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Peroxidasin enables melanoma immune escape by inhibiting natural killer cell cytotoxicity
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Peroxidasin (PXDN) is secreted by melanoma cells and binds the NK cell receptor NKG2D, thereby suppressing NK cell activation and cytotoxicity. PXDN depletion restores NKG2D signaling and enables effective NK cell–mediated melanoma killing. These findings identify PXDN as a previously unrecognized immune evasion factor and a potential target to improve
Hsu‐Min Sung +17 more
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Medical Student Dissection of Cadavers Improves Performance on Practical Exams but not on the NBME Anatomy Subject Exam [PDF]
, 2001 We have examined whether cadaver dissection by first year medical students (MIs) affected their performance in two test measures: the NBME Gross Anatomy and Embryology Subject Exam (dissection-relevant questions only), and practical exams given at the ...
Paulman PhD, Lance E. +3 more
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Thinking Beyond the Scroll: The Ancient Library at Alexandria
, 2011 The ancient library at Alexandria, Egypt became a unique institution, influenced by Aristotle’s school in Athens and the Greek model of learning. The institution consisted of a museum, which functioned as a learning center, and a library collection.
Franz, PhD, Gerald
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Drivers of Partially Automated Vehicles are Making More Trips and Traveling Longer Distances [PDF]
, 2020 Consumers are purchasing and using partially automated vehicles, yet little research has been conducted to understand how and if these vehicles are changing travel behavior.
Hardman, Scott, PhD
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PhD Away Days: a component of PhD supervision [PDF]
International Nursing Review, 2010 MCCARTHY G., HEGARTY J., SAVAGE E. & FITZPATRICK J.J. (2010) PhD Away Days: a component of PhD supervision. International Nursing ReviewAim: This paper describes a peer‐to‐peer and supervisor support and mentoring process that was implemented in one PhD programme in nursing in the Republic of Ireland.Background: PhD Away Days are held once per ...
G, McCarthy +3 more
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Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
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Burying the Hatchet but with the Handle Sticking Out
Journal of Central and Eastern European African StudiesSince 2013, the relations between the two biggest conventional military powers of the Middle East became very hostile. The Egyptian-Turkish tensions affected not just the bilateral dimension, but Libya, the Eastern Mediterranean, and other regions too ...
Lukács Krajcsír
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Tolkien, Eucatastrophe, and the Re-Creation of Medieval Legend [PDF]
, 2017 Using comparative literary analysis, this essay examines three case studies from J.R.R. Tolkien’s oeuvre, in which Tolkien practiced eucatastrophic rewriting: his folk-tale, “Sellic Spell,” in which he re-creates the Old English poem Beowulf; his poem ...
Beal, Jane, PhD
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, 2010 The road to becoming an astronomer is exciting, but often fraught with danger and conflicting messages. A PhD student is inundated with catch-phrases such as "publish or perish" and "it's not about the quantity, but the quality of work".
Mao, Minnie
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EMBO reports, 2012 Navigating the perils and pitfalls of a PhD is no easy task. This concise survival guide should help budding scientists avoid the most common mistakes and enjoy their first taste of real research.
de Almeida Souza, Leonardo +1 more
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