The Renin-Angiotensin System Modulates Inflammatory Processes in Atherosclerosis: Evidence from Basic Research and Clinical Studies by Fabrizio Montecucco, Aldo Pende, François Mach

“…However, basic research and animal studies strongly support angiotensin II as a proinflammatory mediator, which directly induces atherosclerotic plaque development and heart remodeling. …”
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Structural and functional characterisation and regulatory mechanisms of SWI/SNF and RSC chromatin remodelling complexes in fungi by Lirong Zhu, Qianqian Liu, Chao Zhao, Meichen Zhu, Xuewei Yang, Jinkui Yang

“…In the past 10 years, SWI/SNF and RSC chromatin remodellers have been a focus of research in various organisms, including animals, plants and fungi. In fungi, these two complexes have multiple functions, including roles in regulating hyphal differentiation, sporulation, stress responses, and pathogenicity. …”
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Peanuts, Corn, And Other Cereal Grains Can Be Toxic To Wild Birds by Kristen L. Candelora, William M. Giuliano

“…Although domestic and wild animals may be affected, this document will focus on the effects of mycotoxins on wild birds. …”
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Combination Treatment of C16 Peptide and Angiopoietin-1 Alleviates Neuromyelitis Optica in an Experimental Model by Yuanyuan Zhang, Kewei Tian, Hong Jiang, Beibei Wang, Shu Han

“…In conclusion, our study suggests a possible treatment that can relieve progressive blindness and paralysis in an animal model of NMO through improvement of the inflammatory milieu.…”
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Willingness to protect bird species depends on individual respondents' demographic and species traits by Christoph Randler, Sophia Koch

“…Abstract Willingness to donate and to protect (WTP) is an important part of worldwide nature conservation, and animals can be used as flagships for establishing conservation measures and collecting donations. …”
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Comparative genomics of Leptospira santarosai reveals genomic adaptations in bovine genital strains by Maria Isabel Nogueira Di Azevedo, Frederico Kremer, Camila Ezepha, João Pedro Gomes Greco, Isadora Cosenza Vieira da Silva, Pascale Bourhy, Walter Lilenbaum

“…Bovine genital leptospirosis (BGL) is a silent and chronic reproductive syndrome associated with reproductive failures that result in animal suffering and substantial financial losses for farmers. …”
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Effects of multiples hormones on intraocular pressure: A narrative review by Ameenah A. Alkhaldi, Hanan G. Jamjoom, Sarah Alessa, Roaya Ayed Alsulami

“…All selected literature directly or indirectly explored the relationship between hormones and IOP in animals or humans.…”
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Les indicateurs que les jeunes utilisent pour repérer la présence de problèmes environnementaux dans leur milieu by Houcine Benchekroun, Diane Pruneau

“…The results indicate that the main health indicators used by pupils are the color of plants (2nd and 8th grades), movement and size of animal (3rd and 8th grades), and lack of pollution (waste) in streams and in the coastal zone (4th and 8th grades). …”
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Florida 4-H Tailgate: Fire-Building by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, Mark Mauldin

“…This program will strive to promote enjoyable outdoor cooking experiences, encourage the incorporation of animal protein in the diet in order to combat childhood obesity, improve youth nutritional knowledge and cooking skills, and impart knowledge about safe handling and proper degree of doneness to produce safe and delicious meat dishes. …”
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Morphological Changes of Gingiva in Streptozotocin Diabetic Rats by C. Tesseromatis, A. Kotsiou, H. Parara, E. Vairaktaris, M. Tsamouri

“…The streptozotocin-induced diabetes results in a diabetic status in experimental animals similar to that observed in diabetes patients. …”
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Cyberloafing behavior on employee performance by Farid Farid, Nasrulhak Akkas, Henni Mande

“…This study aims to determine the effect of browsing and e-mail on employee work productivity at the Plantation and Animal Husbandry Service of Central Sulawesi Province. …”
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BLOOD PARAMETERS, NONSPECIFIC RESISTANCE, AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FINE-WOOL SHEEP OF DIFFERENT GENOTYPES by E. A. Lakota, O. A. Vorontsova, I. A. Polnikov, Yu. I. Galtsev

“…Along with these indications for selection, the level of natural resistance and adaptive potential of animals are of great importance. Assays of biochemical and hematological indices, humoral factors have shown that the hybrids, as compared to purebred peers, are more productive and have a higher adaptive capacity, which is a significant economic indicator in the modern sheep industry.…”
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Global and Local Structures of Bifurcation Curves of ODE with Nonlinear Diffusion by Tetsutaro Shibata

“…This equation is related to the mathematical model of animal dispersal and invasion, and λ is parameterized by the maximum norm α=uλ∞ of the solution uλ associated with λ and is written as λ=λ(α). …”
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Palmitoylethanolamide: A Natural Body-Own Anti-Inflammatory Agent, Effective and Safe against Influenza and Common Cold by J. M. Keppel Hesselink, Tineke de Boer, Renger F. Witkamp

“…PEA is synthesized and metabolized in animal cells via a number of enzymes and exerts a multitude of physiological functions related to metabolic homeostasis. …”
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Entendre les mouches voler by Sarah Benabou, David Picherit

“…Using group sound-walks as a preferred study method, this approach immediately raises the question of the “positionality” from which we listen to the world, and thus opens the door to a political-environmental mapping of the territory that is attentive to the circulation of humans, animals and sound. Nevertheless, this understanding is only possible on condition of adopting a deliberately ethnographic position, that is to say one that gives attention to inclusive sound landscapes whose interpretation rests on a perpetual to-and-fro between the group’s epistemological intuitions and sensory observations. …”
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Mechanisms for the Invasion and Dissemination of Salmonella by Qiao Li

“…Salmonella enterica is a gastroenteric Gram-negative bacterium that can infect both humans and animals and causes millions of illnesses per year around the world. …”
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Soft Robotics: Biological Inspiration, State of the Art, and Future Research by Deepak Trivedi, Christopher D. Rahn, William M. Kier, Ian D. Walker

“…These robots often encounter difficulties operating in unstructured and highly congested environments. A variety of animals and plants exhibit complex movement with soft structures devoid of rigid components. …”
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Alternative Therapeutic Intervention for Individuals with Rett Syndrome by Meir Lotan

“…This paper reviews the following interventions: animal-assisted therapy, such as dolphin therapy and dog-assisted therapy; auditory integration training; hyperbaric chamber; manual therapy, such as acupuncture/acupressure, aromatherapy, craniosacral therapy, Mayo facial release, Treager massage, chiropractor, and Reiki; mental modification techniques, such as Lovas and cognitive rehabilitation; motoric interventions, such as advanced biomechanical rehabilitation, patterning/Doman-DeLacato approach, and yoga. …”
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Bhavana, an Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Method and a Versatile Drug Delivery Platform to Prepare Potentiated Micro-Nano-Sized Drugs: Core Concept and Its Current Relevance by Rohit Sharma, Prashant Bedarkar, Deepak Timalsina, Anand Chaudhary, Pradeep Kumar Prajapati

“…Bhavana is a unique traditional method of transformation of raw material/substances into the drug by levigation or wet grinding of powdered drugs with juice/decoction/solution of plant, animal, or mineral origin. This method adds the unique capability of affecting the physicochemical and biological properties of a drug, making the drug quicker, augmented, and persistent action with minimal dose. …”
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Goji berry (Lycium barbarum) has positive effects on the mucosa and colonic myoenteric innervation of obese rats by Samara Cristina Dossena, Isabela Ramos Mariano Furlan, Maria Montserrat Diaz Pedrosa, Rosângela Fernandes Garcia, Fernando Carlos de Sousa, Maria Raquel Marçal Natali

“…The use of the Goji berry extract had therapeutic effect on the obese animals (group OGB), decreasing body mass and mesenteric fat and increasing HDL cholesterol. …”
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