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Computer vision syndrome among computer office workers in a developing country: an evaluation of prevalence and risk factors by Ranasinghe, P, Wathurapatha, W S, Perera, Y S, Lamabadusuriya, D A, Kulatunga, S, Jayawardana, N, Katulanda, P

“…Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is a group of visual symptoms experienced in relation to the use of computers. Nearly 60 million people suffer from CVS…”
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Biopolymer-Based Sustainable Food Packaging Materials: Challenges, Solutions, and Applications by Perera, Kalpani Y, Jaiswal, Amit K, Jaiswal, Swarna

“…Biopolymer-based packaging materials have become of greater interest to the world due to their biodegradability, renewability, and biocompatibility. In recent…”
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Electrostatic Interactions and Protein Competition Reveal a Dynamic Surface in Gold Nanoparticle–Protein Adsorption by Wang, Ailin, Perera, Y. Randika, Davidson, Mackenzie B, Fitzkee, Nicholas C

“…Gold nanoparticle– (AuNP−) protein conjugates are potentially useful in a broad array of diagnostic and therapeutic applications, but the physical basis of the…”
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Protein Interactions with Nanoparticle Surfaces: Highlighting Solution NMR Techniques by Randika Perera, Y., Hill, Rebecca A., Fitzkee, Nicholas C.

“…In the last decade, nanoparticles (NPs) have become a key tool in medicine and biotechnology as drug delivery systems, biosensors and diagnostic devices. The…”
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Seaweed Polysaccharide in Food Contact Materials (Active Packaging, Intelligent Packaging, Edible Films, and Coatings) by Perera, Kalpani Y., Sharma, Shubham, Pradhan, Dileswar, Jaiswal, Amit K., Jaiswal, Swarna

“…Food contact materials (FCMs) are materials that come in contact with food products such as food packaging which play a significant role in the food quality…”
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Conserved plant transcriptional responses to microgravity from two consecutive spaceflight experiments by Land, Eric S, Sheppard, James, Doherty, Colleen J, Perera, Imara Y

“…Understanding how plants adapt to the space environment is essential, as plants will be a valuable component of long duration space missions. Several…”
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Understanding Protein Structure Deformation on the Surface of Gold Nanoparticles of Varying Size by Woods, Karen E, Perera, Y. Randika, Davidson, Mackenzie B, Wilks, Chloe A, Yadav, Dinesh K, Fitzkee, Nicholas C

“…Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been of recent interest due to their unique optical properties and their biocompatibility. Biomolecules spontaneously adsorb to…”
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Arabidopsis telomerase takes off by uncoupling enzyme activity from telomere length maintenance in space by Barcenilla, Borja Barbero, Meyers, Alexander D., Castillo-González, Claudia, Young, Pierce, Min, Ji-Hee, Song, Jiarui, Phadke, Chinmay, Land, Eric, Canaday, Emma, Perera, Imara Y., Bailey, Susan M., Aquilano, Roberto, Wyatt, Sarah E., Shippen, Dorothy E.

“…Spaceflight-induced changes in astronaut telomeres have garnered significant attention in recent years. While plants represent an essential component of future…”
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Understanding How Staphylococcal Autolysin Domains Interact With Polystyrene Surfaces by Somarathne, Radha P, Chappell, Emily R, Perera, Y Randika, Yadav, Rahul, Park, Joo Youn, Fitzkee, Nicholas C

“…Biofilms, when formed on medical devices, can cause malfunctions and reduce the efficiency of these devices, thus complicating treatments and serving as a…”
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Low-cost treatment method for organic matter and nutrients in landfill leachate by Perera, G R Y, Dayanthi, W K C Neetha

“…In this study, the ability of low-cost composite adsorbents to treat organic compounds in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen (TN), and total…”
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Bridging the gap: parallel profiling of ribosome associated and total RNA species can identify transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of plants in spaceflight by Land, Eric S., Canaday, Emma, Meyers, Alexander, Wyatt, Sarah, Perera, Imara Y.

“…As plants are an essential component of sustainable life support systems, long-duration space missions will require a sophisticated understanding of plant…”
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Surface Plasmon Resonance, Formation Mechanism, and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Ag + -Stained Gold Nanoparticles by Athukorale, Sumudu, Leng, Xue, Xu, Joanna Xiuzhu, Perera, Y Randika, Fitzkee, Nicholas C, Zhang, Dongmao

“…A series of recent works have demonstrated the spontaneous Ag adsorption onto gold surfaces. However, a mechanistic understanding of the Ag interactions with…”
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FAIMS-MS might contribute to phosphopeptides identification in plasma by Besada, V., Ramos, Y., Espinosa, L.A., Fu, W., Perera, Y., González, L.J.

“…FAIMS interface is gaining popularity because of the impressive 100-fold signal to noise enhancement in addition to the recent coupling to the Orbitrap…”
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Plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin for the peri-operative management of type 2 heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia in a patient requiring urgent surgery for critical limb ischaemia by Perera, Y, Taylor, R, Bera, K D, Holman, L, Curry, N, Shah, A

“…We report the case of a 61-year-old female who developed heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia following treatment of a submassive pulmonary embolism, and who then…”
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Ligand and structure-based discovery of phosphorus-containing compounds as potential metalloproteinase inhibitors by Cañizares-Carmenate, Y., Perera-Sardiña, Y., Marrero-Ponce, Y., Díaz-Amador, R., Torrens, F., Castillo-Garit, J.A.

“…In this study, a methodology is proposed, combining ligand- and structure-based virtual screening tools, for the identification of phosphorus-containing…”
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Uncovering Transcriptional Responses to Fractional Gravity in Arabidopsis Roots by Sheppard, James, Land, Eric S., Toennisson, Tiffany Aurora, Doherty, Colleen J., Perera, Imara Y.

“…Although many reports characterize the transcriptional response of Arabidopsis seedlings to microgravity, few investigate the effect of partial or fractional…”
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Universal Role for Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate-Mediated Signaling in Plant Gravitropism by Perera, Imara Y, Hung, Chiu-Yueh, Brady, Shari, Muday, Gloria K, Boss, Wendy F

“…Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP₃) has been implicated in the early signaling events of plants linking gravity sensing to the initiation of the gravitropic…”
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A Role for Inositol Pyrophosphates in the Metabolic Adaptations to Low Phosphate in Arabidopsis by Land, Eric S, Cridland, Caitlin A, Craige, Branch, Dye, Anna, Hildreth, Sherry B, Helm, Rich F, Gillaspy, Glenda E, Perera, Imara Y

“…Phosphate is a major plant macronutrient and low phosphate availability severely limits global crop productivity. In , a key regulator of the transcriptional…”
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Using NMR Spectroscopy To Measure Protein Binding Capacity on Gold Nanoparticles by Perera, Y. Randika, South, Taylor M, Hughes, Alex C, Parkhurst, Ashlyn N, Williams, Olivia C, Davidson, Mackenzie B, Wilks, Chloe A, Mlsna, Debra A, Fitzkee, Nicholas C

“…A simple one-dimensional 1H NMR experiment that quantifies protein bound to gold nanoparticles has been developed for upper-division biochemistry and physical…”
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Effect of pigmentation on organic coating characteristics by Perera, Dan Y

“…The paper reviews the effects of pigmentation, i.e. type of pigment and pigment volume concentration, on organic coating characteristics, such as curing and…”
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