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H. M. **ong
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Open AccessClinical presentations, laboratory and radiological findings, and treatments for 11,028 COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the comorbidities, symptoms, clinical characteristics and treatment of COVID-19 patients. Epidemiological studies published in 2020 (from January–March) on...
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Open AccessAndrogen receptor signalling in macrophages promotes TREM-1-mediated prostate cancer cell line migration and invasion
The androgen receptor (AR) is the master regulator of prostate cancer (PCa) development, and inhibition of AR signalling is the most effective PCa treatment. AR is expressed in PCa cells and also in the PCa-as...
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Open AccessMicrofibril-associated glycoprotein 4 (Mfap4) regulates haematopoiesis in zebrafish
Microfibril-associated glycoprotein 4 (MFAP4) is an extracellular matrix protein belonging to the fibrinogen-related protein superfamily. MFAP4 is produced by vascular smooth muscle cells and is highly enriche...
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Open AccessPalliative Liver Radiotherapy (RT) for Symptomatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
This study aims at evaluating the symptom response, response duration, and toxicity of single dose palliative liver radiotherapy (RT) for symptomatic HCC patients. We reviewed unresectable HCC patients treated...
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Open AccessThe effect of orbital-lattice coupling on the electrical resistivity of YBaCuFeO5 investigated by X-ray absorption
Temperature-dependent X-ray absorption near-edge structures, X-ray linear dichroism (XLD) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopic techniques were used to investigate the valence stat...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Shared heritability and functional enrichment across six solid cancers
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessPorous materials of nitrogen doped graphene oxide@SnO2 electrode for capable supercapacitor application
The porous materials of SnO2@NGO composite was synthesized by thermal reduction process at 550 °C in presence ammonia and urea as catalyst. In this process, the higher electrostatic attraction between the SnO2@NG...
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Open AccessRobust continuous in vitro culture of the Plasmodium cynomolgi erythrocytic stages
The ability to culture pathogenic organisms substantially enhances the quest for fundamental knowledge and the development of vaccines and drugs. Thus, the elaboration of a protocol for the in vitro cultivatio...
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Open AccessTemporal changes in obesity and sleep habits in Hong Kong Chinese school children: a prospective study
We examined the temporal changes in obesity and sleep habits and their relationship in a prospective cohort of healthy Chinese adolescents. We collected data on anthropometric and questionnaire-measured sleep ...
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Open AccessStrain effect on orbital and magnetic structures of Mn ions in epitaxial Nd0.35Sr0.65MnO3/SrTiO3 films using X-ray diffraction and absorption
This study probes the temperature-dependent strain that is strongly correlated with the orbital and magnetic structures of epitaxial films of Nd0.35Sr0.65MnO3 (NSMO) that are fabricated by pulsed laser deposition...
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Open AccessThe compound TB47 is highly bactericidal against Mycobacterium ulcerans in a Buruli ulcer mouse model
Buruli ulcer (BU) is an emerging infectious disease that causes disfiguring skin ulcers. The causative agent, Mycobacterium ulcerans, secretes toxin called mycolactone that triggers inflammation and immunopatholo...
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Open AccessShared heritability and functional enrichment across six solid cancers
Quantifying the genetic correlation between cancers can provide important insights into the mechanisms driving cancer etiology. Using genome-wide association study summary statistics across six cancer types ba...
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Open AccessMetabolite changes in blood predict the onset of tuberculosis
New biomarkers of tuberculosis (TB) risk and disease are critical for the urgently needed control of the ongoing TB pandemic. In a prospective multisite study across Subsaharan Africa, we analyzed metabolic pr...
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Open AccessAnisotropy in the magnetic interaction and lattice-orbital coupling of single crystal Ni3TeO6
This investigation reports on anisotropy in the magnetic interaction, lattice-orbital coupling and degree of phonon softening in single crystal Ni3TeO6 (NTO) using temperature- and polarization-dependent X-ray ab...
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Open AccessOrigin of magnetic properties in carbon implanted ZnO nanowires
Various synchrotron radiation-based spectroscopic and microscopic techniques are used to elucidate the room-temperature ferromagnetism of carbon-doped ZnO-nanowires (ZnO-C:NW) via a mild C+ ion implantation metho...
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Correction: Publisher Correction: Evidence that breast cancer risk at the 2q35 locus is mediated through IGFBP5 regulation
Nature Communications 5: Article number: 4999 (2014); Published: 23 September 2014; Updated: 10 April 2018 The original version of this Article had an incorrect volume number of 4; it should have been 5. This ...
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Open AccessIntegrating Functional Analysis in the Next-Generation Sequencing Diagnostic Pipeline of RASopathies
RASopathies are a group of heterogeneous conditions caused by germline mutations in RAS/MAPK signalling pathway genes. With next-generation sequencing (NGS), sequencing capacity is no longer a limitation to mo...
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Open AccessStrongly exchange-coupled and surface-state-modulated magnetization dynamics in Bi2Se3/yttrium iron garnet heterostructures
Harnessing the spin–momentum locking of topological surface states in conjunction with magnetic materials is the first step to realize novel topological insulator-based devices. Here, we report strong interfac...
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Open AccessElectrically reversible cracks in an intermetallic film controlled by an electric field
Cracks in solid-state materials are typically irreversible. Here we report electrically reversible opening and closing of nanoscale cracks in an intermetallic thin film grown on a ferroelectric substrate drive...
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Open AccessDifferent carotenoid conformations have distinct functions in light-harvesting regulation in plants
To avoid photodamage plants regulate the amount of excitation energy in the membrane at the level of the light-harvesting complexes (LHCs). It has been proposed that the energy absorbed in excess is dissipated...
