Attempting developmental regionalism through AFTA : the domestic politics - domestic capital nexus by Helen E. S. Nesadurai

“…In particular, it was to preserve domestic businesses that were closely allied with members of the political/ruling elite that led certain member goverments in ASEAN to advocate a developmental role for AFTA through its investment liberalisation programme, while still using the regional tariff liberalisation component programme as the 'carrot' to attract FDI.…”
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Meaningful eating: a new method for food design by Zampollo, Francesca

“…This research contributes to knowledge by (I) identifying an area of knowledge still unexplored, Eating Design from a design theory perspective, by (2) developing, assessing and proposing a design method for the preparation phase of an Eating Design process, and by (3) producing a set of themes available for designers to generate ideas on the ideal eating event.…”
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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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NMR structure and activity relationship of defensin-analogous peptides by Bai, Yang

“…Despite intensive research, detailed bactericidal and cytotoxic mechanisms of AMPs are still largely unknown. In this thesis, molecular template evolution based on the peptide sequence modifications, biophysical studies using fluorescence labeling and NMR spectroscopy, virtual screening utilizing large scale molecular dynamics simulations are exploited for rational antimicrobial drug discovery. …”
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Identification of novel therapeutic candidates to treat autoimmune diseases by Lim, Eugene Hui Kiat

“…However, the mechanism of interactions is still unclear, and is a potential area for future research of this field.…”
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Niemann-Pick type c disease: pathogenesis and therapy by Colaco, A

“…The function of the NPC1 protein still remains poorly understood and how the NPC1 or NPC2 proteins interact, or the functions of the pathways they regulate still remains unknown. …”

The study of radiotherapy resistance of hypoxic tumour for improving survival of cancer patient. by Goh, Yeek Teck.

“…Despite the advent of many new targeted cancer therapies, radiotherapy is still considered an important treatment modality in killing localised cancer cells. …”
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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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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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Alzheimer’s Amyloid Hypothesis and Antibody Therapy: Melting Glaciers? by Høilund-Carlsen, Poul F., Alavi, Abass, Castellani, Rudolph J., Neve, Rachael L., Perry, George, Revheim, Mona-Elisabeth, Barrio, Jorge R.

“…Two antibodies, aducanumab and lecanemab, have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, while a third, donanemab, is under review. …”
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Computational analysis for infectious diseases surveillance and host-pathogen interactions (in the context of Influenza A viruses) by Beyene, Biruhalem Taye

“…Prediction of the next pandemic strain is still a major challenge as mechanisms of antigenic shift and the zoonotic nature of influenza viruses are still poorly understood. …”
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Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cause-of-death analysis of life expectancy changes in 24 countries, 2015 to 2022 by Polizzi, A, Zhang, L, Timonin, S, Gupta, A, Dowd, JB, Leon, DA, Aburto, JM

“…By 2022, life expectancy had still not returned to prepandemic levels in several countries. …”

Current trends in additive manufacturing of selective laser melting for biomedical implant applications by Nazari, Aufa Adlia, Hassan, Mohamad Zaki, Ismail, Zarini, Ramlie, Faizir, Jamaludin, Khairur Rijal, Md. Daud, Mohd. Yusof, Ren, James

“…However, high Young's modulus, superior mechanical characteristic, lack of surface integration, high corrosions, failed bone remodeling, and antibacterial performance are still incomparable to be used in anatomical structure. …”
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La diplomazia culturale americana, la Guerra fredda e il cinema di Hong Kong negli anni Cinquanta = American cultural diplomacy, Cold War, and Hong Kong cinema in the 1950s by Lee, Sangjoon

“…Drawing on archival materials from The Asia Foundation (Taf) Records at the Hoover Institution Archives, the University of Hong Kong's manuscripts and special collections, and the San Francisco International Film Festival Papers, this article is a focused account of the early history of Taf and its motion picture projects in Cold War Hong Kong. …”
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Supported Lipid Bilayer Platform To Test Inhibitors of the Membrane Attack Complex: Insights into Biomacromolecular Assembly and Regulation by Yorulmaz, Saziye, Jackman, Joshua Alexander, Hunziker, Walter, Cho, Nam-Joon

“…On the other hand, clusterin directly interacts with C5b-7 such that C5b-7 is still able to bind to the lipid bilayer, and clusterin affects the subsequent binding of other complement proteins involved in the MAC assembly. …”
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Characterization of ubiquitin-activated DNA-protein crosslink repair in vitro by Zhu, X

“…DPCs repair is critical for maintaining genome stability, however, the knowledge of the DPC repair pathways is still limited. SPRTN, a DNA-dependent metalloprotease, has been identified as the major protease in repairing DPCs. …”

Black hole binary formation and mergers in supermassive black hole discs by Rowan, C

“…</p>0 <p>In summary, the AGN channel remains an important mechanism for BH mergers, in particular for high mass BHs, with much work still to be done to further constrain its observational features.…”

SemFunSim : a new method for measuring disease similarity by integrating semantic and gene functional association by Cheng, Liang, Li, Jie, Ju, Peng, Peng, Jiajie, Wang, Yadong

“…This indicates that SemFunSim is an effective method for drug repositioning.…”
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NIR-light-intensified hypoxic microenvironment for cascaded supra-prodrug activation and synergistic chemo/photodynamic cancer therapy by Chen, Hongzhong, Sun, Tao, Zeng, Weiwei, Zeng, Xiaowei, Mei, Lin, Jiang, Chen, Zhao, Yanli

“…Despite that photodynamic therapy (PDT) has promising clinical prospect, its therapeutic efficacy is still restricted by the hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME). …”
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Le christianisme laïc de Pierre Bayle by Hooks, JM

“…In his Pensées Diverses (1682), Bayle draws upon original sin, and in his Commentaire Philosophique (1686), Bayle uses the doctrine of the Imago Dei. …”