The role of membrane curvature in nanoscale topography-induced intracellular signaling by Lou, Hsin-Ya, Zhao, Wenting, Zeng, Yongpeng, Cui, Bianxiao

“…However, a mechanistic understanding of how cells interact and respond to nanoscale topographic features is still lacking. In this Account, we focus on some recent studies that support a new mechanism that local membrane curvature induced by nanoscale topography directly acts as a biochemical signal to induce intracellular signaling, which we refer to as the curvature hypothesis. …”
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Autonomy Work: Personhood, Expertise, and Activism of Disabled AI Data Workers in China by Wu, Di

“…The study draws on 14 months of ethnographic fieldwork, conducted over three years, with disabled activists, disabled workers, employment advocates, tech company staff, and government officials. …”
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Indo-European youth priesthoods and the Männerbund theory: a study of the Vedic Vrātyas and their ancient Indo-European analogues by Elby, T

“…This study assesses the plausibility of a German ethnographic concept known as the <em>Männerbund</em>, a social institution among tribal societies, when applied to aspects of religion in ancient societies, particularly those of Greece, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Rome, and Scandinavia. …”

Review of patency rates between one-stage and two-stage brachial-basilic transposition arteriovenous fistulae creation in an asian population by Lo, Joseph Zhiwen, Yu, Hongyan, Huang, Baoxian, Yau, Joachim Wen Kien, Chandrasekar, Sadhana, Tan, Glenn Wei Leong

“…There was no significant difference in demographics and preoperative vessel caliber between the groups. …”
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Robot-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection is effective in treating patients with early-stage gastric neoplasia by Phee, Soo Jay, Reddy, Nageshwar, Chiu, Philip W. Y., Rebala, Pradeep, Rao, Guduru V., Wang, Zheng, Sun, Zhenglong, Wong, Jennie Y. Y., Ho, Khek–Yu

“…We measured baseline demographics, tumor characteristics, and perioperative and clinical outcomes. …”
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The relation of nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae in comorbid adults with unfavorable outcomes in a low-middle income country by Olivella-Gomez, J, Lozada, J, Serrano-Mayorga, CC, Méndez-Castillo, L, Acosta-González, A, Viñán Garcés, AE, Bustos, IG, Ibáñez-Prada, ED, Fuentes, YV, Crispin, AM, Garcia-Garcia, EY, Santana, E, Josa, DF, Pulido Saenz, J, Rodíguez-Castaño, GP, Rodríguez Orjuela, JA, Jaimes, D, Tettelin, H, Orihuela, CJ, Reyes, LF

“…Methods: This prospective study of outpatient adults with chronic diseases was conducted in Colombia. Data on demographics, vaccination, and clinical history was collected in a RedCap database. …”

A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a paradigm for a systems biology approach to the study of chronic conditions by Sun, J, Aikawa, M, Ashktorab, H, Beckmann, ND, Enger, ML, Espinosa, JM, Gai, X, Horne, BD, Keim, P, Lasky-Su, J, Letts, R, Maier, CL, Mandal, M, Nichols, L, Roan, NR, Russell, MW, Rutter, J, Saade, GR, Sharma, K, Shiau, S, Thibodeau, SN, Yang, S, Miele, L, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium

“…The resulting multi-dimensional molecular dataset should be correlated with the deep clinical phenotyping performed through RECOVER, as well as with information on demographics, comorbidities, social determinants of health, the exposome and lifestyle factors that may contribute to the clinical presentations of PASC. …”

The determinants of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality across countries by Chang, Dianna, Chang, Xin, He, Yu, Tan, Kelvin Jui Keng

“…Besides factors commonly associated with infectious diseases (e.g., population and tourism activities), we discover a list of country characteristics that shape COVID-19 outcomes. Among demographic-geographic factors, the male-to-female ratio, population density, and urbanization aggravate the severity of COVID-19, while education, temperature, and religious diversity mitigate the impact of the pandemic on morbidity and mortality. …”
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Self-Supervised Learning across the Spectrum by Shenoy, Jayanth, Zhang, Xingjian Davis, Tao, Bill, Mehrotra, Shlok, Yang, Rem, Zhao, Han, Vasisht, Deepak

“…We also curate m2s2-SITS, a large-scale dataset of unlabeled, spatially aligned, multimodal, and geographic-specific SITS that serves as representative pretraining data for S4. …”
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Risk assessment and its visualization of power tower under typhoon disaster based on machine learning algorithms by Hou, Hui, Yu, Shiwen, Wang, Hongbin, Huang, Yong, Wu, Hao, Xu, Yan, Li, Xianqiang, Geng, Hao

“…On the data layer, a spatial multi-source heterogeneous information database is built based on equipment operation information, meteorological information, and geographic information. On the knowledge extraction layer, six intelligent risk prediction models are established based on machine learning algorithms by hyperparameter optimization. …”
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Development of the polyglot Asian medicine knowledge graph system by Khoo, Christopher S. G., Stanley-Baker, Michael, Faizah Binte Zakaria, Chen, Jinju, Ang, Shaun Qiao Rou, Huang, Bo

“…The knowledge graph currently links the medicine names in the original and English languages, to alternate names and scientific names, to plant/animal parts they are made from, to literary and historical sources they were mentioned in, to geographic areas they were associated with, and to external database records. …”
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Maximizing airport runway throughput via sequencing arrival schedule by Lin, Chuanwen

“…However, due to environmental and geographic limitations, these are no longer viable solutions to counteract increasing air traffic. …”
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Episcopacy and parochialism in early South African Anglicanism: Bishop Robert Gray and the antecedent churches of the Cape Colony, 1806-72 by Bester, M

“…However, the theological deprecations are misleading: parochial opposition to Gray arose primarily from resistance to episcopal authority, made acute by colonial identity, conservatism, and geographic isolation, rather than differing ecclesiology. …”

Accessibility, inclusivity, and implementation of COVID-19 clinical management guidelines early in the pandemic: a global survey by Pilbeam, C, Malden, D, Newell, K, Dagens, A, Kennon, K, Michelen, M, Gobat, N, Sigfrid, L

“…Data on accessibility, inclusivity, and implementation of CMGs were analysed by geographic location. <br><strong>Results: </strong>76 clinicians from 27 countries responded: 82% from high-income countries, 17% from lower middle-income countries (LMICs). …”

Practitioner, patient and public views on the acceptability of mobile stroke units in England and Wales: A mixed methods study by Moseley, L, McMeekin, P, Price, C, Shaw, L, Laws, A, Allen, M, Ford, GA, James, M, McCarthy, S, McClelland, G, Park, LJ, Pearn, K, Phillips, D, White, P, Wilson, D, Scott, J

“…These concerns included how MSUs would be staffed; whether and how telemedicine could contribute; the types of economic impacts; extent to which triage systems could accurately identify stroke patients for MSUs to attend; where the base location and geographic coverage of MSUs should be, the impact of MSUs on equitable access to stroke care, and how to improve public awareness of MSUs. …”

Dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention and control: DHF-solve model using linebot-application and GIS by Mala, M., Meenongwar, C., Jundaeng, J., Osman, M., Viegus, Z., Nithikathkul, C.

“…This research article centres on developing a model to prevent and control DHF, utilising the DHF-Solve model, a Linebot, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The research was conducted in four phases. …”
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Ethnic differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dietary salt intake and association with hypertension in Malaysia: a multi-centre cross-sectional study by Chia, Yook Chin, Ching, Siew Mooi, Chew, Ming Tsuey, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Oui, Jethro Ee Keat, Lim, Hooi Min, Chew, Bee Nah, Mohamed, Mohazmi, Ooi, Pei Boon, Cheng, Maong Hui, Beh, Hooi Chin, Chung, Felicia Fei-Lei

“…This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards dietary salt intake across ethnicities and determine its association with hypertension. 5128 Malaysian adults recruited from a national blood pressure screening study completed questionnaires on demographics, and KAP related to dietary salt intake. …”

RES.10-001 Making Science and Engineering Pictures, Fall 2014 by Frankel, Felice C.

“…Felice's images have been internationally published in books, journals, and magazines, including the New York Times, Nature, Science, National Geographic, and Discover. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has received awards and grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Alfred P. …”
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Simulation of train induced forced wind draft for generating electrical power from Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) by Chilugodu, Nikhita, Yoon, Yong-Jin, Chua, Kah Soon, Datta, Dhruv, Baek, Jong Dae, Park, Taezoon, Park, Woo-Tae

“…Singapore’s lack of ideal geographic location and natural resources created the need to generate renewable energy to offset its carbon footprint. …”
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Wedge strategies, Japan-ASEAN cooperation, and the making of EAS: implications for Indo-Pacific institutionalization by Koga, Kei

“…I argue that it is difficult for ASEAN’s cooperation with Japan and other external powers to expand in geographic scope from Southeast Asia to the Indo-Pacific because of the availability of wedge strategies. …”
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