Multifunctional Heterogeneous Ion-Exchange Membranes for Ion and Microbe Removal in Low-Salinity Water by Fulufhelo Hope Mudau, Francis Hassard, Machawe Mxolisi Motsa, Lueta-Ann De Kock

“…The leaching of metals from metal nanocomposite membranes was measured in a dead-end filtration system, and the highest leaching concentration levels were 8.72 ppb and 5.32 ppb for Ag and Cu, respectively. …”
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Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Australia: From Known Known to Known Unknown by Andrew F. van den Hurk, Alyssa T. Pyke, John S. Mackenzie, Sonja Hall-Mendelin, Scott A. Ritchie

“…It is a zoonotic flavivirus transmitted between water birds and/or pigs by <i>Culex</i> mosquitoes; humans are dead-end hosts. In 1995, JEV emerged for the first time in northern Australia causing an unprecedented outbreak in the Torres Strait. …”
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Occurrence of different phytoplasma infections in wild herbaceous dicots growing in vineyards affected by bois noir in Tuscany (Italy) by Guido MARCHI, Tamara CINELLI, Domenico RIZZO, Luciana STEFANI, Emanuele GOTI, Michele DELLA BARTOLA, Andrea LUVISI, Alessandra PANATTONI, Alberto MATERAZZI

“…P. solani” inoculum whereas others are dead-end hosts. When the same specimens were screened by sequence analysis of the vmp1 gene, evidence was found that different phytoplasma genotypes may be predominant in grapevines and dicots.…”
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Cytotoxic 1-deoxysphingolipids are metabolized by a cytochrome P450-dependent pathway by Irina Alecu, Alaa Othman, Anke Penno, Essa M. Saied, Christoph Arenz, Arnold von Eckardstein, Thorsten Hornemann

“…The 1-deoxySLs are considered to be dead-end metabolites, as they lack the C1-hydroxyl group, which is essential for the canonical degradation of SLs. …”
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The Authorities and Society in the Elections to the Fourth State Duma (Based on the Materials of Vologda Governorate) by Andrey N. Egorov

“…Applying a wide range of administrative measures against the opposition, the governorate administration drove the situation into a dead end even deeper, which led to an increase in contradictions between the government and the public.…”
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Characterization of plasmid mediated AmpC producing Escherichia coli clinical isolates from a tertiary care hospital in South India by Arindam Chakraborty, Prabha Adhikari, Shalini Shenoy, Vishwas Saralaya

“…Proper antibiotic policy is required to limit the spread of pAmpC producers or else it will lead to a therapeutic dead end in the near future.…”
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Environmental drivers and ecological implications of a ctenophore swarm: a case study from the Bay of Bengal, northern Indian Ocean by Alfisa Siddique, Aishee Bhowal, Jasmine Purushothaman, Rakhesh Madhusoodhanan, Dhriti Banerjee

“…Thus, in the first-ever record from a commercially important fishing ground in the BoB, this study provides evidence of how a ‘dead end’ plankton predator affects the plankton food web organization and fisheries in tropical coastal waters. …”
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A cooperative mechanism of target RNA selection via germ-cell-specific RNA-binding proteins NANOS2 and DND1 by Takamasa Hirano, Danelle Wright, Atsushi Suzuki, Yumiko Saga

“…Although NANOS2 interacts with the CNOT deadenylation complex and Dead end 1 (DND1) to repress target RNAs, the molecular mechanisms underlying target mRNA selection remain unclear because of the limited cell resource in vivo. …”
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Coronavirus in cat flea: findings and questions regarding COVID-19 by Margarita Villar, Isabel G. Fernández de Mera, Sara Artigas-Jerónimo, Marinela Contreras, Christian Gortázar, José de la Fuente

“…Although current evidence suggests that pets are probably dead-end-hosts with small risk of transmission to humans, our results suggested that cat flea may act as biological and/or mechanical vectors of SARS-CoV. …”
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Effects of long-lasting insecticidal nets and zooprophylaxis on mosquito feeding behaviour and density in Mwea, central Kenya by Josyline C. Kaburi, Joyce N. Githuto, L. Muthamic, Peter K. Ngured, Jones M. Muekee, Charles S. Mwandawirof

“…Background & objectives: Zooprophylaxis is a strategy that can control malaria by attractingmosquitoes to domestic animals that act as dead-end hosts. The objective of this study was toestablish the effects of zooprophylaxis and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) on malariatransmission in an agro-based ecosystem with seasonal transmission.Methods: The mosquito samples were collected indoors using the space spray catch method beforeand after intervention between October 2005 and March 2006 to determine the mosquito densitiesand the feeding patterns of Anopheles spp in Mwea, Kenya.Results: A total of 4148 mosquito samples were collected, out of which 11 (0.2%) were testedpositive for sporozoites. …”
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Turning a Novel Janus Electrospun Mat into an Amphiphilic Membrane with High Aromatic Hydrocarbon Adsorption Capacity by Nicolás Torasso, Paula González-Seligra, Federico Trupp, Diana Grondona, Silvia Goyanes

“…The surface properties of the membranes were studied through SEM, contact angle, and FTIR analysis. Dead-end experiments showed that the toluene and xylene selective sorption capacity reached the outstanding adsorption capacity of 647 mg/g and 666 mg/g, respectively, and that the membrane could be reused three times without efficiency loss. …”
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A new role for Holliday junction resolvase Yen1 in processing DNA replication intermediates exposes Dna2 as an accessory replicative helicase by Benoît Falquet, Ulrich Rass

“…A study by Ölmezer et al. (2016) has recently identified a role for the structure-specific nuclease Yen1 (GEN1 in human) in the resolution of dead-end DNA replication intermediates after RF arrest. …”
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Molecular Determinants of West Nile Virus Virulence and Pathogenesis in Vertebrate and Invertebrate Hosts by Lise Fiacre, Nonito Pagès, Emmanuel Albina, Jennifer Richardson, Sylvie Lecollinet, Gaëlle Gonzalez

“…WNV is transmitted in a bird–mosquito–bird cycle, and can occasionally infect humans and horses, both highly susceptible to the virus but considered dead-end hosts. Many studies have investigated the molecular determinants of WNV virulence, mainly with the ultimate objective of guiding vaccine development. …”
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Uterine Factor Infertility, a Systematic Review by Camille Sallée, François Margueritte, Pierre Marquet, Pascal Piver, Yves Aubard, Vincent Lavoué, Ludivine Dion, Tristan Gauthier

“…A national register of patients with UFI based on a consensual definition of Absolute Uterine Factor Infertility and Non-Absolute Uterine Factor Infertility would be helpful for women, whose desire for pregnancy has reached a dead end.…”
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Effect of carbon nanotubes loading and pressure on the performance of a polyethersulfone (PES)/carbon nanotubes (CNT) membrane by Mlungisi Martin Ngoma, Machodi Mathaba, Kapil Moothi

“…Membrane performance was then evaluated with a dead-end stirred cell using industrial wastewater containing traces of Cu, Fe, Ni, Zn and Cl. …”
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Resurrection plants of the genus Ramonda: prospective survival strategies – unlock further capacity of adaptation, or embark on the path of evolution? by Tamara eRakic, Maja eLazarevic, Zivko Slobodan Jovanovic, Svetlana eRadovic, Sonja eSiljak-Yakovlev, Branka eStevanovic, Vladimir eStevanovic

“…Polyploidization is the major evolutionary mechanism in the genus Ramonda that together with hybridization ability indicates that these relict species which have preserved an ancient survival strategy are not the evolutionary „dead end.<br/>The species of the genus Ramonda are promising sources of data important for understanding the complex strategy of resurrection plants’ survival, appraised through a prism of their evolutionary and adaptive potential for multiple environmental str…”
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Effective Halogen-Free Flame-Retardant Additives for Crosslinked Rigid Polyisocyanurate Foams: Comparison of Chemical Structures by Johannes U. Lenz, Doris Pospiech, Hartmut Komber, Andreas Korwitz, Oliver Kobsch, Maxime Paven, Rolf W. Albach, Martin Günther, Bernhard Schartel

“…Although BPPO and DOPO differ by just one oxygen atom, the impact on the FR properties is very significant: when the FR is a filler or a dangling (dead) end in the PIR polymer network, DOPO is more effective than BPPO. …”
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Influence of the Zeolite ZSM-22 Precursor on a UF-PES Selective Substrate Layer for Salts Rejection by Nyiko M. Chauke, Richard M. Moutloali, James Ramontja

“….%), was obtained and characterised by XRD, FTIR, and SEM analysis, as well as water contact angle (WCA) measurement and dead-end filtration cell. The phase inversion preparation method has induced the resulting ZSM-22/PES NF substrates anisotropy, as attributed to a high water flux to the above 700 L·m⁻²·h⁻¹; high selectivity and rejection of salts to above 80% is revealed by the obtained results. …”
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An alternate pathway to long-chain polyunsaturates: the FADS2 gene product Δ8-desaturates 20:2n-6 and 20:3n-3 by Woo Jung Park, Kumar S.D. Kothapalli, Peter Lawrence, Cynthia Tyburczy, J. Thomas Brenna

“…These findings provide unequivocal molecular evidence for a novel alternative biosynthetic route to long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in mammals from substrates previously considered to be dead-end products.…”
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A Prior Usutu Virus Infection Can Protect Geese from Severe West Nile Disease by Hannah Reemtsma, Cora M. Holicki, Christine Fast, Felicitas Bergmann, Martin H. Groschup, Ute Ziegler

“…Usutu virus (USUV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are closely related pathogens circulating between mosquitoes and birds, but also infecting mammals as dead-end hosts. Both viruses share the same susceptible hosts, vectors, and even distribution areas in Central Europe. …”
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