Kim A. Wagner
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Semisynthetic indole alkaloids restrain the invasiveness of glioblastoma cell lines and inhibit human Aquaporin-1 water channels
Semisynthetic indole alkaloids restrain the invasiveness of glioblastoma cell lines and inhibit human Aquaporin-1 water channels Open
View article: Xenograft tissue slice tandem co-cultures are a highly specific model to selectively analyze drug inhibitory effects on glioblastoma invasion
Xenograft tissue slice tandem co-cultures are a highly specific model to selectively analyze drug inhibitory effects on glioblastoma invasion Open
Test systems enabling preclinical assessment of drug effects in relevant models are essential for optimizing the selection of candidate therapeutics before their further clinical translation. Xenograft tissue slice tandem co-culture (XTCC)…
View article: AER-270 and TGN-020 are not aquaporin-4 water channel blockers
AER-270 and TGN-020 are not aquaporin-4 water channel blockers Open
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is the most abundant water channel protein in the brain. It controls water homeostasis, facilitates glymphatic function and is a drug target for brain edema following injury or stroke. Dysregulation of brain water homeos…
View article: How Interactions Influence Users' Security Perception of Virtual Reality Authentication?
How Interactions Influence Users' Security Perception of Virtual Reality Authentication? Open
Users readily embrace the rapid advancements in virtual reality (VR) technology within various everyday contexts, such as gaming, social interactions, shopping, and commerce. In order to facilitate transactions and payments, VR systems req…
View article: Signaling Mechanisms and Pharmacological Modulators Governing Diverse Aquaporin Functions in Human Health and Disease
Signaling Mechanisms and Pharmacological Modulators Governing Diverse Aquaporin Functions in Human Health and Disease Open
The aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of small integral membrane proteins that facilitate the bidirectional transport of water across biological membranes in response to osmotic pressure gradients as well as enable the transmembrane diffusion…
View article: DashCam Pay: A System for In-vehicle Payments Using Face and Voice
DashCam Pay: A System for In-vehicle Payments Using Face and Voice Open
We present our ongoing work on developing a system, called DashCam Pay, that enables in-vehicle payments in a seamless and secure manner using face and voice biometrics. A plug-and-play device (dashcam) mounted in the vehicle is used to ca…
View article: Fear and Loathing in Amritsar: an Intimate Account of Colonial Crisis
Fear and Loathing in Amritsar: an Intimate Account of Colonial Crisis Open
This essay revisits the events surrounding one of the most emblematic instances of colonial violence, namely the Amritsar Massacre of 1919, through the diary of an Englishwoman, Mrs. Melicent Wathen. Where most histories of the Amritsar Ma…
View article: Savage Warfare: Violence and the Rule of Colonial Difference in Early British Counterinsurgency
Savage Warfare: Violence and the Rule of Colonial Difference in Early British Counterinsurgency Open
Even as a growing body of literature has in recent years revealed the ubiquity of racialized violence within Western colonies in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, another historical narrative remains insistent that the British Empire const…
View article: Review of: Karabanow, J., Carson, A., & Clement, P. (2010). Leaving the Streets: Stories of Canadian Youth. Winnipeg: Fernwood.
Review of: Karabanow, J., Carson, A., & Clement, P. (2010). Leaving the Streets: Stories of Canadian Youth. Winnipeg: Fernwood. Open
book, "Leaving the Streets: Stories of Canadian Youth," is a collection of stories from 128 homeless Canadian youth and fifty service providers, combined with qualitative research findings from six Canadian cities pertaining to the many st…
View article: ‘Calculated to Strike Terror’: The Amritsar Massacre and the Spectacle of Colonial Violence
‘Calculated to Strike Terror’: The Amritsar Massacre and the Spectacle of Colonial Violence Open
Research supported by the British Academy and the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellowship Programme