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Embryonic stem cell therapy improves bone quality in a model of impaired fracture healing in the mouse; tracked temporally using in vivo micro-CT by Taiani, J.T, Buie, H.R, Campbell, G.M, Manske, S.L, Krawetz, R.J, Rancourt, D.E, Boyd, S.K, Matyas, J.R

“…Abstract In the current study, we used an estrogen-deficient mouse model of osteoporosis to test the efficacy of a cell-generated bone tissue construct for…”
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Contribution of limb momentum to power transfer in athletic wheelchair pushing by Masson, G, Bégin, M.-A, Lopez Poncelas, M, Pelletier, S.-K, Lessard, J.-L, Laroche, J, Berrigan, F, Langelier, E, Smeesters, C, Rancourt, D

“…Abstract Pushing capacity is a key parameter in athletic racing wheelchair performance. This study estimated the potential contribution of upper limb momentum…”
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Peer Status and Victimization as Possible Reinforcements of Adolescent Girls’ and Boys’ Weight-Related Behaviors and Cognitions by Rancourt, Diana, Prinstein, Mitchell J.

“…Objective Reciprocal longitudinal associations among weight-related behaviors and cognitions and peer relations constructs were examined among adolescent males…”
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Attenuated reovirus displays oncolysis with reduced host toxicity by Kim, M, Garant, K A, zur Nieden, N I, Alain, T, Loken, S D, Urbanski, S J, Forsyth, P A, Rancourt, D E, Lee, P W K, Johnston, R N

“…Background: Although the naturally occurring reovirus causes only mild symptoms in humans, it shows considerable potential as an oncolytic agent because of its…”
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Loss of discordant cells during micro-mass differentiation of embryonic stem cells into the chondrocyte lineage by Yamashita, A, Krawetz, R, Rancourt, D E

“…Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have attracted particular interest in regenerative medicine because of their unlimited self-renewal and multipotentiality for…”
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Embryonic stem cell-derived osteocytes are capable of responding to mechanical oscillatory hydrostatic pressure by Ehnes, D.D, Price, F.D, Shrive, N.G, Hart, D.A, Rancourt, D.E, zur Nieden, N.I

“…Abstract Osteoblasts can be derived from embryonic stem cells (ESCs) by a 30 day differentiation process, whereupon cells spontaneously differentiate upon…”
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A novel non–Fermi-liquid state in the iron-pnictide FeCrAs by Wu, W, McCollam, A, Swainson, I, Rourke, P. M. C, Rancourt, D. G, Julian, S. R

“…We report transport and thermodynamic properties of stoichiometric single crystals of the hexagonal iron-pnictide FeCrAs. The in-plane resistivity shows an…”
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Increased risk for falling associated with obesity: mathematical modeling of postural control by Corbeil, P., Simoneau, M., Rancourt, D., Tremblay, A., Teasdale, N.

“…Recent epidemiological studies report that obesity is positively related to fracture incidence. In the present experiment, a model of postural control was used…”
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Stirred suspension bioreactors as a novel method to enrich germ cells from pre‐pubertal pig testis by Dores, C., Rancourt, D., Dobrinski, I.

“…Summary To study spermatogonial stem cells the heterogeneous testicular cell population first needs to be enriched for undifferentiated spermatogonia, which…”
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473 ENGINEERING MURINE STEM CELL DERIVED BONE AND CARTILAGE IN NOVEL BIOMIMETIC BIOREACTOR by Lee, P, Rancourt, D, Krawetz, R

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Successful weight loss initiation and maintenance among adolescents with overweight and obesity: does age matter? by Rancourt, D., Jensen, C. D., Duraccio, K. M., Evans, E. W., Wing, R. R., Jelalian, E.

“…Summary Treatments for adolescents with overweight/obesity demonstrate mixed success, which may be due to a lack of consideration for developmental changes…”
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DNA-dependent protein kinase acts upstream of p53 in response to DNA damage by Lee, Patrick W. K, Woo, Richard A, McLure, Kevin G, Lees-Miller, Susan P, Rancourt, Derrick E

“…The tumour suppressor p53 becomes activated as a transcription factor in response to DNA damage, but the mechanism for this activation is unclear. A good…”
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Characterization of the structure and expression of mouse Itpa gene and its related sequences in the mouse genome by Behmanesh, M, Sakumi, K, Tsuchimoto, D, Torisu, K, Ohnishi-Honda, Y, Rancourt, D E, Nakabeppu, Y

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Hermitian splines for modeling biological soft tissue systems that exhibit nonlinear force-elongation curves by Martel, F, Denninger, M, Langelier, E, Turcotte, M-C, Rancourt, D

“…Numerical simulation of soft tissue mechanical properties is a critical step in developing valuable biomechanical models of live organisms. A cubic Hermitian…”
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Design Space Exploration of Centimeter-Scale Wind Turbines using a Physics-Modified Optimization Formulation by Rancourt, D., Fréchette, L., Landry, C., Mavris, D. N.

“…This paper explores the design space of centimeter-scale micro wind turbines to power wireless sensors through an experimentally validated modeling and…”
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Observation of a composition-controlled high-moment/low-moment transition in the face centered cubic Fe–Ni system: Invar effect is an expansion, not a contraction by Lagarec, K, Rancourt, D.G, Bose, S.K, Sanyal, B, Dunlap, R.A

“…We report the first conclusive observation of a high-moment (HM)/low-moment (LM) transition occurring in face centered cubic Fe–Ni alloys. 57Fe Mössbauer…”
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A novel murine tryptase involved in blastocyst hatching and outgrowth by O'Sullivan, CM, Rancourt, SL, Liu, SY, Rancourt, DE

“…Before implantation the blastocyst is maintained within a proteinaceous coat, the zona pellucida, which prevents polyspermy and ectopic pregnancy. An…”
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Genetic interaction between hoxb-5 and hoxb-6 is revealed by nonallelic noncomplementation by Rancourt, D E, Tsuzuki, T, Capecchi, M R

“…hoxb-5 and hoxb-6 are adjacent genes in the mouse HoxB locus and are members of the homeotic transcription factor complex that governs establishment of the…”
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Stability in Force-Production Tasks by Rancourt, Denis, Hogan, Neville

“…Exerting a force on a mechanical system can induce mechanical instability. To overcome that instability, humans may take advantage of their upper limb…”
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Exogenous nitric oxide enhances calcification in embryonic stem cell-derived osteogenic cultures by Ehnes, D.D., Geransar, R.M., Rancourt, D.E., zur Nieden, N.I.

“…While the involvement of nitric oxide in bone formation, homeostasis and healing has been extensively characterized, its role in directing pluripotent stem…”
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