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Modeling community COVID-19 transmission risk associated with U.S. universities by Uelmen, J. A., Kopsco, H., Mori, J., Brown, W. M., Smith, R. L.

“…The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is among the worst in recent history, resulting in excess of 520,000,000 cases and 6,200,000 deaths worldwide. The United States…”
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Dynamics of data availability in disease modeling: An example evaluating the trade-offs of ultra-fine-scale factors applied to human West Nile virus disease models in the Chicago area, USA by Uelmen, J A, Irwin, P, Brown, W M, Karki, S, Ruiz, M O, Li, B, Smith, R L

“…Since 1999, West Nile virus (WNV) has moved rapidly across the United States, resulting in tens of thousands of human cases. Both the number of human cases and…”
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Impact of Structural and Metabolic Variations on the Toxicity and Carcinogenicity of Hydroxy- and Alkoxy-Substituted Allyl- and Propenylbenzenes by Rietjens, I. M. C. M, Cohen, S. M, Fukushima, S, Gooderham, N. J, Hecht, S, Marnett, L. J, Smith, R. L, Adams, T. B, Bastaki, M, Harman, C. G, Taylor, S. V

“…The metabolic fate of a compound is determined by numerous factors including its chemical structure. Although the metabolic options for a variety of functional…”
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Regional probabilities of precipitation change: A Bayesian analysis of multimodel simulations by Tebaldi, C., Mearns, L. O., Nychka, D., Smith, R. L.

“…Tebaldi et al. [2005] present a Bayesian approach to determining probability distribution functions (PDFs) of temperature change at regional scales, from the…”
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Cryo-plasma FIB/SEM volume imaging of biological specimens by Dumoux, Maud, Glen, Thomas, Smith, Jake L R, Ho, Elaine M L, Perdigão, Luis M A, Pennington, Avery, Klumpe, Sven, Yee, Neville B Y, Farmer, David Andrew, Lai, Pui Y A, Bowles, William, Kelley, Ron, Plitzko, Jürgen M, Wu, Liang, Basham, Mark, Clare, Daniel K, Siebert, C Alistair, Darrow, Michele C, Naismith, James H, Grange, Michael

“…Serial focussed ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM) enables imaging and assessment of subcellular structures on the mesoscale (10 nm to 10 µm)…”
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Thalidomide-type teratogenicity: structure-activity relationships for congeners by Smith, R. L, Mitchell, S. C

“…Unravelling the molecular basis of thalidomide embryotoxicity, which is remarkably species-specific, is challenging in view of its low toxicity in the mature…”
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Accidental transfer of non-native soil organisms into Antarctica on construction vehicles by Hughes, K. A, Convey, P, Maslen, N. R, Smith, R. I. L

“…Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems currently include very few non-native species, due to the continent's extreme isolation from other landmasses. However, the…”
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A novel methodology for 3D deformable dosimetry by Yeo, U. J., Taylor, M. L., Dunn, L., Kron, T., Smith, R. L., Franich, R. D.

“…Purpose: Interfraction and intrafraction variation in anatomic structures is a significant challenge in contemporary radiotherapy. The objective of this work…”
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Jaundice and a testicular lump: a rare cause of malignant biliary obstruction by Smith, L R, Coomer, W, Gupta, S, Boyce, T

“…Biliary obstruction from metastatic deposits in the pancreas is rare. We present a case of primary testicular lymphoma (PTL) with pancreatic metastasis. A…”
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Duration of skin desensitisation following palmar digital nerve blocks with lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine and prilocaine by Harcourt, MM, Smith, RL, Hosgood, G

“…Objective comparative evidence of the time to onset and duration of effect provided by local anaesthetic (LA) agents for perineural blocks in the horse is…”
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A procedure for the safety evaluation of natural flavor complexes used as ingredients in food: essential oils by Smith, R.L., Cohen, S.M., Doull, J., Feron, V.J., Goodman, J.I., Marnett, L.J., Portoghese, P.S., Waddell, W.J., Wagner, B.M., Hall, R.L., Higley, N.A., Lucas-Gavin, C., Adams, T.B.

“…A scientifically based guide has been developed to evaluate the safety of naturally occurring mixtures, particularly essential oils, for their intended use as…”
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Setting the Strategic Cat among the Policy Pigeons: The Problems and Paradoxes of Western Intervention Strategy by Smith, M. L. R.

“…In theory, the idea of strategy is easy to comprehend but in practice it is a hard taskmaster because it often involves calculations of political values that…”
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Source position verification and dosimetry in HDR brachytherapy using an EPID by Smith, R. L., Taylor, M. L., McDermott, L. N., Haworth, A., Millar, J. L., Franich, R. D.

“…Purpose: Accurate treatment delivery in high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy requires correct source dwell positions and dwell times to be administered relative…”
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Trimethylaminuria: The Fish Malodor Syndrome by MITCHELL, S. C, SMITH, R. L

“…The fish malodor syndrome (also known as the fish odor syndrome and trimethylaminuria) is a metabolic disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal…”
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Economic analysis of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis vaccines in dairy herds by Cho, J, Tauer, L W, Schukken, Y H, Gómez, M I, Smith, R L, Lu, Z, Grohn, Y T

“…Johne's disease, or paratuberculosis, is a chronic infectious enteric disease of ruminants, caused by infection with Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis…”
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Denitrification Potential in Stream Sediments Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage: Effects of pH, Various Electron Donors, and Iron by Baeseman, J. L., Smith, R. L., Silverstein, J.

“…Acid mine drainage (AMD) contaminates thousands of kilometers of stream in the western United States. At the same time, nitrogen loading to many mountain…”
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The FEMA GRAS assessment of aliphatic and aromatic terpene hydrocarbons used as flavor ingredients by Adams, T.B., Gavin, C. Lucas, McGowen, M.M., Waddell, W.J., Cohen, S.M., Feron, V.J., Marnett, L.J., Munro, I.C., Portoghese, P.S., Rietjens, I.M.C.M., Smith, R.L.

“…► Aliphatic and aromatic terpene hydrocarbons used as flavor ingredients and resultant exposure are reported. ► Review of absorption, distribution, metabolism…”
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The Age of Ambiguity: Art and the War on Terror Twenty Years after 9/11 by Jones, David Martin, Smith, M. L. R.

“…9/11 and its aftermath was to have a dramatic impact on the visual arts and the artistic response to the War on Terror. This study surveys the evolution of…”
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Outcomes of methotrexate therapy for psoriasis and relationship to genetic polymorphisms by Warren, R.B., Smith, R.L., Campalani, E., Eyre, S., Smith, C.H., Barker, J.N.W.N., Worthington, J., Griffiths, C.E.M.

“…Summary Background  The use of methotrexate is limited by interindividual variability in response. Previous studies in patients with either rheumatoid…”
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Blowin' in the Wind? The Musical Response to the War on Terror by Jones, David Martin, Smith, M. L. R.

“…Popular music was the most immediate way in which the cultural response to 9/11 manifested itself. Initially music offered a way of mourning and coping with…”
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