Publications by authors named "S G Polin"
Water electrolysis has received much attention in recent years as a means of sustainable H production. However, many challenges remain in obtaining high-purity H and making large-scale production cost-effective. This study provides a strategy for integrating a two-cell water electrolysis system with solar energy storage.
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- The study aimed to evaluate how effective preoperative measurements are in detecting complete response to chemotherapy and assessing any remaining disease in women with locally advanced breast cancer.
- The research involved analyzing data from the American College of Radiology Imaging Network 6657 Trial, focusing on various imaging methods like MRI and mammography to measure tumor size before surgery.
- Findings showed that MRI's longest diameter measurement was the most accurate for determining treatment response and correlating with final pathology, outperforming other methods like mammography and clinical exams.
Disentangling trophic interactions among species is important for elucidating mechanisms underlying ecosystem functioning and services. Carabid beetles are an important guild of predators that may regulate pest populations in arable landscapes, but their generalist feeding behavior hinders predictions about their actual contribution to pest control. In order to assess carabids' potential for pest control, we simultaneously analyzed the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of a community of 45 co-occurring species in wheat and oilseed rape fields.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To estimate the accuracy of predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in patients with locally advanced breast cancer using MR spectroscopy (MRS) measurements made very early in treatment.
Materials And Methods: This prospective Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-compliant protocol was approved by the American College of Radiology and local-site institutional review boards. One hundred nineteen women with invasive breast cancer of ≥3 cm undergoing NACT were enrolled between September 2007 and April 2010.
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- Symbiotic relationships between microbes and insects, especially in cases of multiple infections, can significantly influence the abundance of these microbes and the host's characteristics.
- The study focuses on the pea aphid, which hosts both Hamiltonella defensa and Rickettsiella viridis, two protective symbionts that defend against different enemies.
- Findings revealed that while Rickettsiella affects Hamiltonella's abundance, it doesn’t impact its protective function, whereas Hamiltonella negatively influences Rickettsiella’s protection without affecting its abundance, leading to reduced survival and reproduction in the aphids.