Bioconversion of styrene to poly(hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA) by a new bacterial strain Pseudomonas putida NBUS12 by Tan, Giin-Yu Amy, Chen, Chia-Lung, Ge, Liya, Li, Ling, Tan, Swee Ngin, Wang, Jing-Yuan

“…A genetic analysis of 16S rDNA and phaZ genes revealed P. putida NBUS12 as a genetically-distinct strain from existing phenotypically-similar bacterial strains. …”
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Identification and functional analysis of Git3 G protein-coupled receptors in Ganoderma boninense PER71 by Khairunnisa Hanisah Mohd Daud, Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar, Izwan Bharudin, Shazilah Kamaruddin, Huai, Doris Xia Quay, Farah Diba Abu Bakar, Abdul Munir Abdul Murad

“…Transformation of G. boninense PER71 with pUChph-GIT3 produced five potential Δgit3 gene-silenced mutants. …”
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Unbiased in silico design of pH-sensitive tetrapeptides by Hu, Yue, Rigoldi, Federica, Sun, Hui, Gautieri, Alfonso, Marelli, Benedetto

“…We used coarse-grain molecular dynamics simulations to screen all possible histidine-bearing tetrapeptide sequences, finding novel peptide sequences with pH-tunable assembly properties. These tetrapeptides could be used for various biological applications, such as triggered delivery of bioactive molecules.…”
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Proteomics of hair: effects of pH on the hair shaft by Wu, Alicia Rosabee Yu Ling

“…Evaluating the effect pH has on the hair fibre is important to develop better shampoos that can improve the hair texture and mechanical properties. …”
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A low noise, 1.28µA quiescent regulator with broadband high PSR for micropower sensors by Chan, Pak Kwong, Ong, G. T.

“…The measured output noise is 80.1nV/vHz at 1kHz and 14.2nV/vHz at 100kHz while the integrated output noise over 10Hz-100kHz bandwidth is 13.88μVrms. …”
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A phenotype-based AI pipeline outperforms human experts in differentially diagnosing rare diseases using EHRs by Mao, X, Huang, Y, Jin, Y, Wang, L, Chen, X, Liu, H, Yang, X, Xu, H, Luan, X, Xiao, Y, Feng, S, Zhu, J, Zhang, X, Jiang, R, Zhang, S, Chen, T

“…PhenoBrain utilizes a BERT-based natural language processing model to extract phenotypes from clinical texts in EHRs and employs five new diagnostic models for differential diagnoses of rare diseases. …”

The lipidome in phenotyping hepatitis B infection (‘LiPHe-B’): preliminary results from our pilot study by Delphin, M, Palma-Duran, S, dos Santos, MS, Martyn, E, Waddilove, E, Wall, E, Maponga, TG, Martin, J, De Lara, C, Klenerman, P, Barnes, E, Macrae, J, Matthews, PC

Selecting a self-sufficient solar system configuration for 24/7, year-round, per-demand power supply by Doron, Pinchas, Karni, Jacob, Slocum, Alexander

“…SOLARPACES 2020: 26th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems 28 September–2 October 2020 Freiburg, Germany…”
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QuickFit: A High-Throughput RT-qPCR-Based Assay to Quantify Viral Growth and Fitness In Vitro by Galvez, Nicolas M. S., Sheehan, Maegan L., Lin, Allen Z., Cao, Yi, Lam, Evan C., Jackson, Abigail M., Balazs, Alejandro B.

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Inter-laboratory comparison of eleven quantitative or digital PCR assays for detection of proviral bovine leukemia virus in blood samples by Pluta, Aneta, Jaworski, Juan P., Droscha, Casey, VanderWeele, Sophie, Taxis, Tasia M., Valas, Stephen, Brnić, Dragan, Jungić, Andreja, Ruano, María J., Sánchez, Azucena, Murakami, Kenji, Nakamura, Kurumi, Puentes, Rodrigo, De Brun, MLaureana

“…This study aimed to determine the interlaboratory accuracy and agreement of 11 molecular tests in detecting BLV. Each qPCR/ddPCR method varied by target gene, primer design, DNA input and chemistries. …”
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A robust 6-D pose tracking approach by fusing a multi-camera tracking device and an AHRS module by Wang, Zengwei, Dai, Houde, Zeng, Yadan, Lueth, Tim C.

“…Hence, we implemented a custom-built hybrid tracking system consisting of four-camera equipment and a 6-D tracker comprising a single optical marker and an automatic heading reference system (AHRS). AHRS provides the 3-D orientation of the tracked object directly and compensates for the 3-D position when the optical tracking is occluded. …”
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Faktor Kejayaan Pengajian PHD di Kalangan Staf Universiti Utara Malaysia- Kajian Fasa 1 (S/O 13784) by Abdullah, Che Sobry, Hami, Norsiah, Mohd Shafie, Shafini

“…Selaras dengan usaha Malaysia untuk meningkatkan keupayaan pengetahuan dan inovasi negara serta memupuk minda kelas pertama, Pelan Strategik Pengajian Tinggi Negara (PSPTN) menyasarkan 75% daripada kalangan pensyarah mempunyai kelayakan Ijazah Doktor Falsafah (PhD) menjelang tahun 2020. Namun demikian, bilangan staf akademik meningkat setiap tahun walaupun bilangan pensyarah yang berkelayakan PhD masih berada pada tahap yang rendah. …”
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BN-PR manifesto war : different platforms, same school by Shamsul A. B

“…The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition and the opposition Pakatan Rakyat have been engaged in a war of manifestos. While each side claims to offer better programmes and plans than the other, their leaders, Najib Razak and Anwar Ibrahim, come from the same school - the 'BN Political Academy'- and are essentially cut from the same cloth.…”
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Effects of varying pH on membrane distillation bioreactor operation by Wong, Qian Ying.

“…Since the feed-biomass characteristics will affect the membrane process (fouling and flux), a literature review on the effects of varying operational parameters which include organic loading, Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT), Solid Retention Time (SRT) and pH on retentate organic carbon concentration, biomass concentration and Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) production. …”
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Madam snake white : a case study on virtual reality continuum applications for Singaporean culture and heritage at Haw Par Villa by Cai, Yiyu, Zheng, Jianmin, Zhang, Yuzhe, Wu, Xiaoqun, Chen, Yong, Tan, Bingquan, Yang, Bianyue, Liu, Tianrui, Thalmann, Nadia

“…In this article, we describe a project on the use of Virtual Reality Continuum (VRC) for applications in culture and heritage. Haw Par Villa, a local heritage site in Singapore, is selected to demonstrate the entire process of VRC-enhanced digitization from laser scanning to 3D mapping and to 3D prototyping, using Madam Snake White as an example. …”
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Advancing artemisinin resistance monitoring using a high sensitivity ddPCR assay for Pfkelch13 mutation detection in Asia by Srisutham, S, Saejeng, A, Khantikul, N, Sugaram, R, Sangsri, R, Dondorp, AM, Day, NPJ, Imwong, M

“…This study, we developed a droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assay for the rapid screening of common mutations including P441L, Y493H, P527H, G538V, R539T, I543T, R561H, P574L, C580Y, and A675V. …”

Clinical presentation and outcome of ribavirin treated RT-PCR confirmed Lassa fever patients in ISTH Irrua: a pilot study by Asogun, AD, Ochei, O, Moody, V, Abejegah, C, Okoh, E

“…</p> <p><b>Methodology:</b> The study was a case series study of the first 41 cases that were treated with Ribavirin in the Lassa fever isolation ward from 28th November 2010 to 26th May 2011.…”

Car-to-car communication test-bed and experiment by Li, Yude

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Electroosmotic flow hysteresis for fluids with dissimilar pH and ionic species by Lim, An Eng, Lam, Yee Cheong

“…There are existing investigations on EOF hysteresis, i.e., flow direction-dependent behavior. However, none so far have studied the solution pair system of dissimilar ionic species with substantial pH difference. …”
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New Photochrome Probe Allows Simultaneous pH and Microviscosity Sensing by Wu, Yuanyuan, Papper, Vladislav, Pokholenko, Oleksandr, Kharlanov, Vladimir, Zhou, Yubin, Steele, Terry W. J., Marks, Robert S.

“…In addition, the molecule exhibited the pH-dependent fluorescence and photoisomerisation kinetics.…”
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