Wai Lo

United States UConn

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Commented on Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Invites LOIs for Research
OREF is partnering with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) and the Department of Defense’s Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP) to fund research addressing solutions to accelerate return-to-readiness for Service Members experiencing musculoskeletal injuries.

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Commented on Careers: Academia, Industry, or Private
Government- very very stable. Very routine job. $ is ok.

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Commented on Careers: Academia, Industry, or Private
My experience is : Academic - more freedom and flexible but less $ (no bonus), good for people just start their family with young kids. Also, good to build your reputation and brand because your research outcomes are all belong to you. Industry- more $$$. Less freedom. The outcomes (products) are not belong to you.

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Commented on Ten simple rules for acing virtual interviews
@Neil, also need to make sure the stability of the WiFi system, we don’t want to be “frozen” while interviewing a job.

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Commented on Changes in regeneration-responsive enhancers shape regenerative capacities in vertebrates
This research article provided an explanation of why some vertebrates can regenerate lost tissues but some other not.

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Commented on Fuel and oxygen harvesting from Martian regolithic brine
This is an important article published in PNAS which could be a landmark article for humans occupying Mars. This research article found out a new way to generate oxygen using salt liquid (mainly MgCl) which abundant in Mars.

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Commented on Why wild giant pandas frequently roll in horse manure
Very interesting article published in PNAS in 2020. This research from China explained why panda like to roll their body in horse poop especially at one time of year.

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Commented on Obesity Shapes Metabolism in the Tumor Microenvironment to Suppress Anti-Tumor Immunity
Obesity can increase the risk of many diseases, including CVD and some cancers. This paper published in Cell Journal shed light how cancer cells growth in conjunction with fatty diets. Briefly, based on their studies, high-fat diet reduced the number and activity of cancer-killing immune cells inside the tumors, accelerating cancer growth.

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Commented on Ten Simple Rules for Protecting Research Integrity
Very important topic, I have copied and pasted the ten rules from the article for your convenience, please go to see the full article, it is a free access paper published in PLoS Comp. Bio Rule 1: All Papers Submitted Must Contain Contributorship Statements Rule 2: All Financial COIs Must Be Reported with No Time Limits Rule 3: Relevant, Non-financial Potential COIs Must Be Declared Rule 4: Trials Must Be Reported Accurately, As Well As Registered Rule 5: Any Use of Metrics in Research Decisions Must Be Evidence Based Rule 6: All Breaches of Integrity Guidelines Should Be Punished or Remediated Rule 7: All Institutions Must Have Clear Procedures for Raising Concerns and Protections for Those Who Do So Rule 8: Raising Concerns about Suspected Misconduct Must Be Mandatory Rule 9: RIOs Must Have the Power to Enforce Integrity Policies Rule 10: Integrity Policies Must Be Highly Visible and Understood

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Commented on Ten simple rules for acing virtual interviews
Since the covid-19 pandemic, online meetings become a routine for many of us even for the job interviewing: here are the rules to prepare online interviewing, I feel the first 3 rules are the most important rules: Rule 1: Keep it professional Rule 2: Test the technology Rule 3: Pick a good location, and prepare the environment

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Commented on Ten Simple Rules for Running Interactive Workshops
Great topic as we may need to run some workshops for STEM careers, here I have copied and pasted the 10 rules here, also please check the article as it is a free access article: Introduction Rule 1: Decide Whether an Interactive Workshop Is the Right Choice Rule 2: Choose Participants Carefully Rule 3: Identify Suitable Activities Rule 4: Identify Facilitators and Brief Them Rule 5: Consider Logistics, Facilities, and How to Record Outcomes Rule 6: Plan the Agenda Rule 7: Market Your Interactive Workshop As a Networking Opportunity Rule 8: Get the Best from Your Participants Rule 9: Follow Up with Your Facilitators and Create a Post-Workshop Report Rule 10: Follow Up with Your Participants

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Commented on Improving Writing in Higher Education
Great topic as not many people know good writing for higher education. Here is the article that can help: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03075079812331380364

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Commented on Estimates of COVID‐19 deaths in Mainland China after abandoning zero COVID policy
In early January, people used satellite images taken of funeral homes and crematoriums in several major Chinese cities and found out that there were increased activities in those areas and suggested that there was significant surge in death after the government in China has given up their well known zero Covid-19 tolerance policy. Very interesting.

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Commented on Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China
My understanding is the acceptance of Covid vaccination is quite high in China, closed to 100%.

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Commented on Sustaining containment of COVID-19 in China
It probably worked initially for the original Covid strain when there were no interventions (eg drugs and vaccines) at all. China did quite good to minimize the spread of Covid-19 while the rest of the world was suffering. But the emergence of Covid omicron, the game was changing. It proves the zero tolerance policy was no longer working at all.