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Revealing biomedically relevant cell and lectin type-dependent structure–activity profiles for glycoclusters by using tissue sections as an assay platform
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018-08-14)The increasing realization of the involvement of lectin-glycan recognition in (patho)physiological processes inspires envisioning therapeutic intervention by high-avidity/specificity blocking reagents. Synthetic glycoclusters ... -
A review of the Rotokawa Geothermal Field, New Zealand
(Elsevier, 2015-07-29)The Rotokawa Geothermal Field of New Zealand has seen significant development over the last 20 years and has been the study site for new and innovative geological and geothermal research. This includes the one of the first ... -
A review of the shortcomings in the testing methods used and reporting of data in the literature on antimicrobial susceptibility
(European Association of Fish Pathologists, 2020-06-02)The susceptibility test protocols used in 186 published papers that reported 203 studies of the antimicrobial susceptibility of non-cholera Vibrio spp were examined. Only a very small percentage of the studies provided ... -
Revisiting the kinetics and thermodynamics of the low-temperature oxidation pathways of alkanes: a case study of the three pentane isomers
(American Chemical Society, 2015-03-23)This paper describes our developing understanding of low-temperature oxidation kinetics. We have investigated the ignition of the three pentane isomers in a rapid compression machine over a wide range of temperatures and ... -
RIP2 enhances cell survival by activation of NF-ĸB in triple negative breast cancer cells
(Elsevier, 2018-02-06)Receptor-interacting protein 2 (RIP2) is an essential mediator of inflammation and innate immunity, but little is known about its role outside the immune system. Recently, RIP2 has been linked to chemoresistance of triple ... -
Rivlin's legacy in continuum mechanics and applied mathematics
(The Royal Society, 2019-03-18)Over a long and distinguished career, Ronald Rivlin (figure 1) published more than 200 scientific papers. He was a highly innovative scientist who made seminal contributions in all areas of continuum mechanics. He was one ... -
RNA from a simple-tandem repeat is required for sperm maturation and male fertility in Drosophila melanogaster
(eLife Sciences Publications, 2019-11-05)Tandemly-repeated DNAs, or satellites, are enriched in heterochromatic regions of eukaryotic genomes and contribute to nuclear structure and function. Some satellites are transcribed, but we lack direct evidence that ... -
Robust solution of singularly perturbed problems using multigrid methods: analysis and results in one and two dimensions
(2012)We consider the problem of solving linear systems of equations that arise in the numerical solution of singularly perturbed ordinary and partial differential equations of reaction-diffusion type. Standard discretization ... -
Rock properties of Greywacke Basement hosting geothermal reservoirs, New Zealand: preliminary results
(Stanford University, 2014-02-24)Geothermal resources in New Zealand are known to be hosted in greywacke basement rocks. Fluid flow in these reservoirs and the wells that access them is controlled by fracture networks. As such it is of vital importance ... -
Role of alginate lyase in cell detachment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(American Society for Microbiology, 1994-07)The exopolysaccharide alginate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was shown to be important in determining the degree of cell detachment from an agar surface. Nonmucoid strain 8822 gave rise to 50-fold more sloughed cells than ... -
Role of mitochondria in neuronal apoptosis
(Karger Publishers, 2000-12)Apoptosis is a controlled form of cell death that participates in the demise of neuronal cells during development, neurodegenerative disorders and exposure to neurotoxic agents. In recent years, the mitochondria have emerged ... -
Rotational Modulation of M/L Dwarfs due to Magnetic Spots
(2007)We find periodic I-band variability in two ultracool dwarfs, TVLM 513-46546 and 2MASS J00361617+1821104, on either side of the M/L dwarf boundary. Both of these targets are short-period radio transients, with the detected ... -
A route to 1-Deoxynojirimycin and 1-Deoxymannojirimycin derivatives with quaternary centers adjacent to the ring nitrogen from Methyl α-d-Mannopyranoside
(Wiley, 2020-02-03)6-Alkylated-8-azido-1,6-octadiene derivatives were prepared from methyl α-D-mannopyranoside. The sequence to allylic azide precursors included a Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction with a concomitant epimerization that ... -
Ruthenium-centred btp glycoclusters as inhibitors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-05-04)Carbohydrate-decorated clusters (glycoclusters) centred on a Ru(II) ion were synthesised and tested for their activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation. These clusters were designed by conjugating a range ... -
Salts, binary and ternary cocrystals of pyrimethamine: mechanosynthesis, solution crystallization and crystallization from the gas phase
(American Chemical Society, 2020-11-24)A series of salts and binary and ternary cocrystals of the antimalaria drug pyrimethamine (PYR) are reported. PYR has a donor–acceptor–donor (DAD) and a donor–acceptor (DA) binding site, and cocrystallization experiments ... -
Scalar evolution equations for shear waves in incompressible solids: a simple derivation of the Z, ZK, KZK and KP equations
(The Royal Society, 2011-07-08)We study the propagation of two-dimensional finite-amplitude shear waves in a nonlinear pre-strained incompressible solid, and derive several asymptotic amplitude equations in a simple, consistent and rigorous manner. The ... -
Scaling behavior of polymers at liquid/liquid interfaces
(American Chemical Society, 2015-09-14)The dynamics of a polymer chain confined in a soft 2D slit formed by two immiscible liquids is studied by means of molecular dynamics simulations. We show that the scaling behavior of a polymer confined between two liquids ... -
Sea-spray regulates sulfate cloud droplet activation over oceans
(Nature Research (part of Springer Nature), 2020-04-08)Sulfate aerosols are typically the dominant source of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) over remote oceans and their abundance is thought to be the dominating factor in determining oceanic cloud brightness. Their activation ... -
A search for brief optical flashes associated with the SETI target KIC 8462852
(IOP Publishing, 2016-02-18)The F-type star KIC. 8462852 has recently been identified as an exceptional target for search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) observations. We describe an analysis methodology for optical SETI, which we have used ... -
A search for CO+ in planetary nebulae
(2007)We have carried out a systematic search for the molecular ion CO+ in a sample of 8 protoplanetary and planetary nebulae in order to determine the origin of the unexpectedly strong HCO+ emission previously detected in these ...