The transparent top contact layer of a solar cell is a distributed resistance that cannot be easily represented mathematically. We have used a finite element model to calculate the current distribution in this transparent layer. The calculation gives the voltage drop along the layer as well as the resulting reduction in the current generated in the active layer of the solar cell. IV curves gene...

The apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like (APOBEC) mutational signature has only recently been detected in a multitude of cancers through next-generation sequencing. In contrast, APOBEC has been a focus of virology research for over a decade. Many lessons learnt regarding APOBEC within virology are likely to be applicable to cancer. In this review, we explore the para...

THE CONCEPT OF LEPTIN RESISTANCE appeared in the literature almost as soon as the hormone itself was discovered. For purposes of our discussion, leptin resistance will be defined as, “reduced or absent responsiveness to the feeding and body weight inhibitory effects of the hormone in obese individuals in comparison with normal (lean) controls.” Two early reports, demonstrating significant corre...

A time-lock puzzle is a mechanism for sending messages “to the future”. The sender publishes a puzzle whose solution is the message to be sent, thus hiding it until enough time has elapsed for the puzzle to be solved. For timelock puzzles to be useful, generating a puzzle should take less time than solving it. Since adversaries may have access to many more computers than honest solvers, massive...

The fast development of next generation sequencing (NGS) has dramatically increased the application of metagenomics in various aspects. Functional annotation is a major step in the metagenomics studies. Fast annotation of functional genes has been a challenge because of the deluge of NGS data and expanding databases. A hybrid annotation pipeline proposed previously for taxonomic assignments was...

This paper describes a proposal for the qualitative assessment of condition of supercapacitors based on the conducted thermographic measurements. The presented measurement stand was accompanied by the concept of methodology of performing tests. Necessary conditions, which were needed to minimize the influence of disturbing factors on the performance of thermal imaging measurements, were also in...