Rationalisation of antifungal properties of α-helical pore-forming peptide, mastoparan B by Lim, Edward Jianyang, Goh, Eunice Tze Leng, Tram, Nhan Dai Thien, Periayah, Mercy Halleluyah, Ee, Rachel Pui Lai, Barkham, Timothy Mark Sebastian, Poh, Zhi Sheng, Verma, Navin Kumar, Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani

“…Host defense peptides are regarded as the first line of defense against microbial invasion in both vertebrates and invertebrates. …”
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A novel eukaryotic RdRP-dependent small RNA pathway represses antiviral immunity by controlling an ERK pathway component in the black-legged tick by Feng, Canran, Torimaru, Kyosuke, Lim, Mandy Yu Theng, Chak, Li-Ling, Shiimori, Masami, Tsuji, Kosuke, Tanaka, Tetsuya, Iida, Junko, Okamura, Katsutomo

“…Here, we study sRNAs in the ISE6 cell line, which is derived from the black-legged tick, an important vector of human and animal pathogens. …”
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Differences in pulse manifestations at Cunkou based on simplified modeling of tactile sensing by Shi, Yubing, Yang, Hongyi, Yeo, Joon Hock

“…The features of pulse manifestations at Cunkou, using direct pulse-taking technique but at different depths, superficial, middle, and deep positions, respectively, predicted by the developed tactile sensing model were in line with those described in TCM pulse theories. …”
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Actuator disk methods for tidal turbine arrays by Hunter, W

“…</p> <p>The tool is then used to design rotors, first for unblocked operation, with favourable comparison drawn to lifting line derived optimal Betz rotor solutions. The final objective of the study is to design rotors for operation in short fence configurations of four turbines arrayed normally to the flow. …”

Association of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors with adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnant women living with HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis by Cowdell, I, Beck, K, Hey, M, Portwood, C, Sexton, H, Kumarendran, M, Brandon, Z, Kirtley, S, Hemelaar, J

“…WHO recommends tenofovir disoproxil fumarate combined with lamivudine or emtricitabine as first line in pregnancy, and zidovudine, abacavir or tenofovir alafenamide, combined with lamivudine or emtricitabine, as alternatives.…”

Combating Household Bankruptcy: Developing a New Integrated Financial Education Model for Malaysian (S/O 13585) by Sawandi, Norfaiezah, Abu Bakar, Abu Sufian, Shaari, Hasnah, Amran, Noor Afza, Saad, Ram Al Jaffri

“…These expected positive consequences are in line with the 2011-2020 Financial Sector Plan (Area 8-Empowering Consumers) and the Securities Commission Inventor Education Blue Print. …”
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Asnaffood: a Model Driven Development of Mobile Application for Reducing Food Waste Amongst Local Food Producers (S/O 14671) by Abd Ghani, Nor Farzana, Abd Wahab, Alawiyah

“…The effort to donate excess food also in line with the concept of sadaqah from Islamic perspective (Khairuddin, Sharina Farihah, & Azila, 2015, pp. 233-234). …”
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Multi-site benchmark classification of major depressive disorder using machine learning on cortical and subcortical measures by Belov, Vladimir, Erwin-Grabner, Tracy, Aghajani, Moji, Aleman, Andre, Amod, Alyssa R., Basgoze, Zeynep, Benedetti, Francesco, Besteher, Bianca, Bülow, Robin, Ching, Christopher R. K., Connolly, Colm G., Cullen, Kathryn, Davey, Christopher G., Dima, Danai, Dols, Annemiek, Evans, Jennifer W., Fu, Cynthia H. Y., Gonul, Ali Saffet, Gotlib, Ian H., Grabe, Hans J., Groenewold, Nynke, Hamilton, J. Paul, Harrison, Ben J., Ho, Tiffany C., Mwangi, Benson, Jaworska, Natalia, Jahanshad, Neda, Klimes-Dougan, Bonnie, Koopowitz, Sheri-Michelle, Lancaster, Thomas, Li, Meng, Linden, David E. J., MacMaster, Frank P., Mehler, David M. A., Melloni, Elisa, Mueller, Bryon A., Ojha, Amar, Oudega, Mardien L., Penninx, Brenda W. J. H., Poletti, Sara, Pomarol-Clotet, Edith, Portella, Maria J., Pozzi, Elena, Reneman, Liesbeth, Sacchet, Matthew D., Sämann, Philipp G., Schrantee, Anouk, Sim, Kang, Soares, Jair C., Stein, Dan J., Thomopoulos, Sophia I., Uyar-Demir, Aslihan, van der Wee, Nic J. A., van der Werff, Steven J. A., Völzke, Henry, Whittle, Sarah, Wittfeld, Katharina, Wright, Margaret J., Wu, Mon-Ju, Yang, Tony T., Zarate, Carlos, Veltman, Dick J., Schmaal, Lianne, Thompson, Paul M., Goya-Maldonado, Roberto

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Digital problem-based learning in health professions : systematic review and meta-analysis by the digital health education collaboration by Car, Lorainne Tudor, Kyaw, Bhone Myint, Dunleavy, Gerard, Smart, Neil A., Semwal, Monika, Rotgans, Jerome Ingmar, Low-Beer, Naomi, Campbell, James

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The association between the housing structure and continued breastfeeding in two Southern African countries by Khanyile, Ntuthuko, McLaren, Shawn, Fairbrother, Una

“…Almost half of the deaths in children under-5 years are linked to malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries(LMICs)(Reference Victora, Bahl and Barros1). …”
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Fluid-fluid displacement in porous-media microfluidics by Qiu, Yu

“…We first develop a phase-field model to simulate two-phase flow with moving contact lines in the partial wetting regime. We construct a self-consistent formulation of fluid-solid surface energy which allows prescribing arbitrary static contact angles. …”
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Simulating the transport and dispersal of volcanic ash clouds with initial conditions created by a 3D plume model by Cao, Zhixuan, Bursik, Marcus, Yang, Qingyuan, Patra, Abani

“…Most VATD models represent the volcanic plume source as a simple line with a parameterized ash emission rate as a function of height, constrained only by a total mass eruption rate (MER) for a given total rise height. …”
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Design methodologies for complexity reduction of FIR filters by Faust, Mathias

“…By making use of the existing registers in the tapdelay line of SA block, only a small percentage of additional registers need to be introduced to allows for pipelining. …”
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Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) enhanced biosensors by Zhang, Jinling

“…For example, binding of molecules in the vicinity of the surface induces the refractive index changes, which causes variations in the extinction spectra, eg. shift in peak position at a particular wavelength and/or line shape. The sensitivity, specificity, selectivity, robustness, portability, speed and costs are the significant evaluation factors of a biosensor. …”
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Investigation of two dimensional floquet topological insulator using microwave network by Hu, Wenchao

“…Wang et al. experimentally confirmed this idea by observing a uni-directional transmission line in a gyromagnetic photonic crystal operating in the microwave frequency range. …”
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Wideband passive multiport model order reduction and realization of RLCM circuits by Tan, Sheldon X. D., Qi, Zhenyu, Yu, Hao, Liu, Pu, He, Lei

“…Experimental results on an RF spiral inductor and a number of high-speed transmission line circuits are presented. In comparison with other approaches, the proposed reduction is as accurate as passive reduced-order interconnect macromodeling algorithm in the high-frequency domain due to the enhanced multipoint expansion, but leads to smaller realized circuit models. …”
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Effects of contrast enhanced positron emission tomography/computed tomography in cancer imaging by Mahmud, Mohd Hafizi

“…Therefore, contrasted contemporaneous PET/CT protocol canbe usedas a first line tool in routine PET/CT study in selectedoncologycases optimizing the value of this integrated imaging modality for clinical investigation of cancer disease.…”
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Towards Developing Halal Logistic Comprehensive Model for Importers in Cosmetic Industry (S/O 13806) by Yatiban, Aminurraasyid, Arbak, Salwani, Subhan, Muhammad

“…As a result, a comprehensive model has been developed considering the overall standards established by the Malaysian Standard (MS) involving import activities for the halal logistic and cosmetics sector in Malaysia. This is in line with helping the halal industry throughout the supply chain to ensure Malaysia continues to be a major player in the halal industry…”
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Machine Learning Approaches for the Prediction of Postoperative Major Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Bowel Obstruction by Mazzotta, Alessandro D., Burti, Elisa, Causio, Francesco Andrea, Orlandi, Alex, Martinelli, Silvia, Longaroni, Mattia, Pinciroli, Tiziana, Debs, Tarek, Costa, Gianluca, Miccini, Michelangelo, Aurello, Paolo, Petrucciani, Niccolò

“…Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy 4 Section of Hygiene, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy 5 EIT Digital Master School, Polytech Nice Sophia, 06410 Biot, France 6 Department of Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy 7 MIT Professional Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA 8 Département de Chirurgie Digestive, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, CHU Nice, 06000 Nice, France 9 Department of Life Science, Health, and Health Professions, Link Campus University, 00165 Rome, Italy 10 Department of Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. …”
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Health professions digital education on antibiotic management : systematic review and meta-analysis by the Digital Health Education Collaboration by Kyaw, Bhone Myint, Tudor Car, Lorainne, van Galen, Louise Sandra, van Agtmael, Michiel A., Costelloe, Céire E., Ajuebor, Onyema, Campbell, James, Car, Josip

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