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Soil improvement for a storage yard using the combined vacuum and fill preloading method by Yan, S.-W, Chu, J

“…This paper presents a case study of using the combined vacuum and fill surcharge preloading method to improve the foundation soil for a storage yard at Tianjin…”
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Functional characterization of sex pheromone receptors in the purple stem borer, Sesamia inferens (Walker) by Zhang, Y.‐N, Zhang, J, Yan, S.‐W, Chang, H.‐T, Liu, Y, Wang, G.‐R, Dong, S.‐L

“…The sex pheromone communication system in moths is highly species‐specific and extremely sensitive, and pheromone receptors (PRs) are thought to be the most…”
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Whisker Vibrations and the Activity of Trigeminal Primary Afferents in Response to Airflow by Yu, Yan S W, Bush, Nicholas E, Hartmann, Mitra J Z

“…Rodents are the most commonly studied model system in neuroscience, but surprisingly few studies investigate the natural sensory stimuli that rodent nervous…”
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An odorant receptor from the common cutworm (Spodoptera litura) exclusively tuned to the important plant volatile cis-3-Hexenyl acetate by Zhang, J., Liu, C. C., Yan, S. W., Liu, Y., Guo, M. B., Dong, S. L., Wang, G. R.

“…Olfaction plays an important role in insect behaviours. The odorant receptor (OR) repertoire, housed within the dendritic membrane of sensory neurons, is one…”
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Comparing Mouse and Rat Hippocampal Place Cell Activities and Firing Sequences in the Same Environments by Mou, Xiang, Cheng, Jingheng, Yu, Yan S W, Kee, Sara E, Ji, Daoyun

“…Hippocampal place cells are key to spatial representation and spatial memory processing. They fire at specific locations in a space (place fields) and fire in…”
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Highly Efficient Silicon Nanoarray Solar Cells by a Single-Step Plasma-Based Process by Xu, S., Huang, S. Y, Levchenko, I., Zhou, H. P., Wei, D. Y., Xiao, S. Q., Xu, L. X., Yan, W. S., Ostrikov, K.

“…Highly efficient solar cells (conversion efficiency 11.9%, fill factor 70%) based on the vertically aligned single‐crystalline nanostructures are fabricated…”
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Discovery of a Flavonoid FM04 as a Potent Inhibitor to Reverse P-Glycoprotein-Mediated Drug Resistance in Xenografts and Improve Oral Bioavailability of Paclitaxel by Kan, Jason W Y, Yan, Clare S W, Wong, Iris L K, Su, Xiaochun, Liu, Zhen, Chan, Tak Hang, Chow, Larry M C

“…Biotransformation of flavonoid dimer FD18 resulted in an active metabolite FM04. It was more druggable because of its improved physicochemical properties. FM04…”
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Estimation of Degree of Consolidation for Vacuum Preloading Projects by Chu, J, Yan, S. W

“…The degree of consolidation is usually used as one of the criteria for assessing the effectiveness of soil improvement work using the fill surcharge or vacuum…”
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A New Class of Safe, Potent, and Specific P‑gp Modulator: Flavonoid Dimer FD18 Reverses P‑gp-Mediated Multidrug Resistance in Human Breast Xenograft in Vivo by Yan, Clare S. W, Wong, Iris L. K, Chan, Kin-Fai, Kan, Jason W. Y, Chong, Tsz Cheung, Law, Man Chun, Zhao, Yunzhe, Chan, Shun Wan, Chan, Tak Hang, Chow, Larry M. C

“…Flavonoid dimer FD18 is a new class of dimeric P-gp modulator that can reverse cancer drug resistance. FD18 is a potent (EC50 = 148 nM for paclitaxel), safe…”
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Characterization of a Potent, Selective, and Safe Inhibitor, Ac15(Az8)2, in Reversing Multidrug Resistance Mediated by Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP/ABCG2) by Chong, Tsz Cheung, Wong, Iris L. K., Cui, Jiahua, Law, Man Chun, Zhu, Xuezhen, Hu, Xuesen, Kan, Jason W. Y., Yan, Clare S. W., Chan, Tak Hang, Chow, Larry M. C.

“…Overexpression of breast cancer resistance transporter (BCRP/ABCG2) in cancers has been explained for the failure of chemotherapy in clinic. Inhibition of the…”
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Flavonoid Dimers as Bivalent Modulators for P-Glycoprotein-Based Multidrug Resistance: Structure-Activity Relationships by Chan, Kin-Fai, Zhao, Yunzhe, Chow, Toby W. S., Yan, Clare S. W., Ma, Dik Lung, Burkett, Brendan A., Wong, Iris L. K., Chow, Larry M. C., Chan, Tak Hang

“…Bivalent modulators of P‐glycoprotein: A small library of flavonoid homodimers and heterodimers was synthesized, and their in vitro activity in reversing…”
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Effect of carbon doping on microstructure, electronic and magnetic properties of Cr:AlN films by Zeng, F., Chen, C., Fan, B., Yang, Y.C., Yang, P.Y., Luo, J.T., Pan, F., Yan, W.S.

“…In this work, we have doped carbon into Cr:AlN and got two main results. First, we have found that doping small fraction of carbon will enhance magnetism…”
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Amine Linked Flavonoid Dimers as Modulators for P-Glycoprotein-Based Multidrug Resistance: Structure–Activity Relationship and Mechanism of Modulation by Chan, Kin-Fai, Wong, Iris L. K, Kan, Jason W. Y, Yan, Clare S. W, Chow, Larry M. C, Chan, Tak Hang

“…Here we report a great improvement in reversal potency of cancer drug resistance when flavonoid dimers possess a functionally substituted aminopolyethylene…”
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Mechanical responses of rat vibrissae to airflow by Yu, Yan S W, Graff, Matthew M, Hartmann, Mitra J Z

“…The survival of many animals depends in part on their ability to sense the flow of the surrounding fluid medium. To date, however, little is known about how…”
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Enhanced light absorption of ultrathin crystalline silicon solar cells via the design of front nanostructured silicon nitride by Hu, D., Tan, X. Y., Sun, L., Zhang, Y. B., Tu, Y. T., Yan, W. S.

“…In contrast to traditional approach using Si nanotexture, we propose and investigate the light-trapping enhancement of ultrathin c-Si cells via the design of…”
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Configuration transition effect in heavy-ion fusion reactions with deformed nuclei by Jiang, X., Maruhn, J. A., Yan, S. W.

“…Fusion reactions of 16O + 24Mg are investigated with the three-dimensional time-dependent Hartree-Fock (TDHF) method. The resultant fusion excitation functions…”
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Determinants of Daytime Blood Pressure in Relation to Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Men by Lam, Jamie C. M, Yan, Clara S. W, Lai, Agnes Y. K, Tam, Sidney, Fong, Daniel Y. T, Lam, Bing, Ip, Mary S. M

“…This study investigated the roles of different potential pathophysiological mechanisms in the determination of blood pressure in relation to obstructive sleep…”
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Dynamic potential barrier in the entrance phase of heavy-ion fusion reactions by Tian, J. -L., Li, X., Wu, X. -Z., Li, Z. -X., Yan, S. -W.

“…Based on the improved quantum molecular-dynamics (ImQMD) model, the incident energy dependence of dynamic potential barriers is investigated in the entrance…”
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Design and Syntheses of Permethyl Ningalin B Analogues: Potent Multidrug Resistance (MDR) Reversal Agents of Cancer Cells by Zhang, Pu Yong, Wong, Iris L. K, Yan, Clare S. W, Zhang, Xiao Yu, Jiang, Tao, Chow, Larry M. C, Wan, Sheng Biao

“…A series of novel N-arylalkyl-3,4-diaryl-substituted pyrrole-2,5-diones were synthesized. They exhibited promising P-gp modulating activity in a P-gp…”
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Construction of an offshore dike using slurry filled geotextile mats by Yan, S.W., Chu, J.

“…A study on the use of clay slurry filled geotextile mats to construct dikes for land reclamation at Tianjin Port, China, is presented in this paper. The dike…”
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