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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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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Network management system for customer energy portal by Lim, Jan Kai Li

“…Enhancement is made in such a way that the administrator of the site is able to view the consolidated bill for all the registered energy consumers.…”
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PARP1 resolves DNA replication defects in PCNA-associated DNA repair disorder by Wang, L

“…</p> <p>An isogenic PCNAS^228I knock-in hTERT RPE-1 cell line was generated using CRISPR-Cas9 technique. Phenotypes observed in patient-derived cells were recapitulated in the knock-in cell line. …”

Getting the (dimensionless) numbers right by McKinley, Gareth H.

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When fizzy water levitates by Bourrianne, Philippe, McKinley, Gareth H.

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Coevolutionary Computation for Adversarial Deep Learning by Toutouh, Jamal, O'Reilly, Una-May

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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. …”

V4C3TxMXene : a promising active substrate for reactive surface modification and the enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution activity by Du, Cheng‐Feng, Sun, Xiaoli, Yu, Hong, Fang, Wei, Jing, Yao, Wang, Yonghui, Li, Shuiqing, Liu, Xianhu, Yan, Qingyu

“…Presented are the synthesis, characterizations, and reactive surface modification (RSM) of a novel nine atomic layered V4C3T x MXene. With the advantages of the multilayered V4C3T x MXene that can simultaneously support the RSM reaction and keep the inner skeleton stable, a series of amorphous Ni/Fe/V‐ternary oxide hydroxides thin layer can be successfully modified on the surface of the V4C3T x MXene (denoted as MOOH @V4C3T x, M = Ni, Fe, and V) without disrupting its original structure. …”
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Cognitive and physical age gaps in relation to mild cognitive impairment and behavioral phenotypes by Yu Junhong, Ng, Ted Kheng Siang, Mahendran, Rathi

“…Cognitive and physical age-prediction models were fitted using nine cognitive and eight physical fitness test scores, respectively, within the training samples, and subsequently used to estimate cognitive and physical age gaps for each subject in the testing sample. …”
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The behaviour of steel and composite structures under a middle-column-removal scenario by Yang, Bo

“…In order to achieve a better understanding on the performance of bolted-angle connections under a middle-column-removal scenario, nine experimental tests were carried out on different types of bolted-angle beam-column joints. …”
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Nuclei sorting-based genome-wide CRISPR screens to identify novel regulators of hepatic insulin signalling by Martin Perez, E

“…To systematically study the insulin signalling network, we developed and validated a novel experimental pipeline that uses nuclei isolation followed by fluorescent activated nuclei sorting (FANS) as an approach for pooled CRISPR screening. We carried out nine genome-wide pooled CRISPR screens using nuclei isolated from hepatocytes under either starved, basal insulin or insulin resistance conditions. …”

Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer: nested case-control studies using the QResearch and CPRD databases by Vinogradova, Y, Coupland, C, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…In recent oestrogen only users, between three (in younger women) and eight (in older women) extra cases per 10 000 women years would be expected, and in oestrogen-progestogen users between nine and 36 extra cases per 10 000 women years. For past oestrogen-progestogen users, the results would suggest between two and eight extra cases per 10 000 women years. …”

In-silico trials with human modelling and simulation for guiding optimal stratification of atrial fibrillation patients to catheter ablation and pharmacological therapy by Dasí i Martinez, A

“…</p> <br> <p>Moreover, the ionic current substrate also influences the outcomes of catheter ablation therapy, although the latter is mainly determined by the presence of heterogeneities in tissue structure (i.e., presence of low voltage areas) and the bi-atrial size (i.e., left and right atrial volume). In fact, analysis of nine state-of-the-art catheter ablation strategies suggests that the assessment of the latter patient characteristics could guide stratification of AF patients to optimal ablation therapies.…”

Knowledge, beliefs, perceptions and barriers related to implementing smoke-free home practices in two rural settlement areas in Malaysia by Kamni, Siti Nurhasyimah Ayuni, Saiful Bahron, Nur Ain Nadhirah, Zulkifli, Aziemah, Uny, Isabelle, O’Donnell, Rachel, Prabandari, Yayi Suryo, Bintoro, Bagas Suryo, Zainal Abidin, Emilia, Semple, Sean

“…No association was found between sociodemographic factors and knowledge level. Seven of the nine interviewees knew specific SHS-related health risks. …”
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Evaluation of high school-based dengue solution model in Southern Thailand: a community participatory action research by Suwanbamrung, Charuai, Mehraj, Sandeep Kumar, Kercho, Melkamu Worku, Stanikzai, Muhammad Haroon, Ageru, Temesgen Anjulo, Jaroenpool, Jiraporn, Pibul, Panatda, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Israel, Eskinder

“…Results: Two hundred and thirty-nine (96.3%, n = 239/248) and 232 (93.5, n = 232/248) participants were included in the interventions before and after, respectively. …”
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Control and operation of DC microgrids by Adhikari, Sujan

“…The interconnection of identical DC buses through tie-line and formation of microgrid clusters improves reliability of the system. …”
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