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Unraveling the Unseen Players in the Ocean - A Field Guide to Water Chemistry and Marine Microbiology
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2014
Here, we present a comprehensive protocol to assess the organic and inorganic nutrient availability and the abundance and structure of microbial and viral communities in remote marine environments.
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An In Vitro Bladder Model of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
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2025
This protocol details an in vitro model of the catheterized urinary tract, which can be used to study both planktonic and biofilm-associated bacterial cell populations in simulated catheter-associated urinary tract infections. This model can be further utilized to study the efficacy of antimicrobial products aimed at controlling urinary tract infections.
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In Vivo Modeling of the Morbid Human Genome using Danio rerio
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2013
Here, we present a systematic approach for developing physiologically relevant, sensitive and specific in vivo assays for interpreting variation in human pathology. Transient genetic manipulation via microinjection of WT and mutant human mRNA and morpholino (MO) antisense oligonucleotides harness the tractability of the developing zebrafish embryo to rapidly assay pathogenic mutations, especially, but not exclusively, in the context of human developmental disorders.
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Acute and Chronic Models of Hyperglycemia in Zebrafish: A Method to Assess the Impact of Hyperglycemia on Neurogenesis and the Biodistribution of Radiolabeled Molecules
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2017
This work describes methods to establish acute and chronic hyperglycemia models in zebrafish. The aim is to investigate the impact of hyperglycemia on physiological processes, such as constitutive and injury-induced neurogenesis. The work also highlights the use of zebrafish to follow radiolabeled molecules (here, [18F]-FDG) using PET/CT.
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Molecular Models
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2020
Physical models representing molecular architectures of chemical compounds play essential roles in understanding chemistry. The use of molecular models makes it easier to visualize the structures and shapes of atoms and molecules. Skeletal Model Simpler two-dimensional representations of chemical compounds are accomplished using skeletal models. The illustration shows only the molecular framework or bonds without explicitly showing the atoms. In this representation, many of the carbon atoms...
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Rather than sorting a person into one category, the model places them along continuous scales for each of the five dimensions. This produces a profile showing relative tendencies across Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. The approach can therefore represent gradations and combinations of traits, making it suitable for studying individual differences more precisely than fixed-type labels.
Context matters because a trait describes a tendency, not an inevitable response. The same profile may relate to different behavior depending on circumstances, because traits interact with context when researchers examine patterns in thoughts, feelings, and actions. Interpreting scores with situational factors helps prevent personality results from being treated as complete predictions of behavior.
A profile can show that individuals differ across several dimensions at once rather than differing on a single personality continuum. Researchers can examine how these combined patterns relate to well-being, relationships, academic performance, occupational behavior, health, or social functioning. This multidimensional view supports comparisons among people and populations while preserving variation within each trait.
Standardized questionnaires give researchers a consistent way to assess the five dimensions across participants. Because responses are translated into positions on continuous scales, investigators can compare patterns across individuals or populations instead of relying on informal descriptions. This consistency supports research on personality structure and on links between trait tendencies and psychological or social outcomes.
An application generally begins with a standardized questionnaire that samples patterns in thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Responses are then used to place the individual along each trait scale, producing a profile rather than a fixed label. Interpretation should connect that profile to the research or assessment question and consider context before drawing conclusions about functioning.
Researchers can use assessments to investigate whether trait patterns are associated with academic performance, occupational behavior, health, well-being, relationships, or social functioning. The framework does not make those outcomes inevitable; it helps organize questions about how stable tendencies relate to them. Studies may also compare these associations across individuals or broader populations.
In applied psychology, the framework can support assessment by organizing information about personality-related tendencies in a structured profile. Its value lies in describing relationships between traits and areas such as work, health, or social functioning, not in assigning a definitive judgment about a person. Results are most informative when treated as one source of evidence alongside context.