… When exposed to pH=8 phosphate buffer, the hydrogel changes its shape and size to
form a closed check valve (d); when exposed to pH=3 buffer, the valve is deactivated due to …

Cellular function and behavior are affected by the partial pressure of O2, or oxygen tension,
in the microenvironment. The level of oxygenation is important, as it is a balance of oxygen …

Introduction Many employers focus on their large and easily measured cost of health care,
yet until recently they have ignored the impact of health on productivity. Studies of some …

HIGH levels of speech recognition have been achieved with a new sound processing strategy
for multielectrode cochlear implants. A cochlear implant system consists of one or more …

Rapid prototyping of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is frequently used to build microfluidic
devices. PDMS is inherently hydrophobic; however, the surface can be temporarily rendered …

✓ The topographical anatomy of the primary visual cortex in man was studied by macroscopic
identification and measurement of the line of Gennari on coronal sections from 52 …

Although single-channel electrode arrays implanted in the scala tympani of deaf patients are
useful as an aid to lip reading and for distinguishing some environmental sounds, they do …

The insertion of an intrascalar electrode array during cochlear implantation causes immediate
damage to the inner ear and may result in delayed onset of additional damage that may …

… Our analysis, then, is similar to that of Israel (1996), who studied the d development of verbs
that occur in the English way construction (They dug t out of prison) and argued that novel …

The pathophysiology of sickle cell disease is complicated by the multiscale processes that
link the molecular genotype to the organismal phenotype: hemoglobin polymerization …