Distinct Effects of Brain Activation Using tDCS and Observational Practice: Implications for Motor Rehabilitation by Julianne McLeod, Anuj Chavan, Harvey Lee, Sahar Sattari, Simrut Kurry, Miku Wake, Zia Janmohamed, Nicola Jane Hodges, Naznin Virji-Babul

“…Thirty healthy young adults with no juggling experience were randomly assigned to either video observation of a skilled juggler, anodal M1-tDCS or video observation combined with M1-tDCS. …”
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Exceptional energy absorption characteristics and compressive resilience of functional carbon foams scalably and sustainably derived from additively manufactured kraft paper by Lai, Chang Quan, Lim, Guo Yao, Tai, Kai Jie, Lim, Dominic Kang Jueh, Yu, Linghui, Kanaujia, Pawan Kumar, Seetoh, Ian Peiyuan

“…Furthermore, as an electrode in a Li-ion battery, the carbonized cellulose making up PDACFs showed reversible specific capacities of 65–140 mAh/g at a specific current of 10 mA/g for 300 cycles, which is comparable to that of commercial lithium manganese oxide batteries and graphitic anodes derived from non-renewable polymer foams.…”
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Studies on spinel cobaltites, MCo2O4 (M = Mn, Zn, Fe, Ni and Co) and their functional properties by Darbar, Devendrasinh, Anilkumar, M. R., Rajagopalan, Vijayaraghavan, Bhattacharya, Indranil, Elim, Hendry Izaac, Ramakrishnappa, T., Ezema, F. I., Rajan, Jose, Reddy, M. V.

“…In this article, metal cobaltite spinels of formula MCo2O4 (where M = Mn, Zn, Fe, Ni and Co) are synthesized by oxalate decomposition method followed by calcination at three typical temperatures, viz. 350, 550, and 750 °C and examined their performance variation when used as anodes in lithium ion batteries. Phase and structure of the materials are studied by powder x-ray diffraction (XRD) technique. …”
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Simultaneous power generation and wastewater treatment by using air-cathode single chamber microbial fuel cell by Lim, Jia Han

“…The air cathode single chamber MFC was set up with a 25mL anodic working volume in order to treat POME. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was used as the binder for the catalyst to replace the commonly used Nafion solution. …”
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Surface oxidation of cobalt carbonate and oxide nanowires by electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline solution by Kyung-Hwan Kim, Yun-Hyuk Choi

“…The electrocatalytic water electrolysis is the most eco-friendly technique for hydrogen generation, which is governed by the electrode reaction kinetics involving cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in common alkaline electrolytes. …”
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Micro/Nanostructured Topography on Titanium Orchestrates Dendritic Cell Adhesion and Activation via β2 Integrin-FAK Signals by Yang Y, Lin Y, Xu R, Zhang Z, Zeng W, Xu Q, Deng F

“…Nanoscale structures have an advantage in regulating cell immune response through orchestrating cell adhesion, indicating the potential of hierarchical micro/nanostructured surface in regulation of DCs’ activation without sacrificing the advantage of microscale topography.Materials and Methods: Two micro/nanostructures were fabricated based on microscale rough surfaces through anodization or alkali treatment, the sand-blasted and acid-etched (SA) surface served as control. …”
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Variants of IL6, IL10, FCN2, RNASE3, IL12B and IL17B loci are associated with Schistosoma mansoni worm burden in the Albert Nile region of Uganda. by Oscar Asanya Nyangiri, Julius Mulindwa, Joyce Namulondo, Anna Kitibwa, Jacent Nassuuna, Alison Elliott, Magambo Phillip Kimuda, Alex Boobo, Barbara Nerima, Moses Adriko, Nathan J Dunton, Gaganjit Kaur Madhan, Mark Kristiansen, Miriam Casacuberta-Partal, Harry Noyes, Enock Matovu, TrypanoGEN+ Research group of the H3Africa consortium

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>A cohort of 606 children aged 10-15 years were recruited in the Albert Nile region of Uganda and assessed for Schistosoma mansoni worm burden using the Up-Converting Particle Lateral Flow (UCP-LF) test detecting circulating anodic antigen (CAA), point-of-care Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) and Kato-Katz tests. …”
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Cingulate transcranial direct current stimulation in adults with HIV. by Xiong Jiang, Sophia Dahmani, Margarita Bronshteyn, Fan Nils Yang, John Paul Ryan, R Craig Gallagher, Srikanth R Damera, Princy N Kumar, David J Moore, Ronald J Ellis, Peter E Turkeltaub

“…Here we conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, partial crossover pilot study to test the safety, tolerability, and potential efficacy of anodal tDCS over cingulate cortex in adults with HIV, with a focus on the dorsal ACC (dACC).…”
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Improvement of Upper Extremity Deficit after Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Combined with and without Preconditioning Stimulation Using Dual-hemisphere Transcranial Direct Cur... by Takashi Takebayashi, Takashi Takebayashi, Kayoko Takahashi, Misa Moriwaki, Tomosaburo Sakamoto, Kazuhisa Domen

“…In this study, we investigated the effects of dual-hemisphere transcranial direct current stimulation (dual-tDCS) of both the affected (anodal tDCS) and non-affected (cathodal tDCS) primary motor cortex, combined with peripheral neuromuscular electrical stimulation (PNMES), on the effectiveness of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) as a neurorehabilitation intervention in chronic stroke. …”
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Peroxidase Enzyme Fractions as Markers of Somatic Embryogenesis Capacities in Olive (<i>Olea europaea</i> L.) by Sara Oulbi, Kaoutar Kohaich, Mohammed Baaziz, Ilham Belkoura, Kenza Loutfi

“…Dahbia were characterized by highly active isoperoxidases that were revealed in four migration zones, particularly a doublet in the A4 zone (R_f 0.70–0.73) present in the ionically wall-bound POXs. The fast-moving anodic POXs of the ionically wall-bound fractions could be adopted as an early electrophoretic test to determine the embryogenesis capacities in olive tissue culture materials. …”
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Effects of Electric Cortical Stimulation (ECS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Rats With a Traumatic Brain Injury by Ki Pi Yu, Yong-Soon Yoon, Jin Gyeong Lee, Ji Sun Oh, Jeong-Seog Lee, Taeyong Seog, Han-Young Lee

“…All rats were randomly assigned to one of the three groups: anodal ECS (50 Hz and 194 μs) (ECS group), tDCS (0.1 mA, 50 Hz and 200 μs) (tDCS group), and no stimulation as a control group. …”
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Evaluation of synthesized biosurfactants as promising corrosion inhibitors and alternative antibacterial and antidermatophytes agents by Ahmed Fawzy, Areej Al Bahir, Nada Alqarni, Arafat Toghan, Manal Khider, Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, Hussein Hasan Abulreesh, Khaled Elbanna

“…The surfactants behaved as mixed-kind inhibitors with minor anodic priority. The values of % IEs gained from weight loss technique at a 500 ppm of the tested surfactants were set to be 81, 83 and 88 for AS, HS and TS, respectively. …”
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Frequency Response of Pressure-Sensitive Paints under Low-Pressure Conditions by Miku Kasai, Daisuke Sasaki, Takayuki Nagata, Taku Nonomura, Keisuke Asai

“…Three representative porous binders were investigated: polymer-ceramic PSP (PC-PSP), anodized-aluminum PSP (AA-PSP), and thin-layer chromatography PSP (TLC-PSP). …”
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Study protocol of a double-blind randomized control trial of transcranial direct current stimulation in post-stroke fatigue by Wai Kwong Tang, Hanna Lu, Thomas Wai Hong Leung, Jong S. Kim, Kenneth Nai Kuen Fong

“…The latter treatment will involve application of a constant 2-mA current via one 5 × 5-cm anodal electrode positioned on the scalp over the C3 or C4 positions (motor cortex) of the lesioned hemisphere and one cathodal electrode positioned at the ipsilateral shoulder in two 20-min sessions per day for 5 days. …”
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Antimicrobial potential and osteoblastic cell growth on electrochemically modified titanium surfaces with nanotubes and selenium or silver incorporation by Kevin Staats, Magdalena Pilz, Jie Sun, Tzvetanka Boiadjieva-Scherzer, Hermann Kronberger, Selma Tobudic, Reinhard Windhager, Johannes Holinka

“…TiO2-nanotubes (TNT) and Phosphate-doped TNT (pTNT) were grown on the surface of Ti6Al4V discs by anodization. Hydroxyapatite (HA), selenium (Se) and silver (Ag) compounds were incorporated by electrochemical deposition. …”
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Limited efficacy of repeated praziquantel treatment in Schistosoma mansoni infections as revealed by highly accurate diagnostics, PCR and UCP-LF CAA (RePST trial). by Pytsje T Hoekstra, Miriam Casacuberta-Partal, Lisette van Lieshout, Paul L A M Corstjens, Roula Tsonaka, Rufin K Assaré, Kigbafori D Silué, Eliézer K N'Goran, Yves K N'Gbesso, Eric A T Brienen, Meta Roestenberg, Stefanie Knopp, Jürg Utzinger, Jean T Coulibaly, Govert J van Dam

“…CR and IRR were estimated based on PCR detecting DNA in a single stool sample and the up-converting particle lateral flow (UCP-LF) test detecting circulating anodic antigen (CAA) in a single urine sample, and compared with traditional Kato-Katz (KK) and point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA).…”
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Biohydrogen Production in Microbial Electrolysis Cell Operating on Designed Consortium of Denitrifying Bacteria by Putty Ekadewi, Rita Arbianti, Cristina Gomez, Tania Surya Utami

“…At the end of the culture, the composition of the natural soil consortium was characterized by next generation sequencing and the growth of the bacteria on the surface of the anodes by field emission scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Preparation and Application of Bismuth/MXene Nano-Composite as Electrochemical Sensor for Heavy Metal Ions Detection by Ying He, Li Ma, Liya Zhou, Guanhua Liu, Yanjun Jiang, Jing Gao

“…Also, the BiNPs were efficient for anodic-stripping voltammetric to detect heavy metal ions. …”
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Antigenos "particulares" a cepas do Trypanosoma cruzi: demonstracao por imunoeletroforese bidimensional Antigens particular to strains of Trypanosoma cruzi: demonstration by bidime... by Mariza Gonçalves Morgado, Michel Van Hoegaerden, Bernardo Galvão-Castro

“…In the homologous system, the results showed 35 precipitin lines for Y strain (32 anodic, 3 cathodic), 24 precipitin lines for SãoFelipe strain and 22 for Colombian strain. …”
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Microbiome Composition and Dynamics of a Reductive/Oxidative Bioelectrochemical System for Perchloroethylene Removal: Effect of the Feeding Composition by Maria L. Di Franca, Bruna Matturro, Simona Crognale, Marco Zeppilli, Edoardo Dell’Armi, Mauro Majone, Marco Petrangeli Papini, Simona Rossetti

“…Sulfuricurvum, enriched in the reductive compartment, operated with MM and SG, suggesting complex interactions in the sulfur cycle mostly including sulfur oxidation occurring at the anodic counter electrode (MM) or coupled to nitrate reduction (SG). …”
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