In this study, a two-beam laser fabrication technique is proposed to fabricate silver nanowire (AgNW) on the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate.The femtosecond pulse laser in the technique plays a role in generating Ag nanoparticles from the silver aqueous solution by multiphoton photoreduction.The continuous wave (CW) laser of the techniqu
Reference switching in sign and speech: grammatical and discourse features across modalities within signed-to-spoken language interpretation
Human languages contain a variety of tools for referencing agents, locations, arguments of predicates, and other entities that are introduced, described, and attributed actions within sentences.While there are similarities across modalities, there also exist notable differences.For example, signed languages are articulated with two hands, and somet
The Impact of Zinc Supplementation on Critically Ill Patients With Acute Kidney Injury: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
BackgroundZinc is an essential trace element involved in multiple metabolic processes.Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with low plasma zinc, but outcomes with zinc supplementation in critically ill patients with AKI remain unknown.Our objective was to investigate the effectiveness of zinc supplementation in this patient population.MethodsCri
Invasive Species Appearance and Climate Change Correspond with Dramatic Regime Shift in Thermal Guild Composition of Lake Huron Beach Fish Assemblages
Lake Huron Wooden Ornament has undergone dramatic and well-documented lake-wide food web changes as a result of non-native species introductions.Coastal beaches, which serve as nursery habitats for native and introduced species, are, however, relatively poorly studied.Our objective was to assess fish assemblages of beach habitats in western Lake Hu