The anti-circumsporozoite antibody response to repeated, seasonal booster doses of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 E by Ali, MS, Stockdale, L, Sagara, I, Zongo, I, Yerbanga, RS, Mahamar, A, Nikièma, F, Tapily, A, Sompougdou, F, Diarra, M, Bellamy, D, Provstgaard-Morys, S, Zoungrana, C, Issiaka, D, Haro, A, Sanogo, K, Sienou, AA, Kaya, M, Traore, S, Dicko, OM, Kone, Y, Yalcouye, H, Thera, I, Diarra, K

“…In many malaria- endemic areas of Africa, children are at risk of malaria, including severe malaria, until they are five years of age or older and to sustain protection from malaria for this period by vaccination with RTS,S/AS01E, repeated booster doses of vaccine may be required. …”

Data for the ‘Orchid Observers’ project by Shuttleworth, S, O’Donnell, J, Lintott, C, Tweddle, J

“…Orchid Observers will create modern records from across the UK combined with historical data to build up a 180 year time series of orchid flowering times that can be compared against key climate variables. …”

Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer: nested case-control studies using the QResearch and CPRD databases by Vinogradova, Y, Coupland, C, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…In recent oestrogen only users, between three (in younger women) and eight (in older women) extra cases per 10 000 women years would be expected, and in oestrogen-progestogen users between nine and 36 extra cases per 10 000 women years. …”

Creations artistiques et resilience à la Covid-19 (2020): La contribution des artistes plasticiens Camerounais by Fandio Ngahane, R

“…</p> <br> <p>Abstract: This article examines the contribution of Cameroonian visual artists to resilience in the face of Covid-19, based on works produced during the year 2020. A qualitative analysis was carried out of the works dealing with Covid-19, produced by a sample of Cameroonian artists representing a range of artistic expressions (drawing, painting, installation, performance) and pioneers in the fight against the Coronavirus. …”

COVID-19 pandemic impact on hypertension management in North East London: an observational cohort study using electronic health records by Rison, SCG, Redfern, O, Mathur, R, Dostal, I, Carvalho, C, Raisi-Estabragh, Z, Robson, JP

“…</p> <p><strong>Outcomes</strong> Monitoring and management of hypertension were assessed using two indicators: (i) blood pressure recorded within 1 year of the index date and (ii) blood pressure control to national clinical practice guidelines.…”

Effectiveness of interpretive exhibits in influencing students’ intention in birdwatching activity at a Bird Interpretive Center, Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia by Mokhli, Nuraain Amalina

“…Questionnaire data were collected from 119 first-year students from the Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia. …”
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The perception of medical students on the usefulness of the respiratory ventilatory augmented reality (ResVAR) application for learning the respiratory system by Saat, Azmah, O.K. Rahmat, Rahmita Wirza, Ab Razak, Nur Izah, Abas, Razif, Mohd Thani, Suryati

“…Study participants were first- to fifth-year medical students at UPM who were selected using a convenience sampling technique. …”
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Spatio-temporal variations and El Niño modulation of meteorological droughts in Malaysia by Zakaria, Nurul Ain Basirah, Tangang, Fredolin, Salimun, Ester, Amirudin, Abdul Azim, Xiang, Chung Jing, Juneng, Liew, Tan, Mou Leong, Zulkafli, Zed, Marzuki, Marzuki, Santisirisomboon, Jerasorn, Akhir, Mohd Fadzil, Abdullah, Muhamammad Firdaus Ammar, Jamaluddin, Ahmad Fairudz, Mohd, Mohd Syazwan Faisal

“…This study analyses drought characteristics over a 39-year period, from 1982 to 2021, using the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) derived from 5-km resolution Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS). …”

Model of motivational forces influencing academic achievement among secondary school students through the mediation of flow by Syed Mustafa, Sharifah Muzila

“…A total of 395 Form Four students attending daily secondary schools in the state of Selangor responded to a set of questionnaire after their final year examination. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the initial model of six motivational constructs had to be re-specified where five motivational constructs were combined into one major construct renamed as „intrinsic‟. …”
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Effectiveness of R&D Capabilities Towards Operational Performance Moderated by Intellectual Property Rights by Anuar, Herman Shah, Zulhumadi, Faisal, Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli

“…The sector of chemical and metallurgy manufacturing firms is chosen due to its high ranking in gaining patent in the Malaysian patent statistics in year 2010. Detailed discussions on the Cronbach’s Alpha obtained for the dependent variable and all variable is then being discussed. …”
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Laser driver (ACC - auto current control) for driving laser diode in LED and laser modes by Tay, Eng Boon.

“…The circuit implemented is such that is portable and able to cater for few applications such as visual inspection of a laser diode and fiber checker.…”
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A critical review of ceramic microbial fuel cell: Economics, long-term operation, scale-up, performances and challenges by Siti Mariam, Daud, Noor Zainura, Zainon, Noor Sabrina, Ahmad Mutamim, Nurul Huda, Baharuddin, Azmi, Aris, Azrul Nurfaiz, Mohd Faizal, Rabialtu Sulihah, Ibrahim, Nuor Sariyan, Suhaimin

“…The MFC ceramic also ensures stable power output for up to nineteen months in terms of long-term performance reported by previous studies demonstrated a performance of up to 1.56 mW (22.3 W m−3) over a one-year period. The 3-module cascade achieved up to 75 mW (13.9 W m−3) of power, indicating 20 % power loss on day 446, the stack module with 22 MFCs obtained up to 21.4 mW (11.9 W m−3). …”
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GWTC-2.1: Deep extended catalog of compact binary coalescences observed by LIGO and Virgo during the first half of the third observing run

“…While GWTC-2 used a false alarm rate threshold of 2 per year, we include in GWTC-2.1, 1201 candidates that pass a false alarm rate threshold of 2 per day. …”
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Infectious diseases acquired by international travellers visiting the USA by Stoney, Rhett J, Esposito, Douglas H., Kozarsky, Phyllis, Hamer, Davidson H., Grobusch, Martin P., Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni, Libman, Michael, Gautret, Philippe, Lim, Poh Lian, Leder, Karin, Schwartz, Eli, Sotir, Mark J., Licitra, Carmelo

“…Results: There were 1222 ill non-US-resident travellers with 1393 diagnoses recorded during the 20-year analysis period. Median age was 40 (range 0–86 years); 52% were female. …”
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Greater soil carbon losses from secondary than old-growth tropical forests by Raczka, Nanette Christine, Ho, Qian Yi, Srinivasan, Vupasana, Lee, Ming Yang, Ko, Chung-Wing, Königer, Madeleine, Chua, Terence, Binny, Delia, Ngo, Kang Min, Andersen, Kelly M.

“…We examined differences in annual soil C efflux in a 2-ha old-growth and an adjacent 2-ha 70-year-old secondary ForestGEO plots in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore. …”
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The need for pre-emptive control strategies for mpox in Asia and Oceania by Gan, Gregory, Janhavi, A., Tong, Guan, Lim, Jue Tao, Dickens, Borame L.

“…Across the simulations with no vaccination, 68.2%–89.7% of the MSM community will become infected with mpox across the different cities, over a simulation period of 1 year. By implementing vaccination strategies, the infection rate across the cities can be reduced to as low as 3.1% of the population (range: 3.1%–82.2%) depending on the implementation and uptake of the vaccine. …”
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Meta-analysis indicates better climate adaptation and mitigation performance of hybrid engineering-natural coastal defence measures by Huynh, Lam Thi Mai, Su, Jie, Wang, Quanli, Stringer, Lindsay C., Switzer, Adam D., Gasparatos, Alexandros

“…All coastal defence measures have a positive economic return over a 20-year period. Mindful of risk context, our results provide strong an evidence-base for integrating and upscaling nature-based components into coastal defences in lower risk areas.…”
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Clinker-free CaO-activated silica fume as a cementitious binder for pavement application by Pranav, Shreyas, Lahoti, Mukund, Muthukumar, G., Yang, En-Hua

“…Moreover, the massive volume of cement manufactured around the world every year adds to the urgent need to look for sustainable alternatives. …”
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What do you want to make? What to make of public library makerspaces: a look into the power of makerspaces in Singapore public libraries by Tan, Yi Lin

“…Bagley defines makerspaces as “a place where people come together to create with technology”. In the same year, the ALA pointed to a feature in American Libraries magazine that contended that makerspaces are the modern-day equivalent of knitting and quilting circles and book clubs present as early as the 1870s in U.S. public libraries. …”
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Transfusion-transmitted severe Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in a splenectomized patient with beta-thalassaemia major in Sabah, Malaysia: a case report by Bird, Elspeth M., Parameswaran, Uma, William, Timothy, Khoo, Tien Meng, Grigg, Matthew J., Aziz, Ammar, Marfurt, Jutta, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Auburn, Sarah, Anstey, Nicholas M., Barber, Bridget E.

“…CASE PRESENTATION: A 23-year old splenectomized patient with beta thalassaemia major presented with fever 11 days after receiving a blood transfusion from a pre-symptomatic donor who presented with knowlesi malaria 12 days following blood donation. …”
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