Individual and concurrent effects of heat and drought stress on the growth and yield of two Malaysian rice cultivars by Sethuraman, Gomathy, Mohd Zain, Nurul Amalina, Osman, Normaniza, Ismail, Mohd Razi

“…It is crucial to enhance understanding of the effects of these abiotic stresses in rice, particularly for rice-producing countries like Malaysia, which has yet to achieve rice self-sufficiency. …”
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Functional food candidate from Indonesian green algae Caulerpa racemosa (Försskal) J. Agardh by two extraction methods: metabolite profile, antioxidant activity, and cytotoxic prop... by Taslim, Nurpudji Astuti, Hardinsyah, Hardinsyah, Radu, Son, Mayulu, Nelly, Tsopmo, Apollinaire, Kurniawan, Rudy, Tallei, Trina Ekawati, Herlina, Tati, Maksum, Iman Permana, Nurkolis, Fahrul

“…There is an urgent need to explore natural sources like Caulerpa racemosa (Försskal) J. Agardh for bioactive compounds with strong antioxidant and therapeutic potential, providing sustainable alternatives for health and pharmaceutical innovation. …”
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Mineralization of palm oil mill effluent by advanced oxidation processes: A review on current trends and the way forward by Vijayan, Veena, Joseph, Collin G., Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin, Gansau, Jualang Azlan, Nga, Janice L.H., Li Puma, Gianluca, Chia, Poh Wai

“…This review outlines the AOP technologies currently available for the mineralization of POME with importance given to sonophotocatalysis and ozonation as these treatment process removes the need to transfer the pollutant while possibly degrading the organic matter sufficiently to be used in other industry like fertilizer manufacturing.…”
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A module for infusion high order thinking skills (iHOTS) into measurement and geometric among form one students by Rosool Gani, M.F., Wan Muda, W.H.N., Ab Halim, F., Ismail, N., Khang Wen, G.

“…The research's conclusions indicate a substantial difference between the group control and the group treatment when it comes to the growth of the students' HOTS in mathematics while using the iHOTS technique for level apply, analyze, evaluate, create, as well as whole. To sum up, research like this can help everyone—the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MoE), the school administration, parents, mathematics teachers, and even students—by providing evidence of its efficacy in empowering HOTS mathematics in Malaysia through the enactment of relevant policies and applications.…”
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A New Formulation for Optimising Coal Procurement in Power Generation by Ibrahim, Jafni Azhan, Hashim, Amir

“…At the same time, continuous supply of coal is also vital to ensure electricity generation system’s security in which possible interruptions like weather inclement, volatility in coal freight market, logistic infrastructures and political interventions in key coal producing countries have been persistently dominating the industry. …”
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Enhancing X-ray generation from twisted multilayer van der Waals materials by shaping electron wavepackets by Wong, Wesley Lee Wei, Wong, Liang Jie

“…We also investigate the dependence of our X-ray emission mechanism on physical parameters, including the interlayer spacing and number of layers. Our findings pave the way for the use of twisted multilayer van der Waals materials in the generation of tailored X-ray spectra for applications like X-ray imaging, X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray treatment.…”
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DOK3 promotes atopic dermatitis by enabling the phosphatase PP4C to inhibit the T cell signaling mediator CARD11 by Loh Jia Tong, Teo, Joey Kay Hui, Kannan, Srinivasaraghavan, Verma, Chandra Shekhar, Andiappan, Anand Kumar, Lim, Hong-Hwa, Lam, Kong-Peng

“…A subset of hypomorphic CARD11 variants found in patients with atopic dermatitis bound more strongly than wild-type CARD11 to DOK3. Our findings suggest that the strength of the interaction of DOK3 with CARD11 may predispose individuals to developing atopic dermatitis.…”
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Mastering Voice Interfaces : Creating Great Voice Apps for Real Users / by Thymé-Gobbel, Ann, author 642940, Jankowski, Charles, author 642941

“…Advances in automatic speech recognition (ASR), natural language processing (NLP) and other technologies have made it extremely viable for people to be talking to machines and getting reasonable answers. Platforms like Amazon Alexa and Google Home, and the associated tools, have made it so anyone can build a voice app, and this is excellent. …”

Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics / by Elliott, J. Richard, author 466041, Lira, Carl T., author 323516

“…Features of the second edition include * Hierarchical instruction with increasing levels of detail: Content requiring deeper levels of theory is clearly delineated in separate sections and chapters * Early introduction to the overall perspective of composite systems like distillation columns, reactive processes, and biological systems * Learning objectives, problem-solving strategies for energy balances and phase equilibria, chapter summaries, and "important equations" for every chapter * Extensive practical examples, especially coverage of non-ideal mixtures, which include water contamination via hydrocarbons, polymer blending/recycling, oxygenated fuels, hydrogen bonding, osmotic pressure, electrolyte solutions, zwitterions and biological molecules, and other contemporary issues * Supporting software in formats for both MATLAB(R) and spreadsheets * Online supplemental sections and resources including instructor slides, ConcepTests, coursecast videos, and other useful resources.…”

Direct reuse of electronic plastic scraps from computer monitor and keyboard to direct stem cell growth and differentiation by Shi, Pujiang, Tan, Chiew Kei, Wu, Zhuoran, Gabriel, Jean-Christophe P., Srinivasan, Madhavi, Lee, Jong-Min, Tay, Chor Yong

“…Our findings point to the real possibility of utilizing discarded computer plastics as a "waste-to-resource" material to programme stem cell fate without further processing nor biochemical modification, thus providing an innovative second-life option for E-plastics from personal computers.…”
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Conditional disruption of AMP kinase in dopaminergic neurons promotes Parkinson's disease-associated phenotypes in vivo by Hang, Liting, Wang, Ziyin, Foo, Aaron S. C., Goh, Geraldine, Choong, Huey Ching, Thundyil, John, Xu, Shengli, Lam, Kong-Peng, Lim, Kah-Leong

“…Here, we showed that Drosophila deficient in AMPK function exhibits PD-like features, including dopaminergic neuronal loss and climbing impairment that progress with age. …”
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Mechanisms of Yersinia YopO kinase substrate specificity by Lee, Wei Lin, Singaravelu, Pavithra, Wee, Sheena, Xue, Bo, Ang, Khay Chun, Gunaratne, Jayantha, Grimes, Jonathan M., Swaminathan, Kunchithapadam, Robinson, Robert C.

“…Yersinia bacteria cause a range of human diseases, including yersiniosis, Far East scarlet-like fever and the plague. Yersiniae modulate and evade host immune defences through injection of Yersinia outer proteins (Yops) into phagocytic cells. …”
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Predictive modeling and optimization of noise emissions in a palm oil methyl ester-fueled diesel engine using response surface methodology and artificial neural network integrated... by Muhammad Zikri, Japri, Mohd Shahrir, Mohd Sani, Mohd Fadzil Faisae, Ab Rashid, Muriban, Jackly, Galang Sandy, Prayogo

“…In summary, the results illustrate that the ANN-GA model outperforms the RSM model in predicting noise emissions under the conditions tested, providing a more accurate and effective method. These findings endorse the feasibility of applying ANN-GA in scenarios where precise noise prediction is crucial, particularly in relation to alternative fuels like POME.…”
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Valley-optical absorption in planar transition metal dichalcogenide superlattices by Hashemi, R., Shojaei, S., Rezaei, B., Liu, Zheng

“…Within a semi-classical model and using the Dirac-like equation in the presence of light interaction as a perturbation, we obtained the governing Hamiltonian. …”
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha up-regulates CD70 under hypoxia and enhances anchorage-independent growth and aggressiveness in cancer cells by Kitajima, Shojiro, Lee, Kian Leong, Fujioka, Masaki, Sun, Wendi, You, Jia, Chia, Grace Sushin, Wanibuchi, Hideki, Tomita, Shuhei, Araki, Marito, Kato, Hiroyuki, Poellinger, Lorenz

“…This provides additional insights into the role of HIF-2α in coordinated regulation of stem-like functions and epigenetics that are important for cancer progression and may present additional targets for the development of novel combinatorial therapeutics.…”
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Dominant contribution of oxygenated organic aerosol to haze particles from real-time observation in Singapore during an Indonesian wildfire event in 2015 by Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari, Riva, Matthieu, Williams, Michael, Miyakawa, Takuma, Chen, Jing, Itoh, Masayuki, Surratt, Jason D., Kuwata, Mikinori

“…The OOA accounted for approximately 50 % of the total OA mass in NR-PM1, while POA subtypes from wildfires (BBOA and PBOA) contributed to approximately 30 % of the total OA mass. Our findings highlight the importance of atmospheric chemical processes, which likely include POA oxidation and SOA formation from oxidation of gaseous precursors, to the OOA concentration. …”
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Bayesian dynamic programming approach for tracking time-varying model properties in SHM by Yang, Yanping, Zhu, Zuo, Au, Siu-Kui

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Analyzing the impact of bicycle geometry and cargo loading on the rideability and safety of cargo bikes: an investigative study by Paudel, Milan, Yap, Fook Fah

“…Results: Long-john cargo bikes are unstable for lightweight cargo loads, more sensitive to cargo loads, and therefore may not be suitable for riding in narrow, crowded spaces like footpaths. Moreover, retrofitted cargo bikes should only be used to carry lightweight cargo as a combination of heavy cargo load and a powerful rear wheel motor poses a potential risk of accidents. …”
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The role of fibroblasts in cancer progression, therapy resistance and field cancerization by Chan, Jeremy Soon Kiat

“…Fibroblasts exposed to H2O2 also adopted a CAF-like state and became a source of H2O2 due to impaired TGFβ signaling that resulted in a defect in ROS detoxification. …”
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Effective antibodies immobilization and functionalized nanoparticles in a quartz-crystal microbalance-based immunosensor for the detection of parathion by Della Ventura, Bartolomeo, Iannaccone, Marco, Funari, Riccardo, Pica Ciamarra, Massimo, Altucci, Carlo, Capparelli, Rosanna, Roperto, Sante, Velotta, Raffaele

“…Methods/Findings: The ballasting of the analyte by gold nanoparticles has been already applied to heavy target as proteins or bacteria to improve the limit of detection. …”
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