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Functional Expression of Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (B7-H1) by Immune Cells and Tumor Cells by Gibbons Johnson, Rachel M, Dong, Haidong

“…The programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1 (B7-H1) signaling pathway has been the focus of much enthusiasm in the fields of tumor immunology and…”
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Bidirectional signals of PD-L1 in T cells that fraternize with cancer cells by Johnson, Rachel M. Gibbons, Wen, Ti, Dong, Haidong

“…PD-L1 expressed by T cells provides backward and forward signals to restrain both innate and adaptive immune responses in tumor tissues…”
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Organ Donation and Transplantation in the UK—The Last Decade: A Report From the UK National Transplant Registry by Johnson, Rachel J, Bradbury, Lisa L, Martin, Kate, Neuberger, James

“…Over the decade between 2003 and 2012, the UK has seen major changes in how organ donation and transplantation is delivered. The number of deceased organ…”
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Added Sugars and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Vos, Miriam B, Kaar, Jill L, Welsh, Jean A, Van Horn, Linda V, Feig, Daniel I, Anderson, Cheryl A.M, Patel, Mahesh J, Cruz Munos, Jessica, Krebs, Nancy F, Xanthakos, Stavra A, Johnson, Rachel K

“…BACKGROUND:Poor lifestyle behaviors are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Added sugars contribute to a diet that is energy dense but nutrient…”
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A Permissive Amide N‑Methyltransferase for Dithiolopyrrolones by Chen, Xiaoyan, Johnson, Rachel M., Li, Bo

“…Amide N-methylation is important for the activity and permeability of bioactive compounds but can be challenging to perform selectively. The broad-spectrum…”
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Kidney donation after circulatory death (DCD): state of the art by Summers, Dominic M, Watson, Christopher J E, Pettigrew, Gavin J, Johnson, Rachel J, Collett, David, Neuberger, James M, Bradley, J Andrew

“…The use of kidneys from controlled donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors has the potential to markedly increase kidney transplants performed. However,…”
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Recommended Dietary Pattern to Achieve Adherence to the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guidelines: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Van Horn, Linda, Carson, Jo Ann S, Appel, Lawrence J, Burke, Lora E, Economos, Christina, Karmally, Wahida, Lancaster, Kristie, Lichtenstein, Alice H, Johnson, Rachel K, Thomas, Randal J, Vos, Miriam, Wylie-Rosett, Judith, Kris-Etherton, Penny

“…In 2013, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology published the “Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk,”…”
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Membranes under the Magnetic Lens: A Dive into the Diverse World of Membrane Protein Structures Using Cryo-EM by Piper, Sarah J., Johnson, Rachel M., Wootten, Denise, Sexton, Patrick M.

“…Membrane proteins are highly diverse in both structure and function and can, therefore, present different challenges for structure determination. They are…”
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Effect of donor age and cold storage time on outcome in recipients of kidneys donated after circulatory death in the UK: a cohort study by Summers, Dominic M, MBBChir, Johnson, Rachel J, MSc, Hudson, Alex, MSc, Collett, David, Prof, Watson, Christopher J, Prof, Bradley, J Andrew, Prof

“…Summary Background Use of kidneys donated after controlled circulatory death has increased the number of transplants undertaken in the UK but there remains…”
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Update on Preservice Training in Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Speech-Language Pathologists by Johnson, Rachel K, Prebor, Jessica

“…Purpose This is a report of the data from a current survey of academic programs in the United States, which provide preservice training in augmentative and…”
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Analysis of factors that affect outcome after transplantation of kidneys donated after cardiac death in the UK: a cohort study by Summers, Dominic M, MBBChir, Johnson, Rachel J, MSc, Allen, Joanne, BSc, Fuggle, Susan V, DPhil, Collett, David, Prof, Watson, Christopher J, MD, Bradley, J Andrew, Prof

“…Summary Background A third of all kidneys from deceased donors in the UK are donated after cardiac death, but concerns have been raised about the long-term…”
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Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Current Use and Health Perspectives: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association by GARDNER, Christopher, WYLIE-ROSETT, Judith, GIDDING, Samuel S, STEFFEN, Lyn M, JOHNSON, Rachel K, READER, Diane, LICHTENSTEIN, Alice H

“…Regarding stevia, at this time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not made a determination as to the Generally Recognized As Safe status, but has…”
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Low-Calorie Sweetened Beverages and Cardiometabolic Health: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association by Johnson, Rachel K, Lichtenstein, Alice H, Anderson, Cheryl A.M, Carson, Jo Ann, Després, Jean-Pierre, Hu, Frank B, Kris-Etherton, Penny M, Otten, Jennifer J, Towfighi, Amytis, Wylie-Rosett, Judith

“…In the United States, 32% of beverages consumed by adults and 19% of beverages consumed by children in 2007 to 2010 contained low-calorie sweeteners (LCSs)…”
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Reducing Intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Is Vital to Improving Our Nation’s Health by Johnson, Rachel K

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Evolving cryo-EM structural approaches for GPCR drug discovery by Zhang, Xin, Johnson, Rachel M., Drulyte, Ieva, Yu, Lingbo, Kotecha, Abhay, Danev, Radostin, Wootten, Denise, Sexton, Patrick M., Belousoff, Matthew J.

“…G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of cell surface drug targets. Advances in stabilization of GPCR:transducer complexes, together with…”
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Approaches to altering particle distributions in cryo‐electron microscopy sample preparation by Drulyte, Ieva, Johnson, Rachel M., Hesketh, Emma L., Hurdiss, Daniel L., Scarff, Charlotte A., Porav, Sebastian A., Ranson, Neil A., Muench, Stephen P., Thompson, Rebecca F.

“…Cryo‐electron microscopy (cryo‐EM) can now be used to determine high‐resolution structural information on a diverse range of biological specimens. Recent…”
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Outcomes of Declined Deceased Donor Kidney Offers That Are Subsequently Implanted: A UK Registry Study by Ibrahim, Maria, Mehew, Jennifer, Martin, Kate, Forsythe, John, Johnson, Rachel J., Callaghan, Chris

“…Deceased donor kidneys are often declined for ≥1 patients but then implanted into another. Studies are needed to guide transplant clinicians and patients,…”
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A large-scale analysis of bioinformatics code on GitHub by Russell, Pamela H, Johnson, Rachel L, Ananthan, Shreyas, Harnke, Benjamin, Carlson, Nichole E

“…In recent years, the explosion of genomic data and bioinformatic tools has been accompanied by a growing conversation around reproducibility of results and…”
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Kidney paired donation: principles, protocols and programs by Ferrari, Paolo, Weimar, Willem, Johnson, Rachel J, Lim, Wai H, Tinckam, Kathryn J

“…Due to the ongoing shortage of deceased-donor organs, novel strategies to augment kidney transplantation rates through expanded living donation strategies have…”
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Shifting from a female-dominated profession: The perceptions and experiences of male students in communication sciences and disorders by Johnson, Rachel K., Puhlman, Jane, Puhlman, Daniel J.

“…•Speech-language pathology is perceived as a desirable, rewarding profession.•Outreach for diversity at high schools led by a male speech-language…”
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