Safety at road junctions by Han, Jia Min

“…Traffic accident is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In Singapore, about 550 people were killed on the roads between 2011 and 2013. …”
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Turning back time: an exploration of nostalgia in Shinto Japan through studio Ghibli films by Lim, Jia Hui

“…We see the importance of learning and appreciating tradition for the protagonists in Totoro, and the problem of being unable to cope with changes represented through the struggle and death of the protagonists in Grave of the Fireflies. …”
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Euthanasia. What is the genuine problem? by Giubilini, A

“…The current impasse in the old debate about the morality of euthanasia is mainly due to the fact that the actual source of conflict has not been properly identified—or so I shall argue. …”

A portable low-power blood pressure monitor for smartphones by Poh, Jacqqie Chao Yan

“…High blood pressure or hypertension often leads to a greater risk of heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease and death. High blood pressure is called the “silent killer” as it often produce no symptoms, such that people affected usually do not treat it until the pressure starts to damage the blood vessels – which is too late. …”
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For Whom? Studying the Singapore Zoological Gardens, 1973–1993 by Sim, Wan Zhen

“…For many who grew up with the Singapore Zoo, one might recall the death of its most iconic mascots such as Ah Meng and Inuka. …”
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The role of filamentous phage in the development of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by Manisha Mukherjee

“…Bacteriophage have been known for more than 100 years and the majority of phage described cause cell lysis and death. In contrast, filamentous phage have been shown to maintain a stable relationship without harming its bacterial host. …”
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How Stories Change Us : A Developmental Science of Stories from Fiction and Real Life / by Reese, Elaine, author 655966

“…The gender differences observed in women's and men's fiction reading may be due in part to individual differences in mental imagery from practices dating back to early childhood. …”
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Opto-mechatronics instrumentation of a specialty optical fiber based optogenetic probe by Gokulnath, Rajendran

“…The neurodegenerative diseases are considered to be incurable as it is caused due to the progressive degradation of the function or death of neuronal cells and loss of structure of neurons. …”
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The role of bidirectional nucleocytoplasmic transport in apoptosis by Chan, Kheng Sze

“…Apoptosis or programmed cell death is a tightly controlled process regulated by many signaling pathways; however, the mechanisms and cellular events that decide whether a cell lives or dies remain poorly understood. …”
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Identifying mechanisms involved in the resistance of homologous recombination defective Dictyostelium cells to ART inhibitors by Kolb, A

“…Taken together, our data indicate that NHEJ drives the toxicity of PARPi in the absence of HR and that its disruption results in PARPi resistance due to nuclease redundancy, which restores HR.</p>…”

Induction of apoptosis and the signalling pathways involved by dillenia suffruticosa dichloromethane root extract in mcf-7 and mda-mb-231 breast cancer cells by Foo, Jhi Biau

“…The present study investigated the mode of cell death and the signalling pathways involved in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells treated with DCM-DS. …”
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Low-dose spironolactone and cardiovascular outcomes in moderate stage chronic kidney disease: a randomized controlled trial by Hobbs, FDR, McManus, RJ, Taylor, CJ, Jones, NR, Rahman, JK, Wolstenholme, J, Kim, S, Kwon, J, Jones, L, Hirst, JA, Yu, L-M, Mort, S

“…In conclusion, we found that spironolactone was frequently discontinued due to safety concerns, with no evidence that it reduced cardiovascular outcomes in people with stage 3b CKD. …”

Unveiling optimal car alarm’s sound pressure level (SPL) for effective alerting of drivers on locked children in cars: Insights from a physical survey. by Murali, R., Shahriman, A. B., Mohamed, M., Razlan, Z. M., H. Rani, M. F., Abashah, A., Ahmad, Y., A.Ali, M. H., Sunan, S., Khudzari, J.

“…The Child Presence Detection (CPD) system is crucial in alerting drivers of a child locked in the car due to driver negligence resulting in the child death rate due to being locked in a car has increased over the years. …”
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Semiconducting photothermal nanoagonist for remote-controlled specific cancer therapy by Zhen, Xu, Xie, Chen, Jiang, Yuyan, Ai, Xiangzhao, Xing, Bengang, Pu, Kanyi

“…Multiple transient activation of TRPV1 channels is essential to induce such a cell death both in vitro and in vivo because both free Cap and simple Cap-encapsulated nanoparticles fail to do so. …”
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Inertia measurement unit based sensing module for CPT training kit by Lee, Gabriel Wei Jian

“…Cardiac arrest has always been one of the major causes of deaths. Ventricular Tachycardia is one of the many factors which may lead to the occurrence of Sudden Cardiac Death to a person. …”
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Drafting ‘Anon’ and killing anon: Virginia Woolf and the genesis of English literary language by Phillips, J

“…First, this essay gives a brief overview of the corpus of drafts Woolf left at the time of her death. It then zooms in to examine various renditions of the moments at which Anon emerges and when Anon is killed. …”

Youth at Risk : A Prevention Resource for Counselors, Teachers, and Parents / by Capuzzi, David, editor 296803, Gross, Douglas R., editor 296809, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

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Towards the prevention of pressure ulcers by Kwek, Milton Sheng Yi

“…However, few experimental PU models are characterised to study the early events of an experimental PU. To do so, an early experimental PU model is optimised and characterised. …”
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Mode of action study for a novel class of antimicrobial polymers against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Shi, Zhenyu

“…Membrane- polarizing cationic polymers have attracted attention due to their low propensity to induce resistance. …”
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Application of microtechnology to elucidate nanotechnology by Chen, Liuying

“…However, concerns have risen regarding the safety of their usage due to possible cytotoxic effects it may induce onto humans. …”
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