Clinical Question-Answering over Distributed EHR Data by Jiang, Emily

“…FedRAG is implemented in Python as a federation of Flask servers using LangChain, the Qdrant vector database for retrieval, and GPT-3.5 Turbo for generation. We present a case study of three medical organizations, and find that the federation scheme results in no loss of quality against a centralized baseline. …”
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Low-Cost Masonry for the Design of Barrel-Vaulted Flooring Systems by Haile, Nebyu Samuel

“…The world's population is projected to grow rapidly in urban areas, with a projected 2.5 billion more urban dwellers by 2050 (UN-DESA, 2019). …”
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[Retracted] Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ induces myogenesis by modulating myostatin activity by Bonala, Sabeera, Lokireddy, Sudarsanareddy, Arigela, Harikumar, Teng, Serena, Wahli, Walter, Sharma, Mridula, McFarlane, Craig, Kambadur, Ravi

“…We further report that a functional PPAR-responsive element within the 1.5-kb proximal Gasp-1 promoter region is critical for PPARβ/δ regulation of Gasp-1. …”
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Active mobility device parking characteristics at MRT stations by Ng, Yi Shien

“…A framework to prevent indiscriminate AMD parking in Singapore was proposed to: (1) improve the AMD parking infrastructure; (2) update the AMD parking guidelines; (3) engage the public through education; (4) implement enforcement actions to tackle indiscriminate AMD parking; and (5) create a culture of social graciousness and responsible AMD parking. …”
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Investigating the effect of the addition of different molecular weight poly (vinyl alcohol) in chitosan beads synthesis for metal ions adsorption by Yong, Shu Fei

“…It was shown that the addition of 30% PVA in chitosan/10kPVA beads had the highest improvement in their copper ions adsorptive capability by 27.5 %, with no significant improvement from using chitosan/22kPVA. …”
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Inter-relationship between ageing, body mass index, diabetes, systemic blood pressure and intraocular pressure in Asians : 6-year longitudinal study by Chua, Jacqueline, Chee, Miao Li, Chin, Calvin Woon Loong, Tham, Yih Chung, Tan, Nicholas, Lim, Sing Hui, Aung, Tin, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Wong, Tien Yin, Schmetterer, Leopold

“…Their average IOP was reduced (−0.5±3.1 mm Hg), except for those who developed hypertension at follow-up (0.0±3.1 mm Hg). …”
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Smart education : case study of smart pre-school by Koh, Kai Lun

“…After discussing the SMART Education framework in detail, a SMART Education System Architecture is proposed as a form of design to bring out the intended outcomes of the SMART Education framework. There are 5 key layers to the proposed architecture: Perception layer, Network layer, Edge layer, Cloud layer and Application layer. …”
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Nitrifying niche differentiation in biofilms from full-scale chloraminated drinking water distribution system by Cruz, Mercedes Cecilia, Woo, Yissue, Flemming, Hans-Curt, Wuertz, Stefan

“…Both clusters harbour microorganisms related to nitrification: i) Nitrosomonas (24.9-68.8%), an ammonia oxidising bacterium (AOB) that dominated Cluster LD, and ii) a co-aggregation of genus Nitrospira (9.8-32.5%), a nitrite oxidising bacterium (NOB), and Thaumarchaeota (1.4-10.9%), chemolithotrophic ammonia oxidising (AOA) archaea that were among the most abundant OTUs in Cluster HD. …”
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Whence came these plants most foul? Phylogenomics and biogeography of Lowiaceae (Zingiberales) by Niissalo, Matti A., Gardner, Elliot M., Khew, Gillian S., Šída, Otakar, Poulsen, Axel Dalberg, Leong-Škornicková, Jana

“…In particular, the relatively early isolation between Indochina and Borneo could be explained by the presence of a sea barrier that developed 10–15 MYA, and the continuous movement of plant species between Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia could be explained by a land bridge that existed until c. 5 MYA. The lack of an extensive land bridge with a suitable habitat may explain the absence of this genus from Sumatra and other Indonesian islands aside from Borneo. …”
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Hydrogen as marine fuel – feasibility, prospects, and challenges by Wong, Li Ming

“…The maritime industry currently accounts for at least 2.5% of the overall CO2 emissions. As the maritime industry strives to achieve decarbonisation to comply with IMO 2050, many alternative fuels are being researched and hydrogen is included. …”
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In situ synthesis of silver nanoparticles in poly(vinyl) alcohol layer coated thin film membrane for seawater desalination by Jayavardhana D/o Balaji

“…The best-performed PVA- coated membrane (MPVA1-0.2) was prepared using PVA with the lowest molecular weight of 13-23 kDa and at a concentration of 0.2 w/v%. The permeability of MPVA1-0.2 membrane reduced insignificantly by 8.4% compared to the control membrane without PVA coating layer, achieving PWP of 3.1 L/m2 .h.bar with excellent salt rejection of 99.28%. …”
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Theory-guided machine learning to predict configurational energies of high distortion alloy systems by Huang, Xufa

“…The pipeline is applied to the ten constituent binary alloys of HEA Mo-Nb-V-Ti-Zr, which is known to have large structural distortions, and we discovered that the prediction accuracy significantly improved by an average of 56%, consistent across all ten binary alloy systems. …”
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Characterization of mechanical properties of polyurea by You, Mei Yu

“…The polyureas were allowed to cure until different factors and conditions for up to 5 days. Quasi-static tensile test was conducted on the polyurea samples cut into ASTM-D638 standard. …”
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Low-power flip-flop circuits for high-performance systems by Tang, Pey Chyi.

“…The simulation results showed that CGSAFF could achieve significant power reduction at data switching activities of less than 0.5. At the maximum switching activities, its power delay product (PDP) was noted to improve by about 2.4% to 50.2% when compare to other state-of-the art flip-flops simulated in this project. …”
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You must be myths-taken: examining belief in falsehoods during the COVID-19 health crisis by Lwin, May Oo, Sheldenkar, Anita, Tng, Pei Ling

“…Results showed that 12.7% to 57.5% of the population were unable to identify various myths, such as COVID-19 was manmade, and that three of these myths persisted significantly over time (increases ranging from 3.9% to 9.8%). …”
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Development of an app for a thermoelectric cooler system by Ng, Alex Boon Chye

“…The various parameters and results are constantly recorded with sensors and uploaded onto Google excel sheets automatically in 5 seconds interval via Wifi through ESP32 and Google Apps script for data analysis. …”
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Biomarkers and cognition study, Singapore (BIOCIS): protocol, study design, and preliminary findings by Leow, Yi Jin, Wang, J. D. J., Vipin, Ashwati, Sandhu, Gurveen Kaur, Soo, See Ann, Kumar, Dilip, Mohammed, Adnan Azam, Zailan, Fatin Zahra, Lee, Faith Phemie Hui En, Ghildiyal, Smriti, Liew, Shan Yao, Dang, Chao, Tanoto, Pricilia, Tan, Isabelle Yu Zhen, Chong, Wayne Freeman Weien, Kandiah, Nagaendran

“…Design, Setting, Participants: BIOCIS is a 5-year longitudinal study where participants are assessed annually. 2500 participants aged 30 to 95 will be recruited from the community in Singapore. …”
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Simulation of solar cooling system by Goh, Dennis Kim Lai.

“…The results of the optimization process of the solar absorption refrigeration system consists of a 3.5kW absorption chiller, with a working COP of 0.67, a 35m2 evacuated tube collector inclined at 25o from the horizontal, and a 800-l thermal storage tank with auxiliary heating set to 84oC. …”
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Molecular interaction of tumor suppressor protein p53 and anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL. by Yoon, Ho Sup.

“…Second, to define the binding interface of the molecular interaction, which is not previously characterized, we employed a NMR-based binding study, showing that the binding site on Bel-XL is located in the region including a4, the N- and C-termini of a3, the N-terminus of a5, and the central part of a2. To further probe this observation, we then performed fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay in cells. …”
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Three essays on gender wage differentials by Fang, Zheng

“…The objectives of the first chapter of the thesis are to expand the body of evidence, providing an international update from more than 50 countries in 5 continents and to suggest potential explanations to the stylized facts documented across countries. …”
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