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. …”

Enhancing quantum synchronization through homodyne measurement, noise, and squeezing by Shen, Yuan, Soh, Hong Yi, Fan, Weijun, Kwek, Leong Chuan

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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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Dynamic swimming pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa near a vertical wall during initial attachment stages of biofilm formation by Khong, Nicole Zi-Jia, Zeng, Yukai, Lai, Soak-Kuan, Koh, Cheng-Gee, Liang, Zhao-Xun, Chiam, Keng-Hwee, Li, Hoi-Yeung

“…It is still unclear how near wall swimming behaviour may regulate the initial attachment and biofilm formation. …”
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A 457 nW Near-Threshold Cognitive Multi-Functional ECG Processor for Long-Term Cardiac Monitoring by Liu, Xin, Zhou, Jun, Yang, Yongkui, Wang, Bo, Lan, Jingjing, Wang, Chao, Luo, Jianwen, Goh, Wang Ling, Kim, Tony Tae-Hyoung, Je, Minkyu

“…Several circuit-level design techniques are also developed, including ultra-low-voltage operation and near-threshold level shifting, to further reduce the power consumption by 33%. …”
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Highly photostable near-infrared fluorescent pH indicators and sensors based on BF2-chelated tetraarylazadipyrromethene dyes by Borisov, Sergey M., Nielsen, Daniel A., Jokic, Tijana, Saf, Robert, Kühl, Michael, Klimant, Ingo

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InGaP grown on Ge (100) by molecular beam epitaxy: a spectroscopic ellipsometry study by D’Costa, Vijay Richard, Loke, Wan Khai, Zhou, Qian, Yoon, Soon Fatt, Yeo, Yee-Chia

“…The alloys were grown on Ge (100) substrate by solid-source molecular beam epitaxy. The far-infrared dielectric function reveals two absorption peaks that can be attributed to InP- and GaP-like vibrational modes. …”
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Modelling and integrating of experimental analysis for predicting the parameters of kenaf fibre-reinforced concrete beam-column joint by Ayeni, Ige Samuel, Mohamad Jamaludin, Yatim, Abdul Shukor Lim, Nor Hasanah

“…The intricate interactions between material composition, geometrical factors, and load-bearing capacities make it difficult to optimise the design of structural parameters of KFRC beam-column joints. The beam column joints used in this study were designed based on ACI 318-19 shear criteria. …”
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Studies on GaN based HEMT heterostructures on 100-mm silicon grown by molecular beam epitaxy by Ravikiran Lingaparthi

“…AlGaN/GaN HEMT heterostructures grown using the carbon doped GaN buffer with 200 nm thick undoped GaN near the channel exhibited good 2DEG characteristics and reduction in the buffer leakage current by two orders of magnitude. …”
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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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Electron-beam radiation induced degradation of silicon nitride and its impact to semiconductor failure analysis by TEM by Liu, Binghai, Dong, Zhi Li, Hua, Younan, Fu, Chao, Li, Xiaomin, Tan, Pik Kee, Zhao, Yuzhe

“…By in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we performed a detailed study on the electron-beam radiation damage to nanostructured silicon nitride thin-film process layers in a typical semiconductor NVM device. …”
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Study on mechanical behaviors of cable-supported ribbed beam composite slab structure during construction phase by Qiao, W. T., Zhao, Ming Shan, An, Q., Wang, D.

Subjects: “…Cable-supported Ribbed Beam Composite Slab…”
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Dynamic properties of high-Tc superconducting nano-junctions made with a focused helium ion beam by Couëdo, François, Amari, Paul, Feuillet-Palma, Cheryl, Ulysse, Christian, Srivastava, Yogesh Kumar, Singh, Ranjan, Bergeal, Nicolas, Lesueur, Jérôme

“…Here we report on noise properties at RF frequencies of recently introduced high-Tc Josephson nano-junctions fabricated by mean of a Helium ion beam focused at sub-nanometer scale on a YBa2Cu3O7 thin film. …”
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A unified approach for austenitic and ferritic stainless steel CHS beam-columns subjected to eccentric loading by Ma, You-Xin, Tan, Kang Hai

“…The novelty of this paper is to present a closed-form solution for generating axial-load–end-moment interaction curves of the stainless steel CHS beam–column by combining the normalised M–N–Φ equation with a general beam–column equation. …”
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Experimental study on exterior precast RC beam to CECFST column joint under lateral cyclic loading by Ho, Brandon Lye Kiat

“…Beam-column joints (BCJ) play an integral role in the reinforced concrete (RC) frame structure. …”
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Investigation of the spectral and electrical accelerated degradation characteristics of semiconductor injection lasers grown by molecular beam epitaxy by Yoon, Soon-Fatt.

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