Infrastructure as a Complex Adaptive System by Edward J. Oughton, Will Usher, Peter Tyler, Jim W. Hall

“…This approach has been used by the UK National Infrastructure Commission to produce a National Infrastructure Assessment which is capable of coordinating infrastructure policy across a historically fragmented governance landscape spanning eight government departments. …”
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Endovascular treatments, predictors and outcomes of cerebral aneurysm by Daniel Encarnación Santos, Gennady Chmutin, Ahmad Rami Kassar, Aysi Gordon Gullanyi, Ismail Bozkurt, Jack Wellignton, Bipin Chaurasia

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The impact of age on genetic risk for common diseases. by Xilin Jiang, Chris Holmes, Gil McVean

“…We use a proportional hazards model within an interval-based censoring methodology to estimate age-varying individual variant contributions to genetic relative risk for 24 common diseases within the British ancestry subset of UK Biobank, applying a Bayesian clustering approach to group variants by their relative risk profile over age and permutation tests for age dependency and multiplicity of profiles. …”
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Co-Constructing “Third Spaces” for Engagement with and for Minoritized Community Groups and Environmental Scientists by Richard Holliman, Geeta Ludhra, Clare Janet Warren, Anjana Khatwa, Yoseph Araya, Kelly Smith, Janice Ansine, Marcus Peter Sebastian Badger

“…The demographics of environmental and Earth scientists are not representative of the UK’s multicultural society. We sought to widen diversity and engage equitably through two related engaged research projects, “Walking the Walk” and “Landscape Stories.” …”
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Effects of Retrofit Strategies on Thermal Comfort and Energy Performance in Social Housing for Current and Future Weather Scenarios by Lucienne G. Basaly, Arman Hashemi, Heba Elsharkawy, Darryl Newport, Nancy Mahmoud Badawy

“…With growing concerns over energy and heat-related mortality/morbidity rates, enhancing building performances is key to improving the health and well-being of building occupants while reducing CO₂ emissions, in line with the UK Government’s Net-Zero targets. This study investigates the impacts of different retrofitting scenarios on overheating risk and energy performance in social housing for current and future climate conditions. …”
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Optimal dose of oxytocin to improve social impairments and repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders: meta-analysis and dose–response meta-analysis of randomized controlled... by Yingying Zhang, Xiaolu Zhang, Linghong Huang

“…Depending on repetitive behaviors, the overall analysis showed no significant effect, while the dose over 48 IU per day revealed significant results and the dose–response meta-analysis suggested that higher doses could be more effective for repetitive behaviors.DiscussionAlthough these findings show no consistent beneficial effects, the results of the dose–response meta-analysis suggest that high doses of intranasal OXT per day may be more effective in ASD.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero, identifier CRD42024567213.…”
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Potential links between human bloodstream infection by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and international transmission to Colombia. by Yan Li, Caisey V Pulford, Paula Díaz, Blanca M Perez-Sepulveda, Carolina Duarte, Alexander V Predeus, Magdalena Wiesner, Darren Heavens, Ross Low, Christian Schudoma, Angeline Montaño, Neil Hall, Jaime Moreno, Jay C D Hinton

“…These ST313 isolates were related to the Malawian ST313 lineage 3 & UK ST313, and shared a similarly high invasiveness index. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of climate research in East Africa: The rise and progress by Mohammed Rady, Ahmed Abdiaziz Alasow, Abdifatah Ahmed Hersi

“…The analysis also highlighted significant international collaboration, with non-African countries such as the US, UK, and Germany among the top five contributing nations. …”
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HВcorAg expression in HВeАg-negative hepatitis: correlation to clinical and histological activity and HВsAg-status by O. P. Dudanova, I. A. Pravdolyubova

“…HBcorAg was estimated in liver tissue by immunehistochemical method («Novocastra» UK tests-systems). Routine laboratory tests, Knodell histological activity index and modified index, Metavir fibrosis score were assessed.Results. …”
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Credit card default prediction using ML and DL techniques by Fazal Wahab, Imran Khan, Sneha Sabada

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On derivations of pseudo L-algebras by Yu Qian Guo, Xiao Long Xin

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Research progress on the relationship between fine motor skills and academic ability in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yucen Li, Xin Wu, Danni Ye, Jinye Zuo, Liu Liu

“…Moreover, existing research largely focuses on surface-level correlational analyses, necessitating deeper exploration into the underlying mechanisms.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier (CRD42023415498).…”
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AN AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATION PRACTICES OF QUANTITY SURVEYING FIRMS IN GHANA by D. Owusu-Manu, A Torku, E Pärn, M.N Addy, D.J Edwards

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What does good care look like to people living with congenital heart disease in the 21st century? Qualitative online, asynchronous discussion forums by Christina Pagel, Jo Wray, Sonya Crowe, Louise Coats, Fiona Kennedy, Adrian H Chester

“…Objectives As part of a wider study, our aim was to elicit perspectives of people with congenital heart disease (CHD) and/or their parents/carers about their experiences of healthcare and what is important to them when receiving care.Design and setting A qualitative study involving a series of closed, asynchronous, online discussion forums underpinned by an interpretivist framework and set up and moderated by three patient charities via their Facebook pages.Participants People with CHD and parents/carers of people with CHD from the UK.Results Five forums were run for 12–24 weeks across the three charities, and 343 participants signed up to the forums. …”
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Development of a Guidance System for an Agricultural Wheeled Robotic Platform in Row Crop Fields by Hossein Behfar, Fahime Hashemi, Arezu Nobakht

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Shedding Light on the Origin of the Broken Misaligned Circumtriple Disk around GW Ori by Jeremy L. Smallwood, Stephen H. Lubow, Rebecca G. Martin, Rebecca Nealon

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Comparative Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Intratendinous Prolotherapy Injection with Conventional Treatment to Treat Focal Supraspinatus Tendinosis by John George, Shyan Ch’ng Li, Zulkarnain Jaafar, Mohamad Shariff A. Hamid

“…This study was registered under Current Controlled Trials (UK) and given International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN) of 43520960.…”
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The Properties of Red Blood Cells from Patients Heterozygous for HbS and HbC (HbSC Genotype) by A. Hannemann, E. Weiss, D. C. Rees, S. Dalibalta, J. C. Ellory, J. S. Gibson

“…Affected individuals account for well over 250,000 births yearly, mostly in the Tropics, the USA, and the Caribbean, also in Northern Europe as well. Incidence in the UK amounts to around 12–15,000 individuals and is increasing, with approximately 300 SCD babies born each year as well as with arrival of new immigrants. …”
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A Review of Plastic Pollution; Conventional and Recent Bioremediation Technologies by Chinedum Chukwuemeka Udekwu, Uchechukwu Chidiebere Francis, Mercy Mayowa Ojetunde, Joseph Chinemelu Okakpu, Favour Matthew Awah, Omoniyi Awe

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Skin and soft tissue modeling and its impact on apparel modeling by Carol McDonald, Randy K Rannow, Alfredo Ballester, Katy Schildmeyer, Emma Scott, Simeon Gill

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