Author(s): Anna Sheftel

This article argues for social class and socioeconomic inequality as neglected forms of analysis when studying the memories and narratives of Holocaust survivors. Based primarily in oral histories conducted with Holocaust survivors in Montreal, this argument is elaborated in two ways. First, the author demonstrates stories that have been left out of Holoc ...

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Author(s): Hamiditabar Z; Lee JS; Gulick PJ;

This study investigated the role of secreted peptides and receptors in root hair development. The secreted peptides EPF1, EPF2, EPFL4, EPFL5, EPFL6, and EPFL9 and their putative receptors ERECTA (ER), ERECTA-LIKE1 (ERL1), ERL2, and TMM were found to mediate the development of the root hairs in Arabidopsis under control conditions and in response to nitrat ...

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Author(s): Hamidabad MN; Mansbach RA;

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a promising potential solution to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) due to their positive charges, which induce selective interaction with negatively charged bacterial membranes. Certain AMPs exhibit a low hemolytic index and non-forming fibrils at physiological pH (7.4), enhancing their therapeutic potential. In this ...

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Author(s): Côté M; Forouhar V; Sacco S; Baillot A; Himmelstein M; Hussey B; Incollingo Rodriguez AC; Nagpal TS; Nutter S; Patton I; Pearl RL; Puhl RM; Ramos Salas X; Russell-Mayhew S; Alberga AS;

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Author(s): Wolfe D; Rosenstein B; Dover G; Boily M; Fortin M;

Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients present with morphological and functional deficits to the lumbar multifidus. Electromyostimulation (EMS) can be used to improve activation and strength in atrophied skeletal muscle, but its effect on multifidus morphology and function in CLBP patients is understudied. The aims of this study were to compare ...

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Author(s): Thornbury M; Omran RP; Kumar L; Knoops A; Abushahin R; Whiteway M; Martin VJJ;

Organic acids such as fumaric acid are widely used in the food and beverage industry as acidulants and preservatives, while also serving as versatile precursors for industrially relevant compounds. Fumaric acid is still predominantly produced through petroleum-derived processes. To enhance production efficiency and diversify supply, we are engineering Klu ...

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Author(s): Zhang LH; Chen F; Zhang XM; Zhang X; Liang B; Bai SS; Zhang ZF; Li YF; Ren NQ;

Substituted diphenylamine antioxidants (SDPAs) and synthetic phenolic antioxidants (SPAs), widely used in rubber and consumer products, pose growing environmental concerns. This study evaluated the occurrence and release of 43 SDPAs and 4 SPAs in raw leachate and treated effluent from 18 municipal landfills across China. Results showed 17 SDPAs and 1 SPA ...

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Author(s): Bellemare-Pepin A; Jerbi K;

Background: The Biotuner Toolbox is an open-source Python toolbox for biosignals that integrates concepts from neuroscience, music theory, and signal processing. It introduces a harmonic perspective on physiological oscillations by applying musical constructs such as consonance, rhythm, and scale construction. Methods: The core biotuner_object processes ...

Article GUID: 41269470

Author(s): Adams R; Deroche MLD;

To extract a voice from a background of competing speakers, the human brain exploits voice pitch (harmonic cues) and spatial location (binaural cues) to separate speakers perceptually, and effectively attenuates the background (anything but the target voice). Quieter backgrounds are generally favourable to attentional and memory systems because they free ...

Article GUID: 41263630

Author(s): Deroche M; Montagnese J; Khoury K; Iuliano R; Alemi R;

Harmonic cancellation is a putative mechanism in the auditory system that might contribute to the perception of the fundamental frequency (F0) of a complex tone and to the segregation of voices by their F0. This study aimed to provide more tangible evidence of its existence, acting like a comb-filter. Experiment 1 measured a masked detection threshold (MD ...

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Author(s): Wang X; Liu W; Wang J; Johannessen C; Zhang X; Xia K; Wu X; Liu Q;

Synthetic antioxidants (SAs), a group of emerging contaminants, have attracted great attention recently due to their widespread environmental occurrence and potential toxicity. Yet, there is a knowledge gap regarding their occurrence and associated infant exposure in baby wipes, one of the most frequently used baby products. Here, we analyzed SAs-includin ...

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