Th2 Regulation of Viral Myocarditis in Mice: Different Roles for TLR3 versus TRIF in Progression to Chronic Disease by Eric D. Abston, Michael J. Coronado, Adriana Bucek, Djahida Bedja, Jaewook Shin, Joseph B. Kim, Eunyong Kim, Kathleen L. Gabrielson, Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Wayne Mitzner, DeLisa Fairweather

“…We show for the first time that TLR3 versus TRIF deficiency results in different Th2 responses that uniquely influence the progression to chronic myocarditis.…”
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Inactivation of Zika Virus with Hydroxypropyl-Beta-Cyclodextrin by Cory R. Hewitt, Nicholas J. Wixon, Arthur Gallegos, You Zhou, Victor C. Huber, M. Scott Killian

“…We hypothesized that beta-cyclodextrin (BCD) could be used to uniquely inactivate infectious ZIKV without disruption of Env. …”
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Evaluating the stability and efficacy of fractal-fractional models in reproductive cancer apoptosis with ABT-737 by Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar, M. Sivashankar, S. Sabarinathan, C. Ravichandran, V. Sivaramakrishnan

“…The methodology entails using a fixed-point approach to investigate existence and uniqueness, as well as exploring Hyers–Ulam stability results for the given model. …”
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Remnants of the Dutch Infrastructure in Banda Aceh During the Independence Revolution by Muhjam Kamza, Farhan Fadillah, M Yusrizal

“…The basis of the hatred of the Acehnese towards the Dutch which grew under the spirit of jihad fisabilillah [war in the way of Allah] made the Veranda of Mecca was never negligent in opposing the Dutch company. Uniquely, the prolonged war that erupted in Aceh did not affect the Dutch heritage buildings in Banda Aceh as the epicenter of the resistance. …”
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Thromboelastography to Monitor Clotting/Bleeding Complications in Patients Treated with the Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System by Esther B. Bachli, Jörg Bösiger, Markus Béchir, John F. Stover, Reto Stocker, Marco Maggiorini, Eberhard L. Renner, Beat Müllhaupt, Reto A. Schuepbach

“…Fibrinolysis, detected by thromboelastography, uniquely predicted bleeding events. Conclusion. Bed-side thromboelastography and close monitoring of coagulation parameters can predict and, therefore, help prevent bleeding complications during MARS therapy.…”
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Chlamydial bacteriophage: No Role in Acute Coronary Events? by David M Patrick, Karuna Karunakaran, Adrian R Levy, Kenneth Gin, Valencia Remple, Mei Chong, Heather Abbey, Laura Tarry, Caixia Shen, Robert C Brunham

“…It has been hypothesized that a bacteriophage-infected subset of C pneumoniae may be uniquely equipped to promote atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndromes through the expression of phage genes. …”
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Joint Inventory, Pricing, and Advertising Decisions with Surplus and Stockout Loss Aversions by Bing-Bing Cao, Zhi-Ping Fan, Hongyan Li, Tian-Hui You

“…Under exogenous price case, we find that the uniquely optimal policy exists and is presented in the closed form. …”
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Modeling smeared fiber-matrix pullout strength of steel fiber-reinforced concrete with various types of steel fiber and its tensile and compressive strength by Yuxin Xu, Tengfei Xu, Guilin Li, Tianyu Xie

“…The model, developed within the fiber bridging stress framework, uniquely accounts for various fiber types (straight, hooked-end, and twisted) and their interaction with the cementitious matrix. …”
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A Case of Medullary Carcinoma of the Jejunum Combined with the Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Accompanied by the Malabsorption Syndrome by O. A. Lobanova, D. S. Trusova, M. A. Afonina, V. E. Varentsoy, D. D. Protsenko, N. V. Kretova, N. B. Serezhnikova, M. A. Peshkova, N. V. Zharkov, S. E. Kochetkova, Yu. Yu. Stepanova, Z. D. Shtanev, K. A. Vekhova, V. A. Yumasheva, A. O. Kolesnikova, M. Akan, M. O. Chanturiya, T. V. Serebrov, A. S. Tertychnyy, H. Guski, E. E. Rudenko, T. A. Demura, E. A. Kogan

“…Moreover, during the histological examination of the intestinal wall, intestinal lymphangiectasia complicated by the malabsorption syndrome was revealed.Conclusion. The uniqueness of this clinical and morphological case is in the combination of medullary carcinoma of the jejunum metastasized to the mesenteric lymph nodes with the underlying intestinal lymphangiectasia accompanied by the development of malabsorption syndrome.…”
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Ultrastructural Analysis of Leishmania infantum chagasi Promastigotes Forms Treated In Vitro with Usnic Acid by João S. B. da Luz, Erwelly B. de Oliveira, Monica C. B. Martins, Nicácio H. da Silva, Luiz C. Alves, Fábio A. B. dos Santos, Luiz L. S. da Silva, Eliete C. Silva, Paloma L. de Medeiros

“…Pentavalent antimonials used for treatment of this disease are limited and new phytochemicals emerge as an alternative to existing treatments, due to the low toxicity and cost reduction. Usnic acid is uniquely found in lichens and is especially abundant in genera such as Alectoria, Cladonia, Evernia, Lecanora, Ramalina, and Usnea. …”
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Estimaciones de Costos y Rentabilidad para la producción de lichi (Litchi chinensis) en el sur y centro de Florida by Trent Blare, Fredy H. Ballen, Nicholas Haley, Victor Contreras, Jonathan H. Crane, Daniel Carrillo, Erick Gonzalez

“… Dado que Florida es uno de los tres estados de los Estados Unidos (junto con California y Hawái) que tiene las condiciones climáticas para cultivar lichi, y la creciente demanda de los consumidores de este cultivo, la producción de lichi tiene el potencial de ser un cultivo rentable para los productores floridanos. …”
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Variación espacial y temporal del Índice de calidad del agua en la estratificación térmica del lago de Zirahuén, Michoacán, México by Rosalva Mendoza-Ramírez, Ramón Domínguez-Mora, Rodolfo Silva-Casarín, Karina Suárez-Alcántara, Aníbal Sol-Benítez, Eliseo Carrizosa-Elizondo

“…Se utilizaron dos métodos, el primero es el desarrollado por la Fundación Nacional de Saneamiento de los Estados Unidos de América, que usa nueve variables, físicas, químicas y bacteriológicas, para la estimación del índice. …”
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The CREATION Model: A whole-person wellness model to facilitate patient-provider partnerships for health promotion by Gabriella A. ANDERSON, Amanda T. SAWYER, Stephanie L. HARRIS, Patricia S. ROBINSON

“…Introduction: Guiding individuals to healthier behaviors is key to improving wellness, and primary care providers are uniquely positioned to help individuals recognize and implement needed health behavior changes. …”
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The Role of Atmospheric Composition in Defining the Habitable Zone Limits and Supporting <i>E. coli</i> Growth by Asena Kuzucan, Emeline Bolmont, Guillaume Chaverot, Jaqueline Quirino Ferreira, Bastiaan Willem Ibelings, Siddharth Bhatnagar, Daniel Frank McGinnis

“…Studying exoplanet atmospheres is essential for assessing their potential to host liquid water and their capacity to support life (their habitability). Each atmosphere uniquely influences the likelihood of surface liquid water, defining the habitable zone (HZ)—the region around a star where liquid water can exist. …”
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Bivariate power Lomax Sarmanov distribution: Statistical properties, Reliability measures, and Parameter estimation by M.A. Abd Elgawad, M.A. Alawady, H.M. Barakat, G.M. Mansour, I.A. Husseiny, Salem A. Alyami, Atef F. Hashem, M.O. Mohamed

“…Because the Sarmanov copula is completely superior to all copulas that generalize the FGM copula, the BPL-SARD distribution performs better than any other bivariate PL distribution based on the FGM copula and its generalizations, which is the uniqueness and significance of this research.…”
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The upper Neretva River discontinuum: gradients of taxonomic and functional diversity of benthic invertebrates in a wild Balkan river by Edurne Estévez, Davina Dietrich, Simone Sahler, Fabian Vassanelli, Sara Widera, Jan Martini, Wolfgang Wanek, Gabriel Singer

“…These results highlight the uniqueness of this section of the Neretva, where natural discontinuities structure macroinvertebrate communities in ways and by mechanisms not captured by smooth ecological concepts. …”
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Verification of the Introgression of <i>Narenga porphyrocoma</i> Germplasm into <i>Saccharum officinarum</i> Using Molecular Markers and GISH Analysis by Gang Wang, Wei Zhang, Yuanxia Qin, Qingdan Wu, Qinggan Liang, Jiantao Wu, Shengren Sun, Zhuqing Wang, Yuxing An, Jianqiang Wang, Qinnan Wang, Hailong Chang

“…The results demonstrated the potential of <i>N. porphyrocoma</i> to improve sugarcane’s tillering and leaf length, although sucrose content was lower in hybrids, suggesting the need for further breeding efforts. This study uniquely contributes to sugarcane breeding by providing an effective method for hybrid verification and laying a foundation for incorporating beneficial <i>N. porphyrocoma</i> genes into sugarcane cultivars.…”
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Internacionalização de escolas de negócios baseada nas atividades dos acadêmicos: Elucidações trazidas pela teoria da troca social by Marcello Romani-Dias, Angela Maria Scroccaro Biasoli, Jorge Carneiro, Aline dos Santos Barbosa

“…Para atingir nosso objetivo, conduzimos 39 entrevistas com acadêmicos de escolas de negócios dos Estados Unidos e do Brasil, incluindo Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT), Harvard, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) e Universidade de São Paulo (USP). …”
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Sustainable Immunomodulatory via Macrophage P2Y12 Inhibition Mediated Bioactive Patche for Peritendinous Antiadhesion by Zaijin Tao, Shuo Wang, Jingwen Liu, Tonghe Zhu, Jia Jiang, Shen Liu, Xin Ma

“…PEUU‐CA is electrospun into bioactive patches that can uniquely present a sustained CA niche, referred to as BPSN. …”
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Novel Visualization of Building Earthquake Response Recorded by a Dense Network of Sensors by Lichiel Cruz, Maria I. Todorovska, Mihailo D. Trifunac, Alimu Aihemaiti, Guoliang Lin, Jianwen Cui

“…It is demonstrated on novel data that have been recorded recently in a 50-story skyscraper, uniquely instrumented with multiple triaxial accelerometers per floor, approximately at every five floors above ground and at two basement levels, and with rotational seismometers and two borehole arrays measuring the motion of the soil very near the building foundation. …”
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