Gender dimorphism in parasitic behavioural manipulation hypothesis by Abdulai-Saiku, Samira

“…Alternatively, I propose a role for the oxytocin system in the MeApd which has an innate gender dimorphic expression and function. Based on my findings, I propose that manipulation by Toxoplasma gondii does not occur at the level of the substrates that are implicated in the mechanism. …”
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Mapping of city growth with socio-economic growth data by Mun, Cassandra Ji Kay

“…Capital Stock Growth is observed to be independent of Population size.The variability of Capital Stock values with different indicators was useful in finding out if a suitable indicator or a combination of more than one could be chosen to be a Capital Stock estimator. …”
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Finite element analysis of expandable bi-leaflet heart valves for infants by Sin, Jonathan Junyao

“…Improvements on previous studies include finding and correcting errors in calculations and designs, testing the valve and conduit sizes that were previously not included in earlier studies and the establishment of a standard set of dimensions that can serve as a reference for all future studies. …”
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Local scour beneath a forced-vibrating circular cylinder in unidirectional current by Chok, Man Ming

“…Through reasoning and observations, the following findings were deduced: (i) the scour capacity around a forced vibrating pipeline increases when there is current, (ii) asymmetrical vortices are produced when there is current, (iii) the combined effect of current and vibrating frequency results in different scour shape, (iv) the pounding effect is related to the vibrating frequency whereby the effect is more significant at a higher vibrating frequency (v) the scour process can be divided into a 3-stage scour before reaching the equilibrium and it is affected by the position of the vibrating cylinder. …”
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Electrospun fibrous aerogels for air filtration by Tng, Zi Kang

“…A compression test of 100th cycles of the NFA filter showed that the filters retained their mechanical integrity as seen from the cyclic stress-strain curves. These findings show that the PI-PAN/ZIF-8 NFA filters can potentially be used in the filtration of fine particles at high temperature environment, such as car exhaust and coal furnace exhaust where the temperatures can range up to 300 ºC.…”
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Evaluation of popular science translation : a case study on the Universe in a Nutshell by Huang, Qingling

“…It identifies 810 errors in the translated text under review, categorizes them according to the evaluation components, and visualises the findings in terms of severity of mistreatment and distribution across chapters highlighting ‘hard-hit’ aspects that would rip and tear apart a translation. …”
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Strategies of colour and lighting design in the cinematography of Christopher Doyle by Peh, Colin Jin Wei

“…In particular, the merit of this research is its scholarly attention on an individual artist, Christopher Doyle, by examining his role and aesthetics on the role of colour, lighting, and camera in film narratives in determining the overall look of the film. The main findings will show the relationships between colour and space, colour and character motion, colour and mood throughout Christopher Doyle’s consistent visual style and his wide variety of works over the past twenty-five years. …”
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Trade Policy Options for ASEAN Countries and Their Regional Dialogue Partners: “Preference Ordering” Using CGE Analysis by Chia, Wai-Mun, Ji, Xianbai, Rana, Pradumna B., Li, Chang Tai

“…Using national real gross domestic output (GDP) gains estimated by the GTAP model to construct “preference ordering” for ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their six regional dialogue partners, this paper comes up with several findings. First, when multilateral agreements are not possible, countries are better off with a narrower regional trading agreement than without one. …”
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Caregiving for individuals with neurodevelopmental disability-influence of implicit attitudes and affiliate stigma on expressed emotions by Nee, Michelle Si Hui

“…Among the 21 caregivers in Study 2, 13 caregivers were found to be have discrepancies between quantitative and qualitative measures, which suggest possible intrinsic denial of individual’s NDD condition. The preliminary findings of this study suggest a need for developing a research agenda to better understand the impact of implicit prejudice and affiliate stigma on expressed emotions.…”
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Silencing of diphthamide synthesis 3 (Dph3) reduces metastasis of murine melanoma by Wang, Lei, Shi, Yu, Ju, Peijun, Liu, Rui, Yeo, Siok Ping, Xia, Yinyan, Owlanj, Hamed, Feng, Zhiwei

“…Finally, we found that Dph3 promotes melanoma migration and invasion through the AKT signaling pathway. To conclude, our findings suggest a novel mechanism underlying the metastasis of melanoma cells which might serve as a new intervention target for the treatment of melanoma.…”
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Coping with anxiety, depression, anger and aggression : the mediational role of resilience in adolescents by Ang, Rebecca P., Ng, Reuben., Ho, Moon-Ho Ringo

“…Specific strategies to cope with these aforementioned conditions are: think positive for anxiety and depression; be tenacious when coping with aggression and seek help for anxiety, depression, anger and aggression. These findings lay the groundwork for resilience interventions.…”
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Sentiment analysis of online news text : a case study of appraisal theory by Nourbakhsh, Armineh, Na, Jin-Cheon, Khoo, Christopher S. G.

“…Bush and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to assess its utility and to identify challenges in adopting this framework. Findings – The framework was useful in uncovering various aspects of sentiment that should be useful for researchers, such as the appraisers and object of appraisal, bias of the appraisers and the author, type of attitude and manner of expressing the sentiment. …”
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On oxygen-containing groups in chemically modified graphenes by Bonanni, Alessandra, Ambrosi, Adriano, Pumera, Martin

“…We exploited the DNA–Au bioconjugates as highly specific stains to localize and visualize the positions of carboxylic groups. Our findings are very important to clearly identify the presence, nature, and distribution of oxygen functionalities on different chemically modified graphenes.…”
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The confounding effect of nitrite on N2O production by an enriched ammonia-oxidizing culture by Law, Yingyu, Lant, Paul, Yuan, Zhiguo

“…These observations suggest that N2O production by the culture is diminished by both high NO2– and high DO concentrations. Collectively, the findings show that exceedingly high NO2– concentrations in nitritation systems could lead to decreased N2O production. …”
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The influence of rainfall on the level of two-lane highway service by Mashros, Nordiana

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Reliability and stability of amphibious house for floodplain areas in Malaysia by Mohammad Ali Nekooie

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Ergonomic design parameters for Malaysian car driver seating position by Rashid, Zuli'zam

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Animal models of human disease 2.0 by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel

“…A total of twenty-two papers were published, including two comprehensive reviews on the use of diverse animal models to advance translational research and twenty original research papers using more common and conventional laboratory animal models (mice, rats, rabbits) or other less frequent comparative models (dogs and plateau pikas). Findings reported in this Special Topic provide significant new information on fundamental pathobiological mechanisms and clinical markers of chronic and acute human pathologies and investigate exposome effects on human health. …”
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Follow the Tulip, researching into the textile manufacturer Henry Nathan by Pierce, Gina

“…In following up the trail provided by a small number of fabric samples in the Parker Knoll archive (Special Collections, 2018) new findings have been discovered, that have an impact on a national historic collection. …”
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Possibilities and pitfalls? Moderate drinking and alcohol abstinence at home since the COVID-19 lockdown by Nicholls, Emily, Conroy, Dom

“…In sharing these early findings, we hope to highlight themes relevant to understanding drinking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic and to stimulate dialogue for immediate research priorities in this area. …”
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