Thomas Chong

AtECB1/MRL7, a Thioredoxin-Like Fold Protein with Disulfide Reductase Activity, Regulates Chloroplast Gene Expression and Chloroplast Biogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery In A Patient With Asymptomatic Brugada Syndrome.

Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis in a Singaporean hospital.

Triplane fractures of the distal tibia in children.

A simple shotgun proteomics method for rapid bacterial identification.

Influence of heavy metals on glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase interactions in Chironomus riparius larvae.

Neighbourhood safety and area deprivation modify the associations between parkland and psychological distress in Sydney, Australia.

No evidence for cumulative effects in a Dnmt3b hypomorph across multiple generations.

Novel detection of DNA-alkylated adducts of antibody-drug conjugates with potentially unique preclinical and biomarker applications.

Nodding syndrome in Ugandan children--clinical features, brain imaging and complications: a case series.

Photopatch testing in Asians: a 5-year experience in Singapore.

A sex-specific transcription factor controls male identity in a simultaneous hermaphrodite.

Absence of A673T amyloid-β precursor protein variant in Alzheimer's disease and other neurological diseases.

Development of autoimmune hair loss disease alopecia areata is associated with cardiac dysfunction in C3H/HeJ mice.

Insulin-mediated activation of the L-arginine nitric oxide pathway in man, and its impairment in diabetes.

Photoelectron spectroscopy of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

The first Korean case of disseminated mycetoma caused by Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis in a patient on long-term corticosteroid therapy for the treatment of microscopic polyangiitis.

Preoperative factors predicting the surgical response of bilateral lateral rectus recession surgery in patients with infantile exotropia.

A DNA-binding protein encoded by ORF008L of Singapore grouper iridovirus.

Plant-derived natural products as sources of anti-quorum sensing compounds.

Randomized Trial on Silicone Intubation in Endoscopic Mechanical Dacryocystorhinostomy (SEND) for Primary Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction.

Guidelines on management of prostate cancer.

The use of n-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate as an embolic agent in the minimally invasive treatment of renal arteriovenous malformations.

Clinical Usefulness of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in the Detection of Early Recurrence in Treated Cervical Cancer Patients with Unexplained Elevation of Serum Tumor Markers.

Changes in (18)f-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the spinal cord in a healthy population on serial positron emission tomography/computed tomography.

Effects of subtle stimulus strength on the attentional blink.

Dark breathers in granular crystals.

Shared decision-making and interprofessional collaboration in mental healthcare: a qualitative study exploring perceptions of barriers and facilitators.

Longitudinal Youth-At-Risk Study (LYRIKS): outreach strategies based on a community-engaged framework.

Post-mortem MRI versus conventional autopsy in fetuses and children: a prospective validation study.

Quiz page June 2013: graft dysfunction after kidney transplantation in an adolescent.

Transcriptional Regulation of Germinal Center B and Plasma Cell Fates by Dynamical Control of IRF4.

Cost of informal care for community-dwelling mild-moderate dementia patients in a developed Southeast Asian country.

Studies on the interaction of palmatine hydrochloride with bovine hemoglobin.

Changes in methane emission, rumen fermentation, and methanogenic community in response to silage and dry cornstalk diets.

Sick and tired: how molecular regulators of human sleep schedules and duration impact immune function.

Evaluating early repeat emergency department use in patients with atrial fibrillation: a population-based analysis.

Cordycepin Increases Nonrapid Eye Movement Sleep via Adenosine Receptors in Rats.

Xenon treatment protects against cold ischemia associated delayed graft function and prolongs graft survival in rats.

Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia.

Combination Therapy for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Refractory to Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agents.

Diagnostic and management strategies for donor-derived infections.

Submucous cleft palate: an often-missed diagnosis.

Ministry of health clinical practice guidelines: dementia.

Prevalence and risk factors of methotrexate hepatoxicity in Asian patients with psoriasis.

Amyloid-β peptide-induced extracellular S100A9 depletion is associated with decrease of antimicrobial peptide activity in human THP-1 monocytes.

Physical activity, fitness and the energy cost of activities: implications for obesity in children and adolescents in the tropics.

Inhibitory impacts of chemically modified tetracycline-3 and underlying mechanism in human cervical cancer cells.

Simultaneous versus staged bilateral unicompartmental knee replacement.

Bright light therapy as part of a multicomponent management program improves sleep and functional outcomes in delirious older hospitalized adults.

Ternary copper(ii)-polypyridyl enantiomers: aldol-type condensation, characterization, DNA-binding recognition, BSA-binding and anticancer property.

Authors' reply.

A mathematical model of avian influenza with half-saturated incidence.

Does implementation of a hospitalist program in a Canadian community hospital improve measures of quality of care and utilization? an observational comparative analysis of hospitalists vs. traditional care providers.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs intensive medical management for the control of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia: the Diabetes Surgery Study randomized clinical trial.

Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin's 1825 treatise on the mouth and ingestion.

A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Polypodium leucotomos Extract as an Adjunct to Sunscreen in the Treatment of Melasma.

FGF2 drives changes in gene expression following cartilage injury in vitro and in vivo.

The enhanced Total Body Wrap-The new frontier in dressing care for burns.

Series of concentration-induced phase transitions in cholesterol/phosphatidylcholine mixtures.

Robot versus laparoscopic nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer: a comparison of the intraoperative and perioperative results of a single surgeon's initial experience.

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disorders among Nepalese residing in Southeast Asia.

Rapid resolution of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Comparison of anterior segment optical tomography parameters measured using a semi-automatic software to standard clinical instruments.

Extra-adrenal paraganglioma of the median nerve.

Tangeretin Sensitizes SGS1-Deficient Cells by Inducing DNA Damage.

Monitoring and validation of decentralised water and wastewater systems for increased uptake.

Synthetic-type control charts for time-between-events monitoring.

Early gestational exposure to moderate concentrations of ethanol alters adult behaviour in C57BL/6J mice.

A 14-year experience with blunt thoracic aortic injury.

Laminin drives survival signals to promote a contractile smooth muscle phenotype and airway hyperreactivity.

[Sexual development characteristics and sex hormone levels in obese male adolescents].

Inverted Y incision and trans-sacral approach in retroperitoneal aggressive angiomyxoma: a case report.

Electron cryotomography of ESCRT assemblies and dividing Sulfolobus cells suggests that spiraling filaments are involved in membrane scission.

Development of a Sensitive Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay That Provides Specimen-to-Result Diagnosis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in 30 Minutes.

Day-case re-do varicose vein surgery.

Enhancing pancreatic Beta-cell regeneration in vivo with pioglitazone and alogliptin.

Use of clozapine in older Asian patients with schizophrenia between 2001 and 2009.

Stirring in suspension: nanometer-sized magnetic stir bars.

Distribution and determinants of eye size and shape in newborn children: a magnetic resonance imaging analysis.

Ascorbic Acid enhances tet-mediated 5-methylcytosine oxidation and promotes DNA demethylation in mammals.

Differential Influences of Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy on Plasma Nesfatin-1 and Obestatin Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Goitre prevalence and epidemiological features in children living in areas with mildly excessive iodine in drinking-water.

Indication of lower neck irradiation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma without nodal metastasis: the potential impact of tumor volume.

A rare case of Dysphagia secondary to a large oesophageal lipoma.

Risk Factors for Complicated Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Disease in Children.

Lack of association between the LRRK2 A419V variant and Asian Parkinson's disease.

Is Emergency Department length of stay associated with inpatient mortality?

Induction of robust immunity by the emulsification of recombinant lipidated dengue-1 envelope protein domain III.

Epitope mapping of M36, a human antibody domain with potent and broad HIV-1 inhibitory activity.

The correlation between expression of synuclein-gamma, glucose transporter-1, and survival outcomes in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma.

Unsupervised clustering of subcellular protein expression patterns in high-throughput microscopy images reveals protein complexes and functional relationships between proteins.

Envelope determinants of equine lentiviral vaccine protection.

Pharmacist-patient communication on use of antidepressants: A simulated patient study in community pharmacy.

Reflection spectra of etched FBGs under the influence of axial contraction and stress-induced index change.

Validating reference genes within a mouse model system of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) toxicity.

Strategies targeted at motivating unrelated living kidney donation.

Robot-assisted total preservation of the pelvic autonomic nerve with extended systematic lymphadenectomy as part of nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer.

Metabolite profiling and quantification of phytochemicals in potato extracts using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Colonic diverticulitis in young Asians: a predominantly mild and right-sided disease.

Letters to the Editor.

Villous adenoma of gallbladder in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Engineering flavonoid glycosyltransferases for enhanced catalytic efficiency and extended sugar-donor selectivity.

Comparison of dragging and sweeping methods for collecting ticks and determining their seasonal distributions for various habitats, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea.

Authors' response to the correspondence entitled 'Too ill for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator?'.

Dietary changes during pregnancy and the postpartum period in Singaporean Chinese, Malay and Indian women: the GUSTO birth cohort study.

Accrual of non-melanoma skin cancer in renal-transplant recipients: Experience of a Victorian tertiary referral institution.

Clinical application and laboratory protocols for performing contrast echocardiography.

A Population-Based Description of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department, 2002 to 2010.

Breakdown of immune privilege and spontaneous autoimmunity in mice expressing a transgenic T cell receptor specific for a retinal autoantigen.

Spatial pattern in Antarctica: what can we learn from Antarctic bacterial isolates?

Canada Acute Coronary Syndrome Risk Score: A new risk score for early prognostication in acute coronary syndromes.

Evaluation of MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy methods for determination of Escherichia coli pathotypes.

The Effects of Botulinum Toxin A on Survival of Rat TRAM Flap With Vertical Midline Scar.

Quantifying Elongation Rhythm during Full-Length Protein Synthesis.

Quorum Sensing Signal Synthesis May Represent a Selective Advantage Independent of Its Role in Regulation of Bioluminescence in Vibrio fischeri.

Co-incidental Plasmodium Knowlesi and Mucormycosis infections presenting with acute kidney injury and lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Brunei Darussalam.

Structural changes of CFTR R region upon phosphorylation: a plastic platform for intramolecular and intermolecular interactions.

Using therapeutic mammoplasty to extend the role of breast-conserving surgery in women with larger or ptotic breasts.

Non-physician clinician provided HIV treatment results in equivalent outcomes as physician-provided care: a meta-analysis.

Multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification (M-LAMP) assay for the detection of influenza A/H1, A/H3 and influenza B can provide a specimen-to-result diagnosis in 40min with single genome copy sensitivity.

Association between n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content of red blood cells and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with peripheral artery disease.

Recessive TRAPPC11 Mutations Cause a Disease Spectrum of Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy and Myopathy with Movement Disorder and Intellectual Disability.

Predicting discharge outcomes after total knee replacement using the Risk Assessment and Predictor Tool.

Somatostatin and its receptors: Functional regulation in the development of mice Sertoli cells.

Soil bacterial community structure in five tropical forests in Malaysia and one temperate forest in Japan revealed by pyrosequencing analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequence variation.

Formulation and immunological evaluation of a trivalent vaccine comprising emulsified submicron particles and inactivated virions of H5N1/EV71/JEV.

Green tea and the risk of gastric cancer: Epidemiological evidence.

Structure-Function Analysis of DipA, a Francisella tularensis Virulence Factor Required for Intracellular Replication.

B cells assist allograft rejection in the deficiency of protein kinase c-theta.

Harnessing spectral property of dual wavelength white LED to improve vertical scanning interferometry.

Design of an ultrasmall Au nanocluster-CeO2 mesoporous nanocomposite catalyst for nitrobenzene reduction.

Perceived unmet needs of informal caregivers of people with dementia in Singapore.

HIT: nucleic acid masquerading as heparin.

Serum AMH levels correlate with aortic diameter: is AMH a cardiovascular hormone?

A review of longitudinal community and hospital placements in medical education: BEME Guide No. 26.

Real-time tracheal ultrasonography for confirmation of endotracheal tube placement during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Unraveling the molecular basis of temperature-dependent genetic regulation in Penicillium marneffei.

Reversing Endogenous Alloreactive B Cell GC Responses With Anti-CD154 or CTLA-4Ig.

Aminoguanidine Inhibits the Age-Rage Axis to Modulate the Induction of Periodontitis but has Limited Effects on the Progression and Recovery of Experimental Periodontitis: A Preliminary Study.

Erratum to: Obesity Does Not Imply Poor Outcomes in Asians after Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Potential for Improving Therapy and Defining New Research Targets in Eosinophilic Oesophagitis Based on Understanding of Immunopathogenesis.

Adjunctive antidepressant prescriptions for hospitalized patients with schizophrenia in Asia (2001-2009).

Physical activity program preferences and perspectives of older adults with and without cognitive impairment.

Methionine elicits H2O2 generation and defense gene expression in grapevine and reduces Plasmopara viticola infection.

Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging findings in children born extremely preterm, very preterm, and at term.

Drinking water contributes to excessive iodine intake among children in Hebei, China.

(75)As NMR study of overdoped CeFeAsO0.8F0.2.

Prognostic factors predicting the surgical outcome of bilateral lateral rectus recession surgery for patients with infantile exotropia.

Local Inflammation Exacerbates the Severity of Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infection.

A Homozygous Founder Mutation in Desmocollin-2 (DSC2) Causes Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy in the Hutterite Population.

Non-telomeric epigenetic and genetic changes are associated with the inheritance of shorter telomeres in mice.

Seasonal Distribution of Ticks in Four Habitats near the Demilitarized Zone, Gyeonggi-do (Province), Republic of Korea.

Associations between mortality and meteorological and pollutant variables during the cool season in two Asian cities with sub-tropical climates: Hong Kong and Taipei.

Fibre optic sensors for selected wastewater characteristics.

Stable expression of H1C2 monoclonal antibody in NS0 and CHO cells using pFUSE and UCOE expression system.

Rising incidence of primary liver cancer in brunei darussalam.

OPathPaed service model for expanded newborn screening in Hong Kong SAR, China.

Novel pharmacologic treatment attenuates septic shock and improves long-term survival.

Literature Watch Implications for transplantation.

Preoperative Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Multiethnic Asian Population Stratified by Ethnicity.

Long-Term Outcomes of Artificial Bowel Sphincter for Fecal Incontinence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Increasing prevalence of blaOXA-23-carrying Acinetobacter baumannii and the emergence of blaOXA-182-carrying Acinetobacter nosocomialis in Korea.

A hybrid of bees algorithm and flux balance analysis with OptKnock as a platform for in silico optimization of microbial strains.

DNA Duplexes with Hydrophobic Modifications Inhibit HIV-1-cell Membrane Fusion.

The timing of preoperative prophylactic low-molecular-weight heparin administration in breast reconstruction.

The Cyclophilin CYP20-2 Modulates the Conformation of BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT1, Which Binds the Promoter of FLOWERING LOCUS D to Regulate Flowering in Arabidopsis.

Epidemiology of Bacteremia in Young Hospitalized Infants in Vientiane, Laos, 2000-2011.

Microbes and Allogeneic Transplantation.

Roles of Religious and Spiritual Advisors Among Adults in Singapore With Mental Illnesses.

Fifty-Two-Year-Old Woman With Neck Pain and Fever.

Epigenetic regulation of REG1A and chemosensitivity of cutaneous melanoma.

The Role of Sociodemographic Factors in the Risk of Transition from Alcohol Use to Disorders and Remission in Singapore.

Biomimetic three-dimensional anisotropic geometries by uniaxial stretching of poly(ε-caprolactone) films: Degradation and mesenchymal stem cell responses.

Co-circulation of multiple genotypes of human rhinovirus during a large outbreak of respiratory illness in a veterans' long-term care home.

A prospective study of fusional convergence parameters in Chinese patients with intermittent exotropia.

Cohort Profile: Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) birth cohort study.

Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia: Normative Data in an English-Speaking Ethnic Chinese Sample.

Direct period measurement for fiber Bragg grating using an optical imaging technique.

Comparison of White and Chinese perception of esthetic Chinese lip position.

Prediction of Sweetness by Multilinear Regression Analysis and Support Vector Machine.

Clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Evolution along the mutation gradient in the dynamic mitochondrial genome of salamanders.

Pseudohypercalcaemia in a patient with newly diagnosed Waldenstrom macroglobinaemia.

Do Intensivist Staffing Patterns Influence Hospital Mortality Following ICU Admission? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.

Neurological features of epilepsy, ataxia, sensorineural deafness, tubulopathy syndrome.

Oldhamianoside II, a New Triterpenoid Saponin, Prevents Tumor Growth via Inducing Cell Apoptosis and Inhibiting Angiogenesis.

Nitrogen losses in anoxic marine sediments driven by Thioploca-anammox bacterial consortia.

Genome-wide mutational signatures of aristolochic Acid and its application as a screening tool.

Effect of a Monofunctional Phenanthriplatin-DNA Adduct on RNA Polymerase II Transcriptional Fidelity and Translesion Synthesis.

Letters to the Editor.

Controlling periodontal bone levels with multiple LED irradiations.

Th1 not Th17 cells drive spontaneous MS-like disease despite a functional regulatory T cell response.

Protective Efficacy of VP1-Specific Neutralizing Antibody Associated with a Reduction of Viral Load and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Human SCARB2-Transgenic Mice.

Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse): A Potential Vector of Zika Virus in Singapore.

Psychiatric morbidity in pain conditions: Results from the Singapore Mental Health Study.

Ventricular dilatation in ex-prematures: only confined to the occipital region? MRI-based normative standards for 19-year-old ex-prematures without major handicaps.

Common use of high doses of antipsychotic medications in older Asian patients with schizophrenia (2001-2009).

Elderly men have low levels of anti-müllerian hormone and inhibin B, but with high interpersonal variation: a cross-sectional study of the sertoli cell hormones in 615 community-dwelling men.

Magnolol induces apoptosis via caspase-independent pathways in non-small cell lung cancer cells.

The value of physical examination in the diagnosis of hip osteoarthritis.

The E3 Ligase AtRDUF1 Positively Regulates Salt Stress Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana.

The use of self-adjuvanting nanofiber vaccines to elicit high-affinity B cell responses to peptide antigens without inflammation.

Hedgehog pathway modulation by multiple lipid binding sites on the smoothened effector of signal response.

Early and Continuous Neurologic Improvements after Intravenous Thrombolysis Are Strong Predictors of Favorable Long-term Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Disruption of reproductive development in male rat offspring following gestational and lactational exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and genistein.

Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase Pathway aberrations in gastric and colorectal cancer: Meta-analysis, co-occurrence and ethnic variation.

ICU Occupancy and Mechanical Ventilator Use in the United States.

Redistribution of the Lamin B1 genomic binding profile affects rearrangement of heterochromatic domains and SAHF formation during senescence.

Prenatal Maternal Depression Associates with Microstructure of Right Amygdala in Neonates at Birth.

Medical management for the prevention and treatment of diabetic macular edema.

Ultrasonographic elastography of thyroid nodules: Is adding strain ratio to colour mapping better?

When is acute persistent cough in school-age children and adults whooping cough?

Sequential PDGF-Simvastatin Release Promotes Dentoalveolar Regeneration.

Disease patterns of rheumatology outpatients seen in a tertiary hospital serving a multi-ethnic, urban Asian population in Singapore.

Adherence to antidepressant medications: an evaluation of community pharmacists' counseling practices.

The fish tank strikes again: Metachronous nontuberculous mycobacterial skin infection in an immunosuppressed host.

Comparison of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry assay with conventional methods for detection of IMP-6, VIM-2, NDM-1, SIM-1, KPC-1, OXA-23, and OXA-51 carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Colour, phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of some fruits dehydrated by a combination of different methods.

A global profiling of uncapped mRNAs under cold stress reveals specific decay patterns and endonucleolytic cleavages in Brachypodium distachyon.

Three SNPs in chromosome 11q23.3 are Independently Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Asians.

Distal radius fractures: an epidemiological review.

First Outbreak of KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 258 in a Hospital in Korea.

Weight reduction and maintenance with IQP-PV-101: A 12-week randomized controlled study with a 24-week open label period.

Methylation-Specific Triplet-Primed PCR and Melting Curve Analysis as a Rapid Screening Tool for Identifying Actionable FMR1 Genotypes.

Design, synthesis, and structure-activity relationships of novel 6,7-disubstituted-4-phenoxyquinoline derivatives as potential antitumor agents.

Epigenome-wide DNA Methylation Landscape of Melanoma Progression to Brain Metastasis Reveals Aberrations on Homeobox D Cluster Associated with Prognosis.

Epstein-Barr virus in oral shedding of children with multiple sclerosis.

Successful Treatment of Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia due to an Intracranial Tumor by Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy.

Short answer question case series: noisy breathing in an adult.

eCHAT for Lifestyle and Mental Health Screening in Primary Care.

RWA Proteins Play Vital and Distinct Roles in Cell Wall O-Acetylation in Arabidopsis thaliana.

IL-27p28 inhibits central nervous system autoimmunity by concurrently antagonizing Th1 and Th17 responses.

The Ethnic/Racial Variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) Study Protocol.

ARNT2 mutation causes hypopituitarism, post-natal microcephaly, visual and renal anomalies.

Alpha-Synuclein Transmission and Mitochondrial Toxicity in Primary Human Foetal Enteric Neurons In Vitro.

Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR Spectroscopy Allows High Throughput Characterization of Microporous Organic Polymers.

Electrically Pumped Mid-Infrared Random Lasers.