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Maturation of biomimetic hydroxyapatite in physiological fluids: a physicochemical and proteomic study
(Materials Today Bio, 2021-09)Biomimetic calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite (CDHA) as a bioactive material exhibits exceptional intrinsic osteoinductive and osteogenic properties because of its nanostructure and composition, which ... -
Measurement of work in single-molecule pulling experiments
(The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2009)A main goal of single-molecule experiments is to evaluate equilibrium free energy differences by applying fluctuation relations to repeated work measurements along irreversible processes. We quantify ... -
MetaPhOrs 2.0: integrative, phylogeny-based inference of orthology and paralogy across the tree of life
(Nucleic Acids Research, 2020)Inferring homology relationships across genes in different species is a central task in comparative genomics. Therefore, a large number of resources and methods have been developed over the years. Some ... -
Modeling cell adhesion and proliferation: a cellular-automata based approach
(Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences, 2015)Background: Cell adhesion is a process that involves the interaction between the cell membrane and another surface, either a cell or a substrate. Unlike experimental tests, computer models can simulate ... -
Multiple ion scaffold-based delivery platform for potential application in early stages of bone regeneration
(Materials, 2021)Bone has the intrinsic capacity to regenerate itself, as long as the damage is small, through the sequential stimulation of specific phases, such as angiogenesis followed by osteogenesis. However, when ... -
Multiple RNA recognition patterns during microRNA biogenesis in plants
(Genome Research, 2013)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) derive from longer precursors with fold-back structures. While animal miRNA precursors have homogenous structures, plant precursors comprise a collection of fold-backs with variable ... -
Muscarinic receptor blockade in ventral hippocampus and prelimbic cortex impairs memory for socially transmitted food preference
(Hippocampus, 2008)Acetylcholine is involved in learning and memory and, particularly, in olfactory tasks, but reports on its specific role in consolidation processes are somewhat controversial. The present experiment ... -
Muscarinic transmission in the basolateral amygdala is necessary for the acquisition of socially transmitted food preferences in rats
(Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 2009)We examined the involvement of muscarinic receptors in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) in the social transmission of food preference (STFP) learning by assessing the effects of scopolamine (20 μg/side), ... -
National cultural dimensions and their impact on construction project management in developing countries: the case of Ghana
(Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 2023)Construction project management (CPM) in developing countries (DCs) tends to experience high levels of failure. These failures have been attributed to technical, behavioural and economic factors. However, ... -
New partners identified by mass spectrometry assay reveal functions of NCAM2 in neural cytoskeleton organization
(International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021)Neuronal cell adhesion molecule 2 (NCAM2) is a membrane protein with an important role in the morphological development of neurons. In the cortex and the hippocampus, NCAM2 is essential for proper ... -
PhylomeDB V5: an expanding repository for genome-wide catalogues of annotated gene phylogenies
(Nucleic Acids Research, 2022)PhylomeDB is a unique knowledge base providing public access to minable and browsable catalogues of pre-computed genome-wide collections of annotated sequences, alignments and phylogenies (i.e. phylomes) ... -
Probing RNA structural landscapes across Candida yeast genomes
(Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024)Understanding the intricate roles of RNA molecules in virulence and host-pathogen interactions can provide valuable insights into combatting infections and improving human health. Although much progress ... -
A progesterone derivative linked to a stable phospholipid activates breast cancer cell response without leaving the cell membrane
(Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2024)In hormone-responsive breast cancer cells, progesterone (P4) has been shown to act via its nuclear receptor (nPR), a ligand-activated transcription factor. A small fraction of progesterone receptor is ... -
Rationally designed azobenzene photoswitches for efficient two-photon neuronal excitation
(Nature Communications, 2019)Manipulation of neuronal activity using two-photon excitation of azobenzene photoswitches with near-infrared light has been recently demonstrated, but their practical use in neuronal tissue to photostimulate ... -
Regulation of actin dynamics during structural plasticity of dendritic spines: signaling messengers and actin-binding proteins
(Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2018-09)Activity-dependent plasticity of synaptic structure and function plays an essential role in neuronal development and in cognitive functions including learning and memory. The formation, maintenance and ... -
Simplified qualitative discrete numerical model to determine cracking pattern in brittle materials by means of finite element method
(Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2017)This paper presents the formulation, implementation, and validation of a simplified qualitative model to determine the crack path of solids considering static loads, infinitesimal strain, and plane ... -
A simplified scheme for piezoelectric anisotropic analysis in human vertebrae using integral methods
(Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2018)This paper outlines a computational model for the analysis of the piezoelectric behaviour of the vertebral body remodelling process. Particular attention is paid to the algorithms for the simulation of ... -
Single-molecule derivation of salt dependent base-pair free energies in DNA
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences., 2010)Accurate knowledge of the thermodynamic properties of nucleic acids is crucial to predicting their structure and stability. To date most measurements of base-pair free energies in DNA are obtained in ... -
Single-molecule stochastic resonance
(Physical Review X, 2012)Stochastic resonance (SR) is a well-known phenomenon in dynamical systems. It consists of the amplification and optimization of the response of a system assisted by stochastic (random or probabilistic) ... -
Skull fractures by glass bottles tested on cadaveric heads
(International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2023)Head trauma is frequently related to the misuse of drinking vessels as weapons. Forensic reports usually evaluate these blunt injuries as having occurred in scenarios where the alcohol intake is high. ...