Nanoparticle-induced chemoresistance: the emerging modulatory effects of engineered nanomaterials on human intestinal cancer cell redox metabolic adaptation by Wu, Zhuoran, Setyawati, Magdiel Inggrid, Lim, Hong Kit, Ng, Kee Woei, Tay, Chor Yong

“…Herein, we screened several representative food-borne comparator ENMs (i.e. ZnO, SiO2 and TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs)) and report that human colon cancer cells can insidiously exploit ZnO NP-induced adaptive response to acquire resistance against several chemotherapeutic drugs. …”
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Assessment of Radiometer Calibration With GPS Radio Occultation for the MiRaTA CubeSat Mission by Marinan, A. D., Cahoy, K. L., Bishop, R. L., Lui, S. S., Bardeen, J. R., Mulligan, T., Blackwell, W. J., Leslie, R. V., Osaretin, I. A., Shields, M.

“…The MiRaTA mission will validate new technologies in both passive microwave radiometry and GPSRO: 1) new ultracompact and low-power technology for multichannel and multiband passive microwave radiometers, 2) the application of a commercial off-the-shelf GPS receiver and custom patch antenna array technology to obtain neutral atmospheric GPSRO retrieval from a nanosatellite, and 3) a new approach to space-borne microwave radiometer calibration using adjacent GPSRO measurements. …”
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Small molecule motion within and through organic nanomaterials: an anthology by Kaser, Sam

“…AAs are noteworthy within the class of self-assembled amphiphile materials because of their unusual mechanical stability borne of strong intermolecular interactions between aramid units. …”
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Structural and functional characterisation of chikungunya virus replication complex dynamics by Tan, Yaw Bia

“…Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a 12 kilobase (kb) positive sense single strand RNA (+ssRNA) mosquito-borne virus. Through mosquito bites, the infected victims develop Chikungunya Fever (CHIKF) associated with symptoms like acute fever and painful polyarthritis. …”
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3D image reconstruction based on current stereo vision techniques by Chan, Favian Jun Wei

“…3D image reconstruction has become progressively popular in recent years with its application ranging from facial recognition in smart phones, measuring the deformation of an object, and even to reconstructing 3D environments in autonomous vehicles. …”
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Experimental and numerical studies on the cooling of mobile device by Setoh, Guojing.

“…With the advancement in technology, consumers can expect mobile devices (cellular phones, laptop computers, PDA, etc.) to be packed with more complex components and features to satisfy consumer demand. …”
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A low cost multi-touch surface by Chng, Eric Boon Keat.

“…Multi-touch is a human-computer interaction technique that was popularized by Apple’s iPhones. Its intuitiveness provides mass appeal, and its applications range from games to desktop management and even specialized areas such as medical visualization. …”
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Low dropout linear voltage regulator by Tan, Max Chuan Hung.

“…Low Dropout Linear Voltage Regulator (LDOs) has been prevalent among battery-powered gadgets such as the cellular phones, computers and a variety of electronic devices. …”
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Sign language recognition – teach machine to talk to deaf people by Goh, Ting Jun

“…With the introduction of internet, social media and phones, communications have been convenient and easy. …”
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The Role of Emerging Technologies of Students' Academic Achievement at Politeknik Seberang Perai (PSP) by Omar, Nurul Ihsaniah, Ibrahim, Mohammad Noor

“…Findings reveal that modern technology, particularly cell phones, is widely accessible to students, with notable discrepancies in access across departments. …”
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Dynamic Expansion and Merging of the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly During the 10–11 May 2024 Super Geomagnetic Storm by Aa, Ercha, Chen, Yanhong, Luo, Bingxian

“…The investigation utilizes multi-instrument datasets, including ground-based observations (GNSS TEC, ionosonde, and Fabry–Perot interferometer) as well as space-borne satellite measurements (GOLD, Swarm, DMSP, and TIMED). …”
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Adenovirus-associated health risks for recreational activities in a multi-use coastal watershed based on site-specific quantitative microbial risk assessment by Kundu, Arti., McBride, Graham., Wuertz, Stefan.

“…In conclusion, site-specific QMRA on water-borne adenoviruses in this watershed provided a similar level of protection against public health risks as would be obtained by enumeration of fecal indicator bacteria under the new U.S. …”
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Pervasive mobile media access and applications by Lin, Youming.

“…Over the years, mobile devices such as PDAs and Smart phones are becoming increasingly popular in accessing information via wireless networks. …”
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Grand challenges in entomology: priorities for action in the coming decades by Luke, Sarah H., Roy, Helen E., Thomas, Chris D., Tilley, Luke A. N., Ward, Simon, Watt, Allan, Carnaghi, Manuela, Jaworski, Coline C., Tercel, Maximillian P. T. G., Woodrow, Charlie, Aown, Susmita, Banfield-Zanin, Jennifer A., Barnsley, Sarah L., Berger, Iris, Brown, Mark J. F., Bull, James C., Campbell, Heather, Carter, Ruth A. B., Charalambous, Magda, Cole, Lorna J., Ebejer, Martin J., Farrow, Rachel A., Fartyal, Rajendra S., Grace, Miriam, Highet, Fiona, Hill, Jane K., Hood, Amelia S. C., Kent, Eleanor S., Krell, Frank-Thorsten, Leather, Simon R., Leybourne, Daniel J., Littlewood, Nick A., Lyons, Ashley, Matthews, Graham, Mc Namara, Louise, Menéndez, Rosa, Merrett, Peter, Mohammed, Sajidha, Murchie, Archie K., Noble, Michael, Paiva, Maria-Rosa, Pannell, Michael J., Phon, Chooi-Khim, Port, Gordon, Powell, Charlotte, Rosell, Stewart, Sconce, Francisca, Shortall, Chris R., Slade, Eleanor M., Sutherland, Jamie P., Weir, Jamie C., Williams, Christopher D., Zielonka, Natalia B., Dicks, Lynn V.

“…Entomology is key to understanding terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems at a time of unprecedented anthropogenic environmental change and offers substantial untapped potential to benefit humanity in a variety of ways, from improving agricultural practices to managing vector-borne diseases and inspiring technological advances. …”
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Determination of mosquitoes species diversity and molecular detection of West Nile virus in wild bird habitats in Perak and Selangor, Malaysia by Jafar Ali, Natasha

“…West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic and emerging arthropod-borne RNA virus from the Flaviviridae family. The virus is maintained in a sylvatic cycle between vectors and reservoirs host, the wild birds. …”
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Evaluation of context awareness algorithms for recommending mobile content by Dong, Hong Liang

“…With the fast growth of mobile systems (e.g., smart phones), context-aware recommendation on mobile content became a hot trend in the academic studies and industrial applications. …”
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From Sample to Answer: Innovations in sample processing and CRISPR-based diagnostics for enhanced clinical translation and field deployment by Arizti Sanz, Jon

“…We also designed and tested multiplexed diagnostic assays for the detection and differentiation of three tick-borne pathogens in clinical samples. Finally, given the inadequacy of existing sample processing methods – and their importance to nucleic acid test deployment – we developed a high throughput experimental workflow to analyze the effects of chemical reagents on diagnostic assay performance and nuclease activity in patient samples using a commercially available microfluidic platform. …”
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Low complexity and low power FIR filter design by Ye, Wenbin

“…With the advent of information era, the use of digital devices such as hand phones, digital cameras and hearing aids becomes more and more pervasive. …”
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Using cluster analysis to reconstruct dengue exposure patterns from cross-sectional serological studies in Singapore by Sangkaew, Sorawat, Tan, Li Kiang, Ng, Lee Ching, Ferguson, Neil M., Dorigatti, Ilaria

“…Background: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by one of four serotypes (DENV1-4). …”
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Le cinéma d’Afrique noire contemporaine: une impossible décolonisation? by Fouhba, H

“…An Africa driven by "primitivity" in the 21st century, and in which witchcraft, early marriages, excision, under-schooling of young people, non-schooling of women, juvenile delinquency, absent civil documentation (marriage and birth certificates) , water-borne diseases and insalubrity… constitute the daily lot of the populations.…”