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Psychological Health of Older Women in Hong Kong: Do Demographic Characteristics Make a Difference? [PDF]

Women’s Health Bulletin, 2017
Background: The aging population of Hong Kong is rapidly growing. Although older adults enjoy a relatively long life expectancy, their psychological health is ranked near the bottom in the world.
Kam Weng Boey, Anna Hoi Nga N G
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Knowledge, Beliefs, and Experience Regarding Slow Lorises in Southern Thailand: Coexistence in a Developed Landscape

Animals, 2023
Natural landscapes are being converted for agriculture and other human uses across Asia and this development presents potential threats for specialist species of primates, like the Endangered slow lorises of Thailand (Nycticebus bengalensis and N ...
Luke F. Quarles, Juthapathra Dechanupong, Nancy Gibson, K. A. I. Nekaris   +3 more
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Personality and emotion—A comprehensive analysis using contextual text embeddings

Natural Language Processing Journal
Personality and emotions have always been closely intertwined since humans evolved, adapting to these two forms. Emotions are indicative of a person’s personality, and vice versa.
Md. Ali Akber, Tahira Ferdousi, Rasel Ahmed, Risha Asfara, Raqeebir Rab, Umme Zakia   +5 more
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Investigation of heat transfer of a building wall in the presence of phase change material (PCM)

Energy and Built Environment, 2020
The energy consumption in buildings for heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning is increasing with the increasing demand for thermal comfort. Thermal energy storage with phase change material (PCM) has attracted growing attention for its role in ...
Rafid Jahangir Khan, Md. Zubayer Hossain Bhuiyan, Dewan Hasan Ahmed   +2 more
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
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Experimental Investigation of the Ratio Between the Tensile Strength and Yield Stress of Reinforcing Bar

Disaster in Civil Engineering and Architecture
Steel is an iron alloy with additional carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance. Reinforcing steel, also known as rebar, is a steel bar that’s added to concrete to strengthen it.
Md. Munirul Islam, Md. Nafiuzzaman, Md. Mushfiqur Rahman Chayon, Tahia Rahman Sinthia, Shahriar Montasir   +4 more
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From patient advocacy to patient‐driven research: Building active partnerships beginning at the bench to reach the bedside

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Research is strongest when conducted alongside patients, not just about them. Patient research organizations help integrate patient perspectives into research priorities, study design, and scientific meetings, leading to meaningful patient outcomes and development of relevant therapies.
Jenica H. Kakadia, Rachel Heilmann, Maximiliano Barrientos, Laura MacNeill, Ingrid Vallee, Sarah K. Schultz, Patrick O'Donoghue, Angelica A. Moresco, Victoria M. Siu, Ilka U. Heinemann   +9 more
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Public Perception of Ideal Breast Shape

Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, 2021
BackgroundIn the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in trends related to body-shaping procedures. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 300,000 breast augmentation procedures were conducted in 2019. Learning the ideal
Jason D Kelly, Bryan Comstock, Orr Shauly, James M Smartt, Daniel J Gould   +4 more
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Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy of Plasma Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers With Objective and Subjective Cognitive Screening

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Blood‐based biomarkers are increasingly used to identify Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology and may play an important role in early disease screening and participant selection for clinical trials. However, their performance across stages of cognitive impairment remains unclear. This study examined whether plasma biomarkers differ in
Maryam Abdolmaleki, Leslie S. Gaynor, Dandan Liu, Timothy J. Hohman, Katherine A. Gifford, Henrik Zetterberg, Angela L. Jefferson, Corey J. Bolton   +7 more
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Caregiver Perspectives on the Burden of Disease and Treatment in Uncontrolled Gout

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Uncontrolled gout (UG) refers to persistently elevated serum urate (SU) levels >6 mg/dL and ongoing gout symptoms despite use of urate‐lowering therapy (ULT). The objective of this study was to evaluate the burden associated with informal caregiving for individuals with UG.
Angelo Gaffo, Bhavisha Desai, Abiola Oladapo, Nana Kragh, Rebekah Zincavage, Brad Padilla, Naomi Schlesinger   +6 more
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