Mechanism of charge transfer and its impacts on Fermi-level pinning for gas molecules adsorbed on monolayer WS2 by Zhou, Changjie, Yang, Weihuang, Zhu, Huili

“…The phenomenon of Fermi-level pinning was discussed in light of the traditional and orbital mixing charge transfer theories. …”
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The impact of Ming and Qing dynasty maritime bans on trade ceramics recovered from coastal settlements in northern Sumatra, Indonesia by Tai, Yew Seng, Daly, Patrick, Mckinnon, E. Edwards, Parnell, Andrew, Feener, R. Michael, Majewski, Jedrzej, Nazli Ismail, Sieh, Kerry

“…We review published literature and historical texts to propose that three periods of official Chinese maritime bans impacted the composition and circulation of trade ceramics along Asian trade routes: Ming Ban 1 (1371 – 1509), Ming Ban 2 (1521 – 1529), and Qing Ban (1654 – 1684). …”
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Tetratricopeptide repeat domain 9A modulates anxiety-like behavior in female mice by Lim, Lee Wei, Shrestha, Smeeta, Or, Yu Zuan, Tan, Shawn Zheng Kai, Chung, Hwa Hwa, Sun, Yang, Lim, Chew Leng, Khairuddin, Sharafuddin, Lufkin, Thomas, Lin, Valerie Chun Ling

“…Our results demonstrated that TTC9A−/− mice exhibited an increase in anxiety-like behaviors compared to the wild type TTC9A+/+ mice. …”
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Part I: Synthesis of sex pheromone of the pine sawfly, Macrodiprion Nemoralis. Part II: Synthetic studies towards the total synthesis of iriomoteolide-1a by Chin, Yen Jin

“…In the first part of this thesis, an elegant display of the CuI-Tol-BINAP-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition is established in the total synthesis of sex pheromone of the pine sawfly, Macrodiprion Nemoralis (SRRS-1). The key features of our strategy are: (I) one-pot DIBAL-H reduction–Wittig olefination, (II) olefin cross metathesis of fragment A and fragment B, and (III) a CuI-Tol-BINAP-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition using Grignard reagents in good yields and excellent stereoselectivities. …”
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Potential ago2/miR-3068-5p cascades in the nucleus accumbens contribute to methamphetamine-induced locomotor sensitization of mice by Liu, Dan, Liang, Min, Zhu, Li, Zhou, Ting-Ting, Wang, Yu, Wang, Rui, Wu, Fei-Fei, Goh, Eyleen Lay Keow, Chen, Teng

“…Argonaute2 (Ago2), a specific splicing protein involved in the generation of miRNA, was found to be dysregulated in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of methamphetamine (METH)-sensitized mice in our previous study. Here, we determined whether Ago2 in the NAc regulates METH sensitization in mice and identified Ago2-dependent miRNAs involved in this process. …”
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Experimental and numerical studies of pin-ended S960 ultra-high strength steel press-braked channel section columns by Ong, Shao Quan

“…The structural testing programme were performed on two nonslender plain channel sections and comprised detailed measurements of initial global and local geometric imperfections, as well as a total of 10 flexural buckling tests on pin-ended columns buckling about their minor axes. …”
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Comparison and validation of sensors for 3D and 2D motion capture to measure 10-pin bowling specific kinematics by Lim, Matthew Jing Long

“…Ten pin bowling is a competitive sport that requires athletes to score as many pins possible using a bowling ball. …”
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Multilayered semiconducting polymer nanoparticles with enhanced NIR fluorescence for molecular imaging in cells, zebrafish and mice by Zhu, Houjuan, Fang, Yuan, Zhen, Xu, Wei, Na, Gao, Yu, Luo, Kathy Qian, Xu, Chenjie, Duan, Hongwei, Ding, Dan, Chen, Peng, Pu, Kanyi

“…Their proof-of-concept imaging applications are demonstrated in cells, zebrafish and living mice. The multilayered nanoarchitecture not only permits in vivo lymph node tracking with an ultrahigh signal-to-noise ratio (∼85), but also allows for more sensitive in vivo imaging of tumors with a fluorescence intensity ratio of tumor to liver that is ∼8-fold higher compared to that of the counterpart silica SPN. …”
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Presence of IgG antibodies is not a reliable marker of Toxoplasma gondii infection in feral mice by Lignereux, Louis, Tong, Wen Han, Tan, Sijie, Vyas, Ajai, O'handley, Ryan

“…In this study, we have captured 103 feral house mice (Mus musculus) on Kangaroo Island, Australia. …”
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Carnobacterium maltaromaticum boosts intestinal vitamin D production to suppress colorectal cancer in female mice by Li, Qing, Chan, Hung, Liu, Wei-Xin, Liu, Chang-An, Zhou, Yunfei, Huang, Dan, Wang, Xueliang, Li, Xiaoxing, Xie, Chuan, Liu, Wing Ying-Zhi, Wang, Xian-Song, Ng, Siu Kin, Gou, Hongyan, Zhao, Liu-Yang, Fong, Winnie, Jiang, Lanping, Lin, Yufeng, Zhao, Guijun, Bai, Feihu, Liu, Xiaodong, Chen, Huarong, Zhang, Lin, Wong, Sunny Hei, Chan, Matthew Tak Vai, Wu, William Ka Kei, Yu, Jun

“…Metabolomic and transcriptomic profiling unveils the increased gut abundance of vitamin D-related metabolites and the mucosal activation of vitamin D receptor (VDR) signaling in C. maltaromaticum-gavaged mice in a gut microbiome- and VDR-dependent manner. …”
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Genome-wide gene expression profiling of the Angelman syndrome mice with Ube3a mutation by Low, Daren., Chen, Ken-Shiung.

“…We also show that the protein level of Mc1r and Nr4a2 in the AS mice cerebellum are decreased relative to that of the wildtype mice. …”
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Spontaneous ventricular tachyarrhythmias in β2-adrenoceptor transgenic mice in relation to cardiac interstitial fibrosis by Nguyen, M-N, Kiriazis, H, Ruggiero, D, Gao, X-M, Su, Y, Jian, A, Han, L-P, McMullen, JR, Du, X-J

“…Our purpose was to document this relationship in a transgenic (TG) strain of mice with fibrotic cardiomyopathy. TG mice with cardiac overexpression of β2-adrenoceptors (β2-AR mice) and non-TG (NTG) littermates were studied at 4–12 mo of age. …”

Oral and topical administration of a geranyl acetophenone attenuates DNCB-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions in BALB/c mice by Mohd Kasim, Vivi Nur Khalieda, Lee, Yu Zhao, Bakrin, Ikmal Hisyam, Hussain, Mohd Khairi, Israf, Daud Ahmad, Shaari, Khozirah, Tan, Ji Wei, Lee, Ming Tatt, Tham, Chau Ling

“…On day 34, the mice were euthanized, and blood and dorsal skin samples were obtained for analysis. …”
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Developing a system that uses ultrawide-band inertial measurement units to quantify selected 10-Pin skills in real-time by Wee, Joel Jiewei

“…Ten-pin bowling is a unique abstract sport that requires bowlers to deliver a 11-to-16-pound ball in a five-step approach for the ball to travel down the oiled lane to knock down 10 pins. …”
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Helicobacter pylori infection can affect energy modulating hormones and body weight in germ free mice by Loke, Mun Fai, Vadivelu, Jamuna, Tan, Tuan Lin, Wong, Whye Yen, Khosravi, Yalda, Seow, Shih Wee, Amoyo, Arlaine Anne, Chiow, Kher Hsin, Poh, Qian Hui, Sentosa, Ignatius Mario Doli, Bunte, Ralph M., Pettersson, Sven

“…SPFH mice also displayed increased level of eotaxin-1. …”
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Adeno-associated virus mediated rhodopsin delivery in preventing secondary cone degeneration in rhodopsin knockout mice by Dauletbekov, D

“…</p> <p>Subretinal injection of the vector into three-week pups of rhodopsin knockout mice with cones expressing green fluorescent protein showed restoration of rod-derived electroretinogram (ERG) responses, and preservation of cone- driven ERG responses three months after injection. …”

Improved flux pinning properties of Mg exceed MgB2 ceramics with B4C and Dy2O3 additions by Pham, Ha H., Le, Tien, Pham, An T., Kang, Won Nam, Nam, Nguyen H., Anh, Do T.K., Anh, Nguyen Hoang, Peh, Hoo Keong, Chen, Soo Kien, Man, Nguyen K., Hong, Vuong Thi Anh, Lee, Hanoh, Park, Tuson, Cuong, Le Viet, Hai, Phan, Huy, Nguyen Quang, Tran, Duc H.

“…According to collective pinning theory, δl pinning was identified as the dominant pinning type in the fabricated samples. …”
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Event-driven spiking neural networks using asynchronous-logic network-on-chip routers in field programmable gate array (FPGA) by Wu, Si

“…Compared with the second-generation neural network, SNN uses spikes to process information. The neuronal units in SNNs are only active when they receive or emit spikes, so it is event-driven, thus making it energy-efficient. …”
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High-density lipoprotein function is modulated by the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in a lipid-type dependent manner by Correa, Yubexi, Del Giudice, Rita, Waldie, Sarah, Thépaut, Michel, Micciula, Samantha, Gerelli, Yuri, Moulin, Martine, Delaunay, Clara, Fieschi, Franck, Pichler, Harald, Haertlein, Michael, Forsyth, V. Trevor, Le Brun, Anton, Moir, Michael, Russell, Robert A., Darwish, Tamim, Brinck, Jonas, Wodaje, Tigist, Jansen, Martin, Martín, César, Roosen-Runge, Felix, Cárdenas, Marité

“…It is known that the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein binds the HDL particle, probably depleting it of lipids and altering HDL function. …”
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Dok3 restrains neutrophil production of calprotectin during TLR4 sensing of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by Loh, Jia Tong, Teo, Joey Kay Hui, Lam, Kong-Peng

“…In this study, we showed that Dok3 adaptor restrains calprotectin production by neutrophils in response to SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein engagement of TLR4. Dok3 recruits SHP-2 to mediate the de-phosphorylation of MyD88 at Y257, thereby attenuating downstream JAK2-STAT3 signaling and calprotectin production. …”
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