Year-Long Stability of Nucleic Acid Bases in Concentrated Sulfuric Acid: Implications for the Persistence of Organic Chemistry in Venus’ Clouds by Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J., Seager, Maxwell D., Grimes, John H., Zinsli, Zachary, Vollmer-Snarr, Heidi R., Abd El-Rahman, Mohamed K., Wishart, David S., Lee, Brian L., Gautam, Vasuk, Herrington, Lauren, Bains, William, Darrow, Charles

“…We show that the nucleic acid bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil, as well as 2,6-diaminopurine, and the &ldquo;core&rdquo; nucleic acid bases purine and pyrimidine, are stable for more than one year in concentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature and at acid concentrations relevant for Venus clouds (81% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i> to 98% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i> acid, the rest water). …”
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Predictors of persistent poor control and validation of ASSESS score: longitudinal 5-year follow-up of severe asthma cohort by Tiew, Pei Yee, Tay, Tunn Ren, Chen, Wenjia, Price, David B., Ong, Kheng Yong, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Koh, Mariko Siyue

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The added value of deep learning to submaximal exercise electrocardiogram for the 10-year prediction of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events by Sturge, A, Van Duijvenboden, S, Harper, C, Casadei, B, Doherty, A

Prognostic significance of pleural fluid microbiological positivity in pleural infection: a bicentric 10-year retrospective observational study by Wong, C, Fan, HC, Rahman, NM, Wong, JCC, Cheng, HS, Chiu, PH, Tong, CW, Miu, FPL, Yam, LYC

“…The trend continued at 1, 3, 5 and 7 years. RAPID score predicted 3-month and 1-year mortality in both groups (C-statistics, MPPI 0.71, 0.75; MNPI 0.84, 0.81). …”

Tailored dose baclofen in patients with alcoholic liver disease: A case series with 2-year follow-up of hospitalisation by Heydtmann, M, Macdonald, B, Lewsey, J, Masson, N, Cunningham, L, Irnazarow, A, Nardone, A, Cosgrave, J, Chick, J

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Baclofen was generally well tolerated with dose reductions in four patients. In the 2 years after initiation of the treatment, patients spent on an average of 19.1 d in the hospital per year compared to 25.48 d before the treatment initiation (p = 0.59). …”

Simulation studies and experimental measurement of the air bearing slider by Ho, Jefferson Rui Ming.

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Air bearing surface design for high flying stabilities by Lim, Choon Ming.

“…Three different ABS sliders have been designed for this final year project. Each design undergoes 2 static and 2 dynamic simulations using the ABSolution. …”
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A crisis management model : a look at Singapore Airlines with the SARS case. by Fong, Chee Yong., Lem, Hong Jie., Hong, Zheng Qi.

“…The SARS crisis has tremendous impact on Singapore Airlines. …”
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Study on electrical discharge machining (EDM) in motor bearings by Lam, Jin Seng

“…This research was put to the test with high gain and switching frequency for industrial grade motor bearing. Providing an understanding to how bearing damage occur. …”
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Internalisation of externalities: who bears the cost of pollution control? by Rahim, Khalid Abdul

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Numerical simulation and topology optimization of slider air bearing by Li, Qiang

“…Since the first commercial hard disk drive was developed in 1956, the stability of the flying attitude is always an important factor to be considered in the slider air bearing design. The objective of this dissertation is to develop an efficient computational modeling technique for simulating the air bearing slider (ABS) in hard disk drives and ultimately develop an effective topology optimization methodology to systematically and automatically design the air bearing slider with a target of achieving a near-constant flying attitude when the slider moves over the surface of the hard disk drive. …”
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BER analysis of FFH/FSK system with self-normalzing receiver over intentional and unintentional interference channels by Toh, Yew Ber.

“…In order to validate the theoretical BER expressions obtained, we compare the analytical BER results of this receiver with the corresponding simulation results. …”
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Regulation of Burkholderia cenocepacia biofilm formation by RpoN and the c-di-GMP effector BerB by Fazli, Mustafa, Rybtke, Morten, Steiner, Elisabeth, Weidel, Elisabeth, Berthelsen, Jens, Groizeleau, Julie, Bin, Wu, Zhi, Boo Zhao, Yaming, Zhang, Kaever, Volkhard, Givskov, Michael, Hartmann, Rolf W., Eberl, Leo, Tolker-Nielsen, Tim

“…Our findings suggest that BerB binds c‐di‐GMP, and activates RpoN‐dependent transcription of the berA gene coding for a c‐di‐GMP‐responsive transcriptional regulator. …”
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Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Ferrari, AJ, Santomauro, DF, Aali, A, Lacey, BWH, Rodriguez, JAB

“…<p><b>Methods</b></p> The GBD 2021 disease and injury burden analysis estimated years lived with disability (YLDs), years of life lost (YLLs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries using 100 983 data sources. …”

AMIC Conference on Asian Communications : the Next Twenty-five Years, Singapore, Jun 1-3, 1996 : [preliminary report and evaluation]

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Effectiveness of supervised versus self-directed rehabilitation for adults aged 50 years and over with ankle fractures: protocol for the AFTER trial by Keene, DJ, Achten, J, Forde, C, Png, ME, Grant, R, Draper, K, Appelbe, D, Tutton, E, Peckham, N, Dutton, SJ, Lamb, SE, Costa, ML

“…<p><strong>Aims</p></strong> Ankle fractures are common, mainly affecting adults aged 50 years and over. To aid recovery, some patients are referred to physiotherapy, but referral patterns vary, likely due to uncertainty about the effectiveness of this supervised rehabilitation approach. …”

8 bit asynchronous SAR ADC by Mahesha, Ballaki Aditya

“…In this project, we propose the design of an 8-bit Asynchronous Successive Approximation Register (SAR) Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). This ADC is engineered to resolve signals up to 100 MHz and can perform conversions at a clock speed of 200 MHz. …”
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Exploration of PolSAR image processing by Yi, Tianya

“…Polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) is a widely used tool for radar remote sensing of the Earth. …”
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Dengue Serotype Cross-Reactive, Anti-E Protein Antibodies Confound Specific Immune Memory for 1 Year after Infection by Toh, Ying Xiu, Gan, Victor, Balakrishnan, Thavamalar, Zuest, Roland, Poidinger, Michael, Wilson, Solomonraj, Appanna, Ramapraba, Thein, Tun Linn, Ong, Adrian Kheng-Yeow, Ng, Lee Ching, Leo, Yee Sin, Fink, Katja

“…To better define the specificity of polyclonal antibodies during disease and after recovery, longitudinal samples from patients with primary or secondary DENV-2 infection were collected over a period of 1 year. We found that serotype cross-reactive antibodies peaked 3 weeks after infection and subsided within 1 year. …”
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A qualitative study exploring catering staff's perceptions of school meal provision and 11-13 year olds eating behaviours by Gilmour, A