A 24-month National Cohort Study examining long-term effects of COVID-19 in children and young people by Stephenson, T, Pinto Pereira, SM, Nugawela, MD, Dalrymple, E, Harnden, A, Whittaker, E, Heyman, I, Ford, T, Segal, T, Chalder, T, Ladhani, SN, McOwat, K, Simmons, R, Xu, L, Fox-Smith, L, Shafran, R

“…Background: Some children and young people (CYP) infected with SARS-COV-2 experience impairing symptoms post-infection, known as post-COVID-19 condition (PCC). …”

An emerging network for COVID-19 CT-scan classification using an ensemble deep transfer learning model by Yousefpanah, Kolsoum, Ebadi, M. J., Sabzekar, Sina, Zakaria, Nor Hidayati, Osman, Nurul Aida, Ali Ahmadian, Ali Ahmadian

“…The publicly available SARS-CoV-2 CT dataset is utilized for our implementation, including 2481 CT scans. …”

Dengue versus COVID-19: comparing the incidence of cardiovascular, neuropsychiatric and autoimmune complications by Wee, Liang En, Lim, Jue Tao, Tan, Janice Yu Jin, Muhammed Ismail Bin Abdul Malek, Chiew, Calvin, Ng, Lee Ching, Chia, Po Ying, Leo, Yee Sin, Lye, David Chien Boon, Tan, Kelvin Bryan

“…The post-acute risk of new-incident multi-systemic complications following dengue infection was contrasted against that following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in a multi-ethnic adult Asian population. …”
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Lessons from the past : responding to infectious disease outbreaks by Bill Durodié

“…The lessons learnt from earlier outbreaks, such as SARS in 2003, are more limited than had been assumed.…”
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Solventless 3D printed high-temperature resistant cyclosiloxane-containing resin for low-shrinkage ceramization and nano-functional composite development by Zhou, Zihao, Zhou, Xinran, Yuan, Xueyu, Li, Bing, Song, Yujie, Liu, Ming

“…With photosensitive characteristics of the developed systems proven by the photo-rheology studies, printing parameters were calculated by Beer-Lambert's law to achieve precise control of the 3D printed constructs with complex geometries. …”
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EN-79AB surface disinfection by UV & effect of repetitive organisms exposure on self disinfecting chemicals by Enkisra, Irfan

“…Therefore, due to safety constraints, the SARS-CoV2 virus strain was not permitted to be used in this experiment. …”
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Prediction of neutralising antibodies for novel coronavirus with machine learning by Kho, Jordon Junyang

“…Coronaviruses were responsible for three major viral outbreaks since the beginning of the 21st century, with the most recent outbreak being the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Coronavirus infections are known to cause severe respiratory disease and even death. …”
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Synthesis and development of novel small molecule inhibitors of nucleophilic hydrolases by Gayatri

“…The work focused on the synthesis and structure activity relationship (SAR) exploration of two small molecule templates, i.e. …”

Relative deficiency in interferon-γ-secreting CD4+ T cells is strongly associated with poorer COVID-19 vaccination responses in older adults by Ho, Vanda W. T., Boon, Low Heng, Cui, Jianzhou, Juequn, Zhou, Shunmuganathan, Bhuvaneshwari, Gupta, Rashi, Tan, Nikki Y. J., Qian, Xinlei, Purushotorman, Kiren, Fong, Siew-Wai, Renia, Laurent, Ng, Lisa F. P., Angeli, Veronique, Chen, Jinmiao, Kennedy, Brian K., Ong, Catherine W. M., Macary, Paul A.

“…Although the two-dose mRNA vaccination regime provides protection against SARS-CoV-2, older adults have been shown to exhibit poorer vaccination responses. …”
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Optimising the surveillance and control of communicable diseases: the effects of population heterogeneity on early outbreak transmission dynamics by Lovell-Read, F

“…Then, we extend our model to account for age-dependent factors that affect SARS-CoV-2 transmission, including patterns of social contacts, variation in susceptibility to infection, and the likelihood of developing clinical symptoms. …”

Biovalorisation of food waste in Singapore : synergistic effect of a mixed culture in solid-state fermentation by Ong, Adwin Reng Jun

“…Okara and brewer’s spent grain (BSG) are manufacturing side streams produced in massive amounts from the soy and beer industries, respectively, and contributes significantly to food waste. …”
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Encapsulation of probiotics for food and beverage applications by Ang, Kai Lin

“…Up to date, no studies have been done to examine the viability of probiotics in popular, well-liked, commercialized carbonated sodas/beers, but it is known that certain components in these matrices (e.g. phosphoric acid in soda, hops and ethanol in beers) can reduce the viability of probiotics. …”
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A hand-targeted auxiliary personal protective equipment for intervention of fomite transmission of viruses by Tan, Justin Kok Soon, Song, Shang Wei, Zeng, Jialiu, Lo, Chih Hung

“…In COVID-19, fomite transmission has been shown to be a major route for the spreading of the SARS-CoV-2 virus due to its ability to remain on surfaces for extended durations. …”
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A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a paradigm for a systems biology approach to the study of chronic conditions by Sun, J, Aikawa, M, Ashktorab, H, Beckmann, ND, Enger, ML, Espinosa, JM, Gai, X, Horne, BD, Keim, P, Lasky-Su, J, Letts, R, Maier, CL, Mandal, M, Nichols, L, Roan, NR, Russell, MW, Rutter, J, Saade, GR, Sharma, K, Shiau, S, Thibodeau, SN, Yang, S, Miele, L, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium

“…Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC or “Long COVID”), includes numerous chronic conditions associated with widespread morbidity and rising healthcare costs. …”

Practical and analytical considerations when performing interim analyses in diagnostic test accuracy studies by Fleming, S, Mwandigha, L, Fanshawe, T

“…The method is illustrated using two simulated data sets and data from a published diagnostic accuracy study for point-of-care testing for SARS-CoV-2. The considerations described in this paper can be used to guide decisions as to when an interim analysis in a diagnostic accuracy study is suitable and highlight areas for further methodological development.…”

Exploring and Exploiting Ribonuclease 1: from Protein Biochemistry to Protein Engineering by Wralstad, Evans Christian

“…Efforts to establish a zymogen directed toward the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 are described in two parts of this thesis. …”
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The neurological consequences of contracting COVID-19 by Aknin, LB, De Neve, JE, Dunn, EW, Fancourt, DE, Goldberg, E, Helliwell, JF, Jones, SP, Karam, E, Layard, R, Lyubomirsky, S, Rzepa, A, Saxena, S, Thornton, EM, VanderWeele, TJ, Whillans, AV, Zaki, J, Caman, O, Amor, YB

“…Since the first confirmed case in Wuhan, China on December 31, 2019, the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread quickly, infecting 165 million people as of May 2021. …”

An epigenetic locus associated with loss of smell in COVID-19 by Aslan, Elif Sibel, White, Kenneth, Meral, Gulsen, Akcay, Zeyneb Nur, Altundag, Aytug, Gur, Savas, Dokur, Mehmet, Baktir, Mehmet Akif, Batur, Lutfiye Karcioglu

“…Background/Aim: Loss of smell, also known as anosmia, is a prevalent and often prolonged symptom following infection with SARS-CoV-2. While many patients regain olfactory function within weeks, a significant portion experience persistent anosmia lasting over a year post-infection. …”
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A study of Singapore pandemic by Muhammad Hafiz Abdul Rahim

“…For example, the world was greatly shook by the terrorist attack on the USA in 11 September 2001, the Bali bombing on 12 October 2002 which then followed by the breakout of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003 (Prithcard, 2002). These events have caused a significant shift to the tourism industry in Singapore. …”
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Covid-19 antibody discovery with topology-enhanced learning models by Wang, Zihong

“…The recent global spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been fueled by the appearance of various new variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), including Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Omicron, etc. …”
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