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Pierre Curie, 1859–1906 [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Oncology, 2007
The year 2006 marked 100 years since the death of Pierre Curie. It is therefore appropriate that we remember his life and his work, which was cut short by his untimely death from an accident on the Pont Neuf, Paris, on April 19, 1906. He had already accomplished much during his life, both before the discovery of radium with Marie Curie, in work co ...
Mould RF.
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On the works of Pierre Curie on symmetry

open access: yesComputers and Mathematics With Applications, 1988
Publisher Summary This chapter describes the work of Pierre Curie on symmetry. Pierre Curie is well known to the wide scientific community as an author of outstanding works on radioactivity but almost unknown as an author of deep investigations on symmetry and its applications in physics.
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Social signal processing for studying parent-infant interaction

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2014
Studying early interactions is a core issue of infant development and psychopathology. Automatic social signal processing theoretically offers the possibility to extract and analyse communication by taking an integrative perspective, considering the ...
Marie eAvril   +9 more
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Estimating symbiont abundances and gill surface areas in specimens of the hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis maintained in pressure vessels

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2016
The hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis hosts gill-associated sulfur- and methane-oxidizing bacteria which sustain host nutrition and allow it to reach high densities at various sites along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Sébastien eDuperron   +4 more
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BASIC AMINO ACID CARRIER 2 gene expression modulates arginine and urea content and stress recovery in Arabidopsis leaves.

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2014
In plants, basic amino acids are important for the synthesis of proteins and signaling molecules and for nitrogen recycling. The Arabidopsis nuclear gene BASIC AMINO ACID CARRIER 2 (BAC2) encodes a mitochondria-located carrier that transports basic amino
Séverine ePlanchais   +6 more
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Evolution of Two Receptors detecting the Same Pheromone Compound in Crop Pest Moths of the Genus Spodoptera

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2015
In moths, mate finding strongly rely on the detection of sex pheromones by pheromone receptors. Any modification in the functional properties of these receptors can have a drastic impact on reproduction.
Arthur ede Fouchier   +11 more
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Inflammation in Parkinson’s disease: Role of glucocorticoids

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2015
Chronic inflammation is a major characteristic feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Studies in PDpatients show evidence of augmented levels of potent pro-inflammatory molecules e.g.
Maria Trinidad eHerrero   +3 more
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Ethylene, a key factor in the regulation of seed dormancy

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2014
Ethylene is an important component of the gaseous environment, and regulates numerous plant developmental processes including seed germination and seedling establishment.
Françoise eCORBINEAU   +3 more
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Pierre Curie: the anonymous neurosurgical contributor [PDF]

open access: yesNeurosurgical Focus, 2015
Pierre Curie, best known as a Nobel Laureate in Physics for his co-contributions to the field of radioactivity alongside research partner and wife Marie Curie, died suddenly in 1906 from a street accident in Paris. Tragically, his skull was crushed under the wheel of a horse-drawn carriage.
Karen, Man   +4 more
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