Evaluation of population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants, EG.5.1, FY.4, BA.2.86, JN.1, JN.1.4, and KP.3.1.1 using samples from two health demographic surveillance systems in Kenya by Lugano, D, Kutima, B, Kimani, M, Sigilai, A, Gitonga, J, Karani, A, Akech, D, Karia, B, Ziraba, AK, Maina, A, Lambisia, A, Omuoyo, D, Mugo, D, Lucinde, R, Owuor, S, Konyino, G, Newman, J, Bailey, D, Nduati, E, Githinji, G, Agoti, CN, Bejon, P, Scott, JAG, Agweyu, A, Warimwe, GM

“…Our data show that antibodies from individuals in the general population in Kenya were less effective against the recent prevalent SARS-CoV-2 omicron variants (i.e. EG.5.1, FY.4, BA.2.86, JN.1, JN.1.4, and KP.3.1.1) compared to the ancestral wildtype strain. …”

Temperature-dependent ultrafast carrier and phonon dynamics of topological insulator Bi1.5Sb0.5Te1.8Se1.2 by Cheng, Liang, La-o-vorakiat, Chan, Tang, Chi Sin, Nair, Saritha K., Xia, Bin, Wang, Lan, Zhu, Jian-Xin, Chia, Elbert E. M.

“…Using ultrafast optical pump-probe technique, we studied the temperature-dependent carrier and phonon dynamics of the topological insulator Bi1.5Sb0.5Te1.8Se1.2 single-crystal from 10 K to 300 K. …”
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Preparation of 1T′-phase ReS2xSe2(1‑x) (x = 0−1) nanodots for highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction by Lai, Zhuangchai, Chaturvedi, Apoorva, Wang, Yun, Tran, Thu Ha, Liu, Xiaozhi, Tan, Chaoliang, Luo, Zhimin, Chen, Bo, Huang, Ying, Nam, Gwang-Hyeon, Zhang, Zhicheng, Chen, Ye, Hu, Zhaoning, Li, Bing, Xi, Shibo, Zhang, Qinghua, Zong, Yun, Gu, Lin, Kloc, Christian, Du, Yonghua, Zhang, Hua

“…Here, by combining chemical vapor transport and Li-intercalation, we have prepared a series of 1T′-phase ReS2xSe2(1-x) (x = 0–1) nanodots to achieve high-performance HER in acid medium. …”
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The combined activation of KCa3.1 and inhibition of Kv11.1/hERG1 currents contribute to overcome Cisplatin resistance in colorectal cancer cells by Pillozzi, Serena, D'Amico, Massimo, Bartoli, Gianluca, Gasparoli, Luca, Petroni, Giulia, Crociani, Olivia, Marzo, Tiziano, Guerriero, Angela, Messori, Luigi, Severi, Mirko, Udisti, Roberto, Wulff, Heike, Chandy, Kanianthara George, Becchetti, Andrea, Arcangeli, Annarosa

“…The effect was maximal when KCa3.1 activation and Kv11.1 inhibition were combined. …”
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Perceiving agency in a multi-agent context: more interactions with the environment yet reduced agency in depression by Jain, R

“…Non-depressed participants exhibited a bias where perceiving more control in one agent led to attributing opposing control to another, a bias less evident in depressed participants as they tended to attribute control to the other agent in the same direction.…”

The space-times of post-capitalist transformation: More-than-human affects in French and Catalan eco-communities by Schramm, E

“…I have conducted an ethnographic study of three eco-communities in Southwestern France and Catalonia in a broadly comparative vein and have drawn on the disparate body of literature around post-capitalist transformations and eco-communities on one hand, and more-than-human and non-representational geographies on the other. …”

Development of applications for mobile devices I by Panganiban, Nicole Dale

“…However, as the technology progresses an easier and more convenient way was developed, medical appointment booking was readily available online. …”
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Arthroscopic Bone Block and Arthroscopic Latarjet for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation—Technical Note with Tricks and Tips for Conversion and Successful Surgery by Longo, Umile Giuseppe, Marcello, Gianmarco, Nazarian, Ara, DeAngelis, Joseph, D’Hooghe, Margaux, D’Hooghe, Pieter

“…Background: The treatment of patients affected by recurrent anterior shoulder instability has received more attention in the last ten years, focusing on the management of bone loss, which is crucial in predicting postoperative recurrence risk. …”
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IMO-KL meeting on the straits of Malacca and Singapore : major maritime nations and stakeholders need to do more by Ho, Joshua

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scATAC-seq generates more accurate and complete regulatory maps than bulk ATAC-seq by Gur, ER, Hughes, JR

Are Europeans ready for a more democratic European Union? New evidence on preference heterogeneity, polarisation and crosscuttingness by Hale, T, Koenig-Archibugi, M

“…It is found that the population of the EU is slightly more heterogeneous and polarised than the population of the average Member State, although policy preferences in several Member States are more heterogeneous and polarised than the EU as a whole. …”

Local rainfall is more likely than distant thunderstorms to affect movement behaviour in Northern Kenyan elephants by Mulder, T, Mortimer, B, Ferwerda, J, Vollrath, F

“…This shift towards increased nocturnal activity may become more common with climate change and may slightly reduce elephant foraging efficiency. …”

“I’m cantonese but I speak hokkien” : a case study of a Chinese Singaporean family. by Ng, Li Yan.

“…A case study was carried out by conducting semi-structured interviews with members of one particular family in which both children are proficient in only one of their inherited dialects – Hokkien. …”
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Minne, translated: embodying liturgy, love, and pandemic trauma in the Diepenveen sister-book and a revelation from Facons by Perk, GG

“…This article traces how individual and collective trauma interplay in pandemic trauma by anatomizing the aftershocks of plague in two late medieval vernacular texts produced by Devotio Moderna communities of Augustinian canonesses regular, a sister-book from Diepenveen (northeastern Low Countries; present-day Netherlands) and a visionary text from the convent of Facons in Antwerp (present-day Belgium), Visioen en exempel by Jacomijne Costers (d. 1503). …”

Functional characterization of plasmodium falciparum reticulocyte binding like protein homologue 1 (PfRH1) by Yap, Sally Shu Lin

“…A proposed model of the possible molecular mechanism of PfRH1-dependent merozoite invasion may provide us more insights about the invasion mechanisms of malaria parasites and, thus, how these processes might lead to development of new strategies for malaria intervention.…”
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Development of video teaching aid 1. by Lee, Jun Hong.

“…Therefore, in order to solve these problems and make learning more effective, we decided to come up with a well-designed video aid to complement the lessons. …”
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Android development on Android phone I by Lim, Chi Hau

“…Many types of mobile applications such as entertainment, social networks, utilities, shopping and many more have been used by humans almost everyday. Mobile applications can solve many problems and make our life more convenient. …”
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Preparation of Single-Layer MoS2xSe2(1-x) and MoxW1-xS2 Nanosheets with High-Concentration Metallic 1T Phase by Tan, Chaoliang, Zhao, Wei, Chaturvedi, Apoorva, Fei, Zhen, Zeng, Zhiyuan, Chen, Junze, Huang, Ying, Ercius, Peter, Luo, Zhimin, Qi, Xiaoying, Chen, Bo, Lai, Zhuangchai, Li, Bing, Zhang, Xiao, Yang, Jian, Zong, Yun, Jin, Chuanhong, Zheng, Haimei, Kloc, Christian, Zhang, Hua

Subjects: “…MoS2xSe2(1−x)…”
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Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1,7-diyne benzoates to indeno[1,2-c]azepines and azabicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1(8),5-dines by Rao, Weidong, Koh, Ming Joo, Kothandaraman, Prasath, Chan, Philip Wai Hong

“…A synthetic method that relies on Au(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization reactions of 1,7-diyne benzoates to prepare indeno[1,2-c]azepines and azabicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1(8),5-dines is described.…”
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A standardised fraction 1 (SF1) from clinacanthus nutans attenuates the stemness of cervical cancer stem-like cells via inhibition of notch1 signalling by Ismail, Faridah

“…This implies that SF1 may act by promoting proteasomal degradation of Notch1 protein or disrupting its translation process. …”
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