Skin dendritic cell and T cell activation associated with dengue shock syndrome by Duyen, Huynh Thi Le, Cerny, Daniela, Trung, Dinh The, Pang, Jassia, Velumani, Sumathy, Toh, Ying Xiu, Qui, Phan Tu, Hao, Nguyen Van, Simmons, Cameron, Haniffa, Muzlifah, Wills, Bridget, Fink, Katja

“…We analyzed cell subsets by flow cytometry, and soluble mediators and antibodies by ELISA; the percentage of migratory CD1a+ dermal DCs was significantly decreased in the DSS patients, and skin CD8+ T cells were activated, but there was no accumulation of dengue-specific antibodies. …”
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The chronic cerebral hypoperfusion model induces proinflammatory cascades in Alzheimer's disease by Abedi, Zahra, Basri, Hamidon, Hassan, Zurina, Inche Mat, Liyana Najwa, Khaza’ai, Huzwah, Mohd Ali, Razana

“…The gene expression levels of cathepsin B, NLRP3, an apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC), and caspase-1 were analysed using real-time PCR, while the expression levels of the inflammatory cytokines were estimated using the ELISA method. Structural damage to the hippocampus was assessed using hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining. …”
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Profesor Turun Padang Programme Merdeka Scavenger Hunt fosters spirit of love of country and English through gamification by Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin, Jamilah Bebe, Mohamad, Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan

“…PEKAN, 18 September 2024 - In conjunction with the initiative of Profesor Turun Padang at Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), the Centre for Modern Languages (PBM) in collaboration with MELTA Pahang Chapter (MPC) and Persatuan Matahari organised the Merdeka Scavenger Hunt programme held at the Pekan and Gambang campuses on 18 and 19 September 2024.…”
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A synthetic biology platform for malaria parasites based on orthogonal transcriptional control by Cárdenas Ramírez, Pablo

“…However, our understanding of malaria parasite biology is held back by a lack of tools with which to study the function of their genes. …”
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Ductile-to-brittle transition and yielding in soft amorphous materials: perspectives and open questions

“…This yielding transition was the main theme of a workshop held from January 9 to 13, 2023 at the Lorentz Center in Leiden. …”
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Evaluation of the user/operator fatigue using eye-tracking with machine learning algorithm by Ammar Maruf Aduka

“…The results will be compared with different classifiers available in Matlab and compared with the data that has been obtained through an experiment held prior to this project.…”
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CET-4 Cloze passage personalized learning by Thoo, Emilene Shu Ping

“…In this project, the focus will be on the College English Test (CET), an “English as a foreign language” test held in China. The CET is taken by 18 million people annually to determine the English proficiency of undergraduate and postgraduate students in China and being able to score in the CET will provide one with the option to work or study overseas where English is a native language. …”
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Artisitck A : a new, convenient way of light painting by Ng, Su Hui

“…Light painting is a photographic technique in which exposures are made by moving a hand- held light source while taking a long exposure photograph. …”
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Expression of self-assembly protein from egg capsules and bundling protein in pugilina cochlidium by Sim, Jing Wei

“…The marine snail lays a long string of egg capsules that developing embryos are held inside. The egg capsules must be able to withstand the perils of the harsh marine environment in the ocean and to predation for the marine sail to continue surviving. …”
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Investigation of the effects of commensurability on friction between concentric carbon nanotubes by Zhu, Chunzhang, Shenai, Prathamesh Mahesh, Zhao, Yang

“…That a commensurate contact usually leads to greater friction than an incommensurate one is a commonly held view in nanotribology. However, this perception seems paradoxical as commensurability is found to have negligible effect on the energy dissipation in double-walled carbon nanotube (DWNT) based oscillators. …”
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Poorer representation of minds underpins less accurate mental state inference for out-groups by Payne, B, Bird, G, Catmur, C

“…Participants (Study 1: n = 128; Study 2: n = 128) made inferences about social and political beliefs held by real in-group and out-group members, and could choose to receive further information to improve these inferences. …”

Injustice: why social inequality still persists (revised edition) by Dorling, D

“…Globally, the richest 1% have never held a greater share of world wealth, while the share of most of the other 99% has fallen in the last five years, with more and more people in debt, especially the young. …”

3D spine shape estimation from single 2D DXA by Bourigault, E, Jamaludin, A, Zisserman, A

“…We assess the performance of the method on a held out test set, and achieve high accuracy (Our code is available at https://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~vgg/research/dxa-to-3d/index.html).…”

Scaling Post-Disaster Housing Capacity: Roundtable Report by Finegan, Lauren, Goentzel, Jarrod, Reisman, Erin, Russell, Timothy Edward, Story, Drew

“…In January 2024, the MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab held a roundtable on the theme of scaling construction capacity after disasters. …”
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Library cafes : next logical step by Pierce, William

“…But now, in the more relaxed, unencumbered age in which we live traditional library customs and practices once held sacrosanct are being re-evaluated in relation to the bottom line. …”
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Moral responsibility and blameworthiness for our implicit biases by Pushpam, Benita-Faith

“…Under what conditions would we be held morally responsible and blameworthy for something we have done? …”
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Types unite by Chow, Yean Li

“…After this, while workshops were being held before a syllabus was proposed for design schools, an online archive documenting Singapore’s bilingual posters was created. …”
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Through the looking glasses and anthropology comes 'Home': globalising the view on European cultures by Cash, Jennifer R.

“…With an institutional base in Singapore, there are not many anthropology meetings within easy reach, but EAAA meets most autumns; and the meeting of 2023, held in Hong Kong, was the third meeting I had attended since 2018. …”
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Automation of scraping for conflict of interest in webpages by Lee, Ming Jia

“…However, just as these calls are held by people, some of these submissions could be submitted by those who had recent contact or relations with the organiser of the events. …”
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Interactive photo booth augmented reality mobile application PetXEL by Zhou, Hongyin

“…In recent years, it has become more commonly recognized by individuals due to the emergence of hand-held gadgets like mobile phones and tablets. This project aims to develop PetXEL, an innovative mobile application that integrates Augmented Reality (AR) technology to enhance the photo-taking experience with virtual pets. …”
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