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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RES.2-001 Engineering Design Instructional Computer System (EDICS), Spring 2008 by Wilson, David Gordon, Blanco, Ernesto, Tsutsumi, Seichi, Flowers, Woodie

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Integrative genomic analyses in adipocytes implicate DNA methylation in human obesity and diabetes by McAllan, Liam, Baranasic, Damir, Villicaña, Sergio, Brown, Scarlett, Zhang, Weihua, Lehne, Benjamin, Adamo, Marco, Jenkinson, Andrew, Elkalaawy, Mohamed, Mohammadi, Borzoueh, Hashemi, Majid, Fernandes, Nadia, Lambie, Nathalie, Williams, Richard, Christiansen, Colette, Yang, Youwen, Zudina, Liudmila, Lagou, Vasiliki, Tan, Sili, Castillo-Fernandez, Juan, King, James W. D., Soong, Richie, Elliott, Paul, Scott, James, Prokopenko, Inga, Cebola, Inês, Loh, Marie, Lenhard, Boris, Batterham, Rachel L., Bell, Jordana T., Chambers, John Campbell, Kooner, Jaspal S., Scott, William R.

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Using brain structural neuroimaging measures to predict psychosis onset for individuals at clinical high-risk by Zhu, Yinghan, Maikusa, Norihide, Radua, Joaquim, Sämann, Philipp G., Fusar-Poli, Paolo, Agartz, Ingrid, Andreassen, Ole A., Bachman, Peter, Baeza, Inmaculada, Chen, Xiaogang, Choi, Sunah, Corcoran, Cheryl M., Ebdrup, Bjørn H., Fortea, Adriana, Garani, Ranjini Rg, Glenthøj, Birte Yding, Glenthøj, Louise Birkedal, Haas, Shalaila S., Hamilton, Holly K., Hayes, Rebecca A., He, Ying, Heekeren, Karsten, Kasai, Kiyoto, Katagiri, Naoyuki, Kim, Minah, Kristensen, Tina D., Kwon, Jun Soo, Lawrie, Stephen M., Lebedeva, Irina, Lee, Jimmy, Loewy, Rachel L., Mathalon, Daniel H., McGuire, Philip, Mizrahi, Romina, Mizuno, Masafumi, Møller, Paul, Nemoto, Takahiro, Nordholm, Dorte, Omelchenko, Maria A., Raghava, Jayachandra M., Røssberg, Jan I., Rössler, Wulf, Salisbury, Dean F., Sasabayashi, Daiki, Smigielski, Lukasz, Sugranyes, Gisela, Takahashi, Tsutomu, Tamnes, Christian K., Tang, Jinsong, Theodoridou, Anastasia, Tomyshev, Alexander S., Uhlhaas, Peter J., Værnes, Tor G., van Amelsvoort, Therese A. M. J., Waltz, James A., Westlye, Lars T., Zhou, Juan H., Thompson, Paul M., Hernaus, Dennis, Jalbrzikowski, Maria, Koike, Shinsuke

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Researching Language and Health : A Student Guide / by Demjén, Zsófia, author 656135, Atkins, Sarah, author 656136, Semino, Elena, 1964-, author 656138

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Microfabrication and Nanofabrication : Precision Manufacturing / by Kalita, Kanak, 1988-, editor 644744, Ghadai, Ranjan Kumar, 1990-, editor 656005, Davim, J. Paulo, editor 207699

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MENDORONG ANAK SUKA MEMBACA / by Fazeila Isa, author 655927, Zamri Mohamad, author 398775

Medical tourism in South East Asia: Science mapping of present and future trends by Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi, Norhana, Mohd Aripin, Nur Sofia Nabila, Alimin, Ting, Irene Wei Kiong, Wider, Walton, Siti Sarah, Maidin, Zainul-Abideen, Ahmed Yousif Abbas

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