Inkjet-printed electronics for rapid and low-cost prototyping of digital microfluidic devices using an off-the-shelf printer by Babak Kamali Doust Azad, Amirhossein Roozbahani, Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaei, Amirali Valinejad, Alireza Fazelian, Kimia Shahmoradi, Fatemeh Khatami, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir, Mohammadreza Kolahdouz

“…We detail our actuation and control circuitry, designed entirely with standard electronic modules and components. To showcase our approach, we fabricated a DMF micromixer and assessed its performance using image processing, proving the quality of the mixing. …”
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Distorting crack-front geometry for enhanced toughness by manipulating bioinspired heterogeneity by Kaijin Wu, Zhaoqiang Song, Mengqi Liu, Zewen Wang, Si-Ming Chen, Shu-Hong Yu, Linghui He, Yong Ni

“…Our findings not only provide physical insights into the origin of biological heterogeneities modulated tortuous crack fronts but also offer a benchmark solution for enhancing toughness by parametrically engineering spatial heterogeneities.…”
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The Influence of Trait and State Creative Self-Efficacy on Creative Behavior: An Experimental Study Using False Feedback by Rui Tao, Haoman Zhang, Li Geng, Yu Li, Jiang Qiu

“…This study explores the relationship between creative self-efficacy and creative behavior by modulating state-level creative self-efficacy through false feedback to enhance creative performance. …”
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All-electrical recursive generation and time-domain mode division multiplexing of Hermite–Gaussian pulses for optical, THz and RF links by Xiaonan Yu, Janosch Meier, Paulomi Mandal, Mohamed I. Hosni, Abhinand Venugopalan, Lingfei Wang, Thomas Schneider

“…It utilizes Gaussian pulse sequences, sawtooth signals, RF multipliers, adders, amplifiers, and Mach–Zehnder modulators for efficient multiplexing and demultiplexing. …”
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Niacin Inhibits Vascular Inflammation via Downregulating Nuclear Transcription Factor-κB Signaling Pathway by Yanhong Si, Ying Zhang, Jilong Zhao, Shoudong Guo, Lei Zhai, Shutong Yao, Hui Sang, Nana Yang, Guohua Song, Jue Gu, Shucun Qin

“…Furthermore, niacin also modulates plasma lipid by upregulating the expression of factors involved in the process of reverse cholesterol transport.…”
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Characterization of the oxygen-tolerant formate dehydrogenase from Clostridium carboxidivorans by Eva-Maria Brouwer, Hitesh K. R. Medipally, Hitesh K. R. Medipally, Saskia Schwab, Shanshan Song, Marc M. Nowaczyk, Marc M. Nowaczyk, Marc M. Nowaczyk, Martin Hagemann, Martin Hagemann

“…It has been proposed that an FDH-dependent CO2 fixation module could support CO2 assimilation even in photoautotrophic organisms. …”
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Expression of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 and Related Cytokines in Patients with Hepatic Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis by Tuerhongjiang Tuxun, Hai-Zhang Ma, Shadike Apaer, Heng Zhang, Amina Aierken, Yu-Peng Li, Ren-Yong Lin, Jin-Ming Zhao, Jin-Hui Zhang, Hao Wen

“…The increased expression of TLR2 and IL-23 might play a potential role in modulating tissue infiltrative growth of the parasite and its persistence in the human host.…”
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The Neuro-Inflammatory-Vascular Circuit: Evidence for a Sex-Dependent Interrelation? by Catherine Gebhard, Catherine Gebhard, Susan Bengs, Susan Bengs, Achi Haider, Achi Haider, Michael Fiechter, Michael Fiechter, Michael Fiechter

“…Such malignant cascade of events might account, at least in part, for the excess female mortality seen in women with coronary artery disease and calls for sex-specific research toward pharmacologic or behavioral modulators to improve cardiovascular outcomes, particularly in women. …”
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Dietary fiber content in clinical ketogenic diets modifies the gut microbiome and seizure resistance in mice by Ezgi Özcan, Kristie B. Yu, Lyna Dinh, Gregory R. Lum, Katie Lau, Jessie Hsu, Mariana Arino, Jorge Paramo, Arlene Lopez-Romero, Elaine Y. Hsiao

“…Abstract The gut microbiome modulates the anti-seizure effects of the ketogenic diet, but how specific dietary formulations differentially modify the gut microbiome in ways that impact seizure outcome is poorly understood. …”
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Influence of Different ECM-Like Hydrogels on Neurite Outgrowth Induced by Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells by E. Oliveira, R. C. Assunção-Silva, O. Ziv-Polat, E. D. Gomes, F. G. Teixeira, N. A. Silva, A. Shahar, A. J. Salgado

“…The data herein presented highlights the importance of biological cues within hydrogel-based biomaterials as possible modulators of ASC secretome and its effects for SCI applications.…”
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Ventilation and features of the lung environment dynamically alter modeled intrapulmonary aerosol exposure from inhaled electronic cigarettes by Liqiao Li, Haoxuan Chen, Yifang Zhu, Airi Harui, Michael D. Roth

“…Both respiratory rate and tidal volume modulated e-cig aerosol exposure in a manner inversely proportional to minute ventilation. …”
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Experimenter Effects on Pain Reporting in Women Vary across the Menstrual Cycle by Jacob M. Vigil, Jared DiDomenico, Chance Strenth, Patrick Coulombe, Eric Kruger, Andrea A. Mueller, Diego Guevara Beltran, Ian Adams

“…., person-perception systems) can modulate pain experiences.…”
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Are We Moving Too Fast?: Representation of Speed in Static Images by Irmak Hacımusaoğlu, Neil Cohn

“…Altogether, our results suggest that different aspects of motion can be captured by different cues, and that the effectiveness of cues might be modulated by exposure to such patterns, in line with the premises of a visual lexicon view.…”
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The Empowerment of High-Impact Educational Practice Construct Based on Kelantan Rabbani Education Policy by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Mujiburrahman Muhammad Saleh, Nur Shahidah Ab Hamid, Mazlan Ibrahim, Azizi Umar

“…In conclusion, this study found that DPRK deserves to be dignified as a HIEP quality empowerment module and officially practised in national and global higher education systems. …”
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Structural Insight into Chitosan Supports Functionalized with Nanoparticles by J. Lamarra, L. Damonte, S. Rivero, A. Pinotti

“…The thermal analysis carried out by modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC) allowed observing the shift of an endothermic event towards higher temperatures with a greater N : CH ratio. …”
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A Research Study for the Design of a Portable and Configurable Ground Test System for the A400M Aircraft by Diego F. Larios, Julio Barbancho, Félix Biscarri, Iñigo Monedero

“…The study is based on current trends in the configuration of the different parts that are involved in the process of designing Aircraft Interface Modules (AIMs). Researches have been conducted facing the real problems of data acquisition and control in the assembly, maintenance, and repair processes of aircraft. …”
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A Real-Time Road Scene Semantic Segmentation Model Based on Spatial Context Learning by Xiaomei Xiao, Jialiang Tang, Xiaoyan Lu, Zhengyong Feng, Yi Li

“…The proposed Spatial Context Guided Feature Alignment module (SC-FA) learns aligned features from image-level to local regions, exploring and integrating contextual information. …”
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International University Network Internet Project of Integrated Engineering Education by I. V. Breido, S. M. Stazhkov, A. V. Bobryakov, V. G. Khomchenko, A. A. Kabanov, B. Katalinic

“…The laboratories of the project participants are equipped with modern training stands and multimedia tools for conducting on-line courses and laboratory work in the remote access mode produced by the leading domestic and foreign companies including world leaders in the field of automation and robotics Festo, Siemens, Mitsubishi Auto Electrician.Regular online training has been organized with the use of exchange, composite and embedded module courses. The experience gained in the process of project implementation became the basis for the development of a new interdisciplinary program for the specialized magistracy as “Robotics. …”
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Curcumin-Based Nanoparticles: Advancements and Challenges in Tumor Therapy by Hicham Wahnou, Riad El Kebbaj, Bertrand Liagre, Vincent Sol, Youness Limami, Raphaël Emmanuel Duval

“…The mechanisms by which CNPs exert anticancer effects, such as inducing apoptosis, inhibiting cell proliferation, and modulating signaling pathways, are explored in details. …”
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Modeling PM2.5 Urban Pollution Using Machine Learning and Selected Meteorological Parameters by Jan Kleine Deters, Rasa Zalakeviciute, Mario Gonzalez, Yves Rybarczyk

“…In addition to the impact of urbanization, motorization, and rapid population growth, particulate pollution is modulated by meteorological factors and geophysical characteristics, which complicate the implementation of the most advanced models of weather forecast. …”
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