Purely entropic self-assembly of the bicontinuous Ia3d gyroid phase in equilibrium hard-pear systems.

abstract：:A tumour is a heterogeneous population of cells that competes for limited resources. In the clinic, we typically probe the tumour by biopsy, and then characterize it by the dominant genetic clone. But genotypes are only the first link in the chain of hierarchical events that leads to a specific cell phenotype. The rel...

journal_title：Interface focus

authors： Gallaher J,Anderson AR

更新日期：2013-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological variety and major evolutionary transitions suggest that the space of possible morphologies may have varied among lineages and through time. However, most models of phylogenetic character evolution assume that the potential state space is finite. Here, I explore what the morphological state space might be li...

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authors： Hoyal Cuthill JF

更新日期：2015-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate, by molecular dynamics simulation, the behaviour of discotic particles in a solvent of Lennard-Jones spheres. When chromonic disc-sphere interactions are imposed on these systems, three regimes of self-assembly are observed. At moderate temperatures, numerous short threads of discs develop, but these th...

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authors： Prybytak P,Frith WJ,Cleaver DJ

更新日期：2012-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofuels have gained increasing attention as an alternative to fossil fuels for several reasons, one of which is their potential to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector. Recent studies have questioned the validity of claims about the potential of biofuels to reduce GHG emissions rel...

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authors： Khanna M,Crago CL,Black M

更新日期：2011-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in design, sensing and control have led to aerial robots that offer great promise in a range of real-world applications. However, one critical open question centres on how to improve the energetic efficiency of aerial robots so that they can be useful in practical situations. This review paper provides...

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authors： Karydis K,Kumar V

更新日期：2017-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisms modify and choose components of their local environments. This 'niche construction' can alter ecological processes, modify natural selection and contribute to inheritance through ecological legacies. Here, we propose that niche construction initiates and modifies the selection directly affecting the construc...

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authors： Laland K,Odling-Smee J,Endler J

更新日期：2017-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiscale simulations are essential in the biomedical domain to accurately model human physiology. We present a modular approach for designing, constructing and executing multiscale simulations on a wide range of resources, from laptops to petascale supercomputers, including combinations of these. Our work features t...

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authors： Groen D,Borgdorff J,Bona-Casas C,Hetherington J,Nash RW,Zasada SJ,Saverchenko I,Mamonski M,Kurowski K,Bernabeu MO,Hoekstra AG,Coveney PV

更新日期：2013-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of life on Earth (and elsewhere) must have occurred in a milieu that is far from equilibrium, such as at alkaline hydrothermal vents that would have harboured built-in gradients in temperature, redox potential and pH along with precipitated iron-bearing minerals capable of separating these gradients, con...

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authors： Ponce A

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A computational model of the outer hair cell (OHC) of the mammalian cochlea is presented. It addresses the way in which movement of ions controls the cell shape and regulates pH. The model takes into account the possible chloride-bicarbonate exchange function of prestin, a protein highly expressed in the plasma membra...

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authors： West T,Ashmore J

更新日期：2014-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of the toe epithelium of the rock frog, Staurois parvus (Family Ranidae), was investigated using a variety of microscopical techniques. The toe pad epithelium is stratified (four to five cell layers), the apical parts of the cells of the outermost layer being separated by fluid-filled channels. The surf...

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authors： Drotlef DM,Appel E,Peisker H,Dening K,Del Campo A,Gorb SN,Barnes WJ

更新日期：2015-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Owls are an order of birds of prey that are known for the development of a silent flight. We review here the morphological adaptations of owls leading to silent flight and discuss also aerodynamic properties of owl wings. We start with early observations (until 2005), and then turn to recent advances. The large wings ...

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authors： Wagner H,Weger M,Klaas M,Schröder W

更新日期：2017-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The placenta provides all the nutrients required for the fetus through pregnancy. It develops dynamically, and, to avoid rejection of the fetus, there is no mixing of fetal and maternal blood; rather, the branched placental villi 'bathe' in blood supplied from the uterine arteries. Within the villi, the feto-placental...

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authors： Clark AR,Lin M,Tawhai M,Saghian R,James JL

更新日期：2015-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Biominerals are typically indispensable structures for their host organism in which they serve varying functions, such as mechanical support and protection, mineral storage, detoxification site, or as a sensor or optical guide. In this perspective article, we highlight the occurrence of both structural diversity and u...

journal_title：Interface focus

authors： Harris J,Böhm CF,Wolf SE

更新日期：2017-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the development of a tool, which provides users with the ability to visualize and interact with a comprehensive description of a multi-scale model of the renal nephron. A one-dimensional anatomical model of the nephron has been created and is used for visualization and modelling of tubule transport in vario...

journal_title：Interface focus

authors： Nickerson DP,Terkildsen JR,Hamilton KL,Hunter PJ

更新日期：2011-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Must higher level biological processes always be derivable from lower level data and mechanisms, as assumed by the idea that an organism is completely defined by its genome? Or are higher level properties necessarily also causes of lower level behaviour, involving actions and interactions both ways? This article uses ...

journal_title：Interface focus

authors： Noble D

更新日期：2012-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of spatial patterns of cells is a recurring theme in biology and often depends on regulated cell motility. Motility of the rod-shaped cells of the bacterium Myxococcus xanthus depends on two motility machineries, type IV pili (giving rise to S-motility) and the gliding motility apparatus (giving rise to A-mo...

journal_title：Interface focus

authors： Starruß J,Peruani F,Jakovljevic V,Søgaard-Andersen L,Deutsch A,Bär M

更新日期：2012-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there has been a move away from the use of static in vitro two-dimensional cell culture models for testing the chemical safety and efficacy of drugs. Such models are increasingly being replaced by more physiologically relevant cell culture systems featuring dynamic flow and/or three-dimensional struct...

journal_title：Interface focus

authors： Hyndman L,McKee S,Mottram NJ,Singh B,Webb SD,McGinty S

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2018.0034.]. ...

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authors： van Delft FCMJM,Ipolitti G,Nicolau DV Jr,Sudalaiyadum Perumal A,Kašpar O,Kheireddine S,Wachsmann-Hogiu S,Nicolau DV

更新日期：2019-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:'Bioinspiration'-using phenomena in biology to stimulate research in non-biological science and technology-is a strategy that suggests new areas for research. Beyond its potential to nucleate new ideas, bioinspiration has two other interesting characteristics. It can suggest subjects in research that are relatively si...

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authors： Whitesides GM

更新日期：2015-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic β-cells use Ca(2+)-dependent exocytosis of large dense core vesicles to release insulin. Exocytosis in β-cells has been studied biochemically, biophysically and optically. We have previously developed a biophysical method to monitor release of endogenous intragranular constituents that are co-released with ...

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authors： Galvanovskis J,Braun M,Rorsman P

更新日期：2011-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of bioadhesives inspired from marine animals is a promising approach to generate new tissue-compatible medical components. A number of marine species, through their adhesive properties, also represent significant foulers that become increasingly problematic to aquaculture, shipping or local biodiversit...

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authors： Pennati R,Rothbächer U

更新日期：2015-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This article uses an integrative systems biological view of the relationship between genotypes and phenotypes to clarify some conceptual problems in biological debates about causality. The differential (gene-centric) view is incomplete in a sense analogous to using differentiation without integration in mathematics. D...

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authors： Noble D

更新日期：2011-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of high strength and high toughness is a desirable feature that structural materials should display. However, while in the past, engineers had to compromise on either strength or toughness depending on the requested application, nowadays, new toughening strategies are available to provide strong materi...

journal_title：Interface focus

authors： Berardo A,Pantano MF,Pugno NM

更新日期：2016-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel class of ultra-thin fibres, which affect microbial growth, were explored. The microbial properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) fibres containing 2, 4 and 8 wt% of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were studied. GNPs were dispersed in a polymeric solution and processed using pressurized gyration. Electron microsco...

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authors： Matharu RK,Porwal H,Ciric L,Edirisinghe M

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Books with titles like 'The Call of the Wild' seemed to set a path for a life. Thus, I would be an explorer-a plan that did not work out so well, at least at first. On leaving school I got a job as a 'Works Chemist Improver', testing Ni catalysts for the hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanol. Taking night classes I ...

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authors： Russell MJ

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:'Managed grazing' is gaining attention for its potential to contribute to climate change mitigation by reducing bare ground and promoting perennialization, thereby enhancing soil carbon sequestration (SCS). Understanding why ranchers adopt managed grazing is key to developing the right incentives. In this paper, we ex...

journal_title：Interface focus

authors： Gosnell H,Charnley S,Stanley P

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2017.0015.]. ...

journal_title：Interface focus

authors： Müller GB

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell migration participates in a variety of physiological and pathological processes such as embryonic development, cancer metastasis, blood vessel formation and remoulding, tissue regeneration, immune surveillance and inflammation. The cells specifically migrate to destiny sites induced by the gradually varying conce...

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authors： Wu J,Mao Z,Tan H,Han L,Ren T,Gao C

更新日期：2012-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:How did people in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries account for sleep loss? This article answers this question through an in-depth analysis of the life-writings of six early modern women and men that suffered from periodic or persistent episodes of sleep loss. It focuses on the ways in which these health crises ...

journal_title：Interface focus

authors： Handley S

更新日期：2020-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound elastography is a technique used for clinical imaging of tissue stiffness with a conventional ultrasound machine. It was first proposed two decades ago, but active research continues in this area to the present day. Numerous clinical applications have been investigated, mostly related to cancer imaging, and...

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authors： Treece G,Lindop J,Chen L,Housden J,Prager R,Gee A

更新日期：2011-08-06 00:00:00