Instrumentation optimisation for unicompartmental knee replacement by Arthur, LW

“…</p> <p>Bearing fractures, because of excessive polyethylene wear, have been reported with the Phase III OUKR. There is a concern that cementless fixation might be associated with increased wear due to third body debris. …”

Partial purification and characterization of molybdenum reducing enzyme from Escherichia coli strain K12 by Sulaiman, Mohd Haris

“…Escherichia coli (E. coli) have been reported to have the capability to reduce the heavy metal molybdenum (molybdate) to molybdenum blue. …”
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Implementation of occupational safety and health management system in reducing ergonomic risk among certified and uncertified automotive industry workers by Ikpegbu, Mavis Amarachi

“…In Malaysia, there is paucity of reports on risk factors among automotive factory workers because comprehensive studies in determining the risk factors have not been done in manufacturing industries. Therefore the aim of this research was to compare the implementation of occupational safety and health management system in reducing ergonomics risk among workers at a certified and uncertified automotive manufacturing industry. …”
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Effects of contrast enhanced positron emission tomography/computed tomography in cancer imaging by Mahmud, Mohd Hafizi

“…Application of intravenous (IV) contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) in PET imaging has been reported to lead for overestimation on the standardized uptake value (SUV) of attenuation-corrected PET. …”
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Rapid eye movement sleep deprivation induces vascular endothelial dysfunction in rats: roles of oxidative stress-mediated nitric oxide signalling and vitamin c supplementation by Nawi, Afifah

“…Endothelial dysfunction has been attributed to a reduction in nitric oxide (NO.) bioavailability. …”
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Developing a Household Flood Vulnerability Index for Managing the Risk of Flood Disasters (S/O 13584) by Hassan, Sallahuddin, Abu Bakar, Arpah, Othman, Zalila, Khalid, Mohamad Sukeri, Abu Talib, Mansor

“…Accordingly, the significant indicators have been determined through the systematic review, availability and accessibility of data. …”
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New paths for modelling freshwater nature futures by Kramer, Lilith, Teurlincx, Sven, Rashleigh, Brenda, Janssen, Annette B. G., Janse, Jan H., Brauman, Kate A., Földesi, Csaba, van Wijk, Dianneke, de Senerpont Domis, Lisette N., Patil, Sopan D., Rashidi, Parinaz, Hamel, Perrine, Rising, James, Mooij, Wolf M., Kuiper, Jan J.

“…The Nature Futures Framework (NFF) has recently been proposed to advance the contribution of scenarios and models for environmental assessments. …”
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Optically detected magnetic resonance spectroscopic analyses on the role of magnetic ions in colloidal nanocrystals by Dehnel, Joanna, Harchol, Adi, Barak, Yahel, Meir, Itay, Horani, Faris, Shapiro, Arthur, Strassberg, Rotem, de Mello Donegá, Celso, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Gamelin, Daniel R., Sharma, Kusha, Lifshitz, Efrat

“…These materials have recently been investigated by us using state-of-the-art steady-state and transient optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) spectroscopy to explore individual spin-dynamics between the photogenerated carriers and magnetic ions and their dependence on morphology, location, crystal composition, and type of the magnetic ion. …”
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Preparation of low-dimensional materials for plasmonic bio-sensing by Das, Chandreyee Manas

“…A lot of research has been carried out on simulation that involves proposal of multi-layered SPR structures. …”
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Metrics to relate COVID-19 wastewater data to clinical testing dynamics by Xiao, Amy, Wu, Fuqing, Bushman, Mary, Zhang, Jianbo, Imakaev, Maxim, Chai, Peter R., Duvallet, Claire, Endo, Noriko, Erickson, Timothy B., Armas, Federica, Arnold, Brian, Chen, Hongjie, Chandra, Franciscus, Ghaeli, Newsha, Gu, Xiaoqiong, Hanage, William P., Lee, Wei Lin, Matus, Mariana, McElroy, Kyle A., Moniz, Katya, Rhode, Steven F., Thompson, Janelle, Alm, Eric J.

“…While wastewater surveillance has been applied at various scales to monitor population-level COVID-19 dynamics, there is a need for quantitative metrics to interpret wastewater data in the context of public health trends. 24-hour composite wastewater samples were collected from March 2020 through May 2021 from a Massachusetts wastewater treatment plant and SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations were measured using RT-qPCR. …”
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Byzantine-resilient decentralized stochastic gradient descent by Guo, Shangwei, Zhang, Tianwei, Yu, Han, Xie, Xiaofei, Ma, Lei, Xiang, Tao, Liu, Yang

“…However, how to achieve Byzantine Fault Tolerance in decentralized learning systems is rarely explored, although this problem has been extensively studied in centralized systems. …”
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Identifying influential parameters of octahedrally coordinated cations in spinel ZnMnₓCo₂–ₓO₄ oxides for the oxidation reaction by Wang, Ting, Sun, Yuanmiao, Zhou, Ye, Sun, Shengnan, Hu, Xiao, Dai, Yihu, Xi, Shibo, Du,Yonghua, Yang, Yanhui, Xu, Zhichuan Jason

“…Among these earth abundant oxide catalysts, cobalt- or manganese-based spinel oxides have attracted consistent interest because of their superior catalytic performances. It has been found that the octahedral sites in spinels are responsible for their catalytic activities. …”
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The development of empathy in the healthcare setting: a qualitative approach by Yu, Chou Chuen, Tan, Laurence, Le, Mai Khanh, Tang, Bernard, Liaw, Sok Ying, Tierney, Tanya, Ho, Yun Ying, Lim, Evelyn Beng Eng, Lim, Daphne, Ng, Reuben, Chia, Siew Chin, Low, James Alvin

“…Background: Healthcare professionals’ empathetic behaviors have been known to lead to higher satisfaction levels and produce better health outcomes for patients. …”
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A new reconfigurable true random number generator and physical unclonable function unified chip with on-chip auto-calibration by Cao, Yuan, Liu, Wanyi, Zheng, Yue, Chen, Shuai, Ye, Jing, Qian, Lei, Chang, Chip Hong

“…True random number generator (TRNG) and physical unclonable function (PUF) have been extensively used to secure low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints. …”
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Visible light communication systems supporting wireless data access and indoor positioning applications by Yang, Helin

“…On the one hand, VLC has been emerging as a promising candidate for indoor wireless communications due to its supporting high-speed data rate, economic, electro-magnetic interference free and high security, compared with traditional radio-frequency (RF) systems. …”
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Spray cooling and condensation heat transfer in a liquid cooled server system by Liu, Pengfei

“…An artificial neural network (ANN) model has been successfully developed for pulsed spray cooling on a vertical surface. …”
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Aeration slab study volume 2 by Rahardjo, Harianto, Indrawan, I Gde Budi, Fakhrur, Rozy Harnas

“…However, there have not been any local empirical data to indicate whether aeration slabs confer significant benefits to trees in car parks. …”
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Leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein 1 suppresses endothelial cell activation through ADAM10-mediated shedding of TNF-α receptor by Pang, Kuin Tian, Ghim, Mean, Liu, Chenghao, Tay, Hui Min, Fhu, Chee Wai, Chia, Rui Ning, Qiu, Beiying, Sarathchandra, Padmini, Chester, Adrian H., Yacoub, Magdi H., Wilkinson, Fiona L., Weston, Ria, Warboys, Christina M., Hou, Han Wei, Weinberg, Peter D., Wang, Xiaomeng

“…Elevated serum concentrations of leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein (LRG1) have been reported in patients with inflammatory, autoimmune, and cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Robust delivery of RIG-I agonists using extracellular vesicles for anti-cancer immunotherapy by Peng, Boya, Nguyen, Trinh Mai, Jayasinghe, Migara Kavishka, Gao, Chang, Pham, Thach Tuan, Vu, Luyen Tien, Yeo, Eric Yew Meng, Yap, Gracemary, Wang, Lingzhi, Goh, Boon Cher, Tam, Wai Leong, Luo, Dahai, Le, Minh TN

“…Hence, RIG-I agonists have been used to induce immune responses against cancer as potential immunotherapy. …”
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An analysis of roadside particulate matter pollution and population exposure over the Pearl River Delta region of China under clear-sky condition using new ultra-high-resolution PM... by Wu, Yi, Lee, Harry Fung, Deng, Ruru, Yim, Steve Hung Lam

“…Even though roadside air pollution has been reported to cause adverse human health impacts, the spatial distribution of roadside air pollution in a large urban agglomeration has yet to be fully assessed. …”
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