Operational Risk Assessment for the Pollination Service with Apis mellifera Bees in Cashew Crops in Vichada, Colombia by Lizeth Castro Mercado, Juan José Bravo Bastidas, Juan Carlos Osorio Gómez

“…Such losses have far-reaching consequences, affecting the livelihoods of peasant beekeepers in the region and potentially discouraging the maintenance of bee colonies and forests.…”
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“Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together”?: the Crisis of the World Sports Movement in the Context of the Pandemic and the Problem of Racism by E. V. Khakhalkina, A. V. Munko

“…The principle of “political correctness” widespread in the West makes it difficult to discuss and deal with historical and colonial traumas, as well as with the crisis in the values of “fair play” in professional sports, caused by its commercialization and politicization.The article concludes that the observed facts stem, among other things, from the revival of the Black Lives Matter movement in the spring of 2020, which spread beyond the borders of the United States, the formation and expansion of the “cancel culture”, as well as the growing influence of social networks and media on world public opinion. …”
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Designing of immunodiagnostic assay using polyclonal antibodies for detection of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains. by Aliyi Hassen Jarso, Biniam Moges Eskeziyaw, Degisew Yinur Mengistu, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema

“…Subsequently, sera were collected after each immunization and utilized in agglutination assays conducted on glass slides. Both the LPS and colonies of the EPEC isolate used for LPS preparation were employed in these agglutination assays. …”
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Anlotinib Inhibits Cisplatin Resistance in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells by Inhibiting MCL-1 Expression via MET/STAT3/Akt Pathway by Lile Wang, Lu Xu, Shuhua Han, Xiaoli Zhu

“…Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion were determined using the colony formation assay and transwell assay. The mRNA expression levels of mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET) and myeloid cell leukemia-1 (MCL-1) were measured by quantitative real-time PCR. …”
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El giro a la derecha en América Latina. La crueldad y el gobierno de los cuerpos-Otros en la etapa neoliberal del capital by Alejandra del Rocío Bello Urrego

“…Es esencial decir que ese gobierno se sustenta en una circulación de la crueldad de matriz colonial en la que el sufrimiento se canaliza hacia los cuerpos relegados al lugar de Otro: los no blancos, no binarios, no masculinos, entre otros. …”
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Legislação militar na guerra de Independência do Brasil: Província de Santa Catarina (1821-1824) by ÂNDERSON MARCELO SCHMITT

“…RESUMO Este artigo analisa a legislação militar do nascente Império do Brasil e como ela foi aplicada na província meridional de Santa Catarina entre 1821 e 1824, período que abarca os primeiros anos de estruturação do estado que surgia da crise colonial. O argumento defendido é que, enquanto ocorriam disputas armadas naquele período – que podem ser chamadas de guerra de independência –, ocorria, concomitantemente, a montagem de uma legislação militar que desse conta das necessidades bélicas frente a tropas fiéis a Portugal. …”
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The Development and Intellectualisation of African Languages Revisited. by Ndoleriire, Oswald Kyamulesire

“…The case of India is of particular interest to Africa due to a common colonial heritage and the multiplicity of languages because the Indian experience has been relatively successful. …”
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Portrayal of Corruption in the Novel Devil on the Cross by Ngugi wa Thiong’o. by Natumanya, Blessed

“…Critical works relevant to the area of representation of corruption in post-colonial African countries were also considered. The data that was collected for the study was analyzed through close reading and textual analysis and I identified the forms of corruption in the novel Devil on the Cross by Ngugi Wa'Thiongo. …”
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Portrayal of Corruption in the Novel Devil on the Cross by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o. by Natumanya, Blessed

“…Critical works relevant to the area of representation of corruption in post-colonial African countries were also considered. The data that was collected for the study was analyzed through close reading and textual analysis and I identified the forms of corruption in the novel Devil on the Cross by Ngugi Wa'Thiongo. …”
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Myotubularin-Related Phosphatase 3 Promotes Growth of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Bo’an Zheng, Xiaojun Yu, Rui Chai

“…The effect of MTMR3 knockdown on cell growth was evaluated by MTT, colony formation, and flow cytometry assays. The effect of MTMR3 knockdown on cell apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry with Annexin V/7-AAD double staining. …”
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Characterization of Urine-Derived Stromal/Stem Cells from Healthy Dogs and Dogs Affected by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) by Anna Lange-Consiglio, Filippo Tagliasacchi, Fausto Cremonesi, Claudia Gusmara, Claudia Pollera, Paola Scarpa, Giulia Gaspari, Pietro Riccaboni

“…Isolated cells were cultured in the presence of platelet-rich plasma and studied for their proliferative capacity (growth curve, doubling time, and colony forming unit), differentiation properties, expression of mesenchymal markers, and Klotho protein. …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals the anticancer effects of fenbendazole on ovarian cancer: an in vitro and in vivo study by Xin Wang, Wenda Tian, Ning Wang, Xiangqun Yang, Zhenyan Liu, Lvzhou Li, Taoyu Zhao, Chuanlin Wang, Hongping Zhang, Hongying Yang, Yue Jia

“…Functional experiments, including Cell Counting Kit 8 (CCK-8), colony formation, and flow cytometry assays, were conducted to explore the effects of FBZ on the malignant biological behavior of A2780 and SKOV3 cells. …”
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Removal of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (HABs) from contaminated local park lake using Ganoderma lucidum mycelial pellets by Zarimah Mohd Hanafiah, Anggita Rahmi Hafsari, Malini Elango, Zul Ilham, Febri Doni, Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, Yusufjon Gafforov, Yong Jie Wong, Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud, Nor Hidayah Ismail, Mohd Yusmiaidil Putera Mohd Yusof, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar

“…Microscopic examination of water samples before and after treatment confirmed a significant reduction in cyanobacterial colonies, indicating the death or decline of the targeted organisms. …”
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The multifaceted role of brood communication in wasp societies by Rafael Carvalho da Silva, Fabio Santos do Nascimento, Cintia Akemi Oi

“…Chemical communication provides information about colony identity and an individual's identity, sex and caste, and can help resolve intracolonial conflicts. …”
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Downregulation of HBx Restrains Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of HepG2 Cells by Chaoqun Huang, Wei Liu, Xiaochuan Zhao, Libin Zhao, Fuxiang Wang

“…Results of CCK-8, Transwell, wound healing, and colony formation assays suggested that HBx could mediate biological function of HepG2 cells by activating the XB130-mediated PI3K/AKT pathway. …”
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Long-Term Cultured Human Term Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells of Maternal Origin Displays Plasticity by Vikram Sabapathy, Saranya Ravi, Vivi Srivastava, Alok Srivastava, Sanjay Kumar

“…Further soft agar assays revealed that placental MSCs do not have the ability to form invasive colonies. Taking together all these characteristics into consideration, it indicates that placental MSCs could serve as good candidates for development and progress of stem-cell based therapeutics.…”
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Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Is an Inducible Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis by Victor E. Reviglio, Ruben H. Sambuelli, Alejandra Olmedo, Micaela Falco, Jose Echenique, Terrence P. O'Brien, Irene C. Kuo

“…Seventy-five female Lewis rats were divided into three groups: the endophthalmitis group received an intravitreal injection of 65 colony-forming units of viable S. aureus, the vehicle-injected group received balanced sterile saline solution (BSS), and the control group was not injected. …”
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The zinc finger protein560(ZNF560) functions as a novel oncogenic gene in osteosarcoma by Xiong Dong, Guanhua Xu, Hongxiang Hong, Jinlong Zhang, Zhiming Cui, ZiLiang Yu

“…Additionally, downregulation of ZNF560 resulted in decreased cell viability, fewer colonies, and induced apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells. …”
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Effect of Light-Activated Hypocrellin B on the Growth and Membrane Permeability of Gram-Negative Escherichia coli Cells by Yuan Jiang, Wingnang Leung, Qingjuan Tang, Hongwei Zhang, Chuanshan Xu

“…Escherichia coli (E. coli) as a model bacterium of Gram-negative bacteria was incubated with various concentrations of hypocrellin B for 60 min and was subsequently irradiated by blue light with wavelength of 470 nm at the dose of 12 J/cm2. Colony forming units were counted and the growth inhibition rate of E. coli cells was calculated after light-activated hypocrellin B. …”
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Bacteriophage Treatment Induces Phenotype Switching and Alters Antibiotic Resistance of ESBL <i>Escherichia coli</i> by Árpád Rózsa, László Orosz, Nikoletta Szemerédi, Gabriella Spengler, Gábor Kecskeméti, Otília Vágó, Károly Péter Sárvári, Diana Szabó, Zoltán Szabó, Katalin Burián, Dezső Péter Virok

“…<b>Results:</b> The bacteriophage infection led to notable alterations in colony morphology, indicating profound changes in bacterial metabolism. …”
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