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Shishir Paramathma Rao

Research Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
Verified email at tufts.edu
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[HTML][HTML] Sugars, hypertriglyceridemia, and cardiovascular disease

SK Fried, SP Rao - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2003 - Elsevier
Short-term studies consistently show that raising the carbohydrate content of the diet
increases serum triacylglycerol concentrations. As compared with starches, sugars (particularly …

2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (MPEP), a potent, selective and systemically active mGlu5 receptor antagonist

…, MA Varney, EC Johnson, SD Hess, SP Rao… - …, 1999 - Elsevier
In the present paper we describe 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (MPEP) as a potent,
selective and systemically active antagonist for the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 …

Nesting habits, floral resources and foraging ecology of large carpenter bees (Xylocopa latipes and Xylocopa pubescens) in India

AJS Raju, SP Rao - Current science, 2006 - JSTOR
Information on nesting, floral resources, floral characteristics and foraging ecology of two
large carpenter bee species, Xylocopa latipes and X. pubescens in India has been reviewed. …

Peer instruction improves performance on quizzes.

SP Rao, SE DiCarlo - Advances in physiology education, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
Peer instruction is a cooperative-learning technique that promotes critical thinking, problem
solving, and decision-making skills. Benson's think-pair-share and Mazur's peer-instruction …

B cell-activating factor belonging to the TNF family acts through separate receptors to support B cell survival and T cell-independent antibody formation

…, ME Walsh, LG Ng, F MacKay, SP Rao… - The Journal of …, 2004 - journals.aai.org
The TNF-related ligand, B cell-activating factor belonging to the TNF family (BAFF), is
necessary for normal B cell development and survival, and specifically binds the receptors …

Normal induction but attenuated progression of germinal center responses in BAFF and BAFF-R signaling–deficient mice

ZSM Rahman, SP Rao, SL Kalled… - The Journal of …, 2003 - rupress.org
The factors regulating germinal center (GC) B cell fate are poorly understood. Recent
studies have defined a crucial role for the B cell–activating factor belonging to TNF family (BAFF; …

[HTML][HTML] Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells exhibit heterogeneous CD52 expression levels and show differential sensitivity to alemtuzumab mediated …

SP Rao, J Sancho, J Campos-Rivera, PM Boutin… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Alemtuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets cell surface CD52 and is effective in
depleting lymphocytes by cytolytic effects in vivo. Although the cytolytic effects of alemtuzumab …

Collaborative testing enhances student learning

SP Rao, HL Collins, SE DiCarlo - Advances in physiology …, 2002 - journals.physiology.org
Examinations and quizzes should be used as learning as well as assessment tools. To
achieve this goal, an assessment procedure was developed to enhance as well as assess …

Active learning of respiratory physiology improves performance on respiratory physiology examinations

SP Rao, SE DiCarlo - Advances in physiology education, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
Active involvement in the learning process has been suggested to enhance creative thinking,
judgement, interpretation, and problem-solving skills. Therefore, educators are …

[HTML][HTML] Leptin expression in adipose tissue from obese humans: depot-specific regulation by insulin and dexamethasone

CD Russell, RN Petersen, SP Rao… - American Journal …, 1998 - journals.physiology.org
We investigated the in vitro regulation of leptin expression in adipose tissue from severely
obese women and men before and after culture with insulin (7 nM) and/or dexamethasone (25 …