Cytomegalovirus infection is associated with an increase in aortic stiffness in older men which may be mediated in part by CD4 memory T-cells by Kirkham, Frances, Pera, Alejandra, Simanek, Amanda M., Bano, Aalia, Morrow, George, Reus, Bernhard, Caserta, Stefano, Smith, Helen Elizabeth, Davies, Kevin A., Rajkumar, Chakravarthi, Kern, Florian

“…Given the high prevalence of CMV worldwide, our findings point to a significant global health issue. …”
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A materials science framework for connecting protein stability with surface adsorption and coating applications by Ma, Gamaliel Junren

“…Finally, the experimentally observed differences in conformational properties and adsorption behavior of certain types of BSA proteins were correlated with their surface passivation performance. In summary, the findings in this thesis presented how materials science concepts can be used to rationalize the relationship between protein conformational stability and adsorption behavior and offer a broadly applicable approach to engineer protein coatings for various useful applications.…”
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Prediction of stable perovskite quantum dots (QDs) using machine learning (ML) algorithms by Cheong, Ivan

“…Falling back to literature of known understanding of the photoluminescence property, suggested that the nanocrystal’s surface ligands interface has a substantial impact on optical properties. Hence finding a method to incorporate the string data type of synthesis methods and passivation agents to machine learning models who typically prefer numerical data types could improve the prediction abilities.…”
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Understanding lay conceptions of workplace criers: a prototype analysis by Tan, Terri Su-May

“…Moreover, they were quicker to disconfirm peripheral features as typical of workplace criers, compared to central features. These findings corroborated the prototype structure by demonstrating its impact on implicit cognition. …”
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Direct and indirect effects of fire on microbial communities in a pyrodiverse dry-sclerophyll forest by Bowd, Elle J., Egidi, Eleonora, Lindenmayer, David B., Wardle, David A., Kardol, Paul, Cary, Geoffrey J., Foster, Claire

“…Pathogenic fungi also increased in recently burnt forests that had a low fire frequency, mediated by a decline in litter carbon and an increase in soil pH in these sites. Synthesis. Our findings indicate that predicted increases in the frequency of fire may select for specific microbial communities directly and indirectly through ecological interactions, which may have functional implications for plants (increase in pathogens, decrease in symbionts), decomposition rates (declines in Actinobacteriota and Acidobacteriota) and carbon storage (decrease in ectomycorrhizal fungi). …”
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关中方言的体貌系统 = The aspect of the Guanzhong dialect by 许丹明 Xu, Danming

“…It found that the Guanzhong dialect has a more comprehensive aspectual system and more markers for aspect if compared with Standard Mandarin. The data and findings of this study will serve as important references for the studies of aspect in both Chinese dialects and languages in general.…”
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Improved mobility and photovoltaic performance of two-dimensional Ruddlesden−Popper (ThMA)₂(MA)₂M₃I₁₀ perovskites applied in perovskite solar cells by Sun, Ping-Ping, Kripalani, Devesh Raju, Chi, Weijie

“…Nevertheless, (ThMA)2(MA)2Cu3I10 was predicted to have the highest PCE of 22.97%, featuring itself as a potential photo–absorber candidate for photovoltaic applications. The findings reported herein not only achieve our goal in designing highly efficient and environmentally-friendly 2DRP perovskites, but also shed light on new strategies for advancing their applications in optoelectronic.…”
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You must be myths-taken: examining belief in falsehoods during the COVID-19 health crisis by Lwin, May Oo, Sheldenkar, Anita, Tng, Pei Ling

“…However, belief in myths varied across population demographics, with ethnic minorities (Indians and Malays), females, young adults and those with lower education levels being more susceptible to myths than their counterparts (p < 0.05). Our findings suggest that current debunking efforts are insufficient to effectively counter misinformation beliefs during health crises. …”
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Application and control for virtual synchronous generators by Guo, Yian

“…Critical attributes such as the frequency-power droop characteristic, inertia response, and the generator's capability to support the grid frequency were closely examined. The findings from these simulation exercises provide compelling evidence of the VSG's value in maintaining grid stability, offering a promising solution to the challenges posed by the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid. …”
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Surface reconstruction on spinel oxides for oxygen evolution reaction by Luo, Songzhu

“…In the end, this thesis elucidates the impact of different electrochemical conditioning methods, namely CV and chronopotentiometry (CP), on surface reconstruction and resulting OER performance of CoFe0.25Cr1.75O4. Notably, the findings differ from prior reports on Ni-based OER catalysts, highlighting that CP conditioning potentially fosters a superior degree of surface reconstruction, thereby augmenting performance. …”
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NMR structure and activity relationship of defensin-analogous peptides by Bai, Yang

“…Despite inducing rapid aggregation of outer membrane lipopolysaccharides, AMPs remain highly mobile in the aggregated lattice. These findings suggest that AMPs possessing both enhanced mobility in the bacterial outer membrane and spatial structure facilitating its interactions with the membrane-water interface may provide excellent structural motifs for developing broad-spectrum new antimicrobials. …”
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Synthesis and electrochemical performance of aluminum antimonide alloy anode prepared by melt spinning by Kharistal, Daniel Julian

“…The breakdown of AlSb phase into individual Al and Sb particles has led to cracking and loss of electrode contact due to the large volume expansion created by Al and Sb phase reaction with lithium during cycling process. The discussed findings highlights the advantages of the melt spun Al-Sb alloys as anode and the possibilities for further development of this material as a potential candidate for the next generation of anode material for lithium ion batteries with superior electrochemical properties.…”
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Comparison of diabetic and non-diabetic human leukocytic responses to different capsule types of klebsiella pneumoniae responsible for causing pyogenic liver abscess by Lee, I. Russel, Sng, Ethel, Lee, Kok-Onn, Molton, James S., Chan, Monica, Kalimuddin, Shirin, Izharuddin, Ezlyn, Lye, David C., Archuleta, Sophia, Gan, Yunn-Hwen

“…Ability of representative capsule types (K1, K2, and non-K1/K2 strains) to survive intra- and extra-cellular killing by type 2 DM and healthy neutrophils was subsequently examined. Key findings were: (1) type 2 DM and healthy neutrophils exhibited comparable total, phagocytic, and NETs killing against hvKP, (2) phagocytic and NETs killing were equally effective against hvKP, and (3) hypermucoviscous K1 and K2 strains were more resistant to total, phagocytic, and NETs killing compared to the non-mucoviscous, non-K1/K2 strain. …”
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Luteolin escape mutants of dengue virus map to prM and NS2B and reveal viral plasticity during maturation by Vasudevan, Subhash G., Peng, Minhua, Swarbrick, Crystall Marie Dawn, Chan, Kitti Wing-Ki, Luo, Dahai, Zhang, Wei, Lai, Xiaoping, Li, Geng

“…On the other hand the SM1 immature virus showed some cleavage while the DM immature virus revealed efficient furin cleavage of prM even in the presence of 50 μM luteolin. Our findings suggest that luteolin inhibition of furin may occur at host/pathogen interface that permits the virus to escape the suppression by mutating key residue that may lead to an altered interface.…”
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Low magnetic field exposure alters prostate cancer cell properties by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel, Kraev, Igor, Dart, Dafydd Alwyn, Uysal-Onganer, Pinar

“…In addition, 4 h LMF exposure significantly induced cellular invasion of PC3 cells. Overall, our findings suggest that changes in magnetic field exposures modulate EV-mediated and miR-regulatory processes in PCa metastasis, providing a basis for exploring novel therapeutic strategies.…”
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Chang'E lunar microwave radiometer data analysis and lunar subsurface temperature profile modelling by Zhang, W

“…Hence a heat flow model based on radioactive elements as well as internal cooling was built up to investigate such a finding.</p> <p>In this thesis, a radiative transfer model for the analysis of MRM was developed and proven to be a useful tool for studying the lunar heat flow, as well as subsurface temperature. …”

Afiksasi nomina dalam bahasa Indonesia by Denistia, K, Rajeg, GPW

“…The quantitative approach also allows us to describe the word-class preferences of noun-forming affixes. Our findings indicate that the affix ke-/-an tends to be derived from the adjective word, the affix per-/-an has an over-representation for noun-based words, and verbs have an over-representation as a base word for the affixes -an peN-, and peN-/-an. …”

Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adulthood and cardiovascular disease in Middle Age by Kartiosuo, N, Raitakari, OT, Juonala, M, Viikari, JSA, Sinaiko, AR, Venn, AJ, Jacobs, DR, Urbina, EM, Woo, JG, Steinberger, J, Bazzano, LA, Daniels, SR, Magnussen, CG, Rahimi, K, Dwyer, T

“…<p><strong> Conclusions and Relevance </p></strong> In this cohort study of 10 634 participants, childhood risk factors were found to be associated both directly and indirectly to adult CVD, with the largest direct effect seen for BMI and LDL-C. These findings suggest that intervention for childhood risk factors, in particular BMI, is warranted to reduce incidence of adult CVD as it cannot be fully mitigated by risk factor management in adulthood.…”

Category learning in infants and adults by Sucevic, J

“…</p> <p>In summary, this thesis demonstrates that category learning is a dynamic process shaped by different factors, which determine outcomes of the learning situation. In addition, the findings suggest that similar kinds of statistical category learning are present in infancy and adulthood.…”

Meta-analysis of GHG mitigation potentials of the application of anaerobic digestion in dairy farms by Miranda, N

“…However, important methodologies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines, rely only on a small sample of the accumulated scientific findings in the field. This thesis improves the robustness of these methodologies by applying data-driven techniques to estimate values of the energy output of AD systems and their consequent effect in GHG emissions.…”