Elucidating the size-dependency of in vitro digested polystyrene microplastics on human intestinal cells health and function by Ma, Yiyuan, Koh, Cheryl Jie Yan, Lim, Hong Kit, Shi, Pujiang, Tay, Chor Yong

“…Herein, the potential deleterious biological effects of pristine and in vitro digested polystyrene (PS) MPs of varying sizes (i.e., 0.1, 1, and 10 µm) are systematically examined over a wide concentration range of 25–400 µg mL−1 on two human intestinal cell lines, namely Caco-2 and NCM 460. Specifically, significant internalization of 0.1 and 1 µm PS -MPs have been observed in both cell types 24 h postexposure. …”
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Label-free assessment of differentiation efficiency in iPSC-derived spinal cord progenitor cells via Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry (MRR) by Tan, Jerome Zu Yao, Chen, Jiahui, Roxby, Daniel, Chooi, Wai Hon, Nguyen, Tan Dai, Ng, Shi-Yan, Chew, Sing Yian, Han, Jongyoon

“…In this study, human iPSCs derived from Cord Lining Endothelial cells were differentiated into Spinal-cord Progenitor Cells (SCPCs) through a 10-day process. …”
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Luteolin restricts dengue virus replication through inhibition of the proprotein convertase furin by Peng, Minhua, Watanabe, Satoru, Chan, Kitti Wing Ki, He, Qiuyan, Zhao, Ya, Zhang, Zhongde, Lai, Xiaoping, Luo, Dahai, Vasudevan, Subhash G., Li, Geng

“…In addition, ADE-mediated dengue virus infection of human cell lines and primary PBMCs was inhibited. In a time-of-drug-addition study, luteolin was found to reduce infectious virus particle formation, but not viral RNA synthesis, in Huh-7 cells. …”
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Mythical heroines : the appropriation of myth in reconstructing female identities in ethnic American literature by Goh, I-Mei.

“…The three literary texts being investigated along these lines are Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior, Bharati Mukherjee’s Jasmine and Toni Morrison’s Beloved. …”
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Functional analysis of root-preferential oil palm metallothionein promoter in tobacco by Masura, Subhi Siti, Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi, Masani, Mat Yunus Abdul, Chan, Kuang-Lim, Low, Eng-Ti Leslie, Chan, Pek-Lan, Rahmah, Abdul Rahman Siti, Amiruddin, Nadzirah, Abdullah, Mohd Puad, Azzeme, Azzreena Mohamad, Parveez, Ghulam Kadir Ahmad, Abd Rasid, Omar

“…Stable functional characterisation of tobacco transgenic lines using the T1 generation showed that a deletion construct, designated as RSP-2D (1107 bp), directed strong GUS expression at all stages of root development, particularly in mature roots. …”

Determinants of Expatriate Manager Failures in the International Assignment by Mansor, Mohd Fitri, Abd Hamid, Nurzawani, Kamil, Syahida, Abu, Noor Hidayah

“…The international assignment requires an organization send their staff abroad for high potential career development, to coordinate global lines of business, transfer the organization knowledge in abroad, expand into new markets worldwide and also manage an international subsidiary. …”
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Power system modeling and simulation by Luo, Yishi

“…The dissertation initially develops a equivalent model under steady state and dynamic state with implement of parameters from PES-TR19, then the power flow calculation and dynamic contingency analysis including overloading, underloading, tripping of tie lines and changes in load composition are proceeded, finally, the white paper emphasizes on analyzing the rotor angle, frequency, voltage stability of some elements including generators, bus bars in Nordic-74 test system. …”
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Search in location based social network by Lew, Stephanie Yin Hui.

“…The project can be potentially expanded to support other kinds of geospatial shapes such as polygons or lines, apart of venue points and also other types of spatial querying such as collective or relevant region querying that returns relevant groups of spatial objects.…”
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Website performance study by Qian, Lei

“…Taking into consideration customers’ high expectation of web application performance and potential negative consequences brought by poor performance, this report offers a comprehensive range of solutions to enhance web performance so as to perfect end-user experiences and further boost business bottom lines where applicable. The experiment was carried out on the self-built blog web application. …”
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Primary intestinal epithelial cell response to Helicobacter hepaticus in an ex vivo setting by Alrawaf, S

“…<p>Epithelial cells lining the intestinal mucosa play a critical role in mucosal immune homeostasis. …”

“Or they could just not use it?”: the dilemma of AI disclosure for audience trust in news by Toff, B, Simon, FM

“…We test whether audiences in the United States, where trust is particularly polarized along partisan lines, perceive news labeled as AI-generated as more or less trustworthy. …”

Evolutionary origin of the chordate nervous system revealed by amphioxus developmental trajectories by Dai, Y, Zhong, Y, Liu, H, Pan, R, Yuan, L, Du, J, Li, M, Wang, X, Shi, C, Liu, G, Zhu, P, Shimeld, S, Zhou, X, Li, G

“…We characterized cell specification at the mechanistic level and generated mutant lines to examine the function of five key transcription factors involved in neural specification. …”

Enlightening of the low-dimensional high-TC superconductivity: bond contraction and electron dual polarization [低维高温超导的启示: 键收缩与电子双重极化] by Sun, Chang Qing

“…Second, atomic undercoordination of the O-Cu chains and the O-Cu planes shortens and stiffens the local O-Cu bond and lengthens and weakens the O:Cup nonbonding interactions associated with further enhancement of the Cup dipoles polarization, this process is the same as the O:H-O bond relaxation and polarization occurred to the skins of water and ice. Last, the electronphonon interaction is realized by the undercoordination-induced bond relaxation and the dual polarization by lone pairs and bond contraction. …”
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Strategies to modulate Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor properties for low temperature transparent transistors by Kulkarni, Mohit Rameshchandra

“…Such surface modifications can achieve a change in the carrier concentration by change in work function or shifting- pinning of the Fermi level, or additional field generated due to dipoles created at the surface. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of graphene and carbon nanotube reinforced bioceramic nanocomposites by Hu, Huanlong

“…The reinforcing mechanism was due to the lubrication and pinning effects of rGO, which resulted in high resistance to penetration, elastic recovery capability, low-cycle fatigue resistance, and microcrack propagation inhibition properties. …”
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A deep learning-based fault detection and classification in smart electrical power transmission system by Khaleefah, Shihab Hamad, Mostafa, Salama A., Gunasekaran, Saraswathy Shamini, Khattak, Umar Farooq, Siti Salwani, Yaacob, Alanda, Alde

“…Electrical Power Transmission Networks (EPTN) are made of many complex, dynamic, and interrelated components. The transmission lines are essential components of the EPTN, and their fundamental duty is to transport electricity from the source area to the distribution network. …”
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Gum Arabic and breast cancer biology: Biotechnology perspective

“…The book also examines state-of-the-art breast cancer research, its impact on sustainable development goals, and the potential applications of AG's secondary metabolites in BC cell lines. Additionally, it discusses the opportunity to transfer cancer-on-a-chip technology to Islamic Development Bank member countries (IsDB-MCs) and explores the application of breast-on-a-chip technology using AGs-secondary metabolites (SME). …”
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Avoidance of Concave Obstacles Through Rotation of Nonlinear Dynamics by Huber, Lukas, Slotine, Jean-Jacques, Billard, Aude

“…Controlling complex tasks in robotic systems, such as circular motion for cleaning or following curvy lines, can be dealt with using nonlinear vector fields. …”
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Chasing the city that cannot stop: Exploring transportation and urban co-development in São Paulo’s history by Borges Costa, Adriano, Zegras, P Christopher, Biderman, Ciro

“…Examining São Paulo’s “streetcar era” we find joint development of streetcar lines and urban expansion – evidence of joint development consistent with “streetcar suburbs.” …”
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Alternate Imaginaries for the Kinara: River Ravi’s Edge as a Threshold by Khalil, Mahwish

“…Finally, this thesis questions how the river's edge can be remapped to allow for the dismantling of top-down visions while addressing an urgency embodied within the shallow, receding flows of a polluted river, whose uncertain future remains contingent on distinct lines.…”
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