ATLAS-seq: a microfluidic single-cell TCR screen for antigen-reactive TCRs by Siwei Luo, Amber Notaro, Lan Lin

“…This technology isolates and characterizes activated T cells via an aptamer-based fluorescent molecular sensor, which monitors the cytotoxic cytokine IFNγ secretion from single T cells upon antigen stimulation, followed by single-cell RNA and single-cell TCR sequencing. …”
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Design and Implementation of Single Axis Solar Tracking System: Utilizing GPS, Astronomical Equations, and Satellite Dish Actuator for Optimal Efficiency by Rizgar Ahmed Salih, Karzan Qadir Mohammed, Peshawa Osman Hama, Rawaz Othman Hassan, Barham Kamal Noori

“…This is achieved by interconnecting some devices that include GPS sensors and satellite dish actuators as the main components that are managed and controlled using astronomical equations. …”
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Controllable tip exposure of ultramicroelectrodes coated by diamond-like carbon via direct microplasma jet for enhanced stability and fidelity in single-cell recording by Zhiyuan Du, Qingda Xu, Ye Xi, Mengfei Xu, Jiawei Cao, Longchun Wang, Xiuyan Li, Xiaolin Wang, Qingkun Liu, Zude Lin, Bin Yang, Jingquan Liu

“…The reliable protection in areas outside the signal acquisition points at sharp ultramicroelectrode (UME) tips has a significant impact on the sensitivity, fidelity, and stability of intracellular neural signal recording. …”
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Machine Learning-Devised Immune-Related lncRNA Signature Panel Predicts the Prognosis and Immune Landscape in Breast Cancer Novel IRLP Signature in BRCA by Jun-Yu Zhu, An-Qi Lyu, Zhang-Ting Wang, Wai-Yee Chan, Tao Qin, Kai-Kei Miu, He-Rui Yao

“…A 40 immune-related lncRNA pair (IRLP) signature including 43 irlncRNAs was built, with high sensitivity and specificity for the prediction of survival in different molecular subtypes of BRCA. …”
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The NE/AAT/CBG axis regulates adipose tissue glucocorticoid exposure by Luke D. Boyle, Allende Miguelez-Crespo, Mhairi Paul, Elisa Villalobos, Julia N. C. Toews, Lisa Ivatt, Boglarka Nagy, Marisa Magennis, Natalie Z. M. Homer, Ruth Andrew, Victor Viau, Geoffrey L. Hammond, Roland H. Stimson, Brian R. Walker, Mark Nixon

“…Notably, HFD-fed male mice lacking NE have reduced glucocorticoid levels and action specifically in visceral adipose tissue, with improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, independent of systemic changes in free glucocorticoids. …”
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Characterization of Synthetic Ni(II)-Xylenol Complex as a Photosensitizer for Wide-Band Gap ZnO Semiconductor Electrodes by Suman Kushwaha, Lal Bahadur

“…The sandwich-type dye-sensitized solar cell using ZnO semiconducting thin film with test dye anchored onto it showed the cell output as follows: VOC=0.506 V, Jsc=1.68 mA cm−2, and FF=0.41 under illumination with full spectrum of light (intensity 520 mW cm−2), while on illumination with visible light (λ>420 nm, intensity 480 mW cm−2), VOC=0.506 V, Jsc=1.4 mA cm−2, and FF=0.49 were achieved. …”
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Factors Constraining Subject Expression in European Portuguese Spoken in Hamburg. A Bi-Generational Corpus Investigation by Cristina Flores, Esther Rinke

“…They show very similar overall rates of subject omission (around 67%) and they reveal sensitivity to the very same determining factors of subject pronoun realisation/omission, namely person and number, verb type, switch reference (topic continuity [TC]/topic shift [TS]) and distance. …”
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Picolinic Acid in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: A Preliminary Report by Jolanta Zuwała-Jagiello, Monika Pazgan-Simon, Krzysztof Simon, Maria Warwas

“…We assessed PA and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) as a marker of inflammation in 51 patients with chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC), both with and without diabetes and 40 controls. …”
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Prenatal Stress due to a Natural Disaster Predicts Adiposity in Childhood: The Iowa Flood Study by Kelsey N. Dancause, David P. Laplante, Kimberly J. Hart, Michael W. O’Hara, Guillaume Elgbeili, Alain Brunet, Suzanne King

“…These results support the hypothesis that prenatal stress increases adiposity beginning in childhood and suggest that early gestation is a sensitive period. Results further highlight the additive effects of maternal objective and subjective stress, life events, and depression, emphasizing the importance of continued studies on multiple, detailed measures of maternal mental health and experience in pregnancy and child growth.…”
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Placental Growth Factor, Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1, Soluble Endoglin, IL-6, and IL-16 as Biomarkers in Preeclampsia by Carmen Rădulescu, Anca Bacârea, Adina Huțanu, Rozalia Gabor, Minodora Dobreanu

“…We compared the serum levels of soluble markers analysed in preeclamptic women and controls during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy and we found that the best predictor for PE was PlGF with a sensitivity of 100% at a concentration threshold of 120.16 pg/mL, a diagnosis accuracy of 70.8%, and AUC of 0.684 (p=0.005). …”
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Antioxidants and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia by T. V. Sapozhnikova, S. A. Parfenov, T. E. Yesina, K. V. Sapozhnikov, A. N. Smirnov, A. A. Paulov, D. M. Rizakhanov, O. A. Rizakhanova

“…The developed prediction algorithm is valid (sensitivity — 91 %, specificity — 73 %, accuracy — 84.8 %) and allows to optimize the definition of treatment tactics for a patient with functional dyspepsia.…”
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Epidemiology and Performances of Typhidot Immunoassay and Widal Slide Agglutination in the Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever in Febrile Patients in Bafoussam City, Cameroon: A Cross-Secti... by Aurelie Dahlia Yemeli Piankeu, Siméon Pierre Chegaing Fodouop, Michel Noubom, Emmanuel Boris Gomseu Djoumsie, Georges Ful Kuh, Donatien Gatsing

“…Typhidot immunoassay was more sensitive (100%) and specific (82.3%) than the Widal test. …”
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Progenitor Diversity in the Accreted Stellar Halos of Milky Way–like Galaxies by Sy-Yun Pu, Andrew P. Cooper, Robert J. J. Grand, Facundo A. Gómez, Antonela Monachesi

“…Predictions of diversity from numerical simulations are sensitive to model-dependent assumptions regarding the efficiency of star formation in dwarf galaxies. …”
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Risk Factors and Symptoms of Meibomian Gland Loss in a Healthy Population by Anna Machalińska, Aleksandra Zakrzewska, Krzysztof Safranow, Barbara Wiszniewska, Bogusław Machaliński

“…We observed that a high ocular surface disease index, a history of either chalazion or hordeolum, experience of puffy eyelids upon waking, and foreign body sensation all appeared to be predictors of an abnormal meiboscore after adjusting for age and sex (p=0.0007; p=0.001; p=0.02; p=0.001, resp.). …”
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Altered Brain Functional Activity in Infants with Congenital Bilateral Severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Resting-State Functional MRI Study under Sedation by Shuang Xia, TianBin Song, Jing Che, Qiang Li, Chao Chai, Meizhu Zheng, Wen Shen

“…Insufficient or no stimulation of the auditory cortex during the sensitive periods of plasticity could affect the function of hearing, language, and vision development. …”
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Climate change and migration dynamics in Somalia: a time series analysis of environmental displacement by Abdikadir Ahmed Mohamed, Ibtisam Mohamed Omar, Abdi Majid Yusuf Ibey, Mahdi Mohamed Omar

“…Applying the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model, this research captures both short- and long-term dynamics, providing insights into how environmental and demographic factors impact migration in this climate-sensitive region. The results indicate that favorable rainfall conditions positively influence net migration, as improved agricultural productivity stabilizes livelihoods, reducing pressures to migrate. …”
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In Vitro Activities of Ertapenem and Imipenem against Clinical Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Collected in Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V of R... by M. Elouennass, A. Zohoun, A. El Ameri, N. Alem, J. Kasouati, Y. Benlahlou, I. El Yaagoubi, M. Frikh, A. Lemnouer, A. Benouda

“…Objective. To study the sensitivity level of extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae to Carbapenems (Imipenem, Ertapenem) marketed in Morocco and discusses the place of Ertapenem in the treatment of extended spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing. …”
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A compliant metastructure design with reconfigurability up to six degrees of freedom by Humphrey Yang, Dinesh K. Patel, Tate Johnson, Ke Zhong, Gina Olson, Carmel Majidi, Mohammad F. Islam, Teng Zhang, Lining Yao

“…Our demonstrative application examples include a wrist device that has an effective stiffness of 0.370 Nm/deg (unlocked state, 5% displacement) to 2.278 Nm/deg (locked state, 1% displacement) to enable dynamic joint mobility control, a haptic thimble device (2.27-52.815 Nmm−1 at 1% displacement) that mimics the sensation of touching physical materials ranging from soft gel to metal surfaces, and a wearable device composed of multiple joints tailored for the arm and hand to augment haptic experiences or facilitate muscle training. …”
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Development and Testing of Road Signs Alert System Using a Smart Mobile Phone by Eric M. Masatu, Ramadhani Sinde, Anael Sam

“…Furthermore, the system application was secured by limiting access to the application program interface key to avoid unauthorized access to sensitive information.…”
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An Intelligent FPGA Based Anti-Sweating System for Bed Sore Prevention in a Clinical Environment by K. S. Jaichandar, Sampath Kumar, Chew kweeTiang, Siew Fong, Stewart Tai

“…The developed system consists of bed surface implanted temperature sensors interfaced with an FPGA chip for sensing the temperature change in patient’s skin to bed surface. …”
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