Effects of multilingualism on brain structure, cognition and language processing by Yee, Jia’en

“…Furthermore, opaque orthographies involve more statistical information and requires the employment of more implicit learning mechanisms. The results show that being multilingual does not confer benefits in ISL, but literacy in more opaque orthographies could improve ISL performance. …”
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Enhanced rice (Oryza sativa L.) plant growth and nutrient contents during the vegetative stage through zinc solubilizing bacterial bead inoculation by Ramly, Irsyad Sulaimi, Othman, Nur Maizatul Idayu, Shamsuddin, Aida Soraya, Zuan, Ali Tan Kee, Zakaria, Nor Hafizah, Abdul Majid, Fadzilah Adibah, Hamid, Nur’ Amira

“…A completely randomized design (CRD) was employed and four treatments were applied: 1) non-inoculated (control), 2) SR R-10 strain, 3) SR R-12 strain, and 4) mixed inoculation of SR R-10 and SR R-12 strains. …”
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Induction of apoptosis and the signalling pathways involved by dillenia suffruticosa dichloromethane root extract in mcf-7 and mda-mb-231 breast cancer cells by Foo, Jhi Biau

“…Therefore, DCMDS can be employed as a pro-oxidant agent to treat breast cancer. …”
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Properties of sugar palm/glass fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites by Mohd Afdzaluddin, Atiqah

“…Nonetheless, such drawbacks can be overcome by several modification methods were employed to strengthen the properties of natural fibres composites i.e (1) surface modification by using of 6% alkaline, 2% silane, and combined 6% alkaline-2% silane treatment, (2) fiber treatment and the reinforcement of thermoplastic polyurethane, (3) hybridization of sugar palm (SP) with glass (G) fibre, and (4) surface modification of treated sugar palm with glass fibre reinforced TPU hybrid composites. …”
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Green synthesis of carbon dots derived from biomass of Polyalthia bullata root extract as colorimetric sensor for selective detection of Fe3+ ions by Raypah, Muna E., Mohd Faizal, Jamlos, Giwa, Shehu Hadiza, Hajar Fauzan, Ahmad, Hazrulrizawati, Abd Hamid

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photo electron spectroscopy (XPS) identified numerous functional groups on the surface of CDs, such as carbonyl, hydroxyl, and carboxyl groups. The CDs were employed as a nanoprobe for Fe3+ ions detection using a colori metric approach by measuring absorbance at 200–700 nm. …”
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Biomarkers and cognition study, Singapore (BIOCIS): protocol, study design, and preliminary findings by Leow, Yi Jin, Wang, J. D. J., Vipin, Ashwati, Sandhu, Gurveen Kaur, Soo, See Ann, Kumar, Dilip, Mohammed, Adnan Azam, Zailan, Fatin Zahra, Lee, Faith Phemie Hui En, Ghildiyal, Smriti, Liew, Shan Yao, Dang, Chao, Tanoto, Pricilia, Tan, Isabelle Yu Zhen, Chong, Wayne Freeman Weien, Kandiah, Nagaendran

“…Mean age and education is 61.32 years and 14.34 years respectively with 39.8% males. 47.9 % of the cohort are employed and 32.06% have a family history of dementia. …”
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A novel quasi-cubic CuFe2O4–Fe2O3 catalyst prepared at low temperature for enhanced oxidation of bisphenol A via peroxymonosulfate activation by Oh, Wen-Da, Dong, Zhili, Hu, Zhong-Ting, Lim, Teik-Thye

“…A facile eco-friendly co-precipitation synthesis at low temperature was employed to fabricate CuFe2O4–Fe2O3 for the oxidation of bisphenol A (BPA) via peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation. …”
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The development and application of mass-spectrometry-based tools to monitor proteome remodeling in microbes by Telusma, Bertina

“…In chapter 2, I describe the development and characterization of these proteomic methods, including a detailed analysis of the variety of metabolic labeling schemes that can be employed in budding yeasts, which facilitate the bulk of my thesis work. …”
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Integrating Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Tests with Standard Cancer Screening: System Dynamics Model Development and Feasibility Testing by Fagery, Mussab, Khorshidi, Hadi A., Wong, Stephen Q., Karanfil, Özge, Emery, Jon, IJzerman, Maarten J.

“…The SD model was built to investigate three scenarios for the use of MCED testing: firstly, to explore the viability of MCED testing as a substitute among individuals who are not opting for SOC screening for any reason; secondly, to implement MCED testing exclusively for individuals ineligible for SOC screening, yet have high-risk characteristics; and thirdly, to employ MCED testing after SOC screening to serve as a triaging/confirmatory tool for individuals receiving inconclusive test results. …”
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Exploring the utility of silane cross-linkers for synthesis of superhydrophobic antibacterial fabrics by Agrawal, Neha

“…Metal-oxide nanoparticles have been employed to offer antibacterial activity and nanoscale roughness, essential to achieve superhydrophobicity and antibacterial functionality on the fabric. …”
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The combined activation of KCa3.1 and inhibition of Kv11.1/hERG1 currents contribute to overcome Cisplatin resistance in colorectal cancer cells by Pillozzi, Serena, D'Amico, Massimo, Bartoli, Gianluca, Gasparoli, Luca, Petroni, Giulia, Crociani, Olivia, Marzo, Tiziano, Guerriero, Angela, Messori, Luigi, Severi, Mirko, Udisti, Roberto, Wulff, Heike, Chandy, Kanianthara George, Becchetti, Andrea, Arcangeli, Annarosa

“…Background: Platinum-based drugs such as Cisplatin are commonly employed for cancer treatment. Despite an initial therapeutic response, Cisplatin treatment often results in the development of chemoresistance. …”
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Shear-flow characteristics of rock fractures and implications for injection-induced seismicity by Ji, Yinlin

“…Hydraulic stimulation has been employed to enhance the permeability of geothermal reservoirs and to maintain the productivity of renewable heat. …”
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Synthesis of metal nanomaterials with unconventional crystal phases and their applications in electrocatalysis by Liu, Jiawei

“…These nanorods, with similar size and morphology, but different crystal phases, provide an effective platform to explore the crystal phase-dependent catalytic applications. When they are employed as electrocatalysts toward the electrochemical ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) in alkaline media, both the mass activity and stability follow the trend that the L12 PdCuSn > L12 Pd3Sn > fcc Pd3Sn > Pd/C, demonstrating the significance of alloying effect and crystal phase in determining their catalytic performance.…”
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Prediction of stable perovskite quantum dots (QDs) using machine learning (ML) algorithms by Cheong, Ivan

“…With a focus on the promising optical properties of perovskites understanding its photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) and the possibility of implementation in photovoltaics applications The general strategy employed is to create a reusable database of as many elemental combinations of perovskites and their available properties from published literature, containing both simulations and experimental results. …”
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A feed-centric hypoglycaemia pathway ensures appropriate care escalation in at-risk infants by Chandran, Suresh, Siew, Jia Xuan, Rajadurai, Victor Samuel, Lim, Rachel Wei Shan, Chua, Mei Chien, Yap, Fabian

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Hydrogen from waste: technical feasibility of thermal waste treatement for decarbonization of economy by Ong, Joel Wen Jun

“…A pyrolysis-thermolysis process was employed to produce hydrogen and solid carbon by-product that could store carbon. …”
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P4-network : a networking infrastructure for intra-aircraft cabin wireless communication by Pham, Chau Khoa.

“…A machine-learning routing approach, Q-ROUTING, is employed to increase the data rates by combining several redundant commu-nication paths. …”
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COVID-19 and bilingual children's home language environment: digital media, socioeconomic status, and language status by Sun, He, Tan, Justina, Chen, Wenli

“…Two online parental questionnaires were employed for data collection. One-way repeated-measures MANOVA and path models were used to address the questions. …”
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Bifunctional layer-by-layer metal-organic framework thin films for gas detection by Tan, Fu Lun

“…However, one of the significant challenges in employing MOFs for gas detection is their preference for rigid substrates, which limits their adaptability in flexible electronics. …”
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Acoustic resolution photoacoustic microscopy imaging enhancement: learning based and model based approaches by Zhang, Zhengyuan

“…Variable splitting techniques, like the HQS method, can be employed to solve this problem, iterative schemes are developed to enhance the AR-PAM image with deep PnP prior. …”
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