Book review: Plants Matter: Exploring the Becomings of Plants and Peoples, edited by Luci Attala and Louis Steel by Mutter Quinderé Fraga, B

Book review: At the Pivot of East and West: Ethnographic, Literary, and Filmic Arts, by Michael M.J. Fischer by Long, E

Investigating ERO1α, IDO1 and MHC Class I : potential proteins that can be manipulated to change the tumour microenvironment from ‘cold’ to ‘hot’ by Peck, Jia Yi

“…ERO1α, a cancer-associated protein, and IDO1, an immunomodulatory enzyme, have been shown to be associated with the expression of MHC Class I proteins. …”
Get full text

Characterization of lead free solder joints in microelectronics assemblies by Hla Phone Maw.

Get full text

Development of applications for mobile devices I by Panganiban, Nicole Dale

“…However, as the technology progresses an easier and more convenient way was developed, medical appointment booking was readily available online. Although such service was already available online, as the technology continues to progress developers looked into the ease of use of portable digital devices such as mobile phones. …”
Get full text

Structural characterization of vaccinia-related kinase 1 (VRK1), a histone mitotic kinase by Ngow, Yeen Shian

“…To-date, the structural basis of VRK1-ATP interaction is not available, hindering the progress toward designing VRK1 specific Type I inhibitors. …”
Get full text
Get full text

Novel modulo multipliers for moduli 2^n-1, 2^n and 2^n+1. by Ramya Muralidharan

“…In this thesis, special modulo 2^n-1, modulo 2^n and modulo 2^n+1 multipliers are studied. …”
Get full text

Topological phase transition in quasi-one-dimensional bismuth iodide Bi 4 I 4 by Zhao, WX, Yang, M, Du, X, Li, YD, Zhai, KY, Hu, YQ, Han, JF, Huang, Y, Liu, ZK, Yao, YG, Zhuang, JC, Du, Y, Zhou, JJ, Chen, YL, Yang, LX

“…Quasi-one-dimensional (quasi-1D) bismuth iodide Bi4I4 exhibits versatile topological phases of matter including weak topological insulator (WTI) and higher-order topological insulator (HOTI) phases with high tunability in response to external parameters. …”

Inhibiting IP6K1 confers atheroprotection by elevating circulating apolipoprotein A-I by Liu, X, Zhang, Z, Aguirre, T, Shipton, ML, Fu, L, Du, J, Furkert, D, Qi, J, Chin, AC, Riley, AM, Liu, T, Zhang, X, Potter, BVL, Fiedler, D, Zhu, Y, Fu, C

“…Depleting 5PP-InsP₅ by deleting IP6K1 or blocking IP6K1 activity disrupts the interaction between UBE4A and apoA-I, preventing apoA-I degradation, leading to increased production of apoA-I. …”

Potent antimyeloma activity of the novel bromodomain inhibitors I-BET151 and I-BET762 by Chaidos, A, Caputo, V, Gouvedenou, K, Liu, B, Marigo, I, Chaudhry, M, Rotolo, A, Tough, DF, Smithers, NN, Bassil, AK, Chapman, TD, Harker, NR, Barbash, O, Tummino, P, Al-Mahdi, N, Haynes, AC, Cutler, L, Le, B, Rahemtulla, A, Roberts, I, Kleijnen, M, Witherington, J, Parr, NJ, Prinjha, RK, Karadimitris, A

“…In contrast, transcriptional upregulation of HEXIM1 is BRD2-4 independent. Finally, preclinical studies show that I-BET762 has a favorable pharmacologic profile as an oral agent and that it inhibits myeloma cell proliferation, resulting in survival advantage in a systemic myeloma xenograft model. …”

China : one year after September 11 by Tang, Shiping

Get full text
Get full text

One-step disposable optical waveguide immunosensors by Zhou, Yan, Lam, Yee Loy

“…To develop one-step disposable optical waveguide immunosensors.…”
Get full text

Singapore One : multimedia broadband infrastructure for everyone by Tan, Chin Tuan.

Get full text
Get full text

Free-standing one-dimensional plasmonic nanostructures by Jiang, Lin, Sun, Yinghui, Huo, Fengwei, Zhang, Hua, Qin, Lidong, Li, Shuzhou, Chen, Xiaodong

“…In this feature article, a category of chemically nanofabricated, unique free-standing one-dimensional (1D) plasmonic nanostructures has been summarized. …”
Get full text
Get full text

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 Kenya 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

“…Our data show that antibodies from individuals in the general population in Kenya were less effective against the recent prevalent SARS-CoV-2 omicron variants (i.e. EG.5.1, FY.4, BA.2.86, JN.1, JN.1.4, and KP.3.1.1) compared to the ancestral wildtype strain. …”

Temperature-dependent ultrafast carrier and phonon dynamics of topological insulator Bi1.5Sb0.5Te1.8Se1.2 by Cheng, Liang, La-o-vorakiat, Chan, Tang, Chi Sin, Nair, Saritha K., Xia, Bin, Wang, Lan, Zhu, Jian-Xin, Chia, Elbert E. M.

“…Using ultrafast optical pump-probe technique, we studied the temperature-dependent carrier and phonon dynamics of the topological insulator Bi1.5Sb0.5Te1.8Se1.2 single-crystal from 10 K to 300 K. …”
Get full text
Get full text

Preparation of 1T′-phase ReS2xSe2(1‑x) (x = 0−1) nanodots for highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction by Lai, Zhuangchai, Chaturvedi, Apoorva, Wang, Yun, Tran, Thu Ha, Liu, Xiaozhi, Tan, Chaoliang, Luo, Zhimin, Chen, Bo, Huang, Ying, Nam, Gwang-Hyeon, Zhang, Zhicheng, Chen, Ye, Hu, Zhaoning, Li, Bing, Xi, Shibo, Zhang, Qinghua, Zong, Yun, Gu, Lin, Kloc, Christian, Du, Yonghua, Zhang, Hua

“…Here, by combining chemical vapor transport and Li-intercalation, we have prepared a series of 1T′-phase ReS2xSe2(1-x) (x = 0–1) nanodots to achieve high-performance HER in acid medium. …”
Get full text

The combined activation of KCa3.1 and inhibition of Kv11.1/hERG1 currents contribute to overcome Cisplatin resistance in colorectal cancer cells by Pillozzi, Serena, D'Amico, Massimo, Bartoli, Gianluca, Gasparoli, Luca, Petroni, Giulia, Crociani, Olivia, Marzo, Tiziano, Guerriero, Angela, Messori, Luigi, Severi, Mirko, Udisti, Roberto, Wulff, Heike, Chandy, Kanianthara George, Becchetti, Andrea, Arcangeli, Annarosa

“…The effect was maximal when KCa3.1 activation and Kv11.1 inhibition were combined. …”
Get full text

Structural basis for the inhibitory mechanism of auranofin and gold(I) analogues against Pseudomonas aeruginosa global virulence factor regulator Vfr by Zhang, Yingdan, Chew, Alvin Bing Liang, Wang, Jing, Yuan, Mingjun, Yam, Joey Kuok Hoong, Luo, Dahai, Yang, Liang

“…Here, we identify P. aeruginosa's global virulence factor regulator Vfr as one target of auranofin. We report the mechanistic insights into the inhibitory mechanism of auranofin and gold(I) analogues to Vfr through structural, biophysical, and phenotypic inhibition studies. …”
Get full text

Development of iBeacon application 3 by Choar, Choong Leong

“…This project mainly focuses on the development of the iBeacon, which is one of the components in IoT to create a more comprehensive automation system. …”
Get full text