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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"BLT"”.
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The group of the Mondello BLT-sets
A BLT-set is a set of (q+1) points of a Q(4,q) parabolic quadric with a collinearity condition. There are many infinite families of BLT-sets, all of which have had their stabilizers computed except for the Mondello BLT-sets of Penttila. Following an introduction to, and survey of BLT-sets and their …
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Mucosal HIV-1 Transmission in Humanized Mice
… reproductive tract of Bone marrow Liver Thymus (BLT) mice. The presence of human CD4+ T cells in these mucosal tissues renders BLT mice susceptible to both intrarectal and intravaginal HIV-1 transmission. Mucosally transmitted HIV-1 disseminates systemically in BLT mice. Effects of disseminated …
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Bright light therapy and the circadian rhythms : the effects of bright light therapy on the circadian rhythms in healthy young adults
… and mental health. Bright light therapy (BLT) has been used increasingly to re-adjust a CR, as light is highly important for regulating the CR light is a logical treatment for disorders caused by a disruption in the CR. This study aims to examine if BLT could positively affect the CR in …
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ASSESSMENT OF PERI-IMPLANT BONE MICROARCHITECTURE IN D4 BONE: AN EX VIVO MICROCT ANALYSIS
… Straumann implant systems: Bone Level Tapered (BLT), Bone Level X (BLX), and Tissue Level (TL). Materials and Methods: An ex vivo model utilizing porcine tibia bone was employed. A total of 33 osteotomies were performed and implants were placed following the manufacturer’s recommendations. PIT …
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Using chemical biology as a tool to probe the mechanism of the HDL receptor
… analysis of the small-molecule inhibitor, BLT-1, established that the sulfur in the thiosemicarbazone moiety of BLT-1 was essential for its inhibitory activity in lipid transport. This thesis demonstrates that BLT-1 is an irreversible inhibitor of SR-BI, raising the possibility that …
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Modeling dengue viral infection, insect transmission and multiplex PCR in humanized mice
… RAG-hu mouse model. Bone marrow, liver, thymus (BLT) mice are an improved version of these mice as they harbor a more robust human immune cell repertoire. BLT mice were prepared by transplanting seven week old RAG1-/- γc-/- or RAG2-/- γc-/- strain mice with fragments of human liver and thymus …
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Seasonal abundance and host preference of Culicoides in Virginia: with emphasis on the ecology of Culicoides variipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
… female age. Thirty species were collected in the BLTs and 17 in the bait traps. Culicoides biguattatus, C. obsoletus, C. stellifer, C. varipennis, and C. venustus were the most abundant species collected in both traps. Eight new host records were reported in this study. The drop trap collected …
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Reconstruction Methods for Optical Molecular Tomography
… on multispectral bioluminescence tomography (BLT). The multispectral BLT approach improves the accuracy and stability of the BLT reconstruction even if data are highly noisy. We established a well-posed inverse source model for optical molecular tomography. Based on this model, we proposed a …
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Potential for utilization of radio frequency identification in the semiconductor manufacturing intermediate supply chain
… which implements box-level traceability (BLT) and one which implements unit-level traceability (ULT). The proposed processes attempt to maintain as strict an adherence as possible to the nature and needs of the current process since the purpose of the study is to determine whether RFID …
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Development of a Humanized Mouse Model to Understand M.tb and HIV/M.tb Co-infection
… of these studies is to develop the humanized BLT mouse as a small animal model to study HIV/M.tb co-infection and identify mechanisms of HIV-mediated immune dysfunction that alter the protective response against M.tb infection. Humanized BLT mice are infected with M.tb and develop progressive …
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Comparisons of computational methods to represent electron transport in nonequilibrium plasma devices
… triggered pseudosparks, or Back-Lit Thyratrons (BLT), are inherently multidimensional transient devices. The method employed to model electron transport in such devices is therefore problematic. A versatile model for these switches with which to compare different modeling approaches has been …
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Upper ocean variability and tropical cyclones in the South West Indian Ocean
… (known as Tdy) and barrier layer thickness (BLT). Similar to cyclones in other tropical ocean basins, tropical cyclones in the South West Indian Ocean also cause significant social and economic damage in southeastern Africa and Madagascar. To forecast TC intensity more accurately, monitoring …
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Bright Light Therapy for the Treatment of Night Eating Syndrome
… effect of an open label bright light therapy (BLT) intervention on night eating behaviors as well as secondary outcomes of mood and sleep quality. It was hypothesized that night eating symptoms, depression, and sleep would significantly improve over the course of treatment. Results showed …
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Development of a Human Immune System from Hematopoietic Stem Cells in a Human/Mouse Xenogeneic Model
… the human immune system has been designated as BLT for a Bone marrow transplant in fetal Liver and Thymus implanted mice. T cells in these mice generate human MHC Class I and Class II restricted adaptive immune responses to Epstein Barr virus infection and are activated by human DCs to mount …
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Influence of conventional and Kosher slaughter techniques in cattle on carcass and meat quality
… loss (CL), presence of blood in the trachea (BLT), blood splash in the lungs (BS), shear force (SF), colour (L*, a* and b*), pH and temperature profile over 24 hours and the effect of subcutaneous fat thickness (SCF). Animals were mainly steers in the “A” age group with an average slaughter …