Extracorporeal ultrasound angioplasty - effect of pulse repetition frequency of high-intensity focused ultrasound on thrombolysis by Yang, Wenjing

“…The vascular occlusion by the thrombi is the main reason for ischemic stroke and deep vein thrombosis. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and histotripsy or microtripsy pulses can effectively dissolve the blood clot with no use of thrombolytic agent and ultrasound contrast agent (microbubble). …”
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A Contemporary Teaching & Learning Approach to Enhance Active Learning in Media & Society Course Using the Newly Proposed O-P-A Model (S/O 14516) by Wei, Chuah Chin, Lynn-Sze, Joyce Cheah, Roslan, Teh Raihana Nazirab

“…A critical observation and reflection by the instructor in SCCA 2033 reveals that students are quite passive in class and has somewhat influences the motivation of the lecturer in class delivery. In the similar vein, research on interactive learning has reported that instructors and students find them engaging, and the engagement is expected to increase learning outcomes. …”
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Surface modification of smooth poly (L-lactic acid) films for gelatin immobilization by Li, Hai, Xia, Yun, Wu, Jumiati, He, Qiyuan, Zhou, Xiaozhu, Lu, Gang, Shang, Lei, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Venkatraman, Subbu S., Zhang, Hua

“…Moreover, the cellular affinity of gelatin-immobilized PLLA is studied through the evaluation of cell proliferation and focal adhesion using the human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Our experimental results show that the gelatin immobilized on aminosilane- and aldehyde-silane-modified PLLA improves the cellular affinity of HUVECs, whereas that immobilized on epoxy-silane-modified PLLA does not show significant improvement on the cell proliferation.…”
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Epigenetic drug screening identifies enzyme inhibitors A-196 and TMP-269 as novel regulators of sprouting angiogenesis by Beter, M, Pulkkinen, HH, Örd, T, Sormunen, A, Kilpeläinen, L, Dunford, JE, Kaikkonen, MU, Aavik, E, Laham-Karam, N, Oppermann, U, Laakkonen, JP, Ylä-Herttuala, S

“…Compared to the established model using primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells, TeloHAECs needed a higher-density fibrin gel for optimal sprouting, successfully forming sprouts under both normoxic and hypoxic cell culture conditions. …”

Geo-UNet: A Geometrically Constrained Neural Framework for Clinical-Grade Lumen Segmentation in Intravascular Ultrasound by Chen, Yiming

“…Precisely estimating lumen boundaries in intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is needed for sizing interventional stents to treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Unfortunately, current segmentation networks like the UNet lack the precision required for clinical adoption in IVUS workflows. …”
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Electrospinning of low density PCL fibers on SLS scaffold by Leong, Yew Meng.

“…This is novel from the aspect that alternating layers of myocardial tissues and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) can be stacked together to mutually support each other along with the bimodal effects. …”
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Engineering a surface to enhance endothelial cell adhesion towards creating a 'roll-up' blood vessel prosthesis by Chua, Hui Yee.

“…Firstly, cell adhesion on the modified surface of electrospun Polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers improved significantly, after verification using the centrifugation assisted cell adhesion assay. Human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) adhesion was found to be highest on gelatin crosslinked to NaOH hydrolyzed electrospun PCL fibers before and after centrifugation, based on cell attachment observation under the fluorescent microscope and mitochondrial activity quantification using AlamarBlue®. …”
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The space-times of post-capitalist transformation: More-than-human affects in French and Catalan eco-communities by Schramm, E

“…I have conducted an ethnographic study of three eco-communities in Southwestern France and Catalonia in a broadly comparative vein and have drawn on the disparate body of literature around post-capitalist transformations and eco-communities on one hand, and more-than-human and non-representational geographies on the other. …”

Management of adult sepsis in resource-limited settings: global expert consensus statements using a Delphi method by Thwaites, L, Nasa, P, Abbenbroek, B, Dat, VQ, Finfer, S, Kwizera, A, Ling, L, Lobo, SM, Sinto, R, Aditianingsih, D, Antonelli, M, Arabi, YM, Argent, A, Azevedo, L, Bennett, E, Chakrabarti, A, De Asis, K, De Waele, J, Divatia, JV, Estenssoro, E, Evans, L, Faiz, A, Hammond, NE, Hashmi, M

“…The experts agreed on the following: in the absence of serum lactate, clinical parameters such as altered mental status, capillary refill time and urine output may be used to guide resuscitation; special considerations regarding the volume of fluid used for resuscitation, especially in tropical infections, including the use of simple tests to assess fluid responsiveness when facilities for advanced hemodynamic monitoring are limited; use of Ringer’s lactate or Hartmann’s solution as balanced salt solutions; epinephrine when norepinephrine or vasopressin are unavailable; and the administration of vasopressors via a peripheral vein if central venous access is unavailable or not feasible. …”

Edible bird’s nest soup (EBNS) serves as anti-obesity and antilipemic after 6-weeks of supplementation in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed rats by Mohd Noor Akmal, Abdul Razak Intan-Shameha, Mokrish Ajat, Md. Zuki Abu Bakar, Rozaihan Mansor, Aini Ideris

“…Triglycerides (TAG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) were measured by taking blood from the lateral coccygeal vein. Subsequently, cardiogenic indices were calculated (LDL/HDL ratio (LHR) and atherogenic index (AI)). …”
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Edible bird’s nest soup (EBNS) serves as anti-obesity and antilipemic after 6-weeks of supplementation in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed rats by Mohd Noor, Akmal, Abdul Razak, Intan-Shameha, Ajat, Mokrish, Abu Bakar, Md. Zuki, Mansor, Rozaihan, Ideris, Aini

“…Triglycerides (TAG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) were measured by taking blood from the lateral coccygeal vein. Subsequently, cardiogenic indices were calculated (LDL/HDL ratio (LHR) and atherogenic index (AI)). …”
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Envisioning Water: Sustainability and Future-Making in Dubai and Los Angeles by Christidi, Nadia

“…Throughout the dissertation, I trace the plans, projects, and policies being introduced in this vein to consider how ‘sustainability’ initiatives play out and get negotiated through the socio-political and political economic structures in the two cities to unique effects. …”
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Antifungal drug itraconazole targets VDAC1 to modulate the AMPK/mTOR signaling axis in endothelial cells by Head, Sarah A., Shi, Wei, Zhao, Liang, Gorshkov, Kirill, Pasunooti, Kalyan, Chen, Yue, Deng, Zhiyou, Li, Ruo-jing, Shim, Joong Sup, Tan, Wenzhi, Hartung, Thomas, Zhang, Jin, Zhao, Yingming, Colombini, Marco, Liu, Jun O.

“…VDAC1 knockdown profoundly inhibits mTOR activity and cell proliferation in human umbilical vein cells (HUVEC), uncovering a previously unknown connection between VDAC1 and mTOR. …”
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Marta Czok URBE by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig, Ionescu, Georgiana, Czok, Marta

“…Alongside this polyptych, four works from 2011-2012 (Life of An Average Caesar, Once Upon a Time, What For and C'era una Volta) offer food for thought on Rome's imperial past, with a subtle ironic vein, for which the historical treasures of the past become the dust on which we walk now. …”
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The influence of pregnancy complications on fetal and neonatal cardiovascular development by Aye, C

“…This was associated with a reduction in vasculogenic potential in their human umbilical vein endothelial cells and also increased levels of maternal anti-angiogenic biomarkers at birth. …”

A Contemporary Teaching & Learning Approach to Enhance Active Learning in Media & Society Course Using the Newly Proposed O-P-A Model (S/O: 14516) by Wei, Chuah Chin, Lynn-Sze, Joyce Cheah, Keong, Ch'ng Chee, Roslan, Teh Raihana Nazirah

“…A critical observation and reflection by the instructor in SCCA 2033 reveals that students are quite passive in class and has somewhat influences the motivation of the lecturer in class delivery. In the similar vein, research on interactive learning has reported that instructors and students find them engaging, and the engagement is expected to increase learning outcomes. …”
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“新游牧精神”为文化冲突的和解方案 ：从《陆犯焉识》探讨严歌苓的身份认同 = “New normadic spirit” as a solution to cultural identity conflict : an analysis of Yan Ge Ling’s cultural identity through her novel, Lu Fan... by See, Seow Ling

“…Diasporic experiences became more common in the 80s for Chinese emigrants, and became less associated with “leaving the homeland” and “alienation”, and more about “rediscovering a new life” and “enjoying freedom”. In this vein, the “New Nomadic Spirit” emerged as an essence in Chinese diasporic literature in the 1980s, elevating the concept of nomadism into a spiritual outlook, as a new expression of self-­‐identity in the experience of the diasporic authors. …”
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Studies of insulin transport across intestinal epithelium using nano-encapsulation for oral delivery by Zhang, Yiming

“…An oral route not only minimizes the patient compliance issue by eliminating the use of invasive needles, more importantly, it offers hepatic glucose regulation as the orally administered insulin would potentially be carried by hepatic portal vein to reach the liver, where glucose homeostasis take place. …”
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Quantitative analysis of selected alkaloids of Mitragyna speciosa using 1H quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy by Garba, Suleiman Abubakar, Shaari, Khozirah, Abdul Manap, Mohd Rashidi, Lee, Soo Yee, Abdulazeez, Isah, Mohd Faudzi, Siti Munirah

“…The analysis revealed that the red-veined M. speciosa leaves contained higher levels of mitragynine (32.34 mg/g), specioliatine (16.84 mg/g) and speciogynine (7.69 mg/g) compared to the green-veined leaves, stem bark, or fruits.…”

Toxicity of aluminium to black pepper (piper nigrum L.) in Sarawak by De Waard, P.W.F., Sutton, C.D.

“…Individual leaves first show symptoms of a speckled necrosis mostly along the main veins, each brown spot having a surrounding yellow halo. …”