Subtitling strategies of Singlish particles and their effects on foreign audiences' comprehension: Ah Boys to Men series as a case study by Chia, Li Fang

“…The survey found that most of the participants were able to accurately interpret their implied meanings and were reported to have relied mostly on the speaker’s tone, body language and facial expressions as cues. …”
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New method for automatic generation of patient specific finite element models of the distal femur by Lek, Cheah Wen.

“…For model validation, the cortical bone was model with four-node shell elements while eight-node hexahedral elements and six-node wedge elements were used to model the cancellous bone. …”
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An acoustic remote sensing method for high-precision propeller rotation and speed estimation of unmanned underwater vehicles by Railey, Kristen, DiBiaso, Dino, Schmidt, Henrik

“…First, causes of high frequency tones were determined through direct measurements of two micro-UUVs and an isolated thruster at a range of speeds. …”
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The role of expectation: attention in cognitive performance lab study by Wong, Cheryl Qi Yin

“…Distractors were defined by random 80 dB tones lasting 3 seconds. Expected distractors were defined by a click sound occurring 1.5 seconds before each distractor tone. …”
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The hollow fiber bioreactor as a stroma-supported, serum-free ex vivo expansion platform for human umbilical cord blood cells by Xue, Cao, Kwek, Kenneth Y. C., Chan, Jerry Kok Yen, Chen, Qingfeng, Lim, Mayasari

“…The bone marrow microenvironment plays an integral role in the regulation of hematopoiesis. …”
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A generic micropatterning platform to direct human mesenchymal stem cells from different origins towards myogenic differentiation by Tan, Lay Poh, Yu, Ting, Chua, Chee Kai, Tay, Chor Yong, Wen, Feng, Yu, Haiyang, Chan, Jerry Kok Yen, Chong, Mark Seow Khoon, Leong, David Tai Wei

“…Recent work shows that cell shape manipulation via micropatterning can modulate the differentiation of bone-marrow-derived MSCs. Herein, the effect of micropatterning on the myogenesis of MSCs isolated from three different sources (bone marrow, fetal tissue, and adipose) is reported. …”
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Developing optogenetics for use in vascular research by Rorsman, N

“…Fine control of artery tone was attained by varying the intensity of the blue light stimulus. …”

A medical image-based computer-aided diagnosis system for musculoskeletal disease and disorder. by Chuah, Tong Kuan

“…As part of the advancement to classifying subjects with BML, the thesis investigated textural parameters as potential biomarker in separating between bone marrow with and without bone marrow lesion. …”
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From the Andes to the coast: human mobility and diet in the Atacama desert during the late intermediate period (ad 900-1450) by Santana Sagredo, F

“…Human remains were analysed for tooth enamel, bone collagen, bone apatite, and hair-keratin. A second aim of the thesis was to provide new analysis of archaeological plants and animals of the area. …”

A decade after the first full human genome sequencing : when will we understand our own genome? by Eisenhaber, Frank

“…The contrast between the pomp of celebrating the first full human genome sequencing in 2000 and the cautious tone of recollections a decade thereafter could hardly be greater. …”
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Simulation methods and tissue property models for non-invasive transcranial focused ultrasound surgery by Connor, Christopher W

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In vitro bioactivity and biocompatibility assessment of PCL/PLA–scaffolded mesoporous silicate bioactive glass: role of boron activation by Md. Zain, Siti Khalijah, Sazali, Ezza Syuhada, Ghoshal, Sib Krishna, Hisam, Rosdiyana

“…Bioactive glasses with rapid biodegradation and efficient biomineralization for damaged bone tissue repair remain deficient. Based on this fact, some new types of boron-activated mesoporous Bioactive silicate glasses (BMSGs) were made to determine the feasibility of achieving their improved mechanical strength, structure, porosity, biodegradability and bone healing performance. …”

Novel mutation G324C in WNT1 mapped in a large Pakistani family with severe recessively inherited Osteogenesis Imperfecta by Kausar, Mehran, Saima Siddiqi, Muhammad Yaqoob, Sajid Mansoor, Makitie, Outi, Asif Mir, Khor, Chiea Chuen, Foo, Jia Nee, Anees, Mariam

“…Results:Nine affected family members exhibited severe bone deformities, recurrent fractures, short stature and low bone mineral density. …”
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Automatic knee segmentation from multi-contrast MR images by Zhang, Kunlei

“…The automatic segmentations of knee bones, cartilages and menisci are evaluated on a comprehensive multi-contrast MRI database. …”
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Causal inference in health and disease: a review of the principles and applications of Mendelian randomization by Lovegrove, CE, Howles, SA, Furniss, D, Holmes, MV

“…This review provides a framework to enhance understanding of how MR may be used to triangulate evidence and progress research in bone and mineral metabolism as we strive to infer causal effects in health and disease.…”

Struvite precipitation for the recovery of ammonium nitrogen from landfill leachate by Mohamad S. J. Darwish

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Is sarcasm detection capability beneficial for sentiment analysis? by Koh, Brian Jin Kiong

“…Sentiment Analysis aims to find out the emotional tone behind text. However, sarcasm, which often tells a meaning opposite to the meaning of the literal words, makes this task harder. …”
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A genre, scoring and authorship analysis of AI-generated and human-written refusal emails by Wilson, W, Rose, H

“…Key concerns for assessors were tone, relationship, language choice, content and structure. …”

Current trends in additive manufacturing of selective laser melting for biomedical implant applications by Nazari, Aufa Adlia, Hassan, Mohamad Zaki, Ismail, Zarini, Ramlie, Faizir, Jamaludin, Khairur Rijal, Md. Daud, Mohd. Yusof, Ren, James

“…The rate of degradation and corrosion resistance of the metallic SLM implant, which would have an impact on cell proliferation and bone remodeling between the surrounding tissue, were discussed. …”
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Specific inhibition of PI3K p110δ inhibits CSF‐1‐induced macrophage spreading and invasive capacity by Mouchemore, KA, Sampaio, N, Murrey, MW, Stanley, ER, Lannutti, BJ, Pixley, FJ

“…Here we show that pY721‐based signaling is necessary for CSF‐1‐stimulated PtdIns(3,4,5)P production. While primary bone marrow‐derived macrophages and the immortalized bone marrow‐derived macrophage cell line M−/−.WT express all three class IA PI3K isoforms, p110δ predominates in the cell line. …”