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Atmospheres and science fiction [PDF]

Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2019
This article proposes to read science fiction through the lens of atmosphere. Atmospheres, of course, have gained increased critical interest in recent years, most noticeably in Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht’s monograph Atmosphere, Mood, Stimmung, but also cognitivists like Peter Stockwell has discussed the use of atmosphere in literary studies.
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Robot Grasping and Manipulation: A Prospective [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
``A simple handshake would give them away''. This is how Anthony Hopkins' fictional character, Dr Robert Ford, summarises a particular flaw of the 2016 science-fiction \emph{Westworld}'s hosts. In the storyline, Westworld is a futuristic theme park and the hosts are autonomous robots engineered to be indistinguishable from the human guests, except for ...
arxiv  

Crime Against History: Slavery, Race, and the 1776 Report

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With the 2025 executive order, “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K‐12 Schooling,” the Trump administration reestablished the 1776 Commission, which produced The 1776 Report. This article argues that this report, which is an unsubtle response to The 1619 Project, reveals how White Christian Nationalists wish to mandate that a hyper‐patriotic ...
William V. Trollinger
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Enhanced analysis of gating latency in 0.35T MR‐linac through innovative time synchronization of a motion phantom and plastic scintillation detector

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose This study aims to evaluate how different gantry angles, breathing rates (BPM), cine image speeds, and tracking algorithms affect beam on/off latency and the subsequent impact on target dose for a 0.35T MR‐Linac with a 6 MV FFF beam.
Mateb Al Khalifa, Tianjun Ma, Haya Aljuaid, Siyong Kim, William Y. Song   +4 more
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Current and Future Cornea Chip Models for Advancing Ophthalmic Research and Therapeutics

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
This review analyzes cornea chip technology as an innovative solution to corneal blindness and tissue scarcity. The examination encompasses recent developments in biomaterial design and fabrication methods replicating corneal architecture, highlighting applications in drug screening and disease modeling while addressing key challenges in mimicking ...
Minju Kim, Kanghoon Choi, Amy Lin, Jungkyu Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using a Supramolecular Approach to Engineer Modular Hydrogel Platforms for Culturing Protoplasts – from General Tissue Engineering to Cellular Agriculture

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
Using supramolecular monomers, various hydrogel culture systems were formulated to culture protoplasts; including 2D, 2.5D, and 3D hydrogels. Depending on the culture platform, bioactive functionalization led to protoplast enlargement (2D and 2.5D) or plasmolysis (3D). This work shows the potential to modularly engineer synthetic platforms for cellular
Maritza M. Rovers, Erik J. Slootweg, Ferdinand C. O. Los, Patricia Y. W. Dankers   +3 more
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Novel Biologically Active Glass Fiber Functionalized Using Magnesium Phosphate Cement Promotes Bone and Vascular Regeneration

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
In this study, a new type of bioactive glass fiber ‐based composite magnesium phosphate bone cement is prepared and verified that its mechanical strength and biological properties. In addition, the cement may have played a biologically active role in the Notch and HIF signaling pathways.
Yuzheng Lu, Yanbo Shan, Yingjie Xiong, Jianting Ye, Yanbin Wu, Jipeng Song, Yao Zhang, Wancheng Lin, Haoye Meng, Wenjing Xu, Jiang Peng, Qiang Lu, Lixiang Ding   +12 more
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Soft‐Layered Composites with Wrinkling‐Activated Multi‐Linear Elastic Behavior, Stress Mitigation, and Enhanced Strain Energy Storage

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
In this study, exciting new bi‐/multi‐linear elastic behavior of soft elastic composites that accompany the activation of wrinkling in the embedded interfacial layers is analyzed. The new features and performance of these composite materials, including dramatic enhancements in energy storage, can be tailored by the concentration of interfacial layers ...
Narges Kaynia, Nicholas Xuanlai Fang, Mary C. Boyce   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability: science or fiction? [PDF]

Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 2006
it is clear that in making the concept of sustainable development concrete, one has to take into account a number of practical elements and obstacles. There is little doubt that integrated approaches are required to support sustainable development.
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Science Fiction Media Representations of Exoplanets: Portrayals of Changing Astronomical Discoveries [PDF]

JCOM Journal of Science Communication 23(1) 2024
Interest in science fiction's (SF's) potential science communication use is hindered by concerns about SF misrepresenting science. This study addresses these concerns by asking how SF media reflects scientific findings in exoplanet science. A database of SF exoplanets was analysed using a Bayesian network to find interconnected interactions between ...
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