An Assessment of Hurricane Charley's Impact on Cuba by William A. Messina, Jr.

“… Reports and information from Cuba on the damage from Hurricane Charley have been limited. However, in an effort to be responsive to inquiries about storm damage in Cuba, this report attempts to compile the limited amount of information that is available from the press and through personal communication with colleagues in Cuba with knowledge of Cuba's economy and agricultural sector, developed over the past 10 years of research on Cuba conducted by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Food and Resource Economics Department, to offer our assessment of the situation in Cuba following Hurricane Charley. …”
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Facts about Antioxidants by Kaitlin G. Clark, Wendy J. Dahl

“…Chemical reactions necessary for life are constantly occurring inside our cells, and sometimes they create free radicals — highly reactive molecules that can initiate damaging chain reactions known as oxidative stress. …”
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Bridge Assessment and Health Monitoring with Distributed Long-Gauge FBG Sensors by Chunfeng Wan, Wan Hong, Jianxun Liu, Zhishen Wu, Zhaodong Xu, Shu Li

“…Most sensors for structural testing and health monitoring are “point” sensors which strongly limit the ability to correct damage detection and structural assessment. In this paper, long-gauge FBG sensor which can sense the whole area within the gauge length is introduced. …”
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND FISCAL INSTRUMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES by Düriye Toprak

“…Environmentalproblems that have largest externalities among global commodities and thatcause damages affecting future generations, exceed the limits to be solved bymarket solutions or countries' own efforts. …”
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Management of Spittlebugs in Limpograss Pasture by Martin B. Adjei, Richard Sprenkel, Jim Selph

“… The twolined spittlebug (Prosapia bicincta Say) causes considerable damage to 'Floralta' limpograss (Hemarthria altissima [Poir] Stapf and C.E. …”
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Closing Your Seasonal Home by Julie England, Audrey Norman, Randall A. Cantrell, Maria J. Portelos-Rometo

“…Florida’s environment creates the possibility for mildew growth, storm damage, and pests. Unoccupied homes are more susceptible to these types of damage. …”
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Tissue Engineering of the Penis by Manish N. Patel, Anthony Atala

“…Congenital disorders, cancer, trauma, or other conditions of the genitourinary tract can lead to significant organ damage or loss of function, necessitating eventual reconstruction or replacement of the damaged structures. …”
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Facts about Antioxidants by Kaitlin G. Clark, Wendy J. Dahl

“…Chemical reactions necessary for life are constantly occurring inside our cells, and sometimes they create free radicals — highly reactive molecules that can initiate damaging chain reactions known as oxidative stress. …”
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Distinct Urinary Metabolite Signatures Mirror In Vivo Oxidative Stress-Related Radiation Responses in Mice by Yaoxiang Li, Shivani Bansal, Baldev Singh, Meth M. Jayatilake, William Klotzbier, Marjan Boerma, Mi-Heon Lee, Jacob Hack, Keisuke S. Iwamoto, Dörthe Schaue, Amrita K. Cheema

“…Exposure to ionizing radiation disrupts metabolic pathways and causes oxidative stress, which can lead to organ damage. In this study, urinary metabolites from mice exposed to high-dose and low-dose whole-body irradiation (WBI HDR, WBI LDR) or partial-body irradiation (PBI BM2.5) were analyzed using targeted and untargeted metabolomics approaches. …”
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Post-joining thermal characteristics and repair integrity of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites during ultrasonic reconsolidation at 20 kHz by Balaji Ragupathi, Lena Burger, Frank Balle

“…Ultrasonic reconsolidation offers significant potential to replace traditional adhesive bonding techniques used in the aerospace industries for bonding repair patches to damaged composite structures without resin additives. …”
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Neuroprotective and Neurorestorative Processes after Spinal Cord Injury: The Case of the Bulbospinal Respiratory Neurons by Anne Kastner, Valéry Matarazzo

“…Since part of this recovery is dependent on the damaged side of the spinal cord, the present review highlights our current understanding of the anatomical neuroplasticity processes that are developed by the surviving damaged bulbospinal neurons, notably axonal sprouting and rerouting. …”
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Efficacy of Nonthermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Tooth Bleaching by Seoul Hee Nam, Hae June Lee, Jin Woo Hong, Gyoo Cheon Kim

“…The conventional light source used for tooth bleaching has the potential to cause thermal damage, and the actual role of the light source is doubtful. …”
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Urban Tree Selection for Diversity by Deborah R. Hilbert, Andrew K. Koeser, Robert J. Northrop

“…Some common street trees currently in the landscape are not site-appropriate and create infrastructure damage. By planting different types of trees in these locations, maintenance costs and infrastructure damage can be reduced and tree longevity increased. …”
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction as a Therapeutic Target in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: Progress and Prospects by Feng Zhang, Zhuqing Li, Yanxin Wang, Chao Li, Chengzhi Lu

“…Recent studies have highlighted the crucial roles of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of DCM, including aspects such as glucose-lipid metabolic disorder, oxidative stress damage, calcium regulation disorder, respiratory chain uncoupling, kinetic imbalance, and mitochondrial DNA damage. …”
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Experimental Study on Seismic Strengthening of Confined Masonry Walls Using RPC by Xin Wang, Shuming Li, Zhenli Wu, Fanyang Bu, Fei Wang

“…An innovative strengthening technique was proposed for damaged and undamaged masonry walls. Six confined masonry units with two aspect ratios were tested under in-plane lateral cyclic loading, which consisted of two control walls, two original walls strengthened with reactive powder concrete (RPC-1), and two damaged walls repaired with RPC (RPC-2). …”
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Effect of Low-Stress Fatigue on the Off-Crack-Plane Fracture Energy in Engineered Cementitious Composites by Longlong Liu, Shuling Gao, Jianda Xin, Dahai Huang

“…This paper presented an experimental study on the flexural properties of engineered cementitious composites (ECCs). The bending fatigue damage, residual deformation, and damage characteristics were investigated after a certain number of low stress levels in fatigue load. …”
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The Implications of Liver Biopsy Results in Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Being Treated with Ruxolitinib by Douglas Tremblay, Juan Putra, Alexander Vogel, Adam Winters, Ronald Hoffman, Thomas D. Schiano, Maria Isabel Fiel, John O. Mascarenhas

“…We performed a retrospective review of hepatic damage occurring in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms receiving ruxolitinib. …”
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The role of potential oxidative biomarkers in the prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage and the exploration antioxidants as possible preventive and treatment options by Jiayong Yao, Xiaohong Dai, Xueping Yv, Lei Zheng, Jia Zheng, Binglin Kuang, Wei Teng, Weiwei Yu, Mingyue Li, Hongtao Cao, Wei Zou, Wei Zou

“…It usually leads to brain cell damage. According to a large number of experimental research, oxidative stress is an important pathophysiological processes of cerebral hemorrhage. …”
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Hubble Bubble Equals Trouble: The Hazards of Water Pipe Smoking by Jacob Urkin, Rivka Ochaion, Aya Peleg

“…The health hazards that the Narghile smoker is exposed to include interference with oxidation, damage to genetic compounds, increased risk of developing malignancies, infectious diseases, damage to the fetus and newborn, and exposure to commonly abused chemicals. …”
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An Assessment of Hurricane Charley's Impact on Cuba by William A. Messina, Jr.

“… Reports and information from Cuba on the damage from Hurricane Charley have been limited. However, in an effort to be responsive to inquiries about storm damage in Cuba, this report attempts to compile the limited amount of information that is available from the press and through personal communication with colleagues in Cuba with knowledge of Cuba's economy and agricultural sector, developed over the past 10 years of research on Cuba conducted by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Food and Resource Economics Department, to offer our assessment of the situation in Cuba following Hurricane Charley. …”
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