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The European Union And The United Arab Emirates As Civilian And Soft Powers Engaged In Sustainable Development Goals, Adam Krzymowski Jan 2020

The European Union And The United Arab Emirates As Civilian And Soft Powers Engaged In Sustainable Development Goals, Adam Krzymowski

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© Foundation of International Studies, 2020 and CSR, 2020. The article analyses the European Union (EU) – as European international organisation and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – the only federal state in the Arab World as civilian and soft powers, strongly active to reach the UN 2030 Agenda. The ambitious projects, as well as actions, strategies, and visions of this international entity for reaching Sustainable Development Goals, should be analysed due to its impact on the international environment and emerging new international relations architecture. The author carried out research using primarily descriptive and analytical methods. To this end, rich …

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Machine Learning Techniques For Quantification Of Knee Segmentation From Mri, Sujeet More, Jimmy Singla, Ahed Abugabah, Ahmad Ali Alzubi Jan 2020

Machine Learning Techniques For Quantification Of Knee Segmentation From Mri, Sujeet More, Jimmy Singla, Ahed Abugabah, Ahmad Ali Alzubi

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© 2020 Sujeet More et al. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is precise and efficient for interpreting the soft and hard tissues. Moreover, for the detailed diagnosis of varied diseases such as knee rheumatoid arthritis (RA), segmentation of the knee magnetic resonance image is a challenging and complex task that has been explored broadly. However, the accuracy and reproducibility of segmentation approaches may require prior extraction of tissues from MR images. The advances in computational methods for segmentation are reliant on several parameters such as the complexity of the tissue, quality, and acquisition process involved. This review paper focuses and briefly …

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Menopause-Specific Quality Of Life Among Emirati Women, Linda Smail, Ghufran Jassim, Anam Shakil Jan 2020

Menopause-Specific Quality Of Life Among Emirati Women, Linda Smail, Ghufran Jassim, Anam Shakil

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© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. To investigate the quality of life (QOL) of menopausal Emirati women aged 40–64 years and determine its relationship with their sociodemographic characteristics. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 70 Emirati women using multistage stratified clustered random sampling. The participants were interviewed face-to-face using a structured questionnaire comprising sociodemographic variables, reproductive characteristics, and the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) questionnaire. The most common symptom among the study participants was ‘aching in the muscles’. The participants had a moderate level of bothersome symptoms; in addition, vasomotor symptoms were reported by 61%, while …

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Metacognitive Monitoring In Test-Taking Situations: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of College Students, Mariana V.C. Coutinho, Elena Papanastasiou, Stylianou Agni, John M. Vasko, Justin J. Couchman Jan 2020

Metacognitive Monitoring In Test-Taking Situations: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of College Students, Mariana V.C. Coutinho, Elena Papanastasiou, Stylianou Agni, John M. Vasko, Justin J. Couchman

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© 2020, Eskisehir Osmangazi University. In this study, we examined monitoring accuracy during in class-exams for Emirati, American and Cypriot college students. In experiment 1, 120 students made local, confidence-ratings for each multiple-choice question in a psychology exam and also estimated their performance at the end of the exam. In experiment 2, to investigate the effect of practice in monitoring accuracy, 69 students made confidence judgments in two consecutive exams. In Experiment 3, to evaluate whether rating one's confidence aids exam performance, 172 students completed the exam either with or without providing confidence judgments. In all three cultures, confidence judgments …

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Numerical Analysis Of Carbon Nanotube-Based Nanofluid Unsteady Flow Amid Two Rotating Disks With Hall Current Coatings And Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Reactions, Muhammad Ramzan, Saima Riasat, Seifedine Kadry, Pin Kuntha, Yunyoung Nam, Fares Howari Jan 2020

Numerical Analysis Of Carbon Nanotube-Based Nanofluid Unsteady Flow Amid Two Rotating Disks With Hall Current Coatings And Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Reactions, Muhammad Ramzan, Saima Riasat, Seifedine Kadry, Pin Kuntha, Yunyoung Nam, Fares Howari

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© 2020 by the authors. In the present exploration, our objective is to investigate the importance of Hall current coatings in the establishment of Cattaneo-Christov (CC) heat flux model in an unsteady aqueous-based nanofluid flow comprising single (SWCNTs) and multi-walled (MWCNTs) carbon nanotubes (CNTs) amid two parallel rotating stretchable disks. The novelty of the presented model is strengthened with the presence of homogeneous-heterogeneous (HH) reactions and thermal stratification effects. The numerical solution of the system of coupled differential equations with high nonlinearity is obtained by applying the bvp4c function of MATLAB software. To corroborate the authenticity of the present envisioned …

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Personalized Computer-Aided Diagnosis For Mild Cognitive Impairment In Alzheimer's Disease Based On Smri And C Pib-Pet Analysis, Fatma El Zahraa A. El-Gamal, Mohammed M. Elmogy, Ashraf Khalil, Mohammed Ghazal, Jawad Yousaf, Xiaolu Qiu, Hassan H. Soliman, Ahmed Atwan, Hermann B. Frieboes, Gregory Neal Barnes, Ayman S. El-Baz Jan 2020

Personalized Computer-Aided Diagnosis For Mild Cognitive Impairment In Alzheimer's Disease Based On Smri And C Pib-Pet Analysis, Fatma El Zahraa A. El-Gamal, Mohammed M. Elmogy, Ashraf Khalil, Mohammed Ghazal, Jawad Yousaf, Xiaolu Qiu, Hassan H. Soliman, Ahmed Atwan, Hermann B. Frieboes, Gregory Neal Barnes, Ayman S. El-Baz

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© 2013 IEEE. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition that affects the central nervous system and represents 60% to 70% of all dementia cases. Due to an increased aging population, the number of patients diagnosed with AD is expected to exceed 131 million worldwide by 2050. The disease is characterized by various clinical symptoms and pathological features that define three main sequential decline stages, namely, early/mild, intermediate/moderate and late/severe stages. Although it is considered irreversible, early diagnosis of AD is highly desirable to help preserve cognitive function. However, early diagnosis is difficult due to different factors, including the patient-specific …

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Benzimidazole Containing Acetamide Derivatives Attenuate Neuroinflammation And Oxidative Stress In Ethanol-Induced Neurodegeneration, Muhammad Imran, Lina Tariq Al Kury, Humaira Nadeem, Fawad Ali Shah, Muzaffar Abbas, Shagufta Naz, Arif Ullah Khan, Shupeng Li Jan 2020

Benzimidazole Containing Acetamide Derivatives Attenuate Neuroinflammation And Oxidative Stress In Ethanol-Induced Neurodegeneration, Muhammad Imran, Lina Tariq Al Kury, Humaira Nadeem, Fawad Ali Shah, Muzaffar Abbas, Shagufta Naz, Arif Ullah Khan, Shupeng Li

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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Oxidative stress-induced neuroinflammation is the prominent feature of neurodegenerative disorders, and is characterized by a gradual decline of structure and function of neurons. Many biochemical events emerge thanks to the result of this neurodegeneration, and ultimately provoke neuroinflammation, activation of microglia, and oxidative stress, leading to neuronal death. This cascade not only explains the complexity of events taking place across different stages, but also depicts the need for more effective therapeutic agents. The present study was designed to investigate the neuroprotective effects of newly synthesized benzimidazole containing acetamide derivatives, 3a (2-(4-methoxyanilino)-N-[1-(4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl] …

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Calcium Homeostasis In Ventricular Myocytes Of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy, Lina T. Al Kury Jan 2020

Calcium Homeostasis In Ventricular Myocytes Of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy, Lina T. Al Kury

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© 2020 Lina T. Al Kury. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder commonly characterized by high blood glucose levels, resulting from defects in insulin production or insulin resistance, or both. DM is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, with diabetic cardiomyopathy as one of its main complications. It is well established that cardiovascular complications are common in both types of diabetes. Electrical and mechanical problems, resulting in cardiac contractile dysfunction, are considered as the major complications present in diabetic hearts. Inevitably, disturbances in the mechanism(s) of Ca2+ signaling in diabetes have implications for cardiac myocyte contraction. …

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Calcium Signaling In Endocardial And Epicardial Ventricular Myocytes From Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats, Lina T. Al Kury, Vadym Sydorenko, Manal M.A. Smail, Muhammad A. Qureshi, Anatoly Shmygol, Dimitrios Papandreou, Jaipaul Singh, Frank Christopher Howarth Jan 2020

Calcium Signaling In Endocardial And Epicardial Ventricular Myocytes From Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats, Lina T. Al Kury, Vadym Sydorenko, Manal M.A. Smail, Muhammad A. Qureshi, Anatoly Shmygol, Dimitrios Papandreou, Jaipaul Singh, Frank Christopher Howarth

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© 2020 The Authors. Journal of Diabetes Investigation published by Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes (AASD) and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd Aims/Introduction: Abnormalities in Ca2+ signaling have a key role in hemodynamic dysfunction in diabetic heart. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes on Ca2+ signaling in epicardial (EPI) and endocardial (ENDO) cells of the left ventricle after 5–6 months of STZ injection. Materials and Methods: Whole-cell patch clamp was used to measure the L-type Ca2+ channel (LTCC) and Na+/Ca2+ exchanger currents. Fluorescence photometry techniques were used to measure …

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Assessment Of Eating Habits And Lifestyle During Coronavirus Pandemic In The Mena Region: A Cross-Sectional Study, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Tareq M. Osaili, Maysm N. Mohamad, Amina Al Marzouqi, Amjad H. Jarrar, Antonis Zampelas, Carla Habib-Mourad, Dima Omar Abu Jamous, Habiba I. Ali, Haleama Al Sabbah, Hayder Hasan, Latifa Mohammed Rashid Almarzooqi, Lily Stojanovska, Mona Hashim, Reyad R.Shaker Obaid, Samar Elfeky, Sheima T. Saleh, Zahieh A.M. Shawar, Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri Jan 2020

Assessment Of Eating Habits And Lifestyle During Coronavirus Pandemic In The Mena Region: A Cross-Sectional Study, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Tareq M. Osaili, Maysm N. Mohamad, Amina Al Marzouqi, Amjad H. Jarrar, Antonis Zampelas, Carla Habib-Mourad, Dima Omar Abu Jamous, Habiba I. Ali, Haleama Al Sabbah, Hayder Hasan, Latifa Mohammed Rashid Almarzooqi, Lily Stojanovska, Mona Hashim, Reyad R.Shaker Obaid, Samar Elfeky, Sheima T. Saleh, Zahieh A.M. Shawar, Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri

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© The Authors 2020. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly spread globally, forcing countries to apply lockdowns and strict social distancing measures. The aim of this study was to assess eating habits and lifestyle behaviors among residents of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the lockdown. A cross-sectional study among adult residents of the MENA region was conducted using an online questionnaire designed on Google Forms during April 2020. A total of 2970 participants from 18 countries participated in the current study. During the pandemic, over 30% reported weight gain, 6.2% consumed five or more meals per …

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Tweets Classification And Sentiment Analysis For Personalized Tweets Recommendation, Asad Masood Khattak, Rabia Batool, Fahad Ahmed Satti, Jamil Hussain, Wajahat Ali Khan, Adil Mehmood Khan, Bashir Hayat Jan 2020

Tweets Classification And Sentiment Analysis For Personalized Tweets Recommendation, Asad Masood Khattak, Rabia Batool, Fahad Ahmed Satti, Jamil Hussain, Wajahat Ali Khan, Adil Mehmood Khan, Bashir Hayat

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© 2020 Asad Masood Khattak et al. Mining social network data and developing user profile from unstructured and informal data are a challenging task. The proposed research builds user profile using Twitter data which is later helpful to provide the user with personalized recommendations. Publicly available tweets are fetched and classified and sentiments expressed in tweets are extracted and normalized. This research uses domain-specific seed list to classify tweets. Semantic and syntactic analysis on tweets is performed to minimize information loss during the process of tweets classification. After precise classification and sentiment analysis, the system builds user interest-based profile by …

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Explicit Determinantal Formula For A Class Of Banded Matrices, Yerlan Amanbek, Zhibin Du, Yogi Erlangga, Carlos M. Da Fonseca, Bakytzhan Kurmanbek, António Pereira Jan 2020

Explicit Determinantal Formula For A Class Of Banded Matrices, Yerlan Amanbek, Zhibin Du, Yogi Erlangga, Carlos M. Da Fonseca, Bakytzhan Kurmanbek, António Pereira

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© 2020 Yerlan Amanbek et al., published by De Gruyter 2020. In this short note, we provide a brief proof for a recent determinantal formula involving a particular family of banded matrices.

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Improving M-Learners' Performance Through Deep Learning Techniques By Leveraging Features Weights, Muhammad Adnan, Asad Habib, Jawad Ashraf, Babar Shah, Gohar Ali Jan 2020

Improving M-Learners' Performance Through Deep Learning Techniques By Leveraging Features Weights, Muhammad Adnan, Asad Habib, Jawad Ashraf, Babar Shah, Gohar Ali

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© 2013 IEEE. Mobile learning (M-learning) has gained tremendous attention in the educational environment in the past decade. For effective M-learning, it is important to create an efficient M-learning model that can identify the exact requirements of mobile learners (M-learners). M-learning model is composed of features that are generated during M-learners' interaction with mobile devices. For an adaptive M-learning model, not only learning features are required, but it is also important to determine how they differ for various M-learners, their weights, and interrelationship. This study proposes a robust and adaptive M-learning model that is based on machine learning and deep …

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A Geolocation-Aware Mobile Crowdsourcing Solution For The Emergency Supply Of Oxygen Cylinders, Faouzi Kamoun, May El Barachi, Abderrazak Hachani, Fatna Belqasmi, Amir Ben Said, Imed Amri Jan 2020

A Geolocation-Aware Mobile Crowdsourcing Solution For The Emergency Supply Of Oxygen Cylinders, Faouzi Kamoun, May El Barachi, Abderrazak Hachani, Fatna Belqasmi, Amir Ben Said, Imed Amri

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© 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.All rights reserved. Emergency medical oxygen cylinders are commonly used as first aid kits to prevent strokes during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) / asthma attacks. In this paper, we propose a geolocation-aware mobile crowdsourcing solution for the emergency supply of oxygen cylinders to patients suffering from sudden breathing difficulties. The proposed crowdsourcing solution leverages the proliferation of mobile devices to connect requestors of emergency oxygen cylinders with potential suppliers from the crowd during crises. We describe the design process of the system, its technical implementation details, key features. We also discuss some …

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Ai Techniques For Covid-19, Adedoyin Ahmed Hussain, Ouns Bouachir, Fadi Al-Turjman, Moayad Aloqaily Jan 2020

Ai Techniques For Covid-19, Adedoyin Ahmed Hussain, Ouns Bouachir, Fadi Al-Turjman, Moayad Aloqaily

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© 2013 IEEE. Artificial Intelligence (AI) intent is to facilitate human limits. It is getting a standpoint on human administrations, filled by the growing availability of restorative clinical data and quick progression of insightful strategies. Motivated by the need to highlight the need for employing AI in battling the COVID-19 Crisis, this survey summarizes the current state of AI applications in clinical administrations while battling COVID-19. Furthermore, we highlight the application of Big Data while understanding this virus. We also overview various intelligence techniques and methods that can be applied to various types of medical information-based pandemic. We classify the …

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Arabic Version Of The Personality Inventory For The Dsm-5 (Pid-5) In A Community Sample Of United Arab Emirates Nationals, Olga Coelho, Rute Pires, Ana Sousa Ferreira, Bruno Gonçalves, Maryam Aljassmi, Joana Stocker Jan 2020

Arabic Version Of The Personality Inventory For The Dsm-5 (Pid-5) In A Community Sample Of United Arab Emirates Nationals, Olga Coelho, Rute Pires, Ana Sousa Ferreira, Bruno Gonçalves, Maryam Aljassmi, Joana Stocker

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© 2020 Coelho et al. Background: Section III of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) proposes a model for conceptualizing personality disorders in which they are characterized by impairments in personality functioning and maladaptive personality traits. The Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) is a self-report measure that assesses the presence and severity of these maladaptive personality traits. Objective: The current study examined the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) to measure maladaptive personality traits in the Emirati population of the United Arab Emirates. Methods: The Arabic version of the …

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Arsenic Concentrations, Distributions And Bioaccessibilities At A Unesco World Heritage Site (Devon Great Consols, Cornwall And West Devon Mining Landscape), Charlotte Braungardt, Xiaqing Chen, Daniel Chester-Sterne, James G.A. Quinn, Andrew Turner Jan 2020

Arsenic Concentrations, Distributions And Bioaccessibilities At A Unesco World Heritage Site (Devon Great Consols, Cornwall And West Devon Mining Landscape), Charlotte Braungardt, Xiaqing Chen, Daniel Chester-Sterne, James G.A. Quinn, Andrew Turner

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Ecosystem Services Of Temporary Streams Differ Between Wet And Dry Phases In Regions With Contrasting Climates And Economies, Rachel Stubbington, Mike Acreman, Vicenç Acuña, Philip J. Boon, Andrew J. Boulton, Judy England, David Gilvear, Tim Sykes, Paul J. Wood Jan 2020

Ecosystem Services Of Temporary Streams Differ Between Wet And Dry Phases In Regions With Contrasting Climates And Economies, Rachel Stubbington, Mike Acreman, Vicenç Acuña, Philip J. Boon, Andrew J. Boulton, Judy England, David Gilvear, Tim Sykes, Paul J. Wood

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Temporary streams are dynamic ecosystems in which mosaics of flowing, ponded and dry habitats support high biodiversity of both aquatic and terrestrial species. Species interact within habitats to perform or facilitate processes that vary in response to changing habitat availability. A natural capital approach recognizes that, through such processes, the ‘natural assets’ of all ecosystems deliver services that benefit people. The ecosystem services of temporary streams remain largely unexplored, in particular those provided during ponded and dry phases. In addition, recent characterizations have focused on dryland systems, and it remains unclear how service provision varies among different climatic regions, or …

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Bodacious-Instance Coverage Mechanism For Wireless Sensor Network, Shahzad Ashraf, Omar Alfandi, Arshad Ahmad, Asad Masood Khattak, Bashir Hayat, Kyong Hoon Kim, Ayaz Ullah Jan 2020

Bodacious-Instance Coverage Mechanism For Wireless Sensor Network, Shahzad Ashraf, Omar Alfandi, Arshad Ahmad, Asad Masood Khattak, Bashir Hayat, Kyong Hoon Kim, Ayaz Ullah

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Copyright © 2020 Shahzad Ashraf et al. Due to unavoidable environmental factors, wireless sensor networks are facing numerous tribulations regarding network coverage. These arose due to the uncouth deployment of the sensor nodes in the wireless coverage area that ultimately degrades the performance and confines the coverage range. In order to enhance the network coverage range, an instance (node) redeployment-based Bodacious-instance Coverage Mechanism (BiCM) is proposed. The proposed mechanism creates new instance positions in the coverage area. It operates in two stages; in the first stage, it locates the intended instance position through the Dissimilitude Enhancement Scheme (DES) and moves …

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Qualitative Systematic Review Of The Acceptability, Feasibility, Barriers, Facilitators And Perceived Utility Of Using Physical Activity In The Reduction Of And Abstinence From Alcohol And Other Drug Use, J. Horrell, T. P. Thompson, A. H. Taylor, J. Neale, K. Husk, A. Wanner, S. Creanor, Y. Wei, R. Kandiyali, J. Sinclair, M. Nasser, G. Wallace Jan 2020

Qualitative Systematic Review Of The Acceptability, Feasibility, Barriers, Facilitators And Perceived Utility Of Using Physical Activity In The Reduction Of And Abstinence From Alcohol And Other Drug Use, J. Horrell, T. P. Thompson, A. H. Taylor, J. Neale, K. Husk, A. Wanner, S. Creanor, Y. Wei, R. Kandiyali, J. Sinclair, M. Nasser, G. Wallace

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Given the growing global increase in harm from alcohol and substance use, and the inadequacy of standard treatment to tackle the challenge, the use of physical activity (PA) interventions has received increased attention. The aim of this review is to identify common and cross cutting themes relating to how and why physical activity may impact on reduction of/abstinence from alcohol and other drug use to support future intervention design (including aspects of physical activity, barriers and facilitators, and elements of support which may have an impact). Twenty papers including qualitative data were included in the synthesis. A deductive coding framework …

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Assessing Relative Biomarker Responses In Marine And Freshwater Bivalve Molluscs Following Exposure To Phosphorus 32 (32p): Application Of Genotoxicological And Molecular Biomarkers, Emily L. Vernon, Tim P. Bean, Awadhesh N. Jha Jan 2020

Assessing Relative Biomarker Responses In Marine And Freshwater Bivalve Molluscs Following Exposure To Phosphorus 32 (32p): Application Of Genotoxicological And Molecular Biomarkers, Emily L. Vernon, Tim P. Bean, Awadhesh N. Jha

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Nutrition-Related Symptoms In Adult Survivors Of Critical Illness Who Are Eating Orally: A Scoping Review Protocol., Louise Albrich, Lee Anne S. Chapple, Amelia Nock, Emma J. Ridley, Mary Hickson Jan 2020

Nutrition-Related Symptoms In Adult Survivors Of Critical Illness Who Are Eating Orally: A Scoping Review Protocol., Louise Albrich, Lee Anne S. Chapple, Amelia Nock, Emma J. Ridley, Mary Hickson

School of Health Professions

OBJECTIVE: This review will explore and map the current literature on the nutritional impact of symptoms reported by adult survivors of critical illness who are eating orally after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). INTRODUCTION: Survivors of critical care often experience ICU-acquired weakness and poor functional recovery. It is plausible that nutrition interventions throughout their recovery could improve outcomes for these patients. Although a growing number of studies aim to explore the effect of nutrition delivered in the early phases of critical illness, this is also important post-ICU discharge, particularly in already nutritionally compromised patients presenting with muscle loss …

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Polyvinyl Chloride (Pvc) Plastic Fragments Release Pb Additives That Are Bioavailable In Zebrafish, David Boyle, Ana I. Catarino, Nathaniel J. Clark, Theodore B. Henry Jan 2020

Polyvinyl Chloride (Pvc) Plastic Fragments Release Pb Additives That Are Bioavailable In Zebrafish, David Boyle, Ana I. Catarino, Nathaniel J. Clark, Theodore B. Henry

School of Health Professions

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Exchange & Flow: An Anthology, Joanna Griffin, Hannah Drayson, Jacqui Knight, Jane Hutchinson, Michael Punt Jan 2020

Exchange & Flow: An Anthology, Joanna Griffin, Hannah Drayson, Jacqui Knight, Jane Hutchinson, Michael Punt

School of Art, Design and Architecture

This book is an archive of the Exchange & Flow writing workshop, its process, participants and impact. The first part documents the workshop, its modalities and approaches to writing. The second part presents new writing by participants in the form of experimental texts, reflections, proposals for writing projects and for research inspired by Exchange & Flow. As a collection, we hope that these materials will offer not only an archive of the project, but a resource for ongoing reflection and new work, and allow contributors to revisit the events of the workshop in continued engagement with their own inspiration and …

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Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Anaesthesia Trainees And Their Training, John R. Sneyd, Sophie E. Mathoulin, Ellen P. O'Sullivan, Vincent C. So, Fiona R. Roberts, Aaron A. Paul, Luis I. Cortinez, Russell S. Ampofo, Caitlynn J. Miller, Maxine A. Balkisson Jan 2020

Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Anaesthesia Trainees And Their Training, John R. Sneyd, Sophie E. Mathoulin, Ellen P. O'Sullivan, Vincent C. So, Fiona R. Roberts, Aaron A. Paul, Luis I. Cortinez, Russell S. Ampofo, Caitlynn J. Miller, Maxine A. Balkisson

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2] has dislocated clinical services and postgraduate training. To better understand and to document these impacts, we contacted anaesthesia trainees and trainers across six continents and collated their experiences during the pandemic. All aspects of training programmes have been affected. Trainees report that reduced caseload, sub-specialty experience, and supervised procedures are impairing learning. Cancelled educational activities, postponed examinations, and altered rotations threaten progression through training. Job prospects and international opportunities are downgraded. Work-related anxieties about provision of personal protective equipment, and risks to self and to colleagues are superimposed on …

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The Value Of Anaesthesiologists In The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Model For Our Future Practice?, Wilton A. Van Klei, Markus W. Hollmann, J. Robert Sneyd Jan 2020

The Value Of Anaesthesiologists In The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Model For Our Future Practice?, Wilton A. Van Klei, Markus W. Hollmann, J. Robert Sneyd

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The Influence Of Temporal Scale Selection On Pelagic Habitat Biodiversity Indicators, Jacob Bedford, Clare Ostle, David G. Johns, Alexandre Budria, Abigail Mcquatters-Gollop Jan 2020

The Influence Of Temporal Scale Selection On Pelagic Habitat Biodiversity Indicators, Jacob Bedford, Clare Ostle, David G. Johns, Alexandre Budria, Abigail Mcquatters-Gollop

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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2019-2020 Oak Wilt Surveys, Cooperative Extension Jan 2020

2019-2020 Oak Wilt Surveys, Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Turkey Tips, Haeley Morin Jan 2020

Turkey Tips, Haeley Morin

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Computer Aided Autism Diagnosis Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Yaser A. Elnakieb, Mohamed T. Ali, Ahmed Soliman, Ali H. Mahmoud, Ahmed M. Shalaby, Norah Saleh Alghamdi, Mohammed Ghazal, Ashraf Khalil, Andrew Switala, Robert S. Keynton, Gregory Neal Barnes, Ayman El-Baz Jan 2020

Computer Aided Autism Diagnosis Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Yaser A. Elnakieb, Mohamed T. Ali, Ahmed Soliman, Ali H. Mahmoud, Ahmed M. Shalaby, Norah Saleh Alghamdi, Mohammed Ghazal, Ashraf Khalil, Andrew Switala, Robert S. Keynton, Gregory Neal Barnes, Ayman El-Baz

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© 2013 IEEE. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), commonly known as autism, is a lifelong developmental disorder associated with a broad range of symptoms including difficulties in social interaction, communication skills, and restricted and repetitive behaviors. In autism spectrum disorder, numerous studies suggest abnormal development of neural networks that manifest itself as abnormalities of brain shape, functionality, and/ or connectivity. The aim of this work is to present our automated computer aided diagnostic (CAD) system for accurate identification of autism spectrum disorder based on the connectivity of the white matter (WM) tracts. To achieve this goal, two levels of analysis are …

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