Host-pathogen interaction in invasive Salmonellosis. by Hanna K de Jong, Chris M Parry, Tom van der Poll, W Joost Wiersinga

“…Virulence factors, most notably, type III secretion systems, Vi antigen, lipopolysaccharide and other surface polysaccharides, flagella, and various factors essential for the intracellular life cycle of S. enterica have been characterized. …”
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Lidar estimates of birch pollen number, mass, and CCN-related concentrations by M. Filioglou, P. Tiitta, P. Tiitta, X. Shang, A. Leskinen, P. Ahola, S. Pätsi, A. Saarto, V. Vakkari, V. Vakkari, U. Isopahkala, M. Komppula

“…The results show that under well-mixed conditions, surface measurements from in situ instrumentation can be correlated with lidar observations at higher altitudes to estimate the conversion factors. …”
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Maternal transfer and sex-differences in brain bioaccumulation for Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) exposed to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances by Kenneth N. Kikanme, Adcharee Karnjanapiboonwong, Rameshkumar Angappan, Nicole M. Dennis, Farzana Hossain, Jamie G. Suski, Christopher J. Salice, Todd A. Anderson

“…Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly persistent chemicals commonly found in surface protectants, and class B aqueous film forming foams (AFFF), and many other consumer and industrial products. …”
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Size-resolved Compositional Analysis and Source Apportionment of Submicron Aerosol during Lockdown Period Using HR-ToF-AMS by Prodip Acharja, Akash Vispute, Prasanna Lonkar, Suresh W. Gosavi, Sreyashi Debnath, Narendra G. Dhangar, Kaushar Ali, Gaurav Govardhan, Sachin D. Ghude

“…The aerosol composition data shows the predominant presence of organics (Org) in the mass fraction followed by sulfate, ammonium, nitrate, and chloride during the pre-lockdown and lockdown periods. …”
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European Union legislation regarding waste processing technology by Rymarchuk R., Mykhaniv V.

“…As a result of the study, it was established that the disposal of waste leads to pollution of surface water, underground water, soil and air. Therefore, the legislation should contain a specific goal to reduce landfills. …”
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Action Mechanisms of Metformin Combined with Exenatide and Metformin Only in the Treatment of PCOS in Obese Patients by Jingwen Gan, Jie Chen, Rui-lin Ma, Yan Deng, Xue-song Ding, Shi-yang Zhu, Ai-jun Sun

“…Only the decrease of neuromedin B, glutamate, and glutamyl groups and the increase of chenodeoxycholic acid sulfate docosadienoate (22: 2n6), and prostaglandin E2 have been observed in the COM group. …”
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Development of a non-invasive heart rate measurement method for sea turtles with dense keratinous scutes through effective electrode placement by Ayaka Saito, Kino Sakai, Megumi Kawai, Lyu Lyu, Kazunari Kameda, Hiromi Kudo, Katsufumi Sato, Kentaro Q. Sakamoto

“…However, this method has only been applicable to sea turtles with sparse keratin on their shell surfaces, such as loggerhead turtles, and it is difficult to detect heartbeats in sea turtles with dense keratinous scutes, including green sea turtles. …”
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Efficiency of Using the Auxiliary Boiler for Peak Power Generation by a Steam Turbine of NPP by V. A. Khrustalev, M. V. Garievskii

“…The authors’ priority scheme-parametric developments on the possibility of using the thermal power of the auxiliary boilers to increase the power of the steam turbine of a nuclear power plant unit equipped with WWER reactors unit during peak periods, as well as the enthalpy balance method for calculating heat flows, were applied. The surface area of the additional heater of the regeneration “deaerator – high pressure heaters” system and its cost were calculated. …”
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POSSIBILITIES OF DIAGNOSIS OF RADIATION INJURIES AND REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS AFTER COMBINED TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE BREAST by A. V. Kondakov, M. E. Borodina, O. V. Andrianov, N. I. Rozhkova

“…This method allows to visualize the state of the heat balance on the surface of the skin and evaluate the impact of means of rehabilitation of the thermal regime of post-operative area. …”
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Water–saving irrigation combined with N–loaded clinoptilolite enhances nutrient yield, and water productivity by improving rice root characteristics: A combined PCA–SEM analysis... by Yang Sun, Qi Wu, Daocai Chi, Hongyang Chen, Suyun Zhu, Qingliang Liu

“…N–loaded clinoptilolite under IAWD increased root surface area by 12.6 %, average root diameter by 14.2 %, and root volume by 13.8 %. …”
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CALCULATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF OUT-PIPE REAGENT CIRCULAR IRRIGATION OF GRAVEL-PACKED FILTERS OF WATER SUPPLY WELLS by V. V. Ivashechkin, V. V. Veremenyuk, P. A. Avtushko

“…It was accepted that reagent with given rate flows through outside surface of ring cylinder equal along all height. Near-filtering zone is given uniform and movement is quasi-steady-state.Equations’ system is composed including: joint equation of movement and mass conservation and generalized equation of kinetics, which describes kinetics of colmatant dissolution in the regime of out-pipe watering of ring gravel pack of well taking into account the change of structure of porous medium. …”
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Nonclinical Similarity of the Biosimilar Candidate ABP 938 with Aflibercept Reference Product by Neungseon Seo, Scott Kuhns, Dina A. Andrews, Alexander Colbert, Vincent Chow, Jennifer Liu

“…Methods In vitro target-binding kinetics and affinity for VEGF-A and placental growth factor (PIGF) isoforms were evaluated using surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Effector functions were assessed by cell-based assays. …”
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Direct high-precision radon quantification for interpreting high-frequency greenhouse gas measurements by D. Kikaj, E. Chung, A. D. Griffiths, S. D. Chambers, G. Forster, G. Forster, A. Wenger, P. Pickers, P. Pickers, C. Rennick, S. O'Doherty, J. Pitt, K. Stanley, D. Young, L. S. Fleming, L. S. Fleming, K. Adcock, E. Safi, T. Arnold, T. Arnold

“…Radon, emitted naturally from the land surface, can be used as a tracer of atmospheric transport and mixing to independently evaluate the performance of such models. …”
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Laser powder bed fusion processed LaCe(Fe, Mn, Si)₁₃ lattices for magnetic refrigeration: Process optimization, microstructure, and magnetocaloric performance by Kun Sun, Yuting Zhang, Sheng Li, Zhaohe Gao, Xue Cao, Ziling Peng, Pengyan Huang, Abd El-Moez A. Mohamed, Zhigang Zheng, Minki Jeong, Yu-Lung Chiu, Yang Lu, Moataz M. Attallah

“…The diamond lattice has high heat exchange efficiency among the four lattices because of its large surface area (1577.1 mm2) and excellent thermal conductivity. …”
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Decomposition of skill scores for conditional verification: impact of Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation phases on the predictability of decadal temperature forecasts by A. Richling, J. Grieger, H. W. Rust

“…Subsequently, we use it for a practical example from the field of decadal climate prediction: an evaluation of the Atlantic European near-surface temperature forecast from the German “Mittelfristige Klimaprognosen” (MiKlip) initiative decadal prediction system that is conditional on different Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) phases during initialization. …”
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Genomic characteristics and phylogenetic relationships of Cutibacterium acnes breast milk isolates by Jiaqi Sun, Guoxuan Hang, Huimin Lv, Yu Li, Qiujie Song, Zhi Zhong, Zhihong Sun, Wenjun Liu

“…Conclusions It is therefore speculated that the C. acnes in breast milk originates from the nipple or breast surface. This study provides a novel genetic basis for genetic differentiation of C. acnes isolates from breast milk.…”
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Time Zero for Net Zero: A Coal Mine Baseline for Decarbonising Heat by Alison A. Monaghan, Luke Bateson, Adrian J. Boyce, Neil M. Burnside, Rebecca Chambers, Julia R. de Rezende, Eilidh Dunnet, Paul A. Everett, Stuart M. V. Gilfillan, Muhammad S. Jibrin, Gareth Johnson, Richard Luckett, Donald John MacAllister, Alan M. MacDonald, John W. Moreau, Laura Newsome, Alessandro Novellino, Barbara Palumbo-Roe, Ryan Pereira, Douglas Smith, Mike J. Spence, Vanessa Starcher, Helen Taylor-Curran, Christopher H. Vane, Thomas Wagner, David B. Walls

“…Time zero soil chemistry, ground gas, surface water and groundwater characterisation, together with ground motion and seismic monitoring, document ongoing seasonal and temporal variability that can be considered typical of a post-industrial, urban environment underlain by abandoned, flooded coal mine workings. …”
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Mesothelial cell responses to acute appendicitis or small bowel obstruction reactive ascites: Insights into immunoregulation of abdominal adhesion. by Melissa A Hausburg, Kaysie L Banton, Christopher D Cassidy, Robert M Madayag, Carlos H Palacio, Jason S Williams, Raphael Bar-Or, Rebecca J Ryznar, David Bar-Or

“…., acute appendicitis (AA), causes formation of reactive ascitic fluid (rA) that activates peritoneum surface mesothelial cells (MCs) to form adhesions. …”
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Safety and efficacy of dual versus triple antithrombotic therapy (DAT vs TAT) in patients with atrial fibrillation following a PCI: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Abdulaali R Almutairi, Renad M Altoukhi, Reema A Alshouimi, Shahad M Al Rammah, Mohammed Y Alzahrani, Abdulmajeed M Alshehri, Osamah M Alfayez, Majed S Al Yami, Omar A Almohammed

“…We used NetMetaXL V.1.6.1 and WinBUGS V.1.4.3 for the NMA and estimated the probability of ranking the treatments based on the surface under the cumulative ranking curve.Results The comparison between DAT regimens showed no significant difference in the safety or efficacy outcomes. …”
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Arlington Park: Variations on Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway by Monica LATHAM

“…It deals with what goes unsaid under the surface: fleeting moods, thoughts and unspoken communication. …”
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