Restriction of Wolbachia Bacteria in Early Embryogenesis of Neotropical Drosophila Species via Endoplasmic Reticulum-Mediated Autophagy by Anton Strunov, Katy Schmidt, Martin Kapun, Wolfgang J. Miller

“…The abundance of the endosymbiont in the soma, usually a dead end for vertically transmitted bacteria, causes a multitude of effects on life history traits of their hosts, which are still not well understood. …”
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USUTU VIRUS: AN EMERGING FLAVIVIRUS IN EUROPE by Ivana Hrnjaković Cvjetković, Tamaš Petrović, Dušan Petrić, Uroš Milošević, Jelena Radovanov, Gordana Kovačević, Aleksandra Jovanović Galović, Aleksandra Patić, Nataša Nikolić, Dejan Cvjetković, Sandra Stefan Mikić, Vesna Milošević

“…Humans and other mammals are “dead end” hosts. Virus is isolated from numerous bird species. …”
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Tissue-specific localization of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from camels in Kenya: insights into vector competence by Rua Khogali, Rua Khogali, Rua Khogali, Armanda Bastos, Armanda Bastos, Joel L. Bargul, Joel L. Bargul, Dennis Getange, Dennis Getange, James Kabii, Daniel Masiga, Jandouwe Villinger

“…Further studies should focus on exploring the distribution of TBPs within tick tissues to enhance knowledge of TBP epidemiology and to distinguish competent vectors from dead-end hosts.…”
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Salt partitioning and transport in polyamide reverse osmosis membranes at ultrahigh pressures by Kevin Pataroque, Jishan Wu, Jinlong He, Hanqing Fan, Subhamoy Mahajan, Kevin Guo, Jason Le, Kay Au, Li Wang, Ying Li, Eric M.V. Hoek, Menachem Elimelech

“…Salt partitioning coefficients were determined using a novel high-pressure quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), and salt permeances were collected using a lab-scale high-pressure dead-end cell. Our results show that salt permeance decreases with respect to feed concentration, in contrast to conventional theories for charged RO membranes. …”
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Efficient Computation of Small-Molecule Configurational Binding Entropy and Free Energy Changes by Ensemble Enumeration by Silver, Nathaniel W., King, Bracken Matheny, Nalam, Madhavi N. L., Cao, Hong, Ali, Akbar, Kiran Kumar Reddy, G. S., Rana, Tariq M., Schiffer, Celia A., Tidor, Bruce

“…Here we present a novel, end-point method using the dead-end-elimination and A* algorithms to efficiently and accurately calculate the change in free energy, enthalpy, and configurational entropy of binding for ligand–receptor association reactions. …”
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Development of techniques to characterize feed fouling potential for reverse osmosis operations by Amir Hooshang Taheri

“…The conventional fouling indices such, as SDI and MFI, are usually determined via off-line measurement techniques based on dead-end filtration, which does not consider the actual flow conditions. …”
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Modified polyether sulfone incorporated with zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 porous electrolyte membrane for direct methanol fuel cell by Junoh, Hazlina

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Strong interferon-gamma mediated cellular immunity to scrub typhus demonstrated using a novel whole cell antigen ELISpot assay in rhesus macaques and humans by Sumonwiriya, M, Paris, D, Sunyakumthorn, P, Anantatat, T, Jenjaroen, K, Chumseng, S, Im-Erbsin, R, Tanganuchitcharnchai, A, Jintaworn, S, Blacksell, S, Chowdhury, F, Kronsteiner-Dobramysl, B, Teparrukkul, P, Burke, R, Lombardini, E, Richards, A, Mason, C, Jones, J, Day, N, Dunachie, S

“…The control of this vector-borne disease is challenging due to humans being dead-end hosts, vertical maintenance of the pathogen in the vector itself, and a potentially large rodent reservoir of unclear significance, coupled with a lack of accurate diagnostic tests. …”

Describing Children’s Lived Experiences of Parents with Emotional Divorce by Donya Jafararzade, Asiye Shariatmadar, Ali Gara-daghi

“…Despite this fact, marital conflicts and incompatibilities may lead to a dead end called divorce, which causes the most important damage to and decline of family health. …”
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Investigation of Photocatalytic PVDF Membranes Containing Inorganic Nanoparticles for Model Dairy Wastewater Treatment by Elias Jigar Sisay, Ákos Ferenc Fazekas, Tamás Gyulavári, Judit Kopniczky, Béla Hopp, Gábor Veréb, Zsuzsanna László

“…Filtration experiments were performed using a dead-end cell. Filtration resistances, BSA rejection, and photocatalytic cleanability (characterized by flux recovery ratio (FRR)) were measured. …”
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Strong interferon-gamma mediated cellular immunity to scrub typhus demonstrated using a novel whole cell antigen ELISpot assay in rhesus macaques and humans. by Manutsanun Sumonwiriya, Daniel H Paris, Piyanate Sunyakumthorn, Tippawan Anantatat, Kemajittra Jenjaroen, Suchintana Chumseng, Rawiwan Im-Erbsin, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, Suthatip Jintaworn, Stuart D Blacksell, Fazle R Chowdhury, Barbara Kronsteiner, Prapit Teparrukkul, Robin L Burke, Eric D Lombardini, Allen L Richards, Carl J Mason, James W Jones, Nicholas P J Day, Susanna J Dunachie

“…The control of this vector-borne disease is challenging due to humans being dead-end hosts, vertical maintenance of the pathogen in the vector itself, and a potentially large rodent reservoir of unclear significance, coupled with a lack of accurate diagnostic tests. …”
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Analyzing the consequences of power factor degradation in grid-connected solar photovoltaic systems by Edward Dodzi Amekah, Emmanuel Wendsongre Ramde, David Ato Quansah, Elvis Twumasi, Stefanie Meilinger, Schneiders Thorsten

“…Notably, all scenarios showed a concerning PF of 0.00 at dead-end nodes (P20, P21, P22).Scenario I achieved PF ranges of -0.26 to 1.00 with PV at high load, -0.69 to 1.00 with PV at high voltage drop, and 0.95 to 1.00 with PV at high loss nodes. …”
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Preparation of Sodalite and Faujasite Clay Composite Membranes and Their Utilization in the Decontamination of Dye Effluents by Abderrazek El-kordy, Abdelaziz Elgamouz, El Mokhtar Lemdek, Najib Tijani, Salman S. Alharthi, Abdel-Nasser Kawde, Ihsan Shehadi

“…The efficiencies of SOM and FAM membranes were evaluated by filtration tests of solutions containing methyl orange (MO) using a flow loop, which were developed for dead-end filtration. The retention of methylene orange (MO) followed the order: SOM > FAM > 160 µm ≤ Φ ≤ 250 µm clay support with 55%, 48% and 35%, respectively. …”
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Epidemiology of Usutu Virus: The European Scenario by Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek, Tamas Petrovic, Vladimir Savic, Ljubo Barbic, Irena Tabain, Vladimir Stevanovic, Ana Klobucar, Anna Mrzljak, Maja Ilic, Maja Bogdanic, Iva Benvin, Marija Santini, Krunoslav Capak, Federica Monaco, Eddy Listes, Giovanni Savini

“…The natural transmission cycle of USUV involves mosquitoes (vectors) and birds (amplifying hosts) with humans and other mammals considered incidental (“dead-end”) hosts. In Africa, the virus was isolated in mosquitoes, rodents and birds and serologically detected in horses and dogs. …”
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WEST NILE VIRUS IN VULTURES FROM EUROPE – A SIGHT AMONG OTHER RAPTORS by Filipa Loureiro, Luís Cardoso, Ana Matos, Manuela Matos, Ana Cláudia Coelho

“…This pathogen is endemically maintained in a life cycle with birds acting as reservoirs, and humans and horses as accidental and dead-end hosts. Sporadic WNV outbreaks have been reported in Europe, and the potential impact of WNV infection on populations of threatened or endangered birds of prey is considerable. …”
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Sulfate radical based advanced oxidation processes coupled with ceramic membranes for water purification by Bao, Yueping

“…The membrane performance was evaluated in a home-made dead-end membrane filtration mode, and results showed the robust membrane can function well during a wide pH range as well as the existence of NOM and anions. …”
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Fabrication of bioinspired super-hydrophilic nano-fibrous membrane for oil-water separation and directional water transportation by Li, Zhengtao

“…Subsequently, in order to overcome the fouling issues and noncontinuous operation of traditional gravity-driven dead-end approach, a facile membrane based set-up, mimicking the crossflow filtration of manta ray gill rakers, was fabricated by the aligned electrospinning of silk fibroin. …”
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Thermoelectric effects in carbon nanostructures by Harzheim, Achim

“…. \\ So far, whenever research in thermoelectrics seemed to be at a dead end, a new approach, such as for example most recently nanostructuring and reduced dimensionality, have reinvigorated the field. …”

Arqueología y bioarqueología: interacciones y perspectivas para el registro fragmentado de una evidencia incompleta/Archaeology and bioarchaeology: interactions and perspectives fo... by Osvaldo J. Mendonça, M. Asunción Bordach, Mario A. Arrieta

“…The idea that bones are not static, inert elements, only capable of informing on morphometric variation, rare pathologies, biological relationships, as well as arguable typological kinships, finds its background even in times where the craniological poliphyletism still influenced a line of research that ended up in a true disciplinary dead end. We show the sequence of professional and academic events allowing us to improve graduate and postgraduate formation, offer new academic spaces, as well as the implementation and signature of written institutional agreements. …”
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Investigation on the influence of the macropores in coal on CBM recovery by Xudong Liu, Shuxun Sang, Xiaozhi Zhou, Shiqi Liu, Ziliang Wang, Youxin Mo

“…The following conclusions have been drawn from these efforts: (1) in 3# coal seam of the south of Qinshui Basin, the macropores have an extremely heterogeneous pore size distribution with the high variation, and their connectivity is not good because they are mainly composed of the conical and cylindrical pores with one dead end and the open pores, the structure characteristics of macropores are not conducive to CBM recovery; (2) the fully coupled triple-porosity/double permeability mathematical model containing the non-Darcy flow of methane in the macropores includes the methane occurrence-migration field, hydraulic field, thermal field and stress field as well as the complex intercoupling between them, and the model was verified by the fitting of methane production history, with an average error of 3.24%; (3) the macropores permeability is closely related to the Knudsen number controlled by methane pressure and temperature in macropores and the intrinsic permeability which is an internal attribute of macropores affected by size distribution and connectivity of pore; (4) the pressure drop of reservoir plays a major role in the macropores permeability, which promotes the increase of macropores permeability with time, and the high intrinsic permeability of macropores corresponding to the good pore size distribution and connectivity is more conducive to the improvement of fracture permeability and methane production rate of coal reservoir during CBM recovery. …”
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