Dysregulation of the Pdx1/Ovol2/Zeb2 axis in dedifferentiated β-cells triggers the induction of genes associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition in diabetes by de Jesus, Daniel S., Mak, Tracy C. S., Wang, Yi-Fang, von Ohlen, Yorrick, Bai, Ying, Kane, Eva, Chabosseau, Pauline, Chahrour, Catherine M., Distaso, Walter, Salem, Victoria, Tomas, Alejandra, Stoffel, Markus, Rutter, Guy A., Latreille, Mathieu

“…We carried out loss- and gain-of-function experiments in MIN6 and EndoC-bH1 cell lines. We analysed previously published mouse andhuman T2D data sets.Results:Bulk RNA-seq revealed thatb-cell dedifferentiation is associated with the induction of genes associated with epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in prediabetic (2-week-old) and diabetic (12-week-old) Tg7 mice. …”
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A short review of recent advancements in PCM-air hybrid thermal management for batteries by Muppana, Veera Nagendra, Samykano, Mahendran, Wan Azmi, Wan Hamzah, Kadirgama, Kumaran, Suraparaju, Subbarama Kousik

“…Each resulted in an overall reduction in the battery’s maximum temperature and a uniform temperature distribution across the entire battery. This review mainly focused on the BTMS using PCMS and air cooling.…”
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Reconstructing Transit Vehicle Trajectory Using High-Resolution GPS Data by Huang, Yuzhu, Abdelhalim, Awad, Stewart, Anson, Zhao, Jinhua, Koutsopoulos, Haris

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Personalized question recommendation for English grammar learning by Fang, Lanting, Tuan, Luu Anh, Hui, Siu Cheung, Wu, Lenan

“…Previous recommendation systems for learning English mainly focused on recommending reading materials and vocabulary. …”
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Design of a special vent component for hydrogen-on-demand system by Lim, Sin Wei

“…The fact that hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity with no pollutants or any of the greenhouse gases, mainly using only hydrogen and oxygen, they are of great appeal as a clean energy source. …”
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Stochastic optimization model for water allocation on a watershed scale considering wetland’s ecological water requirement by Xu, Ye, Wang, Yu, Li, Sha, Huang, Guohe, Dai, Chao

“…Compared with the current operational scheme for water supply, the proposed method could lead to decreased water supply amount at a lower total cost. This is mainly because the design and implementation of existing water supply schemes are dependent on empirical experience and subjective judgment. …”
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Environmental and social factors influencing the spatiotemporal variation of archaeological sites during the historical period in the Heihe River basin, northwest China by Shi, Zhilin, Chen, Tingting, Storozum, Michael J., Liu, Fengwen

“…In the Western Xia-Yuan period (AD 1038–1368), people mainly settled in the lower reaches of the Heihe River basin and only returned to the middle reaches of the Heihe River basin during the Ming and Qing dynasties (AD 1368–1912). …”
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of 3D-printed EH36 high strength low carbon steel by Peh, Zhi Hao

“…Thus, in this project, the objective seeks to explore the microstructure and mechanical properties of 3D printed high strength low carbon steel printed using the direct laser deposition. This project mainly focuses on one material, ASTM A131 EH36, printed with wire used as the type of material deposition. …”
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Ecocement for beach erosion control by Chua, Xue Ning

“…Hard solutions have negative effects on the environment while soft solutions mainly work well as temporary measures. Therefore, a new approach, Ecocement, was proposed and investigated in this project. …”
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Thermal volume change of saturated clays: a fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical finite element implementation by Wang, Hao, Qi, Xiaohui

“…The former two mechanisms mainly contribute to the thermal expansion of heavily overconsolidated clays, whereas the latter two contribute to the noticeable thermal contraction of normally consolidated and lightly overconsolidated clays. …”
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Radiation and energy budget dynamics associated with a floating photovoltaic system by Yang, Peipei, Chua, Lloyd H. C., Irvine, K. N., Imberger, Jorg

“…Heat budget analysis showed that the thermal dynamics under the PV panels is mainly controlled by the longwave radiation from the PV panels and reduction in latent heat flux. …”
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Business contingency and continuity plan by maritime firms in Singapore - part B: maritime services sector by Matin Ahmad Bin Kamal

“…Maritime services companies face many hurdles in their application, mainly resource constraints, risk culture and the inability to predict future events. …”
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An eye tracker application in assistive technology by Lim, Guang Liang

“…This project was developed due to the poor quality of life of disabled patients, mainly bedridden patients. The project uses A computer-interfaced-based communicator and home device control system for people with disabilities developed using Eye Tracker. …”
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Contentious consensus: challenges of diversity to identity-based language policies by Jain, Ritu

“…Language policies in Singapore have long served as tools for the management of its linguistic diversity comprising mainly the Chinese, Malay, and Indian vernaculars. …”
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The third imperative: framework for the relational values of nature by Tan, Rebecca Si En

“…This framework is then tested empirically through 30 surveys in a Singapore park and analysed mainly through a qualitative approach of thematic analysis. …”
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CT sigma delta ADC for audio applications by Hnin, Hnin Soe.

“…On the system level, a low-power, mainly feed-forward architecture is used to realize the loop filter. …”
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Solar vehicle to grid simulation model by Lim, Yihn Shin.

“…Due to global warming caused mainly by the greenhouse gases emitted from burning of fuels and the increasing prices of oil, there is a need for Singapore to push for alternative renewable energy substitute and cut down on emissions. …”
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Fabrication of composite FO hollow fiber membranes by co-spinning process – preliminary investigation on properties of the support layer by Cwa, Jackson Xing Long

“…These 3 systems are used to determine mainly viscosity and cloud point. It was found that the viscosity of the dope solution increased when the additives were added, and that the additives were observed to have the effect of increasing the polymer concentration needed to reach a point where a steep increase in the viscosity of the dope solution can be observed; the point that suggests significant chain entanglement occurring in the dope solution.…”
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Single antenna power measurements based direction finding : an FRI solution by Zhang, Song Bai

“…The conventional methodology used to determine the AoA mainly uses the an- tenna array as an acquisition system, and there are many signal process algorithms developed to retrieve the direction of arrival information. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of nanostructures-graphene hybrid system. by Lee, Xin Ying.

“…Structural characterization was done mainly using Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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