Insight into Fe(II)/UV/chlorine pretreatment for reducing ultrafiltration (UF) membrane fouling : effects of different natural organic fractions and comparison with coagulation by Xing, Jiajian, Liang, Heng, Chuah, Chong Joon, Bao, Yueping, Luo, Xinsheng, Wang, Tianyu, Wang, Jinlong, Li, Guibai, Snyder, Shane Allen

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Mosquito-borne diseases in urban East African Community region: a scoping review of urban typology research and mosquito genera overlap, 2000-2024 by Joseph, NK, Mumo, E, Morlighem, C, Macharia, PM, Snow, RW, Linard, C

“…Diverse definitions of urban landscapes emerged, emphasizing (i) distinct characteristics for dichotomous delineation from rural settings (e.g., population density) and (ii) urban-peri-urban continuum integrating spatial variations in urban features associated with MBDs (e.g., planned/unplanned neighbourhoods). Mosquito ecology data derived from 88 sites, comprising 45 urban, 25 peri-urban, 14 mixed settings and four slums, reported 91 mosquito species, including 32% Culex, 31% Aedes, and 25% Anopheles genera. …”

Environmental DNA metabarcoding of freshwater fish in Malaysian tropical rivers using short-read nanopore sequencing as a potential biomonitoring tool by Munian, Kaviarasu, Ramli, Farah Farhana, Othman, Nursyuhada, Mahyudin, Nur Aina Amira, Sariyati, Nur Hartini, Abdullah-Fauzi, Nurfatiha Akmal Fawwazah, Haris, Hidayah, Ilham-Norhakim, Mohd Lokman, Abdul-Latiff, Muhammad Abu Bakar

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Engineering quantum control with optical transitions induced by twisted light fields by Zanon-Willette, Thomas, Impens, François, Arimondo, Ennio, Wilkowski, David, Taichenachev, Aleksei V., Yudin, Valeriy I.

“…Engineering light-matter interaction by optical vortices merged with composite pulses will ultimately benefit experimental atomic and molecular platforms targeting an optimal coherent control of quantum states, reliant quantum simulation, novel approaches to atomic interferometry, and precision tests of fundamental theories in physics and high-accuracy optical metrology.…”
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Extensive remineralization of peatland-derived dissolved organic carbon and acidification in the Sunda Shelf Sea, Southeast Asia by Zhou, Yongli, Evans, Christopher D., Chen, Yuan, Chang, Kristy Y. W., Martin, Patrick

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Next-generation sequencing (NGS) for assessment of microbial water quality : current progress, challenges, and future opportunities by Tan, BoonFei, Ng, Charmaine, Nshimyimana, Jean Pierre, Loh, Lay Leng, Gin, Karina Y.-H., Thompson, Janelle R.

“…Studies leveraging next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are providing new insights into the ecology of microbially mediated processes that influence fresh water quality such as algal blooms, contaminant biodegradation, and pathogen dissemination. …”
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Molecular characterization of microbial interactions with labile dissolved organic matter by Halloran, Kathryn H.

“…Together, this thesis shows that microbe-DOM interactions can be remarkably subtle and complex; expands our ability to quantify the metabolites that make up labile DOM; and demonstrates the importance of directly quantifying these dissolved metabolites to fully characterize microbial ecology and carbon cycling in the ocean.…”
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新加坡福建话马来语及英借词使用情况调查 = Usage of English and Malay loanwords amongst Singapore Hokkien speakers by 张良忆 Teo, Joey Liang Yi

“…However, the development of a language is influenced by its linguistic ecology. Therefore, this study hopes to examine the overall use of these loanwords in Singapore in recent years. …”
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Autoimmune encephalitis by Irani, SR

“…Forms of autoimmune encephalitis are more prevalent than infectious encephalitis and represent treatable neurologic syndromes for which early immunotherapies lead to the best outcomes.…”

Employment of a high throughput functional assay to define the critical factors that influence vaccine induced cross-variant neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 by Gu, Yue, Shunmuganathan, Bhuvaneshwari, Qian, Xinlei, Gupta, Rashi, Tan, Rebecca S. W., Kozma, Mary, Purushotorman, Kiren, Murali, Tanusya M., Tan, Nikki Y. J., Preiser, Peter Rainer, Lescar, Julien, Nasir, Haziq, Somani, Jyoti, Tambyah, Paul A., Smith, Kenneth G. C., Renia, Laurent, Ng, Lisa F. P., Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby E., MacAry, Paul A.

“…The scale and duration of neutralizing antibody responses targeting SARS-CoV-2 viral variants represents a critically important serological parameter that predicts protective immunity for COVID-19. …”
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A tymovirus from Calopogonium mucunoides in Malaysia is not clitoria yellow vein tymovirus: brief report by Gibbs, A.J., Mackenzie, A.M., Abdul-Samad, N.

“…A tymovirus isolated from Malaysian crops of Calopogonium mucunoides has been shown to have virions that are serologically indistinguishable from those of clitoria yellow vein tymovirus. …”

Characterization of Salmonella spp. isolated from patients below 3 years old with acute diarrhoea by Shobirin, M.H. Anis, Shuhaimi, M., Abu‐Bakar, F., Ali, A.M., Ariff, A., Nur‐Atiqah, N.A., Yazid, A.M.

“…The isolates were tested for their susceptibility to a range of antimicrobial agents, and typed by serological tests and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting. …”
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Anticholinergic burden and cognitive function in psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mancini, V, Latreche, C, Fanshawe, J, Varvari, I, Chambrez-Zita, Z, McGinn, N, Ana, C, Pillinge, T, McGuire, PK, McCutcheon, RA

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Of 1,337 citations retrieved, 40 met inclusion criteria, comprising 25 anticholinergic burden studies (4,620 patients), six serological anticholinergic activity studies (382 patients), and nine tapering studies (186 patients). …”

Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity: a Taiwanese case and review of literature by Chang, A, Lin, K-Y, Chuang, K-J, Waters, P, Irani, SR, Mgbachi, V, Yeh, H-L, Lien, L-M, Chiu, H-C, Chen, W-H

“…However, the outcome is still variable with different serological and tumor associations, and the elements to good response with less relapse is yet to be elucidated. …”

Lipid-mediated resolution of inflammation and survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Yildiz, O, Hunt, GP, Schroth, J, Dhillon, G, Spargo, TP, Al-Chalabi, A, Koks, S, Turner, MR, Shaw, PJ, Henson, SM, Iacoangeli, A, Malaspina, A

“…Specialized pro-resolving mediator blood concentrations were measured at baseline and in one additional visit in 20 pwALS and 10 non-neurological controls (Cohort 1). Flow cytometry was used to study the GPR32 and GPR18 resolvin receptors’ expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 40 pwALS and 20 non-neurological controls (Cohort 2) at baseline and in two additional visits in 17 pwALS. …”

Lower serum uric acid and impairment of right cerebral hemisphere structural brain networks are related to depressive symptoms in cerebral small vessel disease: a cross-sectional s... by Yu, Lei, Yi, Ming, Guo, Jiayu, Li, Jinbiao, Zeng, Huixing, Cui, Liqian, Xu, Xiangming, Liu, Gang, Fan, Yuhua, Zeng, Jinsheng, Xing, Shihui, Chen, Yicong, Wang, Meng, Tan, Shuangquan, Jin, Leow Yi, Kumar, Dilip, Vipin, Ashwati, Ann, Soo See, Fatin Zahra Binte Zailan, Sandhu, Gurveen Kaur, Kandiah, Nagaendran, Dang, Chao

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Age- and Sex-Based Developmental Biomarkers in Eye Movements by Carrick, Frederick Robert, Hunfalvay, Melissa, Bolte, Takumi, Azzolino, Sergio F., Abdulrahman, Mahera, Hankir, Ahmed, Antonucci, Matthew M., Al-Rumaihi, Nouf

“…Background: Eye movement research serves as a critical tool for assessing brain function, diagnosing neurological and psychiatric disorders, and understanding cognition and behavior. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Steinmetz, JD, Seeher, KM, Schiess, N, Bennett, DA, Maude, RJ, Newton, CRJ, Rodriguez, JAB

“…Previous publications from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study estimated the burden of 15 neurological conditions in 2015 and 2016, but these analyses did not include neurodevelopmental disorders, as defined by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-11, or a subset of cases of congenital, neonatal, and infectious conditions that cause neurological damage. …”

Transcriptome analysis of ischemic stroke recovery induced by neural stem cell preconditioned with baicalein-enriched fraction of oroxylum indicum by Satar, Asmaa’ Mohd

“…The ET-1 induced ischemic stroke rat models were randomly assigned into 3 subgroups, namely Group 1: Non-treated (control group, n = 5), Group 2: Treated with non-preconditioned NSCs (n = 5) and Group 3: Treated with BEF-preconditioned NSCs (n = 5). The animal neurological behaviours were monitored and scored based on modified neurological severity score (mNSS) test, cylinder test and grid-walking test for 14 days (p-value < 0.05). …”
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Single-cell laser imaging analysis of neuron using deep learning by Li, Ningnan

“…Here the goal of this dissertation is to build a deep learning model to study how different types of neurological cells evolve for better improvement in biomedical detection.…”
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