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Antigen discrimination by T cells relies on size-constrained microvillar contact.
Edward Jenkins, Markus Körbel, Caitlin O'Brien-Ball, James McColl, Kevin Y Chen, Mateusz Kotowski, Jane Humphrey, Anna H Lippert, Heather Brouwer, Ana Mafalda Santos, Steven F Lee, Simon J Davis, David Klenerman
Apr 17, 2023
T cells use finger-like protrusions called 'microvilli' to interrogate their targets, but why they do so is unknown. To form contacts, T cells must overcome the highly charged, barrier-like layer of large molecules forming a...
T-Lymphocytes microvilli Receptors Antigen T-Cell Antigens Lymphocyte Activation Signal Transduction
Published by: Nature Communications
Seeking the Wealth of Self
Michael George
Mar 16, 2022
Michael George teaches Religion and Culture, and Ethics at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is interested in helping to promote the project of Integrative Bioethics, which he considers to be a possible...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Effects of Frequent Interaction with Non-Native Speakers on English Dialect
Keiko Hirano
Nov 19, 2013
/T,d/ deletion was chosen as a speech token to test modifications to usage by native speakers of English due to frequent interactions with non-native anglophones in Japan. Approximately 250 tokens per each of thirty-nine...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Review of William Pinar, Moving Images of Eternity
Bryan Heystee
Apr 22, 2021
William Pinar’s 2019 book Moving Images of Eternity: George Grant’s Critiqueof Time, Teaching, and Technology presents a much-needed and welcomeaddition to scholarship on one of Canada’s most significant philosophers....
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Shona metaphors created during the Zimbabwe crisis
Shona is a Southern Bantu language that is spoken by about 75% of Zimbabweans. This article discusses the nature of metaphors that were created by Shona speakers in speaking of the Zimbabwean political and socio-economic crisis....
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Comprehension, Perception, and Projection
Health social networks (HSNs) allow individuals with health information needs to connect and discuss health-related issues online. Political-technology intertwinement (e.g. GDPR and Digital Technology) highlights that users need...
Published by: IGI Global
Influence of Soil Drought Stress on C, N and P Stoichiometry of Tamarix Chinensis Lour. in Yellow River Delta, China
Qiangqiang Rong, Jingtao Liu, Yanpeng Cai, Zhaohua Lu, Zhenzhen Zhao, Wencong Yue, Jiangbao Xia
Aug 04, 2014
Taking the one-year-old T. chinensis (Tamarix chinensis Lour.) in Yellow River Delta as the study object, the variations of C, N and P stoichiometry in T. chinensis under drought stress was studied using pot experiments. The...
Detection and Identification of Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds of the Green Mold Disease
Button mushrooms are one of the most commonly cultivated mushroom species facing different risks e.g.: viral, bacterial and fungal diseases. One of the most common problems is caused by Trichoderma aggressivum, or ‘green mould'...
Environmental Technologies Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Environmental Science and Technologies
Published by: IGI Global
C/T Merge Locations for Focus
Virginia Motaoanyane
Sep 10, 2013
Romanian constructions with preverbal focus compared with English clefts point to a parametric approach: languages display different strategies for overt movement to focus according to their parametric setting for [wh/focusl or...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Of Zebra Doves and Prawn Crackers
Marc Benamou
Nov 19, 2013
Both the English and Javanese' languages describe music largely in metaphoric terms. In English, for instance, we use the spatial metaphor "up" and "down" to refer to differences in pitch. In Javanese these same differences are...
Published by: Faculty of Education
A Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithm for Solving Higher-Order Boundary Value Problems
An effective metaheuristic algorithm to solve the higher-order boundary value problems, called a genetic programming technique is presented. In this paper, a genetic programming algorithm, which depends on the syntax tree...
Published by: IGI Global
A Framework for Implementing a Computer-Based Knowledge Management System in Healthcare Organisations
Computer-based knowledge management systems provide sustainable management of organisational knowledge. The adoption of computer-based knowledge management systems assists organisations in harmonizing critical knowledge...
Published by: IGI Global
The Missing Dimension
George Tibbetts
Nov 19, 2013
A story that has become part of musical folklore telIs of the rehearsal of a Beethoven piano concerto by the pianist Artur Schnabel and the conductor Qtto von Klemperer. As Klemperer was conducting the orchestra, he noticed...
Published by: Faculty of Education
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm With Haar Wavelet for Maximum Target Coverage Node Deployment in Wireless Sensor Networks
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are used in industrial applications and focused on target coverage and node connectivity based WSNs. The set of sensors and targets is placed in optimal position the target coverage and node...
Published by: IGI Global
A Review on SRAM Memory Design Using FinFET Technology
An innovative technology named FinFET (Fin Field Effect Transistor) has been developed to offer better transistor circuit design and to compensate the necessity of superior storage system (SS). As gate loses control over the...
Published by: IGI Global
Hybrid Approach for Enhancing Performance of Genomic Data for Stream Matching
In gene expression analysis, the expression levels of thousands of genes are analyzed, such as separate stages of treatments or diseases. Identifying particular gene sequence pattern is a challenging task with respect to...
Published by: IGI Global
Influence of Cutting Parameters on Machinability of DSS 2205 and SDSS 2507 Materials During Milling
Duplex and super duplex materials possess the properties of both Austenite and Martensitic steels. Properties like hardness and toughness are very high for duplex grades and are difficult-to-machine. In this study, machining...
Published by: IGI Global
THE DICTIONARY OF NEWFOUNDLAND ENGLISH
Jeff A. Webb
Jan 09, 2014
IN THE FALL OF 1982 the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (DNE) arrived in bookshops. It was the culmination of about 30 years of effort on the part of George Story, William Kirwin and John Widdowson, and was the greatest...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Racially Motivated Police Brutality Is a Community Public Health Issue in the United States
Ongoing global protests against police violence and racism were heightened in 2020 after the deaths of Breana Taylor and George Floyd, whose deaths made headlines worldwide and raised awareness of the Black Lives Matter...
Published by: IGI Global
Song
William T. Fagan
Nov 19, 2013
Literacy is sometimes narrowly defined as a level of reading and writing below which a certain percentage of the population falls. This is the interpretation based on literacy surveys. Literacy may also be defined from a broader...
Published by: Faculty of Education
A Multi-Model Framework for Grading of Human Emotion Using CNN and Computer Vision
Emotion analysis is an area which is been widely used in the forensic crime detection domain, a mentoring device for depressed students, psychologically affected patient treatment. The current system helps only in identifying...
Computer Vision & Image Processing Computer Science and Information Technology Artificial Intelligence
Published by: IGI Global
Quantum structural fluxion in superconducting lanthanum polyhydride.
Hui Wang, Pascal T Salzbrenner, Ion Errea, Feng Peng, Ziheng Lu, Hanyu Liu, Li Zhu, Chris J Pickard, Yansun Yao
Apr 17, 2023
The discovery of 250-kelvin superconducting lanthanum polyhydride under high pressure marked a significant advance toward the realization of a room-temperature superconductor. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies reveal a...
Published by: Nature Communications
A New Framework for Matching Forensic Composite Sketches With Digital Images
Face sketch recognition is considered as a sub-problem of face recognition. Matching composite sketches with its corresponding digital image is one of the challenging tasks. A new convolution neural network (CNN) framework for...
Published by: IGI Global
Classification of Gene Expression Data Using Feature Selection Based on Type Combination Approach Model With Advanced Feature Selection Technology
A key step in addressing the classification issue was the selection of genes for removing redundant and irrelevant genes. The proposed Type Combination Approach –Feature Selection(TCA-FS) model uses the efficient feature...
Published by: IGI Global
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