Author(s): Shaikh MS; Jaferzadeh K; Thörnberg B; Casselgren J;

In this paper, we present a hyper-spectral imaging system and practical calibration procedure using a low-cost calibration reference made of polytetrafluoroethylene. The imaging system includes a hyperspectral camera and an active source of illumination with a variable spectral distribution of intensity. The calibration reference is used to measure the re ...

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Author(s): Ghai S; Maso FD; Ogourtsova T; Porxas AX; Villeneuve M; Penhune V; Boudrias MH; Baillet S; Lamontagne A;

Music-supported therapy (MST) follows the best practice principles of stroke rehabilitation and has been proven to instigate meaningful enhancements in motor recovery post-stroke. The existing literature has established that the efficacy and specificity of MST relies on the reinforcement of audit ...

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Author(s): Evdokias G; Semper C; Mora-Ochomogo M; Di Falco M; Nguyen TTM; Savchenko A; Tsang A; Benoit-Gelber I;

Previously, DNA microarrays analysis showed that, in co-culture with Bacillus subtilis, a biosynthetic gene cluster anchored with a nonribosomal peptides synthetase of Aspergillus niger is downregulated. Based on phylogenetic and synteny analyses, we show here that this gene cluster, NRRL3_00036- ...

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Author(s): Nguyen K; Chakraborty S; Mansbach RA; Korber B; Gnanakaran S;

COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. It has become a global pandemic and its frequent mutations may pose new challenges for vaccine design. During viral infection, the Spike RBD of SARS-CoV-2 binds the human host cell receptor ACE2, enabling the virus to enter the host cell. Both the Spike and ACE ...

Article GUID: 34067878

Author(s): Fortin M; Rosenstein B; Levesque J; Nandlall N;

Background and Objectives: Ultrasound echo intensity (EI) of the lumbar multifidus muscle (LMM) could offer valuable insights regarding muscle quality in people with low back pain (LBP). However, whether the rater's experience noticeably influences the reliability and precision of LMM EI measurements has not been established. The aims of this study we ...

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Author(s): Wiener PC; Friend EJ; Bhargav R; Radhakrishnan K; Kadem L; Pressman GS;

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Author(s): Silver Z; Abbott-Tate S; Hyland L; Sherratt F; Woodside B; Abizaid A;

Chronic exposure to high circulating glucocorticoid or ghrelin concentrations increases food intake, weight gain and adiposity, suggesting that ghrelin could contribute to the metabolic effects of chronic glucocorticoids. In male mice, however, blocking ghrelin receptor (GHSR) signalling increased the weight gain and adiposity induced by chronic corticost ...

Article GUID: 34060474

Author(s): Riad KB; Hoa SV; Wood-Adams PM;

Quantum dots have unique size-dependent properties and promising applications. However, their use in many applications remains hindered by mechanical, thermal, and chemical instability and the lack of viable quantum dot mass-production processes. Embedding quantum dots in matrices such as silica counteracts the instability challenges in some applications ...

Article GUID: 34056296

Author(s): Jazani AM; Shetty C; Movasat H; Bawa KK; Oh JK;

Acid-degradable (or acid-cleavable) polymeric nanoassemblies have witnessed significant progress in anti-cancer drug delivery. However, conventional nanoassemblies designed with acid-cleavable linkages at a single location have several challenges, such as, sluggish degradation, undesired aggregation of degraded products, and difficulty in controlled and o ...

Article GUID: 34050688

Author(s): Crivello C; Grossman S; Poulin-Dubois D;

The psychological mechanisms underlying infants' selective social learning are currently a subject of controversy. The main goal of the present study was to contribute data to this debate by investigating whether domain-specific or domain-general abilities guide infants' selectivity. Eighteen-month-olds observed a reliable and an unreliable speake ...

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Author(s): Bradfield LA; Iordanova MD;

A new study has found that neurons within a structure of the rat midbrain known as the retrorubral field show diverse responses to stimuli that signal different levels of threat, as well as a separate pattern of diverse responses to differentially predicted aversive outcomes.

Article GUID: 34033766

Author(s): Donnarumma PR; Frojmovic S; Marino P; Bicalho HA; Titi HM; Howarth AJ;

Rare-earth (RE) analogues of UiO-66 with non-functionalised 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate linkers are synthesised for the first time, and a series of synthetic approaches is provided to troubleshoot the synthesis. RE-UiO-66 analogues are fully characterised, and demonstrate a high degree of crystallinity, high surface area and thermal stability, consistent wit ...

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