Search Results - "Ng, W. C"
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Neural correlates of auditory recognition memory in primate lateral prefrontal cortex
Published in Neuroscience (06-08-2013)“…Highlights • We examine auditory recognition memory with a delayed matching-to-sample task. • We record from lateral prefrontal cortex cells and found…”
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Use of Grouting to Control Horizontal Tunnel Deformation Induced by Adjacent Excavation
Published in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering (01-07-2020)“…AbstractA grouting technique is introduced as a measure to protect tunnels adjacent to a large-scale excavation. Field measurements indicated that this…”
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Crane scheduling in container yards with inter-crane interference
Published in European journal of operational research (01-07-2005)“…This paper examines the problem of scheduling multiple yard cranes to perform a given set of jobs with different ready times in a yard zone with only one…”
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Maintaining breast cancer care in the face of COVID-19
Published in British journal of surgery (01-09-2020)“…Graphical Abstract The battle of COVID-19 is currently at different levels of intensity in each country and even each city. The authors have prepared succinct…”
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OBSERVATION AND SIMULATION OF THE VARIABLE GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM PSR J2021+4026
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2016)“…ABSTRACT Pulsars are rapidly spinning and highly magnetized neutron stars, with highly stable rotational periods and a gradual spin-down over a long timescale…”
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Wideband wavelength conversion of 16 Gbaud 16-QAM and 5 Gbaud 64-QAM signals in a semiconductor optical amplifier
Published in Optics express (26-08-2013)“…We demonstrate wavelength conversion based on four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier of signals with quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). We…”
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Comparison of Cushioning Mechanisms between Cellular Glass and Gabions Subjected to Successive Boulder Impacts
Published in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering (01-09-2018)“…AbstractGabions are the most commonly adopted cushion layer for shielding rigid debris-resisting barriers against boulder impact. Despite the prevalent use of…”
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The X-Ray Modulation of PSR J2032+4127/MT91 213 during the Periastron Passage in 2017
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-04-2018)“…We present the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory (Swift), Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT), and Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) observations of the…”
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Nutrition Recommendations for Table Tennis Players-A Narrative Review
Published in Nutrients (01-02-2023)“…Table tennis (TT) is the second most popular racket sport globally and was the sixth most widely played Olympic sport in 2005. It is an indoor racket sport…”
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Mode Change of a Gamma-Ray Pulsar, PSR J2021+4026
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-06-2017)“…A glitch of a pulsar is known as a sudden increase in the spin frequency and spin-down rate (frequency time derivative), and it can be caused by a sudden…”
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Froude characteristics of both dense granular and water flows in flume modelling
Published in Landslides (01-12-2015)“…One of the challenges associated with small-scale flume modelling is achieving dynamic similarity. Froude ( Fr ) scaling is commonly adopted to capture the…”
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High-density lipoprotein subclasses and cardiovascular disease and mortality in type 2 diabetes: analysis from the Hong Kong Diabetes Biobank
Published in Cardiovascular diabetology (31-12-2022)“…High-density lipoproteins (HDL) comprise particles of different size, density and composition and their vasoprotective functions may differ. Diabetes modifies…”
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Measurements of Drying and Wetting Permeability Functions Using a New Stress-Controllable Soil Column
Published in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering (01-01-2012)“…Direct measurement of a permeability function, k(ψ) (where ψ = suction), of an unsaturated soil is often tedious and time-consuming. Thus, researchers have…”
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Genome-wide association study in a Chinese population identifies a susceptibility locus for type 2 diabetes at 7q32 near PAX4
Published in Diabetologia (01-06-2013)“…Aims/hypothesis Most genetic variants identified for type 2 diabetes have been discovered in European populations. We performed genome-wide association studies…”
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Development of genome-wide polygenic risk scores for lipid traits and clinical applications for dyslipidemia, subclinical atherosclerosis, and diabetes cardiovascular complications among East Asians
Published in Genome medicine (19-02-2021)“…The clinical utility of personal genomic information in identifying individuals at increased risks for dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases remains…”
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Analytical Solutions for One-Dimensional Water Flow in Vegetated Layered Soil
Published in International journal of geomechanics (01-02-2019)“…AbstractVegetation reduces soil pore-water pressure (PWP) through root water uptake. There are limited studies about the effects of vegetation on PWP…”
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Seizure predisposition after perinatal hypoxia: Effects of subsequent age and of an epilepsy predisposing gene mutation
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-10-2013)“…Summary Purpose There is a gap in our knowledge of the factors that modulate the predisposition to seizures following perinatal hypoxia. Herein, we investigate…”
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Yard crane scheduling in port container terminals
Published in Applied mathematical modelling (01-03-2005)“…Yard cranes are the most popular container handling equipment for loading containers onto or unloading containers from trucks in container yards of land scarce…”
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Emission mechanism of GeV-quiet soft gamma-ray pulsars: a case for peculiar geometry?
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-11-2014)“…There is a growing new class of young spin-down powered pulsars called GeV-quiet soft gamma-ray pulsar; (1) spectral turnover appears around 10 MeV, (2) the…”
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The Feasibility of Implementing the WHO Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) Framework in Singapore
Published in The Journal of frailty & aging (2024)“…BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) approach to assist communities in evaluating the…”
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