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Cheng D, Zhao L, Li N, Smith SJ, Wu D, Zhang J, Ng D, Wu C, Martinez MR, Batten MP, Xie Z. Aluminum fumarate MOF/PVDF hollow fiber membrane for enhancement of water flux and thermal efficiency in direct contact membrane distillation. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yang G, Xie Z, Cran M, Ng D, Gray S. Enhanced desalination performance of poly (vinyl alcohol)/carbon nanotube composite pervaporation membranes via interfacial engineering. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Jantarajit W, Rodrat M, Ng D, Harvey B, Wilkinson W, Charoenphandhu N, Sheppard D. P031 Ivacaftor alleviates CFTR inhibition by the carbon monoxide-releasing small molecule CORM-2. J Cyst Fibros 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(19)30326-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wang Y, Li X, Zhao S, Fang Z, Ng D, Xie C, Wang H, Xie Z. Thin-Film Composite Membrane with Interlayer Decorated Metal–Organic Framework UiO-66 toward Enhanced Forward Osmosis Performance. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b04968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hayden J, Caplan E, Ng D, Gooch K, Gaddy R, Suehs B. ANTICHOLINERGIC USE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED INCIDENCE OF FALLS AND FRACTURES IN PATIENTS WITH OVERACTIVE BLADDER. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.1908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ng D, Tan R, Sultana R, Ang M, Lim W, Chong D, Cwl C, Koo SL, Seet S, Tan Z, Tan I. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Chinese patients with early stage colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy431.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Xie Z, Ng D, Hoang M, Zhang J, Gray S. Study of Hybrid PVA/MA/TEOS Pervaporation Membrane and Evaluation of Energy Requirement for Desalination by Pervaporation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15091913. [PMID: 30177601 PMCID: PMC6163604 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Desalination by pervaporation is a membrane process that is yet to be realized for commercial application. To investigate the feasibility and viability of scaling up, a process engineering model was developed to evaluate the energy requirement based on the experimental study of a hybrid polyvinyl alcohol/maleic acid/tetraethyl orthosilicate (PVA/MA/TEOS) Pervaporation Membrane. The energy consumption includes the external heating and cooling required for the feed and permeate streams, as well as the electrical power associated with pumps for re-circulating feed and maintaining vacuum. The thermal energy requirement is significant (e.g., up to 2609 MJ/m³ of thermal energy) and is required to maintain the feed stream at 65 °C in recirculation mode. The electrical energy requirement is very small (<0.2 kWh/m³ of required at 65 °C feed temperature at steady state) with the vacuum pump contributing to the majority of the electrical energy. The energy required for the pervaporation process was also compared to other desalination processes such as Reverse Osmosis (RO), Multi-stage Flash (MSF), and Multiple Effect Distillation (MED). The electrical energy requirement for pervaporation is the lowest among these desalination technologies. However, the thermal energy needed for pervaporation is significant. Pervaporation may be attractive when the process is integrated with waste heat and heat recovery option and used in niche applications such as RO brine concentration or salt recovery.
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Cheng D, Zhang J, Li N, Ng D, Gray SR, Xie Z. Antiwettability and Performance Stability of a Composite Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Dual-Layer Membrane in Wastewater Treatment by Membrane Distillation. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lawal TA, Lewis KL, Johnston JJ, Heidlebaugh AR, Ng D, Gaston-Johansson FG, Klein WMP, Biesecker BB, Biesecker LG. Disclosure of cardiac variants of uncertain significance results in an exome cohort. Clin Genet 2018; 93:1022-1029. [PMID: 29383714 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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This study examined the impact of disclosing subclassifications of genetic variants of uncertain significance (VUS) on behavioral intentions. We studied return of VUS results to 79 individuals with a cardiomyopathy-associated VUS, subclassified into VUS-high or VUS-low. Primary outcomes were perceived risk (absolute and comparative), perceived severity, perceived value of information, self-efficacy, decision regret, and behavioral intentions to share results and change behaviors. There was no significant difference between the 2 subclasses in overall behavioral intentions (t = 0.023, P = .982) and each of the individual items on the behavioral intentions scale; absolute (t = -1.138, P = .259) or comparative (t = -0.463, P = .645) risk perceptions; perceived value of information (t = 0.582, P = .563) and self-efficacy (t = -0.733, P = .466). Decision regret was significantly different (t = 2.148, P = .035), with VUS-low (mean = 17.24, SD = 16.08) reporting greater regret. Combining the subclasses, perceived value of information was the strongest predictor of behavioral intentions (β = 0.524, P < .001). Participants generally understood the meaning of a genetic VUS result classification and reported satisfaction with result disclosure. No differences in behavioral intentions were found, but differences in decision regret suggest participants distinguish subclasses of VUS results. The perceived value of VUS may motivate recipients to pursue health-related behaviors.
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Qin W, Xie Z, Ng D, Ye Y, Ji X, Gray S, Zhang J. Comparison of colloidal silica involved fouling behavior in three membrane distillation configurations using PTFE membrane. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 130:343-352. [PMID: 29248804 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Colloidal silica involved fouling behaviors in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD), vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) and sweeping gas membrane distillation (SGMD) were studied. Three foulants were used in the experiments, including colloidal silica as representative of particulate foulants, calcium bicarbonate as dissolved inorganic foulant, and NOM (humic acid + alginate + BSA) as the dissolved organic foulant. The three types of fouants were combined to produce four different feed waters: silica alone; silica + calcium bicarbonate; silica + NOM; and silica + calcium bicarbonate + NOM. With 25% feed recovery, it was found that VMD showed the worst performance for most of the foulant combinations due to turbulence dead zones caused by the membrane deformation that increased foulant deposition. For the silica + calcium bicarbonate + NOM feed DCMD had the greatest fouling rate, although DCMD also had the highest flux of all configurations. SGMD showed the best fouling resistance of all configurations, although it was inclined to calcium carbonate fouling because carbon dioxide was removed in the permeate leading to calcium carbonate precipitation and could be alleviated by using air as sweeping gas. For feeds containing high-concentration calcium bicarbonate or carbonate foulants, VMD should be avoided to lower the formation of carbonate precipitants on the membrane surface if scale inhibitors are not used.
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Wu X, Xie Z, Wang H, Zhao C, Ng D, Zhang K. Improved filtration performance and antifouling properties of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes by blending with carboxylic acid functionalized polysulfone. RSC Adv 2018; 8:7774-7784. [PMID: 35539120 PMCID: PMC9078463 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra12447c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ultrafiltration membranes with improved filtration performance and antifouling properties have been synthesized through blending polyethersulfone with carboxylic acid functionalized polysulfone.
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Wang Y, Fang Z, Zhao S, Ng D, Zhang J, Xie Z. Dopamine incorporating forward osmosis membranes with enhanced selectivity and antifouling properties. RSC Adv 2018; 8:22469-22481. [PMID: 35539700 PMCID: PMC9081449 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra03166e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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A new type of polyamide thin-film composite forward osmosis (FO) membranes were prepared by controlling dopamine self-polymerization in the aqueous phase during interfacial polymerization. The as-prepared membranes were investigated by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and water contact angle measurements. The influence of the dopamine self-polymerization degree with different polydopamine particle sizes on membrane morphologies and chemical properties was studied by regulating dopamine concentrations in the aqueous phase. FO performance of the membrane was evaluated under two different modes, i.e. active layer facing draw solution (AL-DS) and active layer facing feed solution (AL-FS). The optimized FO membranes achieved a doubly enhanced water flux (22.08 L m−2 h−1) compared with the control membrane without dopamine incorporation, and a half-reduced reverse salt flux (32.77 mmol m−2 h−1) with deionized water as the feed and 1 M NaCl as the draw in the AL-FS mode. The optimized FO membrane showed a significantly reduced structural parameter (176 μm) compared with the control membrane (635 μm), indicating the minimised internal concentration polarization. Moreover, the new FO membranes had less flux decline than the control membrane, suggesting the improved antifouling performance of the membrane. Incorporation of dopamine during interfacial polymerization can be an effective strategy to fabricate high-performance FO membranes with excellent antifouling properties. Incorporation of dopamine enhanced selectivity and antifouling properties of novel TFC polyamide FO membranes.![]()
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Ng D, Churilov L, Mitchell P, Dowling R, Yan B. The CT Swirl Sign Is Associated with Hematoma Expansion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2017; 39:232-237. [PMID: 29217744 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hematoma expansion is an independent determinant of poor clinical outcome in intracerebral hemorrhage. Although the "spot sign" predicts hematoma expansion, the identification requires CT angiography, which limits its general accessibility in some hospital settings. Noncontrast CT, without the need for CT angiography, may identify sites of active extravasation, termed the "swirl sign." We aimed to determine the association of the swirl sign with hematoma expansion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage between 2007 and 2014 who underwent an initial and subsequent noncontrast CT at a single center were retrospectively identified. The swirl sign, on noncontrast CT, was defined as iso- or hypodensity within a hyperdense region that extended across 2 contiguous 5-mm axial CT sections. RESULTS A total of 212 patients met the inclusion criteria. The swirl sign was identified in 91 patients with excellent interobserver agreement (κ = 0.87). The swirl sign was associated with larger initial hematoma (P < .001) and earlier initial CT (P < .001) and hematoma expansion (P = .028). Multivariable regression modeling demonstrated that if one assumed similar initial hematoma volume, onset-to-first scan, and time between CT scans, the median absolute hematoma growth was 5.77 mL (95% CI, 2.37-9.18 mL; P = .001) and relative growth was 35.6% (95% CI, 18.5%-52.6%; P < .001) higher in patients with the swirl sign compared with those without. CONCLUSIONS The NCCT swirl sign was reliably identified and is associated with hematoma expansion. We propose that the swirl sign be included in risk stratification of intracerebral hemorrhage and considered for inclusion in clinical trials.
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Pardons M, Fromentin R, Leyre L, Pagliuzza A, Vohra P, Ng D, Hoh R, Kerbleski M, Tai V, Milush J, Hecht F, Deeks S, Chomont N. HIV persistence in lymph nodes from virally suppressed individuals: residual production VS latency. J Virus Erad 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30626-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Cheng X, Jiang X, Zhang Y, Lau CH, Xie Z, Ng D, Smith SJD, Hill MR, Shao L. Building Additional Passageways in Polyamide Membranes with Hydrostable Metal Organic Frameworks To Recycle and Remove Organic Solutes from Various Solvents. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:38877-38886. [PMID: 29022696 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Membrane separation is a promising technology for extracting temperature-sensitive organic molecules from solvents. However, a lack of membrane materials that are permeable toward organic solvents yet highly selective curtails large-scale membrane applications. To overcome the trade-off between flux and selectivity, additional molecular transportation pathways are constructed in ultrathin polyamide membranes using highly hydrostable metal organic frameworks with diverse functional surface architectures. Additional passageways enhance water permeance by 84% (15.4 L m-2 h-1 bar-1) with nearly 100% rose bengal rejection and 97.6% azithromycin rejection, while showing excellent separation performance in ethyl acetate, ketones, and alcohols. These unique composite membranes remain stable in both aqueous and organic solvent environments. This immediately finds application in the purification of aqueous mixtures containing organic soluble compounds, such as antibiotics, during pharmaceutical manufacturing.
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Singer MC, Ng D, Thomas CD. HERITABILITY OF OVIPOSITION PREFERENCE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OFFSPRING PERFORMANCE WITHIN A SINGLE INSECT POPULATION. Evolution 2017; 42:977-985. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1988.tb02516.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/1987] [Accepted: 04/27/1988] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Thomas CD, Ng D, Singer MC, Mallet JLB, Parmesan C, Billington HL. INCORPORATION OF A EUROPEAN WEED INTO THE DIET OF A NORTH AMERICAN HERBIVORE. Evolution 2017; 41:892-901. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1987.tb05862.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/1986] [Accepted: 01/09/1987] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cheng XQ, Konstas K, Doherty CM, Wood CD, Mulet X, Xie Z, Ng D, Hill MR, Lau CH, Shao L. Organic Microporous Nanofillers with Unique Alcohol Affinity for Superior Ethanol Recovery toward Sustainable Biofuels. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:1887-1891. [PMID: 28349608 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To minimize energy consumption and carbon footprints, pervaporation membranes are fast becoming the preferred technology for alcohol recovery. However, this approach is confined to small-scale operations, as the flux of standard rubbery polymer membranes remain insufficient to process large solvent volumes, whereas membrane separations that use glassy polymer membranes are prone to physical aging. This study concerns how the alcohol affinity and intrinsic porosity of networked, organic, microporous polymers can simultaneously reduce physical aging and drastically enhance both flux and selectivity of a super glassy polymer, poly-[1-(trimethylsilyl)propyne] (PTMSP). Slight loss in alcohol transportation channels in PTMSP is compensated by the alcohol affinity of the microporous polymers. Even after continuous exposure to aqueous solutions of alcohols, PTMSP pervaporation membranes loaded with the microporous polymers outperform the state-of-the-art and commercial pervaporation membranes.
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Cheng XQ, Konstas K, Doherty CM, Wood CD, Mulet X, Xie Z, Ng D, Hill MR, Shao L, Lau CH. Hyper-Cross-Linked Additives that Impede Aging and Enhance Permeability in Thin Polyacetylene Films for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:14401-14408. [PMID: 28375614 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b02295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Membrane materials with high permeability to solvents while rejecting dissolved contaminants are crucial to lowering the energy costs associated with liquid separations. However, the current lack of stable high-permeability materials require innovative engineering solutions to yield high-performance, thin membranes using stable polymers with low permeabilities. Poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne] (PTMSP) is one of the most permeable polymers but is extremely susceptible to physical aging. Despite recent developments in anti-aging polymer membranes, this research breakthrough has yet to be demonstrated on thin PTMSP films supported on porous polymer substrates, a crucial step toward commercializing anti-aging membranes for industrial applications. Here we report the development of scalable, thin film nanocomposite membranes supported on polymer substrates that are resistant to physical aging while having high permeabilities to alcohols. The selective layer is made up of PTMSP and nanoporous polymeric additives. The nanoporous additives provide additional passageways to solvents, enhancing the high permeability of the PTMSP materials further. Through intercalation of polyacetylene chains into the sub-nm pores of organic additives, physical aging in the consequent was significantly hindered in continuous long-term operation. Remarkably we also demonstrate that the additives enhance both membrane permeability and rejection of dissolved contaminants across the membranes, as ethanol permeability at 5.5 × 10-6 L m m-2 h-1 bar-1 with 93% Rose Bengal (1017.6 g mol-1) rejection, drastically outperforming commercial and state-of-the-art membranes. These membranes can replace energy-intensive separation processes such as distillation, lowering operation costs in well-established pharmaceutical production processes.
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Wu Y, Xie Z, Ng D, Shen S, Zhou Z. Poly(ether sulfone) supported hybrid poly(vinyl alcohol)-maleic acid-silicone dioxide membranes for the pervaporation separation of ethanol-water mixtures. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.44839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hong A, Hallock H, Valenzuela M, Lo S, Steel V, Paton E, Ng D, Jacobsen K, Reisse C, Fogarty G. Change in the Hippocampal Volume After Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy With or Without Hippocampal Avoidance Technique. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lee S, Jung M, Ng D, Sim J. Asian American immigrant experience: A mixed-method study of barriers to colorectal cancer screening. Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv173.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ng D, McNee C, Kieser J, Farella M. Neck and shoulder muscle activity during standardized work-related postural tasks. APPLIED ERGONOMICS 2014; 45:556-563. [PMID: 23972454 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to assess the activity levels of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and upper trapezius muscle during static postures under controlled and standardized conditions, and to determine whether the muscle activity differed between sexes. Electromyographic (EMG) activity was recorded unilaterally from the sternocleidomastoid and upper trapezius muscle in 17 participants whilst they were performing various postural tasks. EMG amplitude was measured by the root mean square values of the raw signals and normalized to peak maximum contractile values for each muscle (%MVC). The intensity of muscle activity was ranked as light (<3%MVC), moderate (3%MVC ≤ EMG ≤ 8%MVC), and substantial (>8%MVC). During most tasks the two muscles contracted light to moderately. Head leaning and shoulder shrugging postures yielded substantial muscle activity in both muscles. Muscle activity did not differ significantly between male and female participants (F = 3.1; p = 0.078). Our findings provided normative values, which will enhance future studies of muscle activity during work in a natural, unrestrained environment.
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Xie Z, Hoang M, Ng D, Doherty C, Hill A, Gray S. Effect of heat treatment on pervaporation separation of aqueous salt solution using hybrid PVA/MA/TEOS membrane. Sep Purif Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Thein T, Chan SP, Ng D, Wong J, Hao Y, Leo Y, Lye D. Prolonged fever in adult dengue patients. Int J Infect Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.1104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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