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A SPH-lattice spring method for modelling Fluid Structure Interaction involving composite body and free surface
In this paper, a 3D particle-based Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) solver based on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) for fluid modelling and Volume-Compensated Particle Method (VCPM) (or known as Lattice...
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Investigation of Pyrolysis Parameters on the Yield and Quality of Bio-Oil from Jatropha curcas Wastes
Jatropha curcas pressed cake leftover after oil extraction for biodiesel production is considered as waste. Following physicochemical characterisation tests, this biomass waste was pyrolysed over a...
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Hypertensive choroidopathy in Castleman's disease
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Notch signaling and ghost cell fate in the calcifying cystig odontogenic tumor
Notch signaling is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism that enables adjacent cells to adopt different fates. Ghost cells (GCs) are anucleate cells with homogeneous pale eosinophilic cytoplasm and very pale t...
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Minichromosome maintenance proteins 2, 3 and 7 in medulloblastoma: overexpression and involvement in regulation of cell migration and invasion
Minichromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins 2–7 are important in DNA replication licensing. Functional roles beyond licensing are speculated. In addition, significances in medulloblastoma (MB) remain unclear. In...
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Activation of GPR30 inhibits the growth of prostate cancer cells through sustained activation of Erk1/2, c-jun/c-fos-dependent upregulation of p21, and induction of G2 cell-cycle arrest
G-protein-coupled receptor-30 (GPR30) shows estrogen-binding affinity and mediates non-genomic signaling of estrogen to regulate cell growth. We here showed for the first time, in contrast to the reported prom...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Simulating the C2SM ‘Fast’ Robot
A critical problem in the deployment of commercial teleoperated robots is the development of effective training tools and methodologies. This paper describes our approach to the problem of providing such train...
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Pancreatic islet β-cell deficit and glucose intolerance in rats with uninephrectomy
This study was performed to examine the effect of chronic renal impairment and renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activation induced by unilateral nephrectomy (UNX) on the development of pancreatic islet β-cell de...
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Migration of bone marrow stem cells in ischaemic brain
Stem cell therapy has been demonstrated to be effective in the management of haematological malignancy and solid cancer, but its role in neurodegenerative conditions remains uncertain. We hypothesize that: (1)...
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Differential role of hydrogen peroxide and staurosporine in induction of cell death in glioblastoma cells lacking DNA-dependent protein kinase
Various DNA double-strand break repair mechanisms, in which DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) has a major role, are involved both in the development and treatment of glioblastoma. The aim of the present st...
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Open AccessIdentification of two contiguous minimally deleted regions on chromosome 1p36.31–p36.32 in oligodendroglial tumours
Loss of the short arm of chromosome 1 is a hallmark of oligodendroglial tumours (OTs). Deletion map** studies in OTs have revealed multiple commonly deleted regions on chromosome 1p, suggesting that there ar...
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The use of autologous serum tears in persistent corneal epithelial defects
Purpose Persistent corneal epithelial defects (PED) present a very challenging problem to anterior segment surgeons. Autologous serum tears had been demonstrated to be beneficial in the treatment of PED. The curr...
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Open AccessHigh-resolution genome-wide allelotype analysis identifies loss of chromosome 14q as a recurrent genetic alteration in astrocytic tumours
Diffusely infiltrative astrocytic tumours are the most common neoplasms in the human brain. To localise putative tumour suppressor loci that are involved in low-grade astrocytomas, we performed high-resolution...
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Open AccessAntisense epidermal growth factor receptor RNA transfection in human glioblastoma cells down-regulates telomerase activity and telomere length
Epidermal growth factor receptor is overexpressed and/or amplified in up to 50% of glioblastomas, suggesting an important role of this gene in glial tumorigenesis and progression. In the present study we demon...
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Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma of the brain: a case report
We report a rare epithelioid haemangioendothelioma in the frontal lobe. The CT and MRI findings are characteristic and correspond to histological features intermediate between those a cavernous haemangioma an...
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The Impact of Acute Hyponatraemia on Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats
The effect of experimental acute hyponatraemia on severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) was studied in a modified impact-acceleration model. The cortical contusional volume was quantified by image analysis on se...
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Open AccessAltered expression of the suppressors PML and p53 in glioblastoma cells with the antisense-EGF-receptor
Gene amplification and enhanced expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) represent the major molecular genetic alteration in glioblastomas and it may play an essential role in cell growth and ...
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MRI demonstration of subarachnoid neurocysticercosis simulating metastatic disease
We present a patient with neurocysticercosis with spinal subarachnoid spread who presented with lower back pain and progressive numbness and weakness of the left leg. MRI of the spine simulated metastasis. MR...
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The time course and regional variations of lipid peroxidation after diffuse brain injury in rats
Free radicals are generated after head injury. These radicals rapidly react with polyunsaturated fatty acids in the cell membrane and cause membrane destruction. This process is called lipid per-oxidation. Mal...
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Magneto-Optic Studies of GaN Films and GaN/AlGaN Heterostructures
Magneto-studies have been carried out for several MOCVD grown GaN thin films and GaN/AlGaN heterostructures at magnetic fields up to 30 T and at temperatures between 4.2 K to 100 K. Electron cyclotron resonanc...
