Cohort differences in physical health and disability in the United States and Europe by Gimeno, L, Goisis, A, Dowd, JB, Ploubidis, GB

“…<p><strong>Objectives</strong></p> Declines in mortality have historically been associated with improvements in physical health across generations. While life expectancy in most high-income countries continues to increase, there is evidence that younger generations, particularly in the United States, are less healthy than previous generations at the same age. …”

'Women in an extraordinary time': the transnational network and educational spaces of the Canadian Eiwa Girls' mission schools in 1920s and 1930s Japan by Dugal, A

“…This thesis thus looks to Eiwa women and youth in their roles as graduates, educators, and students to demonstrate a dynamic understanding of 1930s Japanese educational and intellectual life.…”

Experience and perceptions of mental ill-health in people with epilepsy in rural Ethiopia: A qualitative study by Tsigebrhan, R, Newton, CR, Selamu, M, Hanlon, C

“…Occupation and social life difficulties were interconnected with emotional and bodily sickness. …”

The Urgency Numeric Rating Scale: Psychometric Evaluation in Adults with Crohn’s Disease by Dubinsky, M, Vadhariya, A, Su, S, Zhou, X, Durand, F, Clucas, C, Stassek, L, Kawata, AK, Travis, S

“…Introduction: Bowel urgency has recently been recognized as a Crohn’s disease (CD) symptom that substantially impacts patients’ quality of life. The Urgency NRS is a single-item patient-reported outcome measure assessing bowel urgency severity in the past 24 h (0–10 scale). …”

Patient-physician agreement on function and pain is associated with long-term outcomes in sarcoma: findings from a longitudinal study by Košir, U, van de Wal, D, Husson, O, Zablith, N, Turcotte, RE

“…Improvement in agreement on function over time was significantly associated with daily functioning (F(2, 212) = 3.18, p = 0.043) and quality of life (F(2, 212) = 3.17, p &lt; 0.044). The pattern was similar though less pronounced for the agreement on pain. …”

Knowledge and practice towards premenstrual syndrome among undergraduate students in health campus Universiti Sains Malaysia by Min, Chua Min

“…In conclusion, undergraduate students need more comprehensive education about PMS to provide better support and care to other individuals, subsequently enhancing the well-being and quality of life of the community as a whole.…”
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Poverty and meritocracy in Singapore by Ang, Jonathan Choong Yew, Chua, Joyce Hui Ping, Zhang, Alethea Shimin

“…This paper draws upon these responses to discuss the implications of meritocracy as a value system and recommends some solutions to remedy the unintended consequences of implementing this system across all facets of life.…”
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“I’m sorry, my child has autism” : lived experiences of low-income parents of children with autism in Singapore by Ong, Tze Ping

“…This research is done in hopes that there can be increased empathy and access to more resources and services for lower income families of children with ASD in Singapore to allow for a better quality of life.…”
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Direct observation of deterministic domain wall trajectory in magnetic network structures by Sethi, Pankaj, Murapaka, Chandrasekhar, Goolaup, Sarjoosing, Chen, Yun Jie, Leong, Siang Huei, Lew, Wen Siang

“…The DW propagation in the network structure is governed by the geometrically induced potential barrier and pinning strength against the propagation. This technique can be extended for controlling the trajectory of magnetic charge carriers in an artificial spin ice lattice.…”
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Survey Techniques to Examine Morphological Evolution of Coastal Regions by Ammons, Seth N.

“…Here, a beach was mapped daily for 3 weeks from the dune to the low-tide water line on the Outer Banks of North Carolina at the US Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility in Duck. …”
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Smart platform architecture for family of products by Soh, De Jun

“…Methods used include product line commonality index, function structure, design structure matrix (DSM), generational variety index (GVI) and system dynamics. …”
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Beyond masters and master plans : participatory urban planning in Singapore by Lee, Ryan Kin Ho

“…Through case studies of plans for the Lower Peirce golf courses and the Cross Island Line, this paper seeks to understand how Singapore, an archetype of a developmental state with a centralised planning system, incorporates public participation in urban planning. …”
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Investigation of PFC on tapped-source AC/DC converter by Thet, Mon Sann.

“…For example, an AC/ DC converter enables integrated circuits to operate from a 60Hz ac line voltage by converting the ac signal to a dc signal of the appropriate voltage. …”
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A robust EM-SOCR localization method under probabilistic NLOS environments considering anchor node position uncertainties by Zhang, Zhibo, Chang, Qing, Zhao, Zichu, Chen, Leyan, Xing, Jin

“…A new source node localization scene that both considers the probabilistic non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments and anchor node position uncertainties is introduced. …”
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Guidance and navigation of a wheeled mobile robot by Goh, Ing Jya.

“…This project is a continuation of the works of many past graduating students. The scope of this line of endeavor revolves around the development of an autonomously driven four-wheeled vehicle. …”
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Multiplexed model predictive control by Wu, Bing Fang

“…This results in demanding on-line optimization, hence computing resource can become an issue when applying MPC to complex systems with many inputs or with fast response times. …”
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Knowledge-based simulation of a final assembly process in the hard disk drive industry by Koh, Boon Khai.

“…In order to man-age and control the assembly line effectively, as well as reduce the inventory and im-prove the throughput, computer simulation is an obvious potential solution. …”
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Dielectric/metal diffusion barrier in Cu/porous ultra low-k interconnect technology by Chen, Zhe

“…As Cu damascene process and low dielectric constant material (low-k) are introduced into back-end of line (BEOL) semiconductor manufacturing, a robust barrier system is highly essential for integrated circuit (IC) performance and reliability improvements. …”
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K-means clustering for feature extraction from wavelet-based flute signals by Ang, Yew Yee

“…High Speed Machines (HSM) are machines that operate at cutting speeds significantly higher than those typically utilized for a particular material and are very important near-end-line manufacturing devices. The quality of cutting highly depends on cutter specifications, type of work piece and cutting conditions. …”
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Resolving structural ambiguity using animacy and grammatical cues in Chinese. by Ong, Deborah Yoke Ting.

“…The role of animacy has also been found to be relevant in Chinese, with studies on the Competition Model supporting it as an important cue in agent identification (Bates et al., 1992). With two off-line questionnaire studies, this study looks at how the semantic animacy role and grammatical role (low attachment preference) affect ambiguity resolution in Chinese for both comprehension and production. …”
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