Search Results - "Chou, L. M"

Ecosystem carbon stocks across a tropical intertidal habitat mosaic of mangrove forest, seagrass meadow, mudflat and sandbar by Phang, Valerie X. H., Chou, L. M., Friess, Daniel A.

“…Intertidal habitats provide numerous ecosystem services, including the sequestration and storage of carbon, a topic of great recent interest owing to…”
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Coral community response to bleaching on a highly disturbed reef by Guest, J. R., Low, J., Tun, K., Wilson, B., Ng, C., Raingeard, D., Ulstrup, K. E., Tanzil, J. T. I., Todd, P. A., Toh, T. C., McDougald, D., Chou, L. M., Steinberg, P. D.

“…While many studies of coral bleaching report on broad, regional scale responses, fewer examine variation in susceptibility among coral taxa and changes in…”
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Human plasma-derived immunoglobulin G fractionated by an aqueous two-phase system, caprylic acid precipitation, and membrane chromatography has a high purity level and is free of detectable in vitro thrombogenic activity by Vargas, M., Segura, Á., Wu, Y.-W., Herrera, M., Chou, M.-L., Villalta, M., León, G., Burnouf, T.

“…Background and Objectives Instituto Clodomiro Picado has developed an immunoglobulin G (IgG) plasma fractionation process combining a polyethylene…”
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Decadal stability in coral cover could mask hidden changes on reefs in the East Asian Seas by Chan, Y. K. S., Affendi, Y. A., Ang, P. O., Baria-Rodriguez, M. V., Chen, C. A., Chui, A. P. Y., Giyanto, Glue, M., Huang, H., Kuo, C-Y., Kim, S. W., Lam, V. Y. Y., Lane, D. J. W., Lian, J. S., Lin, S. M. N. N., Lunn, Z., Nañola, C. L., Nguyen, V. L., Park, H. S., Suharsono, Sutthacheep, M., Vo, S. T., Vibol, O., Waheed, Z., Yamano, H., Yeemin, T., Yong, E., Kimura, T., Tun, K., Chou, L. M., Huang, D.

“…Coral reefs in the Central Indo-Pacific region comprise some of the most diverse and yet threatened marine habitats. While reef monitoring has grown throughout…”
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Impact of solvent/detergent treatment of plasma on transfusion-relevant bacteria by Chou, M.-L., Wu, Y.-W., Su, C.-Y., Lee, L.-W., Burnouf, T.

“…Background  A solvent/detergent (S/D) treatment in a medical device has been developed for pathogen reduction of plasma for transfusion. Impact of S/D on…”
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Dengue virus inactivation by minipool TnBP/Triton X-45 treatment of plasma and cryoprecipitate by Burnouf, T., Chou, M.-L., Cheng, L.-H., Li, Z.-R., Wu, Y.-W., El-Ekiaby, M., Tsai, K.-H.

“…Background and Objectives  A minipool solvent/detergent (S/D; 1% TnBP/1% Triton X‐45; 31°C) process was developed for viral inactivation of plasma and…”
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Tic40, a membrane-anchored co-chaperone homolog in the chloroplast protein translocon by Li, Hsou-min, Chou, Ming-Lun, Fitzpatrick, Lynda M, Tu, Shuh-Long, Budziszewski, Gregory, Potter-Lewis, Sharon, Akita, Mitsuru, Levin, Joshua Z, Keegstra, Kenneth

“…The function of Tic40 during chloroplast protein import was investigated. Tic40 is an inner envelope membrane protein with a large hydrophilic domain located…”
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Feeding habits and trophic organization of the fish community in shallow waters of an impacted tropical habitat by Hajisamae, S., Chou, L.M., Ibrahim, S.

“…The feeding ecology and trophic organization of 32 fish species found in an highly impacted waters from four sites of the eastern Johor Strait, Singapore has…”
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Genetic connectivity of the broadcast spawning reef coral Platygyra sinensis on impacted reefs, and the description of new microsatellite markers by Tay, Y. C., Noreen, A. M. E., Suharsono, Chou, L. M., Todd, P. A.

“…As tropical coral reef habitats continue to be lost or degraded, understanding the genetic diversity and connectivity among populations is essential for making…”
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Sexual systems in scleractinian corals: an unusual pattern in the reef-building species Diploastrea heliopora by Guest, J. R., Baird, A. H., Goh, B. P. L., Chou, L. M.

“…The sexual system in corals refers to the spatial and temporal pattern of sexual function within an individual coral polyp, colony or population. Although…”
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Polymorphism and crypsis in the boring giant clam (Tridacna crocea): potential strategies against visual predators by Todd, P. A, Lee, J. H, Chou, L. M

“…The giant clam, Tridacna crocea, is a sessile bivalve that bores into rocks and dead corals found on shallow Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Clams are a valuable…”
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Genotype x environment interactions in transplanted clones of the massive corals Favia speciosa and Diploastrea heliopora by TODD, P. A, LADLE, R. J, LEWIN-KOH, N. J. I, CHOU, L. M

“…Environment-dependent variation in the morphological, physiological, or behavioural expression of a genotype is termed phenotypic plasticity. To test for…”
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Reproductive seasonality in an equatorial assemblage of scleractinian corals by GUEST, J. R, BAIRD, A. H, GOH, B. P. L, CHOU, L. M

“…Multi-specific, synchronous spawning of scleractinian corals was first documented on Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in the early 1980s (Harrison et al…”
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Environmental impact of heavy metals from dredged and resuspended sediments on phytoplankton and bacteria assessed in in situ mesocosms by Nayar, S., Goh, B.P.L., Chou, L.M.

“…Past and on-going reclamation, dredging, construction and shipping activities impact Ponggol Estuary, located on the northeastern coast of Singapore. Tin,…”
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Relative efficiencies of different filters in retaining phytoplankton for pigment and productivity studies by Nayar, S., Chou, L.M.

“…Filtration is a critical step in the measurement of phytoplankton productivity and pigment concentration. It is important to know the retentive characteristics…”
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Pyridoxal phosphate is better than pyridoxine for controlling idiopathic intractable epilepsy by Wang, H-S, Kuo, M-F, Chou, M-L, Hung, P-C, Lin, K-L, Hsieh, M-Y, Chang, M-Y

“…Aim: To study the difference between pyridoxine (PN) and its active form, pyridoxal phosphate, (PLP) in control of idiopathic intractable epilepsy in children…”
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27 years of benthic and coral community dynamics on turbid, highly urbanised reefs off Singapore by Guest, J. R., Tun, K., Low, J., Vergés, A., Marzinelli, E. M., Campbell, A. H., Bauman, A. G., Feary, D. A., Chou, L. M., Steinberg, P. D.

“…Coral cover on reefs is declining globally due to coastal development, overfishing and climate change. Reefs isolated from direct human influence can recover…”
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Do shallow water habitats of an impacted coastal strait serve as nursery grounds for fish? by Hajisamae, S, Chou, L.M

“…One hundred and thirty-three species of fish were recorded between July 1999 and December 2000 along littoral and shallow sublittoral zones of the eastern…”
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Settlement of marine periphytic algae in a tropical estuary by Nayar, S., Goh, B.P.L., Chou, L.M.

“…This note describes settlement studies of marine periphytic algae on glass substrata in a tropical estuary in Singapore. The rates of production in terms of…”
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Impacts of sedimentation on soft-bottom benthic communities in the southern islands of Singapore by CHOU, L. M, YU, J. Y, LOH, T. L

“…Benthic community data from eight stations around Pulau Semakau, an island south of Singapore, were collected during three surveys and analysed to determine…”
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