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Device Physics of Polymer:Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells (2007)

Abstract Plastic solar cells bear the potential for large‐scale power generation based on materials that provide the possibility of flexible, lightweight, inexpensive, efficient solar cells. Since the discovery of the photoinduced electron transfer from a conjugated polymer to fullerene molecules, followed by the introduction of the bulk heterojunction (BHJ) concept, this material combination has been extensively studied in organic solar cells, leading to several breakthroughs in efficiency, with a power conversion efficiency approaching 5 %. This article reviews the processes and limitations that govern device operation of polymer:fullerene BHJ solar cells, with respect to the charge‐carrier transport and photogeneration mechanism. The transport of electrons/holes in the blend is a crucial parameter and must be controlled (e.g., by controlling the nanoscale morphology) and enhanced in order to allow fabrication of thicker films to maximize the absorption, without significant recombination losses. Concomitantly, a balanced transport of electrons and holes in the blend is needed to suppress the build‐up of the space–charge that will significantly reduce the power conversion efficiency. Dissociation of electron–hole pairs at the donor/acceptor interface is an important process that limits the charge generation efficiency under normal operation condition. Based on these findings, there is a compromise between charge generation (light absorption) and open‐circuit voltage ( V OC ) when attempting to reduce the bandgap of the polymer (or fullerene). Therefore, an increase in V OC of polymer:fullerene cells, for example by raising the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital level of the fullerene, will benefit cell performance as both fill factor and short‐circuit current increase simultaneously.
Optical Fiber-Based MR-Compatible Sensors for Medical Applications: An Overview (2013)

During last decades, Magnetic Resonance (MR)--compatible sensors based on different techniques have been developed due to growing demand for application in medicine. There are several technological solutions to design MR-compatible sensors, among them, the one based on optical fibers presents several attractive features. The high elasticity and small size allow designing miniaturized fiber optic sensors (FOS) with metrological characteristics (e.g., accuracy, sensitivity, zero drift, and frequency response) adequate for most common medical applications; the immunity from electromagnetic interference and the absence of electrical connection to the patient make FOS suitable to be used in high electromagnetic field and intrinsically safer than conventional technologies. These two features further heightened the potential role of FOS in medicine making them especially attractive for application in MRI. This paper provides an overview of MR-compatible FOS, focusing on the sensors employed for measuring physical parameters in medicine (i.e., temperature, force, torque, strain, and position). The working principles of the most promising FOS are reviewed in terms of their relevant advantages and disadvantages, together with their applications in medicine.
Site-specific modification of a fragment of a chimeric monoclonal antibody using reverse proteolysis (1992)

We propose a novel method for the site-specific labeling of antibodies under mild conditions and give as an example the modification of an F(ab')2-like fragment of the chimeric monoclonal antibody B72.3. The F(ab')2-like fragment was produced by the action of the protease lysyl endopeptidase. Reverse proteolysis, catalyzed by the same enzyme, was then used to attach carbohydrazide specifically to the carboxyl termini of the heavy chains of the fragment. Finally, a radiolabeled chelator possessing an aldehyde group was conjugated to the modified fragment through a hydrazone linkage. The resulting site-specifically labeled F(ab')2-like fragment was characterized by gel electrophoresis and by enzymic digestion. It was found to possess immunoreactivity equivalent to that of the unmodified F(ab')2-like fragment as determined by immunofluorescence and ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) techniques. The advantages and disadvantages of this labeling method, which appear to be of quite general applicability, are discussed.
Identification and disruption of an Arabidopsis zinc finger gene controlling seed germination (2000)

We describe here the Arabidopsis gene DAG1, encoding a zinc finger transcription factor of the Dof family, and show that it is involved in the control of seed germination. By a reverse genetics approach, we isolated an Arabidopsis mutant line with one T-DNA insertion in DAG1. Seeds from homozygous knockout dag1-1 plants do not develop dormancy and germinate also in the absence of light. Segregation analysis indicates that the effect of the mutation is maternal. Accordingly, in situ mRNA hybridizations reveal expression of DAG1 in the vascular tissue of the flower and maturing fruit but not in the seed.
Naming in Distributed Language Systems. (1984)

The anti-hyperlipidemic drug clofibrate produces negative inotropic effects and arrythmias in isolated perfused rabbit heart Langendorff preparations. In electrically stimulated rat left atria, clofibrate produces negative inotropic effects, the speed of onset and extent of which are decreased by raising the Ca concentration of the bathing medium. Sensitivity of isolated rat atria to clofibrate is not increased when the tissues are stimulated under slow Ca channel conditions, in which the tissues are activated by either isoproterenol or dibutyryl cyclic AMP, although sensitivity to clofibrate is decreased when atria are exposed to increasing concentrations of norepinephrine. Increasing the stimulation frequency of isolated guinea-pig atria to produce a positive treppe also decreases the inhibitory effect of clofibrate, while in rat atria the typical negative treppe is altered towards a positive treppe in presence of clofibrate. The effects of paired electrical stimulation are not diminished by the drug, suggesting that Ca release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum is not affected by clofibrate, although the drug inhibits the rate of Ca uptake by isolated cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria. These results suggest that clofibrate has multiple effects on Ca functions in cardiac muscle.
CSF biomarkers in suicide attempters – a principal component analysis (2010)

Our results suggest that specific combinations of CSF biomarkers may discriminate between types of suicidal behaviour and indicate increased risk for future suicide.
Multispectral Imaging of the Ocular Fundus using LED Illumination (2009)

We present preliminary data from an imaging system based on LED illumination for obtaining sequential multi-spectral optical images of the human ocular fundus. The system is capable of acquiring images at speeds of up to 20fps and we have demonstrated that the system is fast enough to allow images to be acquired with minimal inter-frame movement. Further improvements have been identified that will improve both imaging speed and image quality. The long-term goal is to use the system in conjunction with novel image analysis algorithms to extract chromophore concentrations from images of the ocular fundus, with a particular emphasis on age-related macular degeneration. The system has also found utility in fluorescence microscopy.
High-throughput genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms with rolling circle amplification (2001)

Compatibility with homogeneous formats and the ability to assay small amounts of genomic DNA meets the exacting requirements of automated, high-throughput SNP scoring.
Available Bandwidth Estimation in IEEE 802.11-based Wireless Networks (2003)

INTRODUCTION Available bandwidth estimation is a vital component of admission control for quality-of-service (QoS) in both wireline as well as wireless networks. In wireless networks, the available bandwidth undergoes fast time-scale variations due to channel fading and error from physical obstacles. These effects are not present in wireline networks, and make estimation of available bandwidth in wireless networks a challenging task. Furthermore, the wireless channel is also a shared-access medium, and the available bandwidth also varies with the number of hosts contending for the channel. Wireless last-hop networks employing the IEEE 802.11 protocol in Distributed Co-ordination Function (DCF) mode are becoming increasingly popular. In DCF mode, the 802.11 protocol [1] does not require any centralized entity to co-ordinate users&amp;apos; transmissions. The MAC layer uses a CSMA/CA algorithm for shared use of the medium. In this extended abstract, we present an available bandwidth estimation
The crystal structure of TGF‐β3 and comparison to TGF‐β2: Implications for receptor binding (1996)

Transforming growth factors beta belong to a group of cytokines that control cellular proliferation and differentiation. Five isoforms are known that share approximately 75% sequence identity, but exert different biological activities. The structure of TGF-beta 3 was solved by X-ray crystallography and refined to a final R-factor of 17.5% at 2.0 A resolution. Comparison with the structure of TGF-beta 2 (Schlunegger MP, Grütter MG, 1992, Nature 358:430-434; Daopin S, Piez KA, Ogawa Y, Davies DR, 1992, Science 257:369-373) reveals a virtually identical central core. Differences exist in the conformations of the N-terminal alpha-helix and in the beta-sheet loops. In TGF-beta 3, the N-terminal alpha-helix has moved approximately 1 A away from the central core. This movement can be correlated with the mutation of Leu 17 to Val and Ala 47 to Pro in TGF-beta 3. The beta-sheet loops rotate as a rigid body 9 degrees around an axis that runs approximately parallel to the dimer axis. If these differences are recognized by the TGF-beta receptors, they might account for the individual cellular responses. A molecule of the precipitating agent dioxane is bound in a crystal contact, forming a hydrogen bond with Trp 32. This dioxane may occupy a carbohydrate-binding site, because dioxane possesses some structural similarity with a carbohydrate. The dioxane is in contact with two tryptophans, which are often involved in carbohydrate recognition.
The in vitro growth, heterotransplantation, and immunohistochemical characterization of the blastemal component of Wilms' tumor. (1987)

Wilms' tumor has been proposed to originate from a developmental abnormality of the metanephric blastema. This undifferentiated component of Wilms' tumors has previously eluded efforts for in vitro growth. Blastema from a "classical" Wilms' tumor was transplanted into nude mice and passaged through 12 generations of heterotransplantation. Tumors from heterotransplants were grown for 12 serial passages in a serum-free growth medium supplemented with hormones and conditioned media from human kidney proximal tubule cells. The blastema initially grew on a collagen-fetal calf serum matrix as multicellular spheroids, and the cells proliferating from the rim of the spheroids had a flattened shape. Pulse-labeling with bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) identified the proliferating cell population as blastemal in origin. Except for a loss of extracellular matrix, ultrastructural studies demonstrated morphologic similarities in the cultured cells, compared with the primary tumor and heterotransplants. Lectin histochemical stains for the peanut lectin (PNA) and immunohistochemical stains for cytokeratin (CYTO), vimentin (VIM), and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) were performed on the original tumor, successive heterotransplants, and cells grown in vitro. The PNA stained the surface of the blastemal cells after sialidase digestion in the original tumor, heterotransplants, and cultured cells. The blastema of the original tumors was negative for CYTO and EMA but reactive for vimentin. This lack of differentiation was maintained in heterotransplants through 12 passages. However, blastemal cells demonstrated coexpression of CYTO and VIM intermediate filaments when grown in a serum-free medium on a matrix material. These studies demonstrate that the blastemal component of Wilms' tumor can be successfully grown in culture, passaged in nude mouse heterotransplants, and shown to undergo early stages of blastemal differentiation in vitro by growth in serum-free medium. This in vitro system provides a model for testing the factors that influence the growth and differentiation of the blastemal component of Wilms' tumors.
Short constrained peptides that inhibit HIV-1 entry (2002)

Peptides corresponding to the C-terminal heptad repeat of HIV-1 gp41 (C-peptides) are potent inhibitors of HIV-1 entry into cells. Their mechanism of inhibition involves binding in a helical conformation to the central coiled coil of HIV-1 gp41 in a dominant-negative manner. Short C-peptides, however, have low binding affinity for gp41 and poor inhibitory activity, which creates an obstacle to the development of small drug-like C-peptides. To improve the inhibitory potency of short C-peptides that target the hydrophobic pocket region of gp41, we use two strategies to stabilize the C-peptide helix: chemical crosslinking and substitution with unnatural helix-favoring amino acids. In this study, the short linear peptide shows no significant inhibitory activity, but a constrained peptide (C14linkmid) inhibits cell-cell fusion at micromolar potency. Structural studies confirm that the constrained peptides bind to the gp41 hydrophobic pocket. Calorimetry reveals that, of the peptides analyzed, the most potent are those that best balance the changes in binding enthalpy and entropy, and surprisingly not those with the highest helical propensity as measured by circular dichroism spectroscopy. Our study reveals the thermodynamic basis of inhibition of an HIV C-peptide, demonstrates the utility of constraining methods for a short antiviral peptide inhibitor, and has implications for the future design of constrained peptides.
Preparation of Highly Immunogenic Ribosomal Fractions ofMycobacterium tuberculosisby Use of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (1966)

Youmans, Anne S. (Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill.), and Guy P. Youmans. Preparation of highly immunogenic ribosomal fractions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by use of sodium dodecyl sulfate. J. Bacteriol. 91:2139-2145. 1966.-Ribosomal fractions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, strain H37Ra, were prepared by treatment of the intracellular particulate fraction with 0.25 or 0.5% sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) followed by centrifugation at 144,700 x g for 3 hr. This procedure has greatly simplified the preparation of ribosomal fractions and has given fractions composed of approximately 50% ribonucleic acid (RNA) and 15 to 20% protein. When incorporated into Freund's incomplete adjuvant and injected intraperitoneally into CF-1 mice, the SDS ribosomal fractions were more immunogenic than the particulate fractions from which they were prepared. They were as much as 100 times more immunogenic than ribosomal fractions prepared by differential centrifugation, 1 mug (dry weight) per mouse being sufficient for the induction of some immunity. However, none of these ribosomal preparations, in comparable doses, was as immunogenic as the living cells from which they were prepared. It was also shown that the addition of 10(-4)m MgCl(2) to the final diluent increased immunogenic activity, whereas larger concentrations (10(-3)m) reduced immunogenic activity. Preparation of the ribosomal fraction from ruptured cells in one continuous process during the course of 1 day increased the activity. Two-week-old H37Ra cells contained more RNA and were more immunogenic than the older cultures which have been used in the past.
How natural infection by Nosema ceranae causes honeybee colony collapse (2008)

In recent years, honeybees (Apis mellifera) have been strangely disappearing from their hives, and strong colonies have suddenly become weak and died. The precise aetiology underlying the disappearance of the bees remains a mystery. However, during the same period, Nosema ceranae, a microsporidium of the Asian bee Apis cerana, seems to have colonized A. mellifera, and it's now frequently detected all over the world in both healthy and weak honeybee colonies. For first time, we show that natural N. ceranae infection can cause the sudden collapse of bee colonies, establishing a direct correlation between N. ceranae infection and the death of honeybee colonies under field conditions. Signs of colony weakness were not evident until the queen could no longer replace the loss of the infected bees. The long asymptomatic incubation period can explain the absence of evident symptoms prior to colony collapse. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that healthy colonies near to an infected one can also become infected, and that N. ceranae infection can be controlled with a specific antibiotic, fumagillin. Moreover, the administration of 120 mg of fumagillin has proven to eliminate the infection, but it cannot avoid reinfection after 6 months. We provide Koch's postulates between N. ceranae infection and a syndrome with a long incubation period involving continuous death of adult bees, non-stop brood rearing by the bees and colony loss in winter or early spring despite the presence of sufficient remaining pollen and honey.
Molecular Cloning and Characterization of the Human Folate-binding Protein cDNA from Placenta and Malignant Tissue Culture (KB) Cells (1989)

Human folate-binding proteins (FBPs) are single chain glycoproteins that contain a high affinity binding site for folates and methotrexate and occur in a soluble or membrane-associated form. The membrane-associated FBP is involved in the uptake of physiologic folates and methotrexate. In this study, human FBP cDNA clones were isolated from human malignant nasopharyngeal carcinoma (KB) cell and placental cDNA libraries by means of oligonucleotide probes derived from determined internal amino acid sequences. The longest cDNA nucleotide sequence is 1126 base pairs and encodes a polypeptide that contains 257 amino acid residues (calculated molecular mass = 29,817). The deduced amino acid sequence is 80% homologous to a bovine soluble FBP, is greater than 99% homologous to the reported partial amino acid sequence of the human soluble FBP, contains three potential N-linked glycosylation sites, and has hydrophobic amino- and carboxylterminal regions which are consistent with a signal peptide and a potential membrane-anchoring domain, respectively. On Northern blot analysis, radiolabeled cDNA probes hybridize to a single 1100-base pair mRNA species that is expressed to a variable degree in human KB cells, placenta, brain, and epithelial mRNA but is not detectable in human liver mRNA. In vitro translation of RNA transcripts from the FBP cDNA inserts yields a 30-kDa and a 42-kDa polypeptide in the absence and presence of microsomal membranes, respectively.
Relation Between Alkaline Phosphatase, Serum Phosphate, and All-Cause or Cardiovascular Mortality (2009)

We found an independent relation between higher levels of AlkP and adverse outcomes among survivors of myocardial infarction and in a general population sample. The excess risk of death was present in people without evidence of kidney disease and was particularly high among people with higher levels of both AlkP and serum phosphate.
Influence of process-induced stress on device characteristics and its impact on scaled device performance (1999)

This paper reports on the effects of oxidation-induced stress on the generation current in pn-junction and gated diodes. It is observed that even in the regime where no extended defects are present, the generation current is a strong function of the compressive stress in the substrate. Experimental results are presented revealing an order of magnitude increase in generation current for stress changes of a few 100 MPa's. A stress-induced bandgap narrowing model that describes the relationship between the oxidation-induced stress and the generation current in MOS devices is proposed and experimentally verified. Using this model, we have calculated the stress-induced generation current in scaled shallow trench isolated (STI) devices due to reoxidation after STI formation. As the device pitch is reduced a large increase in stress and leakage current is observed, consistent with the experimental data.
A mathematic model for relating the drug sensitivity of tumors to their spontaneous mutation rate. (1980)

A mathematic model has been developed relating the drug sensitivity of a tumor to its own spontaneous mutation rate towards phenotypic drug resistance. The proportion as well as the absolute numbers of resistant cells will increase with time and the fraction of resistant cells within tumor colonies of the same size with vary depending on whether mutation occurs as an early or late event. Analysis of the model indicates that the probability of the appearance of a resistant phenotype increases with the mutation rate. Furthermore, for any population of tumors with a non-zero mutation rate the likelihood of there being at least one resistant cell will go from a condition of low to high probability over a very short interval in the tumor's biologic history.
Peroxynitrite mediates neurotoxicity of amyloid beta-peptide1-42- and lipopolysaccharide-activated microglia. (2002)

The amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) activates microglia and promotes the generation of cytokines and oxygen species, including nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), which can be either neurotoxic or neuroprotective. We show that neuron death in cocultures of rat cortical microglia and neurons activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or Abeta1-42 plus interferon gamma (IFNgamma) is caused by short-lived diffusible molecules and follows the generation of superoxide and/or peroxynitrite as determined by electron paramagnetic spectroscopy. Neurotoxicity induced by LPS or Abeta1-42 plus IFNgamma is blocked by inhibitors of NO synthesis and by the peroxynitrite (ONOO-) decomposition catalysts FeTMPyP [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(n-methyl-4'-pyridyl)porphinato iron (III) chloride] and FeTPPS [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)prophyrinato iron (III) chloride] but not by the TNF-alpha inhibitor pentoxifylline. The specificity of FeTMPyP for ONOO- was confirmed by its ability to block the toxicity of a peroxynitrite donor but not of NO donors or of high levels of superoxide in a yeast mutant lacking superoxide dismutase 1. These results implicate peroxynitrite as a mediator of the toxicity of activated microglia, which may play a major role in Abeta1-42 neurotoxicity and Alzheimer's disease.