Publications by authors named "R Cartwright"
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- - Charon, Pluto's largest moon, has been studied for its composition and changes caused by radiation, but previous spectral data only covered wavelengths below 2.5 μm, leaving some questions unanswered.
- - Recent observations using JWST have detected carbon dioxide (CO) and hydrogen peroxide (HO) on Charon's northern hemisphere, adding to its known chemical components like water ice and ammonia.
- - The presence of HO suggests active processes affecting the water ice surface, while spectral analysis indicates that CO is mainly found in crystalline form, likely originating from subsurface sources and other processes involving hydrocarbons and solar interactions.
Eosinophils are a highly abundant cell type in the gastrointestinal tract during homeostatic conditions, where they have recently been reported to take on an activated phenotype following colonization by the bacterial microbiota. To date, there have been few studies investigating whether eosinophils respond to infection with enteric bacterial pathogens and/or investigating the requirements for eosinophils for effective bacterial pathogen control. In this study, we investigated the response of eosinophils to an acute enteric infection of mice with the bacterial pathogen serovar Typhimurium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSequence alignment is an essential method in bioinformatics and the basis of many analyses, including phylogenetic inference, ancestral sequence reconstruction, and gene annotation. Sequencing artifacts and errors made during genome assembly, such as abiological frameshifts and incorrect early stop codons, can impact downstream analyses leading to erroneous conclusions in comparative and functional genomic studies. More significantly, while indels can occur both within and between codons in natural sequences, most amino-acid- and codon-based aligners assume that indels only occur between codons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Female sexual dysfunction (FSD), including vaginal laxity (VL), can lead to a decrease in quality of life and affect partner relationships.
Aim: We aimed to investigate the associated factors of VL and FSD and their relationship with other pelvic floor disorders in a female population.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital from July to December 2022.