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Open AccessMaintenance of methylation profile in imprinting control regions in human induced pluripotent stem cells
Parental imprinting is an epigenetic mechanism that leads to monoallelic expression of a subset of genes depending on their parental origin. Imprinting disorders (IDs), caused by disturbances of imprinted gene...
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Free-surface flow measurements by non-intrusive methods: a survey
Measurement of the free surface shape and its evolution in time and/or in space is of great interest in many engineering/research applications. The optical measurements of a liquid interface over an extended a...
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Eulerian and Lagrangian coherent structures in a positive surge
In this paper, a positive surge is studied in the laboratory at Froude 1.5, using stereo time-resolved particle image velocimetry (stereo-PIV). To understand the flow dynamics, the coherence of the flow is stu...
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The impact of Sambucus nigra L. extract on inflammation, oxidative stress and tissue remodeling in a rat model of lipopolysaccharide-induced subacute rhinosinusitis
Rhinosinusitis is a common disorder related to inflammation of paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity mucosa. Herbal medicines could be an option in the treatment of rhinosinusitis due to their anti-inflammatory a...
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Open AccessA randomised controlled trial of energetic activity for depression in young people (READY): a multi-site feasibility trial protocol
Prevalence of depression is increasing in young people, and there is a need to develop and evaluate behavioural interventions which may provide benefits equal to or greater than talking therapies or pharmacolo...
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Nanoscale mechanical properties of chitosan hydrogels as revealed by AFM
In the context of tissue engineering, chitosan hydrogels are attractive biomaterials because they represent a family of natural polymers exhibiting several suitable features (cytocompatibility, bioresorbabilit...
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Open AccessUrine-derived cells provide a readily accessible cell type for feeder-free mRNA reprogramming
Over a decade after their discovery, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have become a major biological model. The iPSC technology allows generation of pluripotent stem cells from somatic cells bearing any ...
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Sequential least-square reconstruction of instantaneous pressure field around a body from TR-PIV
A procedure is introduced to obtain an instantaneous pressure field around a wing from time-resolved particle image velocimetry (TR-PIV) and particle image accelerometry (PIA). The instantaneous fields of velo...
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Open AccessComparative assessment of pressure field reconstructions from particle image velocimetry measurements and Lagrangian particle tracking
A test case for pressure field reconstruction from particle image velocimetry (PIV) and Lagrangian particle tracking (LPT) has been developed by constructing a simulated experiment from a zonal detached eddy s...
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Linker proteins enable ultrafast excitation energy transfer in the phycobilisome antenna system of Thermosynechococcus vulcanus
We applied a femtosecond flash method, using induced transient absorption changes, to obtain a time-resolved view of excitation energy transfer in intact phycobilisomes of Thermosynechococcus vulcanus at room tem...
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Open AccessPolymer-Derived Ceramic Functionalized MoS2 Composite Paper as a Stable Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode
A facile process is demonstrated for the synthesis of layered SiCN-MoS2 structure via pyrolysis of polysilazane functionalized MoS2 flakes. The layered morphology and polymer to ceramic transformation on MoS2 sur...
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Evidence of additional excitation energy transfer pathways in the phycobiliprotein antenna system of Acaryochloris marina
To improve the energy conversion efficiency of solar organic cells, the clue may lie in the development of devices inspired by an efficient light harvesting mechanism of some aquatic photosynthetic microorgani...
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Extensive heterosis in growth of yeast hybrids is explained by a combination of genetic models
Heterosis, also known as hybrid vigor, is the superior performance of a heterozygous hybrid relative to its homozygous parents. Despite the scientific curiosity of this phenotypic phenomenon and its significan...
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Open AccessEvaluating the thermal damage resistance of graphene/carbon nanotube hybrid composite coatings
We study laser irradiation behavior of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and chemically modified graphene (rGO)-composite spray coatings for use as a thermal absorber material for high-power laser calorimet...
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The Use of Breath Test for the Assessment of Gastric Emptying Rate in Clinical Practice
Dyspeptic symptoms such as early satiation, postprandial fullness, and nausea or epigastric pain are very common in the general population. These symptoms are classically attributed to gastrointestinal dismoti...
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Instantaneous volumic concentration and velocity measurements of a jet in crossflow for the evaluation of the entrainment
A new method employing instantaneous 3D coupled measurements of planar laser-induced fluorescence and particle Image velocimetry is developed to compute 3D fluid fluxes. The three-dimensional fields of concent...
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Open AccessAutoantibodies to MUC1 glycopeptides cannot be used as a screening assay for early detection of breast, ovarian, lung or pancreatic cancer
Autoantibodies have been detected in sera before diagnosis of cancer leading to interest in their potential as screening/early detection biomarkers. As we have found autoantibodies to MUC1 glycopeptides to be ...
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Epidemiology of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization in an intensive care unit
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has emerged during recent years in several intensive care units. The objective of our study was to determine the incidence of CRKP and the risk factors associated...
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Time-resolved scanning tomography PIV measurements around a flap** wing
The three-dimensional flow that develops around a finite flap** wing is investigated using a tomographic scanning PIV technique. The acquisition and correlation processes employed to achieve such measurement...
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Detailed experimental study of hydrodynamic turbulent flows generated in vertical slot fishways
The kinematics of hydrodynamic turbulent flows developed in vertical slot fishways (VSF) was studied in detail in flow patterns not yet published to date for the purposes of modifying existing devices and to a...
