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Diet-induced obese mice have increased mortality and altered immune responses when infected with influenza virus by Smith, Alexia G, Sheridan, Patricia A, Harp, Joyce B, Beck, Melinda A

“…Obesity is associated with an impaired immune response, an increased susceptibility to bacterial infection, and a chronic increase in proinflammatory cytokines…”
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Epipalaeolithic animal tending to Neolithic herding at Abu Hureyra, Syria (12,800–7,800 calBP): Deciphering dung spherulites by Smith, Alexia, Oechsner, Amy, Rowley-Conwy, Peter, Moore, Andrew M. T

“…Excavations at Abu Hureyra, Syria, during the 1970s exposed a long sequence of occupation spanning the transition from hunting-and-gathering to agriculture…”
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Recovery of chloroplast genomes from medieval millet grains excavated from the Areni-1 cave in southern Armenia by Richards, Stephen M., Li, Leiting, Breen, James, Hovhannisyan, Nelli, Estrada, Oscar, Gasparyan, Boris, Gilliham, Matthew, Smith, Alexia, Cooper, Alan, Zhang, Heng

“…Panicum miliaceum L. was domesticated in northern China at least 7000 years ago and was subsequentially adopted in many areas throughout Eurasia. One such…”
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Selective impairment in dendritic cell function and altered antigen-specific CD8⁺ T-cell responses in diet-induced obese mice infected with influenza virus by Smith, Alexia G, Sheridan, Patricia A, Tseng, Raymond J, Sheridan, John F, Beck, Melinda A

“…There is a clear link between obesity and metabolic disorders; however, little is known about the effect of obesity on immune function, particularly during an…”
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First direct evidence of chalcolithic footwear from the near eastern highlands by Pinhasi, Ron, Gasparian, Boris, Areshian, Gregory, Zardaryan, Diana, Smith, Alexia, Bar-Oz, Guy, Higham, Thomas

“…In 2008, a well preserved and complete shoe was recovered at the base of a Chalcolithic pit in the cave of Areni-1, Armenia. Here, we discuss the chronology of…”
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Some Phrygian Plant and Insect Remains from Kerkenes Dağ, Central Anatolia (Turkey) by Smith, Alexia, Branting, Scott

“…During the 1996 and 2000 seasons of excavation at Kerkenes Dağ, a large single-period Phrygian mountain-top city located in central Turkey, a small assemblage…”
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Recovery from cycling exercise: effects of carbohydrate and protein beverages by Goh, Qingnian, Boop, Christopher A, Luden, Nicholas D, Smith, Alexia G, Womack, Christopher J, Saunders, Michael J

“…The effects of different carbohydrate-protein (CHO + Pro) beverages were compared during recovery from cycling exercise. Twelve male cyclists (VO(2peak): 65 ±…”
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Examining Fuel Use in Antiquity: Archaeobotanical and Anthracological Approaches in Southwest Asia by Smith, Alexia, Dotzel, Krista, Fountain, Joyce, Proctor, Lucas, von Baeyer, Madelynn

“…This article considers the study of wood and dung fuel use in antiquity across Southwest Asia by anthracologists and archaeobotanists. In recent years, the…”
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Abstract 1454: A hot mess - radioactive actinides and microbial metabolism by Good, Nathan, Smith, Alexia, Woods, Joshua, Wadhawan, Kirty, Abergel, Rebecca

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Examining long-term fuel and land use patterns at Ziyaret Tepe, Türkiye using an integrated analysis of seeds, wood charcoal, and dung spherulites by Proctor, Lucas, Smith, Alexia, Matney, Timothy

“…This study presents the results of a combined dendrological, macrobotanical, and dung spherulite analysis of flotation samples collected from Bronze Age, Late…”
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Evolution of Acetate Utilization in Pathogenic Rickettsiae by Smith, Alexia

“…Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria with metabolically-reduced genomes. Curiously, only some rickettsiae (i.e. Typhus and Transitional Group…”
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Archaeobotanical and dung spherulite evidence for Ubaid and Late Chalcolithic fuel, farming, and feasting at Surezha, Iraqi Kurdistan by Proctor, Lucas, Smith, Alexia, Stein, Gil J.

“…•Seeds, wood charcoal, and dung spherulites were analyzed from a Chalcolithic tell site in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.•The inhabitants of Surezha primarily…”
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Epipalaeolithic animal tending to Neolithic herding at Abu Hureyra, Syria by Smith, Alexia, Oechsner, Amy, Rowley-Conwy, Peter, Moore, Andrew M. T

“…Excavations at Abu Hureyra, Syria, during the 1970s exposed a long sequence of occupation spanning the transition from hunting-and-gathering to agriculture…”
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MARCO regulates early inflammatory responses against influenza: a useful macrophage function with adverse outcome by Ghosh, Sanjukta, Gregory, David, Smith, Alexia, Kobzik, Lester

“…Lung macrophages use the scavenger receptor MARCO to bind and ingest bacteria, particulate matter, and post cellular debris. We investigated the role of MARCO…”
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The burning issue of dung in archaeobotanical samples: a case-study integrating macro-botanical remains, dung spherulites, and phytoliths to assess sample origin and fuel use at Tell Zeidan, Syria by Smith, Alexia, Proctor, Lucas, Hart, Thomas C., Stein, Gil J.

“…Since Naomi Miller’s first discussion of dung fuel within macro-botanical samples from Malyan, Iran, considerations of dung fuel across Southwest Asia have…”
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Cherenkov Radiation-Mediated Excitation of Luminescent Terbium Coordination Complexes by Smith, Alexia

“…Lanthanide-based luminescence represents an attractive alternative to conventional organic chromophores used for optical imaging applications. The unique…”
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Expanding the plain: Using archaeobotany to examine adaptation to the 5.2 kya climate change event during the Anatolian Late Chalcolithic at Çadır Höyük by von Baeyer, Madelynn, Smith, Alexia, Steadman, Sharon R.

“…•Farmers at Çadır Höyük changed their agriculture in response to climate change.•Animal management shifted from foddering on site to grazing offsite.•This…”
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Isotope evidence for agricultural extensification reveals how the world's first cities were fed by Styring, Amy K., Charles, Michael, Fantone, Federica, Hald, Mette Marie, McMahon, Augusta, Meadow, Richard H., Nicholls, Geoff K., Patel, Ajita K., Pitre, Mindy C., Smith, Alexia, Sołtysiak, Arkadiusz, Stein, Gil, Weber, Jill A., Weiss, Harvey, Bogaard, Amy

“…This study sheds light on the agricultural economy that underpinned the emergence of the first urban centres in northern Mesopotamia. Using δ 13 C and δ 15 N…”
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Nudging eyewitnesses: the effect of social influence on recalling witnessed events by Luther, Kirk, Keeping, Zak, Snook, Brent, de Almeida, Hannah, Fahmy, Weyam, Smith, Alexia, Han, Tianshuang

“…PurposeThe purpose of this study is to contribute to the literature on information elicitation. The authors investigated the impact of social influence…”
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Genetic diversity and traditional uses of aboriginal grape (Vitis vinifera L.) varieties from the main viticultural regions of Armenia by Dallakyan, Marina, Esoyan, Syuzanna, Gasparyan, Boris, Smith, Alexia, Hovhannisyan, Nelli

“…Being one of the oldest centers of grapevine ( Vitis vinifera L.) cultivation, Armenia is rich in local old grape varieties. Today, only a small portion of…”
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