Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Wu, AD, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…<p><strong> Objectives</strong></p> To examine the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of using EC to help people who smoke tobacco achieve long‐term smoking abstinence, in comparison to non‐nicotine EC, other smoking cessation treatments, and no treatment. …”

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…&lt;h4&gt;Objectives&lt;/h4&gt;To examine the safety, tolerability and effectiveness of using electronic cigarettes (ECs) to help people who smoke tobacco achieve long-term smoking abstinence, in comparison to non-nicotine EC, other smoking cessation treatments and no treatment.…”

Interventions for quitting vaping by Butler, AR, Lindson, N, Livingstone-Banks, J, Notley, C, Turner, T, Rigotti, NA, Fanshawe, TR, Dawkins, L, Begh, R, Wu, AD, Brose, L, Conde, M, Simonavičius, E, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…<p><strong>Rationale</strong></p> There is limited guidance on the best ways to stop using nicotine‐containing vapes (otherwise known as e‐cigarettes) and ensure long‐term abstinence, whilst minimising the risk of tobacco smoking and other unintended consequences. …”

50 Years of quantum chromodynamics by Gross, Franz, Klempt, Eberhard, Brodsky, Stanley J., Buras, Andrzej J., Burkert, Volker D., Heinrich, Gudrun, Jakobs, Karl, Meyer, Curtis A., Orginos, Kostas, Strickland, Michael, Stachel, Johanna, Zanderighi, Giulia, Brambilla, Nora, Braun-Munzinger, Peter, Britzger, Daniel, Capstick, Simon, Cohen, Tom, Crede, Volker, Constantinou, Martha, Davies, Christine, Del Debbio, Luigi, Denig, Achim, DeTar, Carleton, Deur, Alexandre, Dokshitzer, Yuri, Dosch, Hans Günter, Dudek, Jozef, Dunford, Monica, Epelbaum, Evgeny, Escobedo, Miguel A., Fritzsch, Harald, Fukushima, Kenji, Gambino, Paolo, Gillberg, Dag, Gottlieb, Steven, Grafstrom, Per, Grazzini, Massimiliano, Grube, Boris, Guskov, Alexey, Iijima, Toru, Ji, Xiangdong, Karsch, Frithjof, Kluth, Stefan, Kogut, John B., Krauss, Frank, Kumano, Shunzo, Leinweber, Derek, Leutwyler, Heinrich, Li, Hai-Bo, Li, Yang, Malaescu, Bogdan, Mariotti, Chiara, Maris, Pieter, Marzani, Simone, Melnitchouk, Wally, Messchendorp, Johan, Meyer, Harvey, Mitchell, Ryan Edward, Mondal, Chandan, Nerling, Frank, Neubert, Sebastian, Pappagallo, Marco, Pastore, Saori, Peláez, José R., Puckett, Andrew, Qiu, Jianwei, Rabbertz, Klaus, Ramos, Alberto, Rossi, Patrizia, Rustamov, Anar, Schäfer, Andreas, Scherer, Stefan, Schindler, Matthias, Schramm, Steven, Shifman, Mikhail, Shuryak, Edward, Sjöstrand, Torbjörn, Sterman, George, Stewart, Iain W., Stroth, Joachim, Swanson, Eric, de Téramond, Guy F., Thoma, Ulrike, Vairo, Antonio, van Dyk, Danny, Vary, James, Virto, Javier, Vos, Marcel, Weiss, Christian, Wobisch, Markus, Wu, Sau Lan, Young, Christopher, Yuan, Feng, Zhao, Xingbo, Zhou, Xiaorong

“…Then, with the discovery of charmonium in 1974 and the explanation of its excited states using the Cornell potential, consisting of the sum of a Coulomb-like attraction and a long range linear confining potential, the theory was suddenly widely accepted. …”
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Modélisation des interactions en Italie du Nord au premier âge du Fer: de la circulation de parures aux réseaux d’influences culturelles by Cicolani, V, Huet, T, Zamboni, L

“…Si l'influence de Golasecca est attestée le long de toute la période ici considérée, des interactions plus localisées et centrées sur des classes spécifiques d'objets dévoilent un jeu subtil d'influences qui traduit des relations à géométrie variable, jamais univoques et unidirectionnelles, et où productions locales, adaptations, créativité et importations décrivent des réalités sociales en mouvement et d'une complexité croissante. …”

Multi-site benchmark classification of major depressive disorder using machine learning on cortical and subcortical measures by Belov, Vladimir, Erwin-Grabner, Tracy, Aghajani, Moji, Aleman, Andre, Amod, Alyssa R., Basgoze, Zeynep, Benedetti, Francesco, Besteher, Bianca, Bülow, Robin, Ching, Christopher R. K., Connolly, Colm G., Cullen, Kathryn, Davey, Christopher G., Dima, Danai, Dols, Annemiek, Evans, Jennifer W., Fu, Cynthia H. Y., Gonul, Ali Saffet, Gotlib, Ian H., Grabe, Hans J., Groenewold, Nynke, Hamilton, J. Paul, Harrison, Ben J., Ho, Tiffany C., Mwangi, Benson, Jaworska, Natalia, Jahanshad, Neda, Klimes-Dougan, Bonnie, Koopowitz, Sheri-Michelle, Lancaster, Thomas, Li, Meng, Linden, David E. J., MacMaster, Frank P., Mehler, David M. A., Melloni, Elisa, Mueller, Bryon A., Ojha, Amar, Oudega, Mardien L., Penninx, Brenda W. J. H., Poletti, Sara, Pomarol-Clotet, Edith, Portella, Maria J., Pozzi, Elena, Reneman, Liesbeth, Sacchet, Matthew D., Sämann, Philipp G., Schrantee, Anouk, Sim, Kang, Soares, Jair C., Stein, Dan J., Thomopoulos, Sophia I., Uyar-Demir, Aslihan, van der Wee, Nic J. A., van der Werff, Steven J. A., Völzke, Henry, Whittle, Sarah, Wittfeld, Katharina, Wright, Margaret J., Wu, Mon-Ju, Yang, Tony T., Zarate, Carlos, Veltman, Dick J., Schmaal, Lianne, Thompson, Paul M., Goya-Maldonado, Roberto

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Designing an online task-based speaking skills module for TVET learners: Enhancing learner engagement and interaction by Mohd Khirulnizam, Musa, Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim

“…Recognizing the pivotal role of speaking proficiency within TVET contexts, the paper meticulously examines the hurdles encountered by TVET learners in honing their speaking skills. In response to these challenges, it proposes a pioneering approach that merges task-based language teaching principles with technology-enhanced learning environments. …”
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The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer / by Longe, Jacqueline L. editor 422209, Gale Group (Online service) 651863

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Rediscovering Homo sapiens in international politics: evolution and rationality’s missing link by Johnson, D

“…Human decision-making and behavior does not match the definition of either “rationality” or “non-rationality,” and is much better described as “adaptive rationality,” honed over the millennia to compete strategically for survival and reproduction under conditions of uncertainty. …”

Equitable post-COVID-19 housing delivery: a practical framework to integrate sustainable development goals in Malaysia’s low-cost housing provision by Ebekozien, Andrew, Hafez Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmed, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Samsurijan, Mohamad Shaharudin, Adekunle, Samuel Adeniyi, Akinradewo, Opeoluwa, Said, Mohd Zulhafiz, Noor Azazi, Noor Alyani

“…The study utilized a thematic analysis for the collated data and honed them with secondary sources. Findings show that COVID-19 reduced the possibility of low-income earners becoming homeowners. …”
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Digital curation for cultural and intellectual assets : a Taiwan perspective by Ke, Hao-Ren, Tseng, Shu-Hsien

“…This paper describes the efforts of the National Central Library, Taiwan, in its International Digitalization Project of Rare Books and Domestic Digitization Project of Modern Chinese Books. …”
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Old wives' tales, did you believe? by Lio, Jen Yun.

“…Picture books served as a solution in the documentation of old wives’ tales which can be amusing and entertaining. …”
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Peak injustice and seven children by Dorling, D

“…In September and October 2024, with the help of many kind people (including at Hurst and Policy Press), Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography of the School of Geography and the Environment of the University of Oxford, published the books ‘Seven Children’ and ‘Peak Injustice’. What follows is an edited extract for the pages of these two books, combined. …”

Weight, volume and surface area of placenta of normal pregnant women and their relation to maternal and neonatal parameters in Malay, Chinese and Indian ethnic groups by Sivarao, S., Vidyadaran, M.K., Jammal, A.B.E., Zainab, S., Goh, Y.M., Ramesh, K.N.

“…Placental weight correlated significantly with neonatal length (r=0.527), birthweight (r=0.665), head circumference (r=0.371) and booking weight (r=0.193) while placental volume correlated with neonatal length (r=0.588), birthweight (r=0.688), head circumference (r=0.384), parity (r=0.202) and booking weight (r=0.219) at P<0.05. …”
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Review: Music by Numbers: The Use and Abuse of Statistics in the Music Industries, by Richard Osborne and Dave Laing by Prey, R

“…<i>Music by Numbers: The Use and Abuse of Statistics in the Music Industries</i>. New York: Intellect Books, 2021. 256 pp.…”

Marshall Sahlins, with the assistance of Frederick B. Henry Jr., The New Science of the Enchanted Universe: An Anthropology of Most of Humanity by Gellner, DN

“…Book review of Marshall Sahlins, <i>The New Science of the Enchanted Universe: An Anthropology of Most of Humanity</i> (Princeton University Press, 2022, 196 pp., ISBN: 9780691215921).…”

ALLAH'S MIRACLES IN THE QUR'AN / by Harun Yahya, 1956-, author 413119, Rossini, Carl, translator 655689, Livingstone, David editor 655690, Talib, Qaiser M. editor 655691, Willoughby, Jay editor 173450

FOOD LOVERS : QUICK & EASY / by Aleksandra Malyska, editor 656034, Leger, Jonnie, editor 656035

“…Designed for those with busy lives and exacting standards in the kitchen, these budget cookery books make no compromise, offering variety of choice, delicious and proven recipes with serving suggestions and brilliant design and photography.…”

The Devotion of Suspect X / by Higashino, Keigo, 1958-, author 656116, Smith, Alexander O., translator 656118, Alexander, Elye J., translator 656119, Minotaur Books (Online service) 656121

“…One of Time's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time. Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. …”
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Study of the preservation awareness programme in NLB by Chuang, Teck Nam.

“…This problem is compounded by a general lack of respect for library books. This research was conducted to study the current preservation awareness programme in the community libraries in Singapore, and also sought to look at examples in overseas libraries, and propose recommendations to improve current programme in community libraries. …”
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