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COPD-related morbidity and mortality after smoking cessation: status of the evidence by Godtfredsen, N. S, Lam, T. H, Hansel, T. T, Leon, M. E, Gray, N, Dresler, C, Burns, D. M, Prescott, E, Vestbo, J

“…The evidence base for the benefit of quitting smoking as regards morbidity and mortality outcomes in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive…”
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High-throughput human primary cell-based airway model for evaluating influenza, coronavirus, or other respiratory viruses in vitro by Gard, A. L., Luu, R. J., Miller, C. R., Maloney, R., Cain, B. P., Marr, E. E., Burns, D. M., Gaibler, R., Mulhern, T. J., Wong, C. A., Alladina, J., Coppeta, J. R., Liu, P., Wang, J. P., Azizgolshani, H., Fezzie, R. Fennell, Balestrini, J. L., Isenberg, B. C., Medoff, B. D., Finberg, R. W., Borenstein, J. T.

“…Influenza and other respiratory viruses present a significant threat to public health, national security, and the world economy, and can lead to the emergence…”
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Mandated lowering of toxicants in cigarette smoke: a description of the World Health Organization TobReg proposal by Burns, D M, Dybing, E, Gray, N, Hecht, S, Anderson, C, Sanner, T, O’Connor, R, Djordjevic, M, Dresler, C, Hainaut, P, Jarvis, M, Opperhuizen, A, Straif, K

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Complexity and weak integration promote the diversity of reef fish oral jaws by Burns, M. D., Satterfield, D. R., Peoples, N., Chan, H., Barley, A. J., Yuan, M. L., Roberts-Hugghis, A. S., Russell, K. T., Hess, M., Williamson, S. L., Corn, K. A., Mihalitsis, M., Wainwright, D. K., Wainwright, P. C.

“…Major trade-offs often manifest as axes of diversity in organismal functional systems. Overarching trade-offs may result in high trait integration and restrict…”
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Keratoconus: an analysis of corneal asymmetry by Burns, D M, Johnston, F M, Frazer, D G, Patterson, C, Jackson, A J

“…Background: Keratoconus, a non-inflammatory corneal ectasia, is reported to have bilateral involvement in over 90% of patients. The purpose of this study was…”
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Cigarette Smoking among the Elderly: Disease Consequences and the Benefits of Cessation by Burns, David M.

“…Synopsis. The disease consequence of smoking occurs disproportionately among the elderly because of the long duration of cumulative injury or change that…”
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Food Availability and the Nocturnal vs. Diurnal Foraging Trade-off in Juvenile Salmon by Metcalfe, Neil B., Neil H. C. Fraser, Burns, Martin D.

“…Much attention has been devoted to explaining the spatial distribution of foraging animals, but rather little to their temporal distribution (i.e. whether they…”
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Invariant scaling relationship between functional dissimilarity and co-occurrence in fish assemblages of the Patos Lagoon estuary (Brazil): environmental filtering consistently overshadows competitive exclusion by Mouchet, Maud A., Burns, Marcelo D. M., Garcia, Alexandre M., Vieira, João P., Mouillot, David

“…Determining how assembly rules (e.g. limiting similarity, environmental filtering and neutrality) shape community structure along environmental gradients and…”
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Health Risks Associated With Cigar Smoking by Baker, Frank, Ainsworth, Stuart R, Dye, Joseph T, Crammer, Corinne, Thun, Michael J, Hoffmann, Dietrich, Repace, James L, Henningfield, Jack E, Slade, John, Pinney, John, Shanks, Thomas, Burns, David M, Connolly, Gregory N, Shopland, Donald R

“…This article summarizes principal findings from a conference convened by the American Cancer Society in June 1998 to examine the health risks of cigar smoking…”
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Reproductive morphology and its application in testing molecular systematic hypotheses in the family Gobiidae (Teleostei, Gobiiformes) by Burns, M. D., Cole, K. S.

“…This study uses histological techniques to make a detailed comparison of the reproductive morphologies of four gobiid genera, Amblyeleotris, Ctenogobiops,…”
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Ion levels in the gastrointestinal tract content of freshwater and marine–estuarine teleosts by Becker, Alexssandro G., Gonçalves, Jamile F., Burns, Marcelo D. M., Vieira, João Paes, Radünz Neto, João, Baldisserotto, Bernardo

“…This study investigated the relationship between ion levels (Na + , Cl − , K + , Ca 2+ , and Mg 2+ ) in the fluid phase and total chyme of the contents of the…”
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Amplification of a radially polarized beam in a thermally guiding ytterbium-doped fiber rod by Jefferson-Brain, T. L., Smith, C. R., Burns, M. D., Shardlow, P. C., Clarkson, W. A.

“…Amplification of a radially polarized beam from an Yb:YAG seed laser at 1030 nm in a very-large-core triple-clad ytterbium-doped fiber configured as a…”
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Greatly reduced risk of EBV reactivation in rituximab-experienced recipients of alemtuzumab-conditioned allogeneic HSCT by Burns, D M, Rana, S, Martin, E, Nagra, S, Ward, J, Osman, H, Bell, A I, Moss, P, Russell, N H, Craddock, C F, Fox, C P, Chaganti, S

“…EBV-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) remains an important complication of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation…”
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Cytostatic action of enamel matrix derivative (EMDOGAIN®) on human oral squamous cell carcinoma-derived SCC25 epithelial cells by Kawase, Tomoyuki, Okuda, Kazuhiro, Yoshie, Hiromasa, Burns, Douglas M.

“…During surgical treatment of periodontal disease, enamel matrix derivative (EMD) is topically applied as a substitute for extracellular matrix in order to…”
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Breast cancer cell-associated endopeptidase EC 24.11 modulates proliferative response to bombesin by BURNS, D. M, WALKER, B, GRAY, J, NELSON, J

“…We have investigated the production, growth and inactivation of gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP)-like peptides in human breast cancer cell lines…”
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Cigarettes and cigarette smoking by Burns, D M

“…Tobacco use was widespread in the New World by the time of the first voyage of Columbus; however, it is only in the last century that the use of tobacco as…”
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The Relationship Between Food Supply, Reproductive Effort and Breeding Success in Arctic Terns Sterna paradisaea by Monaghan, P., Uttley, J. D., Burns, M. D., Thaine, C., Blackwood, J.

“…(1) This study compares the foraging performance, adult body condition and breeding success of arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan) in a successful…”
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Electroanalysis of Glucose in Transcutaneously Extracted Samples by Tierney, M. J., Kim, H. L., Burns, M. D., Tamada, J. A., Potts, R. O.

“…Glucose can be extracted through intact skin by electroosmosis upon application of a low‐level electrical current. The amount of glucose extracted has been…”
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First chronic platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa integrin blockade : A randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study of Xemilofiban in unstable angina with percutaneous coronary interventions by SIMPFENDORFER, C, KOTTKE-MARCHANT, K, RAYMOND, R. E, SUTTON, J. M, TOPOL, E. J, LOWRIE, M, ANDERS, R. J, BURNS, D. M, MILLER, D. P, COVE, C. S, DEFRANCO, A. C, ELLIS, S. G, MOLITERNO, D. J

“…Clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of intravenous administration of agents that block platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptors in the setting of…”
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide acts as a mitogen for human Gin-1 gingival fibroblasts by activating the MAP kinase signalling pathway by Kawase, Tomoyuki, Okuda, Kazuhiro, Wu, Chung-Hsien, Yoshie, Hiromasa, Hara, Kohji, Burns, Douglas M.

“…In many peripheral tissues, calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) is released from peptidergic sensory nerve fibres and acts like a growth factor during…”
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