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Breach Remedies Inducing Hybrid Investments
(2014)International Review of Law and EconomicsJournal Article -
Developing Adaptive Collaboration Support: The Example of an Effective Training for Collaborative Inference
(2010)Educational Psychology ReviewJournal Article -
Probabilistic Modeling of Reprogramming to Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
(2016)Cell Reports ~ Probabilistic Modeling of Reprogramming to Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsReprogramming of somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is typically an inefficient and asynchronous process. A variety of technological efforts have been made to accelerate and/or synchronize this process. To define a unified framework to study and compare the dynamics of reprogramming under different conditions, we developed an in silico analysis platform based on mathematical modeling. Our approach takes into account ...Journal Article -
Chloride-induced corrosion of steel rebars in simulated pore solutions of alkali-activated concretes
(2017)Cement and Concrete ResearchThe passivation and chloride-induced depassivation of steel rebars immersed in varying alkaline environments (0.80 M, 1.12 M and 1.36 M NaOH solutions), simulating the pore solutions of low-Ca alkali-activated concretes, were investigated using a range of electrochemical techniques. The passive film on the steel rebars was complex in chemical makeup, composed of Fe–hydroxides, oxy-hydroxides and oxides. An increased degree of passivation ...Journal Article -
Robust estimations of the region of attraction using invariant sets
(2019)Journal of the Franklin InstituteThe Region of Attraction of an equilibrium point is the set of initial conditions whose trajectories converge to it asymptotically. This article, building on a recent work on positively invariant sets, deals with inner estimates of the ROA of polynomial nonlinear dynamics. The problem is solved numerically by means of Sum Of Squares relaxations, which allow set containment conditions to be enforced. Numerical issues related to the ensuing ...Journal Article -
Stereoscopic versus monoscopic displays: Learning fine manual dexterity skills using a microsurgical task simulator
(2019)Applied ErgonomicsJournal Article -
BRI1 controls vascular cell fate in the Arabidopsis root through RLP44 and phytosulfokine signaling
(2018)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaMulticellularity arose independently in plants and animals, but invariably requires a robust determination and maintenance of cell fate that is adaptive to the environment. This is exemplified by the highly specialized water- and nutrient-conducting cells of the plant vasculature, the organization of which is already prepatterned close to the stem-cell niche, but can be modified according to extrinsic cues. Here, we show that the hormone ...Journal Article -
Formation and structure of insoluble particles in reconstituted model infant formula powders
(2018)International Dairy JournalPhase separation of insoluble particles, so called “white flecks”, is a physical defect in reconstituted milk obtained from spray-dried, fat-containing dairy powders. Compared with bulk powder particles, white flecks have quite different chemical and morphological characteristics. They consist mainly of proteins and fat, forming a dense network. Here, two concurrent formation mechanisms are suggested based on the structures revealed by ...Journal Article -
Discovery and Function of a General Core Hormetic Stress Response in E. coli Induced by Sublethal Concentrations of Antibiotics
(2016)Cell ReportsA better understanding of the impact of antibiotics on bacteria is required to increase the efficiency of antibiotic treatments and to slow the emergence of resistance. Using Escherichia coli, we examined how bacteria exposed to sublethal concentrations of ampicillin adjust gene expression patterns and metabolism to simultaneously deal with the antibiotic-induced damage and maintain rapid growth. We found that the treated cells increased ...Journal Article -
Using brain vs. brute force in computational studies of biological systems
(2018)InfozineJournal Article