Functional characterisation of multiple sclerosis-­associated single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Eomesodermin region by Leach, O

“…SNPs in two such non-coding DNA segments upstream of the <em>EOMES</em> gene, encoding Eomesodermin (Eomes) have been consistently associated with MS, as well as with the two other autoimmune diseases rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). …”

PTFE-assisted immobilization of Pluronic F127 in PVDF hollow fiber membranes with enhanced hydrophilicity through nonsolvent-thermally induced phase separation method by Zhao, Jie, Chong, Jeng Yi, Shi, Lei, Wang, Rong

“…The results suggest that the hydrophobic segment of F127 could adsorb firmly onto PTFE with the hydrophilic segments protruding outwards. …”
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Anomalous floquet non-Hermitian skin effect in a ring resonator lattice by Gao, He, Xue, Haoran, Gu, Zhongming, Li, Linhu, Zhu, Weiwei, Su, Zhongqing, Zhu, Jie, Zhang, Baile, Chong, Y. D.

“…Unlike existing approaches to achieving the NHSE by engineering gain and loss on different ring segments, our design uses fixed on-site gain or loss in each ring. …”
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An observational study of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in treatment-experienced people living with HIV in Singapore by Ang, Li Wei, Ng, Oon Tek, Boudville, Irving Charles, Leo, Yee Sin, Wong, Chen Seong

“…Background: While the use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has conferred significant reduction in morbidity and mortality, there are growing concerns about the metabolic complications of antiretroviral regimens in HIV-infected patients. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Singapore. …”
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Association of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors with adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnant women living with HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis by Cowdell, I, Beck, K, Hey, M, Portwood, C, Sexton, H, Kumarendran, M, Brandon, Z, Kirtley, S, Hemelaar, J

“…ART containing zidovudine was associated with increased risk of very preterm birth (1.59; 1.01-2.49), small for gestational age (1.33; 1.03-1.70), very small for gestational age (1.63; 1.25-2.13), stillbirth (2.23; 1.10-4.55), and neonatal death (1.65; 1.08-2.52), compared to ART not containing zidovudine. For ART regimens also containing either lamivudine or emtricitabine, zidovudine was associated with increased risk of very preterm birth (1.62; 1.04-2.52), small for gestational age (1.52; 1.28-1.82), very small for gestational age (1.68; 1.36-2.06), stillbirth (2.19; 1.03-4.67), and neonatal death (1.65; 1.08- 2.52), compared to ART containing tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. …”

Bayesian dynamic programming approach for tracking time-varying model properties in SHM by Yang, Yanping, Zhu, Zuo, Au, Siu-Kui

“…Conventional approaches empirically divide data into non-overlapping segments with equal lengths and identify the model parameters within each segment based on a time-invariant model. …”
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HopPER : an adaptive model for probability estimation of influenza reassortment through host prediction by Yin, Rui, Zhou, Xinrui, Rashid, Shamima, Kwoh, Chee Keong

“…Background: Influenza reassortment, a mechanism where influenza viruses exchange their RNA segments by co-infecting a single cell, has been implicated in several major pandemics since 19th century. …”
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Predictive and Prescriptive Trees for Optimization and Control Problems by Kim, Cheol Woo

“…We prove that a piecewise constant optimal policy exists for MFQNET control problems, with segments separated by hyperplanes passing through the origin. …”
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Design of a Precision Needle for Injection of Fluid into the Suprachoroidal Space of the Eye for the Treatment of Retinal Detachment by Rutherford, Emma

“…This work presents a device developed to minimally invasively reach posterior segments of the eye, deploy an injection needle in-situ with high resolution, sense when the needle tip has passed into the suprachoroidal space (SCS), and inject a viscous fluid. …”
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Patch repair technology with sacrificial zinc anodes in RC slabs with corroded steel bars by Christian, Alvin

“…Furthermore, the highest amount of macrocell corrosion can be encountered at steel segments near the patch repair area. Compared with each sample, it was discovered that zinc sacrificial anodes installed within areas with high level of chloride contamination provided the best protection for the steel reinforcement against corrosion damage.…”
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Triggered slip along the San Andreas fault after the 8 July 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake by Williams, Patrick L., McGill, Sally Fagerson, Sieh, Kerry, Allen, Clarence R., Louie, John N.

“…In addition to minor surface cracks in the region of the 8 July 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake, minor aseismic surficial rupture occurred along three segments of the San Andreas fault, 44 to 86 km southeast of the epicenter. …”
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Pragmatic and discourse markers used by Malay and Arab postgraduates students during classroom oral presentations by Alkhawaja, Hussein Walid Hussein

“…These markers are, in fact, valuable tools in the hands of learners to structure and organize the segments of their speech, make the content of the presentation comprehensible and meaningful, and help their audiences follow the sequence of ideas. …”
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Controllable broadband multicolour single-mode polarized laser in a dye-assembled homoepitaxial MOF microcrystal by He, Huajun, Cui, Yuanjing, Li, Hongjun, Shao, Kai, Chen, Banglin, Qian, Guodong

“…Here, we demonstrate a single crystal with multiple segments based on the host-guest metal-organic framework ZJU-68 hierarchically hybridized with different dye molecules generating controllable single-mode green, red, and near-infrared lasing, with the lasing mode mechanism revealed by computational simulation. …”
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Simultaneous binding of hybrid molecules constructed with dual DNA-binding components to a G-quadruplex and its proximal duplex by Asamitsu, Sefan, Obata, Shunsuke, Phan, Anh Tuân, Hashiya, Kaori, Bando, Toshikazu, Sugiyama, Hiroshi

“…By means of circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and NMR techniques, we showed the dual and simultaneous recognition of the respective segment via hybrid molecules, and the synergistic and mutual effect of each binding component that was appropriately linked on higher binding affinity and modest sequence specificity. …”
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Crossing and intersecting families of geometric graphs on point sets by Álvarez-Rebollar, J. L., Cravioto-Lagos, J., Marín, N., Solé-Pi, O., Urrutia, J.

“…Let S be a set of n points in the plane in general position. Two line segments connecting pairs of points of S cross if they have an interior point in common. …”
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Enhancing production performance using sustainable lean supply chain: A case study in an Indonesian shoes manufacturer by Putra, Raditya Abyudaya, Emelia Sari, ., Moengin, Parwadi, Satria, Ridha, Maulidya, Rahmi, Mohd Yazid, Abu

“…The SVSM results are further analyzed using Process Activity Mapping tools to categorize activities into non value added, necessary non value added, and value added segments. The Sustainability Index (SI) is then calculated, incorporating economic, social, and environmental indicators. …”
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Super-resolution imaging of photogenerated charges on CdS/g-C₃N₄ heterojunctions and its correlation with photoactivity by Wu, Shuyang, Lee, Jinn-Kye, Lim, Pei Chong, Xu, Rong, Zhang, Zhengyang

“…The photoactive species (i.e., e- and h+) were found to be preferentially distributed at the two end segments of CdS nanorods and the edge boundaries of g-C3N4. …”
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An investigation on correlation between linguistic features and personality traits : a case of Singapore Twitter users. by Yew, Chee Soon.

“…Breaking down these corpuses into segments of 1,000 words, the usage of linguistic features by each subject was calculated. …”
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Self-assembled structures using CABC multi-block copolymers by Zheng, Jie

“…Because of their non-symmetric structure, CABC multi-block copolymers form unique assemblies, i.e., Janus-type particles with hetero-segment coronas and flower-like particles with hetero-segment petals. …”
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Molecular insights into evolution, mutations and receptor-binding specificity of influenza A and B viruses from outpatients and hospitalized patients in Singapore by Ivan, Fransiskus Xaverius, Zhou, Xinrui, Lau, Suk Hiang, Rashid, Shamima, Teo, Jasmine S. M., Lee, Hong Kai, Koay, Evelyn S., Chan, Kwai Peng, Leo, Yee Sin, Chen, Mark I. Cheng, Kwoh, Chee Keong, Chow, Vincent T.

“…Results: The phylogenetic trees of the 8 gene segments revealed that the outpatient and inpatient strains overlapped with representative global and vaccine strains. …”
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