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Imaging Biomarkers
Imaging biomarkers (IBs) have been proposed in medical literature that exploit images in a quantitative way, going beyond the visual assessment. These IBs can be used in the diagnosis, prognosis, and response assessment of several pathologies and are very often used for patient management pathways.
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26 Oct 2023
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Lupus
Lupus, the Latin word for "wolf," is a constellation located in the southern celestial hemisphere. Representing a wolf, it was one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, and is one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
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15 Mar 2024
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List of Exoplanetary Host Stars
The following is a list of exoplanetary host stars. The table contains information about the coordinates, spectral and physical properties, and number of confirmed planets. The two most important stellar properties are mass and metallicity because they determine how these planetary systems form. Stars of higher mass and metallicity tend to have more numerous and more massive planets. Most of the stars below are solar-type, mainly in the spectral classes F, G, and K, because astronomers tend to look for planets around stars similar to the Sun. Others are giants, which have used up all the hydrogen in their cores. Finding planets around giant stars gives clues as to how planetary systems evolve and how the properties of planets change with the evolution of the stars. As of April 2018, there are 2,816 stars with at least one confirmed planet, of which 628 stars have two or more confirmed planets; that is, 22% of all confirmed exoplanetary host stars have two or more confirmed planets. As of 2018, the star with the most confirmed planets is Kepler-90, with eight planets, although HD 10180 may have nine (two are unconfirmed). The most massive exoplanetary host star is Omicron Ursae Majoris (3.09 M☉), while the least massive is 2M J044144 (0.021 M☉). The most metal-rich star is NN Serpentis (1.744, 55.5 × Sun), while the most metal-poor is BD+20°2457 (−0.999, 0.100 × Sun). The nearest exoplanetary host star is Proxima Centauri (4.25 ly), while the most distant is NY Virginis (26940 ly). Visually, the brightest exoplanetary host star seen from Earth is Pollux (1.15), while the faintest is OGLE-2005-BLG-390L (27.98).
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04 Oct 2022
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Leo Minor
Leo Minor, the Lesser Lion, is a small constellation located in the northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for "the smaller lion", in contrast to Leo, the larger lion. It lies between the larger and more recognizable Ursa Major to the north and Leo to the south.
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15 Mar 2024
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Optical Sensors in Mechanobiology
Optical sensors play a central role in the study of mechanobiology by enabling the accurate detection and measurement of mechanical forces and their effects on biological systems. Mechanobiology explores how mechanical forces influence cellular processes, tissue development, and overall physiological functions.
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03 Nov 2023
Biography
Hilde Levi
Hilde Levi (9 May 1909 – 26 July 2003) was a German-Danish physicist. She was a pioneer of the use of radioactive isotopes in biology and medicine, notably the techniques of radiocarbon dating and autoradiography. In later life she became a scientific historian, and published a biography of George de Hevesy. Born into a non-religious Jewish family in Frankfurt, Germany, Levi entered the Univ
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14 Nov 2022
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EnVision (Spacecraft)
EnVision is a proposed orbital mission to Venus that would perform high-resolution radar mapping and atmospheric studies. The mission would help scientists understand the relationships between its geological activity and the atmosphere, and it would investigate why Venus and Earth took such different evolutionary paths. The mission is studied by ESA in collaboration with NASA, with the potential sharing of responsibilities currently under assessment.
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27 Oct 2022
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Soyuz TM-23
Soyuz TM-23 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on February 21, 1996, to Mir. The spacecraft launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, and after two days of flight, Yuri Onufrienko and Yury Usachov docked with Mir and became the 21st resident crew of the Station. On September 2, 1996, after 191 days docked with Mir, the ship undocked with the launch crew and Claudie André-Deshays onboard, before eventually landing 107 km (66 mi) south west of Akmola, Kazakhstan.
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28 Nov 2022
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Gemini
Gemini, named after the Latin word for "twins," is a prominent constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. Representing the twins Castor and Pollux from Greek mythology, Gemini is known for its two bright stars that mark the heads of the twins.
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15 Mar 2024
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Source/Drain Ohmic Contact with β-Ga
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β-Ga2O3, with excellent bandgap, breakdown field, and thermal stability properties, is considered to be one of the most promising candidates for power devices including field-effect transistors (FETs) and for other applications such as Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) and solar-blind ultraviolet photodetectors. Ohmic contact is one of the key steps in the β-Ga2O3 device fabrication process for power applications.
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23 Oct 2023
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