Glorious autarky? Foreign resources and the British fiscal-military state, 1688-1815 by Graham, A

“…Easy access to these resources enabled ministers to retain a bare-bones military and naval establishments in peacetime and then, in wartime, to ‘surge’ the state by using off- the-shelf foreign military labour to hold the line while British forces were recruited. …”

Mycoplasma iowae infection in young Turkeys by Bradbury, Janet M., Ideris, Aini, OO, Tin Tun

“…One group was infected orally at one day of age and some birds developed bone and joint abnormalities but another group, infected via both the thoracic air sac and the foot pad, also at one day of age, developed a higher incidence of these abnormalities, which included chondrodystrophy, rotated tibia, deviated toes and, in a few cases, erosion of the articular cartilage of the hock joint. …”
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Electrospun nanofibers of collagen and chitosan for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications: A review by Ramakrishnan, Praveen, Ramprasath, Ramakrishnan, Jalaludeen, Abdulkadhar Mohamed, R., Jayakumar, Gimbun, Jolius, Balu, Ranganathan, S.B., Mohamed, T.M., Sridhar, Gunasekaran, Sivagaami Sundari, Davoodbasha, MubarakAli, Thajuddin, Nooruddin, Gnanasekaran, Lalitha, Sundaram, Thanigaivel

“…Studies concerning the medical applications of these nanofibers, such as wound healing, skin regeneration, bone tissue engineering, and neural repair, were also reviewed. …”
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Microglia and CD206⁺ border-associated mouse macrophages maintain their embryonic origin during Alzheimer's disease by Wu, Xiaoting, Saito, Takashi, Saido, Takaomi C., Barron, Anna M., Ruedl, Christiane

“…We used a novel inducible AD mouse model to investigate the contribution of bone marrow (BM) cells to the pool of fetal-derived brain macrophages during the development of AD. …”
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Mechano-responsive hydrogel for direct stem cell manufacturing to therapy by Shou, Yufeng, Liu, Ling, Liu, Qimin, Le, Zhicheng, Lee, Khang Leng, Li, Hua, Li, Xianlei, Koh, Dion Zhanyun, Wang, Yuwen, Liu, Tong Ming, Yang, Zheng, Lim, Chwee Teck, Cheung, Christine, Tay, Andy

“…Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) is one of the most actively studied cell types due to its regenerative potential and immunomodulatory properties. …”
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Capturing the fantastic voyage of monocytes through time and space by Teh, Ye Chean, Ding, Jeak Ling, Ng, Lai Guan, Chong, Shu Zhen

“…After birth, monocytes arise from bone marrow (BM)-derived HSCs and are released into the circulation upon their maturation, where they survey peripheral tissues and maintain endothelial integrity. …”
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Chemical analysis of silica doped hydroxyapatite biomaterials consolidated by a spark plasma sintering method by Xu, Jinling, Khor, Khiam Aik

“…HA was prepared with 0, 1, 3 and 5 wt% silica, which are comparable to the measured silicon content of natural bone. After spray drying into micron sized powders, the silica doped HA (SiHA) powders were consolidated at 1000 C with a dwell time of 3 min using a spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique. …”
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Investigating molecular vulnerabilities in TP53-mutant transformed myeloproliferative neoplasms by Paterson, A

“…To validate the selective requirement of PCBP2 in <em>TP53</em>-mutant LSC, I adopted a human bone marrow organoid model which I showed to outperform liquid culture conditions in supporting the survival and proliferation of <em>TP53</em>-sAML samples. …”

Kinematic analysis of an upper extremity stroke rehabilitation orthosis by Yang, Fang

“…This method also has some deficiencies, due to lack of the actual hand anatomy data for Singapore’s stroke patient, especially the joint angle of each finger bone, some assumptions and estimations are made. …”
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Development of bioactive PCL films using low temperature solvent free method by Lim, Lynette Sihui

“…In conclusion, based on the evaluation of the results, 10% MgCl2 has the potential to be developed as a bone scaffold.…”
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Molecular genetics of Dupuytren’s contracture by Aissvarya, Shankar, Ling, King-Hwa, Arumugam, Manohar, Thilakavathy, Karuppiah

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Mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in CEM-SS cell line by Gopalsamy, Banulata, Saiful Yazan, Latifah, Abdul Hamid, Hisyam

“…Leukaemia, is cancer of organs that is responsible to produce blood specifically the lymphatic system and bone marrow. Due to the harsh effects of currently used cancer drugs, damnacanthal, an anthraquinone obtained from the roots of Morinda elliptica is tested as a potential anticancer agent. …”
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Fracture energy and mechanical properties of toughened epoxy resin with eggshell powder by Fong, Collin, Sugiman, Sugiman, Chin, Desmond, Ahmad, Hilton

“…The material properties and fracture energy of toughened epoxy with eggshell powder (TEEP) were measured and investigated. Dog-bone specimens were fabricated to investigate the mechanical properties of TEEP (i.e. elastic modulus, Poisson’s ratios and tensile strength) and tested under quasi-static tensile loading. …”
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Rapid electrochemical detection of COVID-19 genomic sequence with dual-function graphene nanocolloids based biosensor by Ang, Wei Li, Lim, Rachel Rui Xia, Ambrosi, Adriano, Bonanni, Alessandra

“…All in all, this proof-of-concept system serves as a stepping stone for the development of a rapid, sensitive and selective analytical tool for the detection of 2019-nCoV as well as other similar viral vectors. …”
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An implantable piezoelectric ultrasound stimulator (ImPULS) for deep brain activation by Hou, Jason F, Nayeem, Md Osman Goni, Caplan, Kian A, Ruesch, Evan A, Caban-Murillo, Albit, Criado-Hidalgo, Ernesto, Ornellas, Sarah B, Williams, Brandon, Pearce, Ayeilla A, Dagdeviren, Huseyin E, Surets, Michelle, White, John A, Shapiro, Mikhail G, Wang, Fan, Ramirez, Steve, Dagdeviren, Canan

“…Ultrasound can aid in energy propagation, but transcranial ultrasound stimulation in the deep brain has limited spatial resolution caused by bone and tissue scattering. Here, we report an implantable piezoelectric ultrasound stimulator (ImPULS) that generates an ultrasonic focal pressure of 100 kPa to modulate the activity of neurons. …”
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A behaviour-based analytical malware detection framework for android smartphones by Damshenas, Mohsen

“…We hope this research can be a stepping stone for improvement in Android malware detection techniques and development of safe Android markets which eventually increase the security of end-user devices.…”
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Finite element analysis of shoulder rotator cuff by Lee, Kenneth Jun Rui.

“…Material properties and connections between the tendons and the bone have been defined using the ANSYS software. …”
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Effectiveness of supervised versus self-directed rehabilitation for adults aged 50 years and over with ankle fractures: protocol for the AFTER trial by Keene, DJ, Achten, J, Forde, C, Png, ME, Grant, R, Draper, K, Appelbe, D, Tutton, E, Peckham, N, Dutton, SJ, Lamb, SE, Costa, ML

Prevalence of complications in older adults after hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Goh, EL, Khatri, A, Costa, A, Ting, A, Steiner, K, Png, ME, Metcalfe, D, Cook, J, Costa, M

Global availability of medications and health technologies for kidney care: A multinational study from the ISN-GKHA by Kelly, DM, Jones, ESW, Barday, Z, Arruebo, S, Caskey, FJ, Damster, S, Donner, J, Jha, V, Levin, A, Nangaku, M, Saad, S, Tonelli, M, Ye, F, Okpechi, IG, Bello, AK, Johnson, DW

“…There was reduced capacity for the management of CKD mineral bone disease in low-income countries (LICs) - serum parathyroid hormone was available in only 26% (n = 5) of LICs and the ability to administer non-calcium-based phosphate binders and cinacalcet was also very limited in LICs [16% (n = 3) and 5% (n = 1), respectively]. …”