A case report of confirmed difficult pulmonary tuberculosis based on the hybrid capture-based tNGS method by Weiqian Chen, Huimin Chen, Ze Liu, Xinle Chi, Yaomeng Chen, Huan Ye, Wenjie Huang, Chenlei Cao, Wei Weng

“…Routine testing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, search for tuberculosis bacilli, bacterial and fungal cultures, X-pert MTB/RIF, and multiplex PCR-based targeted Next-generation sequencing (mp-tNGS) results were all inconclusive. …”
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Inter-university cooperation between France and Bosnia and Herzegovina: Student mobility and the role of the French education system in strengthening higher education in Bosnia and... by Lazić Nikola, Perišić Nikola

“…Cooperation between different universities and educational institutions at the international level is important for enriching the educational experience of students, sharing knowledge and innovation, and promoting cultural diversity. This scientific paper examines the scope of the influence of the French Republic and its educational model on the development of higher education in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. …”
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Creencias y prácticas de crianza: el estudio del parentaje en el contexto costarricense by Mariano Rosabal-Coto

“…Con fundamento según evidencia de investigaciones de los últimos 30 años, la línea de investigación desarrollada por el autor y a partir del constructo de la orientación socialcultural a la interrelacionalidad y la independencia, se discuten estudios culturales e interculturales en torno al tema; ambos se analizan a partir de una revisión y crítica de los enfoques teóricos tradicionales en la Psicología intercultural aplicada al desarrollo, se analiza su aplicabilidad, alcance y pertinencia en los estudios sobre estilos de interacción y las metas parentales de socialización desde una perspectiva de la Psicología cultural del desarrollo.  Se ofrece una propuesta orientada a una Psicología del desarrollo culturalmente sensible. …”
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Inhibition of Notch Signaling Promotes the Differentiation of Epicardial Progenitor Cells into Adipocytes by Bin Liu, Dinghui Wang, Tianhua Xiong, Yajie Liu, Xiaodong Jing, Jianlin Du, Qiang She

“…Frozen sections of C57BL/6J mouse hearts were used to observe epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), and genetic lineage methods were used to trace EPCs. EPCs were cultured in adipogenic induction medium with Notch ligand jagged-1 or γ-secretase inhibitor DAPT. …”
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Impact of digital exposure on premarital sex and contraception use among unmarried Indian youth by Pragati Dattatraya Ubale, Punit Mishra, Aditi, Rajib Acharya, T.V. Sekher

“…Adoption of mobile devices and internet usage in India should be accompanied by the implementation of holistic and culturally appropriate technology-driven interventions to provide sex education in India.…”
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Downregulation of mPGES-1 Expression via EGR1 Plays an Important Role in Inhibition of Caffeine on PGE2 Synthesis of HBx(+) Hepatocytes by Yan Ma, Xiaoqian Wang, Nanhong Tang

“…Moreover, the expression of EGR1 and PPARγ changed more significantly in HBx(+) hepatocytes cultured for 12 to 24 hours in the presence of 5 mM caffeine. …”
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Increasing the concentration of plasma molecules improves the biological activity of platelet-rich plasma for tissue regeneration by Mikel Sánchez, Jon Mercader Ruiz, Daniel Marijuán Pinel, Pello Sánchez, Nicolás Fiz, Jorge Guadilla, Juan Azofra, Maider Beitia, Diego Delgado

“…Cell proliferation was higher in cells incubated with lysates derived from BPCP compared to those cultured with sPRP. Regarding cell migration capacity, it was found that the process is platelet-dependent. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Role of Natural Product Securinine in Activated Glial Cells: Implications for Parkinson’s Disease by Dmitri Leonoudakis, Anand Rane, Suzanne Angeli, Gordon J. Lithgow, Julie K. Andersen, Shankar J. Chinta

“…Our results demonstrate that securinine significantly and dose-dependently suppressed the nitric oxide production in microglia and astrocytic cultures. In addition, securinine inhibited the activation of the inflammatory mediator NF-κB, as well as mitogen-activated protein kinases in lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) stimulated BV2 cells. …”
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Psychometric study of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey on Thai university students by Ernesto López-Gómez, Raúl González-Fernández, Buratin Khampirat

“…The MBI-SS was translated into Thai by following rigorous procedures to maintain accuracy and cultural relevance. The factorial structure of the MBI-SS Thai version was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for both a three-factor model and second-order factor model. …”
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Entre la présence et l’absence: l’écriture de l’enracinerrance de Bruno Durocher et Piotr Rawicz by Jadwiga Bodzińska-Bobkowska

“…Celles-là, placées entre langues, cultures et identités sont jalonnées d’itinéraires, de déplacements et d’errances. …”
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Learning together: facing the challenges of sustainability transitions by engaging uncertainty tolerance and post-normal science by Michelle D. Lazarus, Silvio Funtowicz

“…Increasingly, there is a call for more effective action in reaching sustainability, not through reductionism (e.g. solutions which reinforce the status quo), but through transformative societal changes and cultural shifts. Despite these calls, widespread resistance to such changes remains. …”
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Hyaluronan Does Not Affect Bupivacaine’s Inhibitory Action on Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Activities in Bovine Articular Chondrocytes by William Hester, Jinnan Yang, Guo-Yong Wang, Sen Liu, Michael J. O'Brien, Felix H. Savoie, Zongbing You

“…Whole cell patch clamp recordings were performed on bovine articular chondrocytes cultured in 60 mm dishes. The chondrocytes were treated with phosphate-buffered saline (control group), 7.5 mg/mL hyaluronan (Orthovisc), 0.25% bupivacaine, or a mixture of 7.5 mg/mL hyaluronan and 0.25% bupivacaine. …”
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Prioritizing the dimension of resilient deteriorated urban fabric based on a disaster resilience of place model (case study: the deteriorated urban fabric of Karaj) by mahsa asadi aziz abadi, keramat alah ziari, mohsen vatan khahi

“…A city is a vibrant, dynamic, and evolving phenomenon that grows and spreads over time and space, and is exhausted and degraded.It also faces crises such as natural hazards and artifacts, resulting from human relationships and physical elements, on the one hand, and social, economic, cultural, geographical, political, and historical conditions on the other. …”
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Silicon Application Increases Drought Tolerance of Kentucky Bluegrass by Improving Plant Water Relations and Morphophysiological Functions by Shah Saud, Xin Li, Yang Chen, Lu Zhang, Shah Fahad, Saddam Hussain, Arooj Sadiq, Yajun Chen

“…Drought stress and four levels (0, 200, 400, and 800 mg L−1) of Si (Na2SiO3·9H2O) were imposed after 2 months old plants cultured under glasshouse conditions. Drought stress was found to decrease the photosynthesis, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, leaf water content, relative growth rate, water use efficiency, and turf quality, but to increase in the root/shoot and leaf carbon/nitrogen ratio. …”
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Sickle Cell Disease Activates Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells to Induce Cathepsins K and V Activity in Endothelial Cells by Philip M. Keegan, Sindhuja Surapaneni, Manu O. Platt

“…ECs were stimulated with TNFα and cultured with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from persons homozygous for sickle (SS) or normal (AA) hemoglobin. …”
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Diálogo de saberes como dispositivo de empoderamiento en mujeres rurales. Una experiencia de cultivo, producción y comercialización de plantas aromáticas by Yuri Alicia Chávez Plazas, Judith Elena Camacho Kurmen, María Lucero Ramírez Mahecha

“…Los resultados muestran la complejidad que representa desarrollar proyectos comunitarios orientados a la sustentabilidad en contextos de diversidad cultural permeados por procesos históricos que han generado desigualdad estructural en contextos rurales.…”
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Professional identity development of Flemish occupational therapists: A narrative study by Ellen Claessens, Sofia Vikström, Michael P. Sy

“…In Flanders, Belgium, cultural and legislative challenges negatively impact the professional development of occupational therapists.Aim/objectives To explore the professional identity development of Flemish occupational therapists, with a focus on significant events shaped by aspects of self-efficacy.Method Five Flemish occupational therapists were interviewed twice. …”
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Fotografía y memoria escolar. Anuarios escolares (1960-2006) de la escuela Emiliano Zapata de Villa Juárez, Chihuahua by Angélica Gallegos Anzures, Jesús Adolfo Trujillo Holguín

“… El presente estudio destaca la importancia de la fotografía como fuente para la investigación educativa y como producto cultural que contribuye a la construcción de una memoria escolar. …”
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Ética y cuidado desde el currículo by Adriana Lucia Valdez Fernández, Angélica Molano R., Libia Jannet Rodríguez, Pastor Ovidio Benavides

“…Resultados: Se evidenció que el currículo se guía bajo un paradigma disciplinar-técnico y un enfoque de cumplimiento institucional, por lo cual, pensar en un plan de área de Ética y cuidado basado en las experiencias de aprendizaje y de investigación docente exige una mirada amplia del contexto cultural y social, dentro del cual se llevan a cabo situaciones de cuidado de enfermería. …”
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Elucidation of peptide screen for targeted identification of Yersinia pestis by nano-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by Priya Rani, Syed Imteyaz Alam, Sandeep Singh, Subodh Kumar

“…We employed a shotgun proteomic approach using nano-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nLC-MS/MS) to discover Y. pestis-specific peptides. The pure cultures of Y. pestis and related species were grown, their proteome were delineated and analyzed by in silico tools to discover 61 Y. pestis specific peptides. …”
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