Waste palm leaves-based hydrochar support catalytic esterification of palm fatty acid distillate by Aliyu, Muhammad, Rashid, Umer, Wan Ab Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina, Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran, Hazmi, Balkis, Alharthi, Fahad A., Antunes, Elsa, Yu, Jianglong

“…A high yield of 98.34% fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) was achieved under mild conditions with the use of a catalyst concentration of 2 wt.%, a methanol-to-PFAD molar ratio of 15:1, and a reaction temperature of 80 °C for a duration of 3 h. …”

Real-world effectiveness of sotrovimab and remdesivir for early treatment of high-risk hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a propensity score adjusted retrospective cohort study by Koh, Lin Pin, Chua, Siang Li, Vasoo, Shawn, Toh, Matthias Paul Han Sim, Cutter, Jeremy Nicholas, Nah, Puay Hoon, Leo, Yee Sin, Tay, Jun Xin, Young, Barnaby Edward, Lye, David C., Ong, Sean W. X.

“…However, there are limited data to support treatment of hospitalized or fully vaccinated patients with mild-to-moderate disease. In this retrospective cohort study, we studied the effect of early use of sotrovimab and remdesivir in high-risk hospitalized COVID-19 patients. …”
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Barnacle cement protein as an efficient bioinspired corrosion inhibitor by Bui, My Hanh, Hiew, Shu Hui, Salim, Teddy, Saw, Wan Geok, Webster, Richard David, Grüber, Gerhard, Mu, Yuguang, Miserez, Ali

“…Here, we present an alternative green inhibitor, the recombinant protein rMrCP20 derived from the adhesive cement of the barnacle Megabalanus rosa and show that it efficiently protects mild steel against corrosion under high salt conditions mimicking the marine environment. …”
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Controlled self-assembly of Ni foam supported poly(ethyleneimine)/reduced graphene oxide three-dimensional composite electrodes with remarkable synergistic effects for efficient ox... by Zhao, Ming, Yuan, Weiyong, Li, Chang Ming

“…This work offers a facile, mild, controllable, and economical strategy to synergistically assemble conventional poor OER catalysts for low-cost, highly active, and durable 3-D OER electrodes. …”
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Treatment options to support the elimination of Hepatitis C: an open label, factorial randomised controlled trial by Cooke, G, Le Manh, H, Flower, B, McCabe, L, Vu Thu Kim, H, Vo Thi, T, Dang Trong, T, Nguyen Thanh, D, Le Thanh, P, Dao Bach, K, Nguyen Thi Chau, A, Pham Ngoc, T, Vu Thu Thu, H, Dang Thi, B, Nguyen Kim, T, Ansari, A, Le Ngoc, C, Vo Minh, Q, Nguyen Thi Ngoc, P, Le Thi, T, Nguyen Bao, T, Kestelyn, E, Kingsley, C, Van Doorn, R, Rahman, M, Pett, S, Thwaites, G, Barnes, E, Day, J, Nguyen Van Vinh, C, Walker, AS

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We conducted a multi-arm, randomised controlled trial in Vietnamese adults with chronic hepatitis C infection, with mild-moderate liver fibrosis. Recruitment was stratified by viral genotype (1-5 versus 6) with 1:1 random allocation to sofosbuvir 400mg/daclatasvir 60mg (SOF/DCV) or sofosbuvir 400mg/velpatasvir 100mg (SOF/VEL). …”

Clinical and microscopic evaluation of extracapsular stabilisation technique for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in local dogs by Tahier, Abdullah

“…However, radiological examination showed no obvious abnormality findings such as sclerosis or osteophytes within the 6 weeks period. Mild to moderate osteoarthritis was seen, however there was no obvious different in the presence of inflammatory cells between the operated and non-operated joint fluid. …”
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Metagenetic analysis of gut microbial community of Malaysian mahseer Tor tambroides (Bleeker, 1854) (Cyprinidae) and its probiotics potential by Tan, Chun Keat

“…Both Bacillus sp. and Pseudomonas sp. showed quorum sensing inhibition activities while only Pseudomonas sp. showed mild antimicrobial activity against A. hydrophila. …”
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Exposure therapy with personalized real-time arousal detection and feedback to alleviate social anxiety symptoms in an analogue adult sample : pilot proof-of-concept randomized con... by Lin, Bernice Xiangting, Lee, Tih-Shih, Cheung, Yin Bun, Ling, Joanna, Poon, Shi Hui, Lim, Leslie, Zhang, Hai Hong, Chin, Zheng Yang, Wang, Chuan Chu, Krishnan, Ranga, Guan, Cuntai

“…Seven (14.9%, 95% CI 7.0%-28.0%) participants reported at least one mild adverse event over the course of study. No moderate or serious adverse events were reported. …”
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End point detection of weld seam removal in robotic abrasive belt grinding process based on computer vision and deep learning by Murugan, Pushparaja

“…Weld seam is fabricated on mild steel square plate and four stages of weld seam is considered for the study. …”
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The Tudor domain protein Tapas, a homolog of the vertebrate Tdrd7, functions in the piRNA pathway to regulate retrotransposons in germline of Drosophila melanogaster by Patil, Veena S., Anand, Amit, Chakrabarti, Alisha, Kai, Toshie

“…Alone, tap loss leads to a mild increase in transposon expression and decrease in piRNAs targeting transposons expressed in the germline. …”
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Comparison of diabetic and non-diabetic human leukocytic responses to different capsule types of klebsiella pneumoniae responsible for causing pyogenic liver abscess by Lee, I. Russel, Sng, Ethel, Lee, Kok-Onn, Molton, James S., Chan, Monica, Kalimuddin, Shirin, Izharuddin, Ezlyn, Lye, David C., Archuleta, Sophia, Gan, Yunn-Hwen

“…Furthermore, type 2 DM PBMCs have a mild defect in its ability to control hvKP replication relative to healthy PBMCs. …”
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Tysnd1 deficiency in mice interferes with the peroxisomal localization of PTS2 enzymes, causing lipid metabolic abnormalities and male infertility by Kurochkin, Igor V., Alkuraya, Fowzan S., Iwasa, Hiroyasu, Akita, Masumi, Tsukui, Tohru, Ito, Chizuru, Shimozawa, Nobuyuki, Iseki, Mioko, Mizuno, Yumi, Ninomiya, Yuichi, Nakachi, Yutaka, Toshimori, Kiyotaka, Nishimukai, Megumi, Hara, Hiroshi, Maeba, Ryouta, Okazaki, Tomoki, Alodaib, Ali Nasser Ali, Amoudi, Mohammed Al, Jacob, Minnie, Horai, Yasushi, Watanabe, Mitsuhiro, Motegi, Hiromi, Wakana, Shigeharu, Noda, Tetsuo, Mizuno, Yosuke, Schönbach, Christian, Okazaki, Yasushi

“…Loss of Tysnd1 interferes with the peroxisomal localization of Acaa1, Phyh, and Agps, which might cause the mild Zellweger syndrome spectrum-resembling phenotypes. …”
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Comparative analysis of pediatric COVID-19 infection in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Japan, and China by Wong, Judith Ju Ming, Abbas, Qalab, Chuah, Soo Lin, Malisie, Ririe Fachrina, Pon, Kah Min, Katsuta, Tomohiro, Dang, Hongxing, Lee, Pei Chuen, Jayashree, Muralidharan, Sultana, Rehena, Maha, Quratulain, Gan, Chin Seng, Shimizu, Naoki, Xu, Feng, Tang, Swee Fong, Shi, Luming, Lee, Jan Hau, Thoon, Koh Cheng, Yung, Chee Fu

“…The primary outcome was severity of COVID-19 infection as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) (mild, moderate, severe, or critical). Epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features, and outcomes of children with COVID-19 are described. …”
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Functional analysis of germline RAD51C missense variants highlight the role of RAD51C in replication fork protection by Kolinjivadi, Arun Mouli, Chong, Siao Ting, Choudhary, Ramveer, Sankar, Haresh, Chew, Ee Ling, Yeo, Claresta, Chan, Sock Hoai, Ngeow, Joanne

“…Differently, expression of a subset RAD51C variants R24L, R24W, and R212H displayed mild sensitivity to MMC, etoposide and PARP inhibition. …”
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Synthesis of heavy cyanide analogs for the design of novel Prussian blue analogs by Yang, E

“…These reactions proceed straightforwardly and regiospecifically in high yields under mild conditions, reminiscent of the archetypal “click” reaction between alkynes and azides. …”

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents by Ratcliffe, H

“…</p> <br> <p>The findings of ‘STORY’ confirm that SARS-CoV-2 infections in children are generally asymptomatic or mild and rarely progress to severe disease and hospitalisation. …”

Production and characterization of collagen and gelatin from edible jellyfish (Acromitus hardenbergi Stiasny, 1934) for fabrication of biofunctional scaffold by Khong, Nicholas Mun Hoe

“…All gelatins had very mild to undetectable fishy odour and were all whitish in appearance. …”
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Brain Informatics : 14th International Conference, BI 2021, Virtual Event, September 17-19, 2021, Proceedings / by International Conference on Brain Informatics (14th : 2021 : Online), organiser 643024, Mahmud, Mufti, editor 643025, Kaiser, M. Shamim, editor 643026, Vassanelli, Stefano, editor 643027, Dai, Qionghai, 1964-, editor 643028, Zhong, Ning, 1956-, editor 643029

Use of smartphones to detect diabetic retinopathy : scoping review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies by Tan, Choon Han, Kyaw, Bhone Myint, Smith, Helen, Tan, Colin Siang Hui, Car, Lorainne Tudor

“…The pooled sensitivity and specificity for detecting any DR was 87% (95% CI 74%-94%) and 94% (95% CI 81%-98%); mild nonproliferative DR (NPDR) was 39% (95% CI 10%-79%) and 95% (95% CI 91%-98%); moderate NPDR was 71% (95% CI 57%-81%) and 95% (95% CI 88%-98%); severe NPDR was 80% (95% CI 49%-94%) and 97% (95% CI 88%-99%); proliferative DR (PDR) was 92% (95% CI 79%-97%) and 99% (95% CI 96%-99%); diabetic macular edema was 79% (95% CI 63%-89%) and 93% (95% CI 82%-97%); and referral-warranted DR was 91% (95% CI 86%-94%) and 89% (95% CI 56%-98%). …”
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Dengue versus COVID-19: comparing the incidence of cardiovascular, neuropsychiatric and autoimmune complications by Wee, Liang En, Lim, Jue Tao, Tan, Janice Yu Jin, Muhammed Ismail Bin Abdul Malek, Chiew, Calvin, Ng, Lee Ching, Chia, Po Ying, Leo, Yee Sin, Lye, David Chien Boon, Tan, Kelvin Bryan

“…Results: 11 707 dengue-infected individuals and 1 248 326 contemporaneous coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases were included; the majority had mild initial infection not requiring hospitalization. …”
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