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Failure of Origin Activation in Response to Fork Stalling Leads to Chromosomal Instability at Fragile Sites by Ozeri-Galai, Efrat, Lebofsky, Ronald, Rahat, Ayelet, Bester, Assaf C., Bensimon, Aaron, Kerem, Batsheva

“…Perturbed DNA replication in early stages of cancer development induces chromosomal instability preferentially at fragile sites. However, the molecular basis…”
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Nucleotide Deficiency Promotes Genomic Instability in Early Stages of Cancer Development by Bester, Assaf C., Roniger, Maayan, Oren, Yifat S., Im, Michael M., Sarni, Dan, Chaoat, Malka, Bensimon, Aaron, Zamir, Gideon, Shewach, Donna S., Kerem, Batsheva

“…Chromosomal instability in early cancer stages is caused by stress on DNA replication. The molecular basis for replication perturbation in this context is…”
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Assessing Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose among Adult Americans: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yadete, Tesfaye, Batra, Kavita, Netski, Dale M, Antonio, Sabrina, Patros, Michael J, Bester, Johan C

“…Given the emergence of breakthrough infections, new variants, and concerns of waning immunity from the primary COVID-19 vaccines, booster shots emerged as a…”
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Reactivation of PTEN tumor suppressor for cancer treatment through inhibition of a MYC-WWP1 inhibitory pathway by Lee, Yu-Ru, Chen, Ming, Lee, Jonathan D, Zhang, Jinfang, Lin, Shu-Yu, Fu, Tian-Min, Chen, Hao, Ishikawa, Tomoki, Chiang, Shang-Yin, Katon, Jesse, Zhang, Yang, Shulga, Yulia V, Bester, Assaf C, Fung, Jacqueline, Monteleone, Emanuele, Wan, Lixin, Shen, Chen, Hsu, Chih-Hung, Papa, Antonella, Clohessy, John G, Teruya-Feldstein, Julie, Jain, Suresh, Wu, Hao, Matesic, Lydia, Chen, Ruey-Hwa, Wei, Wenyi, Pandolfi, Pier Paolo

“…Activation of tumor suppressors for the treatment of human cancer has been a long sought, yet elusive, strategy. PTEN is a critical tumor suppressive…”
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Grouped effects estimators in fixed effects models by Bester, C. Alan, Hansen, Christian B.

“…We consider estimation of nonlinear panel data models with common and individual specific parameters. Fixed effects estimators are known to suffer from the…”
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The complex basis underlying common fragile site instability in cancer by Ozeri-Galai, Efrat, Bester, Assaf C, Kerem, Batsheva

“…Common fragile sites (CFSs) were characterized almost 30 years ago as sites undergoing genomic instability in cancer. Recently, in vitro studies have found…”
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model for commercialisation of honeybush tea, an indigenous crop by Bester, C

“…Honeybush tea, produced from species of the leguminous genus Cyclopia, is one of the traditional South African herbal teas with a long history of regional use…”
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Inference with dependent data using cluster covariance estimators by Bester, C. Alan, Conley, Timothy G., Hansen, Christian B.

“…This paper presents an inference approach for dependent data in time series, spatial, and panel data applications. The method involves constructing t and Wald…”
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Option Prices and the Probability of Success of Cash Mergers by Bester, C Alan, Martinez, Victor H, Roşu, Ioanid

“…Abstract We study both theoretically and empirically option prices on firms undergoing a cash merger offer. To estimate the merger’s success probability, we…”
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Complementary conservation of South African crop wild relatives for plant improvement by Bester, C, Le Maitre, NC, Visser, M, Botes, WC

“…•Crop wild relatives are valuable sources of genetic material that needs to be conserved, using both in situ and ex situ methods.•South Africa contains 258…”
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Cyclopia subternata growth, yield, proline and relative water content in response to water deficit stress by Mahlare, M.S, Lewu, M.N, Lewu, F.B, Bester, C

“…Cyclopia, generally known as honeybush, and belonging to the Fabaceae family, originates from the Cape Floristic Region of the Eastern Cape and Western Cape…”
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Aerial inoculum patterns of Petri disease pathogens in South African vineyards and rootstock mother blocks by Halleen, Francois, Baloyi, Mahlatse A, Bester, Michael C, Mostert, Lizel

“…Petri disease is caused by the xylem inhabiting fungi Phaeomoniella (Pa.) chlamydospora and several Phaeoacremonium (Pm.) species. Pruning wounds are known…”
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Pathogenicity and virulence of south African isolates of Venturia inaequalis by Koopman, T. A., Meitz-Hopkins, J. C., Tobutt, K. R., Bester, C., Lennox, C. L.

“…Venturia inaequalis isolates (causing apple scab) vary in pathogenicity when infecting common susceptible apple cultivars. This quantitative effect may be due…”
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Monitoring Cochlear Health With Intracochlear Electrocochleography During Cochlear Implantation: Findings From an International Clinical Investigation by O’Leary, S., Mylanus, E., Venail, F., Lenarz, T., Birman, C., Di Lella, F., Roland, J. T., Gantz, B., Beynon, A., Sicard, M., Buechner, A., Lai, W. K., Boccio, C., Choudhury, B., Tejani, V. D., Plant, K., English, R., Arts, R., Bester, C.

“…Electrocochleography (ECochG) is emerging as a tool for monitoring cochlear function during cochlear implant (CI) surgery. ECochG may be recorded directly from…”
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Interplay between genetic and epigenetic factors governs common fragile site instability in cancer by Ozeri-Galai, Efrat, Tur-Sinai, Michal, Bester, Assaf C, Kerem, Batsheva

“…Common fragile sites (CFSs) are regions within the normal chromosomal structure that were characterized as hotspots for genomic instability in cancer almost…”
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Integration of transcription regulation and functional genomic data reveals lncRNA SNHG6's role in hematopoietic differentiation and leukemia by Hazan, Joshua M, Amador, Raziel, Ali-Nasser, Tahleel, Lahav, Tamar, Shotan, Stav Roni, Steinberg, Miryam, Cohen, Ziv, Aran, Dvir, Meiri, David, Assaraf, Yehuda G, Guigó, Roderic, Bester, Assaf C

“…Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are pivotal players in cellular processes, and their unique cell-type specific expression patterns render them attractive…”
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Identification of competing endogenous RNAs of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN: A probabilistic approach by Zarringhalam, Kourosh, Tay, Yvonne, Kulkarni, Prajna, Bester, Assaf C., Pandolfi, Pier Paolo, Kulkarni, Rahul V.

“…Regulation by microRNAs (miRNAs) and modulation of miRNA activity are critical components of diverse cellular processes. Recent research has shown that…”
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Controlled Expression of the Dominant Flocculation Genes FLO1, FLO5, and FLO11 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Govender, Patrick, Domingo, Jody L, Bester, Michael C, Pretorius, Isak S, Bauer, Florian F

“…In many industrial fermentation processes, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast should ideally meet two partially conflicting demands. During fermentation, a…”
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Honeybush ( Cyclopia spp.): From local cottage industry to global markets — The catalytic and supporting role of research by Joubert, E., Joubert, M.E., Bester, C., de Beer, D., De Lange, J.H.

“…Honeybush tea ( Cyclopia spp.), one of the traditional South African herbal teas with a long history of regional use, remained a cottage industry until the…”
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FIXED-b ASYMPTOTICS FOR SPATIALLY DEPENDENT ROBUST NONPARAMETRIC COVARIANCE MATRIX ESTIMATORS by Bester, C. Alan, Conley, Timothy G., Hansen, Christian B., Vogelsang, Timothy J.

“…This paper develops a method for performing inference using spatially dependent data. We consider test statistics formed using nonparametric covariance matrix…”
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