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Microstructural engineering of high-power redox flow battery electrodes via non-solvent induced phase separation (2022)

Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are emerging as viable options for grid-scale energy storage, but their elevated costs hamper commercialization. Enhancing the porous carbon electrode performance to improve power density and reduce system costs is an effective strategy toward widespread deployment; however, the porous carbon electrode must satisfy multiple contradictory roles, including providing high surface area, low pressure drop, and facile mass transport, thus motivating electrode engineering efforts. In this work, we systematically explore the non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) technique as a platform to synthesize a family of distinct microstructures for use in RFBs. Flow cell studies in commercially relevant redox pairs (i.e., Fe2+/3+, V2+/3+, and V4+/5+) are performed, revealing diverse performance profiles, synthesis-structure-performance relationships, and opportunities for high-power electrode materials. We anticipate that, with further refinement and customization, NIPS electrodes can broadly benefit electrode engineering efforts for electrochemical energy storage and conversion applications.
Current Clinical Brain Tumor Imaging (2017)

Neuroimaging plays an ever evolving role in the diagnosis, treatment planning, and post-therapy assessment of brain tumors. This review provides an overview of current magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods routinely employed in the care of the brain tumor patient. Specifically, we focus on advanced techniques including diffusion, perfusion, spectroscopy, tractography, and functional MRI as they pertain to noninvasive characterization of brain tumors and pretreatment evaluation. The utility of both structural and physiological MRI in the post-therapeutic brain evaluation is also reviewed with special attention to the challenges presented by pseudoprogression and pseudoresponse.
The Pinless External Fixator—Its Quality of Anchorage in Human Tibiae (1993)

Remiger, A. R.1; Schlegel, U.1; Frigg, R.1; Perren, S. M.1; Claudi, B.2 Author Information
Abstract 3642: Tumor-antigen expression-dependent activation of the CD137 costimulatory pathway by bispecific DART® proteins (2017)

Abstract Introduction: CD137 (4-1BB) is a co-stimulatory molecule expressed by activated T and NK cells that, upon interaction with its CD137 ligand, further supports cell activation, proliferation and survival. Activation via CD137 holds great promise for cancer immunotherapy; however, current CD137 agonistic interventions are associated with systemic safety concerns. To develop a therapeutic modality that reduces the potential for systemic CD137 effects, we applied the DART® bispecific platform to generate proteins that can induce tumor-antigen dependent T-cell activation. Methods: DART molecules were constructed containing anti-CD137 variable regions together with either anti-HER2 or anti-EphA2 variable regions. DART binding properties were evaluated by ELISA or flow cytometry; signaling responses assessed using a NF-κB luciferase reporter cell line expressing CD137. Co-stimulatory activity was characterized with primary human T cells in the presence or absence of tumor target antigen-expressing cells. Results: ELISA and flow cytometry analysis demonstrated that both HER2 x CD137 and EphA2 x CD137 DART molecules bind their respective target antigens. Co-culturing of a CD137/NF-κB reporter cell line with tumor lines expressing HER2 or EphA2 revealed tumor antigen-dependent CD137 pathway activation by HER2 x CD137 and EphA2 x CD137 DART molecules, respectively. To evaluate the effects of HER2 x CD137 and EphA2 x CD137 DART molecules on T-cell responses, co-stimulation T-cell assays were performed. In the presence of the relevant antigen-positive cell line, each respective DART molecule was able to promote T-cell proliferation and cytokine release in a HER2 or EphA2-dependent manner. No T-cell co-stimulation was observed by either DART molecule in the absence of antigen-expressing tumor cells. Furthermore, the level of tumor antigen-dependent co-stimulation supported by the DART molecules correlated with the level of tumor target expression. Consistent with the preferential induction of CD137 by the CD8 T cell subset, CD137-based DART proteins induced a substantial increase in the fraction of CD8+ central memory and effector memory T cells in the presence of the proper tumor antigen expressing cells. Conclusions: HER2 x CD137 and EphA2 x CD137 DART proteins promote T-cell co-stimulation in a tumor antigen-dependent manner and may provide an opportunity to target the CD137 co-stimulatory pathway for cancer immunotherapy, while limiting systemic T-cell activation and related side effects. Citation Format: Liqin Liu, Chia-Ying K. Lam, Vatana Long, Lusiana Widjaja, Yinhua Yang, Kalpana Shah, Doug Smith, Joanna Pan, Syd Johnson, Ezio Bonvini, Paul Moore. Tumor-antigen expression-dependent activation of the CD137 costimulatory pathway by bispecific DART® proteins [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 3642. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-3642
Molecular genetic analysis of the Rhizobium meliloti fixK promoter: identification of sequences involved in positive and negative regulation (1992)

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Interaction of factors determining oxygen uptake at the onset of exercise (1999)

Considerable debate surrounds the issue of whether the rate of adaptation of skeletal muscle O2 consumption (QO2) at the onset of exercise is limited by 1) the inertia of intrinsic cellular metabolic signals and enzyme activation or 2) the availability of O2 to the mitochondria, as determined by an extrinsic inertia of convective and diffusive O2 transport mechanisms. This review critically examines evidence for both hypotheses and clarifies important limitations in the experimental and theoretical approaches to this issue. A review of biochemical evidence suggests that a given respiratory rate is a function of the net drive of phosphorylation potential and redox potential and cellular mitochondrial PO2 (PmitoO2). Changes in both phosphorylation and redox potential are determined by intrinsic metabolic inertia. PmitoO2 is determined by the extrinsic inertia of both convective and diffusive O2 transport mechanisms during the adaptation to exercise and the rate of mitochondrial O2 utilization. In a number of exercise conditions, PmitoO2 appears to be within a range capable of modulating muscle metabolism. Within this context, adjustments in the phosphate energy state of the cell would serve as a cytosolic "transducer," linking ATP consumption with mitochondrial ATP production and, therefore, O2 consumption. The availability of reducing equivalents and O2 would modulate the rate of adaptation of QO2.
Influence of Soybean Phosphatide on Blood Coagulation and its Use in the Thromboplastin Generation Test (1958)

SummaryBy its use in a variety of blood clotting systems, soybean phosphatide has been shown to act as a partial thromboplastin in blood coagulation. In vitro, this substance displayed anti-heparin activity in human and dog blood and anti-protamine activity in human plasma. A simplified thromboplastin generation test is described for the study of hemorrhagic disorders. Soybean phosphatide serves as a complete substitute for platelets in this test.
Cost-Minimization Analysis Comparing Topiramate with Standard Treatments in Migraine Prophylaxis (2007)

Migraine is a common disorder with a relatively high burden of disease from the perspective of both society and the individual patient. Optimizing the use of prophylactic treatment may decrease the frequency and severity of attacks thus reducing the burden of disease. In this regard, topiramate has been found to be as effective as propranolol in the prevention of migraine attacks. In the present study, a cost-minimization analysis was performed. Monthly preventive medication cost and price per migraine attack reduced were used as measures. In comparison with propranolol and flunarizine, topiramate was identified as being the most costly option for migraine prophylaxis with a monthly drug cost of USD 24.97-45.04 as compared with propranolol (USD 1.72-6.87) and flunarizine (USD 6.09-12.18). Current treatment options would appear to offer better value for money in achieving effective migraine prophylaxis unless additional benefits can be identified for topiramate in this patient group.
Heteropathogenic virulence and phylogeny reveal phased pathogenic metamorphosis in Escherichia coli O2:H6 (2014)

Extraintestinal pathogenic and intestinal pathogenic (diarrheagenic) Escherichia coli differ phylogenetically and by virulence profiles. Classic theory teaches simple linear descent in this species, where non-pathogens acquire virulence traits and emerge as pathogens. However, diarrheagenic Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O2:H6 not only possess and express virulence factors associated with diarrheagenic and uropathogenic E. coli but also cause diarrhea and urinary tract infections. These organisms are phylogenetically positioned between members of an intestinal pathogenic group (STEC) and extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli. STEC O2:H6 is, therefore, a ‘heteropathogen,’ and the first such hybrid virulent E. coli identified. The phylogeny of these E. coli and the repertoire of virulence traits they possess compel consideration of an alternate view of pathogen emergence, whereby one pathogroup of E. coli undergoes phased metamorphosis into another. By understanding the evolutionary mechanisms of bacterial pathogens, rational strategies for counteracting their detrimental effects on humans can be developed.
Cell development obeys maximum Fisher information (2014)

Eukaryotic cell development has been optimized by natural selection to obey maximal intracellular flux of messenger proteins. This, in turn, implies maximum Fisher information on angular position about a target nuclear pore complex (NPR). The cell is simply modeled as spherical, with cell membrane (CM) diameter 10 micron and concentric nuclear membrane (NM) diameter 6 micron. The NM contains about 3000 nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). Development requires messenger ligands to travel from the CM-NPC-DNA target binding sites. Ligands acquire negative charge by phosphorylation, passing through the cytoplasm over Newtonian trajectories toward positively charged NPCs (utilizing positive nuclear localization sequences). The CM-NPC channel obeys maximized mean protein flux F and Fisher information I at the NPC, with first-order delta I = 0 and approximate 2nd-order delta I = 0 stability to environmental perturbations. Many of its predictions are confirmed, including the dominance of protein pathways of from 1-4 proteins, a 4nm size for the EGFR protein and the approximate flux value F =10^16 proteins/m2-s. After entering the nucleus, each protein ultimately delivers its ligand information to a DNA target site with maximum probability, i.e. maximum Kullback-Liebler entropy HKL. In a smoothness limit HKL approaches IDNA/2, so that the total CM-NPC-DNA channel obeys maximum Fisher I. Thus maximum information approaches non-equilibrium, one condition for life.
3D Ferrimagnetic Device for Multi-Bit Storage and Efficient In-Memory Computing (2020)

In this letter, we propose a 3D spintronic device stacked by ferrimagnetic (FIM) alloy CoTb layers with a thickness gradient for realizing multi-bit storage and efficient in-memory computing (IMC). Firstly, spin-orbit torque (SOT) induced multi-level magnetization switching of a Pt/CoTb/W/CoTb/Pt stack is experimentally achieved and micromagnetically modeled. Furthermore, a 3D-FIM IMC device with multiple ferrimagnetic layers is constructed and analyzed. Its functionalities of ultra-dense storage and reconfigurable logic are both validated through micromagnetic studies. Due to the ultra-fast dynamics near the compensation point, this 3D-FIM IMC device can operate with ultra-low energy consumption (~18 aJ) and ultra-high speed (~25 ps).
Decreased Insulin-Receptor Signaling Promotes the Autophagic Degradation of β-Amyloid Peptide inC. elegans (2007)

Autophagy is a conserved membrane trafficking pathway that mediates the delivery of cytoplasmic substrates to the lysosome for degradation. Impaired autophagic function is implicated in the pathology of various neurodegenerative diseases. We have generated transgenic C. elegans that express human beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) in order to examine the mechanism(s) of Abeta-toxicity. In this model, Abeta expression causes autophagosome accumulation, thereby mimicking a pathology found in brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. Furthermore, we demonstrate that decreased insulin-receptor signaling [using the daf-2(e1370) mutation] suppresses Abeta-induced paralysis by a mechanism that requires autophagy. Surprisingly, the daf-2 mutation also decreases Abeta-induced autophagosome accumulation. These observations can be explained by a model in which decreased insulin-receptor signaling promotes the maturation of autophagosomes into degradative autolysosomes, whereas Abeta impairs this process. Consistent with this model, we find that RNAi-mediated knock-down of lysosomal components results in enhanced Abeta-toxicity and autophagosome accumulation. Also, Abeta; daf-2(e1370) nematodes contain more lysosomes than either Abeta or control strains. Finally, we demonstrate that decreased insulin-receptor signaling promotes the autophagic degradation of Abeta.
Metal-free direct amination/aromatization of 2-cyclohexenones to iodo-N-arylanilines and N-arylanilines promoted by iodine (2012)

An iodine mediated aromatization leading to a one-pot synthesis of iodo-N-arylanilines and N-arylanilines is reported. This highly regioselective aliphatic-aromatic transformation can be performed with various combinations of 2-cyclohexenones and anilines. The presence of a directing group is crucial for achieving high yields.
Solvent Effect in Hydrogenolysis of Xylitol over Bifunctional Ru/MnO/C Catalysts under Alkaline-Free Conditions (2018)

The hydrogenolysis reaction of biomass-derived xylitol to glycols and glycerol has been carried out in different water/organic solvent mixtures over a bifunctional Ru/MnO/C catalyst under alkaline-free conditions at 60 bar H2 and 200 °C. In pure water, the retro-aldol reaction takes place. However, decarbonylation and epimerization are the dominant reactions and produce C4 and C5 alditols, which limits the overall selectivity to glycols and glycerol (30%). When 90:10 vol % water/1,4-dioxane and water/2-PrOH solutions are used as solvents, the product distribution is very similar to the one in water. Meanwhile, in 90:10 vol % water/primary alcohol (ROH with R = Me, Et, nPr, nBu), the overall selectivity to glycols and glycerol is greatly enhanced (up to 70%), whereas the selectivity to C4 and C5 alditols is reduced. In a solution with a higher MeOH proportion of 20 vol %, the glycols are detected with even higher selectivity; however, some deactivation of the catalyst is observed. TGA analysis of the used catalysts shows that during the process some coke is deposited on the catalyst via a dehydrogenation step of ROH. The coke selectively inhibits the Ru sites that are active for the undesired reactions of decarbonylation and epimerization.
Pheromone-triggered Orientation Flight of Male Moths can be Disrupted by Trifluoromethyl Ketones (1999)

In a wind tunnel trifluoromethyl ketones (TFMKs) have been found to disrupt the orientation flight of male moths to pheromone sources (virgin females or synthetic pheromone). This is demonstrated by comparison of the flight parameters of the Egyptian armyworm Spodoptera littoralis and the Mediterranean corn borer Sesamia nonagrioides, which had been topically treated with TFMKs, with those calculated for untreated insects. Inhibition occurred in all types of behavior and that of the source contact has been quantified and found to be dose-dependent. The same effect has also been noticed in Mediterranean corn borer males flying to an attraction source consisting of mixtures of (Z)-11-hexadecenyl trifluoromethyl ketone (8), a closely related analogue of the major component of the pheromone, and the natural pheromone blend. The most active TFMKs are those closest in structure to the natural pheromone, along with those chemicals which easily hydrate in solution, such as the beta-thiosubstituted derivatives. Along with the previously reported reduction of catches in the field, our results suggest the possible application of these chemicals in future new pest control strategies.
Semiempirical Approach for Predicting the Mean Size of Solid-Stabilized Emulsions (2015)

The final mean droplet size of concentrated solid-stabilized emulsions was predicted using a semiempirical approach. The first step was to estimate the coverage and interface generation potentials. The coverage potential was predicted from the properties of the particles while the interface generation potential was predicted from the correlation developed by Calabrese et al. (1986), which was modified to include the effect of coalescence since the effects of high oil and particle concentrations on the breakage and coalescence processes are not accounted for in this correlation. The second step was to compare the coverage and interface generation potentials and to deduce the theoretical stabilized interface by assuming that it is governed by the lowest potential. The last step was to determine the effectively covered interface from the theoretical stabilized interface by considering stabilization efficiencies. The stabilization efficiency was defined by analyzing the stabilization process at the droplet and the individual particle scales. At the droplet scale, assuming that emulsions are stabilized by covering the droplets with a network of particles, coverage efficiency was defined by comparing the coverage rate to the coalescence rate. At the particle scale, assuming that the droplet coverage results from the attachment of individual particles, three other efficiencies were defined from the particle attachment steps: The particle and the droplet first enter into contact during the collision step; the three-phase contact line is then formed and evolves until reaching the equilibrium position at which the attachment force should be strong enough to avoid detachment. This multistep approach generated size predictions that were in good agreement with the experimental measurements for a broad range of viscosities, at different impeller speeds, and particle concentrations. This led to highlight the impact of operating conditions on the emulsification process. We show that it is possible to link emulsification systems to different geometries by taking the mechanisms driving the emulsification process into consideration suggesting new avenues for scaling up emulsification processes.
Fine-tuning of ABA responses by the protein kinase WNK8 (2018)

SUMMARY The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) regulates various growth- and developmental processes in response to limiting water conditions. ABA functions through an established signaling pathway consisting of PYR1/PYL/RCAR ABA receptors that inhibit group A type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs) in an ABA-dependent manner. Inhibition of PP2Cs enables the activation of SnRK2-type protein kinases that phosphorylate downstream targets including transcription factors and ion channels. However, ABA-dependent signals have to be integrated into other growth- and developmental programs to ensure a successful life cycle. Here, we have characterized the role of the protein kinase WNK8 in the ABA signalling pathway. Two T-DNA insertion alleles wnk8-1 and wnk8-4 exhibited contrasting ABA responses during seed germination and young seedling growth. However, reciprocal crossings with wild type plants suggested that wnk8-1 that still expressed the WNK8 kinase domain functioned in a hypermorphic and dominant manner. WNK8 directly interacted with the PP2C PP2CA in planta and was negatively regulated by this phosphatase in vitro . WNK8 also phosphorylated the ABA receptor PYR1 in vitro . Double mutant analyses revealed that the dominant allele wnk8-1 suppressed the ABA- and glucose hypersensitivity of the pp2ca-1 T-DNA allele. In transient protoplast assays WNK8 suppressed ABA-induced reporter gene expression that was dependent on a functional kinase. In summary, we have identified the protein kinase WNK8 as a negative regulator of ABA responses during young seedling establishment through its direct interaction with core ABA signaling components. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The phytohormone abscisic acid regulates the water household of plants through a defined core signaling pathway. Here we have identified the protein kinase WNK8 as a direct interactor of core abscisic acid signalling components and as a negative modulator of abscisic acid responses during young seedling development in Arabidopsis.
Biomarkers of brain injury and neurologic outcomes in children treated with chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). (2017)

10521 Background: Little is known about neurotoxic mechanisms associated with chemotherapy in children with ALL. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of brain injury may provide insight into this process. Methods: 235 patients (51% male; mean [SD] age diagnosed 6.8 [4.7] years) treated on a chemotherapy only protocol provided CSF samples following diagnosis and through consolidation. CSF was assayed for biomarkers of myelin degradation (myelin basic protein [MBP]), neuronal damage (nerve growth factor [NGF], total-Tau [T-Tau]) and astrogliosis (glial fibrillary acidic protein [GFAP]). Leukoencephalopathy was evaluated by brain MRI’s during therapy. At ≥5 years post-diagnosis, 138 (70%) of the 198 still eligible survivors (without relapse and unrelated neurologic injury) completed neurocognitive testing and brain diffusion tensor imaging of white matter integrity at age 13.6 [4.6] years. Log-binomial and general linear models were used to examine whether biomarker changes from baseline through consolidation were related to serum methotrexate exposure, acute leukoencephalopathy, and long-term brain outcomes. Results: NGF and T-Tau increased from baseline to consolidation ( P's &lt; 0.001), while MBP and GFAP were elevated at baseline and remained so through consolidation. The number of intrathecal injections (methotrexate, hydrocortisone, cytarabine) was positively correlated with NGF increase at consolidation ( P= 0.005). Increases in GFAP (RR 1.2; 95% CI [1.0 – 1.4]), MBP (RR 1.1 [1.0 – 1.1]) and T-Tau (RR 1.8 [1.1 – 2.8]) were related to higher risk for acute leukoencephalopathy, and higher diffusivity in frontal lobe white matter at ≥5 years post-diagnosis ( P’s &lt; 0.05). Increase in T-Tau at consolidation was associated with worse long-term sustained attention ( P= 0.03), and visual- ( P= 0.04) and visual-motor ( P= 0.02) processing speed. Conclusions: Glial injury, which is evident at diagnosis, may be related to leukemia and methotrexate exposure. Neuronal injury is associated with intrathecal chemotherapy and long-term neurocognitive and brain imaging outcomes. Monitoring CSF biomarkers may be useful in identifying individuals at risk for poor neurological outcomes.
Thermal therapy in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (1997)

After transurethral and transrectal microwave hyperthermia were found to be no more beneficial in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia than a sham treatment, transurethral microwave thermotherapy has emerged as a viable minimally invasive treatment alternative in men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. Several well conducted, randomized, controlled trials demonstrated superiority over sham treatment. Most recent efforts are directed at identifying pretreatment outcome predictors and the best candidates for this therapy.