Outer-membrane permeabilization, LPS transport inhibition: activity, interactions, and structures of thanatin derived antimicrobial peptides by Swaleeha Jaan Abdullah, Yan, Bernice Tan Siu, Palanivelu, Nithya, Dhanabal, Vidhya Bharathi, Bifani, Juan Pablo, Bhattacharjya, Surajit

“…The VF16 peptide did not show any detectable toxicity to the HEK 293T cell line and kidney cell line Hep G2. As a mode of action, VF16 interacted with LPS, permeabilizing the outer membrane and binding to LptAm with high affinity. …”
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Development and design optimisation of digital intensity measurement system for shot peening by Tarani, Dinesh Kumar

“…However, additional exploration is required to translate the findings of this study into a device suitable for integration into the production line as a substitute for or alternative to Almen strip measurement.…”
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Direction finding for UWB RFID system in dense cluttered environments by Luo, Yanjia

“…Finally, channel identification that includes the line-of-sight (LOS), the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) with detected direct path (DDP) and the NLOS with undetected direct path (UDP) is studied. …”
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Design of a droop control scheme for programmable sources in a microgrid testbed by Lim, Liang Yuan, Krishnan, Ashok, Foo, Eddy Yi Shyh

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Low quiescent current 110 nm capacitorless low dropout voltage regulator with wide load current range by Ab. Halim, Wan Maziyah, Rusli, Julie Roslita, Yusoff, Yuzman, Shafie, Suhaidi, Shaban, Suraya

“…The proposed CLDO regulator achieved a low quiescent current of 5.18 µA with a wide range of load current up of 200 mA at maximum and 80% improved line regulation from the previous work with the same voltage requirements. …”
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Simulation expectation by Thomas, T

“…I also consider to what extent the argument depends upon an internalist conception of evidence, and I refute the common line of thought that finding many simulations being run—or running them ourselves—must increase the odds that we are in a simulation.…”

On defining the incomplete gamma function by Fisher, Brian, Jolevsaka-Tuneska, Biljana, KiliÇman, Adem

“…The incomplete Gamma function γ(α, x+) is defined as locally summable function on the real line for α > 0 by γ(α,x+)= ∫0x+ uα-1e-udu, the integral diverging for α ≤ 0. …”

Surface water sensitivity to climate variability by Paltan-Lopez, H

“…Building on this, this thesis secondly analyses the direct link between natural sources of climate variability and land surface hydrological processes and risks at the global scale. …”

Smart nano-architectures for neuroscience and neuroengineering: from properties to applications by Nurul Akmal, Che Lah, Shmoel, Nava, Trigueros, Sonia

“…The scientific pursuit is complex, with researchers investigating whether a unified theory could link continuum/molecular-level quantum mechanics with neural circuitry theory. …”
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Confucian moral cultivation, longevity, and public policy by Li, Chenyang

“…By investigating the link between the Confucian ideal of longevity and moral cultivation, I argue that Confucian moral cultivation is founded on the ideal of harmony, and, in this connection, it promotes a holistic, healthy life, of which longevity is an important component. …”
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The role of causality and conceptual coherence in assessments of similarity by Spiteri, Louise F.

“…Library and Information Science needs to explore knowledge-based approaches to concept formation, which suggest that one’s knowledge of a concept includes not just a representation of its features but also an explicit representation of the causal mechanisms that people believe link those features to form a coherent whole.…”
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Complex channel characterization by Tay, Ron Yingren.

“…The objective of the project was to characterize the air to land channel of the wireless link using a frequency of 5.69GHz in the C Band. …”
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Friendship and self-love through the transformed self by Ang, Charlene Hui Xuan

“…The link has often been assumed. In this thesis, I explore the process of self-love which underlies one’s desire for autonomy, and in turn deepening one’s capacity for genuine friendships.…”
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Comparison of fingerprint and face recognition algorithms for online authentication by Long, Shi Jun

“…Password based authentication methods are considered to be the weakest link in the cyberworld. It is also the main reason for major data breaches round the world. …”
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Data-driven fault diagnosis of power converter systems by Li, Han

“…By comparing the accuracy and diagnosis time of four different data-driven diagnostic methods, it is found that Random Vector Functional Link (RVFL) has the shortest diagnosis time and high accuracy, indicating that this method has the best effect on IGBT fault diagnosis in the face of sample imbalance.…”
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Mobile IPv6 based multiple network interfaces management for ubiquitous communications by Huang, Haijie

“…There axe various link-layer technologies coexisting in the market that support wireless connections, such as Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11 and GPRS. …”
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A mid-life health crisis : supplements for good health. by Toh, Hwee Ling.

“…An important finding is the challenges to their doctors’ opinions by seeking second opinions from friends and the Internet, as well as the link between gender and the propensity to consume health supplements, where men are more likely to reject supplements and women to consume them and encourage others to consume them regardless of their ethnicity.…”
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Just the two of us : human-object relationships in consumer culture by Lai, Junjie

“…My paper seeks to examine the link between consumer habits and one's sense of identity as shaped by objects, through an analysis of consumer habits and choices, and how people develop relationships with consumer objects over time. …”
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Investigating chromatin folding and fibre-fibre formation by Lee, Kwok Kin

“…Post translational modifications (PTMs) on histone tails are commonly denoted marks of repression or activation in terms of their link to gene silencing or activation. One of the ways in which PTMs serves their gene regulation function is by altering chromatin compaction. …”
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Detection of functional and topological modules in protein interaction networks by Ranjan, Bobby

“…In this project, we explored the potential of using four common module detection algorithms - stochastic block model, Louvain method, modified Louvain (incremental Louvain) method and link community - in order to detect functional modules of for protein interaction networks. …”
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