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Surface Functionalization Modulates Collective Cell Behavior Near Topological Defects Induced by Topographical Patterning

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Strongly adhered cells align with concentric circular ridges and exhibit predominantly tangential motion, whereas weakly adhered cells fail to follow topographical guidance and display enhanced radial inward motion. ABSTRACT Living cells establish long‐range orientational order through collective alignment, giving rise to topological defects whose ...
Prasoon Awasthi, Aniruddh Murali, Ellen Juel Pørtner, Adam Cohen Simonsen, Francesca Serra   +4 more
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Strain‐Activated Mechanical Metamaterial With Programmable Dual‐Phase Stiffness and Enhanced Energy Absorption

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A strain‐activated mechanical metamaterial is developed to achieve programmable dual‐phase stiffness through an intrinsic geometric locking mechanism. Finite element modeling and parametric analysis identify the key design parameters governing activation strain, stiffness transition, and energy absorption.
Ramin Yousefi‐Nooraie, Romain Lemoine, Mario Guagliano, Sara Bagherifard   +3 more
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Edible Pouch Motors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Edible robotics is an emerging field that leverages edible materials to construct robotic systems. This study presents a method to create thin, lightweight, yet powerful edible soft actuators, namely edible pouch motors. The successful operation of these edible actuators and grippers renders their potential to advance future developments in edible ...
Keigo Takahashi, Kazuma Takai, Ryuma Niiyama, Jun Shintake   +3 more
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Auditory–Tactile Congruence for Synthesis of Adaptive Pain Expressions in RoboPatients

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
In this work, we explore auditory–tactile congruence for synthesizing adaptive vocal pain expressions in robopatients. Using a robopatient platform that integrates vocal pain sounds with palpation forces, we conducted 7680 trials across 20 participants.
Saitarun Nadipineni, Chapa Sirithunge, Yue Xie, Fumiya Iida, Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne   +4 more
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Measuring and Analyzing the Relationship between the Tariff Barrier and the Foreign Exchange Reserves of the Central Bank of Iraq (2004-2024)

المجلة الدولية للأداء الاقتصادي
This research investigates the relationship between the tariff barrier and the foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank of Iraq over the period 2004–2024.
ALI ABDULKADHIM DADOOSH
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Inhibition of IGFBP4 in Granulosa Cells Improves Reproductive Performance and Maintains Fertility With Age via YAP Signaling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
IGFBP4 is upregulated in granulosa cells of aged ovaries across monkeys, mice, and humans. It inhibits YAP signaling, thereby suppressing cell proliferation and contributing to follicular dysfunction. Deletion of Igfbp4 in granulosa cells enhances ovulatory output, improves hormone profiles, and reproductive performance in aged female mice, suggesting ...
Qianhui Hu, Ajun Geng, Ziyuan Li, Fanghao Guo, Jingqiang Wang, Xinyi Chen, Meiling Zhang, Yi Arial Zeng, Wen Li   +8 more
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Mr BMT Achieves Systemic Macrophage Replacement With Preservation of Tissue Homeostasis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Microglia replacement by bone marrow transplantation (Mr BMT) enables systemic replacement of tissue‐resident macrophages. Despite persistent macrophage and tissue remodeling across multiple organs, core biological functions and innate immune responses remain preserved, supporting long‐term maintenance of organismal homeostasis and the therapeutic ...
Yufei Xu, Miaozhan Zou, Yunshang Bai, Yang He, Zhihao Jin, Baozhi Yang, Jinjin Du, Pei Ouyang, Yuanyuan Cai, Yuheng Zhang, Bingying Du, Chengcheng Ge, Jian‐an Gong, Xiaoyu Li, Yuanyi Zheng, Jing Ding, Bo Peng, Yanxia Rao   +17 more
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BAP31 Drives Cartilage Calcification through Disruption of Autophagosome–Lysosome Fusion in Osteoarthritis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mechanical stress activates BAP31 in chondrocytes. BAP31 competes with ATG14 for binding to STX17, disrupting the STX17–ATG14 complex required for autophagosome–lysosome fusion. The resultant autophagic flux blockade drives the generation of autophagy‐derived exosomes, which mediate pathological cartilage calcification in OA. Chondrocyte‐targeted BAP31
Zhi‐hua Xu, Ruo‐xin Wang, Feng He, Qian Liu, Fu‐yin Li, Min Hui, Yu‐qian Shi, Yu Jiang, Qing‐hua Li, Jun‐wen Jing, Shi‐bin Yu, Li‐tian Ma, Qian‐nan Niu, Mian Zhang   +13 more
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Innate Immunocompetent hiPSC‐Derived Neurospheroids Capture Early CNS Responses to rAAV

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Knowledge of human CNS immune responses to AAV‐based gene therapies remains limited due to the lack of immune‐competent human models. Here, a hiPSC‐derived 3D neuroimmune platform integrating neurospheroids and microglia is established using stirred‐tank bioreactors.
Catarina M. Gomes, Gabriela Silva, Mafalda Aleixo, Marta Gomes, Daniel Simão, Stephan J. Holtkamp, Diana D. Lobo, Pradeep Harish, Rosalind Jenkins, Lekh N. Dahal, Rui J. Nobre, Luís de Pereira de Almeida, Mark Trautwein, Paula M. Alves, Catarina Brito   +14 more
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Pre‐Regenerative Endothelial Cells Empowered by Antler Blood Exosomes Orchestrate Peripheral Nerve Repair

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The pre‐regenerative vascular niche (PVN) is essential for nerve repair, yet its endothelial blueprint remains unclear. We identified angiogenic ECs (AECs) as the dominant pre‐regenerative subset and found that antler blood–derived exosomes (AB‐EXO) promote repair via IMP3.
Jinsheng Huang, Qiang Chen, Aihua Jin, Xiaoqi Yang, Hui Zhou, Weiquan Gong, Jin Cheng, Jun Dai, Minjin Wang, Meihua Piao, Yuanyi Wang, Nan Zhou   +11 more
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