Associations between health literacy and health care utilization and mortality in patients with coexisting diabetes and end-stage renal disease : a prospective cohort study by Griva, Konstantina, Loong, Russel K. L., Nandakumar, Mooppil, Rajeswari, Moothathamby, Khoo, Eric Y. H., Lee, Vanessa Y. W., Kang, Augustine W. C., Osborne, Richard H., Brini, Stefano, Newman, Stanton P.

“…Objectives Health literacy encompasses a broad skill set linked to patients' self-management ability and the complexity of their health care environments. …”
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Magnetic nanochain enabled microarray and microfluidic bioassays by Xiong, Qirong

“…The magnetic dynamic nanomixers were expected to find widespread uses in on-surface bioassays that suffer from diffusion limitation, such as microfluidic assays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and heterogeneous catalysis. …”
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Perovskite superstructures and heterostructures for enhanced optical performance by Chan, Wen Kiat

“…Since PbBr2 occupies Br vacancies naturally occurring on CsPbBr3 NCs, we proposed a possible SS formation mechanism where PbBr2 serves as a ‘glue’ linking together individual NCs to form SSs at higher PbBr2 concentrations. …”
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Advances in 3D optical profilometry by Huang, Lei

“…For guiding strategies, the classical guiding strategy with a data structure of indexed interwoven linked list is fastest to achieve the most reasonable unwrapping results. …”
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Bit allocation techniques for video coding and broadcasting applications by Yao, Wei

“…However, due to the increased video data compared to conventional single-view video, efficient coding format and joint bit rate allocation among multiple stereo videos on bandwidth limited transmission links are still challenging problems. A scalable coding scheme for stereo video is first designed such that regulating output bit rate of each video to match the allocated bandwidth can be achieved by simple bitstream extraction. …”
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Electrochemical DNA biosensor based on nanoporous alumina membrane by Deng, Jiajia

“…Probe DNA sequences were covalently attached within the pores of the nanoporous alumina membrane using glutaraldehyde cross linking. Binding of target DNA to the probe inside nanopores caused impedance changes due to blocking of nanopores, which provided the sensing signals. …”
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Electronic structures of topological materials studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy by He, S

“…Moreover, the findings are also linked to the <em>Z</em>₂ topology of bismuth and suggest possibilities for studying obstructed surface states in a broader range of topological materials.…”

Dna markers and mapping of quantitative trait loci for yield and bunch quality in Deli dura X Yangambi pisifera oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) population by Seng, Tzer Ying

“…For practical applications from this work, it will be necessary to test these yield component QTLs in a broader array of genetic backgrounds and in different environments. Also, more closely linked markers or flanking markers to the QTLs should be sought because recombinations between the markers and QTLs can occur when transferring the results from one population to another. …”
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Assessing the role of internal phosphorus recycling on eutrophication in four lakes in China and Malaysia by Tay, Chai Jian, Koh, Hock Lye, Mohd Hafiz, Mohd, Teh, Su Yean

“…At moderate IPR, Sunway Lagoon is likely to exhibit stable equilibrium, accompanied by possible shifting between two stable steady states (hysteresis behaviour) and oscillations. …”
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Protein arginine methyltransferase 6 enhances ligand-dependent and -independent activity of estrogen receptor α via distinct mechanisms by Sun, Yang, Chung, Hwa Hwa, Woo, Amanda Rui En, Lin, Valerie C.-L.

“…In conclusion, PRMT6 requires its methyltransferase activity to enhance ERα's ligand-induced activity, but its effect on ligand-independent activity is likely mediated through competing with Hsp90 for binding to the C-terminal domain of ERα. …”
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Fluid fluxing and accumulation drive decadal and short-lived explosive basaltic andesite eruptions preceded by limited volcanic unrest by Utami, Sri Budhi, Costa, Fidel, Lesage, Ph., Allard, P., Humaida, H.

“…The textures and compositional zoning of orthopyroxene and plagioclase do not support intrusion of more primitive magma as the driver for the eruption, and we instead propose that pre-eruptive fluid accumulation and hightemperature fluid fluxing from depth (likely dominated by CO2) played a major role in priming the eruption to occur. …”
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A 15-year review of dengue hospitalizations in Singapore : reducing admissions without adverse consequences, 2003 to 2017 by Ang, Li Wei, Thein, Tun-Linn, Ng, Yixiang, Boudville, Irving Charles, Chia, Po Ying, Lee, Vernon Jian Ming, Leo, Yee-Sin

“…Further studies are needed to optimize dengue management in older adults who are more likely to be hospitalized with greater disease severity, given the higher proportions of hospitalizations and severe disease among older adults.…”
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Tysnd1 deficiency in mice interferes with the peroxisomal localization of PTS2 enzymes, causing lipid metabolic abnormalities and male infertility by Kurochkin, Igor V., Alkuraya, Fowzan S., Iwasa, Hiroyasu, Akita, Masumi, Tsukui, Tohru, Ito, Chizuru, Shimozawa, Nobuyuki, Iseki, Mioko, Mizuno, Yumi, Ninomiya, Yuichi, Nakachi, Yutaka, Toshimori, Kiyotaka, Nishimukai, Megumi, Hara, Hiroshi, Maeba, Ryouta, Okazaki, Tomoki, Alodaib, Ali Nasser Ali, Amoudi, Mohammed Al, Jacob, Minnie, Horai, Yasushi, Watanabe, Mitsuhiro, Motegi, Hiromi, Wakana, Shigeharu, Noda, Tetsuo, Mizuno, Yosuke, Schönbach, Christian, Okazaki, Yasushi

“…These phenotypic features are most likely the result of changes in the molecular species composition of choline and ethanolamine plasmalogens. …”
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Development and Application of a Data-Driven Signal Detection Method for Surveillance of Adverse Event Variability Across Manufacturing Lots of Biologics by Wilde, Joshua T., Springs, Stacy, Wolfrum, Jacqueline M., Levi, Retsef

“…Additionally, HMMScan indicates the particular lots most likely to be related to risky states of the manufacturing or supply chain condition. …”
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Insights from an Experiment Crowdsourcing Data from Thousands of US Amazon Users: The importance of transparency, money, and data use by Berke, Alex, Mahari, Robert, Pentland, Sandy, Larson, Kent, Calacci, Dana

“…Age, race, education, and gender also played a role, where female and less-educated participants were more likely to share. Our study design enables a unique empirical evaluation of the &#8220;privacy paradox&#8221;, where users claim to value their privacy more than they do in practice. …”
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Facilitating gamified lower-extremity rehabilitation through novel VR MI-BCI system by Pramotedham, Chavalit

“…Additionally, while the difference in BCI performance in VR vs. 2D was not deemed to be statistically significant (p = 0.38), this is likely due to the extremely small sample size (n = 12) within this preliminary study. …”
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3D confined jet scour at a wall by Chee, Wei Hong

“…Beyond the jet outlet location, the scoured sediment bed was observed to be uneven likely due to the recirculating flow affected by the ridges formed. …”
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Island area and remoteness shape plant and soil bacterial diversity through land use and biological invasion by Xu, Mingshan, Yang, Anna, Yang, Xiaodong, Cao, Wenting, Zhang, Zengke, Li, Zengyan, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Huaguo, You, Wenhui, Yan, En-Rong, Wardle, David A.

“…Soil bacterial diversity was directly negatively impacted by island remoteness, and indirectly negatively impacted by island remoteness through increased soil electrical conductivity likely caused by greater salinity from sea spray. …”
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Sustainable structural design optimization - prestressed concrete beams by Ng, Kok Hang

“…The case study revealed that for an 18 m wide bridge, a 3-beam layout generates lesser overall EC than a 4-beam layout and a beam length (thus column spacing) of 20 to 26 m is likely to produce the lowest EC for the bridge system. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Sun, Rui

“…Special features of private firms – more concentrated equity ownership, more powerful shareholders with a strong desire for liquidity and diversification, and higher agency costs associated with debt finance are very likely to play a vital role in shaping their cash flow allocation. …”
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