Thin film nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane with exfoliated layered double hydroxide nanosheets embedded support for fouling-resistant microalgae dewatering by Vrasna, Dhita Karunia, Goh, Pei Sean, Ahmad, Nor Akalili, Gonzales, Ralph Rolly, Wong, Kar Chun, Lim, Jun Wei, Lau, Woei Jye, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Matsuyama, Hideto

“…Dewatering of Chlorella vulgaris by FO in active layer facing feed solution (AL-FS) and active layer facing draw solution (AL-DS) was evaluated with 2 M NaCl as draw solution. …”

Factors affecting trans-scleral transport of poly (butadiene-b-ethylene oxide) polymersomes by Anita, Vincent

Get full text

Pharmaceutical applications of layered double hydroxides by Fisher, H

“…</p> <p>In <b>Chapter 5</b>, the potential of polymer–LDH composites for drug delivery is explored. …”

Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Glob... by Naghavi, M, Ong, KL, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Basnyat, B, Maude, R, Dolecek, C, Lacey, BWH

“…As part of the modelling process, uncertainty intervals (UIs) were generated using the 2·5th and 97·5th percentiles from a 1000-draw distribution for each metric. …”

“The Past We Step Into and How We Repair It” by Williams, Rashad, Steil, Justin

“…We begin by engaging with recent discussions in planning theory regarding definitions of urban justice. We then draw from threads of Black radical thought, identifying central insights from and tensions among Black nationalist, Marxist, feminist, abolitionist, and environmental justice movements. …”
Get full text

Sustained delivery of timolol maleate from liposomal nanocarriers by Ong, Leonard Chin Hui

“…Current treatment modality includes the use of topical daily eye drops; however this mode of administration has many shortcomings. Less than 5% of the drug actually permeates into the eye due to inherent protective mechanisms of the eye and due to various clearance mechanisms such as tear turnover and blinking of the eye. …”
Get full text

Formulation and characterization of celecoxib-loaded fractionated medium chain triglycerides oil based nanoemulgel by Hairul, Nuriana Munirah, Anuar, Nor Khaizan, Zulfakar, Mohd Hanif, Salim, Norazlinaliza, Ibrahim, Salizatul Ilyana

“…Two formulations named NEG-F14 0.5% and NEG-F17 0.5% were selected for further study on the drug content, EE% and in-vitro drug release. …”
Get full text

Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury by Synnot, Anneliese, Chau, Marisa, Pitt, Veronica, O'Connor, Denise, Gruen, Russell Lindsay, Wasiak, Jason, Clavisi, Ornella, Pattuwage, Loyal, Phillips, Kate

“…Main results: We included nine studies in this review which involved 134 participants with TBI. Only five studies reported between‐group differences, yielding outcome data for 105 participants with TBI. …”
Get full text
Get full text

Investigating the toxicity of ATA nanoparticles in vitro and cardioprotective effects of ATA on DOX-induced cardiotoxicity in zebrafish by Lee, Eden Hui Ling

“…A novel compound acetyltanshinone (ATA) has been discovered to have a prominent growth inhibition effect on breast cancer cells and may be potentially used as a chemotherapeutic drug. However, its property of low aqueous solubility and bioavailability poses a limitation on its drug efficacy. …”
Get full text

Passion fruit juice concentration using fabricated cellulose triacetate/cellulose acetate forward osmosis membrane by Mohamad Idris, A.I., Mustapa Kamal, S.M., Sulaiman, A., Omar, R., Mohammad, M.

Get full text

Peptide asparaginyl ligases—renegade peptide bond makers by Tam, James P., Chan, Ning-Yu, Liew, Heng Tai, Tan, Shaun J., Chen, Yu

“…Here we review the advances in ligases, with a focus on butelase-1, and their applications in engineering bioactive peptides and precision protein modifications, antibody-drug conjugates, and live-cell labeling.…”
Get full text

Studies of degradable ureteric stents by Huang, Yun.

“…Further studies to optimize stent design, drug delivery and mechanical properties can be done.…”
Get full text

Molecular docking and pharmacokinetics analysis of phytochemicals from Piper caninum as dengue NS2B-NS3 protease inhibitors by Mustafa, Nur Farhana Ajua, Cheng, Kian Kai, Razali, Siti Aisyah, Nadri, Muhammad Helmi

“…Analysis of in silico pharmacokinetics properties revealed that these phytochemicals have good pharmacokinetics profiles and excellent drug-abil-ity, which obeyed Lipinski’s Rule of Five. …”
Get full text

An investigation on correlation between linguistic features and personality traits : a case of Singapore Twitter users. by Yew, Chee Soon.

“…On the other hand, six undergraduate observers assessed the personality traits for these subjects according to the Big Five Personality Model using the BFI-10 inventory. …”
Get full text

Synthesis of densely functionalized pyrroles from unprotected carbohydrates by Xia, Mengxin

“…The reaction methodology demonstrates a simple upcycling of carbohydrates to highly functionalized N-heterocyclic compounds. In Chapter Five, the reaction between α-hydroxyketones, oxoacetonitriles, and primary amines selectively gave N-substituted 2,3,5-functionalized 3-cyanopyrroles in up to 90% isolated yields. …”
Get full text

Surface modified polymers for controlled macroscopic functions by Chng, S

“…A library of polymers with variation in end group, and with expansion of substrate scope, was characterised in detail for chemical and macroscopic properties. In particular, drug delivery properties were investigated using hole-plate bioassays and HPLC-MS methods, and it was found that the antibiotic, Penicillin V, was still active after being loaded onto the polymer scaffolds, with surface modified polymers binding and releasing more drug than the corresponding controls. …”

Essays on the market for corporate bonds by Levonmaa, A

“…Using intraday transaction data from the TRACE database, I analyse over 1,000 of the most liquid corporate bonds, a total of 9.5 million trades. Drawing on similar studies of other markets, the relationship between returns and order flow is modelled using a vector autoregression, and the information content of a trade is measured as the long-run price impact of a shock to order flow. …”

Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy versus non‐surgical treatment for chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis by Burton, MJ, Glasziou, PP, Chong, LY, Venekamp, RP

“…In the first year after surgery children undergoing surgery had an average of 18 days of sore throat (of which some ‐ between five and seven on average ‐ will be in the immediate postoperative period), compared with 23 days in the control group (difference 5.1 days, 95% CI 2.2 to 8.1; moderate quality evidence). …”

Lotte Reiniger re-imagined by Kang, Fabian Yong Sheng

“…The installation comprise two parts, Hier kommt die U-Bahn, a series of ball-point pen drawings of ‘real world’ 1920s Berlin in an exterior white-cube space; as well as Ein Abenteuer im Wunderwald, an interactive silhouette animation interface inside a black-box space. …”
Get full text

Continuous, high-throughput production of artemisinin-loaded supramolecular cochleates using simple off-the-shelf flow focusing device by Shuddhodana, Wong, Kathy Pooi Wen, Judeh, Zaher

“…It has potential to enable clinical translation of drug-loaded cochleates with predicable drug release, absorption and bioavailability.…”
Get full text