Search Results - "Gilligan, C"
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The Consequence of Tree Pests and Diseases for Ecosystem Services
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (15-11-2013)“…Trees and forests provide a wide variety of ecosystem services in addition to timber, food, and other provisioning services. New approaches to pest and disease…”
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The Regulation of Steroid Action by Sulfation and Desulfation
Published in Endocrine reviews (01-10-2015)“…Steroid sulfation and desulfation are fundamental pathways vital for a functional vertebrate endocrine system. After biosynthesis, hydrophobic steroids are…”
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Human steroid biosynthesis, metabolism and excretion are differentially reflected by serum and urine steroid metabolomes: A comprehensive review
Published in The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology (01-11-2019)“…[Display omitted] •The serum metabolome does not reflect steroids activated in an intracrine manner.•The urinary steroid metabolome reflects steroid…”
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Rational design of a survey protocol for avocado sunblotch viroid in commercial orchards to demonstrate pest freedom
Published in PloS one (11-04-2023)“…Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd) is a subcellular pathogen of avocado that reduces yield from a tree, diminishes the appearance of the fruit by causing…”
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Applying optimal control theory to complex epidemiological models to inform real-world disease management
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (08-07-2019)“…Mathematical models provide a rational basis to inform how, where and when to control disease. Assuming an accurate spatially explicit simulation model can be…”
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Steroid metabolome analysis in disorders of adrenal steroid biosynthesis and metabolism
Published in Endocrine reviews (01-12-2019)“…Steroid biosynthesis and metabolism are reflected by the serum steroid metabolome and, in even more detail, by the 24-hour urine steroid metabolome, which can…”
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Wheat rust epidemics damage Ethiopian wheat production: A decade of field disease surveillance reveals national-scale trends in past outbreaks
Published in PloS one (03-02-2021)“…Wheat rusts are the key biological constraint to wheat production in Ethiopia-one of Africa's largest wheat producing countries. The fungal diseases cause…”
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Will an outbreak exceed available resources for control? Estimating the risk from invading pathogens using practical definitions of a severe epidemic
Published in Journal of the Royal Society interface (01-11-2020)“…Forecasting whether or not initial reports of disease will be followed by a severe epidemic is an important component of disease management. Standard epidemic…”
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On the Use of Field RR Lyrae as Galactic Probes. I. The Oosterhoff Dichotomy Based on Fundamental Variables
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-09-2019)“…Abstract We collected a large data set of field RR Lyrae stars (RRLs) by using catalogs already available in the literature and Gaia DR2. We estimated the iron…”
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On the Use of Field RR Lyrae As Galactic Probes: IV. New Insights Into and Around the Oosterhoff Dichotomy
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2021)“…Abstract We discuss the largest and most homogeneous spectroscopic data set of field RR Lyrae variables (RRLs) available to date. We estimated abundances using…”
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On a New Method to Estimate the Distance, Reddening, and Metallicity of RR Lyrae Stars Using Optical/Near-infrared (B, V, I, J, H, K) Mean Magnitudes: ω Centauri as a First Test Case
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-01-2019)“…Abstract We developed a new approach to provide accurate estimates of the metal content, reddening, and true distance modulus of RR Lyrae stars (RRLs). The…”
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Urine Steroid Metabolomics as a Novel Tool for Detection of Recurrent Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-03-2020)“…Abstract Context Urine steroid metabolomics, combining mass spectrometry-based steroid profiling and machine learning, has been described as a novel diagnostic…”
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Quantifying airborne dispersal routes of pathogens over continents to safeguard global wheat supply
Published in Nature plants (01-10-2017)“…Infectious crop diseases spreading over large agricultural areas pose a threat to food security. Aggressive strains of the obligate pathogenic fungus Puccinia…”
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On the Use of Field RR Lyrae as Galactic Probes. V. Optical and Radial Velocity Curve Templates
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2021)“…Abstract We collected the largest spectroscopic catalog of RR Lyrae (RRLs) including ≈20,000 high-, medium-, and low-resolution spectra for ≈10,000 RRLs. We…”
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Large-Scale Atmospheric Dispersal Simulations Identify Likely Airborne Incursion Routes of Wheat Stem Rust Into Ethiopia
Published in Phytopathology (01-10-2017)“…In recent years, severe wheat stem rust epidemics hit Ethiopia, sub-Saharan Africa's largest wheat-producing country. These were caused by race TKTTF (Digalu…”
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On the Use of Field RR Lyrae as Galactic Probes. III. The α-element Abundances
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2021)“…Abstract We provide the largest and most homogeneous sample of α -element (Mg, Ca, Ti) and iron abundances for field RR Lyrae (RRLs; 162 variables) by using…”
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On the Use of Field RR Lyrae as Galactic Probes. II. A New ΔS Calibration to Estimate Their Metallicity
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2021)“…Abstract We performed the largest and most homogeneous spectroscopic survey of field RR Lyraes (RRLs). We secured ≈6300 high-resolution (HR, R ∼ 35,000)…”
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Trends in opioid use following balloon kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-04-2022)“…Summary This retrospective analysis of insurance claims evaluated real-world trends in prescription fills among patients treated with balloon kyphoplasty ( N =…”
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Airflow during clinical examinations with and without protective face masks
Published in British journal of surgery (12-03-2021)“…Close contact between the patient and physician markedly affects local airflow and their spared airspace, and this can be moderated by mask wearing…”
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Information Gathering in Investigative and Medical Interviewing: Drawing Parallels Across Contexts
Published in Health communication (01-04-2021)“…Information gleaned from a patients' medical history is a core determinant of a medical diagnosis. Accurate and effective history-taking is, therefore, a…”
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