Optimizing graphene anode performance in lithium-ion batteries: investigating the effects of diverse thermal conditions by Ng, Zen Ian, Leong, Yien Leng, Lim, Hong Ngee, Chong, Woon Gie, Huang, Nay Ming

“…The outcomes show noticeably enhanced performance characteristics, suggesting the potential for developing microwave-treated graphene anode for long-lasting and high-performance LIBs.…”

Mitofusins Mfn1 and Mfn2 are required to preserve glucose- but not incretin-stimulated β-cell connectivity and insulin secretion by Georgiadou, Eleni, Muralidharan, Charanya, Martinez, Michelle, Chabosseau, Pauline, Akalestou, Elina, Tomas, Alejandra, Yong, Fiona Su Wern, Stylianides, Theodoros, Wretlind, Asger, Legido-Quigley, Cristina, Jones, Ben, Lopez-Noriega, Livia, Xu, Yanwen, Gu, Guoqiang, Alsabeeh, Nour, Cruciani-Guglielmacci, Céline, Magnan, Christophe, Ibberson, Mark, Leclerc, Isabelle, Ali, Yusuf, Soleimanpour, Scott A., Linnemann, Amelia K., Rodriguez, Tristan A., Rutter, Guy A.

“…Here, we generated mice with β-cell-selective, adult-restricted deletion knock-out (dKO) of the mitofusin genes Mfn1 and Mfn2 (βMfn1/2 dKO). βMfn1/2-dKO mice displayed elevated fed and fasted glycemia and a more than fivefold decrease in plasma insulin. …”
Get full text

Lower serum uric acid and impairment of right cerebral hemisphere structural brain networks are related to depressive symptoms in cerebral small vessel disease: a cross-sectional s... by Yu, Lei, Yi, Ming, Guo, Jiayu, Li, Jinbiao, Zeng, Huixing, Cui, Liqian, Xu, Xiangming, Liu, Gang, Fan, Yuhua, Zeng, Jinsheng, Xing, Shihui, Chen, Yicong, Wang, Meng, Tan, Shuangquan, Jin, Leow Yi, Kumar, Dilip, Vipin, Ashwati, Ann, Soo See, Fatin Zahra Binte Zailan, Sandhu, Gurveen Kaur, Kandiah, Nagaendran, Dang, Chao

“…We recruited 208 SVD inpatients and collected fasting blood samples upon admission. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the 24-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-24). …”
Get full text

Construction of a stable lithium sulfide membrane to greatly confine polysulfides for high performance lithium – sulfur batteries by Wu, Chao, Guo, Chunxian, Wu, JingGao, Ai, Wei, Yu, Ting, Li, Chang Ming

“…The membrane offers unique and selective channels which allow only ions/small sulfides to pass through and confine polysulfide transport, restricting the shuttle effect, and thus providing a large capacity of 685 mA h g−1 at 1C and a long-lasting cycling stability (0.03% capacity decay per cycle). …”
Get full text

An ultrastable lithium metal anode enabled by designed metal fluoride spansules by Yuan, Huadong, Nai, Jianwei, Tian, He, Ju, Zhijin, Zhang, Wenkui, Liu, Yujing, Tao, Xinyong, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…Here, we design “spansules” made of NaMg(Mn)F3@C core@shell microstructures as the matrix for the LMA, which can offer a long-lasting release of functional ions into the electrolyte. …”
Get full text

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis cytochrome bcc:aa3 cryo-EM structure and discovery of novel putative cytochrome bcc:aa3 inhibitors by Mathiyazakan, Vikneswaran

“…An in silico campaign targeting the QcrC subunit of cyt-bcc:aa3 yielded a hit that reduced ATP levels in inverted membrane vesicles and affected electron transfer in cyt-bcc:aa3. Lastly, the influence of sodC against OXPHOS targeting compounds were evaluated.…”
Get full text

Slip deficit in central Nepal: omen for a repeat of the 1344 AD earthquake? by Bollinger, L., Tapponnier, Paul, Sapkota, S. N., Klinger, Y.

“…If so, the whole megathrust system in Nepal broke in a sequence of earthquakes that lasted less than three centuries, with ruptures that propagated up to the surface from east to west. …”
Get full text
Get full text

Perspectives on modifying attentional biases amongst individuals with tobacco use disorder using technology : a review by Tan, Yi Zhuang, Zhang, Melvyn Weibin B., Choo, Carol C.

“…Five papers were included in the review. Lastly, an integrated perspective will be provided, from both clinical and research standpoints. …”
Get full text
Get full text

The Japanese economy in crises : a time series segmentation study by Cheong, Siew Ann, Fornia, Robert Paulo, Lee, Gladys Hui Ting, Kok, Jun Liang, Yim, Woei Shyr, Xu, Danny Yuan, Zhang, Yiting

“…Of these, the second and main stage affecting 21 industries lasted only 27 days, in contrast to the two-and-a-half-years across-the-board recovery from the 1997–2003 financial crisis. …”
Get full text
Get full text

Barriers to women's career advancement in Pakistan: Insights from women in senior management roles by Khalid, Javaria, Othman, Nooraini

“…Participants were selected using purposive and snowball sampling techniques, engaging in interviews lasting between 30 to 60 minutes. The findings reveal obstacles such as limited access to continuing education, subtle workplace discrimination, and biased colleague treatment. …”
Get full text

Borrowing the Concept of Crowdsourcing Practices to Boost Organisational Performance: from Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s) Perspective Into Zakat Perspective by Mansor, Mohd Fitri, Abdul Halim, Hasliza, Ahmad, Noor Hazlina, Abu, Noor Hidayah

“…Meanwhile, the practical contributions, the findings of this study could motivate and encourage the zakat leaders or any other relevant institutions to embark and leverage crowdsourcing practices in their organisations for the sake of improving their organizational performance. Lastly, the findings of this study may offer information related to crowdsourcing in preparing policy and strategic plan of an organisation…”
Get full text

Magnetic Soft Materials and Robots by Kim, Yoonho, Zhao, Xuanhe

“…We then give a set of design guidelines for optimal actuation performance of magnetic soft materials. Lastly, we summarize potential biomedical applications of magnetic soft robots and provide our perspectives on next-generation magnetic soft robots.…”
Get full text

Assessing the Intersectional Risks Associated with the Full Life Cycle of the U.S. Housing Stock by Manav, Ipek Bensu

“…Later, this is integrated into building life cycle assessment (LCA) to incorporate hazard vulnerability into building embodied emissions. Lastly, building LCA is extended to inform the sectoral environmental footprint (SEF) of construction material sectors. …”
Get full text

Experiencing the outgroup through virtual reality experiments by Lew, Juline Yun Yee, Leow, Jing Xuan (Vetra), Tay, Eleanor Sze Min, Thng, Clare Yu Min

“…It also revealed that empathy mediated the relationship between embodiment and outgroup attitudes. Lastly, we found the order of embodiment to cause significant differences in outgroup attitudes (η2 = .09). …”
Get full text

Generating domain-specific paraphrases of questions from FAQ by Ng, Jing Rui

“…Thirdly, Sentence Transformer Library is used for candidate paraphrase selection to ensure the semantic similarity of the paraphrase with the original question and the integrity of the paraphrase’s class label. Lastly, a GUI application is provided for users to generate paraphrases of questions from a FAQ dataset. …”
Get full text

Synthesis and characterization of silicon nanowires by Long, Shihong.

“…The third method is a derivation of the second method but with the container being opened. Lastly, the fourth method is done by electroplating the silicon wafer in the etching solution for 10 minutes and then left in the solution for different periods of time. …”
Get full text

Effects of tenability on the modelling of fire evacuation in a multi-storey passenger ship by Chen, Sebrina Xueqi.

“…The result obtained by the proposed CA model cannot be validated due to insufficient experimental information on human behaviour under emergency. Lastly, some recommendations were proposed by the author which may be helpful in the future works in relation to the topics.…”
Get full text

Sketch animation based on sketch-annotated key-frame in normal video by Lee, Tian Hui.

“…The program allows the user to sketch an object and use the motion vectors obtain from a video of the actual scene to animate the motion and orientation of the sketched object. Lastly, the program also provides a user-friendly GUI and the capability to save the sketches into a video file. …”
Get full text

Vinyl sulfone functionalized injectable thermogels for facile peptide coupling by Oei, John Xin Jian

“…Rheological measurements of the DVS conjugated thermogel revealed a lowered gelation temperature, potentially increasing the biocompatibility by decreasing the polymer loading needed for gel formation. Lastly, the thiol bonding ability was demonstrated by conjugating a model thiol containing peptide to the DVS incorporated thermogel. …”
Get full text

Graph homophily unsupervised measurements by Nguyen, Hoang Minh

“…For node homophily, we first calculate true labels, then unsupervised node homophily, and lastly correlation. This comprehensive evaluation allows us to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each unsupervised measurement, as well as insights into optimal methods for evaluating graph homophily in an unsupervised setting.…”
Get full text