Optimization of the thermal performance of building double-skin envelope by Chua, Wei Jin

“…But to achieve the highest efficiency of the double-skin roof, the inclination angle and air gap height will still need to be considered. Furthermore, possible future works in the study of the optimization of the double-skin roof have been proposed.…”
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Loss of caveolin-1 impairs light flicker-induced neurovascular coupling at the optic nerve head by Loo, Jing Hong, Lee, Ying Shi, Woon, Chang Yi, Yong, Victor H. K., Tan, Bingyao, Schmetterer, Leopold, Chong, Rachel S.

“…However, there was no significant difference in RGC density between Cav-1 KO and wild type mice. These findings highlight the role of Cav-1 in regulating neurovascular coupling and IOP and suggest that the loss of Cav-1 may predispose to vascular dysfunction and decreased RGC signaling in the absence of structural loss. …”
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Compositionally graded alloys fabricated using the laser powder bed fusion technique by Wei, Siyuan

“…Therefore, metal AM is still in its nascent stage, with the exploration of new alloy chemistries and/or fabrication of components with unique functional and/or mechanical properties being relatively unexplored. …”
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Interpretable Computational Modeling of pre-mRNA Splicing for Multiple Eukaryotic Species by McCue, Kayla M.

“…Together these RNA elements and factors form an intricately interconnected regulatory system which is still incompletely understood. In this thesis, I describe SMsplice, an interpretable computational model of splicing that seeks to improve the understanding of how sequence elements influence the splicing pattern of pre-mRNA transcripts in a variety of eukaryotic organisms. …”
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Boosting hydrogen evolution reaction via electronic coupling of cerium phosphate with molybdenum phosphide nanobelts by Zhang, Luyao, Hu, Minghao, Li, Huan, Cao, Bo, Jing, Peng, Liu, Baocang, Gao, Rui, Zhang, Jun, Liu, Bin

“…Molybdenum phosphide (MoP) is regarded as one of the most promising alternatives to noble-metal based electrocatalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to its similar d-band electronic structure to noble metals and tunable features associated with phase and composition. However, it still remains a great challenge to construct MoP electrocatalysts with abundant active sites that possess ideal H binding strength to promote catalytic performance. …”
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14-3-3 interaction with phosphodiesterase 8A sustains PKA signaling and downregulates the MAPK pathway by Mukherjee, Soumita, Roy, Somesh, Mukherjee, Shruti, Harikishore, Amaravadhi, Bhunia, Anirban, Mandal, Atin K.

“…Conversely, PDE8A activates the MAPK pathway by protecting CRAF/Raf1 kinase from PKA-mediated inhibitory phosphorylation at Ser259 residue, a binding site of scaffold protein 14-3-3. It still remains enigmatic as to how the cross-talk involving PDE8A regulation influences cAMP/PKA and MAPK signaling pathways. …”
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Prediction of stable perovskite quantum dots (QDs) using machine learning (ML) algorithms by Cheong, Ivan

“…Use of this new technology in the materials industry is still in its infancy, with many studies incorporating it as a supplement instead of substitution. …”
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Gobo: A System for Exploring User Control of Invisible Algorithms in Social Media by Bhargava, Rahul, Chung, Anna, Gaikwad, Neil S, Hope, Alexis, Jen, Dennis, Rubinovitz, Jasmin, Saldías-Fuentes, Belén, Zuckerman, Ethan

“…Through an iterative design process, we've built and deployed Gobo in the wild and conducted a pilot study in the form of a survey to understand how the users respond to the shift of control from invisible algorithms to themselves. …”
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NMR structure and activity relationship of defensin-analogous peptides by Bai, Yang

“…Despite intensive research, detailed bactericidal and cytotoxic mechanisms of AMPs are still largely unknown. In this thesis, molecular template evolution based on the peptide sequence modifications, biophysical studies using fluorescence labeling and NMR spectroscopy, virtual screening utilizing large scale molecular dynamics simulations are exploited for rational antimicrobial drug discovery. …”
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Reverse by Wang, Sijia

“…This fantasy novella tells the story of Harper, a girl from an East Asian family, who travels alone to a small town in Northern Europe to find solace before Christmas after breaking up with her girlfriend, because of her family’s objections. …”
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Unravelling the degradation pathways and charging mechanism in the Li-O2 battery: the role of singlet oxygen by Zor, C

“…However, due to the complexity of oxygen reduction and evolution reaction chemistries and reactivity of reduced oxygen species, LOBs still need significant improvement in their fundamental understanding to overcome the electrolyte and cathode stability issues.…”

Effective and efficient topic mining and exploration from geo-textual data by Zhao, Kaiqi

“…The framework can return topics fall in the spatio-temporal query to a user within seconds. …”
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Sorptive properties of biofilm matrix for heavy metal sequestering by Elisa Tiaras

“…The characteristics and the ability to treat heavy metals in 4 strains, namely PAO1 wild-type, ΔPelA strain, ΔPslBCD strain and double mutant ΔPelA- ΔPslBCD strain, were compared in the study. 2 types of metals that are commonly found in the environment were used in the study: copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn). …”
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Studies of gallium nitride (GaN) based high electron mobility transistor (HEMTS) by Ong, Eugene Wei Han

“…GaN (Gallium Nitride) on High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) has been developed since the early 2000s, however, it is not till recent times that it is commercialised and used for an impressive array of technologically advanced advents. …”
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Unveiling the future of budget hotels in Singapore by Chua, Hwee Lian, Kew, Wong Yip, Soh, Wee Li

“…These include using Porter's five forces model to define the external environment in which budget hotels operate and a SWOT analysis to function as an internal check. The findings of this study point towards a shortage of budget hotels that is likely to persist till 1995. …”
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Pear person-centred care for dementia patients (front end Android app) by Ng, Jian Xiong

“…The absence of medical treatment for dementia till today, had sparks researchers around the globe to find a breakthrough in the treatment one day. …”
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Effects of the US Capitol Attack on political views in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile by Garcia III, George Reuben

“…The events of Jan. 6 thus act as a type of exogenous shock, thus allowing for an interrupted time series analysis. I find that satisfaction with democracy generally declined across all three countries but only in Chile did support for democracy and elections fall and populist attitudes rise.…”
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Enhanced restoration of visual code after targeting ON bipolar cells compared to retinal ganglion cells with optogenetic therapy by Rogers, J, Hughes, S, Ebrahimi, A, Allen, A, Storchi, R, Lindner, M, Peirson, S, Badea, T, Hankins, M, Lucas, R

“…Our data show that, while both approaches restore visual responses with impressive fidelity, ON BC targeting produces a richer visual code closer to that of wild-type mice. …”

Urban-rural communities attitudes and perceptions toward wildlife meat consumption in Bintulu, Sarawak by Thomas, Alexander, Mariapan, Manohar, Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin, Johari, Shazali

“…Among the wildlife meat, wild boar meat is the most preferred. The findings provide guidance towards developing successful strategies and actions to influence local communities towards sustainable use of wildlife for consumption.…”

Impact of Singapore’s ageing population on the macroeconomy. by Park, Sun Jung., Tan, Yi Jun.

“…Therefore, the authority might lose an effective inflation management tool. Our findings show that an ageing population will also affect the current account due to the fall in savings. …”
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