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Wearable Metamaterials with Embodied Intelligence for Programmable Control of Human Limbs Tremor

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Resulting from alternating muscle contractions, tremors can severely limit human ability to perform everyday tasks like walking or talking, due to their disruptive nature. Medication and surgery may not always effectively address tremor control. A wearable device embodying programmable smart metamaterials with adaptable intelligence to meet the demand ...
Braion Barbosa de Moura, Marcela R. Machado, Tanmoy Mukhopadhyay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Two Components of Propolis: Caffeic Acid (CA) and Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester (CAPE) Induce Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest of Breast Cancer Cells MDA-MB-231

Molecules, 2017
Studies show that caffeic acid (CA) and caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) are compounds with potent chemopreventive effects. Breast cancer is a common form of aggressive cancer among women worldwide.
Agata Kabała-Dzik, Anna Rzepecka-Stojko, Robert Kubina, Żaneta Jastrzębska-Stojko, Rafał Stojko, Robert Dariusz Wojtyczka, Jerzy Stojko   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dimorphic enantiostyly and its function for pollination by carpenter bees in a pollen‐rewarding Caribbean bloodwort

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Flowers that present their anthers and stigma in close proximity can achieve precise animal‐mediated pollen transfer, but risk self‐pollination. One evolutionary solution is reciprocal herkogamy. Reciprocity of anther and style positions among different plants (i.e., a genetic dimorphism) is common in distylous plants, but very rare in
Steven D. Johnson, Jeremy J. Midgley, Luis G. Bocourt‐Hernandez, F. G. Loiret, Patricia Ortega‐Rodés, Nicola Illing   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oosgrensafrikaans: ’n te eksklusiewe begrip?

Literator, 1999
Eastern Cape Afrikaans (Oosgrensafrikaans): as concept too exclusive? Based upon historic-geographical considerations Van Rensburg (1984:514; 1989:436-467; 1990:66-67) distinguishes three early varieties of Afrikaans, i.e.
H. P. Grebe
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Profiling of Genes Associated With Methylphenidate Pathway Therapy and Discovery of New Variants in Amazonian Amerindian Populations

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), methylphenidate is one of the most widely used drugs, in which patient response significantly impacts prognosis. This study aimed to characterize the molecular profile of 10 genes associated with methylphenidate therapy.
Aline Pasquini Santos, Tatiane Carinta de Souza, Kaio Evandro Cardoso Aguiar, Ana Caroline Alves da Costa, Natasha Monte, Juliana Carla Gomes Rodrigues, Giovanna Gilioli da Costa Nunes, Rita de Cássia Calderaro Coelho, Ândrea Ribeiro‐dos‐Santos, André Maurício Ribeiro dos Santos, Sandro José de Souza, Sidney Emanuel Batista dos Santos, Rommel Mario Rodriguez Burbano, Marianne Rodrigues Fernandes, Ney Pereira Carneiro dos Santos   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

No. 76: Refugee Entrepreneurial Economies in Urban South Africa [PDF]

, 2017
More than 60% of the world’s refugees now live in urban areas, according to the UNHCR. The social and economic impacts of refugee movements are therefore increasingly being felt in the towns and cities of host nations.
Crush, Jonathan, McCordic, Cameron, Ramachandran, Sujata, Tawodzera, Godfrey   +3 more
core   +1 more source

HIGH ACCEPTABILITY OF COTRIMOXAZOLE AND ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT AMONG HIV INFECTED TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS OFFERED INTEGRATE [PDF]

, 2008
Cape Town TB ...
Kizito, W, Raguenaud, Marie-Eve, Van Engelgem, Ian   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Preservation of the Bokaap, Cape Town: changes in attitudes and actions

Contree
The Bokaap is a distinctive Cape Muslim residential area west of the Central Business District of Cape Town, which has survived the ravages of time, commercial intrusion and apartheid legislation. This article is a study in changing attitudes and actions
T.F. Truluck, G. Cook
doaj   +1 more source

Lagrangian circulation study near Cape Henry, Virginia [PDF]

A study of the circulation near Cape Henry, Virginia, was made using surface and seabed drifters and radar tracked surface buoys coupled to subsurface drag plates.
Johnson, R. E.
core   +1 more source

FORCED AIR HEATING IN HEALTH FACILITIES AS A STRATEGY TO REDUCE NOSOCOMIAL TB TRANSMISSION IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS. [PDF]

, 2008
Cape Town TB ...
Azavedo, McDermid, Hilderbrand, K, Ulens, H, Van Cutsem, G   +3 more
core   +1 more source