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STAT3-Ser/Hes3 signaling: a new molecular component of the neuroendocrine system? (2016)
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Nikolakopoulou, P., Poser, S., Masjkur, J., Fernandez Rubin de Celis, M., Toutouna, L., Andoniadou, C., …Androutsellis-Theotokis, A. (2016). STAT3-Ser/Hes3 signaling: a new molecular component of the neuroendocrine system?. Hormone and Metabolic Research, 48(2), https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-111699

The endocrine system involves communication among different tissues in distinct organs, including the pancreas and components of the Hypothalamic- Pituitary-Adrenal Axis. The molecular mechanisms underlying these complex interactions are a subject of... Read More about STAT3-Ser/Hes3 signaling: a new molecular component of the neuroendocrine system?.

Growth of free-standing wurtzite AlGaN by MBE using a highly efficient RF plasma source (2016)
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Novikov, S. V., Staddon, C. R., Whale, J., Kent, A. J., & Foxon, C. T. (2016). Growth of free-standing wurtzite AlGaN by MBE using a highly efficient RF plasma source. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures, 34(2), Article 02L102. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4940155

Ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV LEDs) are now being developed for various potential applications including water purification, surface decontamination, optical sensing, and solid-state lighting. The basis for this development is the successful... Read More about Growth of free-standing wurtzite AlGaN by MBE using a highly efficient RF plasma source.

Statistics of highly heterogeneous flow fields confined to three-dimensional random porous media (2016)
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Jin, C., Langston, P. A., Pavlovskaya, G. E., Hall, M. R., & Rigby, S. P. (2016). Statistics of highly heterogeneous flow fields confined to three-dimensional random porous media. Physical Review E, 93(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.93.013122

© 2016 authors. Published by the American Physical Society. Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and t... Read More about Statistics of highly heterogeneous flow fields confined to three-dimensional random porous media.

Physiotherapy and occupational therapy vs no therapy in mild to moderate Parkinson disease: a randomized clinical trial (2016)
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Clarke, C. E., Patel, S., Ives, N., Dowling, F., Rick, C. E., Woolley, R., …Sackley, C. M. (in press). Physiotherapy and occupational therapy vs no therapy in mild to moderate Parkinson disease: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Neurology, 73(3), https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.4452

IMPORTANCE It is unclear whether physiotherapy and occupational therapy are clinically effective and cost-effective in Parkinson disease (PD).
OBJECTIVE To perform a large pragmatic randomized clinical trial to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of... Read More about Physiotherapy and occupational therapy vs no therapy in mild to moderate Parkinson disease: a randomized clinical trial.

Found in translation: The Influence of the L1 on the Reading of Idioms in a L2 (2016)
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Carrol, G., Conklin, K., & Gyllstad, H. (2016). Found in translation: The Influence of the L1 on the Reading of Idioms in a L2. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 38(3), 403-443. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263115000492

© 2016 Cambridge University Press. Formulaic language represents a challenge to even the most proficient of language learners. Evidence is mixed as to whether native and nonnative speakers process it in a fundamentally different way, whether exposure... Read More about Found in translation: The Influence of the L1 on the Reading of Idioms in a L2.

Unbalanced reduction of nutrient loads has created an offshore gradient from phosphorus to nitrogen limitation in the North Sea: Offshore gradient from P to N limitation (2016)
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Burson, A., Stomp, M., Akil, L., Brussaard, C. P. D., & Huisman, J. (2016). Unbalanced reduction of nutrient loads has created an offshore gradient from phosphorus to nitrogen limitation in the North Sea: Offshore gradient from P to N limitation. Limnology and Oceanography, 61(3), 869-888. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10257

Measures to reduce eutrophication have often led to a more effective decline of phosphorus (P) than nitrogen (N) concentrations. The resultant changes in riverine nutrient loads can cause an increase in the N : P ratios of coastal waters. During four... Read More about Unbalanced reduction of nutrient loads has created an offshore gradient from phosphorus to nitrogen limitation in the North Sea: Offshore gradient from P to N limitation.

Preparation of a carbon nanofibers–carbon matrix–sulfur composite as the cathode material of lithium–sulfur batteries (2016)
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Yang, X., Zhu, W., Cao, G., & Zhao, X. (2016). Preparation of a carbon nanofibers–carbon matrix–sulfur composite as the cathode material of lithium–sulfur batteries. RSC Advances, 6(9), 7159-7171. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra24129d

Sulfur is a promising cathode material for lithium batteries as it possesses high theoretical specific capacity and low cost. However, the practical electrochemical performance of lithium–sulfur batteries needs to be improved. In this work, a carbon... Read More about Preparation of a carbon nanofibers–carbon matrix–sulfur composite as the cathode material of lithium–sulfur batteries.

A predictive computational framework for direct reprogramming between human cell types (2016)
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Rackham, O. J. L., Firas, J., Fang, H., Oates, M. E., Holmes, M. L., Knaupp, A. S., …KNOX, A. (2016). A predictive computational framework for direct reprogramming between human cell types. Nature Genetics, 48(3), 331-335. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3487

Transdifferentiation, the process of converting from one cell type to another without going through a pluripotent state, has great promise for regenerative medicine. The identification of key transcription factors for reprogramming is currently limit... Read More about A predictive computational framework for direct reprogramming between human cell types.

Double diffusion natural convection in a square cavity filled with nanofluid (2016)
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Chen, S., Yang, B., Luo, K. H., Xiong, X., & Zheng, C. (2016). Double diffusion natural convection in a square cavity filled with nanofluid. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 95, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.12.069

Double diffusive natural convection of nanofluid is commonly found in renewable energy engineering. However, nowadays our understanding on its fundamental characteristics is still limited. Especially, three crucial questions on its fundament have not... Read More about Double diffusion natural convection in a square cavity filled with nanofluid.

Role of NADH Dehydrogenase (Ubiquinone) 1 Alpha Subcomplex 4-Like 2 in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (2016)
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Minton, D. R., Fu, L., Mongan, N. P., Shevchuk, M. M., Nanus, D. M., & Gudas, L. J. (2016). Role of NADH Dehydrogenase (Ubiquinone) 1 Alpha Subcomplex 4-Like 2 in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research, 22(11), 2791-2801. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1511

PURPOSE

We delineated the functions of the HIF1α target NADH Dehydrogenase (Ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex 4-like 2 (NDUFA4L2) in ccRCC and characterized NDUFA4L2 as a novel molecular target for ccRCC treatment.

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

We evalua... Read More about Role of NADH Dehydrogenase (Ubiquinone) 1 Alpha Subcomplex 4-Like 2 in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work (2016)
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McCormack, L., Orenstein, A., & Joseph, S. (2016). Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work. Traumatology, 22(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000053

Psychological care of humanitarian personnel exposed to high risk environments is not standardized across the sector. Particularly, returnees experiencing re-integration distress specific to prior aid deployment, is randomly addressed. The Postmissio... Read More about Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work.

Enantiopure titanocene complexes: direct evidence for paraptosis in cancer cells (2016)
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Cini, M., Williams, H. E. L., Fay, M. W., Searle, M., Woodward, S., & Bradshaw, T. D. (2016). Enantiopure titanocene complexes: direct evidence for paraptosis in cancer cells. Metallomics, https://doi.org/10.1039/C5MT00297D

Tolerated by normal tissues, anti-cancer therapies based on titanium compounds are limited by low efficacy/selectivity and lack of understanding of their mode(s) of action. In vitro antitumour activity and mode of cell death incurred by enantiopure T... Read More about Enantiopure titanocene complexes: direct evidence for paraptosis in cancer cells.

The roles of transportation and transportation hubs in the propagation of influenza and coronaviruses: a systematic review (2016)
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Browne, A., Ahmad, S. S.-O., Beck, C. R., & Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. (in press). The roles of transportation and transportation hubs in the propagation of influenza and coronaviruses: a systematic review. Journal of Travel Medicine, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/tav002

BACKGROUND: Respiratory viruses spread in humans across wide geographical areas in short periods of time, resulting in high levels of morbidity and mortality. We undertook a systematic review to assess the evidence that air, ground and sea mass trans... Read More about The roles of transportation and transportation hubs in the propagation of influenza and coronaviruses: a systematic review.

Phase variation of a Type IIG restriction-modification enzyme alters site-specific methylation patterns and gene expression in Campylobacter jejuni strain NCTC11168 (2016)
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Anjum, A., Kelly, B., Aidley, J. B., Connerton, P. L., Cummings, N. J., Parkhill, J., …Bayliss, C. D. (2016). Phase variation of a Type IIG restriction-modification enzyme alters site-specific methylation patterns and gene expression in Campylobacter jejuni strain NCTC11168. Nucleic Acids Research, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkw019

Phase-variable restriction-modification systems are a feature of a diverse range of bacterial species. Stochastic, reversible switches in expression of the methyltransferase produces variation in methylation of specific sequences. Phase-variable meth... Read More about Phase variation of a Type IIG restriction-modification enzyme alters site-specific methylation patterns and gene expression in Campylobacter jejuni strain NCTC11168.

The roles of the zinc finger transcription factors XlnR, ClrA and ClrB in the breakdown of lignocellulose by Aspergillus niger (2016)
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Raulo, R., Archer, D. B., & Kokolski, M. (2016). The roles of the zinc finger transcription factors XlnR, ClrA and ClrB in the breakdown of lignocellulose by Aspergillus niger. AMB Express, 6(5), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-016-0177-0

Genes encoding the key transcription factors (TF) XlnR, ClrA and ClrB were deleted from Aspergillus niger and the resulting strains were assessed for growth on glucose and wheat straw, transcription of genes encoding glycosyl hydrolases and saccharif... Read More about The roles of the zinc finger transcription factors XlnR, ClrA and ClrB in the breakdown of lignocellulose by Aspergillus niger.

4-Arylbenzenesulfonamides as Human Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (hCAIs): Synthesis by Pd Nanocatalyst-Mediated Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction, Enzyme Inhibition, and X-ray Crystallographic Studies (2016)
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Cornelio, B., Laronze-Cochard, M., Ceruso, M., Ferraroni, M., Rance, G. A., Carta, F., …Sapi, J. (2016). 4-Arylbenzenesulfonamides as Human Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (hCAIs): Synthesis by Pd Nanocatalyst-Mediated Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction, Enzyme Inhibition, and X-ray Crystallographic Studies. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59(2), 721-732. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01771

Benzenesulfonamides bearing various substituted (hetero)aryl rings in the para-position were prepared by palladium nanoparticle-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions and evaluated as human carbonic anhydrase (hCA, EC 4.2.1.1) inhibitors a... Read More about 4-Arylbenzenesulfonamides as Human Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (hCAIs): Synthesis by Pd Nanocatalyst-Mediated Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction, Enzyme Inhibition, and X-ray Crystallographic Studies.

Generating entanglement between two-dimensional cavities in uniform acceleration (2016)
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Regula, B., Lee, A. R., Dragan, A., & Fuentes, I. (2016). Generating entanglement between two-dimensional cavities in uniform acceleration. Physical Review D, 93(2), Article 025034. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.93.025034

Moving cavities promise to be a suitable system for relativistic quantum information processing. It has been shown that an inertial and a uniformly accelerated one-dimensional cavity can become entangled by letting an atom emit an excitation while it... Read More about Generating entanglement between two-dimensional cavities in uniform acceleration.