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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"VLSE"”.
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CO2 Separation Using Regenerable Magnesium Solutions Dissolution, Kinectics and VLSE Studies
… (MgCO3), and vapor-liquid-solid equilibrium (VLSE) of the system were studied. The dissolution of Mg(OH)2 and the release of magnesium ions into the solution to maintain a level of alkalinity is a crucial step in the CO2 absorption process. The dissolution process was modeled using the …
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Next-Generation Sequencing of vlsE Recombinational Switching in the Lyme Spirochete
… immune response through antigenic variation. The VlsE antigen is expressed on the spirochete surface during mammalian infection. Virtually unlimited numbers of variants are generated through segmental gene conversion events at the vlsE gene from a series of nearby silent cassette sequences that …
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Understanding The Mechanism and Extent of Vlse Recombination In Borrelia Burgdorferi Using Next-Generation Sequencing
… system that involves varying the sequence of <em>vlsE. </em>Previous studies have shown that <em>vlsE</em> antigenic variation occurs continuously inside mammalian hosts. Variation has not been shown previously to occur in<em> in vitro</em> or in ticks. We hypothesized that the induction of …
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The Role of the Mismatch DNA Repair Protein MutL in Antigenic Variation of the Lyme Disease Spirochete
… changes of its outer membrane lipoprotein, VlsE, by recombinational events at the vls locus. A recent study identified a requirement for the endonuclease activity of MutL, a canonical DNA mismatch repair protein, for vlsE gene conversion raising the question whether MutL might play a role in …
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Measuring the self-efficacy of virtual leaders
… a measure of Virtual Leader Self-Efficacy (VLSE), which had not been examined in the past. Two studies were conducted. The first served to develop the scale based on well-tested guidelines. A unidimensional factor structure was identified, and high reliability was maintained with very few …
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Adaptive Evolution of Surface Proteins in Microbial Pathogens: Lyme Disease Pathogens (Borreliella sp.) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1)
… chapter focused on antigenicity analysis of the VlsE protein in <em>Borreliella</em> bacteria. Conserved regions of VlsE were identified, and two of them were chosen for antibody development due to their strong antigenicity across host species. Four epitope-specific monoclonal antibodies were …
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A new multiperspective framework for standardization and benchmarking of image dehazing algorithms
… matrix. Third, Best Worst Method (BWM) and Vlse Kriterijumska Optimizacija Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) methods were hybridized to determine the weight of the standardized criteria and rank the algorithms. To objectively validate the selection results, mean was applied for this purpose. To …