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Multidisciplinary Sciences
R. Nuttall, C. Jaeger, J. Zimmermann, M. E. Archila-Melendez, C. Preibisch, P. Taylor, P. Sauseng, A. Wohlschlaeger, C. Sorg, J. Dowsett
Summary: This study investigates the variability of evoked responses to flickering stimuli across sources of endogenous alpha oscillatory activity. The results demonstrate extreme variability in responses across sources, supporting the existence of multiple SSVEP mechanisms.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Oncology
Hussain Mubarak Al-Aamri, Helen R. Irving, Christopher Bradley, Terri Meehan-Andrews
Summary: Daunorubicin induces apoptosis in leukemic cells through both extrinsic and intrinsic pathways, with variations in sensitivities and timing of apoptotic responses observed among different cell lines. The lack of functional p53 may contribute to these differences and necessitates further exploration of alternative signaling mechanisms involved in apoptosis induction.
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Plant Sciences
Oleksandr Zhdanov, Michael R. Blatt, Hossein Zare-Behtash, Angela Busse
Summary: The study found that Arabidopsis has a positive anemotropic response to constant unidirectional wind, resulting in significant alterations to the plant's morphology, mechanical properties, and anatomical tissue organization. This suggests that the plant's response to different types of mechanical stimuli may vary.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xiaofeng Luan, Pengbin Liu, Di Huang, Haiping Zhao, Yuang Li, Sheng Sun, Wenchang Zhang, Lingqian Zhang, Mingxiao Li, Tian Zhi, Yang Zhao, Chengjun Huang
Summary: Real-time transformation is crucial for impedance flow cytometry in practice, but the translation of raw data to cellular intrinsic electrical properties is time-consuming. We proposed a fast parallel physical fitting solver that characterizes single cells' electrical properties within 0.62 ms/cell. Based on this solver, we implemented physics-informed real-time impedance flow cytometry (piRT-IFC), which showed comparable speed but higher accuracy than the fully connected neural network predictor. In addition, we demonstrated the advantages of piRT-IFC in handling unfamiliar samples without pretraining.
MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Gloria G. Parras, Rocio Leal-Campanario, Juan C. Lopez-Ramos, Agnes Gruart, Jose M. Delgado-Garcia
Summary: Classical conditioning of nictitating membrane/eyelid responses has been used as a model to study how the brain organizes the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of motor abilities. Multiple brain areas have been found to be involved in this type of learning. This study specifically focuses on the functional roles of three brain structures involved in the acquisition and performance of eyelid conditioned responses, as well as three other brain structures related to non-motor aspects of the acquisition process.
FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chayanika Pathak, Abinash Gogoi, Arpita Devi, Saona Seth
Summary: The development of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) in the past two decades has created a class of unique microporous materials with both the attributes of microporous solid materials and the solubility of glassy polymers. Due to their solubility in common organic solvents, PIMs are easily processable and have potential applications in various fields such as membrane-based separation, catalysis, and electrochemical energy storage. This review specifically focuses on the dibenzodioxin linkage chemistry of PIMs, discussing design principles, synthetic strategies, characteristic properties, and potential applications. The structure-property correlation of dibenzodioxin PIMs is also analyzed for tailored synthesis and enhanced performances.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Steven Kluge, Tillmann Kose, Murat Tutus
Summary: The modification of casting solutions for polysulfone gas separation membranes fabricated by wet-phase inversion was investigated. The study aimed to fabricate membranes with thin gas separation layers below one micrometer of thickness and a sponge-like support structure. It was found that decreasing the thickness of the separation layers led to increasing permselectivities. Additionally, for the first time, it was demonstrated that membranes with separation layers below 500 angstroms exhibited significantly lower permeabilities and diffusion coefficients compared to membranes with thicker separation layers.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marie E. Fina, Junling Wang, Sergei S. Nikonov, Stephanie Sterling, Noga Vardi, Anna Kashina, Dawei W. Dong
Summary: This study demonstrates that Ate1 regulates the protein level of RGS7 by facilitating its proteasomal degradation, thereby impacting G-protein signaling in neurons.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Lu Elfa Peng, Yucen Jiang, Lei Wen, Hao Guo, Zhe Yang, Chuyang Y. Tang
Summary: The study showed that using organic solvents with higher vapor pressure during the interfacial polymerization process led to the formation of larger voids in the polyamide thin film and higher membrane water permeability. By preparing polyamide thin films at a free interface, the vapor effect was suppressed, resulting in the disappearance of nanovoids and nearly identical membrane permeability regardless of the organic solvent used for the process.
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Ahmadreza Abbasi, Ali Naeim Abadi, Farkhondeh Hemmati, Jamshid Mohammadi-Roshandeh, Tara Farizeh
Summary: This study evaluates the influences of SBS, NC, and m-SEBS on the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of PA12 using various theoretical models. The interrelations among the crystallization kinetics variables, morphology, and molecular dynamics of PA12/SBS rubber/NC mixtures were thoroughly investigated. The results show that the PA crystallization rate increases with the compatibilizer level, reaches a maximum value with NC loading and SBS content, and is affected by the heterogeneity of nucleation sites provided by NC platelets and SBS particle surfaces.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Qing Zhao, Ievgen S. Donskyi, Zhiqiang Xiong, Daxu Liu, Taylor M. Page, Siyu Zhang, Shuo Deng, Yuze Xu, Jin Zeng, Fengchang Wu, Xuejiao Zhang
Summary: This review outlines recent progress in the understanding of various biological responses to nano-blackphosphorus materials (nano-BPs), particularly focusing on the inconsistent toxicological findings caused by a wide variation of nano-BPs' physicochemical properties, testing methods, and cell types examined in each study. It also discusses cellular uptake and intracellular trafficking, cell death modes, immunological effects, and other biologically relevant processes, providing evidence for the potential health implications of nano-BPs. In addition, it addresses the remaining challenges related to the health risk evaluation of nano-BPs and proposes a broader range of applications for these promising nanomaterials.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Maria Edvardsson, Magnus Oweling, Petter Jaremo
Summary: It has been found that density separated platelets circulate in an activated state in type 2 diabetes patients, and their density distribution is altered. These platelets can modify platelet reactivity in whole blood in vitro, thus affecting the blood coagulation state of type 2 diabetes patients. By studying 16 type 2 diabetes patients, it was found that normal-sized platelets expressing lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP-1) are associated with coagulation activity, potentially providing a possibility for future intervention in the platelet behavior of type 2 diabetes patients.
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
(2023)
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Electrochemistry
Jing Peng, Shuting Wei, Gabriel Goenaga, Catherine M. Weiss, Christopher A. Neal, Nelly Cantillo, Thomas A. Zawodzinski
Summary: This study investigates the influence of equivalent weights on ion partitioning and transport behavior in perfluorosulfonic acid membranes. It is found that lower equivalent weight results in higher water and acid uptake, as well as lower Donnan potential on the membrane surface. Moreover, membranes with lower equivalent weight have higher membrane density and ion conductivity.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tania Love Aaes, Peter Vandenabeele
Summary: Modern cancer therapies often combine cytotoxic strategies with immune activation to stimulate an antitumor response. Studying the interaction between antitumor cytotoxic therapies, cancer cells, and the immune system requires appropriate experimental tumor models. In this review, the focus is on the immunostimulatory and immunosuppressive properties of cancer cell lines used in immunogenic cell death studies.
CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Elvin Aliyev, Jan Warfsmann, Begum Tokay, Sergey Shishatskiy, Young-Joo Lee, Jelena Lillepaerg, Neil R. Champness, Volkan Filiz
Summary: The study examines mixed matrix thin-film composite membranes consisting of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1), showing improved permeance and selectivity for H-2 and O-2 over N-2. It also indicates enhanced separation performance for CO2/CH4 in the prepared membranes, making them suitable for applications such as ammonia purge gas, oxygen enrichment, and acid gas treatment.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2021)
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W. Michael Panneton, Qi Gan, Michael Ariel
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Michael Ariel, Michael E. Brown
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Neurosciences
Michael Ariel, Kyle C. Ward, Daniel L. Tolbert
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Neurosciences
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(2013)
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Debajit Saha, David Morton, Michael Ariel, Ralf Wessel
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(2011)
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Michael E. Brown, Michael Ariel
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(2009)
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Michael E. Brown, John R. Martin, Jack Rosenbluth, Michael Ariel
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(2011)
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Neurosciences
Michael Ariel, Manu Ben Johny
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Neurosciences
Michael Ariel
EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2006)
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Michael S. Jones, Michael Ariel
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Neurosciences
J Martin, M Ariel
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Neurosciences
M Ariel, N Kogo
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2005)
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Neurosciences
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(2005)
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DL Tolbert, B Conoyer, M Ariel
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(2004)