Dual Origin of Viscoelasticity in Polymer-Carbon Black Hydrogels: A Rheometry and Electrical Spectroscopy Study by Legrand, Gauthier, Manneville, Sébastien, McKinley, Gareth H., Divoux, Thibaut

“…Here we focus on aqueous dispersions of hydrophobic colloidal soot particles, namely carbon black (CB) dispersed with a sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), a food additive known as cellulose gum that bears hydrophobic groups, which are liable to bind physically to CB particles. …”
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A highly strained Al-Al σ-bond in dianionic aluminum analog of oxirane for molecule activation by Koshino, Kota, Kinjo, Rei

“…Since aluminum is the most electropositive element among the p-block elements, the construction of molecules bearing a dianionic Al-Al σ-bond is inherently highly challenging. …”
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Why federated learning will do little to overcome the deeply embedded biases in clinical medicine by Sauer, Christopher Martin, Pucher, Gernot, Celi, Leo Anthony

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Harnessing novel strategies and cell types to overcome immune tolerance during adoptive cell therapy in cancer by Neo, Shi Yong, Xu, Shengli, Chong, Joni, Lam, Kong-Peng, Wu, Jing

“…We discuss recent advances in various types of cell therapies, including T cell receptor-T cells, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and natural killer cells. …”
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Pedestrian, cyclist and motorist behaviour and interactions at school zones by Wong, Zhi Hao

“…In addition, with Singapore’s increasing emphasis on going “car-lite”, it is paramount to encourage young Singaporeans to commute actively. …”
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Development of a robot vision system for object detection and localization by Ning, Shuqi

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Acoustic valley edge states in a graphene-like resonator system by Yang, Yahui, Yang, Zhaoju, Zhang, Baile

“…Similar to a gapped graphene, gapless topological valley edge states can be found at a zigzag domain wall separating different domains with opposite valley Chern numbers, while an armchair domain wall hosts no gapless edge states. …”
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Phenotypes and subphenotypes of delirium: a review of current categorisations and suggestions for progression by Bowman, EML, Cunningham, EL, Page, VJ, McAuley, DF

“…It affects 45–87% of critical care patients and is often associated with adverse outcomes including acquired dementia, institutionalisation, and death. …”

Understanding variations in the use of tranexamic acid in surgery: a qualitative interview study by Strickland, L, Evans, H, Palmer, A, Warnakulasuriya, S, Murphy, M, Stanworth, S, Foy, R

“…<p><strong> Methods: </strong></p> We conducted semi-structured interviews with clinicians involved in perioperative care to explore perceived influences on TXA use. …”

Women's preferences for NIPT as a first-line test in England and France: Challenges for genetic counseling practices by Perrot, A, Clarke, A, Vassy, C, Horn, RJ

“…These different approaches to define the target population for NIPT have implications for how women experience their antenatal care. The paper explores and compares the perceptions and difficulties of women in England and France who took NIPT as a second-tier screening test. …”

Antibiotic duration for common bacterial infections—a systematic review by Mo, Y, Tan, WC, Cooper, BS

“…Twenty-three (7%) of the trials were conducted in intensive care settings and only 43 trials (14%) enrolled patients from low-to-middle- or low-income countries. …”

Privacy harms by Cofone, IC, Robertson, AZ

“…We then liken this to the standard of care familiar from tort law, and show how the current doctrine results in the equivalent of a strict liability standard, rather than a more appropriate negligence-based standard.…”

Policy Framework: Providing Social Protection to the Frontline Healthcare Workers During the Pandemic (S/O 14696) by Abdul Wahab, Harlida, Abdullah, Nor Anita, Abdul Rahim, Asmar

“…Its major impacts on the public health sector, health care services and the like, inclusive of their workers are obvious. …”
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Convos for good by Goh, Joanne Eng Min

“…Therefore, this project aims to design an Advanced Care Planning (ACP) starter kit that enables Singaporeans to have easy and lighthearted conversations with their loved ones about their future care preferences and correct any misconceptions regarding ACP.…”
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The concept of the human being in the Xunzi by Li, Jifen

“…Finally, Xunzi’s argument on the guardian role of human beings shows humans’ loving care of other creatures in nature. It is from this loving care, I argue, that an idea of being friendly with nature can be developed from Xunzi.…”
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Pressure mat development for old folks home by Tong, Jackie

“…Resulting in most of the day care center shorthanded for nurses. In this project, the focus is to intergrade a pressure mat and tablet on the wheelchair specifically to assist the nurses in monitoring the wellbeing of the elderly in the day care center. …”
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BOR2G: Building Optimal Regularised Reconstructions with GPUs (in cubes) by Tanner, M

“…We evaluate the quantitative performance of our proposed method through the use of synthetic and real-world datasets—including datasets from Stanford's Burghers of Calais, University of Oxford's RobotCar, University of Oxford’s Dense Reconstruction, and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s KITTI—compared to ground-truth laser data. …”

The global status of nursing research on hemodialysis: A bibliometric and visualized analysis by Wang, Yufen, Yang, Luhuan, Lei, Yunhong

“…BACKGROUND: Hemodialysis (HD)-related nursing research has been growing over the past 2 decades, providing critical insights into improving patient care and outcomes. This study aimed to visualize the hotspots and emerging frontiers in HD-related nursing research, offering valuable references for future studies. …”
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Smartphone apps for type 2 diabetes self-management and medication adherence : a multi-method study by Huang, Zhilian

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Development of a wireless charging system for electric vehicles in Singapore by Ang, Jia Yu

“…The majority of the EVs in the market are currently using a plug-in charging port, and there are two types of design, one of which is the hybrid model. Hybrid cars have the advantage of a longer driving range as compared to conventional cars because they have a secondary source of energy. …”
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