The impact of protozoan predation on the pathogenicity of Vibrio cholerae by Espinoza-Vergara, Gustavo, Hoque, M. Mozammel, McDougald, Diane, Noorian, Parisa

“…Many of these intra-phagosomal factors used to kill and digest bacteria are highly conserved between eukaryotic cells and thus are also expressed by the innate immune system in the gastrointestinal tract as the first line of defense against bacterial pathogens. Since pathogenic bacteria have been shown to be hypervirulent after they have passed through protozoa, the resistance to digestion by protist hosts in their natural environment plays a key role in enhancing the infectious potential of pathogenic Vibrio spp. …”
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Viral proteases activate the CARD8 inflammasome in the human cardiovascular system by Nadkarni, Rhea, Chu, Wern Cui, Lee, Cheryl Q. E., Mohamud, Yasir, Yap, Lynn, Toh, Gee Ann, Beh, Sheryl, Lim, Radiance, Fan, Michelle Yiyun, Zhang, Lyanne Yizhuo, Robinson, Kim, Tryggvason, Karl, Luo, Honglin, Zhong, Franklin, Ho, Lena

“…The endothelium is the first line of defense against blood-borne pathogens, but it is unclear which NLRs control endothelial cell (EC) intrinsic immunity. …”
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Investigating the genetics and immunopathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis by Liu, F

“…<p>Ankylosing spondylitis is an immune-mediated inflammatory arthritis mainly affecting the spine, although the peripheral joints, skin, intestine, and eyes could also be affected. …”

Disrupted working memory event-related network dynamics in multiple sclerosis by Rossi, C, Vidaurre, D, Costers, L, D’hooghe, MB, Akbarian, F, D’haeseleer, M, Woolrich, M, Nagels, G, Van Schependom, J

“…In multiple sclerosis (MS), working memory (WM) impairment can occur soon after disease onset and significantly affects the patient’s quality of life. Functional imaging research in MS aims to investigate the neurophysiological underpinnings of WM impairment. …”

Robotic mobility on top of a LCD display by Kee, Willie Meng Hui.

“…Whenever, it comes to Line-following robots people would think of a robot following white lines with black background or the black lines with white background. …”
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Stability analysis on reiner-phillippoff hybrid nanofluid flow over a wedge by Iskandar, Waini, Khairum, Hamzah, Najiyah Safwa, Khashi’ie, Nurul Amira, Zainal, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Kasim, Anuar, Mohd Ishak, Pop, Ioan Mihai

“…The findings showed that when the magnitude of the magnetic parameter is increased, skin friction and heat transfer rate both are increased. …”
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An artificial sensory neuron with tactile perceptual learning by Wan, Changjin, Chen, Geng, Fu, Yangming, Wang, Ming, Matsuhisa, Naoji, Pan, Shaowu, Pan, Liang, Yang, Hui, Wan, Qing, Zhu, Liqiang, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Sensory neurons within skin form an interface between the external physical reality and the inner tactile perception. …”
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Human Centered Computing : 66th International Conference, HCC 2020, Virtual Event, December 14-15, 2020 : Revised Selected Papers / by HCC (Conference : Human Centered Computing) (6th : 2020 : Online), organiser 642973, Zu, Qiaohong, editor 642970, Tang, Yong, editor 642971, Mladenović, Vladimir, editor 642972

Microneedles and micropump for drug delivery applications by Teo, Melissa Ai Ling

“…In vitro experiments using isolated rat's skin demonstrated that these arrays enhance drug permeability by 10-20 times with the amount of enhancement depending on the microneedle diameter. …”
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Structural and mechanistic studies of herpes virus proteins by Patel, Vidhi Kanaiyalal

“…Herpes viruses are nuclear-replicating viruses, known to cause a variety of diseases in humans ranging from painful skin and genital lesions to life-threatening cancers. …”
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Development of heating and cooling materials for sports apparel by Thum, Kai Yang

“…Efficiency of the dual-layer pairing is calculated by the difference in temperature of the skin between heating and cooling mode. It was found that the MICA White-Carbon Black and the MICA Red-Carbon Black pairing have the best efficiency in terms of its dual-layer properties by using various test such as the Skin Test as well as the Lamp Test which will be further explained in Section 4 of Experimental Methods. …”
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Study of bioheat transfer and cardiac thermal pulse of aneurysm in the abdominal aortic using computational fluid dynamic and fluid structure interaction by Looi, Jun Cong

“…A CTP and IRT evaluation-based on AAA and abdomen skin surface detection method was proposed respectively. …”
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Sleep monitoring by millimeter wave radar sensor by Ma, Yuchen

“…Currently, there are wearable devices that have sleep monitoring functions, but they may cause skin problems such as allergies on sensitive skin. …”
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Vein identification for forensic investigation by Zhang Hengyi

“…For evaluation of the proposed algorithms, we have developed a skin image collection system capturing both color and NIR images from 328 individuals. …”
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Disrupted working memory event-related network dynamics in multiple sclerosis by Rossi, C, Vidaurre, D, Costers, L, D’hooghe, MB, Akbarian, F, D’haeseleer, M, Woolrich, M, Nagels, G, Van Schependom, J

“…In multiple sclerosis (MS), working memory (WM) impairment can occur soon after disease onset and significantly affects the patient’s quality of life. Functional imaging research in MS aims to investigate the neurophysiological underpinnings of WM impairment. …”

Temporal pressure enhanced topical drug delivery through micropore formation by Lio, Daniel Chin Shiuan, Chia, Ruining, Kwek, Milton Sheng Yi, Wiraja, Christian, Madden, Leigh Edward, Chang, Hao, S. Mohideen Abdul Khadir, Wang, Xiaomeng, Becker, David Lawrence, Xu, Chenjie

“…Transdermal drug delivery uses chemical, physical, or biochemical enhancers to cross the skin barrier. However, existing platforms require high doses of chemical enhancers or sophisticated equipment, use fragile biomolecules, or are limited to a certain type of drug. …”
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Textile Macroelectronics: Architecting Sensate and Computational Fabrics across Scales by Wicaksono, Irmandy

“…They serve as our protective skin, the interface between our bodies and the environment, and a medium for self-expression and collective experience. …”
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Collaborative model of care between Orthopaedics and allied healthcare professionals in knee osteoarthritis (CONNACT) : study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid ra... by Tan, Bryan Yijia, Pereira, Michelle Jessica, Yang, Su-Yin, Hunter, David J., Skou, Soren Thorgaard, Thumboo, Julian, Car, Josip

“…Secondary outcomes include KOOS individual subscales, quality of life scoring, functional performance, global, diet and psychological related outcomes. …”
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探析中国打工妹之婚恋 = A study on love and marriage of Chinese female migrant workers by 朱嘉怡 Zhu, Jiayi

“…This paper, in a new perspective, aims to discuss the dual marginalized identity of migrant women who have experienced a unique marriage and love life. Some migrant workers choose to return to the rural villages, some willing to use their body in exchange with the benefits of goods from global capitalism and some inspired to create a marvellous life with their own hands. …”
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Health and disease phenotyping in old age using a cluster network analysis by Valenzuela, Jesus Felix, Monterola, Christopher, Tong, Victor Joo Chuan, Ng, Tze Pin, Larbi, Anis

“…Here we performed a network analysis to examine the interrelationships between physiological and psychological functions, disease, disability, quality of life, lifestyle and behavioural risk factors for ageing in a cohort of 3,270 subjects aged ≥55 years. …”
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