First-line chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer: paclitaxel, cisplatin and the evidence by Sandercock, J, Parmar, MKB, Torri, V

“…A number of explanations for these unexpected results have been proposed: false-positive results in GOG-111 and the Intergroup trial; false-negative results in GOG-132; high crossover in GOG-132 (including crossover before progression); the cyclophosphamide in the control arm of GOG-111 and the Intergroup trial had a negative impact on outcome in the control group in these trials; the higher dose of cisplatin when used as a single agent in GOG-132 had a positive impact on outcome for the control group in this trial. …”

Childhood language development and alexithymia in adolescence: an eight-year longitudinal study by Lee, K-S, Catmur, C, Bird, G

“…Results indicated that boys with low language function at ages 4-5, and those who later met the diagnostic criteria for language disorders at ages 5-6, reported elevated alexithymic traits when they reached adolescence. Parent-reported child syntax abilities at ages 5-6 revealed a dimensional relationship with alexithymic traits, and this was consistent with behavioural assessments on related structural language abilities. …”

Control co-design of a large offshore wind farm considering the effect of wind extractability by Pahus, ML, Nishino, T, Kirby, A, Vogel, CR

“…Our results also suggest that the yaw optimisation could help reduce the number of turbines required, but only when we aim to achieve a high AEP with a small farm area. …”

Numerical approaches of block multistep method for propagation of derivatives discontinuities in neutral delay differential equations by Abdul Aziz, Nurul Huda, Laham, Mohamed Faris, Abdul Majid, Zanariah

“…It is known that discontinuities may exist in the solution of neutral delay differential equations even though the function is assumed to be continuous along the interval. This problem occurs when the primary discontinuity in the derivatives solution at the initial point propagates to the subsequent points, which results in a secondary discontinuity. …”
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Neap-spring tidal effects on dissolved oxygen in two Malaysian estuaries by Nelson, Bruce W., Sasekumar, A., Ibrahim, Zelina Z.

“…An oxygen deficit develops in both estuaries when the tidal range is high. The Selangor River inflow is nearly saturated with D.O., but during spring tides D.O. falls to as little as 15% of saturation in the middle reaches of the estuary. …”
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Final examination time table scheduling using integer programming with average time slot gap minimization by Abdul Jamil, Nur Hidayah, Ab Rahmin, Nor Aliza, Nawawi, Athirah

“…The exam of scheduling problem is an academically researched type of scheduling challenge in which exams for a given number of courses are assigned to specific time slots subject to certain constraints. The problem arises when there is a conflict or redundant examination in a time slot of the day. …”
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Spectral variation of normalised laplacian for various network models by Liang, Y.S.J., Chan, K.T., Shah, N.M.

“…Many network models have been proposed to mimic real-world systems when they become too large and complex to be described explicitly. …”
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Stability of hydrophobic lipase derivatives immobilized on organic polymer beads by Basri, M., Ampon, K., Wan Yunus, W.M.Z., A. Razak, C.N.

“…Interestingly, PEG-lipase immobilized on ΧAD7 beads showed increased operational stability when used in a stirred-tank reactor. The operational stability was further increased by a mild glutaraldehyde treatment of the enzyme preparation. © 1994 Humana Press Inc.…”
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Application of Gamification Models with Virtual Reality for Learning Plant Cultivation Techniques by Suhendi, Suhendi, Murli, Norhanifah

“…The purpose of this study is to examine the significant differences in effectiveness between the control group and the intervention group when using gamification with virtual reality. The data used consists of test results from 50 respondents, divided into two groups: a control group of 25 students and an intervention group of 25 students. …”

Analysing the project delay causes and improving quality using multi-project strategies. by Azman, Nur Amirah Syahirah, Ramlie, Faizir, Wan Muhamad, Wan Zuki Azman, Abu, Mohd. Yazid, Harudin, Nolia

“…Similar mitigating techniques including rigorous project monitoring, skill development training, and effective logistics planning were advised. When projects were unsuccessful (with a time delay of more than 10%), they displayed a wide range of behaviours.…”
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Using brain functional connectivity pattern to examine the effectiveness of a reading intervention for children with dyslexia. by Naidu, Shanthini Chandra Sekaran, Al-Naimi, Taha Mahmoud, Samah, Narina A., Sha'Ameri, Ahmad Zuri

“…Partial Directed Coherence (PDC) technique was utilized and 2D EEG topography images were produced when the subjects were involved in live different rapid automatized naming (RAN) tasks. …”

Determinants Of Displaced Commercial Risk In Islamic Banking Institutions: Malaysia Evidence by Che Arshad, Noraziah, Zakaria, Roza Hazli, Sulaiman @ Mohamad, Ahmad Azam, Irijanto, Tubagus Thresna

“…DCR arises from the assets managed on behalf of the investment account holders which may be borne by the Islamic bank’s own capital, when the Islamic banks forgo part or all of its share of profits on the investment account holders funds, in order to increase the return to the investment account holders. …”
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Information Sources and Investment Decision among Malaysian Investors: Clarifying the Role of Gender and Product Knowledge by Yusuff, Noraini, Mansor, Fadillah, Ahmad Musadik, Siti Hajar Salwa, Abu Bakar, Azizi, Haji Hashim, Hydzulkifli

“…The result indicate that information sources strongly influence Islamic unit trust investment decision when the Muslim investors have low product knowledge. …”
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A vehicle social distancing management system based on LiFi COVID pandemic: real-time monitoring for smart buildings by Murad, Sallar S., Yussof, Salman, Oraibi, Bha-Aldan Mundher, Badeel, Rozin, Badeel, Banan, Alamoodi, A. H.

“…For this reason, each time a vehicle requests entry into the facility, a real-time test or check must be performed. This study proposes a real-time vehicle social distancing decision system for managing the number of vehicles (RT-VSDD) that adds an additional testing method besides the traditional testing phase (test reports from test centers) with a real-time vital health check at the building access request in order to reduce the risk of unidentified infected individuals. …”
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A Learning Community of Reflective Teachers : From Whispers to Resonance / by Raghavan, Neeraja, translator 656168

“…Traditionally, teacher development has been driven by administrators of schools, and it often takes the form of a 'mentor' teaching the staff of a school. But what happens when teachers across different locations collaborate and learn together? …”
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Block-encoding dense and full-rank kernels using hierarchical matrices: applications in quantum numerical linear algebra by Nguyen, Quynh T., Kiani, Bobak T., Lloyd, Seth

“…Many quantum algorithms for numerical linear algebra assume black-box access to a block-encoding of the matrix of interest, which is a strong assumption when the matrix is not sparse. Kernel matrices, which arise from discretizing a kernel function <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>k</mml:mi><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>&amp;#x2032;</mml:mo></mml:msup><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:math>, have a variety of applications in mathematics and engineering. …”
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Bacteria-mediated anti-cancer therapy by Bhave, Madhura Satish

“…The inhibition of HCT116 and CT26 cells when kept in cell culture-conditions showed that the anti-cancer efficacy of IB and CM was hypoxia-independent. …”
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Rule-based meta-analysis reveals the major role of PB2 in influencing influenza A virus virulence in mice by Ivan, Fransiskus Xaverius, Kwoh, Chee Keong

“…Moreover, PART had a high preference to include sites in PB2 when models were learned from datasets containing the concatenated alignments of all IAV proteins. …”
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Modelling and characterization of membrane fouling in osmotically-driven membrane processes (ODMPs) by Lai, Li

“…Moreover, the further short-time Fourier transformation (STFT) was applied to transfer the original time domain data into time-frequency domain, which reveal a noticeable magnitude reduction on high frequency components when Rayleigh scattering was triggered by particle inside of membrane pores. …”
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Shaped Bessel beam singulation of glass substrates by Chia, Hao Guang

“…However, the power varied within the DOF when tested with Gorilla glass and was not constant as marketed. …”
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