The biggest challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-related work from home in biomedical fields—world-wide qualitative survey analysis by Bezak, Eva, Carson-Chahhoud, Kristin V., Marcu, Loredana G., Stoeva, Magdalena, Lhotska, Lenka, Barabino, Gilda A., Ibrahim, Fatimah, Kaldoudi, Eleni, Lim, Sierin, Da Silva, Ana Maria Marques, Tan, Peck Ha, Tsapaki, Virginia, Frize, Monique

“…Participants reported increased domestic duties, blurred lines between home and work, and long workdays. Finding adequate workspace was a problem, and adaptations were necessary, especially when adults shared the same setting for working and childcare. …”
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Exploring the trait plasticity of ipa1-2d and qpl6 under different nitrogen treatments and heading periods by Zhuang, Wenshu, Jin, Guangyang, Zou, Yiting, Bian, Zhong, Xie, Dong, Zhang, Shuwei, Yeilaghi, Hadi, Yu, Liangliang, Wong, Muiyun, Fan, Xiaolei, Zhao, Dongsheng, Liu, Qiaoquan, Zhang, Lin

“…QTL analysis could elaborate on the environmental impact on trait plasticity using nearly isogenic lines (NILs) of different QTLs. Two QTLs, ipa1-2D and qPL6 are identified to have pleio-tropic contributions to panicle size and plant architecture, but their responses to different growth conditions are still unclear. …”
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Evaluating & enhancing deep learning systems via out-of-distribution detection by Christopher, Berend David

“…We then enhance the field of OOD by introducing a fine-grained OOD technique assessing the ground truth of data augmentation and increasing accuracy by 31.9\% by guiding data augmentation selection with distribution awareness. …”
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Assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in PM2.5 collected from the Birmingham, Alabama, ground site during the 2013... by Guo, Hongyu, Rattanavaraha, Weruka, Stone, Elizabeth A., Offenberg, John H., Zhang, Zhenfa, Gold, Avram, Surratt, Jason D., Chu, Kevin, Riva, Matthieu, Lin, Ying-Hsuan, Baumann, Karsten, Shaw, Stephanie L., Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari, Edgerton, Eric S., King, Laura, Weber, Rodney J., Neff, Miranda E.

“…In the southeastern US, substantial emissions of isoprene from deciduous trees undergo atmospheric oxidation to form secondary organic aerosol (SOA) that contributes to fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Laboratory studies have revealed that anthropogenic pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and aerosol acidity, can enhance SOA formation from the hydroxyl radical (OH)-initiated oxidation of isoprene; however, the mechanisms by which specific pollutants enhance isoprene SOA in ambient PM2.5 remain unclear. …”
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Performance-based identity in a BIM environment : An architect’s perceptions and experiences by Syafizal, Shahruddin, Mohd, Zairul, Ahmad Tarmizi, Haron, Meor Mohammad, Fared

“…Consequently, architects' failing to adapt their core identity to the varying circumstances may lead to their irrelevance and being side-lined merely as aesthetic building surgeons. The current study therefore seeks a better understanding of their perceptions and experiences in manifesting their identities in the phenomenon. …”
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Tablets, Pens, and Pencils: The Influence of Tools on Sketching in Early Stage Design by Das, Madhurima, Huang, May, Yang, Maria C

“…We hypothesize that participants using tablet and pencil will produce fewer drawings than those using pen due to their ability to erase and focus on perfecting drawings, and we expect participants using the tablet to produce cleaner drawings with smoother strokes due to the tablet’s ability to auto-smooth lines. Based on prior literature, we posit that women and gender minorities will produce fewer sketches and use the feathering style of sketching more than men.…”
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Regulation of microRNA degradation in Caenorhabditis elegans via the E3 ubiquitin ligase EBAX-1 by Stubna, Michael William

“…TDMD underlies the instability of many miRNAs in diverse cell lines and animals. In this work, I probe the biological scope of TDMD as a regulatory mechanism in the nematode Caenorhabiditis elegans, which tolerates homozygous loss of the ZSWIM8 ortholog, EBAX-1, and expresses some miRNAs that are subject to rapid, developmentally regulated decay. …”
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Development of immunomodulatory RNA therapeutics for immune disorders by Iyer, Vaishnavi Srinivasan

“…We show that these ASOs can modulate T cell behavior in human cell lines and human primary cells, validating the potential of ASOs as a therapeutic approach for immune diseases. …”
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Data-driven distributionally robust CVaR portfolio optimization under a regime-switching ambiguity set by Pun, Chi Seng, Wang, Tianyu, Yan, Zhenzhen

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Financial forecasting using meta-cognitive fuzzy neural networks by Singh Akhand Pratap

“…The primary meta-cognitive strategies are Sample deletion, Sample Learning and Sample Reserve. Following on the lines of Technical Analysis carried out by traders and investors on the historical prices of a company’s stock, the project makes use of various Financial Indicators to decide whether a particular instance of time is good for investment, disinvestment or to remain idle. …”
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Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan : the role of post-conflict reconstruction by Sadia Sulaiman

“…Under the auspices of Bonn-I, the international community initiated a process of post-conflict reconstruction on both security and non-security lines. Bonn-I provided a framework for setting up an interim government tasked with drafting a constitution, convening a Loya Jirga (grand assembly), holding presidential and parliamentary elections by 2005, strengthening the Afghan police and military forces, and establishing a judicial system. …”
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Multi-spectral polarimetry imaging for early gastric cancer diagnosis by Wang, Wenfeng

“…Gastric cancer, which develops from the lining of stomach, is the fifth most severe disease worldwide. …”
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Cellular studies on the role of OGFOD1, a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase by Attwood, M

“…The transcriptional regulator, Thanatos associated protein 11 (THAP11) was identified as a novel high stoichiometry OGFOD1-interacting protein across a range of cell lines. Analysis of the THAP11 transcriptional programme in SW620 cells defined a repressive action of OGFOD1 overexpression on THAP11 DNA binding and target gene expression. …”

Purification of miraculin from miracle fruit [Synsepalum dulcifium (Schumach. & Thonn.) Daniell] by He, Zuxing

“…Seed oil of miracle fruit was extracted from fine powder seed of miracle fruit using Soxhlet Extractor with petroleum ether. …”
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The combined activation of KCa3.1 and inhibition of Kv11.1/hERG1 currents contribute to overcome Cisplatin resistance in colorectal cancer cells by Pillozzi, Serena, D'Amico, Massimo, Bartoli, Gianluca, Gasparoli, Luca, Petroni, Giulia, Crociani, Olivia, Marzo, Tiziano, Guerriero, Angela, Messori, Luigi, Severi, Mirko, Udisti, Roberto, Wulff, Heike, Chandy, Kanianthara George, Becchetti, Andrea, Arcangeli, Annarosa

“…Methods: The functional expression of Ca2+-activated (KCa3.1, also known as KCNN4) and voltage-dependent (Kv11.1, also known as KCNH2 or hERG1) K+ channels was determined in two CRC cell lines (HCT-116 and HCT-8) by molecular and electrophysiological techniques. …”
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Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling : 14th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2021, virtual event, July 6-9, 2021, Proceedings / by International Conference on Social Computing Behavioral-Cultural Modeling, and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (14th : 2021 : Online) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2021008523, Thomson, Robert, editor 497094, Hussain, Muhammad Nihal, editor 642965, Dancy, Christopher L., editor 642966, Pyke, Aryn, editor 642967

Vision language representation learning by Yang, Xiaofeng

“…We introduce three visual losses that expedite convergence and enhance fine-tuning accuracy. Our end-to-end models outperform or achieve similar performance as region feature models on downstream tasks, while exhibiting more than a tenfold increase in inference speed. …”
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Development of advanced Fe-based oxygen carriers for chemical looping applications by Fan, Qianwenhao

“…The highly reproducible synthesis protocol allows fine-tuning of the shell morphology and porosity. …”
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Export competitiveness in the context of Singapore by Chew, Kheng Lee, Phua, Chin Tiong, Yau, Puay Hiang

“…The paper is set in such a direction. With a fine-tuning to existing chosen model, we shall see whether the model adequately captures the competitiveness of the Singapore's export sector. …”
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Energy management of microgrids by Ju, Chengquan

“…In order to deal with stochastic behaviors of RESs and loads in microgrids, scenario reduction techniques are extended by imposing auxiliary constraints so that the optimal solution space is narrowed down. By implementing the fine-tuned algorithm, case studies with benchmarks have well validated the reliability has been significantly enhanced at little cost of additional expenditure. …”
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