Filipino multicomponent intervention to maintain cognitive performance in high-risk population (FINOMAIN): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial by Dominguez, Jacqueline, De Guzman, Ma Fe, Chen, Annabel Shen-Hsing, Sano, Mary, Waldemar, Gunhild, Phung, Thien Kieu Thi

“…Background: More than half of the people with dementia live in lower-middle income countries (LMIC), yet we lack research and evidence-based knowledge to guide health promotion and prevention strategies for cognitive decline. …”
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Public bus transit service modeling and optimization: from conventional to autonomous vehicles by Tian, Qingyun

“…Another is to adopt the surrogate optimization algorithm to solve more complex cases efficiently. The impacts of different parameters on the determination of transit frequencies are investigated. …”
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Preliminary environmental risk consideration for small UAV ground risk mapping by Chung, Han Jie, Mohd Hasrizam Che Man, Sivakumar, Anush Kumar, Low, Kin Huat

“…The regions with high rainfall, increased bird population per site and strong signal interference can be extracted.These high-risk locations can be expected to be more hazardous for sUAVs to fly in. Findings for environmental risk-tiering and risk-mapping are preliminary and based on the available environmental data as identified in this study. …”
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MCMC inversion of the transient and steady-state creep flow law parameters of dunite under dry and wet conditions by Masuti, Sagar, Barbot, Sylvain

“…The lower activation energy of transient creep could be due to a higher jog density of the corresponding soft-slip system. More experimental data are required to estimate the activation volume and water content exponent of transient creep. …”
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Extended features based random vector functional link network for classification problem by Malik, Ashwani Kumar, Ganaie, M. A., Tanveer, M., Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam

“…Each base model of en-efRVFL is trained over different feature spaces so that more accurate and diverse base models can be generated. …”
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Robust incentive mechanisms for efficient and secure coded edge intelligence by Ng, Jer Shyuan

“…Instead of a single cloud server handling the large-scale datasets individually, distributed edge computing emerges as a more viable solution. The confluence of edge computing and AI technologies is known as \emph{edge intelligence}. …”
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Profiling microbial communities in idiopathic granulomatous mastitis by Ong, Seeu Si, Xu, Jia, Sim, Choon Kiat, Khng, Alexis Jiaying, Ho, Peh Joo, Kwan, Philip Kam Weng, Ravikrishnan, Aarthi, Tan, Benita Kiat-Tee, Tan, Qing Ting, Tan, Ern Yu, Tan, Su-Ming, Putti, Thomas Choudary, Lim, Swee Ho, Tang, Serene Ee Ling, Nagarajan, Niranjan, Karnani, Neerja, Li, Jingmei, Hartman, Mikael

“…The IGM pus samples were more diverse than corresponding IGM skin samples (Shannon and Simpson index; Wilcoxon paired signed-rank tests, p = 0.022 and p = 0.07). …”
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Phenotypic, physiological, and molecular response of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum under different light quality treatments based on leaf color changes by Zhang, Yifan, Liu, Yang, Ling, Lin, Huo, Wenwen, Li, Yang, Xu, Lu, Xiang, Lili, Yang, Yujie, Xiong, Xingyao, Zhang, Donglin, Yu, Xiaoying, Li, Yanlin

“…Furthermore, the SOD-like, POD-like, and CAT-like gene expressions related to antioxidase synthesis were found under ultraviolet-A light conditions. In summary, BL is more conducive to reddening the leaves of "Xiangnong Fendai" and will not lead to excessive photooxidation. …”
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Free-electron crystals for enhanced X-ray radiation by Wong, Wesley Lee Wei, Shi, Xihang, Karnieli, Aviv, Lim, Jeremy, Kumar, Suraj, Carbajo, Sergio, Kaminer, Ido, Wong, Liang Jie

“…Here, we show that the bremsstrahlung intensity can be enhanced significantly-by more than three orders of magnitude-through shaping the electron wavefunction to periodically overlap with atoms in crystalline materials. …”
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Dynamic chloride ion adsorption on single iridium atom boosts seawater oxidation catalysis by Duan, Xinxuan, Sha, Qihao, Li, Pengsong, Li, Tianshui, Yang, Guotao, Liu, Wei, Yu, Ende, Zhou, Daojin, Fang, Jinjie, Chen, Wenxing, Chen, Yizhen, Zheng, Lirong, Liao, Jiangwen, Wang, Zeyu, Li, Yaping, Yang, Hongbin, Zhang, Guoxin, Zhuang, Zhongbin, Hung, Sung-Fu, Jing, Changfei, Luo, Jun, Bai, Lu, Dong, Juncai, Xiao, Hai, Liu, Wen, Kuang, Yun, Liu, Bin, Sun, Xiaoming

“…The Ir/CoFe-LDH exhibits a remarkable oxygen evolution reaction activity (202 mV overpotential and TOF = 7.46 O2 s-1) in 6 M NaOH+2.8 M NaCl, superior over Cl--free 6 M NaOH electrolyte (236 mV overpotential and TOF = 1.05 O2 s-1), with 100% catalytic selectivity and stability at high current densities (400-800 mA cm-2) for more than 1,000 h.…”
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One-dimensional single atom arrays on ferroelectric nanosheets for enhanced CO2 photoreduction by Liu, Lizhen, Hu, Jingcong, Ma, Zhaoyu, Zhu, Zijian, He, Bin, Chen, Fang, Lu, Yue, Xu, Rong, Zhang, Yihe, Ma, Tianyi, Sui, Manling, Huang, Hongwei

“…Thus, Bi4Ti3O12 with Au single-atom arrays exhibit an efficient CO production rate of 34.15 µmol·g-1·h-1, ∼18 times higher than that of pristine Bi4Ti3O12. More importantly, the polarization electric field proves to be a general tactic for the syntheses of one-dimensional Pt, Ag, Fe, Co and Ni single-atom arrays on the Bi4Ti3O12 surface.…”
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The dual GGDEF/EAL domain enzyme PA0285 is a Pseudomonas species housekeeping phosphodiesterase regulating early attachment and biofilm architecture by Eilers, Kira, Yam, Joey Kuok Hoong, Liu, Xianghui, Goh, Yu Fen, To, Ka-Ning, Paracuellos, Patricia, Morton, Richard, Brizuela, Jaime, Yong, Adeline Mei Hui, Givskov, Michael, Freibert, Sven-Andreas, Bange, Gert, Rice, Scott A., Steinchen, Wieland, Filloux, Alain

“…In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, more than 40 PDE/DGC are involved in c-di-GMP homeostasis, including 16 dual proteins possessing both canonical DGC and PDE motifs, that is, GGDEF and EAL, respectively. …”
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Charge-depletion-enhanced WSe2 quantum emitters on gold nanogap arrays with near-unity quantum efficiency by Cai, Hongbing, Rasmita, Abdullah, He, Ruihua, Zhang, Zhaowei, Tan, Qinghai, Chen, Disheng, Wang, Naizhou, Mu, Zhao, Eng, John J. H., She, Yongzhi, Pan, Nan, Wang, Qian, Dong, Zhaogang, Wang, Xiaoping, Wang, Juan, Miao, Yansong, Singh, Ranjan, Qiu, Cheng-Wei, Liu, Xiaogang, Gao, Weibo

“…In this condition, for site-controlled SPEs in WSe2 coupled to gold nanogaps, the SPE transition quantum efficiency after gating is increased to 76.4 ± 14.6% on average, with some SPEs reaching near-unity (more than 90%) quantum efficiency. This study provides a new approach for tuning SPEs with an applied gate voltage and motivates further theoretical and experimental studies of SPE enhancement on vertically aligned nanogaps.…”
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A comparative analysis of ENCODE and Cistrome in the context of TF binding signal by Perna, Stefano, Pinoli, Pietro, Ceri, Stefano, Wong, Limsoon

“…Results: We provide evidence that data points with high signalValue(s) (top 25% of values) are more likely to be consistent between ENCODE and Cistrome in human cell lines K562, GM12878, and HepG2. …”
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Assessing nanotoxicity of food-relevant particles: a comparative analysis of cellular responses in cell monolayers versus 3D gut epithelial cultures by Gautam, Archana, Lim, Hui Kheng, Li, Jasmine Jia’En, Hughes, Christopher Owen, Yeo, Calvin Wee Sing, Rakshit, Moumita, Leavesley, David Ian, Lim, Michelle Jing Sin, Tan, Joseph Choon Wee, Tan, Li Yi, Chan, Joanne Sheot Harn, Smith, Benjamin Paul Chapman, Ng, Kee Woei

“…Based on realistic exposure levels studied, the 3D small intestinal tissue model was found to be more resilient to NP treatment compared to 2D cell monolayers. …”
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The novel quinoline derivative SKA-346 as a KCa3.1 channel selective activator by Wong, Brandon Han Siang, Shim, Heesung, Goay, Stephanie Shee Min, Ong, Seow Theng, Nur Ayuni Binte Muhammad Taib, Chai, Kelila Xin Ye, Lim, Kerry, Huang, Dachuan, Ong, Choon Kiat, Vaiyapuri, Thamil Selvan, Cheah, Yeong Cheng, Wang, Yulan, Wulff, Heike, Webster, Richard David, Shelat, Vishalkumar G., Verma, Navin Kumar

“…SKA-346 could serve as a template for the development of more potent KCa3.1 activators to enhance T-cell cytotoxicity in cancer.…”
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新加坡淡马锡经验对黑龙江省国企改革与国资监管体系建设的借鉴研究 = Studying and using the experiences of Temasek in Singapore for Heilongjiang Province state-owned enterprises reform and state-owned assets supervi... by 张学伦 Zhang, Xuelun

“…By comparing the Heilongjiang state-owned enterprises to the Tamasek Holdings, the author found that the more superior performance from the Temasek Holdings attributes to strong market-orientation business model, effective corporate governance mechanism, well-established multi-level internal auditing system, prospective national strategy of industry and capital and capital market development, efficient personnel selection and promotion mechanism, flexible incentive structure and strong social responsibility. …”
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Growth and physical properties of organic semiconducting single crystals by Tan, Ke Jie

“…The highest charge carrier mobilities of holes and electrons were measured for rubrene, tetracene, F16CuPc and few more single crystal FETs. Yet, the limit of the mobility of organic materials is still a mystery. …”
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Electrical and optoelectronic studies of semiconductor nanostructures by Wong, Jen It.

“…By embedding nc-Si in the ARC layers which can convert UV light to useful visible light, we can effectively use the wasteful and harmful UV radiation, and thus more solar energy can be used while the solar cell lifetime can be extended. …”
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Improved life cycle assessment for desalination : handling the choices and uncertainties by Zhou, Jin

“…The results indicated the improved approach reduces the reliance on the comprehensive chemical composition analysis and temporal ecotoxicology test of the complex desalination brine. It also provided a more comprehensive coverage, not only considering the impact of organic chemicals and metals, but also including the contribution of inorganic chemicals. …”
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