Distinct patterns of prion strain deposition and toxicity in a novel whole brain organotypic slice culture system by Hailey Pineau, Valerie L. Sim

“…We were able to induce infection both diffusely through submersion of slice cultures in infectious media and locally through contact with prion-coated stainless-steel wires. …”
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Bilingual language acquisition in preschool age: The emotional context of kindergarten daily routines by Margarida Pocinho, Agnieszka Olczak, Marzanna Franicka

“…We collected data from an immersion teacher training program towards bilingualism use, the development of their assistants’ English language fluency, the parents’ awareness and beliefs about English and children’s language development. …”
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“It all starts with urgency…” Engaging with the local ekklesia of Thessalonica as a window and mirror en route to sustained missionary impact by S. Joubert

“…Both deal with Paul’s effective church planting efforts in the city of Thessalonica. By immersing ourselves in these texts, which also serve as hermeneutical mirrors, we intend to participate in a mimetic learning process, in order to come to terms with the nature of Paul’s embodied proclamation of the Gospel and his missional urgency. …”
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Four Central Nanocavity of Ultra-Sensitive Refractive Index Biosensor for Cancer Detection in Hexagonal Photonic Crystal by William Matsui, Jianqiao Fang

“…In proposed biosensor, four central nanocavities are immersed in the samples and the resonant wavelengths change according to the refractive index. …”
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The Cinematic Visions and Dreams of Edgard Varèse by Gabriele

“…Déserts (1954), albeit only in intention, La procession de Verges (1955) and Poème électronque (1959) pioneeringly investigate different ways of understanding music in relation to moving images: from the fictional work to the documentary film, and to the multimedia experience. Only recently, now immersed in the digital production world of DAWs, does the new medium – as often happens – allow us to shed new light on the “old” analogue world and enable us to fully understand the visionary force of Varesi's aesthetics and the poignancy of his way of understanding music and images. …”
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Making Dementia Matter Through Sound by Marjolein Gysels, Chris Tonelli, Thomas Johannsen

“…Then through introducing their vocal practices, they breach the prevailing sonic regime. Second, through immersing the residents in sound-making and singing, they draw on the material and sensorial qualities of sound. …”
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CONSERVATION STATUS AND RESEARCH ON PROPAGATION OF CAMELLIA PIQUETIANA IN LAM DONG PROVINCE, VIETNAM by Hong En Le, Quang Cuong Truong, Van Cam Ngo, Pham Doan Nguyen, Van Phuc Nguyen, Van Duong Do, Thi Thuy Hoa Le, Si Hung Ho, Ba Trung Nguyen, Giang Phi Ngo, Thi Phuong Ho

“…The results showed that stem cuttings immersed in a concentration of 500 ppm indole-3-butyric acid for 10 minutes with a 100% coir substrate gave the highest survival percentage (90.00%), rooting percentage (86.67%), average number of roots (4.54), root length (4.86 cm), and rooting index (21.98) after 90 days. …”
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Evaluasi Faktor Manfaat Sistem Lingkungan Pembelajaran 3 Dimensi Berbasis Multi-User Virtual Reality (MuVR) by Adhi Rizal, Dadang Yusup, Apriade Voutama

“…Furthermore, it is a learning system that utilizes semi-immersive VR. We adopted a usability evalution method consisiting of 12 heuristic rules proposed by Sutcliffe. …”
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Current status of malaria parasite among blood donors in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria by AE Abah, O Joe-Cliff

“…Venous blood was collected from 200 blood donors and films were made on clean greese-free glass slide and stained with 10%Giemsa stains and viewed under the microscope using the oil immersion objective. Of the 200 samples examined, 56 (28.00%) were positive with Plasmodium falciparium. …”
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Animating the critical zone: beavers as critical zone engineers by Clifford Adamchak, Clifford Adamchak, Katherine B. Lininger, Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley, Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley

“…Over time, beaver activity, including submersion of woody vegetation, burrowing, dam building, and abandonment, can impact critical zone processes in the river corridor by influencing landscape evolution, biodiversity, geomorphology, hydrology, primary productivity, and biogeochemical cycling. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Resource Allocation for QoE Enhancement in Wireless VR Communications by Georgios Kougioumtzidis, Vladimir K. Poulkov, Pavlos I. Lazaridis, Zaharias D. Zaharis

“…The proposed model takes into account the quality of service (QoS) parameters of the 5G new radio (NR) network to optimize its operation, ensuring a seamless and immersive VR experience. Specifically, the resource allocation strategy adopts a policy that maximizes the transmission-related QoE value based on the evolving characteristics of the communication channel and user interactions. …”
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A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Various Disinfectants for Extracted Human Teeth - A Comparative Study by Himanshu Srivastava, Sameera Mohd Rehman Qureshi, Chintu Kumar Singh, Santoshkumar Pandurang Mastud, Amit Handa, Manish Kumar Shukla

“…Methods: The teeth were divided into one of the following four groups consisting of 10 teeth in each group. All teeth were immersed in separate bottles containing 10 ml of the disinfectant for 7 days at 25°C. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Novel Self Disinfectant Solution in Irreversible Hydrocolloid Impression Material - An Experimental Study by Sunantha Selvaraj, Alarmelu, Dorairaj Jayachandran, Shanmuga Priya

“…Impressions can be disinfected by immersion or spraying in any compatible disinfectant. …”
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A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra by Helen J. Lachmann, Renée J.G. Arnold, Marco Gattorno, Isabelle Koné-Paut, Alberto Ferreira, Jasmin Kümmerle-Deschner

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Physiological analysis of cognitive load variations during complex information processing by Allan Armougum, Alexandre Gaston-Bellegarde, Chantal Joie-La Marle, Pascale Piolino

“…In our study, we analysed how incidental presentation of information affects cognitive load of train travellers with different expertise levels during navigation in an immersive virtual train station. Analyses of electroencephalography and electrodermal activities as physiological metrics, NASA-Task Load Index as subjective measure and binding memory score as behavioural measure of performance during a recognition phase, helped to quantify cognitive load during the study. …”
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Aktivitas Insektisida Campuran Ekstrak Air Buah Piper aduncum L. (Piperaceae) dan Batang Cymbopogon ciratrus (Dc.) Stapf (Poaceae) Terhadap Larva Crocidolomia pavonana F. (Lepidopt... by Eka Candra Lina, Adventus Supriadi, Yunisman Yunisman, Martinius Martinius

“…Bioassay was done against second instar larvae of C. pavonana using leaves immersion method during 48 hours. The results show that LC50 and LC95 value of mixture extract are 2.83% and 5.79% respectively. …”
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Investigating Soil Moisture Content and Ph Levels in Eucalyptus Forest: A Case Study of Kabale District South Western Uganda. by Taremwa, Brenan

“…Soil pH was measured using a pH meter by immersing it in a soil solution and recording the displayed pH value. …”
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Effect of Novel Biomodification Strategies on Bonding to Pulp Chamber Dentin – An In Vitro Study by Saranya Radhakrishnan, Darshana Devadiga

“…The samples were serially immersed in 5.25% NaOCl for 40 minutes and 17% EDTA for 3 minutes and allocated into three groups: the control group, the group pre-treated with 6.5% grape seed extract (GSE) and the group pre-treated with a 980 nm diode light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (LASER). …”
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THE EFFECT OF DECELLULARIZATION TECHNIQUE ON COLLAGEN TYPE II AND MATRICES POROSITY OF CARTILAGE BOVINE SCAFFOLD by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Ika Benny Kartika Sari

“…Results: In the preparations with the highest concentration and the longest immersion time of 5% SDS for 72 hours, the decellularization process occurs perfectly. …”
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