Six-year removal of co-dominant grasses alleviated competitive pressure on subdominant grasses but dominant shrub removal had neutral effects in a subalpine ecosystem by Li, Wenjin, Knops, Johannes M. H., Png, Kenny Guochen, Yan, Xi, Dong, Huan, Li, Jinhua, Zhou, Huakun, Sierra, Rubén Díaz

“…Furthermore, neither the removal of the dominant shrubs nor the grasses altered their respective subordinate species richness. …”
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Hippocampal transcriptome profiling reveals common disease pathways in chronic hypoperfusion and aging by Baik, Sang-Ha, Selvaraji, Sharmelee, Fann, David Y., Poh, Luting, Jo, Dong-Gyu, Herr, Deron R., Zhang, Shenpeng R., Kim, Hyun Ah, Silva, Michael De, Lai, Mitchell K. P., Chen, Christopher Li- Hsian, Drummond, Grant R., Lim, Kah-Leong, Sobey, Christopher G., Arumugam, Thiruma V.

“…Specifically, transcriptomic analysis indicated that in comparison to young sham mice, many pathways altered by BCAS in young mice resembled those already present in sham aged mice. …”
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Time-restricted feeding modulates the DNA methylation landscape, attenuates hallmark neuropathology and cognitive impairment in a mouse model of vascular dementia by Selvaraji, Sharmelee, Efthymios, Motakis, Foo, Roger Sik Yin, Fann, David Y., Lai, Mitchell Kim Peng, Chen, Christopher Li Hsian, Lim, Kah-Leong, Arumugam, Thiruma V.

“…Results: IF mice subjected to CCH displayed significantly better cognitive learning ability and memory, improved neuropathological alterations with reduced WMLs and neuronal loss. Modulation of DNA methylation patterns in the cortex of AL CCH mice was re-modelled and signs of reversal was observed in IF CCH mice across all three timepoints. …”
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In-situ rapid construction of aliphatic amine combined polyamide seawater reverse osmosis membrane for efficient boron removal by Li, Can, Lai, Gwo Sung, Zhao, Yali, Wang, Rong

“…The permeability coefficient of boron decreased from 4.8 to 0.9 L m−2 h−1, and the boron rejection increased from 80.7 to 90.5% under the modification conditions with the optimal type and concentration of amines, while displaying a NaCl rejection of 99.8% and an acceptable water permeability of 0.55 L m−2 h−1 bar−1. Meanwhile, the alteration of membrane chemical compositions and structure properties was kept to a minimum. …”
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Byzantine-resilient decentralized stochastic gradient descent by Guo, Shangwei, Zhang, Tianwei, Yu, Han, Xie, Xiaofei, Ma, Lei, Xiang, Tao, Liu, Yang

“…First, from the adversarial perspective, we theoretically illustrate that Byzantine attacks are more dangerous and feasible in decentralized learning systems: even one malicious participant can arbitrarily alter the models of other participants by sending carefully crafted updates to its neighbors. …”
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Interface dynamics in electroosmotic flow systems with non-Newtonian fluid frontiers by Chen, Di-Lin, Liu, Shu-Yan, Luo, Kang, Yi, Hong-Liang, Yang, Chun

“…Generalized power-law fluids alter velocity and interfacial charge profiles, with shear thinning enhancing ion transport to lower overlimiting current thresholds and shear thickening broadening the limiting current region (with hindered ion transport). …”
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AN AI-based hybrid model for early Alzheimer’s detection using MRI images by Al-Shoukry, Suhad, Zalili, Musa

“…The more conventional assessment techniques that involve neuroimaging and cognitive ability standardized tests are usually unable to pick up early stage alterations. To address these limitations, we have developed a new Hybrid AI Model, which combines both the conventional machine learning techniques, namely SVM, Naive Bayes, Cat boost, and XGBoost and Stacked DL model. …”
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Quantifying the effects of sunlight on the fate of oil spilled at sea by Freeman, Danielle Haas

“…Moving beyond DwH, I evaluated the sensitivity of oil photo-dissolution and photochemically-altered oil physical properties to temperature. I found that if a spill like DwH had occurred in 5°C water rather than the exceptionally warm 30°C water of the GoM, 7x less oil could have dissolved via photo-dissolution and the viscosity of the remaining insoluble oil could have been 16x higher, resulting in lower entrainment of oil into the water column as small droplets (Chapter 3). …”
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High-strength light-weight aramid fibre/polyamide 12 composites printed by Multi Jet Fusion by Chen, Jiayao, Tan, Pengfei, Liu, Xiaojiang, Tey, Wei Shian, Ong, Adrian, Zhao, Lihua, Zhou, Kun

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Analogy or fallacy, unsafe chemical alternatives: mechanistic insights into energy metabolism dysfunction induced by Bisphenol analogs in HepG2 cells by Jia, Shenglan, Marques Dos Santos, Mauricius, Li, Caixia, Fang, Mingliang, Sureshkumar, Mithusha, Snyder, Shane Allen

“…Bioassay endpoint analysis revealed BPG/BPPH induced alterations in mitochondrial membrane potential and overproductions of reactive oxygen species. …”
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Exploring the development of a firewall using Windows filtering platform by Pang, Willy Boon Tee.

“…The data for the firewall should be rebuilt if saved data is being altered in any other way. A firewall application is modelled based on the above criteria. …”
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X-ray and ultrasonic testing techniques for defect inspection in composite by Zhou, David Yutian.

“…Such conditions could alter the integrity of the material in the long run. …”
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Theoretical study of spermatozoa sorting by dielectrophoresis or magnetophoresis with supervised learning by Koh, James Boon Yong

“…As normal and abnormal sperm cells have different morphological parameters, their velocities under the influence of dielectrophoresis or magnetophoresis are altered to varying extents. This effect is more prominent in a viscoelastic Oldroyd-B fluid than in a Newtonian fluid medium. …”
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Enterococcus faecalis Modulates Immune Activation and Slows Healing During Wound Infection by Chong, Kelvin Kian Long, Tay, Wei Hong, Janela, Baptiste, Yong, Adeline Mei Hui, Liew, Tze Horng, Madden, Leigh, Keogh, Damien, Barkham, Timothy Mark Sebastian, Ginhoux, Florent, Becker, David Laurence, Kline, Kimberly A.

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Development of CRISPR gene therapy for retinal degenerations by Fry, LE

“…Herein, I explore CRISPR-Cas mediated gene editing of both DNA and RNA, to develop therapeutic strategies to alter or correct genes implicated in IRD pathogenesis.…”

Distinct Circle of Willis anatomical configurations in healthy preterm born adults: a 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography study by Greggio, J, Malamateniou, C, Baruteau, KP, Reyes-Aldasoro, CC, Huckstep, OJ, Francis, JM, Williamson, W, Leeson, P, Lewandowski, AJ, Lapidaire, W

“…Background: Preterm birth (< 37 weeks’ gestation) alters cerebrovascular development due to the premature transition from a foetal to postnatal circulatory system, with potential implications for future cerebrovascular health. …”

Studies of seed-borne fungi of tropical pasture legume species by Nik, WZ, Parbery, DG

“…D. phaseolorum, not previously reported on Macroptilium, Stylosanthes or other leguminous hosts in Australia, caused serious damage to flowers and young pods, and seriously reduced seed set and altered the proportions of hard and soft seed in more mature infected pods. …”

Lying and rumination time as predictors of subclinical ketosis, metritis, and hypocalcaemia in dairy cows during the periparturient period: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sadiq, Mohammed B., Zaini, Syamira-Syazuana, Shaik Mossadeq, Wan Mastura, Ramanoon, Siti Zubaidah, Syed-Hussain, Sharifah Salmah

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the alterations in lying time (LT) and rumination time (RT) and their effectiveness for the detection of subclinical ketosis (SCK), metritis, and hypocalcaemia in dairy cows during the periparturient period. …”
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Recent developments in chemical techniques for foulant removal from NF membranes by Samavati, Zahra, Goh, Pei Sean, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Hashim, Norbaya, Kerisnan@Krishnan, Nirmala Devi, Yahaya, Nasehir Khan E. M., Raja Mamat, Raja Baharudin

“…The repeated use of chemical cleaning methods may induce both reversible and permanent alterations in the chemical and physical characteristics of NF membranes. …”
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Interventions for improving patients’ trust in doctors and groups of doctors by Rolfe, Alix, Cash-Gibson, Lucinda, Car, Josip, Sheikh, Aziz, McKinstry, Brian

“…Background: Trust is a fundamental component of the patient-doctor relationship and is associated with increased satisfaction, adherence to treatment, and continuity of care. Our 2006 review found little evidence that interventions improve patients' trust in their doctor; therefore an updated search was required to find out if there is further evidence of the effects of interventions that may improve trust in doctors or groups of doctors. …”
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