Unravelling giant molecular clouds by Liang, F

“…I discuss the dynamical state of the gas structures and identify galactic shear and magnetic fields as potential physical drivers of their morphologies.…”

Experimental and numerical simulation of pull-out response in textile-reinforced concrete by Venigalla, S.G., Nabilah, A.B., Mohd Nasir, N.A., Safiee, N.A., Abd Aziz, F.N.A.

“…The difference of maximum shear stress between pull-out tests and numerical modelling was within 2 % while the slip difference was between 4 and 31 % for different bond lengths. …”
Get full text

Ultrasound application and its effect on quality attributes of marinated goat meat by Kumar, P., Ahmed, M. A., Hayat, M. N., Abubakar, A. A., Rahman, M. M., Ismail Fitry, M. R., Kaka, U., Sazili, A. Q.

“…Marinade pick up (%) was significantly (P<0.05) higher in T1, T2, T3 and T4 (2.42±0.04, 3.01±0.02, 5.24±0.05 and 5.60±0.023) compared to control (1.96±0.02).Cooking yield (%) was significantly (P<0.05) higher in T1 (64.80±0.20) compared to T2 (63.02±0.18), T3 (62.95±0.21) and T4 (62.96±0.17). Shear force value (kg) was significantly (P<0.05) lower in T1, T2, T3 and T4 (0.842±0.04, 0.744±0.01, 0.623±0.08,0.637±0.05) compared to control (1.897±0.03). …”

Aging is associated with prolonged hospitalisation stay in pyogenic liver abscess - A 1:1 propensity score matched study in elderly versus non-elderly patients by Chan, Kai Siang, Junnarkar, Sameer P., Low, Jee Keem, Huey, Terence Cheong Wei, Shelat, Vishal G.

“…Methods: This is a retrospective study from 2007–2011 comparing elderly (≥ 65 years old) and non-elderly (< 65 years old) with PLA. …”
Get full text

Halving premature death and improving quality of life at all ages by Norheim, OF, Chang, A, Bolongaita, S, Barraza-Lloréns, M, Jha, P, Lewington, S, Jamison, DT, Peto, R

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Although death in old age is unavoidable, premature death—defined here as death before age 70 years—is not. To assess whether halving premature mortality by 2050 is feasible, we examined the large variation in premature death rates before age 70 years and trends over the past 50 years (1970–2019), covering ten world regions and the 30 most-populous nations. …”

EEG-based mental workload recognition using deep learning techniques by Zeng, Chenxuan

“…EEG is a good indicator of cortex activities. In the past a few years, small wearable EEG devices became available in the market. …”
Get full text

BKW EOS: history of modifications and further improvement of accuracy with temperature-dependent covolumes of polar molecules by Suceska, Muhamad, Chan, Serene Hay Yee, Stimac, Barbara, Dobrilovic, Mario

“…A hundred years ago (in 1921) Becker proposed an equation of state in which the repulsive term in van der Waals equation of state was replaced by an exponential function. …”
Get full text

Indium tin oxide random network interconnection in dye sensitized solar cells by Shimon.

Get full text

Relationship between emotional intelligence and past involvement in co-curricular activity by Tamrin, Adzim Khairunnashier

“…The results suggest that, during secondary school years, participants who were in student associations is correlated to a significantly higher level of EI in later years than participants who took up sports as their CCA. …”
Get full text

Breaking up rationally by Villiger, D, de Vries, B

“…Thus, the decision of whether to break up with someone whom one has been with for many years should generally be made very carefully. Unfortunately, decision theory is often thought to be unable to provide rational guidance in such high-stake life choices due to the outcomes’ presumed transformative character. …”

China Internet Development Report 2019 : Blue Book for World Internet Conference / by Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies issuing body 643062, World Internet Conference (2020) 643063, CCTB Translation Service, translator 643064

“…This book systematically summarizes China Internet development over the past 25 years, highlighting its strong impact on China's economy and society, and discussing the Chinese people's transition from beneficiaries and participants to builders, contributors and joint maintainers of cyberspace development. …”

In Harm's Way? The Effect of Disasters on the Magnitude and Location of Low‐Income Housing Tax Credit Allocations by Brennan, Mark, Mehta, Aditi, Steil, Justin

“…We find that states respond to severe floods by increasing the number of LIHTC units per capita allocated to a flood‐struck county by 57 percent in the year after the disaster, compared to other years. …”
Get full text

A scientometric study and social network analysis of Donald E. Knuth. by Tan, Yoke Lin.

“…The growth of the sociogram size over 5 different period of analysis showed that he has collaborated (or co-authored) the most in published papers in his earlier years before 1980. There was a dip in collaboration from year 2000 onwards.…”
Get full text

State Budget Periodicity and General Expenditure Volatility: An Empirical Analysis by Kim, Soojin, Wang, Qiushi

“…Using a large panel dataset for fifty states over the years 1960–2012, after controlling for institutional, economic, and political factors, we find general expenditure of biennial states has been significantly less volatile than that of annual states. …”
Get full text
Get full text
Get full text

The international growth standard for children and adolescents project: environmental influences on preadolescent and adolescent growth in weight and height by Ulijaszek, S

“…The first is to identify important environmental influences on the growth of children aged 1 to 9 years and of adolescents, defined as those aged 10 to 19 years. …”

For Christ and Germany: German Catholicism and the Second World War by Brodie, TO

“…The thesis examines the oscillations of morale within the Catholic ‘milieu’ during the war years, and analyses its responses to German defeats from 1943 onwards. …”

General practice antibiotic prescriptions attributable to respiratory syncytial virus by age and antibiotic class: an ecological analysis of the English population by Miller, L, Beaney, T, Hope, R, Cunningham, M, Robotham, J, Pouwels, K, Costelloe, CE

“…Most RSV-attributable antibiotic prescriptions were penicillins, macrolides or tetracyclines. Adults ≥65 years had a wider range of antibiotic classes associated with RSV compared to younger age groups. …”

Mendelian Randomization analysis of the causal effect of cigarette smoking on hospital costs by Dixon, P, Sallis, H, Munafo, M, Davey Smith, G, Howe, L

“…We undertook genome wide association studies to identify genetic variants associated with smoking initiation and a composite smoking index (reflecting cumulative health impacts of smoking) on up to 300,045 individuals (mean age: 57 years at baseline, range 39 to 72 years) in the UK Biobank. …”

Risk factors for PTSD symptoms following PICU admission for childhood septic shock by Corbet Burcher, GJ, O’Dea, LA, Cooper, MK, Lancaster, R, McCutcheon, RA, Garralda, ME, Nadel, S

“…We investigate the outcomes for children aged &gt; 3 years, discharged from one PICU following admission for septic shock between 2010 and 2017. …”

Ultraviolet exposure and mortality among women in Sweden by Yang, L, Lof, M, Veierod, MB, Sandin, S, Adami, H-O, Weiderpass, E

“…When combining the information on sun exposure from age 10 to 39 years, women who got sunburned twice or more per year during adolescence had a reduced all-cause mortality, compared with women who had been sunburned once or less. …”