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Evaluating the Procedure for Performing Awake Cystometry in a Mouse Model
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2017
This study describes the surgical procedures and experimental techniques for performing awake cystometry in a freely moving mouse. In addition, it provides experimental evidence to support its optimization and standardization.
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Cutaneous Surgical Denervation: A Method for Testing the Requirement for Nerves in Mouse Models of Skin Disease
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2016
This article includes detailed protocols for genetic labeling of mouse skin, surgical denervation, skin biopsy and visualizing labeled epithelia by whole-mount β-galactosidase staining. These methods can be used to test the requirement for nerves in mouse models of normal and pathological skin.
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Multiparametric Tumor Organoid Drug Screening Using Widefield Live-Cell Imaging for Bulk and Single-Organoid Analysis
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2022
This protocol describes a semi-automated method for medium- to high-throughput organoid drug screenings and microscope-agnostic, automated image analysis software to quantify and visualize multiparametric, single-organoid drug responses to capture intratumor heterogeneity.
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Preparing Organoids from Tumors: A 3D In Vitro Tumor Model
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2023
Organoids derived from tumors are a type of 3D cell culture model that can maintain the pathological features and organ-specific cell lineage of tumors. In the example protocol, we will see scientists generate organoids from a prostate tumor from a genetically engineered mouse model.
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Bringing the Visible Universe into Focus with Robo-AO
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2013
Light from astronomical objects must travel through the earth's turbulent atmosphere before it can be imaged by ground-based telescopes. To enable direct imaging at maximum theoretical angular resolution, advanced techniques such as those employed by the Robo-AO adaptive-optics system must be used.
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Curvature changes how loads travel across a dome’s surface, encouraging forces to follow the structure toward its supports rather than concentrating at one location. Under the compression-based behavior described for domes, this distribution helps cover open space with relatively little material. The resulting performance depends on geometry, symmetry, and the strength of the selected material.
Ribbed, shell, and geodesic designs change the pathways through which stresses move across a dome. Each arrangement modifies how forces are carried and transferred to supporting walls, arches, or foundations. Comparing these forms requires examining their geometry, symmetry, material strength, and response to expected external loads rather than assuming that one design is universally superior.
Symmetry can support a more balanced distribution of forces, while buckling represents a stability concern that must be included in structural analysis. A dome may have an efficient curved form yet still require evaluation of how its geometry and material strength respond to destabilizing conditions. Considering both factors helps assess stability and resilience under applied loads.
Gravity, wind, and earthquakes impose different external loading conditions that influence how forces are transferred through a dome and into its supports. Physics-based evaluation examines these loads together with curvature, symmetry, material strength, and buckling. This approach helps determine whether the chosen form can maintain structural stability and resilience in its intended setting.
A physics-based assessment considers the dome’s curvature and symmetry, the strength of its material, its potential for buckling, and external forces such as gravity, wind, and earthquakes. These variables are examined in relation to how the structure carries and transfers loads. The resulting analysis informs choices about suitable forms, supports, and intended uses.
Domes appear in observatories, stadiums, roofs, pressure vessels, and protective structures. Physics explains how their form influences load distribution, material efficiency, stability, and resilience, allowing designers to relate geometry and support conditions to practical demands. The same principles therefore connect architectural construction with engineered systems that must withstand specified external loads.