Publications by authors named "C Durney"

Outcomes for high-risk neuroblastoma have improved with the addition of antidisialoganglioside (GD2) antibody-mediated immunotherapy to multimodality therapy. Urticaria is an expected side effect of anti-GD2 immunotherapy. Rarely, despite maximal use of antihistamines and H2 receptor antagonists, refractory urticaria can result in impaired quality of life, and delays or discontinuation of immunotherapy.

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Walnut trees are cultivated and exploited worldwide for commercial timber and nut production. They are heterografted plants, with the rootstock selected to grow in different soil types and conditions and to provide the best anchorage, vigor, and resistance or tolerance to soil borne pests and diseases. However, no individual rootstock is tolerant of all factors that impact walnut production.

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis improves water and nutrient uptake by plants and provides them other ecosystem services. Grapevine is one of the major crops in the world. Vitis vinifera scions generally are grafted onto a variety of rootstocks that confer different levels of resistance against different pests, tolerance to environmental stress, and influence the physiology of the scions.

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are key organisms in viticultural ecosystems as they provide many ecosystem services to soils and plants. Data about AMF community dynamics over time are relatively scarce and at short time scales. Many factors such as the soil, climate, and agricultural practices could modify the dynamics and functions of microbial communities.

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