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From junk to function — How weak selection in eukaryotes builds new parts and drives genomic complexity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
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Simulation study of a virtual natural lighting solutions prototype: validation and analysis [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction The benefit of natural light and view from windows in buildings has been widely reported (e.g. Berman et al., 2008; Aries et al., 2010). However, there are some situations in which natural light is absent, for example, due to hygienic or ...
van Loenen, E.J., Haans, A., Heynderickx, I.E.J., Huiberts, L.M., Mangkuto, R.A., Kuijsters, A., Schietecat, A.C, Hensen, J.L.M., Beute, F., Aarts, M.P.J., Stokkermans, M.G.M., Khademagha, P., Kort, de, Y.A.W., van Rijswijk, L., Kalinauskaite, I., Smolders, K.C.H.J., Ijsselsteijn, W.A., Aries, M.B.C., Lakens, D.   +18 more
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Artificial molecular machines and motors—Design and control of nanoscale motion

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Molecules are constantly moving because of thermal fluctuations, but random motion alone cannot be exploited to perform directional tasks. Artificial molecular machines use chemical, electrical, or light energy to bias this motion. Molecular shuttles, rotary motors, and supramolecular pumps illustrate how nanoscale movement can be controlled and ...
Leonardo Andreoni, Alberto Credi
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Balancing the Energy Efficiency Benefits of Glazed Surfaces: A Case Study

Buildings
Daylighting design is not only dimensioning glazed surfaces to provide sufficient natural light to an occupied space but also a method of analyzing how this can be achieved without unwanted effects, such as gains and losses of heat, glare, and variations
Dorina-Nicolina Isopescu, Catalin-Daniel Galatanu, Alexandra Ungureanu, Sebastian-George Maxineasa, Ioana-Roxana Vizitiu-Baciu, Andreea Nistorac, Ligia Mihaela Moga   +6 more
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The ubiquitin system in normal and infected germinal center B cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The ubiquitin system plays a central role in germinal center (GC) B cells, influencing differentiation to long‐lived memory B cells. Oncogenic gammaherpesviruses gain access to memory B cells by establishing latency in GC B cells. Mapping ubiquitin mechanisms in normal and infected GC B cells will define specific molecular circuits in B cells germane ...
Destiny Davis, Lesly Mejia, Emily K Moser   +2 more
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Architectural Retrofitting to Enhance Daylighting and Improve Energy Performance: A Food-Retail Case Study

Energies
Artificial lighting accounts for roughly 30% of total electricity use in supermarkets and significantly affects product perception, customer experience, and purchasing behavior.
Simone Forastiere, Carla Balocco, Cristina Piselli, Fabio Sciurpi, Maider Llaguno-Munitxa   +4 more
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Metastatic niche shaped by host factors influences disseminated cancer cell fate

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Metastasis is shaped not only by cancer cells but also by the environments they encounter. This review explores how factors such as aging, diet, the microbiome, lifestyle, and environmental exposures remodel organ‐specific niches in the lung, liver, bone, and brain, influencing where metastatic cells survive, remain dormant, or grow, and ultimately ...
Gwennan Delyth Ward, Álvaro Ruiz‐Tabas, Patricia Altea‐Manzano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Sociocultural Aspects on Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Architecture
This study explores the intersection of sociocultural factors, particularly privacy, with energy consumption patterns in residential buildings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Reem Jandali, Ahmad Taki, Sahar Abdelwahab   +2 more
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Solar Lighting Technologies for Highway Green Rest Areas in China: Energy Saving Economic and Environmental Evaluation

International Journal of Photoenergy, 2015
In this paper, taking Lushan West Sea highway green rest area in Jiangxi Province of China as the case study, the suitable types, applicability, advantages, and effective methods of solar lighting technologies for highway rest area were determined based ...
Xiaochun Qin, Qingchao Wei, Lianjun Wang, Yi Shen   +3 more
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Space availability of buildings with virtual natural lighting solutions [PDF]

, 2013
Natural light is highly variable and limited in time and space. In situations where it is not or insufficiently available, Virtual Natural Lighting Solutions (VNLS) can be promising.
Claessen, R.N.H., Hensen, J.L.M., Mangkuto, RA Rizki, Claessen, RNH Richard, Loenen, EJ Evert van, Mangkuto, R.A., Loenen, van, E.J., Aries, MBC Myriam, Aries, M.B.C., Pracki, P., Hensen, JLM Jan   +10 more
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