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Environmental nicotine contamination in latent fingermarks from smoker contacts and passive smoking by Benton, M, Chua, M.J, Gu, F, Rowell, F, Ma, J

“…Abstract Hydrophobic silica nanopowder has been used as an effective latent fingermark development agent and subsequently as an enhancement agent in the…”
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Surgical management of status epilepticus: A systematic review by Jha, Rohan, Blitz, Sarah E., Chua, Melissa M. J., Warren, Aaron E. L., Lee, Jong Woo, Rolston, John D.

“…Status Epilepticus (SE), unresponsive to medical management, is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Surgical management is typically considered in…”
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Studies of static, high-frequency and electromagnetic attenuation properties for Y-type hexaferrites Ba 2 Cu x Zn 2 − x Fe 12 O 22 and their composites by Li, Z.W., Chua, M.J., Yang, Z.H.

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Studies of static, high-frequency and electromagnetic attenuation properties for Y-type hexaferrites Ba2CuxZn2−xFe12O22 and their composites by Li, Z.W., Chua, M.J., Yang, Z.H.

“…The static and dynamic magnetic properties as well as EM (electromagnetic) attenuation characteristics at microwave bands have been studied for Y-type…”
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Structural and microwave attenuation characteristics of ZnCuY barium ferrites synthesized by a sol–gel auto combustion method by Chua, M.J., Yang, Z.H., Li, Z.W.

“…Ba2ZnCuFe12O22 (ZnCuY) barium ferrites were prepared using a sol–gel auto combustion method. Mixing the ferrite particles with various sintering temperature…”
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Synthesis, biological characterisation and structure activity relationships of aromatic bisamidines active against Plasmodium falciparum by Sauer, B., Skinner-Adams, T.S., Bouchut, A., Chua, M.J., Pierrot, C., Erdmann, F., Robaa, D., Schmidt, M., Khalife, J., Andrews, K.T., Sippl, W.

“…Malaria is one of the most significant tropical diseases and remains a major challenge due to the lack of a broadly effective vaccine and parasite resistance…”
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Risk factors for hospital and long-term mortality of critically 111 elderly patients admitted to an intensive care unit by Mukhopadhyay, A, Tai, B.C, See, K.C, Ng, W.Y, Lim, T.K, Onsiong, S, Ee, S, Chua, M.J, Lee, P.R, Loh, M.L, Phua, J

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Neurostimulation for Generalized Epilepsy by Warren, Aaron E.L., Tobochnik, Steven, Chua, Melissa M.J., Singh, Hargunbir, Stamm, Michaela A., Rolston, John D.

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Beyond seizure freedom: Reduction in anti-seizure medication after epilepsy surgery by Jha, Rohan, Chua, Melissa M.J., Liu, David D., Richardson, R. Mark, Tobochnik, Steven, Rolston, John D.

“…Patients considering therapeutic epilepsy surgery often seek to decrease the number of anti-seizure medications (ASMs) they need. Predicting such reductions…”
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Cancer-type dependent expression of CK2 transcripts by Chua, Melissa M J, Lee, Migi, Dominguez, Isabel

“…A multitude of proteins are aberrantly expressed in cancer cells, including the oncogenic serine-threonine kinase CK2. In a previous report, we found increases…”
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Characterization of anti-seizure medication reduction and discontinuation rates following epilepsy surgery by Jha, Rohan, Chua, Melissa M.J., Liu, David D., Cosgrove, Garth R., Tobochnik, Steven, Rolston, John D.

“…•Estimates of meaningful ASM reduction or discontinuation are uncertain following epilepsy surgery.•Half of patients undergoing resection can expect ASM…”
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CK2 in Cancer: Cellular and Biochemical Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Target by Chua, Melissa M J, Ortega, Charina E, Sheikh, Ayesha, Lee, Migi, Abdul-Rassoul, Hussein, Hartshorn, Kevan L, Dominguez, Isabel

“…CK2 genes are overexpressed in many human cancers, and most often overexpression is associated with worse prognosis. Site-specific expression in mice leads to…”
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Flow diversion for treatment of intracranial aneurysms: Mechanism and implications by Chua, Melissa M. J., Silveira, Luke, Moore, Justin, Pereira, Vitor M., Thomas, Ajith J., Dmytriw, Adam A.

“…Flow diverters are new generation stents that have recently garnered a large amount of interest for use in treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Flow diverters…”
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Functional Hemispherotomy Using Magnetic Resonance (MR)-Guided Laser Induced Thermal Therapy (LITT) by Chua, Melissa M.J, Stone, Scellig S.D, Patel, Archana, Madsen, Joseph R

“…INTRODUCTION Magnetic resonance-guided laser-induced thermal therapy (MRLITT) is increasingly used for precise targeted ablation of epileptogenic brain foci…”
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Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Tremor in Parkinson's Disease: Outcomes in a Large, Prospective Cohort by Chua, Melissa M J, Blitz, Sarah E, Ng, Patrick R, Segar, David J, McDannold, Nathan J, White, P Jason, Christie, Sarah, Hayes, Michael T, Rolston, John D, Cosgrove, G Rees

“…Magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is United States Food and Drug Administration approved for the treatment of tremor-dominant Parkinson's…”
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Neurostimulation for Generalized Epilepsy: Should Therapy be Syndrome-specific? by Warren, Aaron E L, Tobochnik, Steven, Chua, Melissa M J, Singh, Hargunbir, Stamm, Michaela A, Rolston, John D

“…Current applications of neurostimulation for generalized epilepsy use a one-target-fits-all approach that is agnostic to the specific epilepsy syndrome and…”
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A Successful Organized Effort to Improve Operating Room First-Case Starts in a Tertiary Academic Medical Center by Chua, Melissa M J, Lewis, Keith, Huang, Yi-An, Fingliss, Mary, Farber, Alik

“…Operating room (OR) inefficiency drives up cost, decreases revenue, and leads to surgeon, staff, and patient dissatisfaction. Given a low mean first-case start…”
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Initial case series of a novel sensing deep brain stimulation device in drug-resistant epilepsy and consistent identification of alpha/beta oscillatory activity: A feasibility study by Chua, Melissa M J, Vissani, Matteo, Liu, David D, Schaper, Frederic L W V J, Warren, Aaron E L, Caston, Rose, Dworetzky, Barbara A, Bubrick, Ellen J, Sarkis, Rani A, Cosgrove, G Rees, Rolston, John D

“…Here, we report a retrospective, single-center experience with a novel deep brain stimulation (DBS) device capable of chronic local field potential (LFP)…”
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Tremor Severity and Operative Parameters Predict Imbalance in Patients Undergoing Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy by Jha, Rohan, Wadhwa, Aryan, Chua, Melissa M J, Cosgrove, G Rees, Rolston, John D

“…Imbalance is the most commonly reported side effect following focused ultrasound (FUS) thalamotomy for essential tremor (ET). It remains unknown which patients…”
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Magnetic resonance imaging-guided laser-induced thermal therapy for functional hemispherotomy in a child with refractory epilepsy and multiple medical comorbidities by Chua, Melissa M J, Bushlin, Ittai, Stredny, Coral M, Madsen, Joseph R, Patel, Archana A, Stone, Scellig

“…Magnetic resonance imaging-guided laser-induced thermal therapy (MRgLITT) is a minimally invasive surgical approach increasingly employed for precise targeted…”
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