Engineering of In Vitro 3D Capillary Beds by Self-Directed Angiogenic Sprouting by Chan, Juliana Maria, Zervantonakis, Ioannis K., Rimchala, Tharathorn, Polacheck, William Joseph, Whisler, Jordan, Kamm, Roger Dale

“…Here, we report the engineering of 3D capillary beds in an in vitro microfluidic platform that is comprised of a biocompatible collagen I gel supported by a mechanical framework of alginate beads. The engineered vessels have patent lumens, form robust ~1.5 mm capillary networks across the devices, and support the perfusion of 1 µm fluorescent beads through them. …”
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Covalent immobilization of aminoacylase to alginate for L-phenylalanine production by Lee, Pat M., Lee, Kong H., Siaw, Yew S.

“…The beads showed stable activity under operational conditions, they lost about 40% of their activity after four reaction cycles. …”

Control of microstructure architecture of polycaprolactone electrospun scaffolds by Rajendran, R., Ham, W. J., Low, C. Y., Alexander, C. H. C., Koh, C. T.

“…The beads formation was reduced by adding PBS salt solution and increasing the distance of the collector plate from the needle tip. …”
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Global borders : power, fragility, and ‘a kind of fiction’ (Editorial introduction) by Cahill, Samara

“…With the gentlest wafting of pollen from a summer breeze or a bee’s wing, the fixed categories borders inscribe can blossom into hybridities.…”
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Memory Checking Requires Logarithmic Overhead by Boyle, Elette, Komargodski, Ilan, Vafa, Neekon

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Memory Checking Requires Logarithmic Overhead by Boyle, Elette, Komargodski, Ilan, Vafa, Neekon

“…We study the complexity of memory checkers with computational security and prove the first general tight lower bound. …”
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Changes in microbial and physicochemical properties during free-cell and encapsulated probiotic fermentation of red dragon fruit juice by Ong, Yien Yien

“…The viability loss of encapsulated probiotic in red dragon fruit juice can be further improved with 1% (w/v) calcium alginate beads with 107 to 109 cfu/g of probiotic in the beads. …”
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Developing a web app in conjunction with a honey dehydrator by Sim, Yang Kai

“…Honey is a sweet tasting viscous liquid made by bees, and honey harvesting practices have grown in the last few decades. …”
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Discovery of COVID-19 protein inhibitors in phenolic acids of azadirachta indica (neem) using docking and pharmacokinetics by Roney, Miah, Huq, AKM Moyeenul, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi, Mohd Aluwi

“…COVID-19, a viral infection caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is one of the world's most challenging diseases to cure. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of beta variant COVID-19 vaccine AZD2816 and AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) as primary-series vaccination for previously unvaccinated adults in Brazil, South A... by Costa Clemens, SA, Jepson, B, Bhorat, QE, Ahmad, A, Akhund, T, Aley, PK, Bansal, H, Bibi, S, Kelly, EJ, Khan, M, Lambe, T, Lombaard, JJ, Matthews, S, Pipolo Milan, E, Olsson, U, Ramasamy, MN, Moura de Oliveira Paiva, MS, Seegobin, S, Shoemaker, K, Szylak, A, Villafana, T, Pollard, AJ, Green, JA

“…<p><b>Background</b></p> AZD2816 is a variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine that expresses the full-length SARS-CoV-2 beta variant spike protein but is otherwise similar to AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19). …”

Systematic assessment of COVID-19 host genetics using whole genome sequencing data by Schmidt, A, Casadei, N, Brand, F, Demidov, G, Vojgani, E, Abolhassani, A, Aldisi, R, Butler-Laporte, G, DeCOI host genetics group, Alawathurage, TM, Augustin, M, Bals, R, Bellinghausen, C, Berger, MM, Bitzer, M, Bode, C, Boos, J, Brenner, T, Cornely, OA, Eggermann, T, Erber, J, Feldt, T, Fuchsberger, C, Gagneur, J

“…Courses of SARS-CoV-2 infections are highly variable, ranging from asymptomatic to lethal COVID-19. …”

An autonomous ultrasonic fastener holes inspection system of an aircraft lower wing skin by Lim, Chee Wei.

“…Fasteners like rivets and bolts bear a large part of the stress and thus require frequent inspection for cracks around the fastener's holes. …”
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GPU-accelerated real-time motion planning for safe human-robot collaboration by Fujii, Shohei

“…We experimentally demonstrate that our method can navigate a 6-DoF robot earlier than a geometric-primitives-based distance checker in a dynamic, collaborative environment. …”
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Pregnant women admitted to hospital with covid-19 in 10 European countries: individual patient data meta-analysis of population based cohorts in International Obstetric Survey Syst... by Engjom, HM, de Bruin, O, Ramakrishnan, R, Aabakke, AJM, Äyräs, O, Deneux-Tharaux, C, Donati, S, Knight, M, Jonasdottir, E, Svanvik, T, Vercoutere, A, Vousden, N, Bleomenkamp, KWM

“…The dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was the wild-type variant in all countries during the study period (1 March 2020 to 31 December 2020).…”

Insights on Serology, CRISPR Diagnostics, and Machine Learning Architectures for Biological Sequences by Siddiqui, Sameed Muneeb

“…This dissertation focuses on combining cutting-edge immunological, diagnostic, and computational approaches to confront infectious diseases more effectively, with a particular emphasis on SARS-CoV-2. The first two chapters delve into the immunological aspects of SARS-CoV-2, exploring the dynamics of antibody responses during primary infection and reinfection. …”
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Investigations into high resolution imaging and contouring for diagnostic bio-applications by Valiyambath, Krishnan Mohankumar

“…The capability of the system was demonstrated using micron-sized fluorescent polystyrene beads and cells mounted on a microscope slide. Besides providing imaging capability, the imaging fibre can double up as a light conduit to illuminate the target tissue, which would be in synergy with the first two modalities, namely, the RGB and the dynamic speckle analyses. …”
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First nosocomial cluster of COVID-19 due to the Delta variant in a major acute care hospital in Singapore: investigations and outbreak response by Lim, Wei Yen, Tan, Glorijoy Shi En, Htun, Htet Lin, Phua, Hwee Pin, Kyaw, Win Mar, Guo, Huiling, Cui, Lin, Mak, Tze Minn, Poh, Bee Fong, Wong, Judith Chui Ching, Setoh, Yin Xiang, Ang, Brenda Sze Peng, Chow, Angela Li Ping

“…Ward air exhaust filters were tested for SARS-CoV-2. Results: In total, there were 47 cases, comprising 29 patients, nine staff, six visitors and three household contacts. …”
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Dynamic drug combination methods for suppressing bacterial antibiotics resistance adaptation by Bhone, Myint Kyaw

“…In this study, the effects of using conventional antibiotics in combination with phytochemicals were studied by using checker board methods and time-kill assays using 12 S. aureus strains. …”
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An immunoinformatic approach for identifying and designing conserved multi-epitope vaccines for coronaviruses by Ong, Yu Chuan, Tejo, Bimo Ario, Yap, Wei Boon

“…Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus has exposed the vulnerabilities and unpreparedness of the global healthcare system in dealing with emerging zoonoses. …”
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Quad's India problem : no different from Beijing by Gupta, Sourabh

“…Australia, Japan and the US should first get New Delhi to revise its UNCLOS-related rules and regulations, which bear far greater similarity with Beijing’s than that of its Quad partners.…”
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