1 UNAFold 3.x ACADEMIC NON-COMMERCIAL USE LICENSE AGREEMENT
3 1. UNAFold 3.x is the work of Drs. Nicholas R. Markham and Michael Zuker. The
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6 2. This is a legal agreement between you, RECIPIENT, and RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC
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37 Please send all requests for modification to markhn@rpi.edu and
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39 Markham and Michael Zuker, whether or not they are corrected.
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53 8. RECIPENT shall cite the following publications in any abstract, paper, or
54 presentation referencing UNAFold:
56 a. N. Markham & M. Zuker. (2003) DINAMelt web server for nucleic acid melting
57 prediction. Nucleic Acids Res. 33:W577-W581.
59 9. RECIPIENT acknowledges that as UNAFold 3.x is a research tool and provided
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62 RECIPIENT in its use, correction, modification, or enhancement and are
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