P2X7 Receptor Activation Induces Reactive Oxygen Species Formation and Cell Death in Murine EOC13 Microglia by Rachael Bartlett, Justin J. Yerbury, Ronald Sluyter

“…The P2X7 purinergic receptor is a ligand-gated cation channel expressed on leukocytes including microglia. …”
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Evaluación ex ante de la renta básica en Ecuador: efectos en pobreza y desigualdad by Wilson Santiago Albuja Echeverría

“…Los resultados señalan que, mediante la asignación de una renta mensual igual al valor de la línea de pobreza por ingresos para adultos y de 30% para menores de edad, la pobreza monetaria pasaría de 25 a 6%; el estrato medio ascendería a la mitad de la población, y el coeficiente de Gini se reduciría de 0.473 a 0.391. …”
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Effects of the Awareness-Driven Individual Resource Allocation on the Epidemic Dynamics by Xiaolong Chen, Ruijie Wang, Dan Yang, Jiajun Xian, Qing Li

“…We investigate the effects of self-protection awareness on the spread of disease from the aspect of resource allocation behavior in populations. To this end, a resource-based epidemiological model and a self-awareness-based resource allocation model in complex networks are proposed, respectively. …”
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Concept and Types of Administrative Restrictions within Legal Regulation of Economic Activity by M. V. Starynskyi

“…In the course of the research the author has distinguished the features of administrative restrictions used in the legal regulation of economic activity, which include the following: 1) they are objectified in the legal norms contained in the normative legal acts regulating economic activity and having a restrictive nature; 2) they coordinate the activity of economic entities, defining the boundaries, the degree of freedom of choice of their actions; 3) the subject of application is a state-authorized agency in the field of regulation of economic activity, and the addressee is an individual or a legal entity – business entities; 4) the purpose of application is to bring the behavior of the subject in accordance with a certain standard of economic activity; 5) they have mandatory nature and are provided by state coercion. …”
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Utilizing MRAMs With Low Resistance and Limited Dynamic Range for Efficient MAC Accelerator by Sateesh, Kaustubh Chakarwar, Shubham Sahay

“…Furthermore, we perform a comprehensive design exploration of a time-domain MAC accelerator utilizing the proposed supercell. …”
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Application of the Bayesian Model Averaging in Analyzing Freeway Traffic Incident Clearance Time for Emergency Management by Yajie Zou, Bo Lin, Xiaoxue Yang, Lingtao Wu, Malik Muneeb Abid, Jinjun Tang

“…These methods commonly select a single “true” model among a majority of alternative models based on some model selection criteria. …”
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Comparison of In Silico Tools for Splice-Altering Variant Prediction Using Established Spliceogenic Variants: An End-User’s Point of View by Woori Jang, Joonhong Park, Hyojin Chae, Myungshin Kim

“…Assessing the impact of variants of unknown significance on splicing has become a critical issue and a bottleneck, especially with the widespread implementation of whole-genome or exome sequencing. …”
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Ischemic Stroke Lesion Segmentation on Multiparametric CT Perfusion Maps Using Deep Neural Network by Ankit Kandpal, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Anup Singh

“…The model demonstrated a notable improvement over existing state-of-the-art DL models. …”
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The Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of Petroleum Refinery Operations in the Niger Delta Region by Piety Godwill Suku, Ejikeme Ugwoha, Ochuko Felix Orikpete, Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim

“… The Niger Delta region, a crucial hub for Nigeria's petroleum resources, encounters significant socio-economic and environmental challenges stemming from both government-owned and artisanal oil refineries. …”
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Absorbed Dose Measurements for Teletheraphy Prediction of Superficial Dose Using Halcyon Linear Accelerator by Raymond Njinga, Adeneye Samuel, Akinyode Ajimo, Christopher Olowookere

“…The beam quality TPR20,10 (Tissue phantom ratio) was done to check the beam quality of the machine at a field size of 10 cm x 10 cm.  The calibration was done using SAD type set-up at a depth of 5 cm. …”
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Turmeric-black pepper-honey nanoemulsion formulation and antiulcerogenic effect evaluation against ethanol-induced gastric ulcers in rats. by Amirah Adlia, Cynthiana Christabella Aslan, Lia Safitri, I Ketut Adnyana

“…Gastric ulcer is a common disorder of the digestive system. The combination of turmeric and honey is known to treat stomach ulcers. …”
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Entre tradiciones, regionalismos y socorros mutuos. El asociacionismo español en la zona del Golfo San Jorge (1910-1959) by Edda Lía Crespo

“…Las asociaciones españolas estudiadas cuentan con un considerable patrimonio documental que, sumado a la prensa local consultada, nos permitieron acercarnos a las particularidades del asociacionismo en la zona. …”
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Adaptive Kalman Filtering: Measurement and Process Noise Covariance Estimation Using Kalman Smoothing by Theresa Kruse, Thomas Griebel, Knut Graichen

“…Moreover, most methods provide no or only local convergence results, which implies that a poor initialization can adversely affect the estimation of the noise covariances, leading to a deteriorated state estimation. …”
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Risk Factors and Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Persistent High Incidence Area of Gastric Carcinoma in Yangzhong City by Yangchun Zhu, Xiaoying Zhou, Junbei Wu, Jing Su, Guoxin Zhang

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of H. pylori infection in areas with high prevalence of gastric cancer in Jiangsu Province, China. Methods. A prospective epidemiologic survey of H. pylori infection was accomplished in a natural population of 5417 individuals in Yangzhong city. …”
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Dark matter annihilation via Breit-Wigner enhancement with heavier mediator by Yu Cheng, Shao-Feng Ge, Jie Sheng, Tsutomu T. Yanagida

“…We propose a new scenario that both the dark matter freeze-out in the early Universe and its possible annihilation for indirect detection around a supermassive black hole are enhanced by a Breit-Wigner resonance. …”
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COMMUNICATION LEVELS OF THE INDIVIDUAL by V. M. Rubskyi

“…The phenomenal consciousness can enter into communication with a specific other phenomenal consciousness only when there is a metaphysical space between them, allowing for the possibility of communication of such a level. …”
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Paneth Cells: Dispensable yet Irreplaceable for the Intestinal Stem Cell NicheSummary by Michaela Quintero, Linda C. Samuelson

“…This process is orchestrated by a symphony of niche factors required to maintain intestinal stem cells and to direct their proliferation and differentiation. …”
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Transient epileptic amnesia by J. S. Anužytė, G. Rutkauskaitė, R. Mameniškienė

“…In 1998 diagnostic criteria were formulated: 1) history of recurrent witnessed episodes of transient amnesia; 2) cognitive functions other than memory are judged to be intact during typical episodes by a reliable witness; 3) evidence for a diagnosis of epilepsy, provided by one or more of the following: (a) wake or sleep electroencephalography; (b) the co-occurrence of other seizure types (if their roughly concurrent onset and/or close association with episodes of transient amnesia suggested a connection); (c) a clear-cut response to anticonvulsant therapy. …”
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Bifunctional Tailoring of Platinum Surfaces with Earth Abundant Iron Oxide Nanowires for Boosted Formic Acid Electro-Oxidation by Bilquis Ali Al-Qodami, Heba H. Farrag, Sayed Youssef Sayed, Nageh K. Allam, Bahgat E. El-Anadouli, Ahmad M. Mohammad

“…To expedite the marketing of direct formic acid fuel cells, a peerless inexpensive binary FeOx/Pt nanocatalyst was proposed for formic acid electro-oxidation (FAO). …”
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La Norma ISO 14.063 de comunicación ambiental en la gestión de crisis organizacional by María Florencia Moya

“…La Norma ISO 14.063, alusiva a la comunicación ambiental, contribuye en las buenas prácticas, en la toma de decisiones y en la competitividad de las corporaciones a través de la gestión de los recursos. …”
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