Cationic carbon monoxide-releasing polymers as antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents by the synergetic activity by Wang, Liping, Zhong, Wenbin, Liu, Bo, Pranantyo, Dicky, Chan-Park, Mary B.

“…They also demonstrated potent dispersal efficacy on recalcitrant well-established biofilms through a synergetic activity with a biofilm log10 reduction of 2.5-3.2 ≥ 64 μg/mL and nearly 2.0 at the concentration of as low as 16 μg/mL. …”
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Erasure temperature measurements of heat assisted magnetic recording media by Chen, Y. J., Yang, H. Z., Leong, S. H., Cher, K. M., Hu, J. F., Sethi, P., Lew, Wen Siang

“…Magnetic force microscopy (MFM) and magnetic Kerr microscopy observations of the scanning laser induced degradation/erasure/demagnetization of the pre-recorded magnetic patterns on disk media (over a wide area of a few hundreds of μm2) show that the magnetic (MFM and Kerr signal) amplitude of the pre-recorded magnetic patterns decreases slowly with increasing laser power (Pw) (/temperature rise) for Pw ≲ 66 mW and then drops sharply to nearly zero for Pw ≥ ∼72 mW (the laser power corresponding to complete thermal erasure when the media temperature is ∼Te). …”
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Amplifying signals in the tumor microenvironment for drug development and diagnostics by Martin Alonso, Maria Carmen

“…The advent of molecular biology and next-generation sequencing has significantly transformed our understanding of cancer and the delivery of cancer care. These advancements greatly accelerated the pace of biological discovery leading to the development of targeted therapies and immunotherapies, which have resulted in unprecedented survival benefits for patients. …”
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An encoding scheme capturing generic priors and properties of amino acids improves protein classification by Zhou, Xinrui, Yin, Rui, Zheng, Jie, Kwoh, Chee-Keong

“…The results indicate that the improved CFreeEnS, free from dependence on carefully designed features, is promising in capturing generic priors and essential properties of amino acids, thereby serving as an automated feature engineering method for protein sequences.…”
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Composite hydrogels in three-dimensional in vitro models by Zhao, Zhitong, Vizetto-Duarte, Catarina, Moay, Zi Kuang, Setyawati, Magdiel Inggrid, Rakshit, Moumita, Kathawala, Mustafa Hussain, Ng, Kee Woei

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Local-flexural interactive buckling of S690 high strength steel slender welded I-section columns: testing, modelling and design by Sun, Yao, Liang, Yating, Su, Andi, Zhao, Ou

“…On the basis of the test and numerical results, the interaction of local and flexural buckling of S690 high strength steel slender welded I-section columns was carefully analysed. Regarding the design of S690 high strength steel slender welded I-section columns failing by local–flexural interactive buckling, the existing European code, Australian standard and American specification adopt the same design concept of using effective width method to consider local buckling and buckling curves to consider flexural buckling. …”
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Rapid electrochemical detection of COVID-19 genomic sequence with dual-function graphene nanocolloids based biosensor by Ang, Wei Li, Lim, Rachel Rui Xia, Ambrosi, Adriano, Bonanni, Alessandra

“…The use of cost-effective electrochemical detection methods coupled with the vast availability and suitability of carbon-based nanomaterials make this sensing system a valid candidate for low-cost and point-of-care analysis.…”
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Human hair proteins as natural reactive oxygen species scavengers for in vitro applications by Lai, Hui Ying, Setyawati, Magdiel Inggrid, Duarte, Catarina Vizetto, Chua, Huei Min, Low, Choon Teck, Ng, Kee Woei

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Mechanisms of weight loss after obesity surgery by Akalestou, Elina, Miras, Alexander D., Rutter, Guy A., le Roux, Carel W.

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Time-inconsistent control problems, path-dependent PDEs, and neural network approximation by Nguwi, Jiang Yu

“…However, the regression approach requires a careful selection of the functional basis, which may not be possible in many cases. …”
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White-light-responsive prussian blue nanophotonic particles for effective eradication of bacteria and improved healing of infected cutaneous wounds by Chakraborty, Nayanika, Jha, Diksha, Singh, Vijay Pal, Kumar, Pradeep, Verma, Navin Kumar, Gautam, Hemant Kumar, Roy, Indrajit

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Utilizing food waste and thermoplastic starch (TPS) in 3D printed PLA formulations for sustainable and customizable controlled delivery systems by Wang, Liwen

“…While the work was modelled with drugs, such a biodegradable system will be valuable in applications such as agricultural, personal care and water treatment. We offer a promising pathway towards sustainable, tunable, and cost-effective delivery systems by harnessing the properties of PLA, TPS, and industrial food waste.…”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Sun, Rui

“…This implies that honest managers prefer to maintain the trust placed in them and take more care not to accidentally misstate, while dishonest managers dismiss or exploit public trust. …”
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Metal sulfides for electrochemical energy storage and conversion by Wang, Jin

“…The cause for enhanced performance has been also carefully explored. It is hoped that all these studies could shed more light on the fundamental understanding.…”
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Theoretical analysis of structures and electronic spectra in molecular cadmium chalcogenide clusters by Nguyen, Kiet A., Pachter, Ruth, Day, Paul N., Su, Haibin

“…Due to weakly absorbing and forbidden transitions underlying the one-photon spectra, more care is needed in interpreting the quantum confinement from the clusters’ lowest-energy absorption bands.…”
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Translated and culturally adapted internet-delivered cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder in Japanese clinical settings: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Yoshinaga, N, Thew, G, Hayashi, Y, Tanoue, H, Nakai, M, Clark, DM

“…This trial will provide valuable insights into the effects of iCT-SAD combined with usual care, and how this treatment could be delivered in routine clinical settings in Japan. …”

Defining and risk-stratifying immunosuppression (the DESTINIES study): protocol for an electronic Delphi study by Leston, M, Ordóñez-Mena, J, Joy, M, de Lusignan, S, Hobbs, R, McInnes, I, Lee, L

“…This is detrimental to the precision and comparability of disease surveillance efforts—which has negative implications for the care of those who are immunosuppressed and their health outcomes. …”

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance before invasive coronary angiography in suspected non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Shanmuganathan, M, Nikolaidou, C, Burrage, MK, Borlotti, A, Kotronias, R, Scarsini, R, Banerjee, A, Terentes-Printzios, D, Pitcher, A, Gara, E, Langrish, J, Lucking, A, Choudhury, R, Luigi De Maria, G, Banning, A, Oxford Acute Myocardial Infarction (OxAMI) Study Investigators, Piechnik, SK, Channon, KM, Ferreira, VM

“…CMR images were interpreted blinded to ICA findings. The clinical care and ICA teams were blinded to CMR findings until post-ICA.…”

A mixed methods study investigating factors affecting adherence to Plasmodium vivax malaria primaquine radical cure regimens among migrants along the Myanmar-Thailand border by Ansari, AT, Aung, KK, Win, HH, Beau, C, Nu, B, Soe, NL, Htoo, K, San, T, Wah, TG, Keereevijit, A, Phyo, AP, Chotivanich, K, White, NJ, Nosten, F, Hashmi, AH, Chu, CS

“…Key themes related to the social cognitive theory included behavioral factors where work outweighed the choice to complete treatment; environmental factors where access to care determined primaquine treatment completion; and cognitive factors having a positive but limited influence on treatment completion. …”

Recurrent urinary tract infections and prophylactic antibiotic use in women: cross-sectional study by Sanyaolu, L, Best, V, Cannings-John, R, Wood, F, Edwards, A, Akbari, A, Hayward, G, Ahmed, H

“…</p> <p><strong>Aim</strong> To describe the prevalence, characteristics, and urine profiles of women with rUTIs with and without prophylactic antibiotic use in Welsh primary care.</p> <p><strong>Design and setting</strong> This was a retrospective cross-sectional study in Welsh general practice using the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank.…”