Author: SRI International
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The Chatanika and Sondrestrom Radars – a Brief History
The Sondrestrom upper atmospheric research facility, located just north of the Arctic Circle near the west coast of Greenland, will soon celebrate 30 yr of operations. This is the story of the birth and genesis of the instrument, its travels, and the evolution of its facility.
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Evaluation of Reagentless pH Modification for in Situ Ocean Analysis: Determination of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Using Mass Spectrometry
The reagentless electrolytic technique for pH modification presented here was developed primarily to ease and to extend the longevity of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) determinations in seawater, but can also be used for other analytical methods.
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Immunoregulatory Profile of Monocytes from Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients and Association with Lesion Size
We evaluated peripheral blood CD14+ monocytes for the expression of immunoregulatory cytokines, co-stimulatory molecules and TLR9 from cutaneous leishmaniasis patients infected with L. braziliensis and noninfected individuals.
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Nighttime Cardiac Sympathetic Hyper-Activation in Young Primary Insomniacs
Impedance cardiography and heart rate variability (HRV) measures were assessed in 9 insomniacs and 9 good sleepers during a night of polysomnographic recording.
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Conversation About SimCalc, Its Evolution and Lessons Along the Way
We use SimCalc’s history and achievements to discuss the need for vision and long time frames in funding, and point to multiple levels of research entailed in the process of achieving broad impact.
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Pharmacogenetic Smoking Cessation Intervention in a Health Care Setting: A Pilot Feasibility Study
We conducted a multiphased, mixed-methods feasibility study with current smokers to develop and evaluate a patient-centered, theoretically grounded personalized medicine treatment protocol.
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Design-Based Implementation Research: An Emerging Model for Transforming the Relationship of Research and Practice
We describe the need for DBIR as a research approach that challenges educational researchers and practitioners to transcend traditional research/practice barriers to facilitate the design of educational interventions that are effective, sustainable, and scalable.
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Creating the future of printed electronics
Abstract Printed electronics are at a pivotal moment. There are not only tremendous opportunities for innovation and growth in new verticals and industries, but also the chance to define how we bring printed electronics into a new era of infrastructures through cooperation and partnerships. PARC, a Xerox company has actively built a unique library of…
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Design of printed transistor circuits for printed sensors
The speaker will discuss PARCs approach to circuit design and modeling in the context of building sensor systems in partnership with Thinfilm Electronics based on an ink-jet printed organic TFT process.
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Capturing mobile telepresence through logging and video shadowing: a two-phase study design
We used a two-phase study design that incorporated a novel video shadowing approach to learn how close-knit groups use technology to stay connected while mobile and to identify their unmet needs.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of the Fusion Reading Intervention on Reading Achievement and Motivation for Adolescent Struggling Readers
This study estimates the effect of one year of Fusion Reading implementation builds on the work of the Strategic Instruction Model’s Learning Strategies Curriculum and Xtreme Reading by integrating some of the same strategies, focusing on reading, and extending the time frame from one to two years in duration.
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Cytotoxic Monacolin Analogs from Monascus Purpureus-Fermented Rice
Two new monacolin analogs, monacolins O (1) and P (2), along with three known analogs, have been isolated from the ethanolic extract of Monascus purpureus-fermented rice.