And when Abbie Chatfield appeared on Channel Nine's Today Extra on Thursday she made sure fans knew just how comfortable she is in her own skin.
The former I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! star paired the stark white button up with a lacy bralette and black leather knee-high boots.
Adding a pop of colour, Abbie wore bright yellow nail polish for the TV appearance and styled her blonde tresses in a high ponytail.
The reality star appeared on the morning show to speak about her involvement in The Body Shop's pop-up Museum of Self-Love in North Bondi.
'I think my self-love journey started when I was younger,' she told hosts David Campbell and Belinda Russell.
Revealing: Former Bachelor star Abbie Chatfield wore a low-cut white shirt as she appeared on Today Extra on Thursday morning to speak about her involvement in The Body Shop's pop-up Museum of Self-Love in North Bondi, Sydney
'I was very fortunate to have a very supporting family of all women, who were very much, you know, "you're gorgeous and you're smart and you're wonderful" every day, so I think that's where it started.'
Meanwhile, Abbie recently partnered with adult brand Vush to create an inclusive, gender-neutral sex toy in the shade of orange.
Kylie Jenner bares cleavage in Las Vegas...
Kylie Jenner ensured she caught the eye on Tuesday evening as she prepared to go on a magical mystery tour courtesy of enigmatic business magnate Elon Musk.
The TV personality bared her cleavage in a sleek white trouser suit while posing for her latest Instagram posts before taking a drive through a newly completed mile long tunnel, constructed by the Musk owned Boring Company.
The 4,475 foot long underpass travels from one end of the Las Vegas Convention Center to the other and is the first in a series of similar projects aimed at creating a subterranean road network beneath Vegas and other US cities.
Accompanied by Wynn Resorts CEO Matthew Maddox and former CAA agent Michael Kives - who previously worked for the Clintons - Kylie kicked off her night in style at the Wynn Hotel's Delilah bar.
Corey Gamble - mum Kris Jenner's boyfriend of seven years - was also present during their appearance in the Nevada gambling mecca.
Documenting her night across social media, Kylie was seen ordering herself a shot of 818 - the tequila brand owned by sister Kendall that recently found itself embroiled in a cultural appropriation storm.
Don't mind me: Before leaving she bared her cleavage in a sleek white trouser suit while posing for her latest Instagram posts
Electrically programmable adhesive hydrogels for climbing robots | Science Robotics
Although there have been notable advances in adhesive materials, the ability to program attaching and detaching behavior in these materials remains a challenge. Here, we report a borate ester polymer hydrogel that can rapidly switch between adhesive and nonadhesive states in response to a mild electrical stimulus (voltages between 3.0 and 4.5 V). This behavior is achieved by controlling the exposure and shielding of the catechol group through water electrolysis–induced reversible cleavage and reformation of the borate ester moiety. By switching the electric field direction, the hydrogel can repeatedly attach to and detach from various surfaces with a response time as low as 1 s. This programmable attaching/detaching strategy provides an alternative approach for robot climbing. The hydrogel is simply pasted onto the moving parts of climbing robots without complicated engineering and morphological designs. Using our hydrogel as feet and wheels, the tethered walking robots and wheeled robots can climb on both vertical and inverted conductive substrates (i.e., moving upside down) such as stainless steel and copper. Our study establishes an effective route for the design of smart polymer adhesives that are applicable in intelligent devices and an electrochemical strategy to regulate the adhesion.
By Junwen Huang , Yu Liu , Yuxin Yang , Zhijun Zhou , Jie Mao , Tong Wu , Jun Liu , Qipeng Cai , Chaohua Peng , Yiting Xu , Birong Zeng , Weiang Luo , Guorong Chen , Conghui Yuan , Lizong Dai
Cardi B X Reebok apparel collection: Release date, where to buy & more - Capital XTRA
Cardi B has revealed that she is launching a new collaboration with Reebok. The star, real name Belcalis Almánzar, has announced that she is releasing apparel with the popular sports brand.
The WAP rapstress, 28, surprised fans when she modeled the 90s-inspired collection around a carnival-inspired set in new promotional photos on her Instagram.
The line perfectly accentuated Cardi's curves, abs and cleavage with the design of the comfy-looking sports wear. But, fans are wondering when the collection will be released and how to buy it.
Taking to Instagram, the star posted a promotional video of herself in the items she will be selling in the launch.
Cardi B also revealed that it is the first time she has made a collection with Reebok, which includes clothing.
The "Bodak Yellow" star announced her collaboration with Reebok will be released on April 23rd at 10am EST.
In one look from the series of promotional photos on Cardi B's Instagram. she is sporting a black and red ensemble.
In the promotional photo, Cardi wore her black hair with red highlights in twin buns and a fringe.
Emily sizzles again
She gave birth to a baby boy named Sylvester in March. And Emily Ratajkowski was proud to show off her jaw-dropping post-baby figure in a skimpy swimsuit from her own Inamorata brand, taking to Instagram to model a new zebra-striped bikini on Tuesday. The UK-born, San Diego-raised model/author, 29, simply sizzled as she teased all angles of the barely-there swimsuit, which offered up ample amounts of cleavage and derriere. Emily first flashed her flat abs in the mirror before turning around to reveal her thong-clad backside along with a hearty dose of side-boob. Another video showed the star lying down in bed, brunette tresses spread out on the sheets as Call Me By Your Name played in the background. As EmRata writhed around in bed, her diamond Sylvester necklace sparkled.
The ‘Shredded’ Bathing Suits Celebs Can’t Stop Wearing–Chrissy
Chrissy Teigen is letting it all hang out in spring’s biggest swim trend: shredded one-piece bathing suits !
Thanks to lingerie brand Agent Provocateur , these uber-sexy “slashed” suits are about to be everywhere.
The “Cravings” author shared her revealing vacation look to Instagram on April 11th–leaving fans stunned by the season’s most unexpected bathing suit trend. We did not see THIS coming!
The People ‘Beautiful Issue’ cover girl looks flawless in this bizarre suit style, which she may be able to credit to her stylist (also pictured in the post) Alana Van Deraa .
Although it may cause for some strange tan lines, the revealing cleavage monokini style is worth it we’d say.
5 Gorgeous Looks Of Kate Winslet To Nicki Minaj In Plunging Neckline | IWMBuzz
Celebrities are loving the plunging neckline and have served various amazing looks in the most glamorous and beautiful outfits.
Let's have a look at some of the gorgeous plunging neckline looks that celebrities like Kate Winslet, Miley Cyrus, Dakota Johnson, Gigi Hadid, and Nicki Minaj totally rocked in.
The Titanic star Kate Winslet wore a sexy black gown with a plunging neckline for the premiere of Titanic 3D
The gorgeous Miley Cyrus wore a stunning black velvet dress with a plunging V-neck to the G'Day USA Gala.
The beautiful model Gigi Hadid wore a Plunging Neckline to The Daily Front Row’s Annual Fashion Media Awards.
Iran's state TV censors UK soccer match to avoid showing legs of female referee | The Times
In 2019, Iranian women were allowed into a Tehran stadium for the first time in decades to watch the 2022 World Cup qualifier between the Iranian national team and Cambodia at Tehran's Azadi Stadium. This event marked a decades-long push by Iranian women to be able to watch matches, something hardliners in Iran's Shiite theocracy still oppose.
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Atomistic dynamics of a viral infection process: Release of membrane lytic peptides from a
Molecular simulations have played an instrumental role in uncovering the structural dynamics and physical properties of virus capsids. In this work, we move beyond equilibrium physicochemical characterization of a virus system to study a stage of the infection process that is required for viral proliferation. Despite many biochemical and functional studies, the molecular mechanism of host cell entry by non-enveloped viruses remains largely unresolved. Flock House virus (FHV) is a model system for non-enveloped viruses and is the subject of the current study. FHV infects through the acid-dependent endocytic pathway, where low pH triggers externalization of membrane-disrupting (γ) peptides from the capsid interior. Using all-atom equilibrium and enhanced sampling simulations, the mechanism and energetics of γ peptide liberation and the effect of pH on this process are investigated. Our computations agree with experimental findings and reveal nanoscopic details regarding the pH control mechanism, which are not readily accessible in experiments.
( A ) T = 3 capsid structure. ( B ) Asymmetric unit. ( C ) Interior view of fivefold vertex. The A proteins are blue, and the yellow helices are the γ peptides. All images are generated from PDB ID: 4FTB.
In our study, we begin by analyzing equilibrium simulations of the FHV pentameric capsid system ( Fig. 2A ) at neutral and low pH. These systems were simulated in triplicate for 500 ns each (see Table 1 ). The systems were relatively stable [as measured by Cα root mean square deviation (RMSD) and root mean square fluctuation (RMSF)] during this time scale, and similar levels of structural relaxation were observed across the independent trials for each pH (figs. S1 and S2). The RMSD differences between the neutral and low pH systems are modest, but the low pH system displays a statically significant greater deviation than neutral pH. The averaged RMSD values over the final 300 ns and averaged over the three trials are 0.385 (±0.05) nm and 0.411 (±0.15) nm for neutral and low pH, respectively. We next analyzed the exposure of hydrophobic residues on the capsid surface through solvent-accessible surface area (SASA) calculations. It is experimentally known from bis-ANS fluorescence measurements that low pH induces increased hydrophobic exposure ( 20 ); therefore, we wanted to observe whether our simulations captured this feature. In Fig. 3A , the distributions of SASAs of hydrophobic residues are presented, and it is observed that, at low pH, there is an increase in hydrophobic exposure.
( A ) The simulation system consists of five asymmetric units surrounding a fivefold symmetry axis. The γ peptides associated with the A subunits are retained and can be faintly seen in yellow beneath the fivefold vertex. ( B and C ) Location of residues that change protonation states in low pH model. The residues consist of D75 (cyan), H215 (yellow), and H334 (orange), which are shown in van der Waal representation. Both a single asymmetric unit (B) and two adjacent asymmetric units (C) are shown to illustrate the location of titrated residues related to neighboring proteins. The H215 residues lie at the center of the asymmetric unit (quasi-threefold symmetric axis), while H334 and D75 lie at the interface between asymmetric units, which is highlighted by the dashed black line. All images are generated externally to the capsid perspective (looking down on capsid) and are from PDB ID: 4FTB.
( A ) Exposure of solvent-accessible hydrophobic residues at neutral and low pH. ( B to E ) The pore radius at the fivefold axis is measured for the replicates at both neutral (B) and low pH (D). The structure with the maximum pore radius is shown for neutral (C) and low pH (E) simulations.
( A ) Change in SS in the A subunit in going from neutral to low pH. ( B and C ) The Cα atoms of residues with SS changes greater than 10% are displayed as van der Waal spheres on the A subunit structure. Color scale is from red (largest decrease) to blue (largest increase). Top down (B) and internal (C) views are presented. The black star indicates the location of the fivefold vertex, and the orange dashed line is drawn to illustrate a pathway from H334 to the fivefold vertex. Residues that undergo protonation changes are labeled. ( D and E ) LMI at neutral (D) and low pH (E). The correlations with less than 0.4 are set to zero to highlight stronger correlations. The blue vertical boxed regions are surrounding the titrating residues (D74, H215, and H334), and the red horizontal box is around residues 178 to 186, which is a loop at the fivefold vertex. ( F ) The boxed red region in (D) and (E) corresponds to the red loop shown on the pentameric structure.
( A ) Work versus Z for the 20 trials at each pH. ( B ) The final work values are sorted and presented from smallest to largest. The average over the trials is shown at the far right. ( C ) The maximum force values are presented and ordered from smallest to largest. The average over the trials is shown at the far right. In (B) and (C), the error bars on the average values are the SEM.
Time series analysis of umbrella sampling data at neutral ( A ) and low pH ( B ). The top plot shows the breakdown between equilibration and production data for each window. The middle panel shows the ratio of production to total simulation data, with dashed red line drawn at 20%. The bottom panel shows N eff , with dashed red line drawn at N eff = 20. The y axis is terminated at 200 to highlight lower sampled windows, although many windows have N eff > 200. ( C ) PMF force at neutral and low pH. Shaded region represents the SD obtained from error analysis using 1000 bootstrapped profiles. ( D and E ) Structures along the γ liberation pathway at neutral (D) and low pH (E) pathways. Snapshots are the final frame from a given umbrella window.
The free energy profiles were computed from the equilibrated portion of data in each window, which totaled 5.0 μs at neutral pH (window minimum sampling time, 25 ns) and 4.2 μs at low pH (window minimum sampling time, 18 ns). The resultant profiles ( Fig. 6C ) show a significant reduction in the barrier (Δ G barr ) and overall (Δ G ext ) free energy change when the pH is reduced. At neutral pH, a sharply increasing profile is observed in the first 1 nm, followed by a more rugged and more gradual increase until reaching a barrier of ~36 kcal/mol at ~3.4 nm. This is followed by a slight decrease in the potential of mean force (PMF) reaching a local minimum of ~34 kcal/mol at ~4.0 nm. The PMF then increases, reaching ~40 kcal/mol when the peptide fully dissociates from the capsid around 6.0 nm. At low pH, a more gradual and jagged profile is observed, reaching a barrier of ~18 kcal/mol at 2.9 nm. This barrier is followed by a sharp decrease in the PMF to ~12 kcal/mol, where the system reaches a metastable state at ~3.4 nm. The metastable state is shown in fig. S9 and is characterized by partial exposure of the γ peptide onto the capsid exterior surface. This is followed by a gradual increase in energy to ~28 kcal/mol at the fully dissociated state at ~6.0 nm. Snapshots corresponding to the initial, barrier, metastable, and final states are shown in Fig. 6 (D and E) for both systems. Overall, we observe that Δ G barr is reduced by half (36 kcal/mol at neutral pH, 18 kcal/mol at low pH) and Δ G ext is reduced from 40 to 28 kcal/mol when the system pH is reduced.
'Jakob's Wife': part vampire movie, part female empowerment - The Boston Globe
Directed by Travis Stevens. Written by Stevens, Kathy Charles, and Mark Steensland. Starring Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden. Available on demand. 98 minutes. Unrated (As R: language, brief nudity, lots and lots of vampire gore)
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