Interdependent versus independent inconsistency: Cultural differences in how East Asian and Western people attribute hypocrisy.

Humans worldwide have long deplored hypocrisy, a concept that has been mentioned in texts dating back 100-1,000 years (e.g., the Analects of Confucius, the Tao Te Ching, the Bible, and the Qur'an).

Amorphous ITZO-Based Selector Device for Memristor Crossbar Array.

In the era of digital transformation, a memristor and memristive circuit can provide an advanced computer architecture that efficiently processes a vast quantity of data. With the unique characteristic of memristor, a memristive crossbar array has been utilized for realization of nonvolatile memory, logic-in-memory circuit, and neuromorphic system. However, the crossbar array architecture suffers from leakage of current, known as the sneak current, which causes a cross-talk interference problem between adjacent memristor devices, leading to an unavoidable operational error and high power consumption.

No one is an island: Awe encourages global citizenship identification.

Recent theorizing has suggested that awe is a collective emotion, as research has demonstrated a clear link between experiencing awe and behaving prosocially. The present research extends past work by investigating the scope and sources of awe-inspired prosociality, focusing on whether awe's effects extend beyond local/national interests to include global or humanitarian goals. Specifically, we examine how by increasing feelings of smallness, awe encourages a sense of global citizenship, promoting cosmopolitan (vs.

A 10 nV/rt Hz noise level 32-channel neural impedance sensing ASIC for local activation imaging on nerve section.

A 10 nV/rt Hz noise level 32-channel neural impedance sensing ASIC is presented for the application of local activation imaging in nerve section. It is increasingly known that the monitoring and control of nerve signals can improve physical and mental health. Major nerves, such as the vagus nerve and the sciatic nerve, consist of a bundle of fascicles.

Moral in whose eyes? Cross-cultural differences in moral decision making and behaviour.

All people want to feel that they are morally adequate. People tend to evaluate their moral adequacy by judging their behaviour through their own eyes (first-person perspective) or the eyes of others (third-person perspective). People in all cultures use both perspectives, but there may be cultural variations in which perspective takes precedence.

Solution-Processed Organic and Oxide Hybrid CMOS Inverter for Low Cost Electronic Circuits.

We demonstrated an organic and oxide hybrid CMOS inverter with the solution-processed semiconductor and source/drain electrodes. For the solution-processed - and -type semiconductor, InGaZnO solution and TIPS-pentacene/PMS blend were spin-coated respectively while Silver ink and PEDOT:PSS solution were drop-casted with the help of the bank to serve as source/drain electrodes. The InGaZnO and the TIPS-pentacene transistors show typical - and -type transistor operations with low off-current.

Fermented rice bran downregulates MITF expression and leads to inhibition of alpha-MSH-induced melanogenesis in B16F1 melanoma.

Rice bran contains various polyphenolic compounds with anti-oxidative activities, and it has long been known to inhibit melanogenesis, but the inhibition mechanism has not been fully elucidated. Cofermentation of rice bran with Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae significantly reduced the cytotoxicity of the resulting extract to B16F1 melanoma cells. Marked reduction of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH) induced melanin synthesis was also observed upon treatment with fermented rice bran extract but it had no direct inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity, while the intracellular tyrosinase activity was reduced by the extract.

Anti-aging effect of rice wine in cultured human fibroblasts and keratinocytes.

The application of rice wine on skin is known to have beneficial effects such as enhancement of the skin barrier function and skin whitening. In this study, we focused on examination of the anti-aging effects of rice wine. The treatment of fibroblasts with rice wine in vitro increased the expression of procollagen and laminin-5, a key basement membrane component in cultured human fibroblasts.

New approaches to pathogenic gene function discovery with human squamous cell cervical carcinoma by gene ontology.

Purpose: This study utilized mRNA differential display and the Gene Ontology (GO) analysis to characterize the multiple interactions of a number of genes with gene expression profile involved in squamous cell cervical carcinoma.

Methods: mRNA differential displays were used to identify potential transcripts that were differentially expressed between cervix cancers of 13 patients (invasive cancer stages Ib-IIb) and universal reference RNAs comprised of 17 different normal cervixes. Aberrant bands were excised and used to make cDNA, which was sequenced.