Compliance with face mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic: a community observational study in Singapore by Sean Wei Xiang Ong, Ying Wei Tang, Kyaw Zaw Linn, Xiao Wei Huan, Allie Lim, Chu Ying Poon, Danielle Hui Ru Tan, Nur Hafizah Binte Hamed, Sharifah Farhanah Binte Syed Husen, Clara Chong Hui Ong, Monica Chan, Shawn Vasoo, Yee-Sin Leo, Oon-Tek Ng, Kalisvar Marimuthu

“…Methods: We observed randomly selected members from the public in 367 venues across Singapore, and recorded the proportion of individuals with full compliance with mask use and mask hygiene (hand hygiene before and after touching the mask or face). …”
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Differentiating the cognitive development of early-term births in infants and toddlers: a cross-sectional study in China by Jing Hua, Jie Sun, Zhijuan Cao, Xiaotian Dai, Senran Lin, Jialin Guo, Guixiong Gu, Wenchong Du

“…Objectives This study aimed to explore the cognitive development of low-risk children during early childhood for early-term births at 37 and 38 weeks of gestation compared with full term births at 39–41 weeks of gestation.Setting and participants We conducted a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, one of the largest cities in China. …”
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Sodium dichloroisocyanurate: a promising candidate for the disinfection of resilient drain biofilm by Abbie Martin, Natasha Doyle, Tom F. O'Mahony

“…Findings: The sodium dichloroisocyanurate product was successful in killing biofilm microorganisms, resulting in a log reduction of ≥ 8.70. …”
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Survey on Knowledge, Use, and Diagnostic Applicability of Special Tests for Rotator Cuff Involvement in Clinical Practice by Steven W. Forbush, William D. Bandy, Gabrielle L. Back-Kremers, Mollie Renfroe, Haley F. Downey

“… # Results The four tests most readily *known* by respondents included the empty can, drop arm, full can, and Gerber's tests, and the four tests *used* regularly by the respondents included the infraspinatus, full can, supraspinatus, and champagne toast tests. …”
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The impact of death and caring for the dying and their families on surgeons - an AI assisted systematic scoping review by Jun Rong Tan, Yun Ting Ong, Victoria Jia En Fam, Annushkha Sinnathamby, Nila Ravindran, Yaoyi Ng, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna

“…Results In total, 4966 titles and abstracts were identified, 174 full-text articles were reviewed, and 26 full-text articles analysed. …”
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Enhanced penetration and biofilm eradication by sophorolipid micelles encapsulating Honokiol: a comprehensive solution for biofilm-associated lung infections by Shiyu Lin, Xiaojuan Li, Wei Zhang, Gang Shu, Tim Tolker-Nielsen, Haohuan Li, Funeng Xu, Juchun Lin, Guangneng Peng, Li Zhang, Hualin Fu

“…HK-SL Ms potently disrupted the EPS barrier, killed some internal colonizing bacteria, and inhibited further bacterial adhesion. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of a live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate based on multiple attenuation mechanisms by Mie Suzuki Okutani, Shinya Okamura, Tang Gis, Hitomi Sasaki, Suni Lee, Akiho Kashiwabara, Simon Goto, Mai Matsumoto, Mayuko Yamawaki, Toshiaki Miyazaki, Tatsuya Nakagawa, Masahito Ikawa, Wataru Kamitani, Shiro Takekawa, Koichi Yamanishi, Hirotaka Ebina

“…Furthermore, we confirmed the safety of BK2102 using transgenic (Tg) mice expressing human ACE2 (hACE2) that are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. BK2102 did not kill the Tg mice, even when virus was administered at a dose of 106 plaque-forming units (PFUs), while 102 PFU of the D614G strain or an attenuated strain lacking the furin cleavage site of the spike was sufficient to kill mice. …”
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Longitudinal maternal glycemia during pregnancy and placental epigenetic age acceleration by Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold, Prabhavi Wijesiriwardhana, Richard J. Biedrzycki, Cuilin Zhang, Katherine L. Grantz, Jagteshwar Grewal, Fasil Tekola-Ayele

“…Models were applied in the full cohort and stratified by race/ethnicity. Further, sensitivity analyses were performed after excluding women with GDM or preeclampsia. …”
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Florida Carpenter Ants by R. J. Vazquez, Philip G. Koehler, Roberto M. Pereira, Jack Warner, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

“…Carpenter ants are sometimes called bulldog ants or bull ants. However, not all species in the genus Camponotus are true carpenter ants because some nest in preformed cavities or in soil. …”
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Spirituality in a secular age: from Charlies Taylor to study of the Bible and spirituality by A. T. Lincoln

“…Finally, it reflects on the potential of Taylor’s work for those who are interested in dialogue between a spirituality rooted in biblical perspectives and contemporary forms of spirituality, focusing on his notion of “fullness.” …”
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Bayesian Pulsar Timing and Noise Analysis with Vela.jl: An Overview by Abhimanyu Susobhanan

“…Vela.jl provides an independent, efficient, and parallelized implementation of the full nonlinear pulsar timing and noise model along with a Python binding named pyvela . …”
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Mealybug Vryburgia trionymoides (DeLotto) (Pseudococcidae) by Ian Stocks

“…An untreated infestation can kill a plant, there are no published reports of economic losses caused by this species. …”
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Alligatorweed flea beetle Agasicles hygrophila Selman and Vogt (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Halticinae) by Ted D. Center, James P. Cuda, Michael J. Grodowitz

“…Alligatorweed flea beetles kill the plant by destroying its stored food and interfering with photosynthesis by removing leaf tissue. …”
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Accurate calculation of low energy scattering phase shifts of charged particles in a harmonic oscillator trap by Mirko Bagnarol, Nir Barnea, Matúš Rojik, Martin Schäfer

“…Our results reproduce the phase shifts computed with the Numerov method for all l=0 and l=1 channels. We also provide full access to the Python script used to obtain these results, which can be readily applied to a wide range of core-fragment scattering problems in nuclear and atomic physics.…”
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Worker Protection Standard: Notification and Hazard Communication by Frederick M. Fishel, Tatiana Sanchez

“… The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). It has been in full implementation since 1995. This 3-page document provides general guidance to help you comply with the requirements of the Federal Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for agricultural pesticides, 40 CFR part 170, as amended in 2015. …”
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Chapter 13 — Developing a Preventive Pruning Program in Your Community: Mature Trees by Edward F. Gilman, Amanda Bisson

“…ENH1063, a 14-page full color fact sheet by Edward F. Gilman and Amanda Bisson, is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. …”
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Florida Cow-Calf and Stocker Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Handbook: Food Safety Control Points by Todd A. Thrift, Matt J. Hersom, Max Irsik

“… AN171, is pages 11-36 of the full-color Florida Cow-Calf and Stocker Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Handbook, which is used for the voluntary Florida Beef Quality Producer program. …”
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Southern black widow Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius) (Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae) by Amanda Eiden, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Widow spiders received their name from the belief that they would kill and consume their mate following copulation. …”
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Ecotourism in Florida: Letting Nature Work For You by Mechelle N. Best, Taylor V. Stein

“… Circular 1517, a 15-page full-color catalog compiled by Mechelle N. Best and Taylor V. …”
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Collective coordinates method for long-range kink collisions by J. G. F. Campos, A. Mohammadi, T. Romanczukiewicz

“…We analyzed antikink-kink interactions using an effective Lagrangian based on collective coordinates and compared the results to those obtained from full dynamical simulations. To this end, we constructed the collective coordinates with the antikink-kink configuration, and also a generalized Derrick mode, choosing the kink position and the Derrick mode amplitude as the moduli. …”
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