Modeling, simulation, and analysis of birefringent effects in plastic optics by Adhikari, Achyut, Asundi, Anand

“…Birefringence is caused due to many effects like stress induced birefringence temperature induced due to thermal gradient and pressure during manufacturing. …”
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Up-regulation of Mcl-1 and Bak by coronavirus infection of human, avian and animal cells modulates apoptosis and viral replication by Zhong, Yanxin., Liao, Ying., Fang, Shouguo., Tam, James P., Liu, Ding Xiang.

“…Virus-induced apoptosis and viral mechanisms that regulate this cell death program are key issues in understanding virus-host interactions and viral pathogenesis. Like many other human and animal viruses, coronavirus infection of mammalian cells induces apoptosis. …”
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Hybrid-modality ocular imaging using a clinical ultrasound system and nanosecond pulsed laser by Lim, Hoong-Ta, Murukeshan, Vadakke Matham

“…It was demonstrated that PAI could successfully capture photoacoustic signals from the iris, anterior lens surface, and posterior pole, while USI could accomplish the mapping of the eye to reveal the structures like the cornea, anterior chamber, lens, iris, and posterior pole. …”
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Adaptive goal selection for agents in dynamic environments by Zhang, Huiliang, Luo, Xudong, Shen, Zhiqi, You, Jin, Miao, Chun Yan

“…Therefore, our work suggests an agent model that can effectively be applied in dynamic time-sensitive domain, like computer games and the P2P systems of online movie watching.…”
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Electrochemical performance of NASICON type carbon coated LiTi2(PO4)3 with a spinel LiMn2O4 cathode by Aravindan, Vanchiappan, Chuiling, W., Madhavi, Srinivasan

“…The LiMn2O4/C–LiTi2(PO4)3 cell retains 72% of initial discharge capacity after 200 cycles and the results suggest that, the full-cell can be used for miniature applications by replacing other rechargeable systems like lead–acid, Ni–Cd and Ni–MH.…”
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Titanium–aluminum–polytetrafluoroethylene coated stainless steel micromold via co-sputtering deposition : replication performance and limitation in hot-embossing by Hardt, David E., Chun, Jung H., Saha, Biswajit, Tor, Shu Beng, Liu, Erjia

“…It was observed that the Ti–Al–PTFE coatings were a mixture of carbide, PTFE-like material and amorphous carbon. The surface roughness of coated micromolds decreased with the increase in the PTFE concentration. …”
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A Coxsackievirus B1-mediated nonlytic extracellular vesicle-to-cell mechanism of virus transmission and its possible control through modulation of EV release by Jorfi, Samireh, Ansa-Addo, Ephraim A., Mariniello, Katia, Warde, Purva, Bin Senian, Ahmad Asyraf, Stratton, Dan, Bax, Bridget E., Levene, Michelle, Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel

“…Like most non-enveloped viruses, CVB1 mainly uses cell lysis to spread. …”
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“It is a kind of freedom that entrepreneurship provides you”: Female Recipient Remittance Recipients’ entrepreneurship journey in Nepal by Dhakal Adhikari, Shovita, Basnet, Subuna

“…The paper explores the entrepreneurship journey of left-behind and returnee female migrants (referred to as Remittance Recipient Female Entrepreneurs, RRFEs), and specifically their motivations, the challenges they face and the types of support that they need or would like. Returnee migrants are often represented as agents of development (Riano, 2022). …”
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The role of CD1a in dengue infection by Yang, J

“…It causes a heavy healthcare burden globally, while treatment and prevention approaches are limited. Like other virus-induced diseases, T cells are considered to play an important role in the immunity against dengue virus infection. …”

Engineering modular platforms for rapid vaccine development by Brune, K

“…Recombinant vaccines provide unmatched safety profiles, but at the expense of reduced immunogenicity. Virus-like particles (VLPs) resemble viruses in size, shape and repetitive arrangement but are devoid of pathogenic genetic material and therefore safe. …”

A structure-function study of the TWIK-1 K2P channel by Abd-Wahab, MF

“…Suppression of TWIK-1 functional activity has been thought to be caused by binding of a small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) to a lysine residue in the C-helix (K274). …”

Mine yOur owN Anatomy: revisiting medical image segmentation with extremely limited labels by You, C, Dai, W, Liu, F, Min, Y, Dvornek, NC, Li, X, Clifton, DA, Staib, L, Duncan, JS

“…We provide the PyTorch-like pseudo-code in supplementary.…”

Dwelling encounters: migration, diversity and ambivalence in an Istanbul neighborhood by Biehl, K

“…Consequently, today it stands as one of Istanbul’s most diverse residential neighbourhoods, with its population differentiated on innumerable fronts including ethnicity, religion, race, gender and age composition, legal rights and statuses, migration channels and intentions, employment opportunities, and the like. In this dissertation I apply a novel theoretical approach drawing on the concept of dwelling for understanding how residents of Kumkapı relate to their environment and make sense of it. …”

Galaxy bias in the era of LSST: perturbative bias expansions by Nicola, A, Hadzhiyska, B, Findlay, N, García-García, C, Alonso, D, Slosar, A, Guo, Z, Kokron, N, Angulo, R, Aviles, A, Blazek, J, Dunkley, J, Jain, B, Pellejero, M, Sullivan, J, Walter, CW, Zennaro, M

“…We consider a variety of different simulated galaxy samples and test the performance of the bias models in a tomographic joint analysis of LSST-Y10-like galaxy clustering, galaxy-galaxy-lensing and cosmic shear. …”

Functional characterisation of multiple sclerosis-­associated single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Eomesodermin region by Leach, O

“…</p> <p>Subsequently, Eomes expression was characterised in peripheral blood cell populations, with the highest expression detected in natural killer cells and effector/memory T cell subsets, including MAIT cells, an innate-like lymphocyte population. To investigate potential genotype dependent changes in Eomes expression and the effect on downstream pathways, studies were performed using samples from healthy donors prospectively genotyped for the two MS associated loci. …”

Targeting c-Met for endoscopic detection of dysplastic lesions within Barrett’s esophagus using EMI-137 fluorescence imaging by Huang, Y-J, Rieder, J, Tan, KV, Tenditnaya, A, Vojnovic, B, Gorpas, D, Quante, M, Vallis, KA

“…Fluorescence molecular endoscopy (FME) was performed in a mouse model of Barrett&rsquo;s-like metaplasia and dysplasia (L2-IL1&beta;). Tumors and organs-of-interest were evaluated through&nbsp;<em>ex vivo</em>&nbsp;fluorescence imaging. …”

Unfinished business: legalisation and implementation in business and human rights by Palmer, C

“…</p> <p>Implementation refers to the specific actions taken by agents to translate legal or law-like principles into practical, workable instructions for courts, governments, companies and other non-state actors to follow. …”

Temporal evolution of mechanical properties in PDMS: A comparative study of elastic modulus and relaxation time for storage in air and aqueous environment by Zhang, Y, Adam, C, Rehnstrom, H, Contera, S

“…However, the mechanical properties of PDMS can be expected to change during prolonged exposure to water or air, such as interface polymer chain loosening or surface hardening, which are critical considerations in applications like cell culture platforms or microfluidic devices. …”

Foreign language learning in the age of the internet: A comparison of informal acquirers and traditional classroom learners in central Brazil by Cole, J

“…Test results indicated that while CTLs tended to plateau at upper intermediate levels, FASILs generally improved through advanced levels, often achieving native-like levels of knowledge and use. The strongest contributing factor to proficiency was found to be self-determined motivation driven by a personalized relationship with English often marked by a transnational identity. …”

Elucidating the mechanism of mRNA transport using novel imaging technologies by Stoychev, D

“…To support their function and to maintain homeostasis, the cells need to supply signals and resources like proteins to such remote sites away from the nucleus. …”