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Detection of Bacterial Agents in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) from Georgia, USA, and the use of a Multiplex Assay to Differentiate Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii by Killmaster, L. F., Loftis, A. D., Zemtsova, G. E., Levin, M. L.

“…Amblyomma americanum, the lone star tick, is the most common and most aggressive human biting tick in the Southeastern United States. It is known to transmit…”
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Outcomes and Native Renal Recovery Following Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplantation by Levitsky, J., Baker, T., Ahya, S. N., Levin, M. L., Friedewald, J., Gallon, L., Ho, B., Skaro, A., Krupp, J., Wang, E., Spies, S. M., Salomon, D. R., Abecassis, M. M.

“…With the increase in patients having impaired renal function at liver transplant due to MELD, accurate predictors of posttransplant native renal recovery are…”
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Crossbreeding between different geographical populations of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) by Levin, M. L, Studer, E, Killmaster, L, Zemtsova, G, Mumcuoglu, K. Y

“…Brown dog ticks are distributed world-wide, and their systematics and phylogeny are the subject of an ongoing debate. The present study evaluates the…”
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Co-feeding as a route for transmission of Rickettsia conorii israelensis between Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks by Zemtsova, G, Killmaster, L. F, Mumcuoglu, K. Y, Levin, M. L

“…Rickettsia conorii is widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, is the recognized vector of R. conorii. In…”
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Incongruent effects of two isolates of Rickettsia conorii on the survival of Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks by Levin, M. L, Killmaster, L, Zemtsova, G, Grant, D, Mumcuoglu, K. Y, Eremeeva, M. E, Dasch, G. A

“…Rickettsia conorii, the etiologic agent of Mediterranean spotted fever is widely distributed in Southern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and the Caspian…”
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The geographic limits and life history of the tropical brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei (Audouin, 1826), in Australia with notes on the spread of Ehrlichia canis by Teo, Ernest J.M., Evasco, Kimberly L., Barker, Dayana, Levin, M.L., Barker, Stephen C.

“…[Display omitted] •The geographic distribution of Rhipicephalus linnaei is much wider than previously known.•Rhipicephalus linnaei was recorded on a dingo.•The…”
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Patterns of condom use among adolescents: the impact of mother-adolescent communication by Miller, K S, Levin, M L, Whitaker, D J, Xu, X

“…The association between the timing of discussions about condoms between mother and adolescent and adolescents' condom use during their first and subsequent…”
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Acquisition of Coinfection and Simultaneous Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi and Ehrlichia phagocytophila by Ixodes scapularis Ticks by LEVIN, M. L, FISH, D

“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Density-dependent factors regulating feeding success of Ixodes scapularis larvae (Acari: Ixodidae) by Levin, M.L, Fish, D

“…We studied the effects of different parasite and host densities on the feeding success of larval Ixodes scapularis ticks upon white-footed mice Peromyscus…”
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Immunity reduces reservoir host competence of Peromyscus leucopus for Ehrlichia phagocytophila by LEVIN, M. L, FISH, D

“…Infection with Ehrlichia phagocytophila in white-footed mice is transient and followed by a strong immune response. We investigated whether the presence of…”
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Energy Dissipation in Electrorheological Damping Devices by Shulman, Z. P., Korobko, E. V., Levin, M. L., Binshtok, A. E., Bilyk, V. A., Yanovsky, Yu. G.

“…The analytical solution obtained in this study permits the hydrodynamic calculation of Bingham fluid flow in the annular gap of an electrorheological (ER)…”
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Effect of Rheological Properties of a Magnetosensitive Tool on the Friction and Wear of Polished Surface by Levin, M. L., Khudoley, A. L.

“…The results of an experimental investigation on determining the characteristics of a magnetorheological polishing composition prevailing in the course of the…”
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Hiv-associated nephropathy occurring before HIV antibody seroconversion by Levin, M L, Palella, F, Shah, S, Lerma, E, Butter, J, Kanwar, Y S

“…It currently is thought that human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) occurs late in the course of HIV infection. Although HIVAN may be the…”
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Effects of homologous and heterologous immunization on the reservoir competence of domestic dogs for Rickettsia conorii (israelensis) by Levin, M L, Zemtsova, G E, Montgomery, M, Killmaster, L F

“…A number of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae cause serious infections in humans. Several antigenically related rickettsial agents may coexist within the…”
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from an Unexpected Tick Vector in Arizona by Demma, Linda J, Traeger, Marc S, Nicholson, William L, Paddock, Christopher D, Blau, Dianna M, Eremeeva, Marina E, Dasch, Gregory A, Levin, Michael L, Singleton, Joseph, Zaki, Sherif R, Cheek, James E, Swerdlow, David L, McQuiston, Jennifer H

“…An outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in rural eastern Arizona affected 16 patients, 2 of whom died. Dense populations of brown dog ticks were found at…”
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Management of pain in terminally ill patients: Physician reports of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior by Levin, Mina L., Berry, Joni I., Leiter, Jeffrey

“…Physician knowledge, attitudes, and reported prescribing behaviors toward pain management in terminally ill patients was surveyed among primary care physicians…”
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AIDS Knowledge, Condom Attitudes, and Risk-Taking Sexual Behavior of Substance-Abusing Juvenile Offenders on Probation or Parole by Robertson, Angela, Levin, Martin L

“…Examined AIDS knowledge, condom attitudes, and sexual risk taking behavior among 193 juvenile offenders on probation or parole who were substance abusers…”
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Development and evaluation of a standardized method and atlas for contouring primary and permanent dentition by Fang, P, Batra, S, Hollander, A B, Lin, A, Hill-Kayser, C E, Levin, L M, Mupparapu, M, Thompson, R F

“…Radiation toxicity of the dentition may present significant treatment-related morbidity in the paediatric head and neck cancer population. However, clear…”
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Improvement of lipid abnormalities associated with proteinuria using fosinopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor by KEILANI, T, SCHLUETER, W. A, LEVIN, M. L, BATLLE, D. C

“…To examine whether reducing protein excretion in patients with proteinuric renal disease using an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, fosinopril sodium,…”
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Calculation of returns to job tenure revisited by Jacobsen, J. P., Levin, L. M.

“…This study considers the robustness of the effects on wages of job tenure and work experience among white adult men in the United States. The Survey of Income…”
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