Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) among school children in Java and Sumatra, Indonesia: associations with respiratory symptoms, house dust mite sensitization and the home envi... by Norbäck, Dan, Hashim, Jamal Hisham, Hashim, Zailina, Jalaludin, Juliana, Ismail, Rohaida, Wieslander, Gunilla, Wispriyono, Bambang, Sary, Lolita, Pratama, Satria, Sari, Meliana, Sisinta, Tiaraima, Putra, Hondli, Perdana, Agung Aji, Muhani, Nova, Lestari, Sri Maria Puji, Wulandari, Ririn, Nurmala, Eliza Eka

“…Moreover, 20 students (5.3%) had diagnosed asthma, 38 (10.0%) had current wheeze, and 107 (28.2%) had current rhinitis. …”
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Evaluation of antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase activities of surfactant and alcohol extracted Combretum Indicum leaves by Thanaseelan, Tanesha, D. Nurul, Hidayu, Nurul, Sahirah, Rajaletchumy, Veloo Kutty

“…Combretum Indicum (CI), which contains numerous bioactive compounds, has been used in traditional medicine for a variety of reasons, including the treatment of skin conditions. This study investigates the antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase activities of CI leaves extracted using different surfactants (Triton X-100 and Vitamin E TPGS) at concentrations of 1%, 2%, and 3%, as well as various alcohol solvents (acetone, methanol, and ethanol) at concentrations of 50%, 70%, and 90%. …”
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Electrospun nanofibers of collagen and chitosan for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications: A review by Ramakrishnan, Praveen, Ramprasath, Ramakrishnan, Jalaludeen, Abdulkadhar Mohamed, R., Jayakumar, Gimbun, Jolius, Balu, Ranganathan, S.B., Mohamed, T.M., Sridhar, Gunasekaran, Sivagaami Sundari, Davoodbasha, MubarakAli, Thajuddin, Nooruddin, Gnanasekaran, Lalitha, Sundaram, Thanigaivel

“…Studies concerning the medical applications of these nanofibers, such as wound healing, skin regeneration, bone tissue engineering, and neural repair, were also reviewed. …”
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Fabrication of bioinspired composite nanofiber membranes with robust superhydrophobicity for direct contact membrane distillation by Fane, Anthony Gordon, Liao, Yuan, Wang, Rong

“…The newly developed membrane consists of a superhydrophobic silica-PVDF composite selective skin formed on a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) porous nanofiber scaffold via electrospinning. …”
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Tactile chemomechanical transduction based on an elastic microstructured array to enhance the sensitivity of portable biosensors by Wang, Ting, Qi, Dianpeng, Yang, Hui, Liu, Zhiyuan, Wang, Ming, Leow, Wan Ru, Chen, Geng, Yu, Jiancan, He, Ke, Cheng, Hongwei, Wu, Yun-Long, Zhang, Han, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Tactile sensors capable of perceiving biophysical signals such as force, pressure, or strain have attracted extensive interest for versatile applications in electronic skin, noninvasive healthcare, and biomimetic prostheses. …”
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Lancing drug reservoirs into subcutaneous fat to combat obesity and associated metabolic diseases by Than, Aung, Duong, Phan Khanh, Zan, Ping, Liu, Junjie, Leow, Melvin Khee-Shing, Chen, Peng

“…Specifically, ultrathin, core-shelled, and lance-shaped polymeric drug reservoirs (micro-lances [MLs]) are readily fabricated by a thermal pressing molding method and totally implanted into subcutaneous fat by lancing through the skin. Using a diet-induced obese mouse model, it is shown that the development of obesity and associated metabolic disorders is effectively inhibited by applying therapeutic core-shelled MLs once every 2 weeks. …”
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Development of an ultra-stretchable double-network hydrogel for flexible strain sensors by Li, Huijun, Zheng, Han, Tan, Yu Jun, Tor, Shu Beng, Zhou, Kun

“…The prepared DN hydrogel demonstrates a remarkable stretchability with a break strain up to 3174.3%, a high strain sensitivity with a gauge factor of 0.83 under the strain of 1000%, and a good 3D printability which guarantee its various potential applications in flexible strain sensors for human motion detection, electronic skin, and soft robots.…”
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Bioinspired mechanically interlocking structures by Zhu, Ming, Zhang, Feilong, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Various biomimetic interlocking structures with desirable features offered by static and regulable interlocks show great potential in the application scope of skin‐interfaced electronics, bioinspired adhesives, and stretchable electronic skins. …”
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Removal of noxious environmental pollutant using photocatalytic membrane reactor by Yeap, Ken Vin.

“…The technique used in this project was able to achieve uniformity on the skin layer, as the band gap remains the same which membrane coated with multiple layers. …”
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Ultrasound-compatible 3D-printed Franz diffusion system for sonophoresis with microbubbles by Chen, Xin, De Grandi, Davide, Zhu, Yonglian, Lutheryn, Gareth, Lane, Majella E., Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Carugo, Dario

“…Sonophoresis is a topical drug delivery approach that utilises ultrasound as a physical stimulus to enhance permeation of active pharmaceutical ingredients through the skin. Only limited research has however been conducted to evaluate the potential of ultrasound-responsive drug carriers, such as gas microbubbles, in sonophoresis. …”
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Gender differences in perceptions of psoriatic arthritis disease impact, management, and physician interactions: results from a global patient survey by Eder, L, Richette, P, Coates, LC, Azevedo, VF, Cappelleri, JC, Johnson, EP, Hoang, M, Moser, J, Kessouri, M

“…Varying perceptions of disease severity between males and females were indicated by differences in symptoms leading to a diagnosis of PsA, and in symptoms reported despite treatment; more females than males reported joint tenderness, skin patches/plaques, and enthesitis. More females than males reported a major/moderate impact of PsA on their physical activity and emotional/mental well-being. …”

Fatty acid profile and thermal behavior of fat-rich edible insect oils compared to commonly consumed animal and plant oils by Chantakun, Kasidate, Petcharat, Tanyamon, Wattanachant, Saowakon, Ab Karim, Muhammad Shahrim, Kaewthong, Pensiri

“…This study compared the physicochemical properties of edible insect oils from silkworm (Bombyx mori) pupa (SP), sago palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) larva (PW), and bamboo caterpillar (Omphisa fuscidentalis; BC) to oils from chicken skin (CK), beef back fat (BF), pork back fat (PF), salmon belly (SB), sea bass belly (BB), coconut (C), and peanut (P). …”
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新加坡华语句末语气词 ：在语料库基础上与普通话的对比统计 = Statistical comparison of Singaporean and Mainland Mandarin Chinese : a corpus-based study on sentence final particles... by 白欣彦 Pak, Xin Yan

“…The statistical results suggest that some variables serve as a differentiating factor among the five SFPs (either in SMC or in MMC). Furthermore, the distribution of the five SFPs in SMC and MMC is similar, the main difference being the correlation with the adverb variable, genre variable and the relation with declarative sentences. …”
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Image-driven simplification with single viewpoint by Tan, Cheen-Hau, Chau, Lap-Pui

“…The proposed single viewpoint simplification runs an estimated twenty-five times faster than the original method at comparable to better quality.…”
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Shear behaviour of steel members and beam-to-column joints under elevated temperatures by Qian, Zhenhai

“…In this study, the beam web shear component of a joint has first been simplified into an equivalent girder web panel subjected to shear force. Five series of beams have been tested at both ambient and elevated temperatures, without thermal restraints. …”
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An empirical study of material damage insurance rates for property risks. by Goh, Chiaw Gek.

“…It was hypothesised that the fire insurance rates in Singapore are the lowest while the incurred loss ratios are comparable, and that while the rates in all the five countries have decreased, the loss ratios have not increased correspondingly.…”
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Demographic factors and their correlations with loss aversion and framing effects. by Huang, Wei., Ng, Qunkai., Lee, Candice Li Fen.

“…The purpose of this study was to understand more about the correlations between five demographic factors (i.e. level of income, level of education, age, race and gender) and individuals’ level of financial loss aversion. …”
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Bit-error rate simulation for frequency-hopped multiple-access systems over fading channels by Le, Thi Ngoc Anh.

“…In this report, bit-error-rate (BER) performance of a fast frequency-hopped binary frequency-shift-keying (FFH/BFSK) system using diversity-combining over multiple-access interference (MAI), partial-band jamming (PBJ), additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) and fading channels is presented. Five diversity-combining methods utilized in BER simulation to counter MAI and PBJ effects are square-law linear combining, product combining, hard-decision majority-vote (HDMV), self-normalizing and clipper receivers.…”
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The deaf divide by Kham, Priscilla, Tan, Josephine Wen Hui, Tay, Eileen Kai Ying, Tay, Qiao Wei

“…The Singapore School for the Deaf, home to five decades of Deaf culture and history, is set to close in 2016. …”
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Predicting statistics performance beyond statistics anxiety by Kwek, Kenneth Shuan Gui

“…A total of 115 participants completed a questionnaire which included five measures adapted from PALS, MSLQ, CSSE, LRE and STARS. …”
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