Inhibition of OmpT activity using D-amino acid peptides od Lim, Ernest Jun Wei

“…Anti-microbial peptides (AMPs) are secreted from epithelial cells lining the host intestinal lumen to kill off the E. Coli pathogen [2]. However, OmpT is an outer membrane protease present on the surface of E. …”
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Metagenomic studies of the gut microbiota: the snake gut microbiota as a model organism od Sukumaran, Salinii Nair, Azmi, Aida Azrina, Yoke, Kqueen Cheah

“…This paper, we suggested snakes as a model to study microbial metagenomics due to its various compounds can help to cure various illnesses, even kill off unwanted germs from body. Therefore, this paper mainly review on snake gut microbes, secondary metabolites produce by microbes and the benefits of molecular technologies used in metagenomics which can be useful in medical industries and treatment of infectious diseases.…”
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Developing an expanded vector control toolbox for malaria elimination od Tusting, L, Killeen, G, Tatarsky, A, Diabate, A, Chaccour, C, Marshall, J, Okumu, F, Brunner, S, Newby, G, Williams, Y, Malone, D, Gosling, R

“…For example, mosquito control in high income countries (HICs) is predominantly achieved with a combination of mosquito -proofed housing and environmental management, supplemented with large-scale insecticide applications to larval habitats and outdoor spaces that kill off vector populations en masse, but all these interventions remain under-utilized in LMICs. …”

Rethinking 'rubber stamps': Legislative subservience, executive factionalism, and policy-making in the Russian State Duma od Noble, B

“…Whereas the 'rubber stamp' model infers from executive dominance an <em>absence</em> of legislative activity, the approach proposed by this dissertation suggests there are a variety of reasons why executive actors might want to amend or kill off their own bills in the legislature. In particular, these legislative policy developments can result from clashes between executive <em>factions</em>, which use legislative institutions to monitor, challenge, and amend each others' proposals. …”

In vitro characterization of Trichoderma isolates for the biological control of wood rotting fungi. od Choy, May Yee.

“…The selected local Trichoderma isolates failed to efficiently killed off Schizophyllum commune and protect the wood blocks from decay. …”
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The EcoGothic in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake and The Year of The Flood od Tan, Si Hui

“…Fear of mortality is often a key anxiety within dystopian contexts and located within Margaret Atwood’s MaddAdam trilogy, where a biological virus created by the scientist Crake has killed off most of humanity. In this essay, I examine the Eco-Gothic in Atwood’s presentation of genetic technology as a source of fear through a close reading of Oryx and Crake and The Year of The Flood and the hybrid creatures within the trilogy. …”
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