Recent Advances on Functionalized Upconversion Nanoparticles for Detection of Small Molecules and Ions in Biosystems by Gu, Bin, Zhang, Qichun

“…Compared with traditional fluorescent probes (e.g., organic dyes, metal complexes, or inorganic quantum dots), UCNPs have many advantages such as non-autofluorescence, high chemical stability, large light-penetration depth, long lifetime, and less damage to samples. This article focuses on recent achievements in the usage of lanthanide-doped UCNPs as efficient probes for biodetection since 2014. …”
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Unraveling the Dynamics of Mental and Visuospatial Workload in Virtual Reality Environments by Bernal, Guillermo, Jung, Hahrin, Yassı, İsmail Emir, Hidalgo, Nelson, Alemu, Yodahe, Barnes-Diana, Tyler, Maes, Pattie

“…We utilized a modified version of the popular computer game TETRIS as the task, involving 25 participants, and employed a physiological computing VR headset that simultaneously records multimodal physiological data. Our findings indicate a broadband increase in EEG power just prior to a helper event, followed by a spike of visuospatial engagement (parietal alpha and beta 0-1-3 s) occurring concurrently with a decrease in mental workload (frontal theta 2–4 s), and subsequent decreases in visuospatial engagement (parietal theta at 14 s) and physiological arousal (HRV at 20 s). …”
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Referring expression segmentation: from conventional to generalized by Liu, Chang

“…Secondly, we employ an attention-based network to model long-range dependencies in both image and language modalities. …”
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Energy expenditure in relation to activity of lesser mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus) by ., Darlis, Abdullah, N., Liang, J.B, Purwanto, B.

“…The average time spent in RC and OD for both male and female, respectively, for sitting (956 and 896 min/day) was significantly (P < 0.01) longer than standing (463 and 520 min/day) and eating (21 and 24 min/day). …”
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The grass is greener, but why? Evidence of employees’ perceived sector mismatch from the US, New Zealand, and Taiwan by Chen, Chung-An, Bozeman, Barry, Berman, Evan

“…Across all three samples, we find that, among private sector employees, the preference for a public service job is related to socio-economic disadvantage. …”
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PEIGEN – a platform for evaluation, implementation, and generation of S-boxes by Sasaki, Yu, Ling, San, Guo, Jian, Bao, Zhenzhen

“…In this paper, a platform named PEIGEN is presented to evaluate security, find efficient software/hardware implementations, and generate cryptographic S-boxes. …”
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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.

“…We measured the antibody response against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using the Roche Elecsys immunoassay to the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, and the presence of neutralizing antibodies was measured by the surrogate virus neutralization test (cPass) before first and second doses of vaccination and also between 2 and 3 mo after the second dose of vaccination. …”
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Practical fuzzing on open-source projects by Ng, Chun Kai

“…The goal of this project is to find crashes that may lead to a previously unknown vulnerability in the targeted program. …”
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The state and the family : Singapore families in the economy. by Tan, Shaline Yen Ling.

“…Families in Singapore find it difficult to detach themselves from the economy and the state. …”
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Primate resting postures : an adaptation to mammalian herbivory? by Chua, Physilia Ying Shi.

“…The functional separation of different particle sizes in the gut of an herbivorous primate is important, as faster excretion of large particles reduces the intake-limitation posed by the long microbial fermentation of plant. This separation functions only along a gravity gradient, therefore, a primate’s resting postures may affect the efficiency of its digestive strategy. …”
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Designing and implementing an evaluation of a national work support program by Ng, Irene Y. H., Ho, Kong Weng., Nesamani, Tharmalingam., Lee, Alex., Liang, Ngiam Tee.

“…Insights include ways to focus on the essentials, find alternative experimental designs, collaborate effectively, and adapt instruments across cultures.…”
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Modern Game Testing : Learn how to test games like a pro, optimize testing effort, and skyrocket your QA career / by Finska, Nikolina, author 656259

“…By the end of this book, you'll have a clear understanding of the modern methodologies of QA testing for games, and be able to build efficient, reliable, and long-lasting QA teams. What you will learn Conduct compliance, regression, and localization tests, among others Build and optimize test sets for testing mobile games Find out how to set up an efficient bug flow Write optimal bug reports that differentiate between priority and severity Pick the optimal testing approach for each phase of game development Discover how to use equivalence partitioning, boundary analysis, and decision tables Master live ops QA and handle live bugs Who this book is for This book is for game testers, game producers, game developers, testing managers, and other QA professionals who want to learn more about modern approaches to QA and utilizing them to build more efficient and cost-effective QA teams and products. …”
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Evaluation of population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants, EG.5.1, FY.4, BA.2.86, JN.1, JN.1.4, and KP.3.1.1 using samples from two health demographic surveillance systems in K... by Lugano, D, Kutima, B, Kimani, M, Sigilai, A, Gitonga, J, Karani, A, Akech, D, Karia, B, Ziraba, AK, Maina, A, Lambisia, A, Omuoyo, D, Mugo, D, Lucinde, R, Owuor, S, Konyino, G, Newman, J, Bailey, D, Nduati, E, Githinji, G, Agoti, CN, Bejon, P, Scott, JAG, Agweyu, A, Warimwe, GM

“…The majority of these mutations mainly target the spike protein, allowing the new variants to escape the immunity previously raised by vaccination and/or infection by earlier variants of SARS-CoV-2. …”

An immunoinformatic approach for identifying and designing conserved multi-epitope vaccines for coronaviruses by Ong, Yu Chuan, Tejo, Bimo Ario, Yap, Wei Boon

“…Methods: This study utilized an immunoinformatic approach to identify evolutionarily conserved CD4+ (HTL) and CD8+ (CTL) T cells, and B-cell epitopes in the coronaviral spike (S) glycoprotein. Results: A total of 132 epitopes were identified, with the majority of them found to be conserved across the bat CoVs, pangolin CoVs, endemic coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2, and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). …”
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Proactively modulating mechanical behaviors of materials at multiscale for mechano-adaptable devices by Chen, Geng, Cui, Yajing, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Furthermore, molecular, structural plus systematic design for the application of mechano-adaptable devices have realized better electrical performance, human interaction, long-term sustainability, and even higher efficiency. …”
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Complete genome sequence of Brachybacterium sp. strain SGAir0954, isolated from Singapore air by Hlaing, Phu Pwint Thin, Junqueira, Ana Carolina M., Uchida, Akira, Purbojati, Rikky Wenang, Houghton, James N. I., Chénard, Caroline, Wong, Anthony, Clare, Megan E., Kushwaha, Kavita K., Putra, Alexander, Kee, Carmon, Gaultier, Nicolas Eugene, Premkrishnan, Balakrishnan N. V., Heinle, Cassie Elizabeth, Lim, Serene Boon Yuean, Vettah, Vineeth Kodengil, Drautz-Moses, Daniela Isabel, Schuster, Stephan Christoph

“…Brachybacterium sp. strain SGAir0954 was isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore, and its genome was sequenced and assembled using long reads generated by single-molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing. …”
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Development of an ultrasonic decellularization process for porcine oesophagus by Toh, Amoz Jin Kai

“…Through the use of 0.2% Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) solution and the method of perfusion of about 147.5 µl/min, the processed oesophagi are often fully decellularized within 4 to 5 days to produce the scaffolds. …”
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Development of binderless particleboard from kenaf core using steam-injection pressing by Xu, Jianying, Han, Guangping, Wong, E.D., Kawai, Shuichi

“…The bending strength and IB were improved with increased steam pressure. A long steam treatment time contributed to low thickness swelling (TS) values and thus better dimensional stability. …”
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Design of conditioning unit for data transmission over power distribution lines by Tan, Ming Hui.

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Energy management control strategies for energy storage systems of hybrid electric vehicle: A review by Veerendra Babu, Arigela Sri Satya, Mohd Rusllim, Mohamed, Garcia Marquez, Fausto Pedro

“…Continuous efforts to preserve the environment and to reduce gaseous emissions due to the massive growth of urban economic development and heightened concerns over crude oil depletion have accelerated researchers to find long-term solutions, particularly in the transportation sector with the focus on powertrain electrification. …”
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