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IgA Antibody Responses to Borrelia Burgdorferi and Three Specific Autoantigens in Patients With Lyme Disease: Correlations With Cytokine Mediators and Disease Duration
(2017-05-13)
The aim of this research was to investigate IgA antibody responses to Borrelia burgdorferi and 3 related autoantigens in patients with early manifestations of Lyme disease, including those with erythema migrans (EM) and ...
Sustainability of Self-Driving Mobility: An Analysis of Carbon Emissions Between Autonomous Vehicles and Conventional Modes of Transportation
(2017-03-05)
The primary contribution of this paper is to identify the potential variables through which vehicle automation may affect carbon emissions in the transportation sector, and compare modal shifts between conventional vehicles, ...
Euthanasia and the Law: The Rise of Euthanasia and Relationship With Palliative Healthcare
(2017-03-07)
Acting as the conductor on the train of impending death, a divisive turn to the left will hasten human pain and end life; while a swerve to the right will prolong human life, but also, extend unbearable human pain and ...
Economic Opportunities for Biomass Harvest of Invasive Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) in Southern California as Feedstock for the Pulp and Paper Industry
(2017-05-15)
This study investigates commercial opportunities in Southern California for removing Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) biomass and selling it to pulp and paper manufacturing operations. Arundo donax is an invasive non-native ...
The Effects of Down-Regulation of MZB1 Expression on Apoptosis in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia B Cells With Mutations in the Splicing Factor 3b-1 Protein
(2017-02-02)
The goal of this work was to explore the role of the B cell specific Marginal Zone B and B1 cell (MZB1) protein in B cell viability and apoptosis with relation to mutations Splicing Factor 3B subunit 1 (SF3B1) protein, one ...
Genomic Analysis of the Population Structure and Virulence of the Human Pathogen, Cryptococcus Neoformans Var. Grubii
(2017-02-02)
This study examined a large cohort of clinical and environmental strains of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii to better understand its population structure and identify potential markers significantly associated with ...
A Skin Substitute Reepithelialization Calculator for Natural, Synthetic, and Composite Skin Cell Scaffolds
(2017-03-27)
Tissue engineering is a rapidly advancing field. Researchers around the globe have been working on novel ways to replicate the natural properties of tissues and organs. While new technologies enable increasingly complex ...
Synchrony of Winter Moth (Operophtera Brumata) Larval Eclosion With Bud-Break of Different Tree Species in New England and Its Effect on Defoliation
(2017-02-20)
Forest pests are particularly responsive to the influence of climate change, rapidly bringing about shifts in herbivory intensities, changing their distribution and outbreak frequency, altering their relationships with ...
Concepts from Traditional Indian Architecture to Reduce Energy Consumption in Modern Indian Architecture
(2017-03-09)
The unprecedented growth in population in Bangalore city, India - 5.1 million (2001) to 11.5 million (2016) - has led to an exponential increase in residential construction activities (fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse ...
A Watershed Moment: Development of a Multimetric Stream Index of Biotic Integrity to Assess the Ecological Integrity of the Credit River in Ontario, Canada
(2017-03-08)
The Stream Index of Biotic Integrity (S-IBI) was developed in order to measure the ecological integrity of Credit River watershed streams. One goal of this research is to offer a predictive tool using a select suite of ...