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Starch is generally regarded as safe for human consumption and has therefore attracted interest for several applications as medicinal products. This chapter focuses specifically on starch microspheres as carriers for drug delivery and as a medical device for, for example, vascular occlusion. Several methods for the preparation of starch microspheres by chemical or physical cross-linking are presen

Summary of my presentation when I was invited to speak at the WASP-HS, 'AI for Humanity' Conference, Stockholm 17th November, 2022.

The Horometer instrument in Peter Apian's 1533 Instrument Buch is described and analyzed. This paper is illustrated by several examples of how to manipulate and set up the instrument using the Sun, the Moon and stars to determine time. The paper also contains an Appendix on the mathematics behind its construction.

In 1902 Kirsopp Lake published his groundbreaking study of Family 1 (f 1): 1, 118, 131, 205, 209, to which he later added 1582 as a core witness. Subsequently, Amy S. Anderson demonstrated that 1582 is the leading member in Matthew linking the archetype, a now lost uncial dating to ca. 500 CE, to Caesarea. More recently, Alison Welsby identified a new group of core members in John, 565, 884 and 21

Context. The abundances of the α-elements are key for understanding the early chemical enrichment of the Galactic bulge. The elements of interest present lines in different wavelength regions, and some of them show lines only in part of the spectra. In the present work, the CNO trio, the a-elements Mg, Si, Ca, and Ti, and odd-Z Na and Al are examined as measured from optical and H-band lines. Aims

Scholars and practitioners are urgently highlighting the need to apply a relational approach to effectively address societal crises. At the same time, little is known about the associated challenges, and there is little advice regarding how to operationalize this approach in sustainability science. Against this background, this article explores how we can break out of our current paradigms and app

In actin from many species H73 is methylated, but the function of this rare post-translational modification is unknown. Although not within bonding distance, it is located close to the gamma-phosphate of the actin-bound ATP. In most crystal structures of actin, the delta1-nitrogen of the methylated H73 forms a hydrogen bond with the carbonyl of G158. This hydrogen bond spans the gap separating sub

This paper reports on a study investigating restrictions on definiteness (the Definiteness Effect) in existential constructions in the two languages of Turkish heritage speakers in Germany. Turkish and German differ in how the Definiteness Effect plays out. Definite expressions in German may not occur in affirmative or negative existentials, whereas in Turkish the restriction applies only to affir

This article applies the lens of controversies to explore tensions in the ­interactions among different actors engaged in employee-driven innovation (EDI) in the Danish public healthcare. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with innovation executives and consultants, non-clinical professionals with managerial responsibilities, and clinical professionals. In addition, observation and document

In urban property development projects, attention to the needs and aspirations of local communities is often neglected. Although some developers still consider local community stakeholders to be a potential threat to their developments, in many developed countries, stakeholder participation is embedded within statutory processes such as the formal planning process and is increasingly regarded as a

Solid organ transplantation has progressed rapidly over the decades from the first experimental procedures to its role in the modern era as an established treatment for end-stage organ disease. Solid organ transplantation including liver, kidney, pancreas, heart, and lung transplantation, is the definitive option for many patients, but despite the advances that have been made, there are still sign

At MAX IV laboratory the linac is used to inject into the two rings but also to drive the FemtoMAX beamline, which is a source of (incoherent) short pulses in the Hard X-ray range.In this contribution we present the design and simulations for a new mode of operation of the linac that would allow to generate coherent ultra-short FEL pulses in the soft X-ray domain. Preliminary simulations indicate

This reply explores issues with documenting prosodic structures given their unique relationship with metalinguistic knowledge. New evidence and perspectives are incorporated into a deeper investigation of Budai Rukai and the analytical decisions that underlie its reanalyzed prosodic system. This case study is then taken as a basis for discussion of a possible standardized protocol for the document

The Rieger syndrome, an autosomal dominant disorder involving ocular, dental, and umbilical defects is caused bymutations in PITX2, a Bicoid type homeobox protein. Moreover, Pitx2 is involved in the Nodal/Sonic hedgehogpathway that determines left/right polarity. Mouse Pitx2 mRNA is expressed in eye, tooth and umbilicus consistent withthe human Riegers phenotype. It is also asymmetrically expresse

Van der Waals (vdW) magnetic materials are comprised of layers of atomically thin sheets, making them ideal platforms for studying magnetism at the two-dimensional (2D) limit. These materials are at the center of a host of novel types of experiments, however, there are notably few pathways to directly probe their magnetic structure. We confirm the magnetic order within a single crystal of NiPS3 an