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Exobiology and life science [PDF]

The following types of experiments for a proposed Space Station Microgravity Particle Research Facility are described: (1) biogenic elements in the interstellar medium; (2) organic material in the solar nebula; (3) volatiles in comets and icy ...
Mckay, C. P.
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Space life sciences: A status report [PDF]

, 1990
The scientific research and supporting technology development conducted in the Space Life Sciences Program is described. Accomplishments of the past year are highlighted. Plans for future activities are outlined.

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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
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Life science payloads planning study [PDF]

Preferred approaches and procedures were defined for integrating the space shuttle life sciences payload from experiment solicitation through final data dissemination at mission completion. The payloads operations plan was refined and expended to include
Nelson, W. G., Wells, G. W.
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Differences in Persistence Patterns Between Life and Physical Science Majors: The Role of Grades, Peers, and Preparation [PDF]

, 2010
Using longitudinal administrative data from a large elite research university, this paper separately analyzes the determinants of persistence for life and physical science majors.
Ost, Ben
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User-oriented security supporting inter-disciplinary life science research across the grid [PDF]

, 2007
Understanding potential genetic factors in disease or development of personalised e-Health solutions require scientists to access a multitude of data and compute resources across the Internet from functional genomics resources through to epidemiological ...
Ajayi, O., Jiang, J., Sinnott, R.O., Stell, A.J., Watt, J.   +4 more
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A High‐Sensitivity Circulating Nucleic Acid Sequencing Assay for Assessing Treatment Response to Alectinib in a Pediatric Patient With ALK‐Rearranged Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Alberto D. Guerra, Nicholas F. Evageliou, Vandana Batra, Kristen L. Dalton, Stephanie Ortel, Usman Ashraf, Tricia R. Bhatti, Lisa J. States, Lea F. Surrey, Theodore W. Laetsch   +9 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
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Reliable and robust robotic handling of microplates via computer vision and touch feedback

Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Laboratory automation requires reliable and precise handling of microplates, but existing robotic systems often struggle to achieve this, particularly when navigating around the dynamic and variable nature of laboratory environments. This work introduces
Vincenzo Scamarcio, Jasper Tan, Francesco Stellacci, Josie Hughes   +3 more
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Ames life science telescience testbed evaluation [PDF]

Eight surrogate spaceflight mission specialists participated in a real-time evaluation of remote coaching using the Ames Life Science Telescience Testbed facility.
Froloff, Walt, Haines, Richard F., Johnson, Vicki, Vogelsong, Kristofer H.   +3 more
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