A proposed reverse transcription mechanism for (CAG)n and similar expandable repeats that cause neurological and other diseases by Andrew Franklin, Edward J. Steele, Robyn A. Lindley

“…The mechanism of (CAG)n repeat generation, and related expandable repeat diseases in non-dividing cells, is currently understood in terms of a DNA template-based DNA repair synthesis process involving hairpin stabilized slippage, local error-prone repair via MutSβ (MSH2–MSH3) hairpin protective stabilization, then nascent strand extension by DNA polymerases-β and -δ. …”
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Subcellular compartmentalization of the plant antioxidant system: an integrated overview by Aleksandr Bobrovskikh, Ulyana Zubairova, Alexey Kolodkin, Alexey Doroshkov

“…The number of genes encoding AOS enzymes varies between classes, and same class enzymes encoded by different gene copies may have different subcellular localizations, functional loads and modes of evolution. …”
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A new multiplex qPCR assay to detect and differentiate big cat species in the illegal wildlife trade by Carol S. Henger, Dyan J. Straughan, Charles C. Y. Xu, Batya R. Nightingale, Heidi E. Kretser, Mary K. Burnham-Curtis, Denise McAloose, Tracie A. Seimon

“…Abstract All species of big cats, including tigers, cheetahs, leopards, lions, snow leopards, and jaguars, are protected under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). …”
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Process of Disclosure of Patient's Information in Hospitals in Isfahan and Design Guidelines by Nahid Tavakoli, Farzaneh Gerami, Najme Zibaei, Fatemeh Amini, Somaye Yazdani

“…Results: It was shown %100 of medical record practitioners are alert in regard to health information disclosure laws .It was copied the original patient record with %92/3 frequency when it is needed for use in court. …”
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Synthetic multivalent antifungal peptides effective against fungi by Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani, Liu, Shouping, Li, Jianguo, Nandhakumar, Muruganantham, Aung, Thet Tun, Goh, Eunice, Chang, Jamie Ya Ting, Saraswathi, Padhmanaban, Tang, Charles, Safie, Siti Radiah Binte, Lin, Lim Yih, Riezman, Howard, Lei, Zhou, Verma, Chandra S., Beuerman, Roger W.

“…We demonstrate that additives which alter the membrane potential or membrane rigidity protect C. albicans from B4010-induced lethality. …”
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Parallel Implementations of ARX-Based Block Ciphers on Graphic Processing Units by SangWoo An, YoungBeom Kim, Hyeokdong Kwon, Hwajeong Seo, Seog Chung Seo

“…Thus, the amount of users’ personal information that servers need to protect has dramatically increased. To quickly and safely protect users’ personal information, it is necessary to optimize the speed of the encryption process. …”
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Cell Cycle Re-entry in the Nervous System: From Polyploidy to Neurodegeneration by Shyama Nandakumar, Emily Rozich, Laura Buttitta

“…Moreover, it has been found that neuronal polyploidization can play a protective role when cells are challenged with DNA damage or oxidative stress. …”
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A strategy for eliciting antibodies against cryptic, conserved, conformationally dependent epitopes of HIV envelope glycoprotein. by Hanna C Kelker, Vincenza R Itri, Fred T Valentine

“…Experimental evidence suggests that combinations of antibodies that are broadly neutralizing in vitro may protect against challenge with HIV in nonhuman primates, and a small number of these antibodies have been selected by repertoire sampling of B cells and by the fractionation of antiserum from some patients with prolonged disease. …”
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Cleanroom Maintenance Significantly Reduces Abundance but Not Diversity of Indoor Microbiomes. by Alexander Mahnert, Parag Vaishampayan, Alexander J Probst, Anna Auerbach, Christine Moissl-Eichinger, Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Gabriele Berg

“…Cleanrooms have been considered microbially-reduced environments and are used to protect human health and industrial product assembly. …”
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A common CNR1 (cannabinoid receptor 1) haplotype attenuates the decrease in HDL cholesterol that typically accompanies weight gain. by Qiping Feng, Lan Jiang, Richard L Berg, Melissa Antonik, Erin MacKinney, Jennifer Gunnell-Santoro, Catherine A McCarty, Russell A Wilke

“…The H3 CNR1 haplotype appears to exert a protective effect against development of obesity-related dyslipidemia.…”
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Scale without conformal invariance in membrane theory by Achille Mauri, Mikhail I. Katsnelson

“…The model is described in the ultraviolet by two copies of the biharmonic theory, which is conformal, but flows in the infrared to a fixed point which we argue to be only dilatation-invariant.…”
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Sea lice (Lepeophtherius salmonis) detection and quantification around aquaculture installations using environmental DNA. by Adriana Krolicka, Mari Mæland Nilsen, Brian Klitgaard Hansen, Magnus Wulf Jacobsen, Fiona Provan, Thierry Baussant

“…To better control the infestation pressure and protect the production, there is a need to provide fish farmers with sensitive and efficient tools for rapid early detection and monitoring of the parasitic load. …”
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Hepatic Failure by Spontaneous Reactivation of Hepatitis B Virus without a Trigger Factor in a Patient with Anti-HBs by Doh Hyung Kim, Seok Bae Kim

“…A patient who has achieved resolution of acute hepatitis B and acquired anti-HBs would get protective immunity against hepatitis B virus (HBV). …”
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The evolution and specificity of RNA splicing by Friedman, Brad Aaron

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Knock-offs, fakes, replicas, and reals : a cultural supply chain of counterfeit fashion by Swartz, Deja Elana

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The Adiabene narrative in the Jewish Antiquities of Josephus by Rabin, A

“…The narrative has often been thought of by scholars as a makeweight, copied from other sources, without much authorial intervention by Josephus.…”

Elite controllers long-term non progressors present improved survival and slower disease progression by Laura Capa, Rubén Ayala-Suárez, Humberto Erick De La Torre Tarazona, Juan González-García, Jorge del Romero, José Alcamí, Francisco Díez-Fuertes

“…LTNPs maintaining CD4+ T cell counts over 500 cells/µl and viral loads (VL) under 10,000 copies/mL for at least 10 years in the absence of antiretroviral therapy were followed for a median of 20.8 years (IQR = 15.6–25.5). …”
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A new psycho visual masking model for robust image watermarking by Ernawan, Ferda, Mustaffa, Zuriani, Mohamad, Fadli, Bayuaji, Luhur

“…Demand for access and sharing of the digital image through the internet, the digital image can easily be copied, edited and reused in communication nowadays. …”
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Impact of IFN lambda 3/4 single nucleotide polymorphisms on the cytomegalovirus reactivation in autologous stem cell transplant patients. by Ombretta Annibali, Livia Piccioni, Valeria Tomarchio, Erika Circhetta, Chiara Sarlo, Luca Franceschini, Maria Cantonetti, Emanuela Rizzo, Silvia Angeletti, Maria Cristina Tirindelli, Carolina Scagnolari, Maura Statzu, Giuseppe Avvisati, Elisabetta Riva

“…No differences in CMV copies number were recorded at reactivation between different IL28/IFNλ4 genotypes. …”
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The relationship among safety leadership, risk perception, safety culture, and safety performance: Military volunteer soldiers as a case study by Siao-Yun Wei, Yen-Ku Kuo

“…To ensure soldiers fulfill their duties of protecting the country and the people, they should gain clear risk perception, which should be instilled into them during their daily combat readiness training. …”
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