The S2 subunit of spike encodes diverse targets for functional antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2. by Jamie Guenthoer, Meghan E Garrett, Michelle Lilly, Delphine M Depierreux, Felicitas Ruiz, Margaret Chi, Caitlin I Stoddard, Vrasha Chohan, Zak A Yaffe, Kevin Sung, Duncan Ralph, Helen Y Chu, Frederick A Matsen, Julie Overbaugh

“…The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 global pandemic has exhibited a striking capacity for viral evolution that drives continued evasion from vaccine and infection-induced immune responses. …”
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Functional roles of Phe12 of deacetyl-thymosin β4 in the impaired blastogenic response of uraemic T-lymphocytes by T. Abiko, H. Sekino

“…Phe12 of deacetyl-thymosin β4 is one of the structural essentials for restorative effect on the impaired blastogenic response of uraemic T-lymphocytes. In order to evaluate the functional roles of this phenyl group in the restorative effect on impaired T-lymphocytes, two analogues, [1- Nal12]deacetyl-thymosin β4 and [Cha12]deacetyl4 thymosin β4, were synthesized by a solid-phase method and evaluated for restorative effect on the impaired blastogenic response of uraemic T-lymphocytes. …”
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Impulsive Perturbations of a Three-Species Food Chain System with the Beddington-DeAngelis Functional Response by Younghae Do, Hunki Baek, Dongseok Kim

“…The dynamics of an impulsively controlled three-species food chain system with the Beddington-DeAngelis functional response are investigated using the Floquet theory and a comparison method. …”
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Multiple Bifurcations and Chaos in a Discrete Prey-Predator System with Generalized Holling III Functional Response by Xia Liu, Yanwei Liu, Qiaoping Li

“…A prey-predator system with the strong Allee effect and generalized Holling type III functional response is presented and discretized. It is shown that the combined influences of Allee effect and step size have an important effect on the dynamics of the system. …”
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CXCR4 is a response gene for parathyroid hormone which affects osteoblast and osteoclast function in vitro by Beatriz Larraz-Prieto, Louise Hjorth Lind, Jacob Bastholm Olesen, Asim Azfer, Morten Svarer Hansen, Morten Frost, Abbas Jafari, Stuart H. Ralston, Kent Søe, Nerea Alonso

“…Conclusion: Our results suggest that CXCR4 is a responsive gene to TPTD treatment, involved in the regulation of osteoblast and osteoclast generation and function. …”
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Data-driven multi-fault detection in pipelines utilizing frequency response function and artificial neural networks by Hussein A. M. Hussein, Sharafiz B. Abdul Rahim, Faizal B. Mustapha, Prajindra S. Krishnan, Nawal Aswan B. Abdul Jalil

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Spatio-temporal dynamics of a predator–prey system with variable carrying capacity and Cosner response function by Sasanka Shekhar Maity, Subarna Roy, Pankaj Kumar Tiwari

“…The predator–prey interaction is governed by the Cosner functional response. Analysis of the feasibility of equilibria and their stability conditions are done. …”
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Highly sensitive, responsive, and selective iodine gas sensor fabricated using AgI-functionalized graphene by Zhuo Chen, Qiong Lei, Yinchang Ma, Jinrong Wang, Yuan Yan, Jun Yin, Jiaqiang Li, Jie Shen, Guanxing Li, Tingting Pan, Xinglong Dong, Bambar Davaasuren, Yaping Zhang, Jefferson Zhe Liu, Jun Tao, Yu Han

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Numerical Investigation on Free Vibration Response of Bi-Directional Porous Functionally Graded Circular/Annular Plates by Dilsukh Vasara, Sumit Khare, Akhilesh Malguri, Rahul Kumar

“…The influence of aspect ratios, boundary conditions, and porosity distributions on the free vibration response of porous bi-directional functionally graded material plates is investigated intensively. …”
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The Constraint Function Response Shifting Scalar-Based Optimization Method for the Reliability-Based Dynamic Optimization Problem by Ping Qiao, Qi Zhang, Yizhong Wu

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Advanced Nanomaterials Functionalized with Metal Complexes for Cancer Therapy: From Drug Loading to Targeted Cellular Response by Bojana B. Zmejkovski, Nebojša Đ. Pantelić, Goran N. Kaluđerović

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Quiescent hepatic stellate cells functionally contribute to the hepatic innate immune response via TLR3. by Caroline L Wilson, Jelena Mann, Meagan Walsh, Maria J Perrugoria, Fiona Oakley, Matthew C Wright, Chiara Brignole, Daniela Di Paolo, Patrizia Perri, Mirco Ponzoni, Michael Karin, Derek A Mann

“…TLR3 signalling has numerous functions in liver, both in health and disease. Here we report that TLR3 is expressed by quiescent hepatic stellate cells (HSC) where it functions to induce transcription and secretion of functional interferons as well as a number of other cytokines and chemokines. …”
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Existence of Periodic Solutions in a Discrete Predator-Prey System with Beddington-DeAngelis Functional Responses by Changjin Xu, Maoxin Liao

“…A discrete predator-prey model with Holling II and Beddington-DeAngelis functional responses is investigated. With the aid of differential equations with piecewise constant arguments, a discrete version of continuous nonautonomous delayed predator-prey model with Beddington-DeAngelis functional responses is proposed. …”
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Influence of dead layer on the response function of planar and coaxial Ge detector using Monte Carlo method by R. A. El-Tayebany, N. Shaaban

“…The detector response function feature's most probable interaction mechanisms are described. …”
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Dielectric Response of Yttria–Zirconia Ordered Solids Within Density-Functional Theory in the Random-Phase Approximation by A. G. Marinopoulos

“…The adopted methodology is based on linear-response theory with a semilocal density functional and the random-phase approximation including local-field effects. …”
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The dual-function of HSP70 in immune response and tumor immunity: from molecular regulation to therapeutic innovations by Beining Zhang, Ruiqun Qi, Ruiqun Qi

“…In recent years, studies have revealed that HSP70 has dual functions in immune regulation: on the one hand, it enhances immune responses by activating non-specific immunity (such as Toll-like receptor 2/4 (TLR2/4) signaling pathways) and specific immunity (such as cross-presentation of antigens, T helper 1 (Th1)/T helper 17 (Th17) differentiation); on the other hand, it inhibits excessive immune reactions by inducing the differentiation of regulatory T cells (Treg) and promoting the secretion of anti-inflammatory factors [such as interleukin-10 (IL-10)]. …”
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Inverse interpolation applied to temporal transient response characteristics to parameters of the typical second order transfer function by Javier Joglar Alcubilla

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Potentiometric Response Characteristics of Membrane-Based Cs+-Selective Electrodes Containing Ionophore-Functionalized Polymeric Microspheres by Shane Peper, Chad Gonczy

“…Cs+-selective solvent polymeric membrane-based ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) were developed by doping ethylene glycol-functionalized cross-linked polystyrene microspheres (P-EG) into a plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) matrix containing sodium tetrakis-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) borate (TFPB) as the ion exchanger. …”
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The effect of morning or evening fasted cycling on gastrointestinal function and appetite and metabolic responses in healthy males with overweight by Victoria J. McIver, Lewis R. Mattin, Gethin H. Evans, Adora M. W. Yau

“…Future work is required to assess the long‐term impact of fasted exercise on gastrointestinal function, appetite regulation and metabolic health.…”
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Relationship between the level of asthma control, lung function and bronchodilator response in asthmatic children on inhaled corticosteroids by Javier Mallol, Viviana Aguirre-Camposano, Alejandro Gallardo, Pablo Córdova

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