Comment on Balsamo et al.: Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome with simultaneous hyperplastic polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract: case report and review of the literature by van de Beek, Irma, van Steensel, Maurice A. M., Houweling, Arjan C.

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Acupuncture for post-stroke depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Ching, Wai Lam, Li, Hui Juan, Guo, Jianwen, Yao, Liang, Chau, Janita, Lo, Suzanne, Yuen, Chun Sum, Ng, Bacon Fung Leung, Yu, Edwin Chau-Leung, Bian, Zhaoxiang, Lau, Alexander Y., Zhong, Linda Ld

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Outer-membrane permeabilization, LPS transport inhibition: activity, interactions, and structures of thanatin derived antimicrobial peptides by Swaleeha Jaan Abdullah, Yan, Bernice Tan Siu, Palanivelu, Nithya, Dhanabal, Vidhya Bharathi, Bifani, Juan Pablo, Bhattacharjya, Surajit

“…The VF16 peptide did not show any detectable toxicity to the HEK 293T cell line and kidney cell line Hep G2. As a mode of action, VF16 interacted with LPS, permeabilizing the outer membrane and binding to LptAm with high affinity. …”
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Development and design optimisation of digital intensity measurement system for shot peening by Tarani, Dinesh Kumar

“…However, additional exploration is required to translate the findings of this study into a device suitable for integration into the production line as a substitute for or alternative to Almen strip measurement.…”
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Direction finding for UWB RFID system in dense cluttered environments by Luo, Yanjia

“…Finally, channel identification that includes the line-of-sight (LOS), the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) with detected direct path (DDP) and the NLOS with undetected direct path (UDP) is studied. …”
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Design of a droop control scheme for programmable sources in a microgrid testbed by Lim, Liang Yuan, Krishnan, Ashok, Foo, Eddy Yi Shyh

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Low quiescent current 110 nm capacitorless low dropout voltage regulator with wide load current range by Ab. Halim, Wan Maziyah, Rusli, Julie Roslita, Yusoff, Yuzman, Shafie, Suhaidi, Shaban, Suraya

“…The proposed CLDO regulator achieved a low quiescent current of 5.18 µA with a wide range of load current up of 200 mA at maximum and 80% improved line regulation from the previous work with the same voltage requirements. …”
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Simulation expectation by Thomas, T

“…I also consider to what extent the argument depends upon an internalist conception of evidence, and I refute the common line of thought that finding many simulations being run—or running them ourselves—must increase the odds that we are in a simulation.…”

On defining the incomplete gamma function by Fisher, Brian, Jolevsaka-Tuneska, Biljana, KiliÇman, Adem

“…The incomplete Gamma function γ(α, x+) is defined as locally summable function on the real line for α > 0 by γ(α,x+)= ∫0x+ uα-1e-udu, the integral diverging for α ≤ 0. …”

Control and operation of DC microgrids by Adhikari, Sujan

“…The interconnection of identical DC buses through tie-line and formation of microgrid clusters improves reliability of the system. …”
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Design of a voltage collapse monitoring device using local information by Myo Oo, Myint Thein.

“…The result will show as line graph on the display window of MATLAB developed program in real-time. …”
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Political economy of Malaysia's vision 2020. by Chin, Kiang Mun.

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Proteomics and metabolomics analysis of cellular responses to β-blocker carvedilol by Wang, Mingxuan

“…Consequently, developing robust cell line-based proteomics and metabolomics platforms will greatly facilitate understanding of drug-cell interactions.…”
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The Central Provident Fund investment schemes by Choo Wei Kiat, Chua Meng Chee, Toh Hai Joo

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Data visualization and analysis for WiFi-based occupancy detection in smart homes by Pan, Xingmeng

“…The final output is a web page containing multi-line charts that contain visualized real-time data coming from the WiFi system and the analysis result which shows the occupancy status of the room. …”
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Discriminative learned dictionaries for local image analysis by Mairal, J, Bach, F, Ponce, J, Sapiro, G, Zisserman, A

“…This article extends this line of research into a novel framework for local image discrimination tasks, proposing an energy formulation with both sparse reconstruction and class discrimination components, jointly optimized during dictionary learning. …”

Inequality and the 1% by Dorling, D

“…Inequality in the UK is increasing; more and more people are driven towards the poverty line. Even before birth, being born outside the 1% will have dramatic impact on the rest of your life: it will reduce your life expectancy, educational and work prospects, as well as your mental health. …”

The Future of Service-Learning : New Solutions for Sustaining and Improving Practice / by Strait, Jean R., 1965-, editor 656157, Lima, Marybeth, 1965-, editor 656195, Furco, Andrew, editor 656196, Taylor & Francis Group (Online service) 645650

“…Further chapters offer a new blueprint for funding to achieve sustainability; examples of international service learning from a European perspective; a case study and framework for using on-line formats to extend the reach of a program; raise the urgent issue of the experiences and contributions of underrepresented students; and present the rationale and processes for developing effective student-led evaluation of programs.…”
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Crossing and intersecting families of geometric graphs on point sets by Álvarez-Rebollar, J. L., Cravioto-Lagos, J., Marín, N., Solé-Pi, O., Urrutia, J.

“…Let S be a set of n points in the plane in general position. Two line segments connecting pairs of points of S cross if they have an interior point in common. …”
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21W.742J / SP.575J / WGS.575J Writing About Race, Spring 2007 by Faery, Rebecca Blevins

“…Du Bois wrote that "...the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line." A century after Du Bois penned those words, most Americans would agree that at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the color line remains one of our most pressing social issues. …”
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