Bacterial Isolates and Antibiotic Sensitivity among Gambian Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition by Uduak A. Okomo, Danlami Garba, Augustin E. Fombah, Ousman Secka, Usman N. A. Ikumapayi, Jacob. J. Udo, Martin O. C. Ota

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Peptidoglycan-Like Components in Z-100, Extracted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain Aoyama B, Increase IL-12p40 via NOD2 by Takayuki Horii, Yuki Orikawa, Yuta Ohira, Runa Eta, Uiko Tominaga, Takanori Sato, Takao Tanaka

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Cytotoxicity and Induction of Inflammation by Pepsin in Acid in Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Erik Bathoorn, Paul Daly, Birgit Gaiser, Karl Sternad, Craig Poland, William MacNee, Ellen M. Drost

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Challenges and considerations of genetic testing in von Willebrand disease by Omid Seidizadeh, Luciano Baronciani, Flora Peyvandi

“…With the introduction of next-generation sequencing, genetic analysis of the VWF has become more practical than it was in the past, when Sanger sequencing was used. A number of laboratories have applied or started to use genetic testing with next-generation sequencing for VWD diagnosis. …”
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Hemp Fertilization: Current Knowledge, Gaps and Efforts in Florida: A 2020 Report by Rao S. Mylavarapu, Zachary Brym, Luis Monserrate, Michael J. Mulvaney

“…While a few other state soil testing laboratories provide soil tests and nutrient recommendations based on research and experience, at this time no Florida-specific data on nutrient requirements and fertilization are available. …”
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Fortifying Biosafety in Nigeria: Insights and Transformative Practices from the SNL-NIBSA Bio-risk Management Course by Ishaku Leo Elisha, Ahmed Waleed Joyan

“…Collaboration between Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and the Nigerian Biological Safety Association (NiBSA) boosts international cooperation and biosafety standards. …”
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The SPES3 Experimental Facility Design for the IRIS Reactor Simulation by Mario Carelli, Lawrence Conway, Milorad Dzodzo, Andrea Maioli, Luca Oriani, Gary Storrick, Bojan Petrovic, Andrea Achilli, Gustavo Cattadori, Cinzia Congiu, Roberta Ferri, Marco Ricotti, Davide Papini, Fosco Bianchi, Paride Meloni, Stefano Monti, Fabio Berra, Davor Grgic, Graydon Yoder, Alessandro Alemberti

“…Within the framework of an Italian R&D program on Nuclear Fission, managed by ENEA and supported by the Ministry of Economic Development, the SPES3 facility is under design and will be built and operated at SIET laboratories. SPES3 simulates the primary, secondary, and containment systems of IRIS with 1 : 100 volume scale, full elevation, and prototypical thermal-hydraulic conditions. …”
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A guide to selecting high-performing antibodies for STING1 (Uniprot ID: Q86WV6) for use in western blot, immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence [version 2; peer review: 2 appr... by Vera Ruíz Moleón, Carl Laflamme, Kathleen Southern, Riham Ayoubi, Charles Alende, Maryam Fotouhi

“…While use of antibodies and protocols vary between laboratories, we encourage readers to use this report as a guide to select the most appropriate antibodies for their specific needs.…”
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Novel antenna selection algorithm for STBC and VBLAST hybrid coding systems by LI Ren, JIANG Yong-quan, LI Xiao-yan, ZHANG En-zhan

“…Multiple-input multiple-output （MIMO） systems improve the bit error rate （BER） performance, meanwhile,in order to reduce the impact to system capacity, a novel antenna selection algorithm for space-time block coding （STBC） and vertical Bell laboratories layered space time （VBLAST） hybrid coding systems was proposed. …”
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A guide to selecting high-performing antibodies for Huntingtin (UniProt ID: P42858) for use in western blot, immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence [version 2; peer review: 2... by Rachel J. Harding, Carl Laflamme, Sara González Bolívar, Aled M. Edwards, Kathleen Southern, Rebeka Fanti, Riham Ayoubi, Charles Alende, Maryam Fotouhi, Renu Chandrasekaran

“…While use of antibodies and protocols vary between laboratories, we encourage readers to use this report as a guide to select the most appropriate antibodies for their specific needs.…”
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A guide to selecting high-performing antibodies for VAPB (UniProt ID: O95292) for use in western blot, immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence [version 1; peer review: 3 approv... by Maryam Fothouhi, Peter S. McPherson, Carl Laflamme, Sara González Bolívar, Riham Ayoubi, Charles Alende, Irina Shlaifer

“…While use of antibodies and protocols vary between laboratories, we encourage readers to use this report as a guide to select the most appropriate antibodies for their specific needs.…”
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A Simple Methodology for Conversion of Mouse Monoclonal Antibody to Human-Mouse Chimeric Form by Vinh T. Dang, Kedar D. Mandakhalikar, Oi-Wing Ng, Yee-Joo Tan

“…The commercial availability of the reagents required in each step means that this experimentation can be easily set up in research laboratories.…”
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L’Appia dimenticata by Massimiliano Rendina, Francesco Iodice

“…Rivisitato con lauree e laboratori di progettazione, sono state immaginate architetture in grado di favorirne la riscoperta e l’utilizzazione piuttosto che la mummificazione…”
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Noncontiguous Multifocal Spondylodiscitis in 3 Regions of the Spine by Fernando González González, Arturo Aguirre Madrid, Dizán Mendoza Pedroza, Abelardo Loya Solis, Fernando Hernández Aragon, Nadia Karina Portillo Ortiz, Edmundo Berumen Nafarrate

“…Diagnosis relies on clinical suspicion, laboratories, and imaging studies. Urgent treatment is important due to the high morbid mortality associated with sepsis or a fulminant disease course. …”
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A Sweet Potion to Put Embryonic Stem Cells to Sleep by Kaushik D. Deb

“…Here we review the methods being developed at different laboratories to facilitate its intercellular transport and advocate the need for similar advances in hESCs.…”
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Hemp Fertilization: Current Knowledge, Gaps and Efforts in Florida: A 2020 Report by Rao S. Mylavarapu, Zachary Brym, Luis Monserrate, Michael J. Mulvaney

“…While a few other state soil testing laboratories provide soil tests and nutrient recommendations based on research and experience, at this time no Florida-specific data on nutrient requirements and fertilization are available. …”
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A protocol for loading Calcein-AM into extracellular vesicles from mammalian cells for clear visualization with a fluorescence microscope coupled to a deconvolution system. by María-Angélica Calderón-Peláez, Jaime E Castellanos, Myriam L Velandia-Romero

“…Various methods have been developed to label and characterize EVs, however, visualizing EVs remains a process that requires highly specialized and expensive equipment, which is not always available in all the laboratories. In this study, we adapted a protocol originally designed for EVs analysis by flow cytometry using Calcein-AM, and convert it into a useful and effective tool for visualizing EVs by epifluorescence microscopy coupled with a deconvolution system. …”
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Trabalhar na interface: coprodução de conhecimento entre cientistas e gestores públicos na saúde ambiental. O programa Vigiagua como estudo de caso em Santarém/PA by Louise Cavalcante, Stéphanie Nasuti

“…In this case, the process shows itself as a win-win relationship, there are some limitations to its effective realization, such as the geographic distance of the actors involved, lack of laboratories infrastructure, data communication channel and the academic and management institutional intrinsic characteristics.…”
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XMRV Discovery and Prostate Cancer-Related Research by David E. Kang, Michael C. Lee, Jaydip Das Gupta, Eric A. Klein, Robert H. Silverman

“…The principal confounding factors are the near ubiquitous presence of mouse-derived reagents, antibodies and cells, and often XMRV itself, in laboratories. XMRV infects and replicates well in many human cell lines, but especially in certain prostate cancer cell lines. …”
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Ecology of schooling: Enabling school environment for student engagement in Uganda’s Universal Secondary Education by Sylivia, Awori, Denis, Sekiwu, Frederick, Ssempala, Frances, Naluwemba

“…Government shouldalsorecruit experienced and quality teachers into the USE schools, as well as constructing modern science laboratories to support the teaching of science disciplines.…”
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