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AKH Kwan

- Verified email at hku.hk - Cited by 15537

Alex Kwan

- Verified email at cornell.edu - Cited by 3612

Ada Kwan

- Verified email at ucsf.edu - Cited by 1930

The neural basis of psychedelic action

AC Kwan, DE Olson, KH Preller, BL Roth - Nature Neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
Psychedelics are serotonin 2A receptor agonists that can lead to profound changes in perception,
cognition and mood. In this review, we focus on the basic neurobiology underlying the …

Structural analysis of hydrophobins

M Sunde, AHY Kwan, MD Templeton, RE Beever… - Micron, 2008 - Elsevier
Hydrophobins are a remarkable class of small cysteine-rich proteins found exclusively in fungi.
They self-assemble to form robust polymeric monolayers that are highly amphipathic and …

Macromolecular NMR spectroscopy for the non‐spectroscopist

AH Kwan, M Mobli, PR Gooley, GF King… - The FEBS …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tool for studying the structure, function and dynamics of
biological macromolecules. However, non‐spectroscopists often find NMR theory daunting and …

Newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency in 11 screening programs in the United States

A Kwan, RS Abraham, R Currier, A Brower… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) using assays
to detect T-cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) began in Wisconsin in 2008, and SCID …

Reactive intermediates revealed in secondary organic aerosol formation from isoprene

…, MN Chan, CL Loza, AJ Kwan… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Isoprene is a significant source of atmospheric organic aerosol; however, the oxidation pathways
that lead to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) have remained elusive. Here, we identify …

[HTML][HTML] Infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections and reinfections during the Omicron wave

ST Tan, AT Kwan, I Rodríguez-Barraquer, BJ Singer… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) breakthrough infections in
vaccinated individuals and reinfections in previously infected individuals have become …

Size-dependent melting point depression of nanostructures: Nanocalorimetric measurements

…, MY Efremov, F Schiettekatte, EA Olson, AT Kwan… - Physical Review B, 2000 - APS
The melting behavior of 0.1–10-nm-thick discontinuous indium films formed by evaporation
on amorphous silicon nitride is investigated by an ultrasensitive thin-film scanning …

Mesoscopic study of concrete I: generation of random aggregate structure and finite element mesh

ZM Wang, AKH Kwan, HC Chan - Computers & structures, 1999 - Elsevier
Concrete is a composite material with a variety of inhomogeneities. Its composite behavior
may be studied analytically using the mesoscopic approach which treats the concrete as a …

Increased obese mRNA expression in omental fat cells from massively obese humans

BS Hamilton, D Paglia, AYM Kwan, M Deitel - Nature Medicine, 1995 - nature.com
Obesity presents a significant challenge to the general health of affluent nations in terms of
the number of people affected, the serious associated maladies and the lack of effective …

Activation of specific interneurons improves V1 feature selectivity and visual perception

SH Lee, AC Kwan, S Zhang, V Phoumthipphavong… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Inhibitory interneurons are essential components of the neural circuits underlying various
brain functions. In the neocortex, a large diversity of GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) interneurons …