Electrospun composite nanofibers and their multifaceted applications by Sahay, Rahul, Kumar, Palaniswamy Suresh, Sridhar, R., Sundaramurthy, Jayaraman, Venugopal, J., Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Ramakrishna, Seeram

“…Nanofibrous materials that mimic the native extracellular matrix (ECM) and promote the adhesion of various cells are being developed as tissue-engineered scaffolds for the skin, bone, vasculature, heart, cornea, nervous system and other tissues. …”
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Turing pattern formation in reaction-cross-diffusion systems with a bilayer geometry by Diaz, A, Krause, A, Maini, PK, Gaffney, E, Seirin-Lee, S

“…Nonetheless, the impact of tissue stratification in such systems is under-explored, despite its ubiquity in the context of a thin epithelium overlying connective tissue, for instance the epidermis and underlying dermal mesenchyme of embryonic skin. In particular, each layer can be subject to extensively different biochemical reactions and transport processes, with chemotaxis - a special case of cross-diffusion - often present in the mesenchyme, contrasting the solely molecular transport typically found in the epidermal layer. …”

Clinical, Ethical, and Legal Considerations Raised by Self-Reported Genital Mutilation Following Voluntary Cosmetic Labiaplasty by Metaxas, T, Earp, BD, Bader, D, Ghasemi, S, Solari, M, Abdulcadir, J

“…Genital modifications experienced as harmful, or that are performed without informed consent, should be studied in relationship to one another and evaluated with consistent principles, regardless of the skin color of the individuals concerned, their cultural, ethnic, or religious background, or the name given to the genital modification they underwent.…”

Deep learning-based microcirculation performance classification using multispectral photoacoustic technology by Chua, Hui Ling, Huong, Audrey

“…Meanwhile, pulse oximeter performance varies with factors like the subject’s skin colour. This study explores the feasibility of using an in-house assembled multispectral photoacoustic (PA) system to investigate microcirculation performance in human subjects. …”
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Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury by Synnot, Anneliese, Chau, Marisa, Pitt, Veronica, O'Connor, Denise, Gruen, Russell Lindsay, Wasiak, Jason, Clavisi, Ornella, Pattuwage, Loyal, Phillips, Kate

“…Background: Skeletal muscle spasticity is a major physical complication resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI), which can lead to muscle contracture, joint stiffness, reduced range of movement, broken skin and pain. Treatments for spasticity include a range of pharmacological and non‐pharmacological interventions, often used in combination. …”
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Local-flexural interactive buckling of S690 high strength steel slender welded I-section columns: testing, modelling and design by Sun, Yao, Liang, Yating, Su, Andi, Zhao, Ou

“…A testing programme, adopting two S690 high strength steel slender welded I-sections, was firstly conducted and included initial geometric imperfection measurements and ten pin-ended column tests. The testing programme was accompanied by a numerical modelling programme, where finite element models were developed and validated against the test results and then employed to perform parametric studies to generate further numerical data over a wide range of cross-section dimensions and member effective lengths. …”
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Drag reduction in fish-like locomotion by Barrett, D.S., Triantafyllou, M.S., Yue, D.K.P., Grosenbaugh, M.A., Wolfgang, M.J.

“…The data have been obtained through accurate force and motion measurements on a laboratory fish-like robotic mechanism, 1:2m long, covered with a flexible skin and equipped with a tail fin, at Reynolds numbers up to 10^6, with turbulence stimulation. …”
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Engineering bunched Pt-Ni alloy nanocages for efficient oxygen reduction in practical fuel cells by Tian, Xinlong, Zhao, Xiao, Su, Ya-Qiong, Wang, Lijuan, Wang, Hongming, Dang, Dai, Chi, Bin, Liu, Hongfang, Hensen, Emiel J. M., Lou, David Xiong Wen, Xia, Bao Yu

“…We report one-dimensional bunched platinum-nickel (Pt-Ni) alloy nanocages with a Pt-skin structure for the oxygen reduction reaction that display high mass activity (3.52 amperes per milligram platinum) and specific activity (5.16 milliamperes per square centimeter platinum), or nearly 17 and 14 times higher as compared with a commercial platinum on carbon (Pt/C) catalyst. …”
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Cephalopod-mimetic tunable photonic coatings assembled from quasi-monodispersed reflectin protein nanoparticles by Loke, Jun Jie, Hoon, Shawn, Miserez, Ali

“…Toward mimicking the photonic response of squid's skin, reflectin proteins from Sepioteuthis lessioniana were sequenced, recombinantly expressed, and self-assembled into spherical nanoparticles by conjugating reflectin B1 with a click chemistry ligand. …”
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NeRF-inspired 3D face portraits generation by Min Min

“…Finally, based on TensoRF’s performance, this project creatively employed a simple UNet architecture for further image enhancement of high-frequency skin details, achieving promising results.…”
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Role of angiopoietin-like 4 in tumor growth. by Zhu, Pengcheng.

“…Herein, by using human tumor tissue arrays, tumor cell lines and human skin tumor samples, we found that elevated ANGPTL4 expression is widespread in most known tumor types. …”
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Combined effects of muscle fatigue and decision making on knee joint biomechanics by Wang, Nan.

“…During the jumping followed by cutting maneuver under four simulated cases (i.e. pre-fatigue anticipated, pre-fatigue unanticipated, post-fatigue anticipated, and post-fatigue unanticipated), a motion capture system comprised by eight high-speed (200 fps) cameras was used to collect the three-dimensional coordinates of 18 reflective skin markers, which were attached to those interested positions prior to the experiment. …”
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Surgical Site Infection after Craniotomy in Neuro-Oncology (SINO): A protocol for an international prospective multicentre service evaluation across the United Kingdom and Ireland by Lee, KS, Borbas, B, Chaudhry, D, Kuri, A, Best, L, Gillespie, CS, Dehbi, H, Aquilina, K, Brennan, P, Plaha, P, Ashkan, K, Jenkinson, MD, Price, SJ, British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC), Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS), Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group (NANSIG)

“…Despite the recognition of SSI in other surgical fields, there is a paucity of evidence in the neurosurgical literature devoted to skin closure, specifically in patients with brain tumors. …”

Ultrafast laser writing of liquid crystal waveguides by Chen, B, Xie, P, Zhao, Z, Salter, PS, Li, M, Xue, L, Qiu, X, Booth, MJ, Elston, SJ, Morris, SM

“…Following the UV polymerization step and subsequent delamination of the glass substrates, we demonstrate a free-standing flexible LC waveguide, which retains waveguide functionality even when bent, making it potentially suitable for on-skin sensors and other photonic devices that could interface with the human body. …”

Exploration of safe space for traumatic urban youths amidst urban growth by Hui Yen, Kok, Mohd Noor, Mohd Zairul, Lawrence D’silva, Jeffrey

“…For traumatised urban youths, a youth safe space can simply be access to refuge, a place where they feel safe and protected as well as being comfortable in their own skin. Youth require secure public areas where they can congregate, participate in activities that cater to their wide range of needs and interests, influence decisions, and express themselves freely. …”
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Evaluating factors affecting mean glandular dose in mammography: insights from a retrospective study in Dubai by Mohammad Noor, Kaltham Abdulwahid, Mohd Norsuddin, Norhashimah, Abdul Karim, Muhammad Khalis, Che Isa, Iza Nurzawani, Ulaganathan, Vaidehi

“…Weak inverse correlations were found between age and organ dose (OD) for both views, while a direct relationship was observed between breast thickness and entrance skin dose (ESD). In adjusted models, ESD was strongly associated with MGD (β = 1.04, 95% CI: 0.97, 1.09), while OD showed a moderate association (β = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.40, 0.49). …”
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Permanent makeup: a tattoo imitation procedure from the Shariah perspective by Musaddad, Nusaibah Anuar, Bakar, Elistina Abu, Zaidan, Uswatun Hasanah, Awang, Mohd Daud, Mohd Safian, Yasmin Hanani

“…This study concludes that Muslims should refrain from undergoing permanent makeup procedures because they involve skin penetration and the use of permanent pigments, making them comparable to tattoos, which are prohibited in Islam. …”
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Actionable Auditing: Investigating the Impact of Publicly Naming Biased Performance Results of Commercial AI Products by Buolamwini, Joy, Raji, Inioluwa Deborah

“…All targets reduced accuracy disparities between males and females and darker and lighter-skinned subgroups, with the most significant up-date occurring for the darker-skinned female subgroup,that underwent a 17.7% - 30.4% reduction in error be-tween audit periods. …”
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A Soft Robotic Sleeve for Compression Therapy of the Lower Limb by Rosalia, Luca, Lamberti, Kimberly K., Landry, Madison K., Leclerc, Cecile M., Shuler, Franklin D., Hanumara, Nevan C., Roche, Ellen T.

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Homologous Lympho-epithelial Kazal-type inhibitor domains delay blood coagulation by inhibiting factor X and XI with differential specificity by Ramesh, Karthik, Lama, Dilraj, Tan, Kang Wei, Nguyen, Van Sang, Chew, Fook Tim, Verma, Chandra Shekhar, Mok, Yu Keung

“…Despite being initially identified in the blood filtrate, LEKTI is a 15-domain Kazal-type inhibitor mostly known in the regulation of skin desquamation. In the current study, screening of serine proteases in blood coagulation cascade showed that LEKTI domain 4 has inhibitory activity toward only FXIa, whereas LEKTI domain 6 inhibits both FXIa and FXaB (bovine FXa). …”
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