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Physiological Effects of Chronic Hypoxia by West, John B

“…This review examines an array of physiological responses to low cellular oxygen tensions and discusses the effect of increasing oxygen tensions, through oxygen…”
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High-Altitude Medicine by WEST, John B

“…Medical problems occur at high altitude because of the low inspired Po(2), which is caused by the reduced barometric pressure. The classical physiological…”
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The Rule of Choice: Frames and Overflows in the History of New York City Roadway Planning by West, John H.

“…Two episodes of roadway planning in New York City—the 1937 Henry Hudson Parkway construction and the 2018 congestion pricing legislation—show the dangers and…”
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Inspired oxygen: present, past, and future by West, John B

“…As earthlings, we take the oxygen in the air that we breathe for granted. Few people realize that this easy access to oxygen makes us unique in the whole…”
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Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859): early high-altitude explorer and renowned plant naturalist by West, John B

“…Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most distinguished German scientists of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His fame came chiefly from…”
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Oxygen Conditioning: A New Technique for Improving Living and Working at High Altitude by West, John B

“…Large numbers of people visit, work, or reside at high altitude. The inevitable hypoxia reduces physical performance and, in many instances, impairs…”
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Three classical papers in respiratory physiology by Christian Bohr (1855-1911) whose work is frequently cited but seldom read by West, John B

“…History has been kind to Christian Bohr (1855-1911). His name is attached eponymously to three different areas of respiratory physiology. The first is the Bohr…”
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The beginnings of cardiac catheterization and the resulting impact on pulmonary medicine by West, John B

“…The early history of cardiac catheterization has many interesting features. First, although it would be natural to assume that the procedure was initiated by…”
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A strategy for oxygen conditioning at high altitude: comparison with air conditioning by West, John B

“…Large numbers of people live or work at high altitude, and many visit to trek or ski. The inevitable hypoxia impairs physical working capacity, and at higher…”
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Fritz Rohrer (1888-1926), a pioneer in pulmonary mechanics whose work was inexplicably ignored for about 30 years by West, John B

“…Fritz Rohrer (1888-1926) has a special place in the history of respiratory physiology for two reasons. The first is that he laid the foundations of modern…”
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Early history of high-altitude physiology by West, John B.

“…High‐altitude physiology can be said to have begun in 1644 when Torricelli described the first mercury barometer and wrote the immortal words “We live…”
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High prevalence of pre-existing serological cross-reactivity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in sub-Saharan Africa by Tso, For Yue, Lidenge, Salum J., Peña, Phoebe B., Clegg, Ashley A., Ngowi, John R., Mwaiselage, Julius, Ngalamika, Owen, Julius, Peter, West, John T., Wood, Charles

“…•Cross-reactivity vs. SARS-CoV-2 high in sub-Saharan Africa pre-pandemic samples.•Reactivity against other human coronaviruses high in pre-COVID-19 pandemic…”
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Modulation of the cGAS-STING DNA sensing pathway by gammaherpesviruses by Ma, Zhe, Jacobs, Sarah R., West, John A., Stopford, Charles, Zhang, Zhigang, Davis, Zoe, Barber, Glen N., Glaunsinger, Britt A., Dittmer, Dirk P., Damania, Blossom

“…Infection of cells with DNA viruses triggers innate immune responses mediated by DNA sensors. cGMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is a key DNA sensor that produces the…”
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Marcello Malpighi and the discovery of the pulmonary capillaries and alveoli by West, John B

“…Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694) was an Italian scientist who made outstanding contributions in many areas, including the anatomical basis of respiration in…”
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Joseph Priestley, oxygen, and the enlightenment by West, John B

“…Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) was the first person to report the discovery of oxygen and describe some of its extraordinary properties. As such he merits a…”
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Presence of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) against SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 plasma by Tso, For Yue, Lidenge, Salum J, Poppe, Lisa K, Peña, Phoebe B, Privatt, Sara R, Bennett, Sydney J, Ngowi, John R, Mwaiselage, Julius, Belshan, Michael, Siedlik, Jacob A, Raine, Morgan A, Ochoa, Juan B, Garcia-Diaz, Julia, Nossaman, Bobby, Buckner, Lyndsey, Roberts, W Mark, Dean, Matthew J, Ochoa, Augusto C, West, John T, Wood, Charles

“…Neutralizing-antibody (nAb) is the major focus of most ongoing COVID-19 vaccine trials. However, nAb response against SARS-CoV-2, when present, decays rapidly…”
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Leonardo da Vinci: engineer, bioengineer, anatomist, and artist by West, John B

“…Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) enjoys a reputation as one of the most talented people of all time in the history of science and the arts. However, little…”
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Memory and attention: A double dissociation between memory encoding and memory retrieval by Mulligan, Neil W., Spataro, Pietro, West, John T.

“…Research has found substantial negative effects of divided attention (DA) during encoding but less substantial effects when attention is divided during…”
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Galen and the beginnings of Western physiology by West, John B

“…Galen (129-c. 216 AD) was a key figure in the early development of Western physiology. His teachings incorporated much of the ancient Greek traditions…”
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Antibody profiling and predictive modeling discriminate between Kaposi sarcoma and asymptomatic KSHV infection by Bennett, Sydney J, Yalcin, Dicle, Privatt, Sara R, Ngalamika, Owen, Lidenge, Salum J, West, John T, Wood, Charles

“…Protein-level immunodominance patterns against Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), the aetiologic agent of Kaposi sarcoma (KS), have been revealed…”
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