Assessment of the biological durability of oil palm trunk modified with 1,3-dimethylol-4,5-dihydroxy-ethyleneurea (DMDHEU) following subsequent curing at elevated temperatures by Rosli, Siti Nurul Ashikin, Chin, Kit Ling, Lee, Chuan Li, Maminski, Mariusz, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah, Toczylowska-Maminska, Renata

“…High curing temperature (> 180 °C) caused cracks and ruptured the cell walls, exposing the untreated zone of the OPT to biological attack. …”
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Current trends in additive manufacturing of selective laser melting for biomedical implant applications by Nazari, Aufa Adlia, Hassan, Mohamad Zaki, Ismail, Zarini, Ramlie, Faizir, Jamaludin, Khairur Rijal, Md. Daud, Mohd. Yusof, Ren, James

“…The rate of degradation and corrosion resistance of the metallic SLM implant, which would have an impact on cell proliferation and bone remodeling between the surrounding tissue, were discussed. …”
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Tools for Mapping the Links Between Stimuli, AffectiveStates, and Behavior through Whole-Brain Imaging inZebrafish Larvae by Zhang, Caroline Lige

“…Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicators (GECIs) and Genetically Encoded Voltage Indicators (GEVIs) provide the means to probe brain dynamics with single-cell precision. The advent of lightsheet microscopy technologies has further enriched our capabilities, enabling the recording of brain activity at remarkable frame rates, ranging from several hundred to several thousand frames per second, all while the animal is exposed to precise visual, auditory, and/or olfactory stimulation. …”
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A low-cost dual output switch mode power supply (SMPS) for laptop by Palaniappan Balathandayutham

“…Often a battery, even a solar cell, will suffice for the low power consumption units. …”
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Image analysis of swimming microorganisms by Loh, Shaun Pei Hao

“…Locomotion of microorganisms has long been an area of interest for biologists and physicists as it forms the backbone behind various cell functions and processes such as protein transport. …”
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Investigating the difference between the acute effects of consecutive and non-consecutive days of resistance exercise on the immune system by Teo, Hilary Wei Jian

“…It was hypothesized that there would be no significant differences between the effects of C and NC days of RE on the immune cell numbers. Twenty-one recreationally active male subjects participated in a randomized, within-subject design with five sessions. …”
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Axisymmetric plastic expansion of a cylindrical hole in isotropic metallic foam by Yu, T. X., Lu, G., Fan, Zhihua.

“…By combining a finite element simulation with an analytical treatment, this paper provides quantitative information on the stress, strain and deformation states induced during the axisymmetric expansion of a cylindrical hole of an initial radius, located at the center of a block of closed-cell metallic foam of infinite size. Uniformly distributed radial loading is applied on the surface of the hole. …”
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Exome-wide evidence of compound heterozygous effects across common phenotypes in the UK Biobank by Lassen, FH, Venkatesh, SS, Baya, N, Hill, B, Zhou, W, Bloemendal, A, Neale, BM, Kessler, BM, Whiffin, N, Lindgren, CM, Palmer, DS

Revealing the role of fluoride-rich battery electrode interphases by operando transmission electron microscopy by Gong, C, Pu, S, Gao, X, Yang, S, Liu, J, Ning, Z, Rees, G, Capone, I, Pi, L, Liu, B, Hartley, G, Fawdon, J, Pasta, M, Grovenor, C, Bruce, P, Robertson, A

“…Here, we use operando liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy to investigate the nanoscale structural evolution of lithium electrodeposition and dissolution at the electrode surface across fluoride-poor and fluoride-rich interphases. …”

Charting the irreversible degradation modes of low bandgap Pb-Sn perovskite compositions for de-risking practical industrial development by Kamaraki, C, Klug, MT, Lim, VJ, Zibouche, N, Herz, LM, Islam, MS, Case, C, Perez, LM

“…From an industrial perspective, it is proposed to refocus attention on FASn_0.5Pb_0.5I₃ which minimizes all three effects while maintaining a suitable bandgap for a bottom cell and good performance. Moreover, a practical and highly sensitive characterization method is proposed to monitor the oxidation, which can be deployed both in laboratory and industrial environments and provide useful information for the technological development process, including, the effectiveness of encapsulation methods, and the acceptable time windows for air exposure.…”

Social wasps desert the colony and aggregate outside if parasitized: parasite manipulation? by Hughes, DP, Kathirithamby, J, Turillazzi, S, Beani, L

“…After artificial infection, parasitized “workers” deserted the nest 1 week after emergence from their cell and before the extrusion of the parasite through the host cuticle. …”

Dynamics of the blood plasma proteome during hyperacute HIV-1 infection by Nazziwa, J, Freyhult, E, Hong, M, Johansson, E, Årman, F, Hare, J, Gounder, K, Rezeli, M, Mohanty, T, Kjellström, S, Kamali, A, Karita, E, Kilembe, W, Price, MA, Kaleebu, P, Allen, S, Hunter, E, Ndung’u, T, Gilmour, J, Rowland-Jones, SL, Sanders, E, Hassan, AS, Esbjörnsson, J

“…Proteins involved in inflammatory responses, immune regulation, and cell motility are significantly altered during the transition from pre-infection to one month post-infection. …”

Phase separation of a microtubule plus-end tracking protein into a fluid fractal network by Czub, MP, Uliana, F, Grubić, T, Padeste, C, Rosowski, KA, Lorenz, C, Dufresne, ER, Menzel, A, Vakonakis, I, Gasser, U, Steinmetz, MO

“…Here, we have study the phase separation of Bik1, a CLIP-170 family member and key +TIP involved in budding yeast cell division. Bik1 is a dimer with a rod-shaped conformation primarily defined by its central coiled-coil domain. …”

Enterovirus-like particles encapsidate RNA and exhibit decreased stability due to lack of maturation by Kuijpers, L, Giannopoulou, E, Feng, Y, van den Braak, W, Freydoonian, A, Ramlal, R, Meiring, H, Solano, B, Roos, WH, Jakobi, AJ, van der Pol, LA, Dekker, NH

“…In contrast to prior studies and prevailing hypotheses, we show that insect-cell produced enterovirus VLPs include encapsidated RNA fragments with viral protein coding sequences. …”

Pathways of energy transfer in LHCII revealed by room-temperature 2D electronic spectroscopy by Wells, Kym L., Lambrev, Petar H., Zhang, Zhengyang, Garab, Gyözö, Tan, Howe-Siang

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ESRDC ship notional baseline Medium Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) architecture thermal simulation and visualization by Chryssostomidis, Chryssostomos, Chalfant, Julie, Vargas, J. V. C., Souza, J. A., Hovsapian, R., Ordonez, J. C., Chiocchio, T.

“…For that, a previously developed simplified physical model [1-3] -- which combines principles of classical thermodynamics and heat transfer, resulting in a system of three-dimensional differential equations which are discretized in space using a three-dimensional cell centered finite volume scheme -- is enhanced to include fresh and sea water cooled systems throughout the ship. …”
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Src is activated by the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ in ultraviolet radiation-induced skin cancer by Chan, Jeremy Soon Kiat, Montagner, Alexandra, Tallichet-Blanc, Corinne, Mottaz, Hélène, Degueurce, Gwendoline, Lippi, Yannick, Moret, Catherine, Baruchet, Michael, Antsiferova, Maria, Werner, Sabine, Hohl, Daniel, Al Saati, Talal, Michalik, Liliane, Wahli, Walter, Delgado, Maria B., Sng, Ming K., Farmer, Pierre J., Tan, Nguan S.

“…Furthermore, the expression of PPARβ/δ positively correlated with the expression of SRC and EMT markers in human skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and critically, linear models applied to several human epithelial cancers revealed an interaction between PPARβ/δ and SRC and TGFβ1 transcriptional levels. …”
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High throughput discovery of effective metal doping in FeVO4 for photoelectrochemical water splitting by Nguyen, Thi Hiep, Zhang, Mengyuan, Septina, Wilman, Ahmed, Mahmoud Gamal, Tay, Ying Fan, Abdi, Fatwa F., Wong, Lydia Helena

“…Thin‐film FeVO4 libraries with different doping ratios of Zn, Ni, Cr, Mo, and W are fabricated on fluorine doped tin oxide substrates using combinatorial inkjet printing and their photoelectrochemical properties screened using photoscanning droplet cell. Mo and W doping show higher current density compared with undoped FeVO4; whereas the photocurrent decreases for Ni‐ and Zn‐doped samples. …”
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Migration and phenotype control of human dermal fibroblasts by electrospun fibrous substrates by Chen, Huizhi, Lui, Yuan Siang, Tan, Zhen Wei, Lee, Justin Yin Hao, Tan, Nguan Soon, Tan, Lay Poh

“…These results indicate fibrous matrices with oriented configuration are functional in mediating directional cell migration and phenotypic change. The discoveries further suggest that tissue-engineered fibrous grafts with precise alignment modulation and ANGPTL4 releasing properties may thus be promising to promote wound repair with minimizing scar formation.…”
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Ultrastable shear jammed granular material by Zhao, Yiqiu, Zhao, Yuchen, Wang, Dong, Zheng, Hu, Chakraborty, Bulbul, Socolar, Joshua E. S.

“…We study a layer of plastic discs confined to a shear cell, using photoelasticimetry to measure all inter-particle vector forces. …”
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