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Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen, C., Belcher, J., Mamas, M., Clarson, L., Welsh, V., & Bajpai, R. (2020). Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. Heart, 916-922. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315511

OBJECTIVES: Despite many shared risk factors and pathophysiological pathways, the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains poorly understood. This lack of data could be preventing... Read More about Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction..

Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction (2020)
Journal Article
Elise Clarson, L., Bajpai, R., Whittle, R., Belcher, J., Abdul Sultan, A., Shing Kwok, C., …Mallen, C. D. (2020). Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction. Heart, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315511

Objectives Despite many shared risk factors and pathophysiological pathways, the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains poorly understood. This lack of data could be preventing... Read More about Interstitial lung disease is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and myocardial infarction.

The cost of childhood atopic dermatitis in a multi-ethnic Asian population: a cost-of-illness study (2020)
Journal Article
Thng, S., Car, J., Järbrink, K., Bajpai, R., Olsson, M., Wee, L. W. Y., …Koh, M. J. A. (2020). The cost of childhood atopic dermatitis in a multi-ethnic Asian population: a cost-of-illness study. British Journal of Dermatology, 182(5), 1245-1252. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18442

BACKGROUND: Childhood atopic dermatitis can often have a negative impact on quality of life for affected children and their caregivers. The condition contributes to increased healthcare costs and can pose heavy economic burdens on healthcare systems... Read More about The cost of childhood atopic dermatitis in a multi-ethnic Asian population: a cost-of-illness study.

3D Direct Printing of Silicone Meniscus Implant Using a Novel Heat-Cured Extrusion-Based Printer (2020)
Journal Article
Luis, E., Pan, H. M., Sing, S. L., Bajpai, R., Song, J., & Yeong, W. Y. (2020). 3D Direct Printing of Silicone Meniscus Implant Using a Novel Heat-Cured Extrusion-Based Printer. Polymers, 12(5), Article ARTN 1031. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12051031

The first successful direct 3D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM), of heat-cured silicone meniscal implants, using biocompatible and bio-implantable silicone resins is reported. Silicone implants have conventionally been manufactured by indirec... Read More about 3D Direct Printing of Silicone Meniscus Implant Using a Novel Heat-Cured Extrusion-Based Printer.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA (2020)
Journal Article
Helliwell, T., Mallen, C. D., Scott, I. C., Bajpai, R., Muller, S., & Hider, S. L. (2020). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. Rheumatology, 59, 18-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/RHEUMATOLOGY/KEAA110.037

Background
Obesity predisposes to a pro-inflammatory state. Studies have reported worse clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory arthritis who are obese. The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (P... Read More about THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA.

Determination of cut-off and correlates of delay in treatment-seeking of febrile illness: a retrospective analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Bajpai, R. C., Tiwari, P., & Chaturvedi, H. K. (2020). Determination of cut-off and correlates of delay in treatment-seeking of febrile illness: a retrospective analysis. BMC Public Health, 20(1), Article 572. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08660-2

Background
Early diagnosis and treatment of malaria symptoms reduces the risk of severe complication and malaria transmission. However, delay in malaria diagnosis and treatment is a major public health problem in India. The primary aim of the study... Read More about Determination of cut-off and correlates of delay in treatment-seeking of febrile illness: a retrospective analysis.

The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, I. C., Bajpai, R., Mallen, C., Muller, S., Helliwell, T., & Hider, S. (2020, April). The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. Presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2020, Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Scotland, UK

Background
Obesity predisposes to a pro-inflammatory state. Studies have reported worse clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory arthritis who are obese. The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (P... Read More about The relationship between obesity and outcomes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica.

Associations between health-related quality of life and health care costs among children with atopic dermatitis and their caregivers: A cross-sectional study (2020)
Journal Article
Olsson, M., Bajpai, R., Yew, Y. W., Koh, M. J. A., Thng, S., Car, J., …Jarbrink, K. (2020). Associations between health-related quality of life and health care costs among children with atopic dermatitis and their caregivers: A cross-sectional study. Pediatric Dermatology, 37(2), 284-293. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.14071

Factors Influencing Family Burden of Paediatric Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Cross-sectional Study (2020)
Journal Article
Xu, X., Van Galen, L. S., Bajpai, R., Koh, M. J., Thng, S., Yew, Y. W., …Car, J. (2020). Factors Influencing Family Burden of Paediatric Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Cross-sectional Study. Acta dermato-venereologica, 100(14), Article ARTN adv00212. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3458

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin condition that affects about 10–20% of children and 2-15% of adults in developed countries (1). In Singapore, the prevalence among children and adolescents is 20.8% (2). Itchiness, the... Read More about Factors Influencing Family Burden of Paediatric Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Cross-sectional Study.

Prevalence of psychological distress and its association with perceived indoor environmental quality and workplace factors in under and aboveground workplaces (2020)
Journal Article
Bajpai, R., Rykov, Y., Soh, C., de Vries, H., Car, J., Thuan-Quoc Thach, …Christopoulos, G. (2020). Prevalence of psychological distress and its association with perceived indoor environmental quality and workplace factors in under and aboveground workplaces. Building and Environment, 175, Article ARTN 106799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106799

Developing underground spaces serves a range of common urban functions, including workspaces. However, underground workplaces, work-related factors and the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters within them may negatively affect worker’s menta... Read More about Prevalence of psychological distress and its association with perceived indoor environmental quality and workplace factors in under and aboveground workplaces.

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Work-Related Factors among Indoor Workers in a Multi-Ethnic Southeast Asian Country (2019)
Journal Article
Divakar, U., Sathish, T., Soljak, M., Bajpai, R., Dunleavy, G., Visvalingam, N., …Car, J. (2019). Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Work-Related Factors among Indoor Workers in a Multi-Ethnic Southeast Asian Country. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(1), Article 164. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010164

Little is known about the effect of working conditions on vitamin D status in Southeast Asia, where vitamin D deficiency is common despite the presence of sunlight all year round in most places. We examined the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and... Read More about Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Work-Related Factors among Indoor Workers in a Multi-Ethnic Southeast Asian Country.

Prevalence of and factors associated with poor sleep quality and short sleep in a working population in Singapore (2019)
Journal Article
Visvalingam, N., Sathish, T., Soljak, M., Chua, A., Dunleavy, G., Divakar, U., …Car, J. (2020). Prevalence of and factors associated with poor sleep quality and short sleep in a working population in Singapore. Sleep Health, 6(3), 277-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2019.10.008

Objectives
We aimed to examine the prevalence of poor sleep quality and short sleep and their associated factors in a working population in Singapore.

Design
This is a cross-sectional analysis.

Setting
Four companies in Singapore were includ... Read More about Prevalence of and factors associated with poor sleep quality and short sleep in a working population in Singapore.

Identifying Prognostic Groups Using Machine Learning Tools in Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation for Inoperable Locally Advanced Nonsmall Cell Lung Carcinoma (2019)
Journal Article
Pahuja, A., Chufal, K., Ahmad, I., Bajpai, R., Singh, R., Chowdhary, R., & Sharma, M. (2019). Identifying Prognostic Groups Using Machine Learning Tools in Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation for Inoperable Locally Advanced Nonsmall Cell Lung Carcinoma. Asian Journal of Oncology, 5(2), 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-3401437

Introduction
Unresectable stage III nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) continues to have dismal 5-year overall survival (OS) rate. However, a subset of the patients treated with chemoradiation show significantly better outcome. Prediction of treatmen... Read More about Identifying Prognostic Groups Using Machine Learning Tools in Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation for Inoperable Locally Advanced Nonsmall Cell Lung Carcinoma.

Silicone 3D Printing: Process Optimization, Product Biocompatibility, and Reliability of Silicone Meniscus Implants (2019)
Journal Article
Luis, E., Pan, H. M., Sing, S. L., Bastola, A. K., Goh, G. L., Goh, G. D., …Yeong, W. Y. (2019). Silicone 3D Printing: Process Optimization, Product Biocompatibility, and Reliability of Silicone Meniscus Implants. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 6(6), 319 - 332. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2018.0226

A novel custom-made 3D silicone printer and two-part Ecoflex silicone resins were used to 3D-print standard-shaped silicone coupon and irregular-shaped meniscus structures via a heat-cured extrusion-based method. This paper is segmented into 3 parts:... Read More about Silicone 3D Printing: Process Optimization, Product Biocompatibility, and Reliability of Silicone Meniscus Implants.

Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases at Baseline and Their Short-Term Changes in a Workplace Cohort in Singapore (2019)
Journal Article
Sathish, T., Dunleavy, G., Soljak, M., Visvalingam, N., Divakar, U., Thach, T., …Car, J. (2019). Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases at Baseline and Their Short-Term Changes in a Workplace Cohort in Singapore. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(22), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224551

We aimed to examine the behavioural and clinical risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at baseline and their changes over 12 months in a workplace cohort in Singapore. A total of 464 full-time employees (age = 21 years) were recruited fro... Read More about Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases at Baseline and Their Short-Term Changes in a Workplace Cohort in Singapore.

Arts for ageing well: a propensity score matching analysis of the effects of arts engagements on holistic well-being among older Asian adults above 50 years of age (2019)
Journal Article
Ho, A. H. Y., Ma, S. H. X., Ho, M. R., Pang, J. S. M., Ortega, E., & Bajpai, R. (2019). Arts for ageing well: a propensity score matching analysis of the effects of arts engagements on holistic well-being among older Asian adults above 50 years of age. BMJ Open, 9(11), Article e029555. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029555