Towards fungal computer.

abstract：:Silica carriers equipped with molecular and supramolecular pH-sensitive nanovalves were designed by combination of sol-gel synthesis and selective postsynthetic modification. Mesoporous structure of synthesized materials was characterized by low-temperature nitrogen adsorption-desorption, small-angle X-ray diffraction...

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authors： Roik NV,Belyakova LA

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:As a novel class of biomaterials, nucleopeptides, via the conjugation of nucleobases and peptides, usually self-assemble to form nanofibres driven mainly by hydrogen bonds. Containing nucleobase(s), nucleopeptides have a unique property-interacting with nucleic acids. Here we report the design and characterization of ...

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authors： Du X,Zhou J,Li X,Xu B

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoparticles do not exist in thermodynamical equilibrium because of high surface free energy, thus they have only kinetic stability. Spontaneous changes can be delayed by designed surface coating. In biomedical applications, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) require an optimized coating in order to ...

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authors： Tombácz E,Farkas K,Földesi I,Szekeres M,Illés E,Tóth IY,Nesztor D,Szabó T

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofuels production from microalgae attracts much attention but remains an unproven technology. We explore routes to enhance production through modifications to a range of generic microalgal physiological characteristics. Our analysis shows that biofuels production may be enhanced ca fivefold through genetic modificat...

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authors： Flynn KJ,Mitra A,Greenwell HC,Sui J

更新日期：2013-02-06 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：: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：:'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...

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authors： Gosnell H,Charnley S,Stanley P

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic remodelling of actin stress fibres (SFs) allows non-muscle cells to adapt to applied forces such as uniaxial cell shortening. However, the mechanism underlying rapid and selective disassembly of SFs oriented in the direction of shortening remains to be elucidated. Here, we investigated how myosin crossbridge c...

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authors： Matsui TS,Kaunas R,Kanzaki M,Sato M,Deguchi S

更新日期：2011-10-06 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...

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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：: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...

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authors： Berardo A,Pantano MF,Pugno NM

更新日期：2016-02-06 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：: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：:Apart from interacting, prey and predators may also avoid each other by moving into refuges where they lack food, yet survive by switching to an energy-saving physiological state. Lotka-Volterra models of predator-prey interactions ignore this option. Therefore, we have modelled this game of 'joining versus opting out...

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authors： Staňková K,Abate A,Sabelis MW,Buša J,You L

更新日期：2013-12-06 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：:In this paper, we show that solutions to ordinary differential equations describing the large-population limits of Markovian stochastic epidemic models can be interpreted as survival or cumulative hazard functions when analysing data on individuals sampled from the population. We refer to the individual-level survival...

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authors： KhudaBukhsh WR,Choi B,Kenah E,Rempała GA

更新日期：2020-02-06 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

abstract：:Clinicians face many challenges when diagnosing and treating breast cancer. These challenges include interpreting and co-locating information between different medical imaging modalities that are used to identify tumours and predicting where these tumours move to during different treatment procedures. We have develope...

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authors： Babarenda Gamage TP,Malcolm DTK,Maso Talou G,Mîra A,Doyle A,Nielsen PMF,Nash MP

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there have been significant advances in our understanding of the functions of mitochondrial complex I other than the generation of energy. These include its role in generation of reactive oxygen species, involvement in the hypoxic tissue response and its possible regulation by nitric oxide (NO) metabo...

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authors： Galkin A,Moncada S

更新日期：2017-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontitis is a polymicrobial, biofilm-caused, inflammatory disease affecting the tooth-supporting tissues. It is not only the leading cause of tooth loss worldwide, but can also impact systemic health. The development of effective treatment strategies is hampered by the complicated disease pathogenesis which is be...

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authors： Bloch S,Tomek MB,Friedrich V,Messner P,Schäffer C

更新日期：2019-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) are an important class of widely expressed membrane neuroreceptors, which play a crucial role in fast synaptic communications and are involved in several neurological conditions. They are activated by the binding of neurotransmitters, which trigger the transmission of an e...

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authors： Crnjar A,Comitani F,Melis C,Molteni C

更新日期：2019-06-06 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...

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

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemoattractant gradients are usually considered in terms of sources and sinks that are independent of the chemotactic cell. However, recent interest has focused on 'self-generated' gradients, in which cell populations create their own local gradients as they move. Here, we consider the interplay between chemoattracta...

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authors： Mackenzie JA,Nolan M,Insall RH

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The bulk mechanical properties of tissues are highly tuned to the physiological loads they experience and reflect the hierarchical structure and mechanical properties of their constituent parts. A thorough understanding of the processes involved in tissue adaptation is required to develop multi-scale computational mod...

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authors： Susilo ME,Paten JA,Sander EA,Nguyen TD,Ruberti JW

更新日期：2016-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dual-Wavelength Echidna Lidar (DWEL), a full waveform terrestrial laser scanner (TLS), has been used to scan a variety of forested and agricultural environments. From these scanning campaigns, we summarize the benefits and challenges given by DWEL's novel coaxial dual-wavelength scanning technology, particularly f...

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authors： Li Z,Schaefer M,Strahler A,Schaaf C,Jupp D

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper proposes methods and technologies that advance the state of the art for modelling the musculoskeletal system across the spatial and temporal scales; and storing these using efficient ontologies and tools. We present population-based modelling as an efficient method to rapidly generate individual morphology ...

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authors： Fernandez J,Zhang J,Heidlauf T,Sartori M,Besier T,Röhrle O,Lloyd D

更新日期：2016-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) show distinctive plasmonic optical properties and superior photostability, enabling them to serve as photostable multi-coloured optical molecular probes and sensors for real-time in vivo imaging. To effectively study biological functions in vivo, it is essential that the NP probes are b...

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authors： Browning LM,Huang T,Xu XH

更新日期：2013-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the predictions of game theory is that cooperative behaviours are vulnerable to exploitation by selfish individuals, but this result seemingly contradicts the survival of cooperation observed in nature. In this review, we will introduce game theoretical concepts that lead to this conclusion and show how the spa...

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authors： Lambert G,Vyawahare S,Austin RH

更新日期：2014-08-06 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：:Yves Bouligand's analysis of the organizations of biological materials in relation to those of liquid crystals enabled the development of the idea that physical forces exerting their actions under strong spatial constraints determine the structures and morphologies of these materials. The different levels of organizat...

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authors： Charvolin J,Sadoc JF

更新日期：2012-10-06 00:00:00