Molecular engineering of biomolecule-based functional nanodots for biomedical applications by Xu Victor Hesheng

“…In this thesis, bioinspired synthesis strategy was employed to prepare various unique biodots. …”
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Emerging functions of alternative splicing coupled with nonsense-mediated decay by Hamid, Fursham M., Makeyev, Eugene V.

“…Although originally identified as an error surveillance process, AS-NMD additionally provides an efficient strategy for deterministic regulation of gene expression outputs. …”
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Functional and structural studies of the flavivirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase by Yap, Thai Leong

“…Therefore, this work set out to investigate the structural basis of DENV RdRp in order to provide clues to understand the molecular details of its role and function in viral genome replication. This thesis work presents three aspects of study that consists: (1) the protein expression strategy and characterization of NS5 polymerase, (2) a multi-step strategy to obtain crystal of DENV RdRp for high resolution diffraction and soaking studies and (3) structural insight of the DENV RdRp. …”
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RESAC: a redundancy strategy involving approximate computing for error-tolerant applications by Balasubramanian, Padmanabhan, Maskell, Douglas Leslie, Prasad, Krishnamachar

“…Hence, redundancy is employed as a radiation hardening by design strategy to cope with faults of functional units used in such applications and to maintain their correct operation. …”
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Developing a personalized heterologous prime boost vaccination strategy for tumor therapy by Ramirez-Valdez, RA

“…The activation of cDC1s was found to be dependent on functional IFNα signaling and blockade of IFNα signaling at the time of boost completely abrogated tumor regression in the therapeutic setting. …”

Recent review on porous adsorbents for water decontamination: strategies for enhanced removal of tetracycline by Zheng, Alvin Lim Teik, Teo, Ellie Yi Lih, Seenivasagam, Sivasangar, Yiu, Pang Hung, Boonyuen, Supakorn, Chung, Eric Lim Teik, Andou, Yoshito

“…This review systematically explores recent advancements in the design and modification of these materials to enhance their efficiency in TC removal from water. Key strategies such as surface functionalization, composite formation, and doping are discussed, emphasizing their impact on TC adsorption capacity and performance. …”

Strategies to modulate Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor properties for low temperature transparent transistors by Kulkarni, Mohit Rameshchandra

“…The principal motivation of the thesis is to find alternate post-fabrication strategies to achieve the on-demand transformation of an oxide semiconductor for flexible electronics in order to avoid high-temperature annealing. …”
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Computational modeling reveals optimal strategy for kinase transport by microtubules to nerve terminals by Koon, Yen Ling, Koh, Cheng Gee, Chiam, Keng-Hwee

“…We show how this strategy outperforms protein transport by diffusion alone, using metrics such as signaling rate and signal amplification. …”
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Progress in metafibers for sustainable radiative cooling and prospects of achieving thermally drawn metafibers by Qi, Miao, Wu, Tingting, Wang, Zhe, Wang, Zhixun, He, Bing, Zhang, Haozhe, Liu, Yanting, Xin, Jiwu, Zhou, Tianzhu, Zhou, Xuhui, Wei, Lei

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Maintenance Strategy in Malaysian Manufacturing Companies: A Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Approach by Mad Lazim, Halim, Ramayah, T.

“…Practical implications: The study highlights the need to improve the collaboration between maintenance function and other functions in the organizations. …”
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Optimal planning and operation strategies of a battery swapping station in an electric vehicle corridor by Xie, Zhaoqing

“…Numerical experiments validate the proposed operation pricing and investment strategies, ensuring the optimal performance and profitability of the battery swapping station.…”
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Optimizing crystal size distribution based on different cooling strategies in batch crystallization process by Siti Zubaidah, Adnan, Noor Asma Fazli, Abdul Samad

“…Four optimization algorithms were proposed with different objective functions, such as maximizing mean crystal size (I), minimizing coefficient of variation (II), minimizing nucleus-grown crystals (III), and maximizing CSD (IV). …”
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Wedge strategies, Japan-ASEAN cooperation, and the making of EAS: implications for Indo-Pacific institutionalization by Koga, Kei

“…I argue that it is difficult for ASEAN’s cooperation with Japan and other external powers to expand in geographic scope from Southeast Asia to the Indo-Pacific because of the availability of wedge strategies. A wedge strategy refers to “a state’s attempt to prevent, break up, or weaken a threatening or blocking alliance at an acceptable cost.” …”
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A cost-aware utility-maximizing bidding strategy for auction-based federated learning by Tang, Xiaoli, Yu, Han

“…To address this limitation, we propose a first-of-its-kind federated cost-aware bidding strategy () to help DCs maximize their utility under GSP auction-based federated learning (FL). …”
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Deletion of VPS50 protein in mouse brain impairs synaptic function and behavior by Ahumada-Marchant, Constanza, Ancatén-Gonzalez, Carlos, Haensgen, Henny, Brauer, Bastian, Merino-Veliz, Nicolas, Droste, Rita, Arancibia, Felipe, Horvitz, H. Robert, Constantine-Paton, Martha, Arriagada, Gloria, Chávez, Andrés E., Bustos, Fernando J.

“…Understanding the mechanisms controlling behaviors and synaptic function in ASD-associated mutations is pivotal for the development of targeted interventions, which may open new avenues for therapeutic strategies aimed at ASD and related conditions.…”
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Translational assessment of a genetic engineering methodology to improve islet function for transplantation by van Krieken, Pim P., Voznesenskaya, Anna, Dicker, Andrea, Xiong, Yan, Park, Jae Hong, Lee, Jeong Ik, Ilegems, Erwin, Berggren, Per-Olof

“…It is therefore of importance to develop methodological strategies aiming at optimizing islet cell function prior to transplantation. …”
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Present and future of functionalized Cu current collectors for stabilizing lithium metal anodes by Liu Yuhang, Li, Yifan, Sun, Jinmeng, Du, Zhuzhu, Hu, Xiaoqi, Bi, Jingxuan, Liu, Chuntai, Ai, Wei, Yan, Qingyu

“…Particularly, the design principles and strategies of functionalized Cu current collectors associated with their functionalities in optimizing Li plating/stripping behaviors are discussed. …”
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Brewers’ spent grains as potential novel functional food ingredients for food security by Tan, Yong Xing

“…In order to assess the potential of fermented BSG as functional food ingredients, an in vitro digestion-fermentation setup was employed. …”
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Design and implementation of enhanced lightweight memory-based and monostable physical unclonable functions by Zhong, Hui Shu

“…Silicon Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) is an emerging technology to augment or substitute existing cryptographic modules for more robust and lightweight hardware security and privacy protection. …”
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New Purification Strategies and Monomer Platforms for Ruthenium-Initiated Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization by Kilgallon, Landon J.

“…To understand the relationship between monomer structure and ROMP propagation rate, density functional theory methods were used to calculate a variety of electronic and steric parameters for the monomers. …”
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