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Genetic diversity, infection prevalence, and possible transmission routes of Bartonella spp. in vampire bats [PDF]

, 2018
Bartonella spp. are globally distributed bacteria that cause endocarditis in humans and domestic animals. Recent work has suggested bats as zoonotic reservoirs of some human Bartonella infections; however, the ecological and spatiotemporal patterns of ...
Altizer, Sonia, Becker, Daniel J., Bentz, Alexandra B., Bergner, Laura M., Orton, Richard J., Streicker, Daniel   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Hip morphology‐based osteoarthritis risk prediction models: development and external validation using individual participant data from the World COACH Consortium

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aims to develop hip morphology‐based radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) risk prediction models and investigates the added predictive value of hip morphology measurements and the generalizability to different populations. Methods We combined data from nine prospective cohort studies participating in the World COACH consortium ...
Myrthe A. van den Berg, Fleur Boel, Michiel M.A. van Buuren, Noortje S. Riedstra, Jinchi Tang, Harbeer Ahedi, Nigel K. Arden, Sita M.A. Bierma‐Zeinstra, Cindy G. Boer, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Timothy F. Cootes, David T. Felson, Willem Paul Gielis, Joshua Heerey, Graeme Jones, Stefan Kluzek, Nancy E. Lane, Claudia Lindner, Joyce B.J. van Meurs, Andrea Mosler, Amanda E. Nelson, Michael C. Nevitt, Edwin H. Oei, Jos Runhaar, Harrie Weinans, Jesse H. Krijthe, Rintje Agricola   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of an Integrated System of sEMG Signal Acquisition, Processing, and Analysis with AI Techniques

Signals
The development of robust circuit structures remains a pivotal milestone in electronic device research. This article proposes an integrated hardware–software system designed for the acquisition, processing, and analysis of surface electromyographic (sEMG)
Filippo Laganà, Danilo Pratticò, Giovanni Angiulli, Giuseppe Oliva, Salvatore A. Pullano, Mario Versaci, Fabio La Foresta   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Education to Action: Improving Public Perception of Bats

Animals, 2016
Public perception of bats has historically been largely negative with bats often portrayed as carriers of disease. Bats are commonly associated with vampire lore and thus elicit largely fearful reactions despite the fact that they are a vital and ...
Eric Hoffmaster, Jennifer Vonk, Rob Mies
doaj   +1 more source

Relaxed evolution in the tyrosine aminotransferase gene tat in old world fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Frugivorous and nectarivorous bats fuel their metabolism mostly by using carbohydrates and allocate the restricted amounts of ingested proteins mainly for anabolic protein syntheses rather than for catabolic energy production.
Bin Shen, Tao Fang, Tianxiao Yang, Gareth Jones, David M Irwin, Shuyi Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrent evolution of extreme longevity in bats

Biology Letters, 2019
Bats live longer than similar-sized mammals, but the number of lineages that have independently evolved extreme longevity has not previously been determined.
G. Wilkinson, D. Adams
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wearable Haptic Feedback Interfaces for Augmenting Human Touch

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The wearable haptic feedback interfaces enhance user experience in gaming, social media, biomedical instrumentation, and robotics by generating tactile sensations. This review discusses and categorizes current haptic feedback interfaces into force, thermal, and electrotactile stimulation‐based haptic feedback interfaces, elucidating their current ...
Shubham Patel, Zhoulyu Rao, Maggie Yang, Cunjiang Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selective Lipolysis by Photoactivation of Chaperone‐Mediated Autophagy Using Adipocyte Membrane‐Coated Nanoparticle in Hydrogel

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Adipocyte membrane‐coated nanoparticles loaded with rosiglitazone in hydrogel offer an alternative approach to conventional obesity treatments. This system selectively targets adipocytes, inducing lipolysis by activating chaperone‐mediated autophagy through mild photothermal stimulation.
Jaehyun Choi, Junho Byun, Dongyoon Kim, Qiaoyun Li, Dongun Jin, Yeong‐jin Choi, Ho Sang Jung, Jaiwoo Lee, Yu‐Kyoung Oh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immune System Modulation and Viral Persistence in Bats: Understanding Viral Spillover

Viruses, 2019
Bats harbor a myriad of viruses and some of these viruses may have spilled over to other species including humans. Spillover events are rare and several factors must align to create the “perfect storm” that would ultimately lead to a spillover.
S. Subudhi, N. Rapin, V. Misra
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rotary 4D Printing of Programmable Metamaterials on Sustainable 4D Mandrel

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The paper introduces open, rotary 4D printing of programmable tubular metamaterials. It presents an open, non‐planar path‐to‐G‐code pipeline and shape‐changing rotary mandrel that enable support‐free fabrication and multi‐stimuli actuation. Experiments and FEA validate the mentioned features and stress redistribution.
Hesam Soleimanzadeh, Mahdi Bodaghi, Marzieh Jamalabadi, Bernard Rolfe, Ali Zolfagharian   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source