Clinical impacts of Artocarpus lakoocha agglutinin-binding glycans for prognosis and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma by Phisit Sintusen, Kulthida Vaeteewoottacharn, Ubon Cha’on, Chawalit Pairojkul, Chaiwat Aphivatanasiri, Sutas Suttiprapa, Panupong Mahalapbutr, Atit Silsirivanit, Sopit Wongkham, Sukanya Luang

“…Furthermore, ALA treatment inhibited cell viability in CCA cell lines, as demonstrated by MTT and colony formation assays, and Ki-67 expression. ALA treatment also decreased cell migration and invasion, as shown by Transwell assays. …”
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IL-1β Suppresses the Formation of Osteoclasts by Increasing OPG Production via an Autocrine Mechanism Involving Celecoxib-Related Prostaglandins in Chondrocytes by Yusuke Watanabe, Aki Namba, Yukiko Aida, Kazuhiro Honda, Hideki Tanaka, Naoto Suzuki, Hideo Matsumura, Masao Maeno

“…Therefore, we examined the effect of IL-1β and/or celecoxib on the expression of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL), and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in human chondrocytes, and the indirect effect of IL-1β on osteoclast-like cell formation using RAW264.7 cells. …”
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Shionone Relieves Urinary Tract Infections by Removing Bacteria from Bladder Epithelial Cells by Hao Yin, Jiaoli Zhu, Yi Jiang, Yijing Mao, Chenquan Tang, Hui Cao, Yufang Huang, Huijun Zhu, Jianping Luo, Qingjiang Jin, Qinglei Jin, Yi Xue, Xin Wang

“…The results of immunofluorescence analysis in both in vivo and in vitro experiments revealed that Shionone reduced bacterial load and the number of E. coli colonies growing on the plates was greatly reduced. …”
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Pollution Abatement of Heavy Metals in Different Conditions by Water Kefir Grains as a Protective Tool against Toxicity by Giorgio Volpi, Marco Ginepro, Janeth Tafur-Marinos, Vincenzo Zelano

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the concentration of heavy metal ions in several Water Kefir solutions during the fermentation process under various conditions. Two colonies of Water Kefir grain were used, and the concentrations of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Ba, and Ca were measured in Water Kefir grain solutions at different contact times (0, 24, 48, and 72 hours), different pH values in citric and acetic buffers, and different Water Kefir grains/metal solution ratios, with and without sucrose (5%). …”
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Feminismos del Sur, abriendo horizontes de descolonización. Los feminismos indígenas y los feminismos comunitarios by Catherine Moore Torres

“…La fuerza de esta apuesta reside en concebir la opresión sexual como la contracara de la dominación colonial, lo que sugiere una doble despatriarcalización de los distintos territorios frente a las formas de opresión del capitalismo, pero también del patriarcado ancestral.…”
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Atrapados en la calamidad. Coyunturas desastrosas, muertes masivas e impacto demográfico en Caracas: 1750-1830 by Rogelio Altez, Diana Osuna

“…Las muertes masivas y la destrucción acompañaron el desarrollo histórico de esta ciudad, acumulando problemas sin resolver en la vida colonial como en la organización republicana, sin recursos para consolidar un Estado deficitario ni para adecentar la vida cotidiana de su sociedad. …”
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Detection of multiple etiologies and comparison and investigation of pathological changes in small and large intestine lesions of dogs by Ozgur Kanat, Mustafa Ortatatli

“…Microscopically, histopathological findings such as degeneration, necrosis and desquamation in epithelium, bacteria colonies, hyperaemia, hemorrhages, fibrosis and inflammatory cell infiltrations in propria, degeneration, dilatation and hyperplasia in crypts, and depletion in lymphoid tissues were observed and their severity were scored. …”
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Analysis of Intelligent Transportation System Application Based on Internet of Things and Big Data Technology under the Background of Information Society by Di Wang, Weijing Xu, Xuesong Jia

“…The advantages and disadvantages of genetic algorithm and heuristic algorithm are analyzed, and ant colony algorithm is used for further optimization. …”
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ANÁLISIS ESTRUCTURAL Y ESTRATEGIAS POLÍTICAS EN LAS TEORÍAS DECOLONIALES. UN ACERCAMIENTO A LA DISCUSIÓN by María Antonia Muñoz

“…A pesar de la diversidad del campo, a los efectos argumentativos se describirán dos posiciones: la de la diferencia colonial y la de la transmodernidad. Para sistematizar la primera se rescata principalmente a Lugones, mientras que en la segunda se recuperan la propuesta de Castro-Gómez, mediada por la de Dussel y Grosfoguel. …”
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Biopolítica y mestizaje: una reflexión del nacionalismo mexicano by Roberto Israel Rodríguez Soriano

“…La tesis que se propone es que la categoría del mestizaje es biopolítica; que en su largo proceso de formación teniendo en su núcleo definiciones identitarias elementales que el criollismo generó desde la época colonial basadas en un proyecto civilizatorio reivindicativo de sus propios intereses económicos, ha definido la caracterización de la población mexicana y determinado las diferentes políticas de gobierno clasificando y dividiendo a la población en contra de su retórica de inclusión y de respeto a las diversidades culturales.…”
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Another Look at Israel’s War with Benjamin in Judges 20 from the Perspectives of African Biblical Hermeneutics by Michael Ufok Udoekpo

“…Conscious also of issues of wars and violence in Africa, this study analyses Judg 20 from the perspective of African Biblical Hermeneutics and as a post-colonial approach within the overall context of the theology of Deuteronomistic History (Joshua–Kings). …”
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Determination of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing escherichia coli strains in chicken meat samples by Güzin İplikçioğlu Çil, Görkem Cengiz, Buse Arslan, Ufuk Tansel Şireli

“…After pre-enrichment, each sample was plated to the Brillance ESBL medium and incubated. Up to 5 suspected colonies were selected and plated to the EMB medium. …”
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Embracing Plural Curricula Amid Neoliberalism in Contemporary Universities in Africa: Asante’s Afrocentric Idea Revisited by Phefumula Nyoni, Otilia Chiramba

“… This paper focuses on how Asante’s idea of Afrocentricity could assist in the understanding of the main challenges and opportunities associated with curricula in Africa’s post-colonial universities. In terms of methodology, the paper constitutes a conceptual treatise that draws from previous empirical research that focused on Afrocentricity and a plural programme – the extended curriculum programme within a university context where neoliberalism remains dominant. …”
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Důsledky tzv. Šmalkaldské války z let 1546-1547 pro vývoj měnové integrace Evropy by Petr Vorel

“…However, during the 1540s the emperor gained his own and very important silver mines in the oversea colonies. That's why his own interests in the Reich turned the scale of the long-termed development and why II. …”
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Residential Building Duration Prediction Based on Mean Clustering and Neural Network by Fanrong Ji, Yunquan Nan, Aifang Wei, Peiyan Fan, Zhaoyuan Luo, Xiaoqing Song

“…To enhance the predictive accuracy of the GA-BP neural network model, this research utilized an artificial bee colony (ABC)-improved K-means clustering algorithm to categorize 111 experimental datasets and 33 new datasets. …”
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Airway Inflammation and the Pathogenesis of Asthma by Paul M O'Byrne

“…Also, these inflammatory cells can produce proinflammatory cytokines, such as granulocytc-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. interleukin (IL) 3 and IL-5, which may promote continuing inflammation in the airways. …”
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DISCRIMINAÇÃO ÉTNICA EM MOÇAMBIQUE: ELO-BASE QUE EXIGE ELIMINAÇÃO PARA PAZ EFECTIVA by Pedro João Lavieque

“…A sua progressão descaracterizou o pensamento dos nacionalistas e o genuíno interesse de libertar o país do jugo colonial. Com a proclamação da Independência Nacional, ela ampliou-se, cobrindo negativamente as atitudes nas esferas de governação. …”
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Dermatophytosis: Prevalence of Dermatophytes and Non-Dermatophyte Fungi from Patients Attending Arsho Advanced Medical Laboratory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Adane Bitew

“…Fungal pathogens were identified by studying the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of their colonies. Result. Tinea capitis was the predominant clinical manifestation consisting of 48.1% of the cases. …”
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Do Routine Preoperative and Intraoperative Urine Cultures Benefit Pediatric Vesicoureteral Reflux Surgery? by Daniel R. Hettel, Bradley C. Gill, Audrey C. Rhee

“…A positive culture was defined as >50,000 colony forming units of a single organism. Results. …”
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PROCESSOS E TRANSFORMAÇÕES NO CAMPO RELIGIOSO NO BRASIL E NA ARGENTINA: leituras pós-coloniais. by Amurabi Pereia de Oliveira, Matilde Eugenia Viglianchino

“…Visamos neste trabalho discutir as transformações ocorridas no campo religioso brasileiro e argentino a partir de uma leitura pós-colonial, buscando compreender como outras ecologias de saberes (Santos, 2007) são articuladas neste novo momento, constituindo uma nova realidade simbólica em termos religiosos, seja a partir de uma releitura de religiosidades inseridas no processo colonialou a partir de um novo arranjo de elementos até então não presentes. …”
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