Breast cancer susceptibility : accessing newly discovered SNPs by Loh, Eunice Ting Wei

“…SNPs were genotyped in a cohort of 549 breast cancer cases and 498 controls, via real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using Taqman® SNP Genotyping Assays. …”
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Quantifying damage level to concrete specimens by Wong, Vicki Wei Qi.

“…Concrete is a main construction material and it plays an important role in today’s urbanized society. …”
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Energy-efficient desalination by forward osmosis using responsive ionic liquid draw solutes by Cai, Yufeng, Shen, Wenming, Wei, Jing, Chong, Tzyy Haur, Wang, Rong, Krantz, William B., Fane, Anthony Gordon, Hu, Xiao

“…Draw solution regeneration can be achieved energy-efficiently via a thermally stimulated phase separation process using less expensive low grade heat in combination with electrically driven nanofiltration. …”
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Obesity-driven reprogramming of lung macrophages by Pohan, Clarice

“…The prevalence of obesity has been increasing steadily and it is a growing health problem around the world with an estimated 650 million adults worldwide being classified obese in 2016. …”
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Patterned surface with controllable wettability for inkjet printing of flexible printed electronics by Nguyen, Phuong Q. M, Yeo, Lip-Pin, Lok, Boon-Keng, Lam, Yee-Cheong

“…Selective wetting was achieved via a two-step hydrophilic–hydrophobic coating of 3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (APTMS) and 3M electronic grade chemical respectively on PET surfaces; this was followed by a selective hydrophilic treatment (either atmospheric O2/Ar plasma or UV/ozone surface treatment) with the aid of a Nickel stencil. …”
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Response time characterization of Organic Rankine Cycle evaporators for dynamic regime analysis with fluctuating load by Jiménez-Arreola, Manuel, Wieland, Christoph, Romagnoli, Alessandro

“…This is illustrated with a case study from an ORC evaporator recuperating waste heat from a billet reheating furnace.…”
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Non-eutectic phase change materials for cold thermal energy storage by Sze, Jia Yin, Mu, Chenzhong, Romagnoli, Alessandro, Li, Yongliang

“…Phase change materials provide high-density thermal energy storage and a wide range of temperatures are required to meet different storage applications for cascaded thermal storage systems. …”
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Recent advances in the formation, stability, and emerging food application of water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion carriers by Elaine, Elaine, Bhandari, Bhesh, Tan, Chin Ping, Nyam, Kar Lin

“…Double emulsion consists of two interfacial layers which can encapsulate both hydrophilic and lipophilic substances within a single carrier. Besides encapsulation, double emulsion has also been used to modify the sensorial properties of food products. …”

Factors influencing college students’ learning intention to online teaching videos during the pandemic in China by Hao, Yinhua, Zeng, Xiangmin, Yasin, Megat Al Imran, Boon Sim, Ng

“…The results indicate the following: first, using descriptive analysis, it is observed that college students did not exhibit a positive learning attitude toward online teaching videos during the pandemic. …”
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The influenced of steel fiber in hot mix asphalt mixture to enhance the tensile strength by Mohd Syukry, Safwan, Azizan, Muhammad Daniel Haiqal, Sobri, Muhammad Salleh, Bujang, Hazirah

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On the corrosion resistance of some selective laser melted alloys by Suryawanshi, Jyoti, Baskaran, T., Prakash, Om, Arya, S. B., Ramamurty, Upadrasta

“…The electrochemical corrosion resistances of selective laser melted (SLM) 316 L austenitic stainless steel (SS), 18(Ni) 300-grade maraging steel (MS), and Al-12 wt.% Si (AS) alloy in a 0.1 M NaCl solution at room temperature were evaluated. …”
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Investigating the role of factor inhibiting HIF (FIH) in tumourigenesis by Ma, J

“…</p> <p>By monitoring the spontaneous tumour formation in mice, it was found that a lack of FIH expression does not profoundly affect the lifespan but accelerates the development of low-grade B cell lymphomas. …”

System optimization of an absorption refrigeration system by Chan, Ryan Yaowei

“…The goal is to use low-grade energy such as industrial waste heat and solar energy to run the system with the cooling efficiency to cools the room like a conventional cooling unit but with much lower power consumption as compared to conventional cooling unit.…”
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Markers of synovial inflammation in cohorts at risk of knee osteoarthritis by Kluzek, S

“…Additionally, it is possibly linked with premature mortality. Low-grade inflammation is associated with a high risk of non-traumatic KOA incidence but also with metabolic syndrome. …”

Material Recovery Potential from Solar Photovoltaics: Predictive Modeling and Characterization to Advance the Circular Economy by Bakker, Nicole

“…The combined model predicts a lower material demand for silicon than previously anticipated in the base case, with a cumulative installed solar PV capacity of 50 TW and a waste volume of 3,600 metric megatonnes by 2100. …”
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Longitudinal shear behaviour in composite slab with profiled steel decking by Ang, Yi Wen

“…A total of eight composite slab specimens were cast using C25 grade concrete – four of which were longer specimens (4x1x0.11m) and the remaining four were shorter specimens (2.6x1x0.11m). …”
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Investigating the impact of hybrid asphalt mixtures on the mechanical properties by Wan Noor Hin, Mior Sani, Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah, Khairil Azman, Masri

“…The aim is to assess the impact of these materials on key mechanical properties, including creep modulus and indirect tensile strength (ITS). A series of asphalt mixtures with varying hybrid content (0%, 3%, 6%, and 9%) by weight of conventional asphalt of 60/70 PEN grade were prepared using wet blending process and evaluated. …”
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Doodlebot: An Educational Robot for Creativity and AI Literacy by Williams, Randi, Ali, Safinah, Alcantara, Raúl, Burghleh, Tasneem, Alghowinem, Sharifa, Breazeal, Cynthia

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Unveiling solvation dynamics of excited and ground states via ultrafast pump–dump–probe spectroscopy by Guo, Yuanyuan, Feng, Minjun, Kuang, Zhuoran, Abeywickrama, Chathura S., Pang, Yi, Xia, Andong

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Behavior of reinforced concrete slab column connections with various corroded reinforcements under cyclic loading by Yap, Jie Hui

“…Corrosion has always been a problem in reinforced concrete but climate change causes more extreme weather which heightens the speed and level of corrosion. …”
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