The present invention pertains to peptides derived from the capsid protein of Enterovirus 71 which have antiviral activity. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, comprising these peptides, nucleic acids encoding the same, as well as vectors…

The present invention provides a method of preparation of articles coated with poly(methylmethacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) coating, wherein methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid monomers are subjected to free-radical polymerization using a…

The present invention relates to a method of forecasting reservoir inflow for hydropower reservoir operation. The method comprising the steps of collecting reservoir inflow data as an input; employing a neural network and provide an analysis on the…

The present invention relates to an end forming / expansion of a round tube into a polygon section having small corner radii and a method thereof. Accordingly, the end forming / expansion of the round tube into the polygon section includes: a) a…

The present invention relates generally to an aqueous extract composition for synergistic anti-plaque activity. Accordingly, the aqueous extract composition includes combination of 0.25mg/ml green tea (Gt) aqueous extract and 7.82mg/ml Salvadora…

A three dimensional bio-model for simulating a simulated cranial surgical procedure, the bio-model comprising a synthetic skull layer; a synthetic dura layer under the synthetic skull layer; and a spacer layer between the synthetic skull layer and…

A method for forming a tube of square cross-section in which the corners of the end portions of the tube are axially displaced comprising the steps of: modifying one end portion of the tube such that it has a circular cross-section; and reforming…

A reactor for the use in photocatalytic gas conversion comprising a solid rod having spaced thread profile that swirls helically along the rod, in which the rod is substantially wholly coated with photocatalyst; and a cylindrical sleeve coaxially…

A method for simultaneous detection of prawn viruses using the multiplex real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and a kit provided therefor

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for optical beam collimation testing. The apparatus includes a lateral shear interferometer capable of accommodating optical beams with beam sizes that vary over a wide range. The lateral shear…

The present invention relates to a device for amplification of a segment of a nucleic acid via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on a lab-on-a-disc platform using Bluetooth communication to initiate and monitor incubation process. The device of…

The present invention provides a fiber Bragg grating made of boron co-doped germanium fiber, a Bragg grating part wherein chemically etched and thermally regenerated. By using an optical fiber diameter of 125m, the grating is etched to core diameter…

The present invention relates to a universal surgical device capable of locating a neurosurgical site, comprising a tubular member having a distal end and a proximal end configured to receive a probe until the tip of the probe protrudes from the…

The present invention discloses an apparatus for damping vibration of a frame comprises: a frusto-spherical cup for accommodating a hollow orbicular elastomeric member having an opening aligned with an opening of the cup; a frusto-spherical member…

The present invention relates to a polymer coated nylon membrane for use in biosensing application. More particularly, the present invention relates to a nylon membrane for protein immobilization in a dengue virus detection characterized in that the…

A method of preparing an electrode for use in a biophotovoltaic device, comprising the steps of: coating a self-assembled film on a substrate using Langmuir-Blodgett technique; and immersing the coated substrate into an microalgae culture, followed…

A pharmaceutical composition for use in treating or preventing an alphavirus viral infection in a biological system, comprising an active compound of formula I where R1 to R6 are as defined herein and wherein the treatment or prevention is achieved…

The present invention discloses a device for dissipating mechanical energy of a wire when it is under lateral load comprises a rigid inner member having a central axial bore for the wire to pass through the bore; an elastomeric member surrounding…

An isolated peptide for use in detecting early cancer progression comprising any one or combination of peptide sequence of seq no. 1, seq no. 2, seq no. 3, seq no. 4, seq no. 5, seq no. 6, seq no. 7, seq no. 8, seq no. 9. Seq no. 1 0, seq no. 1 1,…

Melioidosis is an important cause of sepsis in the tropics caused by an Environmental Sciences soil saprophyte -burkholderia pseudomallel (b. Pseudomallel). In many countries, melioidosis is widely under diagnosed due to the lack of rapid tests for…

The present invention relates to a composition for inhibiting cell proliferation, suppressing tumour growth, and suppressing expression of cell growth markers in human or animals, characterised in that said composition comprises eurycomanone, or…

The present invention provides an antiviral mediacament for treating Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) infection comprises a natural falvonoid compound namely baicalein. In the present invention, antiviral activity of baicalein was evaluated against…

A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional anatomical structure comprising the steps of obtaining a plurality of medical images containing at least one anatomical region of interest, wherein each anatomical region of interest is defined based on…

The present invention discloses an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor consists of the combination of Lactobacillus plantarum and a biotransformed Momordica charantia juice. Besides, the present invention discloses a method to produce the alphaglucosidase…

A system of deionizing water having a plurality of vertical ion-exchange columns connected in sequence by pipes comprising a housing enclosing one of a cation, an anion, or a mixed-bed exchange resin and at least two regeneration columns supplying…

The present invention provides a fretting load measuring device for rotating bending type fretting fatigue test machine, the fretting measuring device includes: a) a fretting ring; b) a loading means , wherein the loading means is a pair of biasing…

The present invention provides an ultrasonic bending fatigue testing machine for ceramics, the machine includes: a) a generator; b) a data converter which connected to both generator and oscilloscope; c) measuring and control units; d) supporting…

The present invention provides an improved ultrasonic bending fatigue test apparatus for metals, the apparatus includes: a) a generator; b) a data converter which connected to both generator and oscilloscope; c) measuring and control units; d) a…

The present invention relates to a method of tuning an indium tin oxide (ITO) for hole injection in semiconductors, characterised by the steps of: dissolving cesium fluoride (CsF) in a deionised water at a concentration between 2-50 mg/L; coating…

The present invention discloses a rapid, sensitive and cost-effective in-house TaqMan 5 genotyping assay for the screening of common ?-thalassemia mutations in Malaysian Chinese. The present invention comprises of four sets of forward and reverse…

The present invention disclosed a panel and a method to distinguish and grade the severity of brain injury to mild, moderate of severe by determining the increase or decrease concentration level of a novel combination of serum biomarkers selected…

Dengue Virus (DNEV), West Nile Virus (WNV), Yellow Fever Virus (YFV), Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) are members of flaviviridae family which infect millions of people worldwide. Developing drug against the said virus…

The present invention relates to shoulder rehabilitation system, comprising a continuous passive motion (CPM) device having a stand; an arm holder mounted on the stand; a motor connected to the arm holder for rotating the arm holder; and…

The present invention introduces a biopolymer dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) utilizing solvent free biopolymer hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) gel biopolymer electrolyte (GPE). Preparation of the GPE having composition of HPC:EC:PC:NaI:HMII or HPC:…

The present invention relates to an improved method and system for segmenting an ultrasound image for detecting osteoarthritis using an active contour technique. The method basically relates to local region scalable active contour using expandable…

The present invention provides the use of microspheres composed of acrylic polymer with free carboxylic groups for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detection of a virus. The invention further includes a method of performing enzyme-linked…

The present invention provides an improved piezoelectric tubular ultrasonic motor comprising of a tubular piezoelectric ultrasonic motor assembly and a housing assembly. The tubular ultrasonic motor assembly further, including a preload adjustment…

The present invention relates to a method for identifying a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variant in a biological sample, characterised by: identifying the presence of target nucleotide sequences partially or fully spanning sequences…

The present invention discloses a damper comprises: a plurality of rigid plates, each having a bore at a generally centre position and a leg member protruding from its periphery; a plurality of elastic washers; and a cylindrical elastic member;…

The present invention discloses a damper device for stabilising a generally rectangular frame structure comprises: first and second rigid plates with an elastic member sandwiched therebetween, each plate having at least two connection lugs spaced…

The present invention relates generally to a non-electric pump mechanism for self-energy generation, and more particularly to an atmospheric and water enable pump in a pico hydro system for use in self-generating renewable energy. Accordingly, the…

The present invention pertains to a method for the production of nanowires using nucleic acids as a scaffold. The method applies a film of metal-DNA complexes on a solid support. Harnessing capillary forces of the coffee-ring effect, scratching off…

A method of producing a dye sensitised solar cell, characterised by heating and stirring a gelatinised starch solution containing an iodide salt to obtain a polymer mixture; adding ionic liquid into the polymer mixture to form a polymer electrolyte…

The present invention discloses a method for measuring dental cavity diameter by utilizing artificial intelligence technique and fiber optic displacement sensor. The method comprising steps of constructing a fiber optic displacement sensor, FODS…

The present invention relates to an improved system for pilot-scale polymerization of olefin hydrocarbons promoted by a catalyst in a bed of polyolefin powder for studying optimization of a fluidized bed reactor (R-201) resembling the industrial…

The present invention disclosed a method to trace porcine DNA in a catgut suture by extracting the DNA from the catgut suture and analyzing the extracted DNA. The method of tracing porcine DNA in a catgut suture comprising steps of: homogenizing the…

The present invention pertains to a novel serine protease extracted from the tiger milk mushroom L. rhinocerotis. The protease of the invention is provides in addition to its proteolytic activity an cytotoxic effect. The novel protease is therefore…

The present invention discloses rosamine derivatives compounds according to formula or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, prodrug and solvates thereof for used in providing inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation pathway in cancer cells…

The present invention discloses an aggregating device for a search engine-based data mash-up of medical informatics research activity comprises: a gathering module, configured to gather requirements of an user; an obtaining module, configured to…

According to an aspect of the invention, a knee synovial fluid measurement method is disclosed. The method includes identifying a suitable knee brace. Compression features of the brace are checked. The method further includes designing a knee…