Know Thy Cell-Free DNA: Early Detection of Microsatellite Instability Using Ultra-Low-Pass Cell-Free DNA Sequences by Lu, Nicole

“…Microsatellites are short segments of repeated DNA motifs (i.e., base pair patterns) that are widespread in our genomes. …”
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Dumbbell-shaped block copolymers for the fabrication of anisotropic soft actuators by Pan, Houwen Matthew, Chan, Jonathan Kai Bin, Sarkar, Jit, Goto, Atsushi

“…Characterization of anisotropic actuator strips pointed to a lamellar-like arrangement of PBA segments sandwiched between PDMS layers. Anisotropic swelling was programmed in single-layer actuators through shear-induced alignment (x-y axis) and phase separation (z-axis) of dumbbell-shaped BCPs without any additional patterning steps. …”
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Self-Assembly of Semiconducting Polymer Amphiphiles for In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging by Xie, Chen, Zhen, Xu, Lei, Qunli, Ni, Ran, Pu, Kanyi

“…Optical and simulation studies reveal that the poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) grafting density plays a critical role in determining the packing of SP segments inside the core of nanoparticles, consequently affecting the optical properties. …”
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Slip deficit in central Nepal: omen for a repeat of the 1344 AD earthquake? by Bollinger, L., Tapponnier, Paul, Sapkota, S. N., Klinger, Y.

“…The 1255 and 1934 surface ruptures have been identified east of the city, along comparable segments of the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT). Whether the other two pairs of events were similar is unclear. …”
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Flood risk analysis under consideration of river system dynamics and spatial temporal scales by Oliver, Julien

“…The risk-based approach, which quantifies both flooding frequencies and impacts, offers opportunities to design cost-efficient strategies to address all segments of the risk management cycle. While theoretically well established, current methods to quantify flood risks usually fail to capture adequately spatial and temporal dynamics of flood risks. …”
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Functional characterisation of multiple sclerosis-­associated single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Eomesodermin region by Leach, O

“…SNPs in two such non-coding DNA segments upstream of the <em>EOMES</em> gene, encoding Eomesodermin (Eomes) have been consistently associated with MS, as well as with the two other autoimmune diseases rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). …”

Predictive and Prescriptive Trees for Optimization and Control Problems by Kim, Cheol Woo

“…We prove that a piecewise constant optimal policy exists for MFQNET control problems, with segments separated by hyperplanes passing through the origin. …”
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Design of a Precision Needle for Injection of Fluid into the Suprachoroidal Space of the Eye for the Treatment of Retinal Detachment by Rutherford, Emma

“…This work presents a device developed to minimally invasively reach posterior segments of the eye, deploy an injection needle in-situ with high resolution, sense when the needle tip has passed into the suprachoroidal space (SCS), and inject a viscous fluid. …”
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PTFE-assisted immobilization of Pluronic F127 in PVDF hollow fiber membranes with enhanced hydrophilicity through nonsolvent-thermally induced phase separation method by Zhao, Jie, Chong, Jeng Yi, Shi, Lei, Wang, Rong

“…The results suggest that the hydrophobic segment of F127 could adsorb firmly onto PTFE with the hydrophilic segments protruding outwards. …”
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HopPER : an adaptive model for probability estimation of influenza reassortment through host prediction by Yin, Rui, Zhou, Xinrui, Rashid, Shamima, Kwoh, Chee Keong

“…Background: Influenza reassortment, a mechanism where influenza viruses exchange their RNA segments by co-infecting a single cell, has been implicated in several major pandemics since 19th century. …”
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Anomalous floquet non-Hermitian skin effect in a ring resonator lattice by Gao, He, Xue, Haoran, Gu, Zhongming, Li, Linhu, Zhu, Weiwei, Su, Zhongqing, Zhu, Jie, Zhang, Baile, Chong, Y. D.

“…Unlike existing approaches to achieving the NHSE by engineering gain and loss on different ring segments, our design uses fixed on-site gain or loss in each ring. …”
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Patch repair technology with sacrificial zinc anodes in RC slabs with corroded steel bars by Christian, Alvin

“…Furthermore, the highest amount of macrocell corrosion can be encountered at steel segments near the patch repair area. Compared with each sample, it was discovered that zinc sacrificial anodes installed within areas with high level of chloride contamination provided the best protection for the steel reinforcement against corrosion damage.…”
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Triggered slip along the San Andreas fault after the 8 July 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake by Williams, Patrick L., McGill, Sally Fagerson, Sieh, Kerry, Allen, Clarence R., Louie, John N.

“…In addition to minor surface cracks in the region of the 8 July 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake, minor aseismic surficial rupture occurred along three segments of the San Andreas fault, 44 to 86 km southeast of the epicenter. …”
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Pragmatic and discourse markers used by Malay and Arab postgraduates students during classroom oral presentations by Alkhawaja, Hussein Walid Hussein

“…These markers are, in fact, valuable tools in the hands of learners to structure and organize the segments of their speech, make the content of the presentation comprehensible and meaningful, and help their audiences follow the sequence of ideas. …”
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Multi-colony coral skeletal Ba/Ca from Singapore’s turbid urban reefs : relationship with contemporaneous in-situ seawater parameters by Tanzil, Jani Thuaibah Isa, Goodkin, Nathalie Fairbank, Sin, T. M., Chen, Mengli, Fabbro, Gareth Nicholas, Boyle, E. A., Lee, A. C., Toh, K. B.

“…A negative relationship between Ba/Cacoral and total sedimentation rate was also found, suggesting that within reef sediment fluxes may be influencing spatio-temporal variability of the Ba-supply. …”
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The dietetic practice of prescribing amino acid-based formulas in paediatrics patients without cow’s milk allergy: a single centre retrospective study by O’Connor, Graeme, Mansell, Melissa

“…Data were collected on demographics, anthropometrics, feed regimens, gastrointestinal symptoms, proton pump inhibitor use and serum phosphate concentration Results: 203 children were prescribed an AAF during the data collection period, of these, 154 of 203 (76%) patients had no allergies. …”
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Enhancing production performance using sustainable lean supply chain: A case study in an Indonesian shoes manufacturer by Putra, Raditya Abyudaya, Emelia Sari, ., Moengin, Parwadi, Satria, Ridha, Maulidya, Rahmi, Mohd Yazid, Abu

“…The SVSM results are further analyzed using Process Activity Mapping tools to categorize activities into non value added, necessary non value added, and value added segments. The Sustainability Index (SI) is then calculated, incorporating economic, social, and environmental indicators. …”
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Crossing and intersecting families of geometric graphs on point sets by Álvarez-Rebollar, J. L., Cravioto-Lagos, J., Marín, N., Solé-Pi, O., Urrutia, J.

“…Let S be a set of n points in the plane in general position. Two line segments connecting pairs of points of S cross if they have an interior point in common. …”
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Simultaneous binding of hybrid molecules constructed with dual DNA-binding components to a G-quadruplex and its proximal duplex by Asamitsu, Sefan, Obata, Shunsuke, Phan, Anh Tuân, Hashiya, Kaori, Bando, Toshikazu, Sugiyama, Hiroshi

“…By means of circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and NMR techniques, we showed the dual and simultaneous recognition of the respective segment via hybrid molecules, and the synergistic and mutual effect of each binding component that was appropriately linked on higher binding affinity and modest sequence specificity. …”
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Controllable broadband multicolour single-mode polarized laser in a dye-assembled homoepitaxial MOF microcrystal by He, Huajun, Cui, Yuanjing, Li, Hongjun, Shao, Kai, Chen, Banglin, Qian, Guodong

“…Here, we demonstrate a single crystal with multiple segments based on the host-guest metal-organic framework ZJU-68 hierarchically hybridized with different dye molecules generating controllable single-mode green, red, and near-infrared lasing, with the lasing mode mechanism revealed by computational simulation. …”
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