Perceived inequality in society may not motivate increased food intake in the absence of personal socioeconomic disadvantage by Cheon, Bobby K., Low, Xenia, Wijaya, Darren Jeffian, Lee, Albert

“…Background: Greater levels of socioeconomic inequality across societies have been associated with higher rates of obesity and cardiometabolic disease. …”
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Biomarkers and cognition study, Singapore (BIOCIS): protocol, study design, and preliminary findings by Leow, Yi Jin, Wang, J. D. J., Vipin, Ashwati, Sandhu, Gurveen Kaur, Soo, See Ann, Kumar, Dilip, Mohammed, Adnan Azam, Zailan, Fatin Zahra, Lee, Faith Phemie Hui En, Ghildiyal, Smriti, Liew, Shan Yao, Dang, Chao, Tanoto, Pricilia, Tan, Isabelle Yu Zhen, Chong, Wayne Freeman Weien, Kandiah, Nagaendran

“…Results: Since commencement of recruitment in February 2022, 1148 participants have been enrolled, comprising 1012 Chinese, 62 Indian, and 35 Malay individuals. …”
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Collaborative model of care between Orthopaedics and allied healthcare professionals in knee osteoarthritis (CONNACT) : study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid ra... by Tan, Bryan Yijia, Pereira, Michelle Jessica, Yang, Su-Yin, Hunter, David J., Skou, Soren Thorgaard, Thumboo, Julian, Car, Josip

“…Sample size of 100 patients has been calculated. Discussion: CONNACT MoC is a complex intervention. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein 7b forms homotetramers in detergent by Surya, Wahyu, Queralt-Martin, Maria, Mu, Yuguang, Aguilella, Vicente M., Torres, Jaume

“…Also, anti-p7b antibodies have been found in the sera of SARS-CoV convalescent patients. …”
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Rule-based meta-analysis reveals the major role of PB2 in influencing influenza A virus virulence in mice by Ivan, Fransiskus Xaverius, Kwoh, Chee Keong

“…Many individual studies have been carried out in mice to uncover the viral factors responsible for the virulence of IAV infections. …”
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Solar-wind street lighting by Soh, Tian Lai.

“…Environmental conditions such as wind speed and solar radiation level were monitored using the wind speed sensor and solar radiation sensor available in the laboratory. …”
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Online dynamic ensemble deep random vector functional link neural network for forecasting by Gao, Ruobin, Li, Ruilin, Hu, Minghui, Suganthan, P. N., Yuen, Kum Fai

“…This paper proposes a three-stage online deep learning model for time series based on the ensemble deep random vector functional link (edRVFL). The edRVFL stacks multiple randomized layers to enhance the single-layer RVFL's representation ability. …”
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Discrete time optimal control and its applications in power systems by Zhang, Hehong

“…A closed-form mathematical derivation for the DTOC algorithm was fi rst proposed by Han, which has been widely used to design estimators, observers and noise-tolerant differentiators. …”
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Role of N-WASP in cell proliferation : implication for organ development and cancer by Verma, Apoorva

“…Development of organs such as lungs and mammary glands requires elongation and branching of epithelial tissues which are critically depended on apical-basal polarity, cell adhesion, cell proliferation and interactions with the extracellular matrix proteins. N-WASP has also been shown to regulate cell invasion and EMT (Epithelial to Mesenchymal transition), which are often upregulated during cancer progression. …”
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Two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic framework as efficient cathode for binder-free lithium-ion battery by Yao, Chang-Jiang, Wu, Zhenzhen, Xie, Jian, Yu, Fei, Guo, Wei, Xu, Zhichuan Jason, Li, Dong-Sheng, Zhang, Shanqing, Zhang, Qichun

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Modelling familiarity : towards age-friendly exergame design by Zhang, Hao

“…Although the benefits of taking physical exercises has been highly publicized, the majority of older adults do not achieve the minimum physical activity level. …”
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Controlling the magnetic properties of LaMnO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures by stoichiometry and electronic reconstruction : atomic-scale evidence by Li, Mengsha, Tang, Chunhua, Paudel, Tula R., Song, Dongsheng, Lü, Weiming, Han, Kun, Huang, Zhen, Zeng, Shengwei, Wang, Renshaw Xiao, Yang, Ping, Ariando, Chen, Jingsheng, Venkatesan, Thirumalai, Tsymbal, Evgeny Y., Li, Changjian, Pennycook, Stephen John

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Suppressed deep traps and bandgap fluctuations in Cu2CdSnS4 solar cells with ≈8% efficiency by Hadke, Shreyash, Levcenko, Sergiu, Gautam, Gopalakrishnan Sai, Hages, Charles J., Márquez, José A., Izquierdo-Roca, Victor, Carter, Emily A., Unold, Thomas, Wong, Lydia Helena

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Modelling and characterization of membrane fouling in osmotically-driven membrane processes (ODMPs) by Lai, Li

“…With intensification of water scarcity, forward osmosis has been drawing increasing attention due to its low energy requirement and power of removing pollutants in wastewater treatment and desalination processes. …”
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Extracellular nucleic acids in monochloraminated drinking water distribution systems by Bairoliya, Sakcham

“…Removal of extracellular nucleic acids could make the monitoring of the DWDS microbiome more reliable, but at the same time, it might relay information that has previously not been considered. The objective of the study is to explore the occurrence, extraction, and quantification of extracellular nucleic acids in the DWDS. …”
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ESBL and AmpC β-lactamase encoding genes in E. coli from pig and pig farm workers in Vietnam and their association with mobile genetic elements by Hounmanou, Yaovi Mahuton Gildas, Bortolaia, Valeria, Dang, Son Thi Thanh, Truong, Duong, Olsen, John E., Dalsgaard, Anders

“…In three strains, we observed a novel bla CTX-M-27 harboring IncF type of plasmid which had not been reported before. Its closest reference in NCBI was the non-ESBL Salmonella Typhimurium plasmid pB71 that might have experienced an insertion of bla CTX-M-27. …”
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Modulation and control strategies for neutral-point-clamped converters by Beniwal, Neha

“…Finally, this thesis summarizes the work that has been done and presents some directions for future research.…”
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Conditional prosociality in development: deconstructing social and materialistic factors that modulate early prosocial behavior by Lee, Kristy Jia Jin

“…Cost was operationalized as the time and effort expended on providing help to the victim of a moral transgression, that could otherwise have been used to earn a reward from a productive task. …”
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Coacervates derived from mussel foot proteins by Guo, Qi

“…Biomimetics has inspired the development of various advanced technologies and novel materials, in which mussel adhesion has been regarded as a practical strategy to investigate the underwater adhesives with robust wet adhesion capacities attributed to the abundant post-translationally modified amino acid l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (Dopa) in mussel foot proteins (Mfps). …”
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Intelligent agent design for persuading the elderly to adopt a healthy lifestyle by Yu, Xinjia

“…Extensive user studies (n=62) have been conducted in this thesis to support the effectiveness of our proposed model and agent design in both communication engagement and persuasion effectiveness. …”
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