Diagnosis of sunscreen residue on skin with portable Raman microscope by Li, Yihan

“…It is well known that ultraviolet ray (UVR) irradiation can cause cutaneous damage, hence dermatologists encourage people to use sunscreen to absorb or reflect a number of the sun's UV radiation on the skin exposed to sunlight. In recent years, sunscreen is extensively used in our daily life to protect the damage to our skin by the sun. …”
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A case study of Bronze and Sunflower from the perspective of translation-oriented text analysis model by Wang, Meng

“…Children’s literature has long been in a peripheral status in the academic world, so has its translation. In recent years, researchers have shown a greater interest in this field and paid more attention to children’s literature translation. …”
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Towards whom should indoor environmental quality control be sympathetic : asthmatics or non-asthmatics? by Tham, Kwok Wai, Fadeyi, Moshood Olawale

“…Subjects, between 20 and 30 years of age, were recruited from the university community to participate in these studies. …”
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Flood risk analysis under consideration of river system dynamics and spatial temporal scales by Oliver, Julien

“…Due to rapid urbanization and climate change, the frequency of flood events has notably increased over the last decades, adversely impacting societal development and economic growth. The recent years have seen growing interests in devising risk-based solutions to support flood management. …”
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Adaptive goal selection for agents in dynamic environments by Zhang, Huiliang, Luo, Xudong, Shen, Zhiqi, You, Jin, Miao, Chun Yan

“…In psychology, goal-setting theory, which has been studied by psychologists for over 35 years, reveals that goals play significant roles in incentive, action and performance for human beings. …”
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Intertainer Asia (A) : programming and distributing Hollywood movies on-line in the Asia-Pacific countries by Rieck, Olaf, Tan, Shirley

“…The new company licensed its basic video-on-demand (VOD) platform technology from Intertainer, Inc., the forerunner of VOD services based in Santa Monica, United States, but negotiated separate content deals directly with the studios. Over the next two years, Intertainer Asia developed itself into a leading entertainment-on-demand-company, streaming Hollywood movies on-line to homes via a television or personal computer in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and later, in China, Australia, New Zealand and Korea. …”
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Effect of adding global postural re-education to Kendall exercises for treating asymptomatic forward head posture: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial by Abu-Taleb, Walaa, Yamany, Abeer Abdelrahman, Aneis, Yasser M., Abu El Kasem, Shimaa T.

“…Forty-three subjects aged 18-30 years were recruited with FHP marked by a craniovertebral angle (CVA) less than 50°. …”
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Book review : Religion, populism, and modernity: confronting white Christian nationalism and racism by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…While the relationship between religion and nationalism is not a new area of research, it has grown in importance in recent years, as more and more examples of the phenomenon have appeared, often with significant political impacts. …”
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Borderlands: The edges of Europe [Conference abstract] by Leonardi, Paola

“…Borderlands: the edges of Europe (Paola Leonardi) "Borderlands: The edges of Europe" is a photographic project that critically re-maps the land borders of the European Union, proposing a new representation that focuses on the people who inhabit the border zones, rather than political treaties and physical boundaries decided by central powers. Over the past 10 years I have walked along the land borders of Europe, photographing extensively and asking myself the question “Where does Europe end? …”
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The quality of paediatric asthma guidelines: evidence underpinning diagnostic test recommendations from a meta-epidemiological study by Thomas, ET, Thomas, ST, Perera, R, Gill, PJ, Moloney, S, Heneghan, CJ

“…All guidelines recommended the use of spirometry and reversibility testing for children aged ≥5 years, however, the recommended spirometry thresholds for diagnosis differed across guidelines. …”

Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Demkowicz, O, Jefferson, R, Nanda, P, Foulkes, L, Lam, J, Pryjmachuk, S, Evans, R, Dubicka, B, Neill, L, Winter, LA, Nnamani, G

“…Methods: We adopted a co-produced qualitative design, guided by ecological systems theory, conducting focus groups in 2022 with 32 adolescent girls aged 16 to 18 years in England. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. …”

Effects of educational disruption and changes in school context on children's mental health: associations with school level disadvantage and individual bullying involvement by Badger, JR, Holst, CG, Thompson, P, Bowes, L, Hayes, R, Clarkson, S, Hutchings, J, Hastings, RP

“…Cross-sectional data were collected from 4316 children aged 6–11 years old, from 57 schools across England and Wales. …”

Time to HIV viral rebound and frequency of post-treatment control after analytical interruption of antiretroviral therapy: an individual data-based meta-analysis of 24 prospective... by Gunst, JD, Gohil, J, Li, JZ, Bosch, RJ, White, Catherine Seamon, A, Chun, T, Mothe, B, Gittens, K, Praiss, L, De Scheerder, M, Vandekerckhove, L, Escandón, K, Thorkelson, A, Schacker, T, SenGupta, D, Brander, C, Papasavvas, E, Montaner, LJ, Martinez-Picado, J, Calin, R, Castagna, A, Muccini, C, de Jong, W, Leal, L, Tipoe, T, Frater, J

“…Early-ART was defined as ART initiation within 6 months of HIV acquisition; others were classified as late-ART or unknown. Median age was 42 years, 91% male, 75% white, 45% received early-ART. …”

Mexico: positioning for a transformational upstream opening in 2015 by Sandrea, I, Taylor, R

“…Mexico’s proven base of resources is quite unique and within the top 10 on a world scale relative to other international emerging areas that have received high investment interest over the last five years, such as Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Morocco. …”

Theranostics for neuroblastoma: making molecular radiotherapy work better by Gawne, PJ, Bryant, HE, DuBois, SG, George, SL, Gray, J, Knox, L, Matchett, KB, Peet, C, Vallis, KA, Wallace, HJ, Wan, S, Gaze, MN

“…Neuroblastoma expresses several molecular targets for radionuclide imaging and therapy, of which the most widely exploited is the norepinephrine transporter. [ 123I]meta iodobenzylguanidine (mIBG) imaging and [131I]mIBG treatment, which target this physiological pathway, have been in clinical practice for 40 years. While therapy outcomes have been favourable, [ 131I]mIBG use has not yet been optimized. …”

Processes of risk and blame in a police organisation by Farrow, K

“…<p>This thesis will concentrate on Stonecastle Police (a pseudonym) and the processes of risk and blame that take place within the organisation. Over recent years claims have been made that risk aversion permeates police practice, with the central focus of policing continuing to be the management and minimisation of risk (Heaton, Bryant, and Tong, 2019; Black and Lumsden, 2019). …”

Statistical analysis plan for a cluster randomised controlled trial to compare screening, feedback and intervention for child anxiety problems to usual school practice: identifying... by Ball, S, Reardon, T, Creswell, C, Taylor, L, Brown, P, Ford, T, Gray, A, Hill, C, Jasper, B, Larkin, M, Macdonald, I, Morgan, F, Pollard, J, Sancho, M, Sniehotta, FF, Spence, SH, Stainer, J, Stallard, P, Violato, M, Ukoumunne, OC

“…<p><strong>Background</strong></p> The Identifying Child Anxiety Through Schools-identification to intervention (iCATS-i2i) trial is being conducted to establish whether ‘screening and intervention’, consisting of usual school practice plus a pathway comprising screening, feedback and a brief parent-led online intervention (OSI: Online Support and Intervention for child anxiety), bring clinical and health economic benefits compared to usual school practice and assessment only — ‘usual school practice’, for children aged 8–9 years in the following: (1) the ‘target population’, who initially screen positive for anxiety problems according to a two-item parent-report child anxiety questionnaire — iCATS-2, and (2) the ‘total population’, comprising all children in participating classes. …”

Chimpanzee self-medication in Budongo Forest: investigating the use of putative self-medicative resources in the Sonso and Waibira communities by Freymann, E

“…The study spans eight and a half months of multidisciplinary data from two wild chimpanzee communities, Sonso and Waibira, supplemented by thirty years of longitudinal data. The literature review contextualizes Zoopharmacognosy, the study of non-human self-medication, tracing its epistemic origins. …”

Perspectives of UK catering staff on Adolescents' Food Choices at School by Gilmour, A, Gill, S, Loudon, G

“…The research focused on pupils in Key Stage Three (aged 11 to 14 years old) enrolled at three schools. Data from interviews with the catering managers based at the schools (n=6), observations in school dining centers (n=3), and focus groups with catering staff (n=3) were thematically analyzed together.…”

What can literature do that philosophy can't? Entering the hybrid worlds of Simone de Beauvoir and Iris Murdoch by Holt, N

“…I offer a detailed analysis of their thinking in this area and challenge some common misconceptions that have built up over recent years. In particular I challenge the view, in the case of Beauvoir, that she was advocating a new literary way of ‘doing’ philosophy and, in the case of Murdoch, that the close connection she perceived between art and morals was to do with the moral effects of art. …”