Metaphor and Metonymy in Ancient Dream Interpretation: The Case of Islamic-Iranian Culture by Rahman Veisi Hasar

“…The metaphorical dream is based either on a resemblance between the dream as the source domain and its interpretation as the target domain, or on some symbolic metaphors arising from cultural conventions. The metonymic dream is formed by a contiguous relationship between the dream as the vehicle entity and its interpretation as the target entity. …”
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Blood Cell Profiles of the Tadpoles of the Dubois's Tree Frog, Polypedates teraiensis Dubois, 1986 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) by Madhusmita Das, Pravati Kumari Mahapatra

“…Amongst the leucocytes, the lymphocytes were the most abundant cells followed by neutrophils. Neutrophils and monocytes showed varied morphologic forms. The percentage of lymphocytes and neutrophils showed a negative whereas percentage of eosinophil, basophil, and monocytes showed a positive correlation with the developmental stages of tadpoles. …”
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Identification of the Highly Polymorphic Prion Protein Gene (<i>PRNP</i>) in Frogs <i>(Rana dybowskii</i>) by Chang-Su Han, Sae-Young Won, Sang-Hun Park, Yong-Chan Kim

“…We identified 34 novel genetic polymorphisms including 6 non-synonymous SNPs in the frog <i>PRNP</i> gene. The hydrogen bond length varied at codons 143 and 207 according to non-synonymous SNPs, even if the electrostatic potential was not changed. …”
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Age-Dependent Differences in Systemic and Cell-Autonomous Immunity to L. monocytogenes by Ashley M. Sherrid, Tobias R. Kollmann

“…Furthermore, the ability to control infection at the level of an individual cell, known as “cell-autonomous immunity,” appears most relevant following infection with L. monocytogenes; as the main target, the monocyte is centrally important to innate as well as adaptive systemic immunity to listeriosis. …”
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Deranged aortic intima-media thickness, plasma triglycerides and granulopoiesis in Sl/Sld mice by Kottarappat N. Dileepan, Thomas P. Johnston, Yuai Li, Ossama Tawfik, Daniel J. Stechschulte

“…Interestingly, the high-fat diet regimen elevated leukocyte counts and the number of monocytes and granulocytes in Sl/Sld mice.…”
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Molecular Typing of Dengue Virus Circulating in Kolkata, India in 2010 by Arindam Sarkar, Debjani Taraphdar, Shyamalendu Chatterjee

“…Out of 108 samples, 74 samples had monotypic infection with different serotypes of DENV and 33 samples had dual infections with DENV-2 and DENV-3. …”
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Multifunctional Thioredoxin-Like Protein from the Gastrointestinal Parasitic Nematodes Strongyloides ratti and Trichuris suis Affects Mucosal Homeostasis by Dana Ditgen, Emmanuela M. Anandarajah, Jan Hansmann, Dominic Winter, Guido Schramm, Klaus D. Erttmann, Eva Liebau, Norbert W. Brattig

“…In addition, the redox proteins also possessed chemotactic activity for monocytic THP-1 cells and fostered epithelial wound healing activity. …”
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Persistence of Brucella abortus in the Bone Marrow of Infected Mice by Cristina Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Lisiena Hysenaj, Alejandro Alfaro-Alarcón, Ricardo Mora-Cartín, Vilma Arce-Gorvel, Edgardo Moreno, Jean Pierre Gorvel, Elías Barquero-Calvo

“…We propose that the BM is an essential niche for the bacterium to establish long-lasting infections and that infected PMNs may serve as vehicles for dispersion of Brucella organisms, following the Trojan horse hypothesis. Monocytes are solid candidates for Brucella reservoirs in the BM.…”
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A study on the codon usage bias of arenavirus common genes by Pablo Daniel Thomas, María Florencia Ferrer, Mauricio J. Lozano, Ricardo Martín Gómez

“…Patterns of relative use of synonymous codons were maintained within genera, with individual genera differing in their preference for the third nucleotide position in synonymous codons. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Flocculation Properties of Branched Cationic Polyacrylamide by Weimin Sun, Guangcheng Zhang, Ling Pan, Helin Li, Aihua Shi

“…The effects of initiator concentration, monomer concentration, reaction temperature, and the mass ratio of monomers on intrinsic viscosity and flocculation properties of the product were determined using single-factor experiments and orthogonal experiment.…”
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Functional Analysis of DNMT1 SNPs (rs2228611 and rs2114724) Associated with Schizophrenia by Sonal Saxena, Pranay Amruth Maroju, Sumana Choudhury, Vidhya Chitta Voina, Poonam Naik, Kavitha Gowdhaman, Poornima Kkani, Kiranmai Chennoju, S. Ganesh Kumar, C. Ramasubramanian, G. Prasad Rao, Trinath Jamma, Kumar Pranav Narayan, K. Naga Mohan

“…These results suggest that neither DNMT1 transcript nor the protein levels were significantly different in the peripheral blood monocytes among the individuals studied for the three groups. …”
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Involvement of the Dectin-1 Receptor upon the Effector Mechanisms of Human Phagocytic Cells against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by Juliana Carvalho de Quaglia e Silva, Amanda Manoel Della Coletta, Taiane Priscila Gardizani, Graziela Gorete Romagnoli, Ramon Kaneno, Luciane Alarcão Dias-Melicio

“…When the fungus reaches the lungs and interacts with the alveolar macrophages and other cells, phagocytic cells such as neutrophils and monocytes are immediately recruited to the injured site. …”
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Insect and Mite Management Suggestions for Commercial Poinsettia Production by James F. Price, Curtis Nagle, Elzie McCord, Jr.

“…., aids in the selection of insect and mite control measures for commercial producers of this flower that is synonymous with Christmas. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2008. …”
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Insect and Mite Management Suggestions for Commercial Poinsettia Production by James F. Price, Curtis Nagle, Elzie McCord, Jr.

“…., aids in the selection of insect and mite control measures for commercial producers of this flower that is synonymous with Christmas. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2008. …”
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Photoinitiated Polymerization of Cationic Acrylamide in Aqueous Solution: Synthesis, Characterization, and Sludge Dewatering Performance by Huaili Zheng, Yi Liao, Meizhen Zheng, Chuanjun Zhu, Fangying Ji, Jiangya Ma, Wei Fan

“…A copolymer of acrylamide (AM) with acryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (DAC) as the cationic monomer was synthesized under the irradiation of high-pressure mercury lamp with 2,2-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (V-50) as the photoinitiator. …”
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Child Abandonment in 19th Century Lisbon: The Provenance and Distribution of Foundlings Through a GIS Lens by Joana Vieira Paulino

“… In Portugal, until the late 1860’s, child abandonment was an anonymous, legal, and generalized practice. The Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML) was responsible for the guardianship of Lisbon’s abandoned children, the Portuguese capital and largest city. …”
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Myeloid-Related Protein Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Charles J. Malemud

“…SA100A8 and SA100A9, also known as MRP-8 and MRP-14, respectively, are intracellular Ca2+-binding proteins produced mainly by neutrophils and monocytes where they exist as a heterodimeric complex in the cytosol. …”
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Pseudacteon Parasitoids of Azteca instabilis Ants in Southern Mexico (Diptera: Phoridae; Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Brian V. Brown, Stacy M. Philpott

“…Sternite 6 of Pseudacteon dorymyrmecis Borgmeier is illustrated for the first time, and P. confusus Disney is synonymized with this species. The natural history of the Azteca-Pseudacteon interaction is described.…”
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Dysregulated Functions of Lung Macrophage Populations in COPD by Theodore S. Kapellos, Kevin Bassler, Anna C. Aschenbrenner, Wataru Fujii, Joachim L. Schultze

“…To date, alveolar and interstitial resident macrophages as well as blood monocytes have been described in the lungs of patients with COPD contributing to disease pathology by changes in their functional repertoire. …”
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Characterization of the Immune Response Induced by a Commercially Available Inactivated Bluetongue Virus Serotype 1 Vaccine in Sheep by Ana Cristina Pérez de Diego, Pedro José Sánchez-Cordón, Ana Isabel de las Heras, José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno

“…This specific antibody response was associated with a significant increase in B lymphocytes confirmed by flow cytometry, while significant increases were not observed in T lymphocyte subpopulations (CD4+, CD8+, and WC1+), CD25+ regulatory cells, or CD14+ monocytes. After challenge with BTV1, the antibody response was much higher than during the boost vaccination period, and it was associated with a significant increase in B lymphocytes, CD14+ monocytes, CD25+ regulatory cells, and CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes.…”
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