Author(s): Andrade-Gagnon B; Casillas-Popova SN; Oh JK;

Well-defined acid-degradable amphiphilic block copolymers (ABPs) and their nanoassemblies labeled with acid-labile groups have been developed for smart drug delivery, exhibiting controlled/enhanced release of therapeutics in tumoral tissues and endo/lysosomes. In general, controlled polymerization techniques, particularly atom transfer radical polymerizat ...

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Author(s): Wang X; Du Z; Li Z; Liu M; Mu J; Feng L; Chen Z; Chen Q;

Due to the oligotrophic marine environment, the lack of phosphorus is one of the key factors limiting the oil biodegradation ability of microorganisms after the oil spill occurs. Overcoming phosphorus deficiency has become an urgent problem. In this study, a phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, named Bacillus subtilis PSB-1, with the crude oil degradation eff ...

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Author(s): AlHammad K; Medraj M; Tembely M;

Water droplet erosion (WDE) is a critical degradation phenomenon that significantly affects component lifespan and performance in power generation, aerospace, and wind energy industries. The incubation period-the initial phase before visible material loss occurs-is particularly crucial for maintenance planning and material selection yet remains challengin ...

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Author(s): Chen J; Xie Y; Yang W; Sun R; Xing F; Mandl GA; Capobianco JA; Sun L;

Luminescent 2D metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of metal-organic framework materials expanded in a 2D plane, which have a wide range of applications in fields of optoelectronic devices, sensors, and information storage due to their unique layered structure and excellent optical properties. Currently, research on luminescent 2D MOFs mainly focus ...

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Author(s): Commisso M; Persram RP; Lopez LS; Bukowski WM;

The moderating roles of friendship and contextual variables on associations between social withdrawal and peer exclusion and growth curves of depressed affect were studied with a three-wave multilevel longitudinal design. Participants were 313 boys and girls aged 10-12 from Canada (n = 139), mostly of European and North African descent, and Colombia (n = ...

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Author(s): Greco BM; Zapata G; Dandage R; Papkov M; Pereira V; Lefebvre F; Bourque G; Parts L; Kuzmin E;

Whole-genome duplication (WGD) events are common across various organisms; however, the retention and evolution of WGD paralogs is not fully understood. Quantitative measure of protein redistribution in response to the deletion of their WGD paralog provides insight into sources of gene retention. ...

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Author(s): Sharma S; Winner K; Pollock LJ; Thorson JT; Mäkinen J; Merow C; Pedersen EJ; Chefira KF; Portmann JM; Iannarilli F; Beery S; de Lutio R; Jetz W;

We lack the data needed to detect and understand biodiversity change for most species, despite some species having millions of observations. This unequal data coverage impedes conservation planning and our understanding of biodiversity patterns. The 'borrowing strength' approach leverages ...

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Author(s): Elmekki H; Islam S; Alagha A; Sami H; Spilkin A; Zakeri E; Zanuttini AM; Bentahar J; Kadem L; Xie WF; Pibarot P; Mizouni R; Otrok H; Singh S; Mourad A;

Medical Ultrasound (US) imaging has seen increasing demands over the past years, becoming one of the most preferred imaging modalities in clinical practice due to its affordability, portability, and real-time capabilities. However, it faces several challenges that limit its applicability, such as ...

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Author(s): Grant N; Phillips N;

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and hearing loss (HL) have been separately associated with increased dementia risk. These highly co-occurring dementia risk factors are associated with aberrant functional brain connectivity. In individuals with HL aberrant functional connectivity has been associated with cognitive impairment. In individuals with MCI, aberr ...

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Author(s): Turner L; Wanasinghe AI; Brunori P; Santosa S;

In individuals with obesity, the onset of chronic comorbidities coincides with the excessive accumulation of adipose tissue in various tissue beds. As obesity progresses, adipose tissue becomes increasingly dysfunctional causing chronic low-grade inflammation. Indeed, adipose tissue inflammation, which partially stems from macrophage infiltration and expr ...

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Author(s): Silva MCJD; Pinto AMV; Balthar MA; Correa ABA; Bhattacharyya D; Simas ABC; Kuca K; Forgione P; França TCC; Cavalcante SFA; Kitagawa DAS;

Given the recent deployment of nerve agents as a method of warfare and in targeted assassinations, the development of robust, broad-spectrum medical countermeasures is essential. Our research group has synthesized isatin-pyridine oxime hybrids that have previously demonstrated the ability to resc ...

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