Author(s): Fukue M; Lechowicz Z; Fujimori Y; Emori K; Mulligan CN;

The estimation of optical density (OD) with viable cells is challenging for engineering purposes. In this study, the OD conversion based on previous study was used. The inhibited and retarded behavior of the microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) process was examined. The experimental results showed that high Ca2+ drastically influences the in ...

Article GUID: 37176240

Author(s): Lafay A; Osana HP; Levin JR;

We investigated the effect of conceptual transparency in the physical structure of manipulatives on place-value understanding in typically developing children and those at risk for mathematics learning disabilities. Second graders were randomly assigned to one of three manipulatives conditions: (a) attachable beads that did not make the denominations or o ...

Article GUID: 37168325

Author(s): Sherf-Dagan S; Biton R; Ribeiro R; Kessler Y; Ben-Porat T; Raziel A; Rossoni C; Kais H; Bragança R; Santos Z; Goitein D; Viveiros O; Graham Y; Mahawar K; Sakran N;

Objectives: To describe gastrointestinal-related side-effects reported following One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB).
Methods: A multicenter study among OAGB patients across Israel (n=277) and Portugal (n=111) who were recruited to the study based on time ...

Article GUID: 37165861

Author(s): Quilico E; Sweet S; Duncan L; Wilkinson S; Bonnell K; Alarie C; Swaine B; Colantonio A;

Primary objective: To explore the experiences of program mentors, participants, and employees involved in a peer-based physical activity (PA) program for adults with moderate-to-severe TBI, being piloted by a community fitness center, to develop the program as a measurable intervention.
Research design: We adopted an ...

Article GUID: 37157834

Author(s): van Allen Z; Bacon SL; Bernard P; Brown H; Desroches S; Kastner M; Lavoie KL; Marques MM; McCleary N; Straus S; Taljaard M; Thavorn K; Tomasone JR; Presseau J;

Background: Health behaviors such as physical inactivity, unhealthy eating, smoking tobacco, and alcohol use are each leading risk factors for non-communicable chronic disease. Better understanding which behaviors tend to co-occur (i.e., cluster together) and co-vary (i.e., are correlated) may pr ...

Article GUID: 37155331

Author(s): Sartori I; Walnum HT; Skeie KS; Georges L; Knudsen MD; Bacher P; Candanedo J; Sigounis AM; Prakash AK; Pritoni M; Granderson J; Yang S; Wan MP;

The data presented here were collected independently for 6 real buildings by researchers of different institutions and gathered in the context of the IEA EBC Annex 81 Data-driven Smart Buildings, as a joint effort to compile a diverse range of datasets suitable for advanced control applications o ...

Article GUID: 37153123

Author(s): Memari E; Hui F; Yusefi H; Helfield B;

The local fluid dynamics experienced by circulating microbubbles vary across different anatomical sites, which can influence ultrasound-mediated therapeutic delivery efficacy. This study aimed to elucidate the effect of fluid flow rate in combination with repeated short-pulse ultrasound on microbubble-mediated endothelial cell permeabilization. Here, a se ...

Article GUID: 37150403

Author(s): Gruninger RJ; Tsang A; McAllister TA;

Lignocellulosic biomass represents an abundant, renewable resource that can be used to produce biofuels, low-cost livestock feed, and high-value chemicals. The potential of this bioresource has led to intensive research efforts to develop cost-effective methods to break down lignocellulose. The efficiency with which the anaerobic fungi (phylum Neocallimas ...

Article GUID: 37149538

Author(s): Afnan J; von Ellenrieder N; Lina JM; Pellegrino G; Arcara G; Cai Z; Hedrich T; Abdallah C; Khajehpour H; Frauscher B; Gotman J; Grova C;

Background: Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a widely used non-invasive tool to estimate brain activity with high temporal resolution. However, due to the ill-posed nature of the MEG source imaging (MSI) problem, the ability of MSI to identify accurately underlying brain sources along the cortical ...

Article GUID: 37149236

Author(s): Papadatos Z; Phillips NA;

We examined cognitive domains and brain regions associated with olfactory performance in cognitively unimpaired older adults (CU-OAs) and individuals with or at risk for Alzheimer's Disease (AD). We compared CU-OAs (N = 55), individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD, N = 55), mild cognitive impairment (MCI, N = 101), and AD (N = 45) on measur ...

Article GUID: 37146503

Author(s): Mascheretti S; Forni D; Lampis V; Fumagalli L; Paquin S; Andlauer TFM; Wang W; Dionne G; Brendgen MR; Vitaro F; Ouellet-Morin I; Rouleau G; Gouin JP; Côté S; Tremblay RE; Turecki G; Garon-Carrier G; Boivin M; Battaglia M;

Both common pain and anxiety problems are widespread, debilitating and often begin in childhood-adolescence. Twin studies indicate that this co-occurrence is likely due to shared elements of risk, rather than reciprocal causation. A joint genome-wide investigation and pathway/network-based analys ...

Article GUID: 37146008

Author(s): Sun G; Xie Y; Wang Y; Mandl GA; Maurizio SL; Zhang H; Ottenwaelder X; Capobianco JA; Sun L;

Lanthanide upconversion luminescence in nanoparticles has prompted continuous breakthroughs in information storage, temperature sensing, and biomedical applications, among others. Achieving upconversion luminescence at the molecular scale is still a critical challenge in modern chemistry. In this ...

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