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The Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection and the Limits of Inherent Immunity
(Wheaton College. (Norton, Mass), 2021-05-15)SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is the cause of a global pandemic that has infected 155 million people worldwide as of May 2021.1 SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped and spherical ... -
The Relationship Between ACE2 and the ABO Blood Groups in SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates
(Wheaton College. (Norton, Mass.), 2021-05-16)The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most brutal pandemics mankind has had to endure. The novel coronavirus has taken the world by storm, with millions of deaths in just a year. Further research has indicated that the ... -
Investigation of ciliated cell types and ciliary gene expression during heart regeneration in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
(Wheaton College. (Norton, Mass.), 2021-05-16)Unlike the adult mammalian heart, the adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) heart can regenerate after injury. In a series of regenerative processes, the zebrafish can regenerate their hearts after up to 20% of their ventricle ... -
Structural modification of a natural angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and the effect on activity.
(Wheaton College (MA), 2019)Hypertension is a leading risk factor for mortality that affects nearly a third of adult US residents, and it is primarily combatted through the use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs). In addition to ACEIs ... -
Green methodologies for the synthesis of alcohols and esters widely used in the cosmetics industry.
(Wheaton College (MA), 2019)Three alcohols (1-phenylethanol, 3-octanol, and 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanol), and two esters (3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanyl propanoate and 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanyl cyclopropanoate), with known applications in the cosmetics ...