Search Results - "Wong, Y P"
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Loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): a versatile technique for detection of micro‐organisms
Published in Journal of applied microbiology (01-03-2018)“…Summary Loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) amplifies DNA with high specificity, efficiency and rapidity under isothermal conditions by using a DNA…”
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Identification of superspreading environment under COVID-19 through human mobility data
Published in Scientific reports (25-02-2021)“…COVID-19 reaffirms the vital role of superspreaders in a pandemic. We propose to broaden the research on superspreaders through integrating human mobility data…”
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Heterogeneous reduction of carbon dioxide by hydride-terminated silicon nanocrystals
Published in Nature communications (23-08-2016)“…Silicon constitutes 28% of the earth’s mass. Its high abundance, lack of toxicity and low cost coupled with its electrical and optical properties, make silicon…”
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Differential microRNA expression, microRNA arm switching, and microRNA:long noncoding RNA interaction in response to salinity stress in soybean
Published in BMC genomics (20-01-2022)“…Soybean is a major legume crop with high nutritional and environmental values suitable for sustainable agriculture. Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), including…”
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Hyperdynamic microtubules, cognitive deficits, and pathology are improved in tau transgenic mice with low doses of the microtubule-stabilizing agent BMS-241027
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (23-05-2012)“…Tau is a microtubule (MT)-stabilizing protein that is altered in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other tauopathies. It is hypothesized that the…”
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Millipede genomes reveal unique adaptations during myriapod evolution
Published in PLoS biology (29-09-2020)“…The Myriapoda, composed of millipedes and centipedes, is a fascinating but poorly understood branch of life, including species with a highly unusual body plan…”
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-short form in cancer patients: a Bayesian structural equation modeling approach
Published in Health and quality of life outcomes (10-02-2021)“…Mindfulness has emerged as an important correlate of well-being in various clinical populations. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the…”
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Rise in intraocular pressure with elevator travel in post-vitrectomy patients
Published in Scientific reports (28-08-2023)“…To evaluate the impact of elevator travel on intraocular pressure after vitreoretinal surgery with gas tamponade. Patients undergoing pars plana vitreoretinal…”
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Feline morbillivirus, a previously undescribed paramyxovirus associated with tubulointerstitial nephritis in domestic cats
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-04-2012)“…We describe the discovery and isolation of a paramyxovirus, feline morbillivirus (FmoPV), from domestic cat (Felis catus). FmoPV RNA was detected in 56 (12.3%)…”
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Genomewide microRNA down‐regulation as a negative feedback mechanism in the early phases of liver regeneration
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-08-2011)“…The liver is one of the few organs that have the capacity to regenerate in response to injury. We carried out genomewide microRNA (miRNA) microarray studies…”
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Psychological Resilience and Dysfunction Among Hospitalized Survivors of the SARS Epidemic in Hong Kong: A Latent Class Approach
Published in Health psychology (01-09-2008)“…Objective: To examine trajectories of psychological functioning using latent class analysis on a sample of hospitalized survivors of the 2003 severe acute…”
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Identification of microRNA-like RNAs in mycelial and yeast phases of the thermal dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2013)“…Penicillium marneffei is the most important thermal dimorphic fungus causing systemic mycosis in China and Southeast Asia. While miRNAs are increasingly…”
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MicroRNAs identified in highly purified liver-derived mitochondria may play a role in apoptosis
Published in RNA biology (01-01-2009)“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small ~22 nt noncoding (nc) RNAs that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally by direct binding to target sites on…”
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A cross-sectional study on gut microbiota in prostate cancer patients with prostatectomy or androgen deprivation therapy
Published in Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (01-12-2021)“…Background Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), either by medical or surgical castration, is the backbone for standard treatment of locally advanced or…”
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Frequent epigenetic inactivation of secreted frizzled-related protein 2 (SFRP2) by promoter methylation in human gastric cancer
Published in British journal of cancer (08-10-2007)“…The role of secreted frizzled-related protein (SFRP) genes in gastric cancer remains largely unknown. We determined the frequency and functional significance…”
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Changes in microtubule turnover accompany synaptic plasticity and memory formation in response to contextual fear conditioning in mice
Published in Neuroscience (16-06-2010)“…Abstract Synaptic plasticity plays a crucial role in learning, memory, and cognitive disorders. Cytoskeletal reorganization underlies neuronal synaptic…”
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Infection patterns of dengue, Zika and endosymbiont Wolbachia in the mosquito Aedes albopictus in Hong Kong
Published in Parasites & vectors (20-07-2020)“…The mosquito Aedes albopictus is a vector of dengue and Zika viruses. Insecticide-resistant mosquito populations have evolved in recent decades, suggesting…”
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Supplemental patient education for patients taking oral anticoagulants: systematic review and meta‐analysis
Published in Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis (01-03-2013)“…Summary Objective Lack of patient knowledge has been associated with poor anticoagulation control, but the effect of patient education on clinical outcomes is…”
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Horseshoe crab genomes reveal the evolution of genes and microRNAs after three rounds of whole genome duplication
Published in Communications biology (19-01-2021)“…Whole genome duplication (WGD) has occurred in relatively few sexually reproducing invertebrates. Consequently, the WGD that occurred in the common ancestor of…”
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Trends in patterns of intermediate uveitis in a tertiary institution in Singapore
Published in PloS one (13-03-2014)“…The study aims to describe the characteristics and etiologic causes of intermediate uveitis (IU) patients seen by a tertiary eye center in Singapore over 8…”
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