Evaluation of parallel MRI techniques by Sakinah Saaban.

“…However, it is clear that MRI methods have the potential to impact nearly every area of clinical MRI.…”
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Metformin degradation with combined Ozone/UV/H2O2 process by Fujinami, Shoko Carissa

“…Increasing Metformin concentration slows down the degradation rate due to an increase in number of Metformin molecules to be degraded by the same amount of hydroxyl radicals (Hofman-Caris, Harmsen & Wols, 2015). …”
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Nonlinear regression approach for GPS multipath mitigation : from code to carrier-phase measurements by Phan, Quoc Huy

“…Mitigation of this error is beneficial for relative positioning applications. With the same rationale, the multipath error is modeled as a function of the geometries of 4 satellite-receiver pairs. …”
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Thermomechanical coupling during large strain deformation of polycarbonate: experimental study by Song, P, Chapman, D, Graham, A, Trivedi, A, Siviour, C

“…During the plastic deformation process, some mechanical energy is converted to heat, which, if the specimen is loaded at rates sufficient that the heat cannot conduct out of the material, can result in significant temperature rises that affect the mechanical response. …”

Digging for literature on tailoring cultural offers with and for older people from ethnic minority groups: a scoping review by Tierney, S, Gorenberg, J, Santillo, M, Westlake, D, Wong, G, Husk, K, Vougioukalou, S, Baxter, R, Dawson, S, Roberts, N, Potter, C, Warburton, H, McDougall, B, Latchem, J, Mahtani, KR

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Screening of 906 references–59 of which were read as full documents–resulted in six sources being included in the review. Some cultural activities described within them were run in traditional cultural spaces (e.g., museums, art galleries). …”

Detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum by PCR primer extension and lateral flow immunoassay by Moers, APHA, Hallett, R, Burrow, R, Schallig, HDFH, Sutherland, CJ, van Amerongen, A

“…The resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to some antimalarial drugs is linked to single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). …”

Using surface markers to describe the kinematics of the medial longitudinal arch in a longitudinal study of flexible flat feet and health-related quality of life by Uhan, J

“…Overall, the MLA for the FFF group did not improve over time, suggesting these feet do not spontaneously resolve. There was some evidence to suggest children with FFF may have poorer QofL outcomes in adulthood. …”

Wages, family background, on-campus performance and gender: an investigation of Chinese graduates’ first job salaries by Liu, S

“…Considering the unique context, the results suggest that some widely used human capital indicators and productivity signals are not applicable in the Chinese labour market. …”

A renewal-equation approach to estimating Rt and infectious disease case counts in the presence of reporting delays by Bajaj, S, Thompson, R, Lambert, B

“…This means that real-time estimates of the time-varying reproduction number, <i>R_t</i>, are often made using a time series of cases only up until a time period sufficiently far in the past that there is some confidence in the case counts. This means that the most recent <i>R_t</i> estimates are usually out of date, inducing lags in the response of public health authorities. …”

West African labour and the development of mechanised mining in southwest Ghana, c.1870s to 1910 by Mark-Thiesen, C

“…Moreover, administrative and court records indicate that there were various forms of headship, some which the mines managed to impose greater regulation over than others. …”

Competition law and economic inequality by Zac, A

“…</p> <p>The relationship between the scope of competition law and income inequality was somewhat inconclusive at the macro level using a large cross-country dataset, observing a statistically significant relationship in some specifications, but not all. Nevertheless, I found a positive link, statistically significant, between an effective competition policy and the labour share trend, exploring a data set of highly developed countries. …”

Competitive overlap as a signal in expert partner choice: evidence from patent law firm selection by Borchhardt, G, Kovacs, B, Rogan, M

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Managerial Summary:</strong> When selecting expert partners like law firms or consultants, some companies may consider avoiding firms that also serve their competitor. …”

The closure of Palaeo-Tethys in Eastern Myanmar and Northern Thailand: New insights from zircon U–Pb and Hf isotope data by Gardiner, NJ, Searle, MP, Morley, CK, Whitehouse, MP, Spencer, CJ, Robb, LJ

“…Our εHf model age of ca. 1750 Ma from Sibumasu, the basement underlying eastern Myanmar, lies within the range of other model ages reported thus far for the Baoshan Block north in Yunnan, interpreted by some to be the northern extension of Sibumasu.…”

Human nature, after all: affective realism in Russian foreign policy by Edinger, H

“…In fact, affective science may corroborate the assumptions on which some rationalist or constructivist models are predicated.…”

Power in political thought: a comparative conceptual morphology by Potari, D

“…<p>The aim of this thesis is to resurrect interest in the concept of power in political theory by shedding light on some of its relatively unexplored discursive dimensions and developing a fresh approach to its understanding. …”

Elevated basophil count is associated with increased risk of endometriosis by Feng, Q, Shigesi, N, Guan, J, Rahmioglu, N, Bafadhel, M, Paddon, K, Hubbard, C, Zondervan, K, Becker, C, Hellner, K

“…Circulating blood leukocytes, one of the most abundant immune cell populations in the human body, have been shown diagnostic significance in some diseases. Nevertheless, the association between peripheral blood leukocyte counts and endometriosis remains unexplored to date. …”

Classical lyricism in Italian and North American 20th-century poetry by Piantanida, C

“…Finally, through the new outlook afforded by the comparative angle of this thesis, I uncover some of the hidden threads connecting the different types of classical lyricism transnationally.…”

Meeting the ruggie principles: the tort law approach or the due diligence legislative approach? by Ma, J

“…</p> <p>Notwithstanding the above, although the tort law approach has some advantages, recent cases have highlighted its substantive as well as procedural limitations. …”

Ribbon braids and related operads by Wahl, N

“…We also study the operations induced on homology, showing that an $H(f\mathcal{D}_n)$-algebra is a higher dimensional Batalin-Vilkovisky algebra with some additional operators when $n$ is even. Contrastingly, for $n$ odd, we show that the Gerstenhaber structure coming from the little $n$-discs does not give rise to a Batalin-Vilkovisky structure. …”

Pneumococcal carriage and disease in adults in England, 2011–2019: the importance of adults as a reservoir for pneumococcus in communities by El Safadi, D, Hitchins, L, Howard, A, Aley, P, Bowman, J, Bertran, M, Collins, A, Colin-Jones, R, Elterish, F, Fry, NK, Gordon, SB, Gould, K, Hinds, J, Horn, E, Hyder-Wright, A, Kandasamy, R, Ladhani, S, Litt, D, Mitsi, E, Murphy, A, Pollard, AJ, Plested, E, Pojar, S, Ratcliffe, H, Robertson, MC, Robinson, H, Snape, MD, Solórzano, C, Voysey, M, Begier, E, Catusse, J, Lahuerta, M, Theilacker, C, Gessner, BD, Tiley, KS, Ferreira, DM

“…<p><strong>Conclusions</strong></p> Nasal wash technique is highly sensitive. For some serotypes carried by adults aged ≥65 years, other adults may be an important reservoir for transmission. …”