This study has proposed a technique based on a polarimeter and the Mueller matrix formulation for measuring the linear birefringence (LB) and linear diattenuation (LD) of an optical sample. The validity of the proposed approach has been demonstrated by measuring the principal axis angle (α), retardance (β), diattenuation axis angle (θd), and diattenuation (D) of a quarter-wave plate, a polarizer, …

Sleep loss and sleepiness may not only increase the risk of making incorrect behavioral choices but may also reduce the ability to remedy errors, which can sometimes have catastrophic consequences. Unintentional human error in the workplace is the most frequently (~70%) identified cause of accidents across industries. For example, several internationally well-known disasters have been documented …

Vibrio vulnificus is a marine bacterial species that can cause fatal septicemia via ingestion of contaminated seafood and serious wound infection in humans, particularly those with severe chronic liver disorders like liver cirrhosis and hepatoma. To understand how can this bacterial pathogen cause such severe systemic infection in humans, we need to identify the bacterial factors …

We investigated the significance of the SLIT2 gene located chromosome 4p15.3 to lung cancer progression. SLIT2 encodes an extracellular glycoprotein that can suppress breast cancer by regulating β-catenin. We examined alterations in the structure or expression of SLIT2, its receptor ROBO1, and β-catenin, along with the AKT/glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β)/β-transducin repeat-containing protein …