Using the Sleeping Beauty Transposon System for Doxycycline-inducible Gene Expression in RAW264.7 Macrophage Cells to Study Phagocytosis by Parsa Kamali, Gregory Fairn

“…One benefit is that generating stable cell lines is substantially faster than selecting for random integrations. Without FACS, the method typically gives ~50% of the cells that are transfected; with sorting, this approaches 100%. …”
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Exploring potentially synthetic genes related to diarrhetic shellfish toxins production in Prorocentrum sp. via comparative transcriptomics by Danlin Zheng, Jingyi Cen, Peiliang Chen, Ligong Zou, Jian Zou, Qun Li, Songhui Lu

“…We conducted a comprehensive comparative transcriptomic analysis to identify potential toxin-related genes, focusing on polyketide synthases (PKSs) and fatty acid synthases (FASs). …”
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Goats who stare at video screens – assessing behavioural responses of goats towards images of familiar and unfamiliar con- and heterospecifics by Deutsch, Jana, Lebing, Steve, Eggert, Anja, Nawroth, Christian

“…Our findings indicate that goats are capable of discriminating between two-dimensional con- and heterospecific faces, but also raise questions on their ability to categorise other individuals regarding their familiarity using 2D face images alone. …”
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Enhancing feature selection for multi-pose facial expression recognition using a hybrid of quantum inspired firefly algorithm and artificial bee colony algorithm by Mu Panliang, Sanjay Madaan, Siddiq Ahmed Babikir Ali, Gowrishankar J., Ali Khatibi, Anas Ratib Alsoud, Vikas Mittal, Lalit Kumar, A. Johnson Santhosh

“…The presented FER system has been tested using multi-pose facial expression benchmark datasets, including RaF (Radboud Faces) and KDEF (Karolinska Directed Emotional Faces). …”
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Performing Structure. Tempo in Glenn Gould’s “Goldberg Variations” by Michael Rector

“…Dieses gehörte Strukturgefühl erschließt sich dabei nicht aus Bachs Notation, sondern basiert fast ausschließlich auf Goulds interpretatorischen Entscheidungen.…”
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Influences of True Triaxial Loading-Unloading Stress Paths on Mechanical Properties and Wave Velocity of Coal Samples subject to Risk of Rock Burst by Wei Shen, Guang-Jian Liu, Lin-Ming Dou, Si-Yuan Gong, Hu He

“…To study fracture evolution and peak stress in burst risk coal samples (BRCSs) under true triaxial loading and unloading conditions, experimental and numerical research was applied to BRCSs under true triaxial stress paths entailing “x-direction displacement fixed, y-direction loading, z-direction unloading.” …”
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Influence of the cordierite lining on the lost foam casting process by Trumbulović Ljiljana, Gulišija Zvonko, Aćimović-Pavlović Zagorka, Andrić Lj.

“…In the light of these facts this paper investigates the possibility of using cordierite for manufacturing evaporable model refractory linings. …”
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The Russian Pronoun Nekotoryj in light of Typological Expectations by Olga E. Pekelis

“…Within a typological stance on the facts observed, I suggest that nekotoryj displays both expected and unexpected traits. …”
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TARİH BİLİMİNDE FELSEFİ BİR SORGULAMANIN ÖNEMİ ÜZERİNE by Kubilay Aysevener

“…If the historians want to be accomplished in their work, they have to understand all of the historical facts with philosophical aspects. The historian has no alternative but to accept their philosophical thinking about human life which a necessary requirement for historical understanding of man.…”
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Datos Sobre la Proteína by Nicole C. Agro, Wendy J. Dahl

“…They can make 11 of the amino acids that are needed to make protein but cannot make the other nine, so we must get them from our diet. This 3-page fact sheet is the Spanish-language version of FSHN15-01/FS261: Facts about Protein. …”
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A Novel Self-Adaptive Harmony Search Algorithm by Kaiping Luo

“…However, like other metaheuristic algorithms, it still faces two difficulties: parameter setting and finding the optimal balance between diversity and intensity in searching. …”
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Hydrothermal Synthesis of Leaf-Shaped Ferric Oxide Particles by Keqiang Ding

“…XRD (X-ray diffraction) patterns testified that the obtained ferric oxides were α-Fe2O3 with well-structured crystal faces. Interestingly, histograms describing the distribution of samples indicated that the distribution of obtained ferric oxide particles did not accord with gaussian distribution…”
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A Multianalyzer Machine Learning Model for Marine Heterogeneous Data Schema Mapping by Wang Yan, Le Jiajin, Zhang Yun

“…The main challenges that marine heterogeneous data integration faces are the problem of accurate schema mapping between heterogeneous data sources. …”
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EMULATION OF SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORK USING MININET by Do Van Khoa, Tran Ngo Nhu Khanh

“…Since SDN is regarded as a new research issue, the application of SDN in practice faces some barriers. Most network devices such as routers and switches that implement SDN functionalities are expensive. …”
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Research on the problem of landmines and explosive remnants of war worldwide and methods of demining by Dzenan Cosic, Alan Catovic

“… The study addresses the global issue of landmines, with a particular focus on the challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina. …”
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Serpentine Locomotion Articulated Chain: ANA II by A. M. Cardona, J. I. Barrero, C. Otálora, C. Parra

“…When humanity faces challenges in solving problems beyond their technical resources, and has no foundation to solve a problem, engineering must search for an answer developing new concepts and innovative frameworks to excel these limitations and travel beyond our capabilities. …”
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Subordination in Italian and English: Implications for Second Language Acquisition by Patrizia Giuliano, Simona Anastasio

“…Our study focuses on morpho-syntactic complexity, trying to identify the specific subordinated modalities of organizing and packaging information in a narration. …”
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Datos sobre los flavonoides by Inbar Schapsis, Wendy J. Dahl

“…This is the Spanish-language version of FSHN14-04/FS244: Facts about Flavonoids. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Inbar Schapsis and Wendy J. …”
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Remarks on homogenization and $3D$-$2D$ dimension reduction of unbounded energies on thin films by Anza Hafsa, Omar, Mandallena, Jean-Philippe

“…In particular, our results are consistent with one of the basic facts of nonlinear elasticity, namely the necessity of an infinite amount of energy to compress a finite volume of matter into zero volume. …”
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Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Alligators by Holly K Ober, Harry J. Dutton, Allan R. Woodward, Lindsay J. Hord, William M. Giuliano

“…In most situations alligators do not harm people, but they can pose potential dangers to people in some situations. In this 3-page fact sheet, we present some facts about alligators, describe their potential threats to people and pets, and provide suggestions on how to cope with these risks. …”
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