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A review on cool thermal storage technologies and operating strategies by Yau, Y.H., Rismanchi, Behzad

“…The thermal energy storage (TES) system for building cooling applications is a promising technology that is continuously improving. The TES system can balance…”
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A review of climate change impacts on commercial buildings and their technical services in the tropics by Yau, Y.H., Hasbi, S.

“…Climate observations in recent years indicate that the effects of climate change events are apparently having an increasing impact on society. These impacts…”
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High Step-Up Converter Based on Coupling Inductor and Bootstrap Capacitors With Active Clamping by Hwu, K. I., Yau, Y. T.

“…As generally acknowledged, the high step-up dc-dc converter is widely used in the sustainable energy system as the front-end stage of the dc-ac converter…”
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Network connectivity determines cortical thinning in early Parkinson’s disease progression by Yau, Y., Zeighami, Y., Baker, T. E., Larcher, K., Vainik, U., Dadar, M., Fonov, V. S., Hagmann, P., Griffa, A., Mišić, B., Collins, D. L., Dagher, A.

“…Here we test the hypothesis that the neurodegenerative process in Parkinson’s disease (PD) moves stereotypically along neural networks, possibly reflecting the…”
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A KY Boost Converter by Hwu, K. I., Yau, Y. Y.

“…In this letter, a KY boost converter is presented, which is the KY converter combined with the traditional synchronously rectified (SR) boost converter. Such a…”
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Ultrahigh Step-Down Converter by Hwu, K. I., Jiang, W. Z., Yau, Y. T.

“…In this paper, an ultrahigh step-down converter is presented, which combines one coupled inductor and one energy-transferring capacitor. The corresponding…”
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Thyroid Hormone Stimulation of Autophagy Is Essential for Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Activity in Skeletal Muscle by Lesmana, Ronny, Sinha, Rohit A, Singh, Brijesh K, Zhou, Jin, Ohba, Kenji, Wu, Yajun, Yau, Winifred WY, Bay, Boon-Huat, Yen, Paul M

“…Thyroid hormone (TH) and autophagy share similar functions in regulating skeletal muscle growth, regeneration, and differentiation. Although TH recently has…”
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High Step-Up Converter Based on Charge Pump and Boost Converter by Hwu, K. I., Yau, Y. T.

“…In this paper, a novel step-up converter is presented, where the charge pump concept, combined with the traditional boost converter structure, is utilized…”
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Author Correction: Carbonate chemistry and carbon sequestration driven by inorganic carbon outwelling from mangroves and saltmarshes by Reithmaier, Gloria M. S., Cabral, Alex, Akhand, Anirban, Bogard, Matthew J., Borges, Alberto V., Bouillon, Steven, Burdige, David J., Call, Mitchel, Chen, Nengwang, Chen, Xiaogang, Cotovicz, Luiz C., Eagle, Meagan J., Kristensen, Erik, Kroeger, Kevin D., Lu, Zeyang, Maher, Damien T., Pérez-Lloréns, J. Lucas, Ray, Raghab, Taillardat, Pierre, Tamborski, Joseph J., Upstill-Goddard, Rob C., Wang, Faming, Wang, Zhaohui Aleck, Xiao, Kai, Yau, Yvonne Y. Y., Santos, Isaac R.

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Chronic infection phenotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa are associated with failure of eradication in children with cystic fibrosis by Vidya, P., Smith, L., Beaudoin, T., Yau, Y. C. W., Clark, S., Coburn, B., Guttman, D. S., Hwang, D. M., Waters, V.

“…Early eradication treatment with inhaled tobramycin is successful in the majority of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) with incident Pseudomonas aeruginosa…”
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Staphylococcus aureus interaction with Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm enhances tobramycin resistance by Beaudoin, T., Yau, Y. C. W., Stapleton, P. J., Gong, Y., Wang, P. W., Guttman, D. S., Waters, V.

“…Antimicrobial resistance is a significant threat to the treatment of infectious disease. Multiple mechanisms of resistance to different classes of antibiotics…”
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Impulsiveness and insula activation during reward anticipation are associated with genetic variants in GABRA2 in a family sample enriched for alcoholism by Villafuerte, S, Heitzeg, M M, Foley, S, Wendy Yau, W-Y, Majczenko, K, Zubieta, J-K, Zucker, R A, Burmeister, M

“…Genetic factors, externalizing personality traits such as impulsivity, and brain processing of salient stimuli all can affect individual risk for alcoholism…”
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Nonisolated Coupled-Inductor-Based High Step-Down Converter With Zero DC Magnetizing Inductance Current and Nonpulsating Output Current by Hwu, K. I., Jiang, W. Z., Yau, Y. T.

“…A nonisolated coupled-inductor-based high step-down converter with zero dc magnetizing inductance current and nonpulsating output current is presented. Since…”
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Impact of cutting meat intake on hidden greenhouse gas emissions in an import-reliant city by Yau, Y Y, Thibodeau, B, Not, C

“…Greenhouse gas emissions embodied in trade is a growing concern for the international community. Multiple studies have highlighted drawbacks in the territorial…”
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Human serum promotes Candida albicans biofilm growth and virulence gene expression on silicone biomaterial by Samaranayake, Yuthika Hemamala, Cheung, Becky P K, Yau, Joyce Y Y, Yeung, Shadow K W, Samaranayake, Lakshman P

“…Systemic candidal infections are a common problem in hospitalized patients due to central venous catheters fabricated using silicone biomaterial (SB). We…”
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Ultrahigh Step-Down Converter With Wide Input Voltage Range Based on Topology Exchange by Yau, Y. T., Jiang, W. Z., Hwu, K. I.

“…To overcome the traditional buck converter, which is difficult to achieve a high step-down gain with an appropriate duty cycle, a coupled-inductor-based…”
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UPR Pathways Combine to Prevent Hepatic Steatosis Caused by ER Stress-Mediated Suppression of Transcriptional Master Regulators by Rutkowski, D. Thomas, Wu, Jun, Back, Sung-Hoon, Callaghan, Michael U., Ferris, Sean P., Iqbal, Jahangir, Clark, Robert, Miao, Hongzhi, Hassler, Justin R., Fornek, Jamie, Katze, Michael G., Hussain, M. Mahmood, Song, Benbo, Swathirajan, Jayanth, Wang, Junying, Yau, Grace D.-Y., Kaufman, Randal J.

“…The unfolded protein response (UPR) is linked to metabolic dysfunction, yet it is not known how endoplasmic reticulum (ER) disruption might influence metabolic…”
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A thematic analysis of higher education students’ perceptions of online learning in Hong Kong under COVID-19: Challenges, strategies and support by Yeung, Matthew W. L., Yau, Alice H. Y.

“…Under the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 worldwide, students were forced to switch from face-to-face to online learning. This study reports the experience of Hong…”
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Developments in understanding and applying prebiotics in research and practice—an ISAPP conference paper by Scott, K.P., Grimaldi, R., Cunningham, M., Sarbini, S.R., Wijeyesekera, A., Tang, M.L.K., Lee, J.C.‐Y., Yau, Y.F., Ansell, J., Theis, S., Yang, K., Menon, R., Arfsten, J., Manurung, S., Gourineni, V., Gibson, G.R.

“…Aims The concept of using specific dietary components to selectively modulate the gut microbiota to confer a health benefit, defined as prebiotics, originated…”
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A review on the application of horizontal heat pipe heat exchangers in air conditioning systems in the tropics by Yau, Y.H., Ahmadzadehtalatapeh, M.

“…A literature review on the application of horizontal heat pipe heat exchangers for air conditioning in tropical climates was conducted. This paper focused on…”
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