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DC/DC Boost Converter
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2023
Source: Ali Bazzi, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. Boost converters provide a versatile solution to stepping up DC voltages in many applications where a DC voltage needs to be increased without the need to convert it to AC, using a transformer, and then rectifying the transformer output. Boost converters are step-up converters that use an inductor as an energy storage device that supports the output with additional energy in addition to the DC input...
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DC/DC Buck Converter
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2023
Source: Ali Bazzi, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. While it is simple to step up or down AC voltages and currents using transformers, stepping up or down DC voltages and currents in an efficient and regulated manner requires switching power converters. The DC/DC buck converter chops the input DC voltage using a series input switch, and the chopped voltage is filtered through the L-C low-pass filter to extract the average output voltage. The diode...
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DC Motors
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2023
Source: Ali Bazzi, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. The DC machine operates with DC currents and voltages as opposed to an AC machine, which requires AC currents and voltages. DC machines were the first to be invented and utilize two magnetic fields that are controlled by DC currents. The same machine can be easily reconfigured to be a motor or generator if appropriate field excitation is available, since the DC machine has two fields termed field...
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An Efficient and High Yield Method for Isolation of Mouse Dendritic Cell Subsets
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2016
Distinct dendritic cell subsets exist as rare populations in lymphoid organs, and therefore are challenging to isolate in sufficient numbers and purity for immunological experiments. Here we describe a high efficiency, high yield method for isolation of all of the currently known major subsets of mouse splenic dendritic cells.
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DC Generator
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2023
An alternator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy that varies sinusoidally, resulting in AC current. Meanwhile, a DC generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, which are DC pulses with the same polarity. The construction of a DC generator is similar to that of an alternator, except that the pair of slip rings is replaced by a single split ring, also called a commutator. The commutator functions like a periodic rotary switch; it changes the contacts with the...
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Researchers distinguish dermal DC subsets by comparing their surface markers, location within the dermis, and functional properties. These features provide complementary information: markers help separate cellular populations, distribution shows where surveillance occurs, and functional analysis indicates how each subset contributes to antigen handling, migration, cytokine production, or communication with adaptive immune cells.
Migration connects events in the skin with T-cell activation in draining lymph nodes. After responding to material or inflammatory signals in the dermis, dermal DCs can carry processed antigen to lymphoid tissue, where presentation to T cells and cytokine release help determine the character of the ensuing immune response. This makes migration central to local-to-systemic immune communication.
Inflammatory signals influence how dermal DC subsets respond to captured material and how they communicate with other immune cells. Their cytokine production can shape downstream immune responses, while their movement to draining lymph nodes supports antigen presentation to T cells. Studying these responses helps explain how skin immunity can contribute to host defense, inflammation, or tolerance.
The main distinctions are not based on a single feature. Researchers consider combinations of surface-marker patterns, dermal distribution, antigen-presenting behavior, migration to draining lymph nodes, and cytokine production. Comparing these properties reveals functional specialization among subsets and helps relate particular populations to infection control, inflammatory skin responses, or maintenance of immune tolerance.
A study can compare dermal DC populations across three linked dimensions: identifying surface markers, mapping their distribution in skin, and measuring functional behavior. Functional assessments may examine responses to inflammatory signals, movement toward draining lymph nodes, antigen processing and presentation to T cells, or cytokine production. Together, these observations provide a structured basis for assigning subset-specific roles.
They are relevant whenever researchers need to understand how skin encounters are converted into adaptive immune responses. In infection studies, subset properties can be related to host defense and inflammatory reactions. In vaccine research, examining antigen presentation, lymph-node migration, and cytokine production can clarify how skin-associated immune activity influences responses to introduced antigens.
Subset analysis can show which dermal populations are associated with inflammatory signaling, antigen presentation, or immune tolerance. This information supports studies of inflammatory skin disorders by linking cellular properties with local immune behavior. It also provides a framework for investigating targeted immunotherapies designed to influence particular immune pathways rather than treating dermal DCs as a uniform population.