15.269 Literature, Ethics and Authority, Fall 2005 by Hafrey, Leigh

“…Readings include work by Robert Bolt, Jane Smiley, Virginia Woolf, Ursula LeGuin, Wole Soyinka, and others; films include "Three Kings," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Hotel Rwanda," and others. …”
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A biodegradable ocular implant for long-term suppression of intraocular pressure by Ng, Xu Wen, Liu, Kerh Lin, Veluchamy, Amutha Barathi, Lwin, Nyein Chan, Wong, Tina T., Venkatraman, Subbu Subramanian

“…However, the topical mode of administration (eyedrops) is far from optimal because of the issues of low bioavailability, high drug wastage, and lack of patient compliance. Suboptimal control of the IOP leads to disease progression and eventually to blindness. …”
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Doxorubicin-loaded cell-derived nanovesicles: an alternative targeted approach for anti-tumor therapy by Goh, Wei Jiang, Lee, Choon Keong, Zou, Shui, Woon, Esther, Czarny, Bertrand, Pastorin, Giorgia

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Exploring the limitations of osmotically assisted reverse osmosis: membrane fouling and the limiting flux by Peters, Christian D., Li, Dan, Mo, Zijing, Hankins, Nicholas P., She, Qianhong

“…First, internal membrane fouling at the draw (permeate) side was shown to be insignificant. …”
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Enhancing breast cancer treatment: investigating the influence of polymer ratios on Luteolin-loaded TPGS/poloxamer micelles by Mod Razif, Muhammad Redza Fahmi, Liew, Kai Bin, Chan, Siok Yee, Chew, Yik Ling, Hassan, Masriana, Ahmad Hisham, Shairyzah, Abdul Rahman, Shamima, Kee, Phei Er

“…This study aimed to optimize luteolin-loaded TPGS/Pol micelles developed using the film hydration method, followed by lyophilization. …”
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Influence of membrane active layer properties and support layer properties on organic and inorganic fouling in pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) process by Tan, Joelyn Yi Ying

“…Active layer towards draw solution (AL-DS) orientation was set-up for this experiment. …”
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Understanding the viral protein structures of clinically relevant arboviruses and fragment-based screening for antivirals by Farhana Abu Bakar

“…In recent years, antiviral drug discovery has increasingly relied on the use of high-resolution structural information of important viral proteins and have led to the development of potent inhibitors. …”
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Competition in two-sided market : with heterogeneous users and negative externalities. by Chen, Hongyu.

“…Under the two-sided market model, we observe that there exists full participation for end-users and under advertisement for advertisers. …”
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Digging for literature on tailoring cultural offers with and for older people from ethnic minority groups: a scoping review by Tierney, S, Gorenberg, J, Santillo, M, Westlake, D, Wong, G, Husk, K, Vougioukalou, S, Baxter, R, Dawson, S, Roberts, N, Potter, C, Warburton, H, McDougall, B, Latchem, J, Mahtani, KR

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Screening of 906 references–59 of which were read as full documents–resulted in six sources being included in the review. …”

Design, simulation, and testing of a low cost laser micromachining system for flexible and rapid tissue-on-chip fabrication. by Nin, Jorge A.

“…With fabrication times of 6-8 minutes for small features and less than an hour for a full chip, our method represents a significant advancement in rapid prototyping capabilities. …”
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Membrane structure-dependent limiting flux behavior and membrane selectivity loss during gypsum scaling : implications for pressure-retarded osmosis operation and membrane design by Fei, Jingyuan, Mai, Weiting, Cheng, Pak Shing, Shi, Jeffrey, Liu, Zongwen, She, Qianhong

“…We selected two typical osmotic membranes, thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide (PA) membrane and integrally asymmetric cellulose triacetate (CTA) membrane with different structures, for gypsum scaling tests in active-layer-facing-draw-solution orientation (an operating mode preferred for pressure-retarded osmosis). …”
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Optimising expression and purification of Dengue soluble E protein by Poh, Nina Yong Xin

“…It offers insights into viral-host immune interactions. The full-length E protein is essential for vaccine design. …”
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Press ECCS to Doubt (Your Causal Graph) by Markakis, Markos, Zhang, Ziyu, Shahout, Rana, Gao, Trinity, Liu, Chunwei, Sabek, Ibrahim, Cafarella, Michael

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Rethinking relief, reconstruction and development : evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of post-disaster livelihood aid by Daly, Patrick, Mahdi, Saiful, McCaughey, Jamie, Mundzir, Ibnu, Halim, Agus, Nizamuddin, Ardiansyah, Srimulyani, Eka

“…However, aid packages were generally not able to support the development of full-time, sustainable new livelihoods for people lacking pre-disaster training and experience. …”
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Echoes From the Stone Reframing Preservation in Syria Through Haurani Folklore by Alrifai, Hajar

“…This interdisciplinary chronicle draws from architecture, agriculture, literature, anthropology, and film, to reconstruct a social history of the village and speculate on alternate ways of dwelling, building, and preserving— reclaiming the archive, reinserting narrative, and reframing heritage through the folklore of Hauran.…”
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Ion doping behavior of stöber silica-nanosynthesis and application by Song, Xiaohui

“…Besides, we can dope positive charged organic molecules inside silica nanoparticle, such as dyes, drugs, and so on. The above synthesis control is important to silica application in biosensors, drug delivery, catalysts, and battery. …”
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Hybrid, nanoscale phospholipid/block copolymer vesicles by Lim, Seng Koon, Hoog, Hans-Peter de, Nallani, Madhavan, Bo, Liedberg, Parikh, Atul N.

“…In brief, these hybrids may provide alternative tools for drug delivery purposes and molecular imaging/sensing applications and clearly open up new avenues for further investigation.…”
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Association of current Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma japonicum, and Schistosoma mekongi infection status and intensity with periportal fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-ana... by Ewuzie, A, Wilburn, L, Thakrar, DB, Cheng, H, Reitzug, F, Roberts, N, Malouf, R, Chami, GF

“…Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and full-text reports for eligibility. A third reviewer was consulted in cases of disagreement. …”

Thermal-disrupting interface mitigates intercellular cohesion loss for accurate topical antibacterial therapy by Hu, Benhui, Berkey, Christopher, Feliciano, Timothy, Chen, Xiaohong, Li, Zhuyun, Chen, Chao, Amini, Shahrouz, Nai, Mui Hoon, Lei, Qun-Li, Ni, Ran, Wang, Juan, Leow, Wan Ru, Pan, Shaowu, Li, Yong-Qiang, Cai, Pingqiang, Miserez, Ali, Li, Shuzhou, Lim, Chwee Teck, Wu, Yun-Long, Odom, Teri W., Dauskardt, Reinhold H., Chen, Xiaodong

“…Bacterial infections remain a leading threat to global health because of the misuse of antibiotics and the rise in drug-resistant pathogens. Although several strategies such as photothermal therapy and magneto-thermal therapy can suppress bacterial infections, excessive heat often damages host cells and lengthens the healing time. …”
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Breaking permutation-based mesh steganography and security improvement by Wang, Yimin, Kong, Lingsheng, Qian, Zhenxing, Feng, Guorui, Zhang, Xinpeng, Zheng, Jianmin

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