Effects of B-Blockers on the Sympathetic and Cytokines Storms in Covid-19. by Al-kuraishy, Hayder M., Al-Gareeb, Ali Ismail, Mostafa-Hedeab, Gomaa, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Zirintunda, Gerald, Aslam, Akhmed, Allahyani, Mamdouh, Welburn, Susan Christina, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber

“…The potential mechanisms of SS in Covid-19 are through different pathways such as hypoxia, which activate the central sympathetic center through carotid bodies chemosensory input and induced proinflammatory cytokines, which cross the blood-brain barrier and activation of the sympathetic center. b2-receptors signaling pathway play a crucial role in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, macrophage activation, and B-cells for the production of antibodies with inflammation exacerbation. b-blockers have anti-inflammatory effects through reduction release of pro-inflammatory cytokines with inhibition of NF-kB. …”
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Internal controls, corporate governance and fi nancial performance of MFIs in Uganda by Abanis, Turyahebwa, Eliab, Byamukama Mpora, Arthur, Sunday

“…The article reconnoitered the rapport between internal controls, corporate governance and financial performance of MFIs in Uganda a case of Central Uganda. The study adopted a descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational design. …”
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The development and maintenance of immunity against visceral leishmaniasis by Rahul Tiwari, Awnish Kumar, Vishal Kumar Singh, Rajneesh, Shashi Bhushan Chauhan, Shyam Sundar, Susanne Nylén, Christian Engwerda, Rajiv Kumar

“…Upon resolution of a primary Leishmania infection, different subsets of CD4+ T cells, including tissue-resident memory T cells, effector memory T cells, central memory T cells, and short-lived effector T cells, help to confer resistance against reinfection. …”
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Clinico-pathological profile of patients with HIV and tuberculosis co-infection by Cheryl Sarah Philipose, Sinchana KM, Haritha Haridas, John Ramapuram, Sharada Rai

“…Opportunistic infections (OIs) other than TB, included 2 cases with oral candidiasis and 1 case with central nervous system (CNS) toxoplasmosis. Two of the HIV-TB co-infected cases were subsequently diagnosed with primary CNS (n = 1) and retroperitoneal lymphoma (n = 1). …”
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Evaluation of PM2.5 Surface Concentrations Simulated by NASA’s MERRA Version 2 Aerosol Reanalysis over India and its Relation to the Air Quality Index by Chimurkar D. Navinya, V. Vinoj, Satyendra K. Pandey

“…Our analysis shows that MERRA-2 generally underestimates the PM2.5 in terms of both the mass concentration and the number of exceedance days. While the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) measured exceedances of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) on 34% of the days, MERRA-2’s prediction was only 11%, and its estimate of the annual average PM2.5 concentration across all of the sites was also negatively biased, by ~27 µg m−3. …”
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Volver a las leyes del inca y asentar el buen gobierno; a propósito del Parecer cerca de la perpetuidad y buen gobierno de los indios del Perú y aviso de lo que deben hacer los enc... by German Morong-Reyes, Matthias Gloël

“…En este artículo se analiza este documento considerando su contexto de producción en virtud de ponderar el ejercicio del buen gobierno respecto de la necesidad de mantener los fueros y costumbres de los naturales. La hipótesis central plantea que este texto, junto a un conjunto no menor de textos oficiales, seculares y religiosos, al servicio del buen gobierno y del asentamiento de la policía cristiana en los reinos del Perú, es parte de una discursividad general que en la década de 1560 a 1570 resaltaba positivamente las prácticas de gobernanza incaicas, a la vez que ratificaba  el argumento sobre la inferioridad natural de los indios. …”
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La seguridad y salud en el trabajo ante la futura reforma de la Ley de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales by Fernando Benavides, José María Ramada

“…La reforma de la Ley de Prevención de Riesgo Laborales, como norma central que afecta de pleno al derecho fundamental a una vida laboral longeva y saludable, ha de contemplar en su aplicación estas interacciones entre el sistema productivo y los sistemas de seguridad social, definido por la Ley General de Seguridad Social, y de salud, definido por la Ley general de Sanidad. …”
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Phytogeographic Transition Areas Hide Floristic Diversity in Hyper-Arid Environments (Sharaan Natural Reserve, NW-Saudi Arabia) by Mohamed Djamel Miara, Sami Youssef, Yassine Fendane, Louise Marris, Robin Sallio, Hassan Boukcim, Sami D. Almalki, Shauna K. Rees, Benjamin P. Y.-H. Lee, Abdalsamad Aldabaa, Ahmed H. Mohamed

“…This study constitutes the first floristic investigation of the Sharaan Natural Reserve (SNR) located in the northwest of the KSA, which is supposed to be a phytogeographic transition zone due to its location between the central zone of the country dominated by Saharo-Arabic flora and the northern zone characterized by a Mediterranean and Irano-Turanian floristic affinities. …”
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representação social dos estudantes de direito e dos profissionais da área jurídica na perspectiva do ensino jurídico no Brasil by Cinthya Santos, Ana Valéria Miranda de Jesus Ribeiro, Humberto César Machado, Renata Assunpcao Marmori Crucciolli

“…As respostas foram tratadas no software Iramuteq, chegando-se ao possível núcleo central que se refere ao formalismo, à lei, à justiça e a ser bacharel. …”
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Multicentre Harmonisation of a Six-Colour Flow Cytometry Panel for Naïve/Memory T Cell Immunomonitoring by Iole Macchia, Valentina La Sorsa, Irene Ruspantini, Massimo Sanchez, Valentina Tirelli, Maria Carollo, Giorgio Fedele, Pasqualina Leone, Giovanna Schiavoni, Carla Buccione, Paola Rizza, Paola Nisticò, Belinda Palermo, Stefania Morrone, Helena Stabile, Aurelia Rughetti, Marianna Nuti, Ilaria Grazia Zizzari, Cinzia Fionda, Roberta Maggio, Cristina Capuano, Concetta Quintarelli, Matilde Sinibaldi, Chiara Agrati, Rita Casetti, Andrea Rozo Gonzalez, Floriana Iacobone, Angela Gismondi, Filippo Belardelli, Mauro Biffoni, Francesca Urbani

“…Operators returned raw and locally analysed data to ISS for central analysis and statistical elaboration. Results. …”
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Magnesium in pain control - mechanisms of action in perioperative pain, neuropathic pain and migraine by Anna Konarska, Artur Fabijański, Adriana Dukacz, Wojciech Firlej, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Justyna Lisiecka, Michał Nowak, Mateusz Janik, Barbara Ufnalska, Anna Machowiak

“…Evidence suggests that magnesium supplementation can reduce opioid use, counteract central and peripheral sensitization, and potentially prevent migraine attacks, highlighting its potential as an effective adjuvant in pain management strategies. …”
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Productivity of coniferous forests evaluated by remote sensing and field-based models by A Kusbach jun, J Krejza, L Homolová, M Fischer, R Janoutová, P Horáček

“…The inadequacy of Norway spruce (NS) monocultures in fulfilling ecosystem services, due to deteriorating health and consequent forest ecosystem collapses, has recently become a concerning issue for the forestry sector in Central Europe. This study investigates spruce forest productivity using in-situ field observations (DendroNetwork) and satellite remote sensing (RS) data in the Czech Republic during the past two decades. …”
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[18F]Tetrafluoroborate, a new NIS PET/CT radiopharmaceutical: an overview focused on differentiated thyroid cancer by Arnoldo Piccardo, Francesco Fiz, Sergio Righi, Stefano Raffa, Mattia Riondato, Gianluca Bottoni, Matteo Bauckneht, Michela Massollo, Alessio Rizzo, Mehrdad Shoushtari Zadeh Naseri, Pierpaolo Trimboli, Giorgio Treglia

“…Methods: Two authors searched PubMed, CENTRAL, Scopus, Web of Science and the web for studies evaluating the biodistribution and dosimetry of TFB in patients with DTC. …”
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Bothrops asper snake venom and its metalloproteinase BaP–1 activate the complement system. Role in leucocyte recruitment by Sandra H. P. Farsky, Luís Roberto C. Gonçalves, José M. Gutiérrez, Adriana P. Correa, Alexandra Rucavado, Philippe Gasque, Denise V. Tambourgi

“…The venom of the snake Bothrops asper, the most important poisonous snake in Central America, evokes an inflammatory response, the mechanisms of which are not well characterized. …”
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Lipid metabolism indicators provide tools for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results of a nationwide survey by Yongxin Wang, Chang Fu, Hengwei Jin, Yibo Yang, Xiaocong Li, Xiaocong Li, Kai Liu

“…BackgroundCardiometabolic index (CMI), visceral adiposity index (VAI), and lipid accumulation product (LAP) are lipid-related parameters that reflect central obesity, which is closely associated with the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). …”
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Reservoir Characteristics and Its Comprehensive Evaluation of Gray Relational Analysis on the Western Sulige Gas Field, Ordos Basin, China by Xinping Liang, Qingbin Xie, Mingyu He, Quanyou Liu, Vladimir Morozov

“…The results show that the predicted favorable areas for gas exploration and development coincide well with sedimentary and sand body distribution (e.g., point bars and central bars) in the study block; well blocks such as s372, s373, s374, and e24 could be future key development targets. …”
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Assessment of Medication Use by Publics in Sulaimani Province by Kamal Aziz Enayat, Mariwan Abdulla Hama Salih, Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…The overall six hundred participant from the average of ten locations between governmental and privates hospitals and pharmacies as well as clinics were selected from central city and towns for data collection. The majority of participants were public from different background. …”
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Snake Venom Pharmacokinetics and Acute Toxic Outcomes Following <i>Daboia siamensis</i> Envenoming: Experimental and Clinical Correlations by Sethapong Lertsakulbunlue, Wipapan Khimmaktong, Orawan Khow, Wittawat Chantkran, Jureeporn Noiphrom, Kanyanat Promruangreang, Lawan Chanhome, Janeyuth Chaisakul

“…A retrospective study of the clinical profile and laboratory examination of Russell’s viper envenomed patients in Central Thailand was also evaluated, showing that systemic coagulopathy and local effects were commonly observed in the early stage of <i>D. siamensis</i> envenoming. …”
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Post-COVID-19 conditions and health effects in Africa: a scoping review by Mustapha Amoadu, Promise Kwame Salu, David N Banaaleh, Edward W Ansah, Martin S Daanko

“…These databases included PubMed, Central, Scopus, Dimensions AI and JSTOR. A total of 17 papers were included in the review. …”
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Assessing the Geological Environment Resilience Under Seawater Intrusion Hazards: A Case Study of the Coastal Area of Shenzhen City by Dong Su, Jinwei Zhou, Maolong Huang, Wenlong Han, Aiguo Li, Enzhi Wang, Xiangsheng Chen

“…Precipitation amount significantly impacts the SWI situation in the eastern coastal area of Shenzhen. In the central region, the impact of precipitation on GER is less significant. …”
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