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Impact of coexistence of flocs and biofilm on performance of combined nitritation-anammox granular sludge reactors by Hubaux, N., Wells, G., Morgenroth, E.

“…Nitrogen (N) removal from high-strength wastewater can be accomplished in single-stage combined nitritation-anammox reactors with suspended growth biomass…”
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Biofilm growth on buoyant microplastics leads to changes in settling rates: Implications for microplastic retention in the Great Lakes by Semcesen, Patricia O., Wells, Mathew G.

“…Buoyant microplastic pollution disperses widely from sources via strong wind-driven water currents in lakes and oceans. This ability for dispersal depends…”
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Control of cell morphology and differentiation by substrates with independently tunable elasticity and viscous dissipation by Charrier, Elisabeth E., Pogoda, Katarzyna, Wells, Rebecca G., Janmey, Paul A.

“…The mechanical properties of extracellular matrices can control the function of cells. Studies of cellular responses to biomimetic soft materials have been…”
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Evaporation and Electrowetting of Sessile Droplets on Slippery Liquid-Like Surfaces and Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces (SLIPS) by Armstrong, S, McHale, G, Ledesma-Aguilar, R, Wells, G. G

“…Sessile droplet evaporation underpins a wide range of applications from inkjet printing to coating. However, drying times can be variable and contact-line…”
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How collagen becomes 'stiff' by Wells, Rebecca G

“…Oxidative stress following a lung injury can alter the structure of collagen, causing it to stiffen and trigger the formation of a fibrotic scar that further…”
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Biliary Atresia: Clinical and Research Challenges for the Twenty‐First Century by Bezerra, Jorge A., Wells, Rebecca G., Mack, Cara L., Karpen, Saul J., Hoofnagle, Jay H., Doo, Edward, Sokol, Ronald J.

“…Biliary atresia (BA) is a fibroinflammatory disease of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary tree. Surgical hepatic portoenterostomy (HPE) may restore bile…”
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Comparing the Resistance, Resilience, and Stability of Replicate Moving Bed Biofilm and Suspended Growth Combined Nitritation–Anammox Reactors by Wells, G. F, Shi, Y, Laureni, M, Rosenthal, A, Szivák, I, Weissbrodt, D. G, Joss, A, Buergmann, H, Johnson, D. R, Morgenroth, E

“…Combined partial nitritation–anammox (PN/A) systems are increasingly being employed for sustainable removal of nitrogen from wastewater, but process…”
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Robust cellular reprogramming occurs spontaneously during liver regeneration by Yanger, Kilangsungla, Zong, Yiwei, Maggs, Lara R, Shapira, Suzanne N, Maddipati, Ravi, Aiello, Nicole M, Thung, Swan N, Wells, Rebecca G, Greenbaum, Linda E, Stanger, Ben Z

“…Cellular reprogramming-the ability to interconvert distinct cell types with defined factors-is transforming the field of regenerative medicine. However, this…”
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Structure and Distribution of an Unrecognized Interstitium in Human Tissues by Benias, Petros C., Wells, Rebecca G., Sackey-Aboagye, Bridget, Klavan, Heather, Reidy, Jason, Buonocore, Darren, Miranda, Markus, Kornacki, Susan, Wayne, Michael, Carr-Locke, David L., Theise, Neil D.

“…Confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) provides real-time histologic imaging of human tissues at a depth of 60–70 μm during endoscopy. pCLE of the extrahepatic…”
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Portal fibroblasts: Underappreciated mediators of biliary fibrosis by Dranoff, Jonathan A., Wells, Rebecca G.

“…Portal fibroblasts are an important yet often overlooked nonparenchymal cell population in the liver. They are distinct from hepatic stellate cells, yet like…”
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Promotion of cholangiocarcinoma growth by diverse cancer-associated fibroblast subpopulations by Affo, Silvia, Nair, Ajay, Brundu, Francesco, Ravichandra, Aashreya, Bhattacharjee, Sonakshi, Matsuda, Michitaka, Chin, LiKang, Filliol, Aveline, Wen, Wen, Song, Xinhua, Decker, Aubrianna, Worley, Jeremy, Caviglia, Jorge Matias, Yu, Lexing, Yin, Deqi, Saito, Yoshinobu, Savage, Thomas, Wells, Rebecca G., Mack, Matthias, Zender, Lars, Arpaia, Nicholas, Remotti, Helen E., Rabadan, Raul, Sims, Peter, Leblond, Anne-Laure, Weber, Achim, Riener, Marc-Oliver, Stockwell, Brent R., Gaublomme, Jellert, Llovet, Josep M., Kalluri, Raghu, Michalopoulos, George K., Seki, Ekihiro, Sia, Daniela, Chen, Xin, Califano, Andrea, Schwabe, Robert F.

“…Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are a poorly characterized cell population in the context of liver cancer. Our study investigates CAF functions in…”
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Long-Range Force Transmission in Fibrous Matrices Enabled by Tension-Driven Alignment of Fibers by Wang, Hailong, Abhilash, A.S., Chen, Christopher S., Wells, Rebecca G., Shenoy, Vivek B.

“…Cells can sense and respond to mechanical signals over relatively long distances across fibrous extracellular matrices. Recently proposed models suggest that…”
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Tumor restriction by type I collagen opposes tumor-promoting effects of cancer-associated fibroblasts by Bhattacharjee, Sonakshi, Hamberger, Florian, Ravichandra, Aashreya, Miller, Maximilian, Nair, Ajay, Affo, Silvia, Filliol, Aveline, Chin, LiKang, Savage, Thomas M, Yin, Deqi, Wirsik, Naita Maren, Mehal, Adam, Arpaia, Nicholas, Seki, Ekihiro, Mack, Matthias, Zhu, Di, Sims, Peter A, Kalluri, Raghu, Stanger, Ben Z, Olive, Kenneth P, Schmidt, Thomas, Wells, Rebecca G, Mederacke, Ingmar, Schwabe, Robert F

“…Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) may exert tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressive functions, but the mechanisms underlying these opposing effects remain…”
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Mechanisms of Plastic Deformation in Collagen Networks Induced by Cellular Forces by Ban, Ehsan, Franklin, J. Matthew, Nam, Sungmin, Smith, Lucas R., Wang, Hailong, Wells, Rebecca G., Chaudhuri, Ovijit, Liphardt, Jan T., Shenoy, Vivek B.

“…Contractile cells can reorganize fibrous extracellular matrices and form dense tracts of fibers between neighboring cells. These tracts guide the development…”
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Methamphetamine oxidative stress, neurotoxicity, and functional deficits are modulated by nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 by Ramkissoon, Annmarie, Wells, Peter G.

“…Activation of redox-sensitive transcription factors like nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) can enhance the transcription of cytoprotective genes during…”
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Dendritic mRNA: transport, translation and function by Bramham, Clive R, Wells, David G

“…Many cellular functions require the synthesis of a specific protein or functional cohort of proteins at a specific time and place in the cell. Local protein…”
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A sublimation heat engine by Wells, Gary G., Ledesma-Aguilar, Rodrigo, McHale, Glen, Sefiane, Khellil

“…Heat engines are based on the physical realization of a thermodynamic cycle, most famously the liquid–vapour Rankine cycle used for steam engines. Here we…”
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Contact-Angle Hysteresis and Contact-Line Friction on Slippery Liquid-like Surfaces by Barrio-Zhang, Hernán, Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Élfego, Armstrong, Steven, McHale, Glen, Wells, Gary G, Ledesma-Aguilar, Rodrigo

“…Contact-line pinning and dynamic friction are fundamental forces that oppose the motion of droplets on solid surfaces. Everyday experience suggests that if a…”
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Stiffening hydrogels for investigating the dynamics of hepatic stellate cell mechanotransduction during myofibroblast activation by Caliari, Steven R., Perepelyuk, Maryna, Cosgrove, Brian D., Tsai, Shannon J., Lee, Gi Yun, Mauck, Robert L., Wells, Rebecca G., Burdick, Jason A.

“…Tissue fibrosis contributes to nearly half of all deaths in the developed world and is characterized by progressive matrix stiffening. Despite this, nearly all…”
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The epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition in liver fibrosis: Here today, gone tomorrow? by Wells, Rebecca G.

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