Purification of miraculin from miracle fruit [Synsepalum dulcifium (Schumach. & Thonn.) Daniell] by He, Zuxing

“…Content of total anthocyanin in skin was determined using the pH-differential method. …”
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Evaluation of keratin templates on dermal regeneration of full-thickness burns by Moay, Zi Kuang

“…The current gold standard for treating full-thickness burns is skin grafting. While autografts are preferred, they are limited by availability. …”
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“The face of the Singaporean woman : a qualitative research study on the beauty construction of Indian women and their negotiations with Singaporean beauty narratives.” by Visvanathan, Shobanu

“…The findings point to the pervasiveness of the light-skinned beauty narrative in society, where skin colour plays an integral role in determining the access and opportunities for Singaporean Indian women to embody beauty. …”
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Conditional conservatism and debt versus equity financing by Goh, Beng Wee, Lim, Chee Yeow, Lobo, Gerald J., Tong, Yen Hee

“…We also find that the reduction in cost of equity associated with conservatism is greater for equity issuers than for debt issuers, but find no such difference when we examine cost of debt. …”
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A paper-based glucose sensoring microneedle patch by Zheng, Shu

“…However, the current most methods of clinical analysis of the glucose level need to pierce skin to take blood sample or takes a long time to analyze which will cause skin infection and uncomfortable of patients. …”
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Near-Infrared Fluorescent Molecular Probe for Sensitive Imaging of Keloid by Miao, Qingqing, Yeo, David Chenloong, Wiraja, Christian, Zhang, Jianjian, Ning, Xiaoyu, Xu, Chenjie, Pu, Kanyi

“…Early detection of skin diseases is imperative for their effective treatment. …”
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Surface metabolite amino acids and collagen profiling in refrigerated tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus): implications for identification and quality assessment by Nuraisah Rabu, Saiful Irwan Zubairi, Zainun Nurzahim, Harisun Yaakob, Ikhwan Zakaria, Siti Noor Diana Mohd Kamaruddin

“…Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by-products, including the scales, skin, and mucus, are rich sources of protein with a balanced amino acid profile and high collagen content. …”
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Transformation of seafood waste into bioplastic by Teo, Natalie Hui Ning

“…Though many people consumed the bullfrog meat as an alternative source of protein, the inedible skin is being discarded. The skin is known to be highly enriched with collagen and are have yet been explored as a renewable source for bioplastic production. …”
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Rapid-response water-shrink films with high output work density based on polyethylene oxide and α-cyclodextrin for autonomous wound closure by Yi, Junqi, Ren, Xueyang, Li, Yanzhen, Yuan, Yuehui, Tang, Wenjie, Wang, Xiaoshi, Yu, Jing, Yu, Shujin, Li, Wenlong, Wang, Jianwu, Loh, Xian Jun, Hu, Benhui, Chen, Xiaodong

“…This work offers a novel approach to skin wound management, showing significant potential for emergency and self-care scenarios.…”
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A Singapore perspective : impact of disclosure and board independence on firm performance. by Chua, Zi Qin., Low, Jason Wei Jie., Yee, Derrick Hock Huat.

“…Interestingly, firms that have more than 50% independent directors on their boards do not have better performance. …”
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Bio-mimicking acellular wet electrospun scaffolds promote accelerated integration and re-epithelialization of full-thickness dermal wounds by Chin, Jiah Shin, Madden, Leigh, Phillips, Anthony R. J., Chew, Sing Yian, Becker, David Lawrence

“…Scaffolds can promote the healing of burns and chronic skin wounds but to date have suffered from issues with achieving full skin integration. …”
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Non-Hermitian extension of the Haldane model induced by non-reciprocal hopping by Law, Yi Khing

“…In the presence of non-Hermiticity however, there is a failure of the correspon- dence between the bulk and the boundary which is attributed to the non-Hermitian skin effect. The report concludes with a depiction of the non-Hermitian skin effect in the form of a square geometry under open boundary conditions.…”
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Study of mechanical strength and release profile of microneedles made of polymer nanocomposites by Zhou, Meixin

“…These new methods showed dramatically improvement in mechanical strength for penetration of flat skin model and irregular surface model, which are very promising for drug delivery for skin diseases in further study.…”
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A C-terminal peptide of TFPI-1 facilitates cytosolic delivery of nucleic acid cargo into mammalian cells by Fazil, Mobashar Hussain Urf Turabe, Chalasani, Madhavi Latha Somaraju, Choong, Yeu Khai, Schmidtchen, Artur, Verma, Navin Kumar, Saravanan, Rathi

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Crosslinked microneedle patch to extract interstitial fluid for diagnosis by Kang, Rong Jie

“…In this study, we have successfully developed a hydrogel microneedle based on hyaluronic acid derivative (methylcrylate modified hyaluronic acid, MeHA) and demonstrated its superior mechanical strength; having approximate 8 times the strength required for penetration into the skin. It was successfully penetrated into porcine cadaver skin, as well as the skin of a live mouse. …”
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Actionable Auditing: Investigating the Impact of Publicly Naming Biased Performance Results of Commercial AI Products by Buolamwini, Joy, Raji, Inioluwa Deborah

“…Within 7 months of the original audit, we find that all three targets released new API versions. …”
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Drag reduction in fish-like locomotion by Barrett, D.S., Triantafyllou, M.S., Yue, D.K.P., Grosenbaugh, M.A., Wolfgang, M.J.

“…We present experimental force and power measurements demonstrating that the power required to propel an actively swimming, streamlined, fish-like body is significantly smaller than the power needed to tow the body straight and rigid at the same speed U. …”
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Gender differences in perceptions of psoriatic arthritis disease impact, management, and physician interactions: results from a global patient survey by Eder, L, Richette, P, Coates, LC, Azevedo, VF, Cappelleri, JC, Johnson, EP, Hoang, M, Moser, J, Kessouri, M

“…Varying perceptions of disease severity between males and females were indicated by differences in symptoms leading to a diagnosis of PsA, and in symptoms reported despite treatment; more females than males reported joint tenderness, skin patches/plaques, and enthesitis. …”

Fatty acid profile and thermal behavior of fat-rich edible insect oils compared to commonly consumed animal and plant oils by Chantakun, Kasidate, Petcharat, Tanyamon, Wattanachant, Saowakon, Ab Karim, Muhammad Shahrim, Kaewthong, Pensiri

“…PW and BC oils exhibited a higher content of palmitoleic acid than the other oils. SP oils contained polyunsaturated fatty acids similar to those in SB and BB oils, which were higher than those in PW, BC, CK, BF, and PF oils. …”
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A two-stage automatic color thresholding technique by Pootheri, Shamna, Ellam, Daniel, Grübl, Thomas, Liu, Yang

“…The segmentation of skin cancer lesions will help doctors to automate skin cancer detection. …”
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