SARS-CoV-2 human challenge reveals biomarkers that discriminate early and late phases of respiratory viral infections by Rosenheim, J, Gupta, RK, Thakker, C, Mann, T, Bell, LCK, Broderick, CM, Madon, K, Papargyris, L, Dayananda, P, Kwok, AJ, Greenan-Barrett, J, Wagstaffe, HR, Conibear, E, Fenn, J, Hakki, S, Lindeboom, RGH, Dratva, LM, Lemetais, B, Weight, CM, Venturini, C, Kaforou, M, Levin, M, Kalinova, M, Mann, AJ, Knight, JC

“…We use high frequency sampling in the SARS-CoV-2 human challenge model to show induction of IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) expression with different temporal and cellular profiles. …”

Influences of country of origin (COO), branding, and ethnocentrism on product evaluation : a case study of the Malaysian consumer attitude towards foreign and domestic cars. by Yeo, Ee Ee., Yet, Han Yin.

“…This study investigates the degree of influence of country of origin (COO), global branding, and ethnocentrism on Malaysians’ preference of cars. The research was primarily based in Malaysia but a secondary research was also carried out in Singapore, with the purpose of examining the differences in attitudes between the two groups of people.…”
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Enhanced cholesterol-dependent hemifusion by internal fusion peptide 1 of SARS Coronavirus-2 compared to its N-terminal counterpart by Pattnaik, Gourab Prasad, Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Chakraborty, Hirak

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Halal beauty supply chain and sustainable operational excellence: A moderator of the post-SARS-CoV-2 mitigation strategy by Fernando, Yudi, Mergeresa, Fineke, Ika Sari, Wahyuni-TD, Nurul Sabrina, Hazarasim

“…The second objective is to investigate Post-SARS-CoV-2 mitigation strategies executed by halal beauty companies in Malaysia. …”
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A 98.6 dB SNDR SAR ADC with a mismatch error shaping technique implemented with double sampling by Yang, Chuanshi, Qiu, Lei, Tang, Kai, Zheng, Yuanjin

“…A novel mismatch error shaping (MES) method is proposed in noise-shaping (NS) SAR ADCs to break the SNDR limitation caused by DAC mismatch induced non-linearity. …”
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High-density lipoprotein function is modulated by the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in a lipid-type dependent manner by Correa, Yubexi, Del Giudice, Rita, Waldie, Sarah, Thépaut, Michel, Micciula, Samantha, Gerelli, Yuri, Moulin, Martine, Delaunay, Clara, Fieschi, Franck, Pichler, Harald, Haertlein, Michael, Forsyth, V. Trevor, Le Brun, Anton, Moir, Michael, Russell, Robert A., Darwish, Tamim, Brinck, Jonas, Wodaje, Tigist, Jansen, Martin, Martín, César, Roosen-Runge, Felix, Cárdenas, Marité

“…There is a close relationship between the SARS-CoV-2 virus and lipoproteins, in particular high-density lipoprotein (HDL). …”
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Dok3 restrains neutrophil production of calprotectin during TLR4 sensing of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by Loh, Jia Tong, Teo, Joey Kay Hui, Lam, Kong-Peng

“…However, the precise mechanism controlling calprotectin production during SARS-CoV-2 infection remains elusive. In this study, we showed that Dok3 adaptor restrains calprotectin production by neutrophils in response to SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein engagement of TLR4. …”
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The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein interferes with the full enzymatic activation of UPF1 and its interaction with UPF2 by Nuccetelli, V, Mghezzi-Habellah, M, Deymier, S, Roisin, A, Gérard-Baraggia, F, Rocchi, C, Coureux, P, Gouet, P, Cimarelli, A, Mocquet, V, Fiorini, F

“…These results unveil a novel, multi-faceted mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2 evades the host’s defenses and manipulates cellular components. …”

COVID-19 vaccination before or during pregnancy results in high, sustained maternal neutralizing activity to SARS-CoV-2 wild-type and Delta/Omicron variants of concern, particularly following a booster dose or infection by Mahyuddin, Aniza P., Swa, Hannah L. F., Weng, Ruifen, Zhang, Jingxian, Dhanaraj, Janice P., Sesurajan, Binny P., Rauff, Mary, Dashraath, Pradip, Kanneganti, Abhiram, Lee, Rachel, Wang, Lin-Fa, Young, Barnaby Edward, Tambyah, Paul A., Lye, David C., Chai, Louis Y. A., Yee, Sidney, Choolani, Mahesh, Mattar, Citra N. Z.

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Back to the Basics of SARS-CoV-2 Biochemistry: Microvascular Occlusive Glycan Bindings Govern Its Morbidities and Inform Therapeutic Responses by Scheim, David E., Parry, Peter I., Rabbolini, David J., Aldous, Colleen, Yagisawa, Morimasa, Clancy, Robert, Borody, Thomas J., Hoy, Wendy E.

“…Notably, the two human betacoronaviruses that express a sialic acid-cleaving enzyme are benign, while the other three—SARS, SARS-CoV-2 and MERS—are virulent. RBC aggregation experimentally induced in several animal species using an injected polysaccharide caused most of the same morbidities of severe COVID-19. …”
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Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks activate endosomal Toll-like receptors and potentiate immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein trimer by Alsaiari, Shahad K., Nadeef, Seba, Daristotle, John L., Rothwell, William, Du, Bujie, Garcia, Johnny, Zhang, Linzixuan, Sarmadi, Morteza, Forster, Timothy A., Menon, Nandita, Lin, Stacey Qiaohui, Tostanoski, Lisa H., Hachmann, Nicole, Wang, Erika Yan, Ventura, John D., Barouch, Dan H., Langer, Robert, Jaklenec, Ana

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A 9.87 nW 1 kS/s 8.7 ENOB SAR ADC for implantable epileptic seizure detection microsystems by Do, Anh Tuan, Lam, Chun Kit, Tan, Yung Sern, Yeo, Kiat Seng, Cheong, Jia Hao, Yao, Lei, Tan, Meng Tong, Je, Minkyu

“…This paper presents an ultra low-power SAR ADC in 0.18 μm CMOS technology for epileptic seizure detection applications. …”
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Examining the effects of relative advances in higher mobility roads over higher accessibility roads and income inequality on the relationship between car ownership and economic growth by Poi, Alvin Wai Hoong, Law, Teik Hua, Hamid, Hussain, Mohd Jakarni, Fauzan, Ishak, Siti Zaharah, Ng, Choy Peng

“…Results revealed that passenger car ownership rate is consistently higher at most of the per capita income levels under mid-range MPA and lower income inequality conditions. …”

Examining the role of family, media, peers in young Caucasian men’s understandings of body dissatisfaction: a thematic analysis using the tripartite influential model and social comparison theory by Apopei, Daria, Coe, Jennifer, Cordoba, Sebastian

“…It focuses on family, peers, and media influences, addressing a gap in the literature that rarely integrates men’s experiences. …”
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Rapid and Scalable Production of Functional SARS-CoV-2 Virus-like Particles (VLPs) by a Stable HEK293 Cell Pool by Puarattana-aroonkorn, Sitthiphol, Tharakaraman, Kannan, Suriyawipada, Disapan, Ruchirawat, Mathuros, Fuangthong, Mayuree, Sasisekharan, Ram, Artpradit, Charlermchai

“…We demonstrated that the production of SARS-CoV-2 VLPs using this cell pool was scalable up to a stirred-tank 2 L bioreactor in fed-batch mode. …”
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Antigen presentation dynamics shape the antibody response to variants like SARS-CoV-2 Omicron after multiple vaccinations with the original strain by Yang, Leerang, Van Beek, Matthew, Wang, Zijun, Muecksch, Frauke, Canis, Marie, Hatziioannou, Theodora, Bieniasz, Paul D, Nussenzweig, Michel C, Chakraborty, Arup K

“…The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is not effectively neutralized by most antibodies elicited by two doses of mRNA vaccines, but a third dose increases anti-Omicron neutralizing antibodies. …”
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Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infection over two epidemic waves in Manaus, Brazil: A serological study of seven thousand blood donors by Alexander, N, Dye, C, Busch, MP, Buss, L, Prete, CA, Brady, OJ, Mee, P, Abrahim, CMM, Crispim, MAE, da Costa, AG, Salomon, T, Mayaud, P, Oikawa, MK, Faria, NR, Sabino, EC

“…Seroconversion was inferred by a mixture model for serial values from the Abbott Architect SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) IgG assay. We estimated the number of suspected COVID-19 hospitalizations arising from each infection over calendar time. …”

Clinical course, immunogenicity, and efficacy of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection in liver transplant recipients by Tan, Eunice X., Lim, Wen Hui, Thong, Elizabeth, Chavatte, Jean-Marc, Zhang, Jinyan, Lim, Jonathan, Jin, Jocelyn Y., Lim, Daniel R. X., Kang, Jaclyn Y. T., Tang, Ansel Shao Pin, Chan, Kai En, Tan, Caitlyn, Tan, Shi Ni, Nah, Benjamin, Huang, Daniel Q., Wang, Lin-Fa, Tambyah, Paul A., Somani, Jyoti, Young, Barnaby Edward, Muthiah, Mark D.

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The cellular characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in virus-infected cells using the receptor binding domain binding specific human monoclonal antibodies by Chan, Conrad En-Zuo, Ng, Ching-Ging, Lim, Angeline Pei-Chew, Seah, Shirley Lay-Kheng, Chye, De-Hoe, Wong, Steven Ka-Khuen, Lim, Jie-Hui, Lim, Vanessa Zi-Yun, Lai, Soak-Kuan, Wong, Pui-San, Leong, Kok-Mun, Liu, Yi-Chun, Sugrue, Richard J., Tan, Boon Huan

“…A human monoclonal antibody panel (PD4, PD5, PD7, SC23, and SC29) was isolated from the B cells of convalescent patients and used to examine the S protein in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells. While all five antibodies bound conformational-specific epitopes within SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein, only PD5, PD7, and SC23 were able to bind to the receptor binding domain (RBD). …”
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Employment of a high throughput functional assay to define the critical factors that influence vaccine induced cross-variant neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 by Gu, Yue, Shunmuganathan, Bhuvaneshwari, Qian, Xinlei, Gupta, Rashi, Tan, Rebecca S. W., Kozma, Mary, Purushotorman, Kiren, Murali, Tanusya M., Tan, Nikki Y. J., Preiser, Peter Rainer, Lescar, Julien, Nasir, Haziq, Somani, Jyoti, Tambyah, Paul A., Smith, Kenneth G. C., Renia, Laurent, Ng, Lisa F. P., Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby E., MacAry, Paul A.

“…The scale and duration of neutralizing antibody responses targeting SARS-CoV-2 viral variants represents a critically important serological parameter that predicts protective immunity for COVID-19. …”
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