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G-quadruplex-interacting compounds alter latent DNA replication and episomal persistence of KSHV
(2016)Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) establishes life-long latent infection by persisting as an extra-chromosomal episome in the infected cells and by maintaining its genome in dividing cells. KSHV achieves this ... -
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Gabapentin for Use on Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: An Integrative Review of the Literature
(2013)<bold>Problem:</bold> Up to 2 million Americans suffer from alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) each year. Alcoholism contributes to a significant number of co-morbidities and mortality (Enoch & Goldman, 2002). Some of the ... -
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Gaining Pragmatic Competence in English as a Second and a Foreign Language: The Effects of the Learning Environment and Overall L2 Proficiency
(2009)This study explores the influence of the learning environment and overall L2 proficiency on the development of pragmatic competence, with reference to grammatical competence. Participants were three groups of English ... -
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Galectin-1 Protein Therapy Prevents Pathology and Improves Muscle Function in the mdx Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
(2015)Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal neuromuscular disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, leading to the loss of a critical component of the sarcolemmal dystrophin glycoprotein complex. Galectin-1 is ... -
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Galileo's Assayer: Sense and Reason in the Epistemic Balance
(2018)Galileo’s The Assayer, published in 1623, represents a turning point in Galileo’s philosophicalwork. A highly polemic “scientific manifesto,” The Assayer was written afterhis astronomical discoveries of the moons of Jupiter ... -
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Galois descent, cohomology, and conjugacy
(2021)We give a concise exposition on the application of non-abelian Galois cohomology to descent problems in algebra, as developed by A. Borel, J.-P. Serre, and others in the late fifties and early sixties. Although its origins ... -
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Galvanic interactions between minerals
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1986)Galvanic interactions between minerals can occur during hydrometallurgical leaching operations, during flotation where the surface potential is altered and during long-term geochemical reactions. If we are reliably able ... -
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Game Theoretic approach applied in Cybersecurity Information Exchange Framework
(2020)In CYBersecurity Information Exchange (CYBEX) framework, Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) is shared among multiple organizations with a view of creating situationalawareness. But there is a possibility of malicious organizations ... -
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Gamifying Nature: the aesthetic experience of science as a puzzle-game
(2020)The aesthetic judgements scientists make influence which theories, models, and experiments they use and adopt. To better understand the role these judgements play in how science progresses, I examine more closely the role ... -
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Gas-Phase Reaction of Methyl Isothiocyanate and Methyl Isocyanate with Hydroxyl Radicals under Static Relative Rate Conditions
(2014)Gaseous methyl isothiocyanate (MITC), the principal breakdown product of the soil fumigant metam sodium (sodium N-methyldithiocarbamate), is an inhalation exposure concern to persons living near treated areas. Inhalation ... -
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Gastric and Duodenal Pseudomelanosis: An Extended Unusual Finding in a Patient with End Stage Kidney Disease
(2016)Gastric and duodenal pseudomelanosis is a rare endoscopic mucosal finding, characterized by the accumulation of iron in macrophages of the lamina propria of the stomach and duodenum. The clinical significance and long term ... -
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Gastric Motility and Integrity of Interstital Cells of Cajal in Early Postoperative Ileus in Mice: A Pilot Study
(2011)Postoperative ileus (POI) is a surgically-induced decrease in gastric and/or intestinal motility. It is a common and expected consequence of surgical procedures consisting of abdominal wall lesioning with or without ... -
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Gastrointestinal Beriberi and Wernicke's Encephalopathy Triggered by One Session of Heavy Drinking
(Case Reports in Neurology, 2019)An otherwise healthy 30-year-old male acquired gastrointestinal beriberi and subsequent Wernicke's encephalopathy after 1 session of heavy drinking. Nausea, vomiting, and anorexia relentlessly progressed. The patient ... -
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Gastrointestinal Bleed from Erosive Gastritis and Duodenitis: A Sentinel Event of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast and a Diagnostic Dilemma
(2018)Metastasis from breast cancer to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is uncommon, and such events presenting as GI bleeding are exceedingly rare. In some individuals, the absence of classical findings of primary breast cancer ... -
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Gata4 is required for Testicular Development
(2011)Sex differentiation occurs at embryonic day 10.5 (E10.5) in the mouse. In the XY mouse embryos, appearance of testis cords at E11.5 marks the onset of testis formation. The primary testis cords subsequently undergo further ... -
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Gathering Futures: Speculative Fiction as a Map for Transforming the Climate Crisis
(2022)This dissertation explores how the predictive futures unintentionally imagined in speculative fiction can inspire new systems of surviving the climate crisis. While environmental literature warned of this crisis, climate ... -
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GEAR UP Aspirations Project Evaluation
(2013)The purpose of this study was to conduct a formative evaluation of the first two years of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Aspirations Project (Aspirations) using a Context, ... -
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Gender Differences in Somatic Symptoms and Sleep Problems: The Mediating Effects of Financial Stress
(2021)Women are more likely than men to experience financial stress, somatic symptoms, and sleep problems, yet the reasons why are unclear. This thesis focuses on the relationships among financial stress and gender differences ... -
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Gender Differences in Superhero Characters' Roles, Appearances, and Violence as Portrayed in Superhero Movies
(2012)Because many members of society have seen movies involving one or more superheroes, individuals begin, possibly unknowingly, to create stereotypes of what people should look or act like. These stereotypes help establish ... -
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Gender Differences in the Endowment Effect: Women Pay Less, but Won't Accept Less
(2014)We explore different contexts and mechanisms that might promote or alleviate the gender effect in risk aversion. Our main result is that we do not find gender differences in risk aversion when the choice is framed as a ...