Cationic polymer-based antimicrobial and multifunctional hydrogels for enhanced healing of infected wounds by Po, Javier Jun Fai

“…It was observed that PIM-Pluronic (PIM-Plu) hydrogels, formulated in 1%, 3% and 5% antimicrobial concentration, is effective in killing Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ER (PAER) bacteria after 4 hours of incubation. …”
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Image transformation for beautification by Lim, Christine Kia Min

“…Section IV detailed the face detection method using vision cascade object detector and results derived. Section V describes the process of coming up with a simple GUI interface. …”
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Fabrication of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microarray devices using spin coating by Tan, Doyle Poh Choon

“…The homemade spin coater is proven to fabricate a 5 micrometre (μm) thick membrane through a cost-efficient process. …”
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Towards compressed sensing for ground-to-air monostatic radar by Dauwels, Justin, Kannan, Srinivasan

“…Most of the studies on CS radar are often conducted under unrealistic conditions where the SNR is much higher than in typical radar applications (e.g., SNR > 5dB). In this paper, we investigate how to improve the CS reconstruction by using coherent integration over N pulses. …”
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Virus-specific T lymphocytes home to the skin during natural dengue infection by Rivino, Laura, Kumaran, Emmanuelle A., Thein, Tun-Linn, Too, Chien Tei, Gan, Victor Chih Hao, Hanson, Brendon J., Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Bertoletti, Antonio, Gascoigne, Nicholas R. J., Lye, David Chien, Leo, Yee Sin, Akbar, Arne N., Kemeny, David M., MacAry, Paul A.

“…We show that natural infection induces dengue-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes that are highly activated and proliferating, exhibit antiviral effector functions, and express CXCR3, CCR5, and the skin-homing marker cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen (CLA). …”
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Density-based clustering of data streams at multiple resolutions by Wan, Li

“…In this project we propose an algorithm that (1) computes and updates synopsis information in constant time; (2) allows users to discover clusters at multiple resolutions; (3) determines the right time for users to generate clusters from the synopsis information; (4) generates clusters of higher purity than existing algorithms; and (5) determines the right threshold function for density-based clustering based on the fading model of stream data. …”
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Transcriptome analysis for the identification of cellular markers related to trabecular meshwork differentiation by Sathiyanathan, Padmapriya, Tay, Cheryl Y., Stanton, Lawrence W.

“…After removal of genes expressed in the cornea and sclera, 18 genes were identified that were differentially expressed in the TM relative to the other samples. CDH23, F5, KCNAB1, FGF9, SPP1, and HEY1 were selected among the genes highly expressed in the TM, together with BDNF which was repressed, compared to progenitors for further investigation. …”
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Geometric shapes effect of in-duct perforated orifices on aeroacoustics damping performances at low Helmholtz and Strouhal number by Zhao, Dan, Ji, Chenzhen, Wang, Bing

“…Here six shapes are considered, i.e., (1) triangle, (2) square, (3) pentagon, (4) hexagon, (5) star, and (6) circle. It is shown that the orifice shape has little influence on power absorption Δ and reflection coefficient R at a lower Helmholtz number He ≤ 0.0903. …”
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Additive manufacturing of electrochemical interfaces : simultaneous detection of biomarkers by Ho, Eugene Hong Zhuang, Ambrosi, Adriano, Pumera, Martin

“…A real sample analysis of Vitamin C tablet (500 mg), Vitacimin was conducted using the 3D-printed Au electrode obtaining a variation from claimed concentration of ascorbic acid of only about 0.5%. Therefore, electrodes fabricated by 3D printing would certainly represent a viable alternative to conventional electrodes for efficient electrochemical analysis in the future.…”
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Systematic control of α-Fe 2 O 3 crystal growth direction for improved electrochemical performan... by Shen, Nan, Keppeler, Miriam, Stiaszny, Barbara, Hain, Holger, Maglia, Filippo, Srinivasan, Madhavi

“…The physicochemical characteristics were investigated via XRD and FESEM, revealing well-crystallized α-Fe2O3 with adjustable nanorod lengths between 240 and 400 nm and aspect ratios in the range from 2.6 to 5.7. The electrochemical performance was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry and charge–discharge measurements. …”
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A case for energy-efficient acceleration of graph problems using embedded FPGA-based SoCs by Moorthy, Pradeep, Kapre, Nachiket

“…Across a set of benchmark graphs, we show that 32-node embedded SoC cluster can exceed the energy efficiency of an Intel E5-2407 by as much as 1.7× at a total graph processing capacity of 91–95 MTEPS for graphs as large as 32 million nodes and edges.…”
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Succession of biofilm communities responsible for biofouling of membrane bio-reactors (MBRs) by Luo, Jinxue, Lv, Pengyi, Zhang, Jinsong, Fane, Anthony Gordon, McDougald, Diane, Rice, Scott A.

“…Based on qPCR data, bacteria were the dominant taxa of the biofilm (92.9–98.4%) relative to fungi (1.5–6.9%) and archaea (0.03–0.07%). NMDS analysis indicated that during the initial stages of operation, the biofilm communities were indistinguishable from those found in the sludge. …”
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Ultra low-power UWB-RFID system for precise location-aware applications by Zhou, Yuan, Law, Choi Look, Xia, Jingjing

“…When 1 s sleep mode is incorporated with 0.72 ms active mode, the tag consumes on average 6.8 uA when pulsing at 3.3 MHz rate with 15.5 dBm peak transmit power. The transmitted pulse is captured by low-cost energy-detection receivers at the locator. …”
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The Brazilian disc test for rock mechanics applications : review and new insights by Li, Diyuan, Wong, Louis Ngai Yuen

“…The maximum tensile stress and the maximum tensile strain are both found to occur about 5 mm away from the two loading points along the compressed diameter of the disc, instead of at the center of the disc surface. …”
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An ultra-low power asynchronous-logic in-situ self-adaptive VDD system for wireless sensor networks by Lin, Tong, Chong, Kwen-Siong, Chang, Joseph Sylvester, Gwee, Bah Hwee

“…The effort to achieve the lowest possible power operation is by means of adjusting VDD to the minimum voltage (within 50 mV) for said conditions. High robustness is achieved by adopting the Quasi-Delay-Insensitive (QDI) asynchronous-logic protocols where the circuits therein are self-timed, and by the embodiment of our proposed Pre-Charged-Static-Logic (PCSL) design approach; when compared against competing approaches, the PCSL is most competitive in terms of energy/operation, delay and IC area. …”
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Natural and synthetic homoisoflavonoids and related compounds for the treatment of macular degeneration by Schwikkard, S., Hiles, J., Opara, Elizabeth, Whitmore, H., Corson, T., Mulholland, D.

“…Macular conditions affect around 1.5 million people in the UK, with most of them suffering from age-related macular degeneration. …”

Agarose as a tissue mimic for the porcine heart, kidney, and liver: measurements and a springpot model by Mishra, A, Cleveland, RO

“…Frequency sweep tests were performed from 0.1 Hz to a maximum of 9.5 Hz at a shear strain amplitude of 0.1% for agarose and porcine organs. …”

Exome-wide evidence of compound heterozygous effects across common phenotypes in the UK Biobank by Lassen, FH, Venkatesh, SS, Baya, N, Hill, B, Zhou, W, Bloemendal, A, Neale, BM, Kessler, BM, Whiffin, N, Lindgren, CM, Palmer, DS

“…We phased rare variants (MAF ∼0.001%) in the UK Biobank (UKBB) exome-sequencing data to characterize recessive effects in 175,587 individuals across 311 common diseases. A total of 6.5% of individuals carry putatively damaging CH variants, 90% of which are only identifiable upon phasing rare variants (MAF < 0.38%). …”

Tailored dose baclofen in patients with alcoholic liver disease: A case series with 2-year follow-up of hospitalisation by Heydtmann, M, Macdonald, B, Lewsey, J, Masson, N, Cunningham, L, Irnazarow, A, Nardone, A, Cosgrave, J, Chick, J

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Fifty-three hospitalised patients with alcoholic liver disease started tailored dose baclofen (median: 5.05 months, median highest dose before tapering down: 60 mg). …”

Deubiquitinases in muscle physiology and disorders by Olie, CS, O'Brien, DP, Jones, HBL, Liang, Z, Damianou, A, Sur-Erdem, I, Pinto-Fernández, A, Raz, V, Kessler, BM

“…Several mutations in DUB encoding genes are linked to human NMDs, such as ATXN3, OTUD7A, UCHL1 and USP14, whilst other NMDs are associated with dysregulation of DUB expression. USP5, USP9X and USP14 are implicated in synaptic transmission and remodeling at the neuromuscular junction. …”