Rubric Design: A Designer’s Perspective by William Furman

“…An “Ah-ha” moment, “that is what I’m looking for” utopia for the fresh-minted instructor. …”
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The Mycobacterium ulcerans toxin mycolactone causes destructive Sec61-dependent loss of the endothelial glycocalyx and vessel basement membrane to drive skin necrosis by Louise Tzung-Harn Hsieh, Belinda S Hall, Jane Newcombe, Tom A Mendum, Sonia Santana Varela, Yagnesh Umrania, Michael J Deery, Wei Q Shi, Josué Diaz-Delgado, Francisco J Salguero, Rachel E Simmonds

“…Additionally, mycolactone depleted many secreted basement membrane components and microvascular basement membranes were disrupted in vivo during M. ulcerans infection in the mouse model. …”
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Response of Agronomic Characteristics and Yield of Garlic Plant (Allium sativum L.) to Different Levels of Planting Density and Nutrition by Hadi khavari, Masoud Rafiee

“…It is widely used as a food spice and medicinal herb in many parts of the world, making it one of the key crops cultivated during the cool season. …”
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Oncolytic Viruses and Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Uveal Melanoma and Retinoblastoma: The Current Landscape and Novel Advances by Merve Kulbay, Nicolas Tuli, Massimo Mazza, Armaan Jaffer, Sarinee Juntipwong, Emily Marcotte, Stuti Misty Tanya, Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Miguel N. Burnier, Hakan Demirci

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Rapid and Specific Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef Using Immunomagnetic Separation Combined with Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification by Qin Yu, Puthiyakunnon Santhosh, Zhang Yiduo, Wu Xianbo, Boddu Swapna, Luo Binde, Fan Hongying

“…Escherichia coli O157:H7 is well known for many foodborne outbreaks that lead to fatal infections in human being worldwide. …”
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Impact of Low PM2.5 Exposure on Asthma Admission: Age-Specific Differences and Evidence from a Low-Pollution Environment in China by Xiaolong Fan, Chen Yang, Jinsheng Chen, Yuping Chen, Gaojie Chen, Ziyi Lin, Zecong Li, Yanting Chen, Liqian Yin, Lingling Xu, Naian Xiao

“…Abstract Many epidemiological studies focus on health research in areas with high concentration of PM2.5. …”
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The β-Lactamase Gene Profile and a Plasmid-Carrying Multiple Heavy Metal Resistance Genes of Enterobacter cloacae by Chongyang Wu, Chaoqin Lin, Xinyi Zhu, Hongmao Liu, Wangxiao Zhou, Junwan Lu, Licheng Zhu, Qiyu Bao, Cong Cheng, Yunliang Hu

“…The extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) (blaSHV-12 and blaCTX-M-9a) and AmpC (blaMIR) were encoded on the chromosome, and the pY546 plasmid contained several clusters of genes conferring resistance to metals, such as copper (pco), arsenic (ars), tellurite (ter), and tetrathionate (ttr), and genes encoding many divalent cation transporter proteins. …”
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H-AMR FORGE’d in FIRE. I. Magnetic State Transitions, Jet Launching, and Radiative Emission in Super-Eddington, Highly Magnetized Quasar Disks Formed from Cosmological Initial Cond... by Nicholas Kaaz, Matthew Liska, Alexander Tchekhovskoy, Philip F. Hopkins, Jonatan Jacquemin-Ide

“…Quasars are powered by supermassive black hole (SMBH) accretion disks, yet standard thin disk models are inconsistent with many observations. Recently, P. F. Hopkins et al. simulated the formation of a quasar disk feeding an SMBH of mass M = 1.3 × 10 ^7 M _⊙ in a galaxy. …”
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Padé-Sumudu-Adomian Decomposition Method for Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation by Metomou Richard, Weidong Zhao

“…We perform the SADM solution by using the function PL/M· called double Padé approximation. We will provide the graphical numerical simulations in 3D surface solutions of each application and the absolute error to illustrate the efficiency of the method. …”
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Field Data Report for the First Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-1), July 17 - December 16, 2003, Citra, Florida by Kai-Jen Calvin Tien, Jasmeet Judge, Larry W. Miller, Orlando L. Lanni

“… Many studies have been conducted in agricultural areas such as bare soil, grass, soybean, wheat, pasture, and corn to understand the relationship between soil moisture and microwave remote sensing. …”
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Gandhi: A Man for our Times? by Judith Brown

“…In this context, I examine the life and thought of M.K. Gandhi, particularly the way he addressed the nature of India and its problems as British imperial rule ended. …”
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Pest Identification Guide: An Introduction to Thrips by Nicole Casusa, Hugh Smith

“…Written by Nicole Casuso and Hugh Smith, with photos by Lyle Buss, Jeff Cluever, Vivek Kumar, P.M.J. Ramakers, Gary Vallad, and Hugh Smith. Published by the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, July 2015. …”
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Field Data Report for the First Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-1), July 17 - December 16, 2003, Citra, Florida by Kai-Jen Calvin Tien, Jasmeet Judge, Larry W. Miller, Orlando L. Lanni

“… Many studies have been conducted in agricultural areas such as bare soil, grass, soybean, wheat, pasture, and corn to understand the relationship between soil moisture and microwave remote sensing. …”
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Źródła antropologii Juliana Haynesa Stewarda by Ryszard F. Sadowski

“…Forde, C. O. Sauer, and many others.…”
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Olfm4 Is Highly Expressed in HCC Patients and as a Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for HCC by Yulong Wei, Qingzhu Song, Fenglan Zhang, Tian Yuan

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the primary types of cancer that claims many lives worldwide, and its incidence continues to increase. …”
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Preface for the special issue of Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, BIOCOMP 2012 by Aniello Buonocore, Antonio Di Crescenzo, Alan Hastings

“…It was dedicated to the Memory of Professor Luigi M. Ricciardi(1942-2011), who was a visionary and tireless promoter of the 3 previous editions of the BIOCOMP conference series.We thought that the best way to honor his memory was to continue the BIOCOMP program. …”
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Analysis of the Influence of Whipstock Point Position of Directional Drilling through Embankment on the Stability of Embankment Slope against Sliding by Jinhuang Yu, Jinjie Liu, Zhenzhen Jiang, Xiaofang Kang

“…With the increasing number of river-crossing pipeline projects, many studies have focused on the safety and stability of embankment slopes in horizontal directional drilling crossing embankment construction. …”
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Unconventional Nuclides for Radiopharmaceuticals by Jason P. Holland, Matthew J. Williamson, Jason S. Lewis

“…As the decay processes of many of the radionuclides described herein involve emission of high-energy γ-rays, relevant shielding and radiation safety issues are also considered. …”
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GWAS identifies a polyembryony locus in mango: development of KASP and PACE markers for marker-assisted breeding by Gul Shad Ali, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Jin Li, Barbie Freeman, Sukhwinder Singh

“…In this report, genome-wide association studies were conducted on a diversity panel consisting of 42 polyembryonic and 42 monoembryonic M. indica cultivars using high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. …”
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Abnormalities in Blood Parameters in Athletes Taking Anabolic Androgenic Steroidal Agents; an Observational Clinical Study by Mubarak GS, Bamagous GA, Alsanosi SM, Alhindi YZ, Alqashqari HS, Albar HT, Siddiqi AM, Ayoub N, Falemban AH

“…Ghaida Siraj Mubarak,1 Ghazi A Bamagous,2 Safaa M Alsanosi,2 Yosra Z Alhindi,2 Hamsah S Alqashqari,3 Halah Tariq Albar,4 Ahmed M Siddiqi,5 Nahla Ayoub,2 Alaa H Falemban2 1Pharmacy Department, Hera’ General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Community Medicine and Pilgrims Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Internal Medicine, National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Alaa H Falemban, Email ahfalemban@uqu.edu.saBackground: Many studies indicate that high and multiple doses of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) for athletic enhancement can result in serious and irreversible adverse effects. …”
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