitudes (A), Subjective Norm (SN) and Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC) are significant in predicting the value of Intention (I) to select a career in halal food industry. …”
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Manifestasi Kesantunan Sebagai Strategi Retorik Perutusan Perdana Menter!: Analisis Teks Perutusan Berkaitan COVID-19 (S/O 14776) by Hashim, Nasihah, Yahya, Maizatul Azura, Ahmad, Ainal Akmar, Hussain, Salmi

“…Hasil kajian diperoleh dan dibincangkan dengan mengambil kira taburan kekerapan penggunaan strategi retorik Brooks dan Warren (1979) dan 5 strategi kesantunan Brown dan Levinson (1987) dalam teks perutusan berkenaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Malaysia yang disampaikan oleh Perdana Menteri Malaysia ke-8 pada tahun 2020. …”
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