• Friendship has contributed to our production of knowledge, how we have created a “relational space”, and worked to maintain our friendship.

Abstract Essential oil of Cananga odorata Hook. F. & Tomson is a source of insect repellent, but contact irritancy and noncontact repellency actions that stimulate insect’s avoidance behavior (escape away from chemical source after direct physical contact or without...

Introduction: Several lines of evidence have suggested an interesting link between gluten ingestion and schizophrenia. For example, increased levels of gliadin and transglutaminase antibodies have been observed in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: To verify these ob...

Recently, Deng et al. showed that a special class of coupled fractional differential equations of Caputo type with unequal rational multi-orders 0 < αi < 1 can be transformed to an equivalent system with common equal order. This paper generalizes the result to co...

Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare two techniques of measuring cuspal deformation under occlusal load: Direct Current Differential Transformers (DCDTs) and strain gauges. The study investigated the relative dependence of the two techniques on the ...

Surface modification of polyethylene (PE) fiber via 2-stage grafting to improve its adhesion to epoxy resin was studied. The PE fiber was first functionalized by thermal decomposition of potassium peroxydisulfate to create grafting sites. In the second stage, functiona...

Over the past decade, enormous progress has been made in the field of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Patients’ somatic cells such as skin fibroblasts or blood cells can be used to generate disease-specific pluripotent stem cells, which have unlimited proliferat...

IntroductionThe risk of emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance is high in Southeast Asian countries and various strategies are being used to raise awareness about appropriate antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance within communities. Public engagement in scienc...

Abstract Background Pituitary metastasis is a rare condition with a poor prognosis. Very few patients with pituitary metastasis are symptomatic. It is often associated with presence of co-existing metastases to other organs. Isolated pituitary metastasis as the first p...