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Resolving the backbone of the Brassicaceae phylogeny for investigating trait diversity by Nikolov, Lachezar A., Shushkov, Philip, Nevado, Bruno, Gan, Xiangchao, Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A., Filatov, Dmitry, Bailey, C. Donovan, Tsiantis, Miltos

“…The Brassicaceae family comprises c. 4000 species including economically important crops and the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Despite their importance,…”
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Deeply Altered Genome Architecture in the Endoparasitic Flowering Plant Sapria himalayana Griff. (Rafflesiaceae) by Cai, Liming, Arnold, Brian J., Xi, Zhenxiang, Khost, Danielle E., Patel, Niki, Hartmann, Claire B., Manickam, Sugumaran, Sasirat, Sawitree, Nikolov, Lachezar A., Mathews, Sarah, Sackton, Timothy B., Davis, Charles C.

“…Despite more than 2,000-fold variation in genome size, key features of genome architecture are largely conserved across angiosperms. Parasitic plants have…”
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Systematic characterization of all Toxoplasma gondii TBC domain-containing proteins identifies an essential regulator of Rab2 in the secretory pathway by Quan, Justin J, Nikolov, Lachezar A, Sha, Jihui, Wohlschlegel, James A, Coppens, Isabelle, Bradley, Peter J

“…Toxoplasma gondii resides in its intracellular niche by employing a series of specialized secretory organelles that play roles in invasion, host cell…”
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Influence of behavioral and social factors on gastric cancer incidence and mortality by Nikolov, A., Georgieva, L.

“…Background and Aim of Study: The significance of the risk factors, including behavioral and social characteristics of the patients, for the occurrence of…”
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The “Tatar Hegemony”: The Mongol Empire and the Golden Horde in Bulgarian Historiography and History Textbooks by Nikolov A.

“…Research objectives: The main goal of the report is to present the general trends of the Tatar topic in Bulgarian historiography, starting from its beginnings…”
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Calculation of the surface potential and surface charge density by measurement of the three-phase contact angle by Horiuchi, H., Nikolov, A., Wasan, D.T.

“…[Display omitted] ► Measurement of a contact angle on silica/silicon substrate as a function of PH. ► A model based on the Young-Lippmann equation can…”
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Ion exchange of Cs+ and Sr2+ by natural clinoptilolite from bi-cationic solutions and XRD control of their structural positioning by Lihareva, N., Petrov, O., Dimowa, L., Tzvetanova, Y., Piroeva, I., Ublekov, F., Nikolov, A.

“…Clinoptilolite from Bulgaria was tested for uptake towards Cs + and Sr 2+ from bi-cationic solutions using batch technique. Contact time and cation…”
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Differential MS2 Interaction with Food Contact Surfaces Determined by Atomic Force Microscopy and Virus Recovery by Shim, J, Stewart, D S, Nikolov, A D, Wasan, D T, Wang, R, Yan, R, Shieh, Y C

“…Enteric viruses are recognized as major etiologies of U.S. foodborne infections. These viruses are easily transmitted via food contact surfaces. Understanding…”
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Mother-to-newborn transmission of mycobacterial L-forms and Vδ2 T-cell response in placentobiome of BCG-vaccinated pregnant women by Dimova, T., Terzieva, A., Djerov, L., Dimitrova, V., Nikolov, A., Grozdanov, P., Markova, N.

“…The ability of bacteria to exist as a population of self-replicating forms with defective or entirely missing cell wall (L-forms) is an adaptive mechanism for…”
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Holoparasitic Rafflesiaceae possess the most reduced endophytes and yet give rise to the world's largest flowers by Nikolov, Lachezar A, Tomlinson, P. B, Manickam, Sugumaran, Endress, Peter K, Kramer, Elena M, Davis, Charles C

“…Background and AimsSpecies in the holoparasitic plant family Rafflesiaceae exhibit one of the most highly modified vegetative bodies in flowering plants. Apart…”
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Association Between Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Levels and Mean Doppler Pulsatility Index of Uterine Arteries in Patients with Preeclampsia by Nikolov A., Popovski N., Hristova I.

“…Background: Мatrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is an enzye from the gelatinases family involved mainly in collagen degradation. It is also known as a key…”
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Superspreading mechanisms: An overview by Nikolov, A., Wasan, D.

“…An aqueous solution of trisiloxane-ethoxylate surfactants (superspreaders) has fascinating surface properties that promote rapid spreading over hydrophobic…”
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Influence of the laser pulse repetition rate and scanning speed on the morphology of Ag nanostructures fabricated by pulsed laser ablation of solid target in water by Nikolov, A. S., Balchev, I. I., Nedyalkov, N. N., Kostadinov, I. K., Karashanova, D. B., Atanasova, G. B.

“…Nanostructures of noble metal were produced by pulsed laser ablation in liquid. A solid Ag target was immersed in double distilled water and a CuBr laser in a…”
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Changes of Serum Angiotensin Peptides, Pro-Endothelin-1 Levels in Women One Year After Preeclampsia and their Association with Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Popovski N., Nikolov A., Lukanov Ts, Blazheva S., Totev T.

“…Women who suffered preeclampsia (PE) have two to four times higher risk for development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with women with a history of…”
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Interspecies Gene Transfer as a Method for Understanding the Genetic Basis for Evolutionary Change: Progress, Pitfalls, and Prospects by Nikolov, Lachezar A, Tsiantis, Miltos

“…The recent revolution in high throughput sequencing and associated applications provides excellent opportunities to catalog variation in DNA sequences and gene…”
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Developmental origins of the world’s largest flowers, Rafflesiaceae by Nikolov, Lachezar A., Endress, Peter K., Sugumaran, M., Sasirat, Sawitree, Vessabutr, Suyanee, Kramer, Elena M., Davis, Charles C.

“…Rafflesiaceae, which produce the world’s largest flowers, have captivated the attention of biologists for nearly two centuries. Despite their fame, however,…”
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Association Between the Angiotensin II/Angiotensin (1-7) Imbalance and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients with Heart Failure by Nikolov A., Tzekova M., Kostov K., Kostadinovska A., Blazheva S.

“…Introduction: Angiotensin II (AngII) and angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] are key components of the renin angiotensin system (RAS). They exhibit…”
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EP15.02: Prenatal diagnosis of abnormally invasive placenta by Tsankova, M., Slavov, S., Markov, P., Nikolov, A., Marinov, B., Djavolov, V.

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EP20.03: Cervical length measurement as a screening tool for spontaneous preterm delivery in twins by Markova, I., Markov, P., Markov, D., Nikolov, A., Pavlova, E., Atanassova, D.

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Nanostructured Au film produced by pulsed laser deposition in air at atmospheric pressure by Nedyalkov, N., Nikolov, A., Atanasov, P., Alexandrov, M., Terakawa, M., Shimizu, H.

“…This work presents results on direct nanostructured film fabrication by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) of gold in air at atmospheric pressure. Due to specific…”
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