Brown fat activates uncoupled respiration in response to cold temperature and contributes
to systemic metabolic homeostasis. To date, the metabolic action of brown fat has been …

A shift from oxidative to glycolytic metabolism has been associated with skeletal muscle
insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 . However, whether this metabolic switch is …

Solar cell model is used in various studies of photovoltaic system. Different methods have
been developed to determine model parameters. In this paper, an optimization technique …

We describe a novel method based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) for the accurate
measurement of the refractive index of in vitro human teeth. We obtain the refractive indices …

Pancreatic β cell plasticity is the primary determinant of disease progression and remission
of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the dynamic nature of β cell adaptation remains elusive. …

Background Early control of elevated blood pressure is the most promising treatment for
acute intracerebral haemorrhage. We aimed to establish whether implementing a goal-directed …

Macrophages play a critical role in the initiation and progression of various solid tumors.
However, their prognostic significance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is poorly …

10.7554/eLife.00444.001 The secretory pathway of eukaryotic cells packages cargo proteins
into COPII-coated vesicles for transport from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi. …

Early motor experiences have been shown to be important for the development of motor
skills in humans and animals. However, little is known about the role of motor experience in …

Harmonic estimation is an important topic in power system signal processing. Windowed
interpolation fast Fourier transformation (WIFFT) is an efficient algorithm for power system …