Spatiotemporal coordination of FGF and Shh signaling underlies the specification of myoblasts in the zebrafish embryo by Yin, Jianmin, Lee, Raymond, Ono, Yosuke, Ingham, Philip William, Saunders, Timothy E.

“…Cell position within the developing zebrafish somite is highly dynamic: how, when, and where these signals specify cell fate is largely unknown. …”
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Defining a critical period for inhibitory circuits within the somatosensory cortex by Lo, Shun Qiang, Sng, Judy C. G., Augustine, George J.

“…Unilateral whisker deprivation decreased the strength and spatial range of inhibitory input provided to pyramidal neurons by PV interneurons in layers 2/3, 4 and 5. By varying the time when sensory input was removed, we determined that the critical period closes around postnatal day 14. …”
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Autistic students' experiences, opportunities and challenges in higher education in Singapore: a qualitative study by Lim, Elinor, Wong, Shawn, Gurbuz, Emine, Kapp, Steven K., López, Beatriz, Magiati, Iliana

“…The present study sought to explore and understand (i) the experiences, opportunities, and challenges of autistic students in HE in Singapore; and (ii) non-autistic HE students’ experiences of studying alongside and socially engaging with their autistic peers. Twenty autistic and twenty-two non-autistic HE students in Singapore completed an online survey with open-ended questions. …”
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Unlocking the mysteries behind baby viral videos. by Chung, You Lun., Tan, Peck Lim., Sia, Shang Ying.

“…Online content that contains viral elements will effortlessly spread through the Internet as users share among their peers. Mysteriously, videos containing baby content are shared widely and received millions of views. …”
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‘Maturing out’ as dilemmatic: transitions towards relatively light drinking practices among UK University students by Conroy, Dom, Morton, Charlotte, Griffin, Christine

“…One dilemma was characterised by managing to drink less (or nothing) without cutting off social options with university friends/peers. A second dilemma concerned not wishing to fully abandon the pleasures and increased social confidence that alcohol consumption could afford. …”
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Alcohol Use and Its Relation with Demographic, Environmental, and Psychological Factors among Adolescents in Nabawan, Sabah by Jaimon, Selly, Deligannu, Pravina, Robinson, Fredie

“…Analysis revealed that older age adolescents 18 years and 19 years, respectively (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.93; P=0.021; aOR, 5.38; P=0.003), having parents (aOR, 4.11; P=0.001) and peers (aOR, 11.57; P<0.001) who consume alcohol were significantly associated with alcohol use. …”
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Flame-made calcium phosphate nanoparticles with high drug loading for delivery of biologics by Tsikourkitoudi, Vasiliki, Karlsson, Jens, Merkl, Padryk, Loh, Edmund, Henriques-Normark, Birgitta, Sotiriou, Georgios A.

“…We also demonstrate that LL-37 retains its antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pneumoniae when loaded on nanoparticles in vitro. Therefore, we highlight the potential of nanocarriers for optimization of the therapeutic profile of existing and emerging biological drugs.…”
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Case report: the 'vanished' left pulmonary artery by Chan, Charmaine Jiahui, Kotecha, Monika Kantilal, Choo, Jonathan Tze Liang, Fortier, Marielle V., Sundararaghavan, Sreekanthan

“…It is commonly misdiagnosed as pulmonary artery agenesis when the patent arterial duct constricts, with cessation of blood flow into the affected pulmonary artery. …”
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Identification of bacterial biofilm and the Staphylococcus aureus derived protease, staphopain, on the skin surface of patients with atopic dermatitis by Sonesson, Andreas, Przybyszewska, Kornelia, Eriksson, Sigrid, Mörgelin, Matthias, Kjellström, Sven, Davies, Julia, Potempa, Jan, Schmidtchen, Artur

“…S. aureus biofilms showed less susceptibility to killing by the antimicrobial peptide LL-37 when compared with results obtained using planktonic cells. …”
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Smells fishy? Jm3-1, a mysterious Zebrafish vessel growth disruptor by Lim, Rong

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inPhocus: current state and challenges of phage research in Singapore by Verma, Navin Kumar, Tan, Si Jia, Chen, John, Chen, Hanrong, Muhammad Hafiz Ismail, Rice, Scott A., Bifani, Pablo, Hariharan, , Sukumar, Paul, , Vivek Daniel, Sriram, Bharathi, Dam, Linh Chi, Chan, Chia Ching, Ho, Peiying, Goh, Boon Chong, Chung, Jasmine Shimin, Goh, Kenneth Choon Meng, Thong, Shu Hua, Kwa, Andrea Lay-Hoon, Ostrowski, Adam, Aung, Thet Tun, Halimah Razali, Low, Shermaine W. Y., Bhattacharyya, Mani Shankar, Gautam, Hemant K., Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani, Sicheritz-Pontén, Thomas, Clokie, Martha R. J., Moreira, Wilfried, van Steensel, Maurice Adrianus Monique

“…To map ongoing phage research in Singapore and neighboring countries, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU) and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) recently co-organized a virtual symposium on Bacteriophage and Bacteriophage-Derived Technologies, which was attended by more than 80 participants. …”
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Summative and formative style anatomy practical examinations: do they have impact on students' performance and drive for learning? by Mogali, Sreenivasulu Reddy, Rotgans, Jerome Ingmar, Rosby, Lucy, Ferenczi, Michael Alan, Beer, Naomi Low

“…The format of anatomy practical examination was changed at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore from summative (graded; must pass) to formative (ungraded; no pass/fail) in academic year (AY) 2017-2018. …”
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Blood brain barrier: a tissue engineered microfluidic chip by Musafargani, Sikkandhar, Mishra, Sachin, Gulyás, Miklós, Mahalakshmi, P., Archunan, Govindaraju, Padmanabhan, Parasuraman, Gulyás, Balázs

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Musculoskeletal regeneration: a zebrafish perspective by Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar, Ingham, Philip William

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Density forecasting of conjunctivitis burden using high-dimensional environmental time series data by Lim, Jue Tao, Choo, Esther Li Wen, Janhavi, A., Tan, Kelvin Bryan, Abisheganaden, John, Dickens, Borame

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Sustained Release of Cx43 Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotides from Coated Collagen Scaffolds Promotes Wound Healing by Gilmartin, Daniel J., Soon, Allyson, Thrasivoulou, Christopher, Phillips, Anthony R. J., Jayasinghe, Suwan N., Becker, David Lawrence

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Heme-Regulated eIF2α Kinase Modulates Hepatic FGF21 and is Activated by PPARβ/δ Deficiency by Zarei, Mohammad, Barroso, Emma, Leiva, Rosana, Barniol-Xicota, Marta, Pujol, Eugènia, Escolano, Carmen, Vázquez, Santiago, Palomer, Xavier, Pardo, Virginia, González-Rodríguez, Águeda, Valverde, Ángela M., Quesada-López, Tania, Villarroya, Francesc, Wahli, Walter, Vázquez-Carrera, Manuel

“…Increased Fgf21 expression was observed in liver of PPARβ/δ-null mice and in mouse primary hepatocytes when this receptor was knocked down by small interfering RNA (siRNA). …”
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Generation of self-replicating airway organoids from the cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea as a model system for studying host-pathogen interactions in the bat airway epithelium by Chan, Louisa L. Y., Gamage, Akshamal M., Tan, Chee Wah, Tan, Kai Sen, Liu, Jing, Tay, Douglas Jie Wen, Foo, Randy Jee Hiang, Rénia, Laurent, Wang, De Yun, Wang, Lin-Fa

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New techniques for searching differential trails in Keccak by Liu, Guozhen, Qiu, Weidong, Tu, Yi

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Social network structure in autistic individuals: a systematic review by Lei, J, Qian, X, Kim, KM

“…Results indicate that autistic children experience greater isolation with more peripheral status and lower peer acceptance compared with their neurotypical peers. …”