Author(s): Yataco AP; Noor S; Girona MM; Work T; Despland E;
In managed boreal forests, both plantations and natural regeneration are used to re-establish a cohort of conifer trees following harvest or disturbance. Young trees in open plantations generally grow more rapidly than under forest canopies, but more rapid growth could be compromised by greater insect damage. We compared insect damage on white spruce (Pic ...
Article GUID: 38535391
Author(s): Paul S; Patterson Z; Bouguila N;
The application of large field-of-view (FoV) cameras equipped with fish-eye lenses brings notable advantages to various real-world computer vision applications, including autonomous driving. While deep learning has proven successful in conventional computer vision applications using regular perspective images, its potential in fish-eye camera contexts rem ...
Article GUID: 38535151
Author(s): Amine El Mahdi Safhi
This manuscript delineates the assembly and structure of an extensive dataset encompassing more than 2500 self-consolidating concrete (SCC) mixtures, meticulously compiled from 176 scholarly sources. The dataset has been subjected to a thorough curation process to eliminate feature redundancy, rectify transcriptional inaccuracies, and excise duplicative e ...
Article GUID: 38533116
Author(s): Wells KC; Kharma N; Jaunky BB; Nie K; Aguiar-Tawil G; Berry D;
Liquid handler systems can provide significant benefits to researchers by automating laboratory work, however, their unaffordable price provides a steep barrier to entry. Therefore, we provide the BioCloneBot, a versatile, low-cost, and open-source automated liquid handler. This system can be easily built with 3D-printed parts and readily available commer ...
Article GUID: 38524156
Author(s): Li J; Yang S; Wu Y; Wang R; Liu Y; Liu J; Ye Z; Tang R; Whiteway M; Lv Q; Yan L;
In the respiratory chain of the majority of aerobic organisms, the enzyme alternative oxidase (AOX) functions as the terminal oxidase and has important roles in maintaining metabolic and signaling homeostasis in mitochondria. AOX endows the respiratory system with flexibility in the coupling among the carbon metabolism pathway, electron transport chain (E ...
Article GUID: 38524433
Author(s): Cucuzzella C; Rasoulivalajoozi M; Farzamfar G;
Purpose: This paper aims to explore how the visual characteristics of cancer wards' interior spaces can be improved based on the combined visual design themes to help cancer inpatients' spatial experience and relieved state of mind. Accordingly, we present a visual design framework that can be applied in oncology wards. Method: This study adopts ...
Article GUID: 38518630
Author(s): Kuzmin E; Baker TM; Lesluyes T; Monlong J; Abe KT; Coelho PP; Schwartz M; Del Corpo J; Zou D; Morin G; Pacis A; Yang Y; Martinez C; Barber J; Kuasne H; Li R; Bourgey M; Fortier AM; Davison PG; Omeroglu A; Guiot MC; Morris Q; Kleinman CL; ...
The basal breast cancer subtype is enriched for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and displays consistent large chromosomal deletions. Here, we characterize evolution and maintenance of chromosome 4p (chr4p) loss in basal breast cancer. Analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas data shows recurrent ...
Article GUID: 38517886
Author(s): Lapointe V; Green PB; Chen AN; Buonsanti R; Majewski MB;
Superlattice formation afforded by metal halide perovskite nanocrystals has been a phenomenon of interest due to the high structural order induced in these self-assemblies, an order that is influenced by the surface chemistry and particle morphology of the starting building block material. In this work, we report on the formation of superlattices from alu ...
Article GUID: 38516096
Author(s): Rebecca J Daniels
Bradykinesia, or slow movement, is a defining symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), but the underlying neuromechanical deficits that lead to this slowness remain unclear. People with PD often have impaired rates of motor output accompanied by disruptions in neuromuscular excitation, causing abnormal, segmented, force-time curves. Previous investigation ...
Article GUID: 38507858
Author(s): Dumassais S; Pichora-Fuller MK; Guthrie D; Phillips NA; Savundranayagam M; Wittich W;
Background: Dual sensory impairment (DSI), the combination of visual and hearing impairments, is associated with increased risk for age-related cognitive decline and dementia. Administering cognitive tests to individuals with sensory impairment is challenging because most cognitive measures require sufficient hearing and vision. Considering sensory limita ...
Article GUID: 38506649
Author(s): Yang X; Huang G; Chen Z; Feng Q; An C; Lyu L; Bi H; Zhou S;
Coastal waters are complex and dynamic areas with unique environmental attributes that complicate the vertical migration of microplastics (MPs). The MPs that enter coastal waters from diverse sources, including terrestrial, riverine, oceanic, and shoreline inputs undergo various aging pathways. In this study, the variations in the physiochemical character ...
Article GUID: 38503206
Author(s): Ayan S; Rotaru AM; Kaye EG; Juneau G; Das S; Wilds CJ; Beharry AA;
Fluorescent chemosensors offer a direct means of measuring enzyme activity for cancer diagnosis, predicting drug resistance, and aiding in the discovery of new anticancer drugs. O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is a predictor of resistance towards anticancer alkylating agents such as temozolomide. Using the fluorescent molecular rotor, 9-(2-c ...
Article GUID: 38502038
