Development of innovative nano-satellites with new generation technologies by Menezes, Ajit Denis

“…For the Space operation segment, a payload is developed that can measure the temperature of the ULTEM panels and their response to every thermal cycle in Space. …”
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PTFE-assisted immobilization of Pluronic F127 in PVDF hollow fiber membranes with enhanced hydrophilicity through nonsolvent-thermally induced phase separation method by Zhao, Jie, Chong, Jeng Yi, Shi, Lei, Wang, Rong

“…The results suggest that the hydrophobic segment of F127 could adsorb firmly onto PTFE with the hydrophilic segments protruding outwards. …”
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Ingestible artificial urinary biomarker probes for urine test of gastrointestinal cancer by Xu, Cheng, Xu, Mengke, Hu, Yuxuan, Liu, Jing, Cheng, Penghui, Zeng, Ziling, Pu, Kanyi

“…Upon reaction with a cancer biomarker in the colon segment, HATS releases a small fragment of tetrazine that can transverse the intestinal barrier, enter blood circulation, and ultimately undergo renal clearance to urine. …”
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Harmonic fields based surface and volume mapping by Xia, Jiazhi

“…After that, a global smoothing step is adopted to improve the continuity along the segmentation boundaries. In Chapter 5, we also develop another method to overcome the drawback of harmonic maps in parameterizing 3D facial expressions. …”
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Geometric primitive feature extraction : concepts, algorithms and applications by Prasad, Dilip Kumar.

“…Second, an explicit error bound of the error introduced by digitizing a continuous line segment has been derived and used to propose a generic non-heuristic parameter independent framework which can be used in several dominant point detection methods. …”
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Transcriptome analysis for the identification of cellular markers related to trabecular meshwork differentiation by Sathiyanathan, Padmapriya, Tay, Cheryl Y., Stanton, Lawrence W.

“…Expression analysis by qPCR verified the differential expression and immunofluorescence of the anterior segment confirmed strong expression in the TM. …”
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English newspaper coverage of financial education on old age savings by Ng, Chooi Fun

“…A standardized FE curriculum is recommended to be adopted and disseminated by all stakeholders and FE on OAS Providers to all segments of adult Malaysians. These initiatives would enhance their awareness and assist them to save more for their old age.…”
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Crossing and intersecting families of geometric graphs on point sets by Álvarez-Rebollar, J. L., Cravioto-Lagos, J., Marín, N., Solé-Pi, O., Urrutia, J.

“…Let S be a set of n points in the plane in general position. Two line segments connecting pairs of points of S cross if they have an interior point in common. …”
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Simultaneous binding of hybrid molecules constructed with dual DNA-binding components to a G-quadruplex and its proximal duplex by Asamitsu, Sefan, Obata, Shunsuke, Phan, Anh Tuân, Hashiya, Kaori, Bando, Toshikazu, Sugiyama, Hiroshi

“…By means of circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and NMR techniques, we showed the dual and simultaneous recognition of the respective segment via hybrid molecules, and the synergistic and mutual effect of each binding component that was appropriately linked on higher binding affinity and modest sequence specificity. …”
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An atomtronic experimental setup for engineering quantised circulations by Gan, Koon Siang

“…Bringing both ideas together, a novel protocol is devised where a 6 segment ring is imprinted with a set of phases. A total of three methods of phase imprinting were simulated. …”
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An Investigation of the Reliability of the Taiwan Earthquake Model PSHA2015 by Wang, Yu‐Ju, Lee, Ya‐Ting, Chan, Chung‐Han, Ma, Kuo‐Fong

“…For densely populated faults in southwestern Taiwan, the assessed hazard level is more sensitive to the maximum magnitude of earthquakes than it is to the slip rate of active faults, creating concern for the possibility of larger earthquakes due to multiple‐segment ruptures in this area, which has not yet been considered in the TEM PSHA2015. …”
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Structures of Mycobacterium smegmatis 70S ribosomes in complex with HPF, tmRNA, and P-tRNA by Mishra, Satabdi, Ahmed, Tofayel, Tyagi, Anu, Shi, Jian, Bhushan, Shashi

“…A comparison of the P/P state with the hibernating state provides possible functional insights about the Mycobacteria-specific helix H54a rRNA segment. Interestingly, densities for all the four OB domains of bS1 protein is visible in the hibernating 70S ribosome displaying the molecular details of bS1-70S interactions. …”
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Food choice motivations and perceptions of healthy eating: a cross-sectional study among consumers in the UAE by Cheikh Ismail, L, Osaili, TM, Obaid, RS, Hashim, M, Ahmed, M, Al-Fayadh, F, Farah, A, Sad, H, Alghanem, H, Mohamad, MN, Saleh, ST, Al Daour, R, Masuadi, E, Stojanovska, L, Ali, HI, Al Dhaheri, AS

“…This study aimed to examine the food choice motivations and perceptions of healthy eating among adults in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and to segment consumers based on their motivations. Methods: A web-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among adults in the UAE (n = 1209). …”

Comparative effects of domain-specific human monoclonal antibodies against LGI1 on neuronal excitability by Sell, J, Rahmati, V, Kempfer, M, Irani, SR, Ritzau-Jost, A, Hallermann, S, Geis, C

“…Kv1.1 channel clustering at the axon initial segment (AIS) was quantified by immunocytochemistry and structured illumination microscopy techniques.…”

Optical coherence tomography angiography imaging to monitor anti-VEGF treatment of corneal vascularization in a rabbit model by Devarajan, Kavya, Ong, Hon Shing, Lwin, Nyein C., Chua, Jacqueline, Schmetterer, Leopold, Mehta, Jodhbir Singh, Ang, Marcus

“…It has been recently adapted to image the anterior segment and has shown good potential to image corneal vascularisation. …”
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The impact of photopigment bleaching on the human rod photoreceptor subretinal space measured via optical coherence tomography by Messner, Alina, Dos Santos, Valentin Aranha, Puchner, Stefan, Stegmann, Hannes, Schlatter, Andreas, Schmidl, Doreen, Leitgeb, Rainer, Schmetterer, Leopold, Werkmeister, René M.

“…The optical path length of the rod photoreceptor subretinal space (SRS), that is, the distance between signal bands of rod outer segment tips and retinal pigment epithelium, was measured in 15 healthy subjects in ambient light and during a long-duration bleaching white-light exposure. …”
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A Slip Gap of the 2016 Mw 6.6 Muji, Xinjiang, China, Earthquake Inferred from Sentinel‐1 TOPS Interferometry by Feng, Wanpeng, Tian, Yunfeng, Zhang, Yong, Samsonov, Sergey, Almeida, Rafael, Liu, Peng

“…The inverted best‐fitting coseismic slip model in this study shows that the mainshock was a right‐lateral strike‐slip rupture on the western segment of the Muji fault, with an optimal dip angle of 80°±4°. …”
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History dependence of the microstructure on time-dependent deformation during in-situ cooling of a nickel-based single-crystal superalloy by Panwisawas, Chinnapat, D’Souza, Neil, Collins, David M., Bhowmik, Ayan, Roebuck, Bryan

“…Between 1000 °C and 900 °C, stress relaxation prevails and gives rise to softening as evidenced by a decreased dislocation density and the presence of long segment stacking faults in γ phase. Lattice strains decrease in both the γ matrix and γ′ precipitate phases. …”
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Examining bystander intervention for peer depression and sociodemographic correlates among university students in Singapore by Lim, Benedict Wei Zhi, Koh, Yen Sin, Shahwan, Shazana, Goh, Janrius Chong Min, Samari, Ellaisha, Ong, Wei Jie, Kwok, Kian Woon, Chong, Siow-Ann, Subramaniam, Mythily

“…The ARTEMIS intervention comprised a lecture by a trained mental health professional, a sharing session by a person with lived experience of depression, and a question-and-answer segment with a panel. The Bystander Intervention Scale for Depression (BISD) was administered at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up. …”
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Factors Influencing Students Intention to Choose Career of Halal Food Industry in Malaysia using Theory of Planned Behavior by Abu Bakar, Nashirah, Rosbi, Sofian, Haji Hashim, Hydzulkifli, Che Arshad, Noraziah

“…The halal food industry is a market segment involved with food items and beverages that are strictly prepared according to rules underlined by the Islamic dietary law. …”
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