Characterization of Unusual Serogroups of <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> by Samy Taha, Giulia Fantoni, Eva Hong, Aude Terrade, Oumar Doucoure, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Muhamed-Kheir Taha

“…Isolates of serogroup E bound a significantly higher amount of complement on their surface and were mainly detected in patients with terminal complement pathway deficiencies. …”
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DNA Damage in CD133-Positive Cells in Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma by Raynoo Thanan, Ning Ma, Yusuke Hiraku, Katsunori Iijima, Tomoyuki Koike, Tooru Shimosegawa, Mariko Murata, Shosuke Kawanishi

“…We examined 8-nitroguanine and 8-oxodG formation and the expression of stem cell marker (CD133) in biopsy specimens of patients with BE and BEA by immunohistochemical analysis in comparison with those of normal subjects. CD133 was detected at apical surface of columnar epithelial cells of BE and BEA tissues, and the cytoplasm and cell membrane of cancer cells in BEA tissues. …”
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Two decades of mass-balance observations on Aldegondabreen, Spitsbergen: interannual variability and sensitivity to climate change by Anton Terekhov, Uliana Prokhorova, Sergey Verkulich, Vasiliy Demidov, Olga Sidorova, Mikhail Anisimov, Kseniia Romashova

“…There was also a strong correlation (r = 0.76) between Ba and Bw, which shows that winter accumulation amplifies the consecutive summer ice melt by changing the surface albedo. The trend in both observational series is not detectable because the period from 2005 to 2013 was characterized by relatively high Bw and not very negative Ba values. …”
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Distribution and Health Risk Assessment of Some Trace Elements in Runoff from Different Types of Athletic Fields by Xiaoran Zhang, Yinrui Wang, Junfeng Liu, Yucheng Jiang, Yiran Tian, Ziyang Zhang

“…The release of trace elements could be directly from the surface materials and particles on the athletic field and influenced by the comprehensive factors including surface materials, rainfall events, and pollutant characters. …”
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A New Shock in the Premerging Cluster Pair 1E2215-2216 by Yanling Chen, Liyi Gu, Aurora Simionescu, Chunyang Jiang, Rui Huang, Wei Cui

“…This shock front exhibits a surface brightness ratio of 1.33 ± 0.07 and a temperature ratio of $1.2{2}_{-0.14}^{+0.13}$ in XMM-Newton, consistent with Chandra results. …”
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Quantitative analysis of impurities deposited on the Plasma-Facing Components of EAST tokamak using a portable LIBS device by Zhenhua Hu, Xue Bai, Huace Wu, Ran Hai, Fang Ding, Muhammad Imran, Cong Li, Hongbin Ding, Guang-Nan Luo

“…Notably, significant amounts of Cu, W, Fe, Li, and Mo impurities were observed on the ML surface. On both the upper and lower divertors (UD, LD) surfaces, trace amounts of Cu and Fe impurities were detected. …”
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Occurrence, Bioaccumulation, and Human Exposure Risk of the Antiandrogenic Fluorescent Dye 7-(Dimethylamino)-4-methylcoumarin and 7-(Diethylamino)-4-methylcoumarin in the Dongjiang... by Yufeng Lai, Yin Huang, Danlin Yang, Jingchuan Xue, Runlin Chen, Rundong Peng, Siying Zhang, Yufei Li, Guochun Yang, Yuxian Liu

“…(DW), respectively, although it was not detected in any surface water sample. For DEAMC, the median concentrations observed in the surface water, sediment, plant, algae, zooplankton, and fish muscle samples were 0.105 ng/L, 0.012, 0.051, 0.009, 0.008, and 0.181 ng/g DW, respectively. …”
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Efficacy of gigantol, a bibenzyl compound, against Porphyromonas gingivalis by Arthit Klaophimai, Nattanon Kosulwat, Thongtos Saeghueng, Tanadon Sirijaruworn, Bunyawat Ua-Arak, Sucharat Sanongkiet, Sirinthip Klaophimai, Pongsak Utaisincharoen, Matsayapan Pudla

“…In addition, bacterial cell surface hydrophobicity and aggregation were elucidated. …”
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Combined interpretation of geophysical, hydrogeochemical and environmental isotope data in a distal lobe of the Maros fluvial fan, Hungary – A novel approach in aquifer characteris... by Teodóra Szőcs, Ágnes Rotár Szalkai, Levente Magyar, László Palcsu, Márton Bujdosó, János Stickel, Zoltán Püspöki

“…However, Pleistocene infiltration was detected at about 30 m below surface in the second channel belt, where the unconfined aquifer is missing and silty-clayey sediments are on the surface.…”
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Proline isomerization modulates the bacterial IsdB/hemoglobin interaction: an atomic force spectroscopy study by Francesca Pancrazi, Omar De Bei, Francesco Lavecchia di Tocco, Marialaura Marchetti, Barbara Campanini, Salvatore Cannistraro, Stefano Bettati, Anna Rita Bizzarri

“…Abstract Iron surface determinant B (IsdB), a Staphylococcus aureus (SA) surface protein involved in both heme iron acquisition from host hemoglobin (Hb) and bacterial adhesion, is a proven virulence factor that can be targeted for the design of antibacterial molecules or vaccines. …”
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Assessing the Behavior of Microplastics in Fluvial Systems: Infiltration and Retention Dynamics in Streambed Sediments by Jan‐Pascal Boos, Franz Dichgans, Jan H. Fleckenstein, Benjamin Silas Gilfedder, Sven Frei

“…Abstract Microplastics (MPs) have been detected ubiquitously in fluvial systems and advective transfer has been proposed as a potential mechanism for the transport of (sub‐) pore‐scale MPs from surface waters into streambed sediments. …”
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Evaluation of Satellite-Based Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) Soil Moisture Products in Complex Terrain: A Case Study of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau by Yixiao Liu, Yong Wang, Jingcheng Lai, Yunjie Lin, Leyan Shi

“…Complex terrain is one of the main factors affecting the process of retrieving surface soil moisture using GNSS-R technology. This study evaluates the impact of complex terrain on surface soil moisture inversion using Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) L3 SSM products, with Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) SSM products as the true value. …”
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Modelling Euphrates river water quality index based on field measured data in Al-Diwaniyah City, Iraq by Marwah M. Al-Khuzaie, Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud, Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, Zaher Mundher Yaseen

“…This study addresses the challenge of efficiently monitoring and predicting water pollution using a GIS-based artificial neural network (ANN) to detect heavy metal (HM) pollution in surface water and effect of wastewater required discharge on the Euphrates River in Al-Diwaniyah City, Iraq. …”
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Some of the characteristic substances in the Devola River, Albania by Aurel Nuro, Bledar Murtaj, Elda Marku

“…Relatively high concentrations of organochlorine pesticides were detected in water and sediment samples of Devolli River compare with other rivers of Albania. …”
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Sensor Monitoring of Conveyor Working Operation with Oscillating Trough Movement by Leopold Hrabovský, Štěpán Pravda, Martin Fries

“…This paper presents measured vibration magnitudes on the trough surface and on the frame of a laboratory model of a vibrating conveyor, detected by acceleration sensors. …”
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Evaluation of the immunogenicity and the protective efficacy in mice of a DNA vaccine encoding SP41 from Brucella melitensis by Ayman Al-Mariri, Abdul Qader Abbady

“…Brucella spp surface protein with apparent molecular mass of 41 kDa interacts selectively with HeLa cells. …”
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Poroelasticity and Fluid Flow Modeling for the 2012 Emilia-Romagna Earthquakes: Hints from GPS and InSAR Data by Massimo Nespoli, Maria Elina Belardinelli, Adriano Gualandi, Enrico Serpelloni, Maurizio Bonafede

“…In particular, the target of this work is to model the influence of fluids and pore-pressure changes on surface displacements and on the Coulomb failure function (CFF). …”
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Effect of casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate on fluoride release and micro-shear bond strength of resin-modified glass ionomer cement in caries-affected dentin by Jamila Nuwayji Agob, Neven Saad Aref, Essam El Saeid Al-Wakeel

“…RMGIC micro-cylinders were built on the flat dentin surface of the 15 discs, which were prepared according to the assigned group. …”
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Clinical and diagnostic study of ovine chronic progressive pneumonia (Maedi-Visna) in sheep of Basrah, Iraq by Kamal M. AlSaad, Ali J. Lafta, Mohand H. Lafta, Jihad A. Ahmed

“…Diseased lungs show whitish nodules on the parietal surface. Moreover, Variable whitish patches on the parietal surface of the affected lung were also detected. …”
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Novel antimicrobial coating for hernia meshes by Klaus Dieter Kühn, Débora C. Coraça-Huber, Michael Erdtmann, Gerwin A. Bernhardt, Christian Fölsch

“…Certain uniformity was observed on the quantity of chlorhexidine coating the surface of each mesh used when compared with gentamicin palmitate coating. 2.We did not detect significant difference between the amounts of gentamicin palmitate released from each mesh. 3. …”
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