Academic Articles & Research Papers

Encapsulated actomyosin patterns drive cell-like membrane shape changes

Summary: Cell shape changes from locomotion to cytokinesis are, to a large extent, driven by myosin-driven remodeling of cortical actin patterns. Passive crosslinkers such as α-actinin and fascin as well as actin nucleator Arp2/3 complex la...

<i>Vegfr3</i> and <i>Tbx1</i> Interact in Cardiac Morphogenesis

Gene inactivation in model organisms has identified numerous genes and signaling pathways involved in mammalian cardiac outflow tract (OFT) development. Human genetics data have implicated the VEGFR3 gene in OFT development, but when and wh...

Effects of the Brazilian Native Fruit Jaboticaba (<i>Plinia cauliflora</i>) Peel on Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Pathways: Insights from a Pilot Study in Hemodialysis Patients and Renal Cell Models

Jaboticaba (Plinia cauliflora), a Brazilian native fruit rich in bioactive compounds, exhibits potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. This pilot study evaluated the effects of jaboticaba peel supplementation on inflammatory an...

The Role of Retinoic Acid in Establishing the Early Limb Bud

Retinoic acid (RA) was one of the first molecules in the modern era of experimental embryology to be shown capable of generating profound effects on limb development. In this review, we focus on the earliest events of limb development and s...

Clinical evaluation of DIAGNOVIR SARS-CoV-2 ultra-rapid antigen test performance compared to PCR-based testing

Abstract Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The development of rapid antigen tests has contributed to easing the burden on ...

Structural Design, Synthesis and Antioxidant, Antileishmania, Anti-Inflammatory and Anticancer Activities of a Novel Quercetin Acetylated Derivative

Quercetin (Q) is a bioflavonoid with biological potential; however, poor solubility in water, extensive enzymatic metabolism and a reduced bioavailability limit its biopharmacological use. The aim of this study was to perform structural mod...

Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain protein-1 is expressed and involved in the inflammatory response in human sebocytes

Sebocytes express Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors (NLRs), which participate in the innate immune response of the skin. Although the roles of TLRs and NLR family pyrin domain-cont...

Pairwise Performance Comparison of Docking Scoring Functions: Computational Approach Using InterCriteria Analysis

Scoring functions are key elements in docking protocols as they approximate the binding affinity of a ligand (usually a small bioactive molecule) by calculating its interaction energy with a biomacromolecule (usually a protein). In this stu...

Dependence of Freeze-Out Parameters on Collision Energies and Cross-Sections

We analyzed the transverse momentum spectra (pT) reported by the NA61/SHINE and NA49 experiments in inelastic proton–proton (pp) and central Lead–Lead (Pb−Pb), Argon–Scandium (Ar−Sc), and Beryllium–Beryllium (Be−Be) collisions with the Blas...

Nonadiabatic Berry phase in nanocrystalline magnets

It is investigated how a Berry phase is created in polycrystalline nanomagnets and how the phase translates into an emergent magnetic field and into a topological Hall-effect contribution. The analysis starts directly from the spin of the c...

Additive roles of antiferromagnetically coupled elements in the magnetic proximity effect in the GdFeCo/Pt system

Abstract Interfacial magnetic interactions between different elements are the origin of various spin-transport phenomena in multi-elemental magnetic systems. We investigate the coupling between the magnetic moments of the rare-earth, transi...

All-dielectric metaoptics for the compact generation of double-ring perfect vector beams

Perfect vortices, whose ring profile is independent of the topological charge, play a key role in telecommunications and particle micro-manipulation. In this work, we report the compact generation of a new kind of double-ring perfect vortic...

Enhanced Absorption with Graphene-Coated Silicon Carbide Nanowires for Mid-Infrared Nanophotonics

The mid-infrared (MIR) is an exciting spectral range that also hosts useful molecular vibrational fingerprints. There is a growing interest in nanophotonics operating in this spectral range, and recent advances in plasmonic research are aim...

To Be or Not to Be: Alicante-8, a Cluster or Not?

Recent surveys have uncovered new young massive clusters that host dozens of red supergiants (RSGs) near the inner Galaxy. However, many of them have still not been fully studied. Using Very Large Telescope/X-shooter near-infrared spectra, ...

The Structure of Micro-Variability in the WEBT BL Lacertae Observation

We present the results of an in-depth analysis of the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) micro-variability observations made during a campaign done in 2020 on the blazar BL Lacertae. The data consisted of 231 days of optical imaging and we...

Faculty perceptions of a professional development program for developing CUREs and promoting inclusive and equitable teaching

ABSTRACT The Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) model can be used to explore how faculty prioritize learning about and adopting new pedagogical approaches. Here, we use the DOI framework to contextualize biology faculty perceptions of a profess...

So FAIR, so good

Large international collaborations in the field of Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics have been leading the implementation of FAIR principles for managing research data. These principles are essential when dealing with large volumes of data ove...

Transient measurement of phononic states with covariance-based stochastic spectroscopy

Deuteron photodisintegration by polarized photons in the region of the d⁎(2380)

We report the first large-acceptance measurement of the beam–spin asymmetry for deuteron photodisintegration (γ→d→pn) in the photon energy range 420...

Pt and CoB trilayer Josephson $$\pi $$ π junctions with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

Abstract We report on the electrical transport properties of Nb based Josephson junctions with Pt/Co $$_{68}$$ 68 B $$_{32}$$ 32 /Pt ferromagnetic barriers. The barriers exhibit perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, which has the main advantag...