Within-host evolution of HIV-1 and the analysis of transmissible diversity by English, SE

“…<p>The central problem for researchers of HIV-1 evolution is explaining the apparent design of the virus for causing pandemic infection in humans: understanding how HIV-1 spreads is key to halting the pandemic. Current knowledge of how HIV-1 spreads from host to host is based upon experimental observation and indirect inferences informed by theory. …”

Recycled melanoma-secreted melanosomes regulate tumor-associated macrophage diversification by Parikh, Roma, Parikh, Shivang, Berzin, Daniella, Vaknine, Hananya, Ovadia, Shai, Likonen, Daniela, Greenberger, Shoshana, Scope, Alon, Elgavish, Sharona, Nevo, Yuval, Plaschkes, Inbar, Nizri, Eran, Kobiler, Oren, Maliah, Avishai, Zaremba, Laureen, Mohan, Vishnu, Sagi, Irit, Ashery-Padan, Ruth, Carmi, Yaron, Luxenburg, Chen, Hoheisel, Jörg D, Khaled, Mehdi, Levesque, Mitchell P, Levy, Carmit

“…Our findings suggest that interactions mediated by second-hand extracellular vesicles contribute to the formation of the metastatic niche, and that blocking the melanosome cues of macrophage diversification could be helpful in halting melanoma progression.…”
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Self-healing cementitious composites by encapsulation techniques by Feng, Jianhang

“…After the in-situ gelation, 1-4 mm wide cracks were sealed, and water permeability was reduced accordingly. …”
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Water Absorption And Mechanical Properties Evaluation Of Surface Modified Abs Printing Parts by Leite, Marco, Varanda, André, Silva, Arlindo, Ribeiro, António Relógio, Vaz, Fátima

“…The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of a sealing protective treatment on the water absorption and mechanical properties of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) printed parts by fused deposition modelling (FDM). …”
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Quantifying the permeability reduction of biogrouted rock fracture by Wu, Chuangzhou, Chu, Jian, Wu, Shifan, Guo, Wei

“…Cementitious or chemical grouts are often used for seepage control by sealing the rock joints in the areas, where caverns or tunnels are going to be constructed (Warner 2004; Bruce et al. 2006; Tongwa et al. 2013; Wu et al. 2017). …”
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UMBRELAA: DESIGN OF A VARIABLE-SIZED LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR STROKE PREVENTION by Reddie, Madison, Eberly, Gari, Jesse Levi, Aviva, Quevedo-Moreno, Diego, Mendez, Keegan, Roche, Ellen T.

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Effect of pore size distribution on the desalination performance of the selective layer of nanoporous atomically-thin membranes by Chow, Chun-Man, Karnik, Rohit

“…Tight PSDs with average pore sizes slightly below the size of the salt are needed to ensure high selectivity comparable to TFC membranes with high water permeance. Sealing of large, salt-permeable pores (e.g. by interfacial polymerization) limits salt leakage but substantially reduces water permeance. …”
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Swellable elastomeric HNBR-MgO composite : magnesium oxide as a novel swelling and reinforcement filler by Han, Dingzhi, Qu, Meng, Yue, Chee Yoon, Lou, Yucun, Musso, Simone, Robisson, Agathe

“…Compared with conventional swellable materials, which lose stiffness significantly upon swelling, the sealing capacity of these novel reactive composites improves significantly with their improved stiffness. …”
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Iron- and calcium-based biogrouts for porous soils by Chu, Jian, Ivanov, Volodymyr, Stabnikov, Viktor

“…Therefore, suitable geotechnical applications of the calcium-based and iron-based biogrouts at a precipitated metal content of 1·5% w/w or less would be mainly the bioclogging of porous soils for the sealing of aquaculture or wastewater treatment ponds and landfill sites, and for plugging of the piping in dams and retaining walls in sandy soil.…”
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How did ancient human activities influence the properties and development of soil?—a case study of the Yangshao Village cultural relic site, Henan Province by Zha, Lisi, Wang, Wenjing, Zhong, Junhong, Su, Yiqi, Chang, Dandan

“…It was assumed that the ground was used to cover the grain or bury the garbage and lay with clay in order to achieve the effect of sealing. As a result, the soil voids and structure had been damaged to some extent, which prevented the downward leaching or precipitation of soil particles and minerals to a certain extent, thus affecting soil development.…”
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A quantitative, high-throughput urease activity assay for comparison and rapid screening of ureolytic bacteria by Cui, Ming-Juan, Teng, Aloysius, Chu, Jian, Cao, Bin

“…The microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) process mediated by urease-producing bacteria (UPB) can be used for many applications including, environmental bioremediation, soil improvement, healing of cracks in concrete, and sealing of rock joints. Despite the importance of urease and UPB in various applications, a quantitative, high-throughput assay for the comparison of urease activity in UPB and rapid screening of UPB from diverse environments is lacking. …”
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Doubly coated, organic–inorganic paraffin phase change materials : zinc oxide coating of hermetically encapsulated paraffins by Mikhaylov, Alexey A., Medvedev, Alexander G., Grishanov, Dmitry A., Sladkevich, Sergey, Xu, Jason Zhichuan, Sakharov, Konstantin A., Prikhodchenko, Petr V., Lev, Ovadia

“…A way to benefit from the favorable attributes of both organic microencapsulation, including the hermetic sealing of the organic PCM core, and inorganic microencapsulation, including dispersibility in aqueous and polar solvents and improved thermal conductivity, is outlined. …”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…We have included these under a category of, "Seals and Good Wishes".</p> <p>Texts, colophons and seals which contain a identification that the text is a gter ma (a revealed text) are marked.…”

Sustainable protocols for leaf sample collection in In-Vitro Culture: evaluating the impact of sample bags and hydrogen peroxide pre-sterilization by Nursuria Md Setamam, Norrizah Jaafar Sidik

“…Specifically, the study compared the effectiveness of normal sealed (NS) bags and vacuum-sealed (VS) bags, including high-action (VSH) and low-action (VSL) vacuum-sealed bags, alongside H2O2 pre-sterilization at various concentrations. …”
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The evolution of the responsibility to protect : from 2001 to 2009. by Gong, Lina.

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Africa's new electoral playbook by Ronak Gopaldas

“…Finally, the paper will conclude by assessing future implications and outlooks for actions to halt the threats to electoral accountability and governance on the continent.…”
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A blockchain-based deep learning-empowered optimal auction platform by Li, Zhaonian

“…This project focuses on the optimisation of sealed-bid second price auction. Not only does the goodness of second price auction be retained, but the application will also utilise blockchain and a decentralised application to provide a fair and transparent data storing environment. …”
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Implementing Walrasian equilibrium: the languages of product-mix auctions by Baldwin, E, Klemperer, P, Lock, E

“…Product-mix auctions are sealed-bid mechanisms for trading multiple divisible or indivisible units of multiple differentiated goods. …”

'Ad modum floris': Petrarch’s Narcissus between the Rerum vulgarium fragmenta and Triumphi by Southerden, F

“…This article analyses Petrarch's treatment of Narcissus in his vernacular poetry, focusing on his inclusion of an aspect of the myth not usually found in medieval vernacular rewritings of Ovid's Metamorphoses: the flower which seals Narcissus's metamorphosis. Setting Petrarch's flower-Narcissus in dialogue with passages from the anonymous fourteenth-century Ovide moralisé demonstrates the poet's distinctive treatment of the myth relative to his lyric and romance precursors even as he preserves its significance for dramatizing the ambivalent pleasures of erōs. …”

Dietary strategies to mitigate alzheimer's disease: insights into antioxidant vitamin intake and supplementation with microbiota-gut-brain axis cross-talk by Wan Zurinah, Wan Ngah, Hajar Fauzan, Ahmad, Sheril June, Ankasha, Suzana, Makpol, Tooyama, Ikuo

“…The lack of effective treatments to halt or reverse the progression of this disease has prompted a search for non-pharmaceutical tools. …”
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