The origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective by Yao, T. L., Nazre, M., McKey, D., Jalonen, R., Duminil, J.

“…Polyploidy is known in the wild relatives, but apomixis has not yet been demonstrated. …”
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An exploratory study for a new method to search for heavy neutrinos with data at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) by Tan, Cherlene Shu Ning

“…Using PYTHIA and ROOT, histograms of B and D mesons as well as pions and kaons of its transverse momentum (p$_T$), energy (E) as well as the 2D and 3D decay of pions and kaons were studied in order to give a better understanding on the characteristics of the mesons that produces the various flavoured neutrinos. …”
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Paradoxical attenuation of early amyloid-induced cognitive impairment and synaptic plasticity in an aged APP/Tau bigenic rat model by Emmerson, JT, Do Carmo, S, Lavagna, A, Huang, C, Wong, TP, Martinez-Trujillo, JC, Cuello, AC

“…Additionally, we investigated brain inflammation, neuronal cell loss, as well as synaptic plasticity through acute brain slice electrophysiological recordings and Western blotting. …”

Chimpanzee self-medication in Budongo Forest: investigating the use of putative self-medicative resources in the Sonso and Waibira communities by Freymann, E

“…<p>This DPhil project explores established and putative self-medicative behaviors amongst wild chimpanzees (<em>Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii</em>) in the Budongo Forest, Uganda. …”

Presence of IgG antibodies is not a reliable marker of Toxoplasma gondii infection in feral mice by Lignereux, Louis, Tong, Wen Han, Tan, Sijie, Vyas, Ajai, O'handley, Ryan

“…The single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii uses mice as a vector to reach its definitive host, the cat, where it can accomplish its sexual reproduction and produce oocysts, which will contaminate the environment. …”
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Bacterial Biofilm Control by Perturbation of Bacterial Signaling Processes by Jakobsen, Tim Holm, Tolker-Nielsen, Tim, Givskov, Michael

“…In particular, bacterial cell to cell signaling called “Quorum Sensing” together with intracellular signaling by bis-(3′-5′)-cyclic-dimeric guanosine monophosphate (cyclic-di-GMP) have gained a lot of attention over the last two decades. …”
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Unveiling the future of budget hotels in Singapore by Chua, Hwee Lian, Kew, Wong Yip, Soh, Wee Li

“…The findings of this study point towards a shortage of budget hotels that is likely to persist till 1995. …”
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In-plane dynamic crushing of a novel honeycomb with functionally graded fractal self-similarity by Liu, Hu, Zhang, Ee Teng, Ng, Bing Feng

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Developing a method for evaluating the value of hoisting risk response strategies: a multi-stakeholder perspective by Junjia, Yin, Alias, Aidi Hizami, Haron, Nuzul Azam, Abu Bakar, Nabilah

“…Purpose: Hoisting is an essential construction work package, but there is still a high incidence of accidents due to insufficient attention to coping strategies. …”

A novel eukaryotic RdRP-dependent small RNA pathway represses antiviral immunity by controlling an ERK pathway component in the black-legged tick by Feng, Canran, Torimaru, Kyosuke, Lim, Mandy Yu Theng, Chak, Li-Ling, Shiimori, Masami, Tsuji, Kosuke, Tanaka, Tetsuya, Iida, Junko, Okamura, Katsutomo

“…Although roles of RNA-dependent RNA Polymerases (RdRPs) in sRNA biology are extensively studied in nematodes, plants and fungi, understanding of RdRP homologs in other animals is still lacking. Here, we study sRNAs in the ISE6 cell line, which is derived from the black-legged tick, an important vector of human and animal pathogens. …”
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Reverse translational approaches to population neuroimaging: using rodent models to interpret genetic associations with MRI by Tisca, C

“…</p> <p>This thesis proposes to investigate key findings from the UK Biobank population neuroimaging studies using mouse models. …”

Laser capture microdissection of single neurons with morphological visualization using fluorescent proteins fused to transmembrane proteins by Chang, Ching Ching, Chong, Hai Tarng, Tashiro, Ayumu

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Hi dad, welcome to Facebook : how the intimacy of a parent-child relationship is affected when both are users of Facebook. by Goh, Tiffany Shimin., Lee, Weiyi.

“…Parent and child were interviewed separately. Findings reveal that intimacy was positively affected by factors such as a new range of common topics, mutual engagement of activities, online disclosure of information, as well as opportunities to communicate affection. …”
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The interrnational market in vessel classification : competitive dynamics and marketing strategies by Chu, Kwai Leong., Kuang, Yumei., Ong, Amanda.

“…Marketing strategies have to be developed based on their target customer group as well as the technical expertise and vessel type market they would like to gain a share of. …”
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Machine learning in additive manufacturing : state-of-the-art and perspectives by Wang, Chengcheng, Tan, Xipeng, Tor, Shu Beng, Lim, C.S.

“…However, its broad adoption in industry is still hindered by high entry barriers of design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), limited materials library, various processing defects, and inconsistent product quality. …”
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Gaps in Singapore’s 3Ms healthcare safety net : the 4th M – membership. by Koh, Jansen Zhi Xiong., Goh, Shu Jun., Teng, Jessica Shu Jiao.

“…This paper thus aims to evaluate the comprehensiveness of Singapore's existing healthcare safety net of Medisave, Medishield and Medifund -- the 3Ms. Our findings suggest that there are five groups of individuals who still fall through the perceived well-constructed safety net. …”
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Use of mobile phone data for determining multimodal traffic by Prawirodidjojo, Eric Valega

“…The project has partially completed its aims, mainly as the findings are still not usable for the commuters.…”
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Attitudinal Factors of Fishermen Trapped in the B40 Category: an Empirical Study by Mustafar, Mastora, Mat Yamin, Fadhilah, Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati, Mohd Nawi, Nur Syazwani, Abu Bakar, Siti Zakiah, Johari, Ayub

“…Although the government has emphasised this issue by providing various programmes and funds that are suitable for fishing activities by Zone A fishermen, there are still some Zone A fishermen who are at the poverty level. …”
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Electrospun aligned PCLl/gelatin scaffolds mimicking the skin ECM for effective antimicrobial wound dressings by Ghomi, Erfan Rezvani, Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani, Chellappan, Vijila, Verma, Navin Kumar, Chinnappan, Amutha, Neisiany, Rasoul Esmaeely, Amuthavalli, Kottaiswamy, Poh, Zhi Sheng, Wong, Brandon Han Siang, Dubey, Nileshkumar, Narayan, Roger, Ramakrishna, Seeram

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Characterization of ubiquitin-activated DNA-protein crosslink repair in vitro by Zhu, X

“…<p><strong><em>Introduction:</em></strong> DNA-Protein Crosslinks (DPCs) are a form of DNA damage caused by covalent attachment between proteins and DNA, which can lead to replication fork stalling, disruption of cell division, and ultimately cell death. DPCs repair is critical for maintaining genome stability, however, the knowledge of the DPC repair pathways is still limited. …”