News and myth – dengue fever by Tan, Ser Han

“…Finally, this project also prototypes a desktop app aimed at the non-technical user to quickly model and generate high quality maps based on importation of endemic, contagious diseases via air travel.…”
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Hepatitis B and its effect on the life insurance industry by Chia, Keng Qui, Koo, Yew Weng, Tan, Sharon Mei Ling

“…Singapore, being situated in the Hepatitis B endemic area has a significant number of Hepatitis B carriers. …”
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Dengue virus epitope prediction and selection by Feng, Yirui

“…The mild form of DF vanishes in most of the cases but severe forms such as hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) could be life-threatening. DENV infection is endemic in over 100 countries, affecting between 50-100 million people each year in tropical and subtropical regions of the globe. …”
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Modelling and simulation of dengue fever spread by Goh, Jacintha Jia Xuan

“…Being a country of a tropical climate, Singapore provides an optimal environment for Aedes mosquitoes to thrive, making Dengue endemic and persistent locally. This project presents the study and application of simulating and modelling dengue disease in Singapore by examining the Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) model in the DengueME framework. …”
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Cellular characterization of artemisinin resistance in human malaria. by Low, Kum Yong.

“…Malaria is a deadly disease transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito, and Plasmodium falciparum results in upwards of 1.5 million deaths per year. It is a disease endemic to tropical and sub-tropical regions. While chloroquine was effective during the 1960s to 1970s, the worldwide spread of chloroquine resistance has all rendered the drug useless against malaria, except in some areas. …”
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Generation of dengue virus non-structural protein 1 antibodies using phage display and hybridoma technology by Tan, Li Xuan

“…Dengue Virus (DENV) is an emerging flavivirus that is increasingly endemic worldwide with no efficacious antiviral treatments. …”
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Population study of Parathelphusa reticulata (Crustacea : Brachyura : Gecarcinucidae) by Tay, Vicki Weili

“…A particular freshwater crab species, Parathelphusa reticulata, is endemic to it and in low abundance. Extensive surveys on this crab were conducted over 10 weeks investigating its distribution, habitat characterisation, spatial and temporal variation in abundance. …”
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Reconstruction of dengue fever transmission network in Singapore by Tan, Wen Jian

“…Dengue fever is a serious public health concern which is endemic in many parts of the world. The lack of a specific cure or treatment makes it more worrying because if not treated, dengue fever can potentially lead to death. …”
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Mobile app for waste management and recycling by Ang, Li Yan

“…Described as a waste “endemic”, the country has been facing low recycling rates over the past few years [1]. …”
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Snake pattern detection mobile application based on deep learning by Tan, Yue Jun

“…They cause hundreds of thousands of deaths and disabilities annually, especially in snakebite-endemic countries including Bangladesh and India. …”
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Studies of the replication and growth kinetics of dengue virus in cultured mammalian and insect cells. by Ooi, Eugena Wei-Ling.

“…Dengue virus (DENV) is the most prevalent arbovirus, being endemic in over 100 countries, with about half of the world population at risk for infection. …”
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Metagenomic analysis of near-surface atmosphere in Singapore by Tan, Ghim Yeow

“…Due to the proximity of wooded areas to the sampling site, the results suggest that the air microbiome was very endemic and influenced by short distance wind. There was weak positive correlation between the abundance of Eutypa lata and Schizophyllum commune and the amount of rainfall (p<0.001). …”
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Understanding the food and nutritional experiences of older adults living in rental flats: a contextualised socio-ecological study on food insecurity by Ong, Clarence

“…In Singapore, there is a 30% rate of nutritional risk across the elderly population, which necessitates better understanding of the state of food insecurity and the potential drivers of this endemic. This study endeavours to understand the intersectionality of ageing and low socioeconomic status on food intake and food insecurity through an analysis of the lived experience of older adults living in rental flats (OALRF). …”
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Surface enhanced raman spectroscopy for malaria diagnosis by Lee, Samuel Wei Liang

“…There are other methods which involved antigen testing or polymerase chain reaction however, malaria endemic regions areas usually are not able to afford for the laboratory diagnostic test. …”
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Conservation status assessments and area of habitat analyses of Sulawesi Begonia (Begoniaceae) by Chong, Yu Hong

“…The results indicate that the majority of Sulawesi Begonia species are narrow endemics whose forest habitats have substantially deteriorated in the last two decades. …”
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Emergency depopulation of chicken farms during an avian influenza outbreak (Design and development of CO2 delivery system) by Chang, Wei Jun

“…Although the bird flu virus is endemic in the South East Asian region at the moment, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), a local statutory board that regulates food safety, has come up with several guidelines to not only prevent the introduction, but also to limit the spread of the virus. …”
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crowded.sg : improving a crowdsourcing driven platform to facilitate social distancing in the era of COVID-19 by Ho, Zane Xuan Rong

“…With more countries entering the endemic phase of COVID-19 amid increasingly contagious COVID-19 mutations, the risk of exposure to the virus is greater than ever. …”
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Biodiversity assessment of freshwater shrimps and crabs in Nee Soon swamp area, Singapore. by Sun, Samantha Wenyu.

“…Significant results were also recorded for the endemic species P.reticulata, with Midpoint 1 bearing the highest population density of 7 ± 3.8 crabs per site, and mean carapace length of 4.213 ± 0.27 cm. …”
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