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An odorant receptor from Anopheles gambiae that demonstrates enantioselectivity to the plant volatile, linalool by Huff, Robert Mark, Pitts, R Jason

“…Insects express chemical receptors within sensory neurons that are activated by specific cues in the environment, thereby influencing the acquisition of…”
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An Appraisal of Social Network Theory and Analysis as Applied to Public Health: Challenges and Opportunities by Valente, Thomas W, Pitts, Stephanie R

“…The use of social network theory and analysis methods as applied to public health has expanded greatly in the past decade, yielding a significant academic…”
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Transcriptome profiling of chemosensory appendages in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae reveals tissue- and sex-specific signatures of odor coding by Pitts, R Jason, Rinker, David C, Jones, Patrick L, Rokas, Antonis, Zwiebel, Laurence J

“…Chemosensory signal transduction guides the behavior of many insects, including Anopheles gambiae, the major vector for human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. To…”
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Carboxylic acids that drive mosquito attraction to humans activate ionotropic receptors by Ray, Garrett, Huff, Robert M, Castillo, John S, Bellantuono, Anthony J, DeGennaro, Matthew, Pitts, R Jason

“…The mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is highly anthropophilic and transmits debilitating arboviruses within human populations and between humans and non-human…”
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PrimedSherlock: a tool for rapid design of highly specific CRISPR-Cas12 crRNAs by Mann, James G, Pitts, R Jason

“…CRISPR-Cas based diagnostic assays provide a portable solution which bridges the benefits of qRT-PCR and serological assays in terms of portability,…”
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Variant Ionotropic Receptors in the Malaria Vector Mosquito Anopheles gambiae Tuned to Amines and Carboxylic Acids by Pitts, R. Jason, Derryberry, Stephen L., Zhang, Zhiwei, Zwiebel, Laurence J.

“…The principal Afrotropical human malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae , remains a significant threat to global health. A critical component in the…”
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A blood-free protein meal supporting oogenesis in the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse) by Jason Pitts, R.

“…[Display omitted] •Female mosquitoes must acquire blood meals for egg development.•A simple protein formulation can substitute for blood in Aedes…”
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National Trends in Emergency Department Occupancy, 2001 to 2008: Effect of Inpatient Admissions Versus Emergency Department Practice Intensity by Pitts, Stephen R., MD, MPH, Pines, Jesse M., MD, MBA, Handrigan, Michael T., MD, Kellermann, Arthur L., MD, MPH

“…Study objective We evaluate recent trends in emergency department (ED) crowding and its potential causes by analyzing ED occupancy, a proxy measure for ED…”
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The new SOLPS-ITER code package by Wiesen, S., Reiter, D., Kotov, V., Baelmans, M., Dekeyser, W., Kukushkin, A.S., Lisgo, S.W., Pitts, R.A., Rozhansky, V., Saibene, G., Veselova, I., Voskoboynikov, S.

“…The SOLPS-ITER package represents a renewed coupling of the up-to-date parallelized EIRENE Monte-Carlo code and the B2.5 edge plasma solver. Each part of the…”
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Blood meal-induced changes to antennal transcriptome profiles reveal shifts in odor sensitivities in Anopheles gambiae by Rinker, David C., Pitts, R. Jason, Zhou, Xiaofan, Suh, Eunho, Rokas, Antonis, Zwiebel, Laurence J.

“…Olfactory-driven behaviors are central to the lifecycle of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae and are initiated by peripheral signaling in the…”
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Physics basis and design of the ITER plasma-facing components by Pitts, R.A., Carpentier, S., Escourbiac, F., Hirai, T., Komarov, V., Kukushkin, A.S., Lisgo, S., Loarte, A., Merola, M., Mitteau, R., Raffray, A.R., Shimada, M., Stangeby, P.C.

“…In ITER, as in any tokamak, the first wall and divertor plasma-facing components (PFC) must provide adequate protection of in-vessel structures, sufficient…”
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Distinct Olfactory Signaling Mechanisms in the Malaria Vector Mosquito Anopheles gambiae by Liu, Chao, Pitts, R. Jason, Bohbot, Jonathan D, Jones, Patrick L, Wang, Guirong, Zwiebel, Laurence J, Amrein, Hubert

“…Anopheles gambiae is the principal Afrotropical vector for human malaria, in which olfaction mediates a wide range of both adult and larval behaviors. Indeed,…”
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Odorant receptor-mediated sperm activation in disease vector mosquitoes by Pitts, R. Jason, Liu, Chao, Zhou, Xiaofan, Malpartida, Juan C., Zwiebel, Laurence J.

“…Insects, such as the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae , depend upon chemoreceptors to respond to volatiles emitted from a range of environmental…”
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Heterogeneous expression of the ammonium transporter AgAmt in chemosensory appendages of the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae by Ye, Zi, Liu, Feng, Sun, Huahua, Barker, Mackenzie, Pitts, R. Jason, Zwiebel, Laurence J.

“…Ammonia is one of the principal kairomones originating from human and other animal emanations and in that context, plays an essential role in the host-seeking…”
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Carboxylic acid responses by a conserved odorant receptor in culicine vector mosquitoes by Huff, Robert M., Pitts, R. Jason

“…Many mosquito behaviours that are critical for survival and reproduction depend upon timely responses to chemical cues. Of interest are the effects of volatile…”
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Beryllium melt instabilities and ejection during unmitigated current quenches in ITER by Vignitchouk, L., Ratynskaia, S., Pitts, R.A., Lehnen, M.

“…Abstract The dynamics of transient liquid beryllium flows induced on the ITER first wall during the current quench stage of unmitigated vertical displacement…”
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Odor Coding in the Maxillary Palp of the Malaria Vector Mosquito Anopheles gambiae by Lu, Tan, Qiu, Yu Tong, Wang, Guirong, Kwon, Jae Young, Rutzler, Michael, Kwon, Hyung-Wook, Pitts, R. Jason, van Loon, Joop J.A., Takken, Willem, Carlson, John R., Zwiebel, Laurence J.

“…Many species of mosquitoes, including the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, utilize carbon dioxide (CO2) and 1-octen-3-ol as olfactory cues in…”
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Antennal-expressed ammonium transporters in the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae by Pitts, R Jason, Derryberry, Jr, Stephen L, Pulous, Fadi E, Zwiebel, Laurence J

“…The principal Afrotropical malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae remains a significant threat to human health. In this anthropophagic species, females…”
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Disease vectors in the era of next generation sequencing by Rinker, David C, Pitts, R Jason, Zwiebel, Laurence J

“…Almost 20 % of all infectious human diseases are vector borne and, together, are responsible for over one million deaths per annum. Over the past decade, the…”
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Identification and functional characterization of olfactory indolergic receptors in Musca domestica by Pitts, R. Jason, Huff, Robert M., Shih, Shan Ju, Bohbot, Jonathan D.

“…In mosquitoes, indolic compounds are detected by a group of olfactory indolergic Odorant Receptors (indolORs). The ancient origin of indole and 3-methylindole…”
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