Vein identification for forensic investigation by Zhang Hengyi

“…For evaluation of the proposed algorithms, we have developed a skin image collection system capturing both color and NIR images from 328 individuals. …”
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Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is a novel anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin by Woetmann, Anders, Alhede, Morten, Dabelsteen, Sally, Bjarnsholt, Thomas, Rybtke, Morten, Nastasi, Claudia, Krejsgaard, Thorbjørn, Andersen, Mads Hald, Bonefeld, Charlotte M., Geisler, Carsten, Givskov, Michael, Odum, Niels

“…Here we show that (i) skin T cells in chronic wounds infected with S. aureus express interleukin-26 (IL-26) in situ, (ii) staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) trigger IL-26 expression in T cell lines and primary skin T cells, and (iii) IL-26 triggers death and inhibits biofilm formation and growth of S. aureus. …”
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Prospective study of UV exposure and cancer incidence among Swedish women by Yang, L, Veierød, M, Löf, M, Sandin, S, Adami, H-O, Weiderpass, E

“…<p><b>Background:</b> Except for skin melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer, little evidence from prospective studies is available on the association between UV exposure and cancer risk.…”

Deepsea imaging by Quah, Sherman Kah Hou

“…Putting the Gaussian or Normal distribution rule into place with mean and standard deviation to ensure everything is in place. …”
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Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East : Context, Ecosystems, and Future Perspectives for the Region / by Nziku, Dina M., editor 656305, Dana, Leo Paul, editor 189293, Clausen, Helene Balslev, editor 656306, Salamzadeh, Aidin, editor 656307, World Scientific (Online service) 655444

“…Recognising that entrepreneurship does not take place in a vacuum, it focuses on contexts, and the ecosystems of this region with largely patriarchal societies, that are influenced by culture, religion, and colonial experience. …”
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Temporal pressure enhanced topical drug delivery through micropore formation by Lio, Daniel Chin Shiuan, Chia, Ruining, Kwek, Milton Sheng Yi, Wiraja, Christian, Madden, Leigh Edward, Chang, Hao, S. Mohideen Abdul Khadir, Wang, Xiaomeng, Becker, David Lawrence, Xu, Chenjie

“…Transdermal drug delivery uses chemical, physical, or biochemical enhancers to cross the skin barrier. However, existing platforms require high doses of chemical enhancers or sophisticated equipment, use fragile biomolecules, or are limited to a certain type of drug. …”
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The HOME Core outcome set for clinical trials of atopic dermatitis by Williams, Hywel C., Schmitt, Jochen, Thomas, Kim S., Spuls, Phyllis I., Simpson, Eric L., Apfelbacher, Christian, Chalmers, Joanne R., Furue, Masutaka, Katoh, Norito, Gerbens, Louise A. A., Leshem, Yael A., Howells, Laura, Singh, Jasvinder A., Boers, Maarten

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Patients, carers and healthcare providers' perspectives on a patient-owned surveillance system for diabetic foot ulcer care: a qualitative study by Lo, Joseph Zhiwen, Chong, Bryan, Tan, Elaine, Ooi, Desmond, Liew, Huiling, Hoi, Wai Han, Cho, Yuan Teng, Wu, Kyle, Surendra, Naren Kumar, Mammadova, Maleyka, Nah, Audrey, Goh, Victor, Car, Josip

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Analysis of solution stability in Al2 O3-Cu/H2O over a stretching/shrinking wedge by Nurul Amira, Zainal, Khashi’ie, Najiyah Safwa, Waini, Iskandar, Khairum, Hamzah, Sayed Kushairi, Sayed Nordin, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Kasim, Roslinda, Mohd Nazar, Pop, Ioan Mihai

“…The influence of several parameters is taken into consideration including heat source/sink parameter, suction, magnetic field, and heat transfer. …”
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Microorganisms meet solid minerals: interactions and biotechnological applications by Kumar, Amit, Cao, Bin, Ng, Daphne Hui Ping

“…In this mini-review, we provide a summary of several key mechanisms involved in microorganism-mineral interactions, including the following: (i) solid minerals serve as substrata for biofilm development; (ii) solid minerals serve as an electron source or sink for microbial respiration; (iii) solid minerals provide microorganisms with macro or micronutrients for cell growth; and (iv) (semi)conductive solid minerals serve as extracellular electron conduits facilitating cell-to-cell interactions. …”
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Determinants of voluntary comprehensive income disclosure by U.S. firms. by Liew, Siew Fong., Ng, Su Chian., Wong, Chee Keong.

“…Eight variables, namely, firm size, growth potential, debt/equity ratio, assets-in-place, percentage of non-executive directors, new shares issuance, shareholders concentration and foreign listing are hypothesized. …”
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The unseen duties. by Nur Juliana Mohd Johan.

“…This paper will discuss some of the non-commercial-instrumental activities that take place amidst the profit making institution of convenience stores and how it might shed light on the society of today through a qualitative study on two convenience stores. …”
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Home by Pei, Qianru

“…In hope to resonate with and inspire other Third Culture Kids or people like me who are constantly moving from place to place.…”
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Roman law on the just price in Nicolaus Bernoulli's Mathematics by Kennefick, C

“…This article reconstructs a remarkable story about the place of mathematics in the history of contractual justice and the place of contractual justice in the history of mathematics.…”

Building up a web-based e-lifestyle application by Guo, Linjing.

“…And for potential customers, they have no exact way to filter out those information they want, and have no way of getting the information in one place. NetLife develops a solution for both business companies and customers to get advertised information in one place. …”
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Gettysburg by Smith, AIP

“…Why is the most visited battlefield, the place where veterans came in the greatest numbers, where Presidents pay homage, and millions of families have vacationed? …”

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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Time before time after by Tang, Chia Xing

“…Time Before Time After, what takes place before and what takes place after, it does matter. …”
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2DEG enhancement via epilayer stress engineering in AlN/GaN/AlN heterostructure by Patwal, Shashank

“…The heat-dissipation in HEMTs majorly takes place in the vertical direction. Thus, the substrate acts as the heat sink for the device, making its thermal conductivity vital. …”
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System dynamics of human body thermal regulation in outdoor environments by Melnikov, Valentin, Krzhizhanovskaya, Valeria V., Lees, Michael H., Sloot, Peter M. A.

“…We propose a modification of the skin blood flow model which, while keeping realistic values and responsiveness, improves skin temperature prediction nearly fourfold. …”
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