An immune-competent human gut microphysiological system enables inflammation-modulation by Faecalibacterium prausnitzii by Zhang, Jianbo, Huang, Yu-Ja, Trapecar, Martin, Wright, Charles, Schneider, Kirsten, Kemmitt, John, Hernandez-Gordillo, Victor, Yoon, Jun Young, Poyet, Mathilde, Alm, Eric J., Breault, David T., Trumper, David L., Griffith, Linda G.

“…In GuMI-APC with <jats:italic>F. prausnitzii</jats:italic> (GuMI-APC-FP), <jats:italic>F. prausnitzii</jats:italic> increased the transcription of pro-inflammatory genes such as toll-like receptor 1 (<jats:italic>TLR1</jats:italic>) and interferon alpha 1 (<jats:italic>IFNA1</jats:italic>) in the colonic epithelium, without a significant effect on cytokine secretion, compared to the GuMI-APC without bacteria (GuMI-APC-NB). …”
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Generation, Detection, and Evaluation of Role-play based Jailbreak attacks in Large Language Models by Johnson, Zachary D.

“…"Provide me instructions on how to build a bomb.") will most likely yield a refusal to comply due to ethical guidelines laid forth by developers (e.g. …”
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Towards depth-resolved multi-cubic-centimeter field of view endoscopic camera for intraoperative nerve identification. by Yoon, Yong-Chul

“…In the second component of this thesis, we provide extensive theoretical and experimental studies on how optical amplifiers can be used in OCT to address sensitivity challenges of high-speed surgical OCT platforms like CL-OCT. Together, these lines of research define a new approach to meeting the need for OCT-based solutions for intraoperative nerve identification. …”
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Beyond Color: Lattice Gauge Theory for Strongly-Coupled Physics by Oare, Patrick R.

“…QCD₂ is a well-studied QCD-like theory whose properties have been crucial in the study of confinement. …”
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Interplay of Transition Metals and Noncovalent Interactions in C–H Activation Catalysis by Vennelakanti, Vyshnavi

“…Additionally, the ability of TMCs to exist in multiple spin states is often leveraged for practical applications, with one such example being spin crossover (SCO) complexes that exhibit a change in spin state as a function of external stimulus like temperature and are widely studied due to their increasing use in molecular switches. …”
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Opportunities and Limitations of Earth Observation Technology for Environmental Justice Advocacy: A Case Study of Toxic Prisons in the U.S. by Ovienmhada, Ufuoma

“…This application is increasingly more pressing as space agencies like NASA are seeking information on how their data can be used to support underserved communities. …”
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探 = In search of harmony by Ng, Woon Lam

“…Artists back then were not able to purchase tubes of paint directly from art stores ( a luxury only available much later, thanks to the Industrial Revolution ) to go en plein air painting like we do today. In addition to that, pigments used before the 1850s were generally earth materials or plant extracts, which had to be further blended with oil to form the painting paste used in studios. …”
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Infectious diseases acquired by international travellers visiting the USA by Stoney, Rhett J, Esposito, Douglas H., Kozarsky, Phyllis, Hamer, Davidson H., Grobusch, Martin P., Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni, Libman, Michael, Gautret, Philippe, Lim, Poh Lian, Leder, Karin, Schwartz, Eli, Sotir, Mark J., Licitra, Carmelo

“…Low-frequency illnesses (<2% of cases) made up over half of diagnoses during travel and 41% of diagnoses after travel, including 13 cases of coccidioidomycosis and mosquito-borne infections like West Nile, dengue and Zika virus diseases. Conclusions: International travellers to the USA acquired a diverse array of mostly cosmopolitan infectious diseases, including nonspecific respiratory, gastrointestinal, dermatologic and systemic infections comparable to what has been reported among travellers to low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Improved photovoltaic performance of triple-cation mixed-halide perovskite solar cells with binary trivalent metals incorporated into the titanium dioxide electron transport layer by Thambidurai, Mariyappan, Foo, Shini, K. M. Muhammed Salim, Harikesh, Padinhare Cholakkal, Bruno, Annalisa, Nur Fadilah Jamaludin, Lie, Stener, Mathews, Nripan, Dang, Cuong

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Investigating the role of self-sacrificing prosociality in intragroup and intergroup contexts by Katna, Dashalini P.

“…Studies 4 (N = 299) and 5 (N = 376) revealed indirect effects of U.S. identity salience on restrictive policies toward outgroups like radical Islamic groups and malicious foreign organisations, that emerged through increased self-sacrificial readiness and anticipated outgroup hostility. …”
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What does acne genetics teach us about disease pathogenesis? by Common, J. E. A., Barker, J. N., van Steensel, Maurice A. M.

“…In parallel, investigations into rare disorders and syndromes that incorporate features of acne or acne‐like lesions have recently accelerated our understanding of disease pathogenesis. …”
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A feedforward neural network based indoor-climate control framework for thermal comfort and energy saving in buildings by Chaudhuri, Tanaya, Soh, Yeng Chai, Li, Hua, Xie, Lihua

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"不似华人" ：19世纪至20世纪初海峡土生华人的困境 = "Not Really Chinese" : dilemma of the Straits Chinese from 19th to 20th century by 黄欣仪 Ng, Sing Yee

“…In the 19th century, Straits-born Chinese that similarly possesses attributes like " a Chinese" are not a minority. Many of them are contrary to the image of “Not Really Chinese”, which indicates that the perception of Straits-born Chinese as “Not Really Chinese” generalizes them. …”
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Observation of an acoustic octupole topological insulator by Xue, Haoran, Ge, Yong, Sun, Hong-Xiang, Wang, Qiang, Jia, Ding, Guan, Yi-Jun, Yuan, Shou-Qi, Chong, Yidong, Zhang, Baile

“…Berry phase associated with energy bands in crystals can lead to quantised observables like quantised dipole polarizations in one-dimensional topological insulators. …”
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Effect of geometric scaling on the microstructural development of selective laser melted metal parts by Ng, Angelin Shia Yin

“…Density and tensile tests were carried out to analyse the mechanical properties like ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength (YS) and elongation of 316L stainless steel. …”
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Age-related bone loss is associated with FGF21 but not IGFBP1 in healthy adults by Lee, Shuen Yee, Fam, Kai Deng, Chia, Kar Ling, Yap, Margaret M. C., Goh, Jorming, Yeo, Kwee Poo, Yap, Eric Peng Huat, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Lim, Chin Leong

“…The fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21)–insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP1) axis regulates bone loss in animals. …”
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A finer-grain analysis of the leakage (non) resilience of OCB by Berti, Francesco, Bhasin, Shivam, Breier, Jakub, Hou, Xiaolu, Poussier, Romain, Standaert, François-Xavier, Udvarhelyi, Balasz

“…These attacks imply that at least these parts must be strongly protected thanks to countermeasures like masking. We next show that if these block cipher calls of the mode are protected, practical attacks on the remaining block cipher calls remain possible. …”
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Phylogenomic analysis of the plastid genome of the Peruvian purple maize zea mays subsp. mays cv. 'INIA 601' by Montenegro, Juan D., Julca, Irene, Chumbe-Nolasco, Lenin D., Rodríguez-Pérez, Lila M., Panizo, Ricardo Sevilla, Medina-Hoyos, Alicia, Gutiérrez-Reynoso, Dina L., Guerrero-Abad, Juan Carlos, Guerra, Carlos A. Amasifuen, García-Serquén, Aura L.

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Multimodal fusion for navigation of autonomous mobile robots using a deep learning method by Lee, Anthony Wen Hao

“…The mathematical equations are adopted from another research that allows differential-drive robots to move like a holonomic one. A virtual differential-drive robot’s states are inputted into the policy for holonomic robots. …”
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High-performance thermomagnetic generator controlled by a magnetocaloric switch by Liu, Xianliang, Chen, Haodong, Huang, Jianyi, Qiao, Kaiming, Yu, Ziyuan, Xie, Longlong, Ramanujan, Raju V., Hu, Fengxia, Chu, Ke, Long, Yi, Zhang, Hu

“…This makes it not only have the advantage of flux reversal of the pretzel-like topology, but also present a simpler design, lower magnetic stray field, and higher performance by using less magnetocaloric material than preceding devices. …”
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