Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling : 14th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2021, virtual event, July 6-9, 2021, Proceedings / by International Conference on Social Computing Behavioral-Cultural Modeling, and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (14th : 2021 : Online) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2021008523, Thomson, Robert, editor 497094, Hussain, Muhammad Nihal, editor 642965, Dancy, Christopher L., editor 642966, Pyke, Aryn, editor 642967

High-voltage IR-UWB pulse generator MMIC design and beamforming for indoor-ranging and radar applications by Hussain Ansari Md Arif

“…In recent times, impulse-radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) systems have gained significant attention for indoor positioning and short-range radar applications due to many of their inherent properties like ultra-fine temporal resolution, non-line-of-sight detection, multipath immunity, low power consumption, low-cost, etc. …”
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Vision language representation learning by Yang, Xiaofeng

“…We introduce three visual losses that expedite convergence and enhance fine-tuning accuracy. Our end-to-end models outperform or achieve similar performance as region feature models on downstream tasks, while exhibiting more than a tenfold increase in inference speed. …”
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Development of advanced Fe-based oxygen carriers for chemical looping applications by Fan, Qianwenhao

“…The highly reproducible synthesis protocol allows fine-tuning of the shell morphology and porosity. …”
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Export competitiveness in the context of Singapore by Chew, Kheng Lee, Phua, Chin Tiong, Yau, Puay Hiang

“…The paper is set in such a direction. With a fine-tuning to existing chosen model, we shall see whether the model adequately captures the competitiveness of the Singapore's export sector. …”
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Understanding sudden larch death – from epidemiology to host resistance by Dun, H

“…Our field observations predict buds on fine shoots as sites of primary infection, with infection occurring between late autumn and flushing in the spring, followed by rapid lesion expansion during spring. …”

Multi-colony coral skeletal Ba/Ca from Singapore’s turbid urban reefs : relationship with contemporaneous in-situ seawater parameters by Tanzil, Jani Thuaibah Isa, Goodkin, Nathalie Fairbank, Sin, T. M., Chen, Mengli, Fabbro, Gareth Nicholas, Boyle, E. A., Lee, A. C., Toh, K. B.

“…There was also no clear relationship between Ba/Cacoral and skeletal luminescence G/B (a coral proxy strongly linked with salinity and river runoff). This implies that (1) the incorporation of terrestrially derived humic-like substances into the coral is independent of Ba, and (2) it is likely factors other than freshwater discharge/flood events are driving the poor reproducibility of Ba/Cacoral and disconnect with BaSW at our study sites. …”
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Formulating a Way Forward Strategy for Malaysia Cross Border Inland Port Using SWOT and TOWS Analysis by Lamsali, Hendrik, Mad Lazim, Halim, Osman, Wan Nadzri, Salleh, Mohamed Najib, Iteng, Rosman, Yiaw, Michael Tio Boon, Abdul Razak, Muhamad Badrul Shah, Ja’afar, Harlina Suzana

“…The development of adequate infrastructure, including well-connected road networks and direct rail links, should be a top priority for the government through NCIA. …”
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Single-molecule diagnostics to support curative interventions for tuberculosis and HIV by Dougan, Tyler J.

“…In this thesis, I describe the advancement of digital enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) protein detection methods in service of curing these two deadly infectious diseases. …”
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Multilayered siRNA nanoparticles as a delivery system for extended gene silencing effect by Ng, Alice Jie Ying

“…For instance, an elevated expression of secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) is linked with fibrosis and the inhibition of SPARC expression reduces fibrosis. …”
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Novel nitric oxide donors for the dispersal and control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by Poh, Wee Han

“…In the second study, the application of cephalosporin-linked diazeniumdiolate NO donors, which are stable until activation by bacterial specific β-lactamases present within biofilms, were evaluated. …”
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Lipid-mediated resolution of inflammation and survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Yildiz, O, Hunt, GP, Schroth, J, Dhillon, G, Spargo, TP, Al-Chalabi, A, Koks, S, Turner, MR, Shaw, PJ, Henson, SM, Iacoangeli, A, Malaspina, A

“…Low levels of resolvins and downregulation of their membrane receptors in blood mononuclear cells are linked to a faster progression of ALS. Higher mononuclear cell expression of resolvin receptors is a predictor of longer survival. …”

Acquisition of musical skills and abilities in older adults—results of 12 months of music training by Losch, H, Altenmüller, E, Marie, D, Passarotto, E, Kretschmer, CR, Scholz, DS, Kliegel, M, Krüger, THC, Sinke, C, Jünemann, K, James, CE, Worschech, F

“…We did not identify any links between individual characteristics, like age, CogTel, CRIq, and musical sophistication, and improvement in musical aptitude tests. …”

Immune Checkpoint Blockade sensitivity and Progression-Free Survival associates with baseline CD8+ T cell clone size and cytotoxicity by Watson, R, Tong, O, Taylor, C, Kumar Sharma, P, Verge De Los Aires, A, Mahe, E, Ruffieux, H, Nassiri, I, Middleton, M, Fairfax, B

“…The cells contained within the expression matrices and Seurat objects have undergone full pre-processing and QC steps and are used for the analysis and figures in the linked manuscript. For raw data, please refer to the FASTQ files which have been deposited in the European Genome–phenome Archive, which is hosted by the European Bioinformatics Institute and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (accession no. …”

Histone lysine and DNA methylation: dynamic marks in the chromatin by Belle, R

“…A common post translational modification is Nε-lysine methylation which is linked to transcriptional silencing or activation depending on the location within the nucleosome. …”

Association between self-reported napping and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of cohort studies by Wang, Meng, Xiang, Xin, Zhao, Zhengyan, Liu, Yu, Cao, Yang, Guo, Weiwei, Hou, Linlin, Jiang, Qiuhuan

“…However, napping for 1 hour or more was linked to a 1.37-fold increased risk of CVD (HR: 1.37; 95% CI: 1.09–1.71; I2 = 68.3%; P = 0.007). …”
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Minimum Wage Policy Effects on Economic Efficiency and Poverty (S/O 12183) by Abd Karim, Mohd Zaini, Hassan, Sallahuddin, Gee, Chan Sok

“…However, there is no study linking minimum wage on efficiency. Hence, the objective of this study is to analyze the effect of minimum wage policy on a country's efficiency and also its effect on poverty. …”
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Changes in cerebrospinal fluid balance of TNF and TNF receptors in naïve multiple sclerosis patients : early involvement in compartmentalised intrathecal inflammation by Magliozzi, Roberta, Pezzini, Francesco, Pucci, Mairi, Rossi, Stefania, Facchiano, Francesco, Marastoni, Damiano, Montagnana, Martina, Lippi, Giuseppe, Reynolds, Richard, Calabrese, Massimiliano

“…Finally, the CSF TNFR2-associated pattern (encompassing high CSF levels of IFN-β, IFN-λ2, sIL-6Rα) was linked to Th cell differentiation and regulatory cytokine signalling. …”
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Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis... by Reitsma, M. B., Kendrick, P. J., Ababneh, E., Abbafati, C., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abdoli, A., Abedi, A., Abhilash, E. S., Abila, D. B., Aboyans, V., Abu-Rmeileh, N. M., Adebayo, O. M., Advani, S. M., Aghaali, M., Ahinkorah, B. O., Ahmad, S., Ahmadi, K., Ahmed, H., Aji, B., Akunna, C. J., Al-Aly, Z., Alanzi, T. M., Alhabib, K. F., Ali, L., Alif, S. M., Alipour, V., Aljunid, S. M., Alla, F., Allebeck, P., Alvis-Guzman, N., Amin T. T., Amini, S., Amu, H., Amul, G. G. H., Ancuceanu, R., Anderson, J. A., Ansari-Moghaddam, A., Antonio, C. A. T., Antony, B., Anvari, D., Arabloo, J., Arian, N. D., Arora, M., Asaad, M., Ausloos, M., Awan, A. T., Ayano, G., Aynalem, G. L., Azari, S., B, D.B., Badiye, A. D., Baig, A. A., Bakhshaei, M. H., Banach, M., Banik, P.C., Barker-Collo, S. L., Bärnighausen, T. W., Barqawi, H. J., Basu, S., Bayati, M., Bazargan-Hejazi, S., Behzadifar, M., Bekuma, T. T., Bennett, D. A., Bensenor, I. M., Berfield, K. S. S., Bhagavathula, A. S., Bhardwaj, N., Bhardwaj, P., Bhattacharyya, K., Bibi, S., Bijani, A., Bintoro, B. S., Biondi, A., Birara, S., Braithwaite, D., Brenner, H., Brunoni, A. R., Burkart, K., Butt, Z. A., Caetano dos Santos, F. L., Car, Josip, Cárdenas, R., Carreras, G., Carrero, J. J., Castaldelli-Maia, J. M., Cattaruzza, M. S. S., Chang, J. C., Chen, S., Chu, D. T., Chung, S. C., Cirillo, M., Costa, V. M., Couto, R. A. S., Dadras, O., Dai, X., Damasceno, A. A. M., Damiani, G., Dandona, L.

“…We completed systematic reviews and did Bayesian meta-regressions for 36 causally linked health outcomes to estimate non-linear dose-response risk curves for current and former smokers. …”
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Lactate cross-feeding between Bifidobacterium species and Megasphaera indica contributes to butyrate formation in the human colonic environment by Zhao, Sainan, Lau, Raymond, Zhong, Yang, Chen, Ming-Hsu

“…Previously, the literature has explicated the butyrate-forming links between Bifidobacterium and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and between Bifidobacterium and Eubacterium rectale. …”
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