Robustness analysis of metabolic predictions in algal microbial communities based on different annotation pipelines by Elham Karimi, Enora Geslain, Arnaud Belcour, Clémence Frioux, Méziane Aïte, Anne Siegel, Erwan Corre, Simon M. Dittami

“…While Prokka and IMG produced the most extensive networks, RAST and DFAST networks produced the fewest false positives and the most connected networks with the fewest dead-end metabolites. Our results underline differences between the outputs of the tested pipelines at all examined levels, with small differences in the draft metabolic networks resulting in the selection of different microbial consortia to expand the metabolic capabilities of the algal host. …”
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Electro-Conductive Composite Gold-Polyethersulfone-Ultrafiltration-Membrane: Characterization of Membrane and Natural Organic Matter (NOM) Filtration Performance at Different In-Si... by Tomi Mantel, Paul Benne, Stanislav Parsin, Mathias Ernst

“…SRNOM rejection of not externally charged membrane was 28% in cross-flow and 5% in dead-end mode. Externally negative charged membrane (−1.5 V vs. …”
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Resin-Loaded Heterogeneous Polyether Sulfone Ion Exchange Membranes for Saline Groundwater Treatment by Fulufhelo Mudau, Machawe Motsa, Francis Hassard, Lueta-Ann de Kock

“…The ion exchange capacity (IEC) of the prepared membranes was assessed using synthetic groundwater in a dead-end filtration system and removal efficiency of K⁺, Mg²⁺, and Ca²⁺ were 56.0, 93.5, and 85.4%, respectively, for CEM with the highest resin loading. …”
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A pseudorabies outbreak in hunting dogs in Campania region (Italy): a case presentation and epidemiological survey by Gianmarco Ferrara, Ugo Pagnini, Antonio Parisi, Maria Grazia Amoroso, Giovanna Fusco, Giuseppe Iovane, Serena Montagnaro

“…Conclusions The data reported in this study demonstrate potential exposure to PRV by dead-end hosts, particularly hunting dogs. The sequencing results indicated the homogeneity of PRV strains circulating in the different Italian regions.…”
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RNAseq Reveals the Contribution of Interferon Stimulated Genes to the Increased Host Defense and Decreased PPR Viral Replication in Cattle by Krishnaswamy Gopalan Tirumurugaan, Rahul Mohanchandra Pawar, Gopal Dhinakar Raj, Arthanari Thangavelu, John A. Hammond, Satya Parida

“…Small ruminants (goats and sheep) are susceptible to disease while domesticated cattle and buffalo are dead-end hosts and do not display clinical symptoms. …”
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Membrane fouling monitoring by 3ω sensing by Mads Koustrup Jørgensen, Frederikke Kildeberg Paulsen, Anders Bentien, Astrid Ræbild Kjul, Maiken Poulsen, Louise Mailund Mikkelsen, Nikitha Thavaneswaran, Simon Abildgaard Hansen, Pernille Krogsager Jensen, Jacob Andersen, David N. Østedgaard-Munck, Jan Dimon Bendtsen, Morten Lykkegaard Christensen

“…Results showed increasing 3ω signals during formation of fouling layers, which correlates directly to the hydraulic resistance of the formed fouling layer in semi-dead end filtration of polymeric core shell particles and crossflow filtration of diluted milk. …”
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Complete oxidation of hydroxymethylfurfural to furandicarboxylic acid by aryl-alcohol oxidase by Ana Serrano, Eva Calviño, Juan Carro, María I. Sánchez-Ruiz, F. Javier Cañada, Angel T. Martínez

“…In situ monitoring of the whole reaction by 1H-NMR confirmed the absence of any unstable dead-end products, undetected in the HPLC analyses, that could be responsible for the incomplete conversion. …”
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Development and evaluation of indirect antibody ELISA assay for early diagnosis and surveillance of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever infection in humans by Neha Shrivastava, Jyoti S. Kumar, Pragya Yadav, Shashi Sharma, Anita M. Shete, Rajlaxmi Jain, Ambuj Shrivastava, Paban Kumar Dash

“…CCHF has emerged as a major public health concern in western Indian states including Gujarat and Rajasthan, where regular human cases were reported since the year 2011. Human serve as the dead-end host, and they gain infection via infected tick bite, in close contact with ruminants and from slaughter house. …”
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A Critical Revisiting the Concept of "Dichotomy of Punishment" in the Islamic Penal System in Light of the Application of Hadd and Tazir by حسین khodayar

“…On the other hand, the inclusion of ambiguous punishments, which are not defined in the texts, to the list of rules and punishments, has led the jurists to a dead end in some cases. Considering the punishments of deprivation of life, life imprisonment, amputation, shaving of the head and even fines as a hadd, without the fact that there is a limit to them in the hadiths, has in some cases made it difficult for the jurists to understand the nature of the causes of these punishments. …”
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Valorising Nutrient-Rich Digestate as a Waste-Based Media for Microalgal Cultivation: Bench-Scale Filtration Characterisation and Scale-Up for a Commercial Recovery Process by Yilu Xu, James Russell, Gahtan S. M. Algahtani, Darren L. Oatley-Radcliffe

“…In this work, digestate filtration is characterised at bench scale using frontal (dead-end) filtration and a 100 kDa MWCO ultrafiltration membrane. …”
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The chemical code for attracting Culex mosquitoes by Christos G. Spanoudis, Betelehem Wondwosen, Elin Isberg, Stefanos S. Andreadis, Stefanos S. Andreadis, Daniel L. Kline, Göran Birgersson, Rickard Ignell

“…Humans are incidental “dead-end” hosts for the West Nile virus, which is maintained in an enzootic cycle, primarily through its transmission between infected birds by Culex mosquitoes. …”
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A Novel Anaerobic Gravity-Driven Dynamic Membrane Bioreactor (AnGDMBR): Performance and Fouling Characterization by Yingfei Pu, Zihan Fu, Tingting Li, Yucheng Chen, Zhongbo Zhou

“…An 800 mesh nylon net was determined as the optimal support material based on its less irreversible fouling and higher effluent quality by the dead-end filtration experiments. During the continuous operation period of 44 days, the reactor performance, DM filtration behavior and microbial characteristics were studied and compared with the results of recent studies. …”
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New Technique for Enhancing Residual Oil Recovery from Low-Permeability Reservoirs: The Cooperation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria and SiO₂ Nanoparticles by Kai Cui, Hailan Li, Ping Chen, Yong Li, Wenxue Jiang, Kun Guo

“…Moreover, the morphological characteristics of residual oil mobilization after “microbial-nanofluid” flooding were mainly small and dispersed oil droplets in the excessive areas, and the dead-end areas were almost clean with mobilization. …”
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DFT based estimation of CNT parameters and simulation-study of GAA CNTFET for nano scale applications by Bhoop Singh, Prasad B, Dinesh Kumar

“…Traditionally, miniaturizing and performance improvement was obtained by tweaking the MOSFET- reducing the channel lengths and gate oxide thickness, increasing dielectric constants etc Unfortunately at 22 nm node it reached a dead end. However, at 22 nm node the tri-gate FinFET introduced by Intel Corporation have provided many possibilities for scaling the dimensions with satisfactory device performance. …”
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Suitability of invasive gobies as paratenic hosts for acanthocephalans of the genus Pomphorhynchus sp. by Milen Nachev, Michael Hohenadler, Nicklas Bröckers, Daniel Grabner, Bernd Sures

“…Thus, gobiids could either represent a dead-end host for Pomphorhynchus sp. declining its population (dilution effect) or act as a paratenic host that could increase the infection pressure if the infected gobies are preyed upon by appropriate definitive hosts (spill back). …”
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Rejection Capacity of Nanofiltration Membranes for Nickel, Copper, Silver and Palladium at Various Oxidation States by Brooms Thabo, Bamidele Joseph Okoli, Sekomeng Johannes Modise, Simphiwe Nelana

“…To begin, studies of electrolyte salts, contact angle, and water permeability were employed to characterize the nanofiltration membranes. A dead-end module was used to test the permeation and retention capacities of the nanofiltration membranes. …”
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The triple combination of tenofovir, emtricitabine and efavirenz shows synergistic anti-HIV-1 activity <it>in vitro</it>: a mechanism of action study by Svarovskaia Evguenia S, White Kirsten L, Goodman Derrick, Myrick Florence, Ly John K, Feng Joy Y, Borroto-Esoda Katyna, Miller Michael D

“…We demonstrated that the enhanced formation of dead-end complexes (DEC) by HIV-1 RT and TFV-terminated DNA in the presence of FTC-triphosphate (TP) could contribute to the synergy observed for the combination of TFV+FTC, possibly through reduced terminal NRTI excision. …”
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Comprehensive Investigation of the Petrophysical and Two-Phase Flow Properties of the Tight Sandstone in Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, China: Insights from Computed Tomography I... by Yao Wang, Rui Song, Jianjun Liu, Min Qin, Zhao Zheng, Yang Qin

“…The residual fluids are mainly trapped in tiny throats and dead-end pores. It is found that the digital rock analysis based on CT imaging can be a cost-effective and time-saving alternative to routine core analysis of tight sandstone reservoirs.…”
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A New Approach for Bioremediation of Olive Mill Wastewaters: Combination of Straw Filtration and Nanofiltration by Francesco Chidichimo, Maria Rita Basile, Carmela Conidi, Giovanni De Filpo, Rosanna Morelli, Alfredo Cassano

“…Three different commercial membranes in a flat-sheet configuration with a molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) in the range 150–500 Da were tested to fractionate the clarified wastewater according to a dead-end configuration. Among the investigated membranes, a polymeric membrane of 500 Da (NFA-12A) exhibited the highest productivity in selected operating conditions (steady-state values of 11.4 L/m² h at 20 bar and 24 ± 2 °C). …”
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Competition between two Usutu virus isolates in cell culture and in the common house mosquito Culex pipiens by Joyce W. M. van Bree, Charlotte Linthout, Teije van Dijk, Sandra R. Abbo, Jelke J. Fros, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt, Gorben P. Pijlman, Haidong Wang

“…Next to birds and mosquitoes, USUV has also been isolated from multiple mammalian species, including humans, which are considered dead-end hosts. USUV isolates are phylogenetically classified into an African and European branch, subdivided into eight genetic lineages (Africa 1, 2, and 3 and Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 lineages). …”
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