High glucose reduces Nrf2-dependent cRAGE release and enhances inflammasome-dependent IL-1β production in monocytes: the modulatory effects of EGCG by Chi-Hao Wu, Yin-Hsuan Chang, Chin-Lin Hsu, Sheng-Yi Chen, Gow-Chin Yen

“…In this study, THP-1 monocytes were cultured in normal glucose (NG, 5.5 mmol/L) and high glucose (HG, 15 mmol/L) to investigate the effects of diabetesrelevant glucose concentrations on sRAGE and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) secretion. …”
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Molecular detection of Escherichia coli from ovine aborted fetuses in Mosul city, Iraq by Aamer Y. Al-Chalaby, Omer K. Alhankawe, Balsam Y. Rasheed

“…Between September 2023 and March 2024, a total of fifty swabs were collected from the stomach contents and placenta of twenty-five aborted fetuses. The swabs were cultured on selective media, and the isolates were characterized using biochemical tests and the Vitek2 system. …”
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Orally administered live BCG and heat-inactivated Mycobacterium bovis protect bison against experimental bovine tuberculosis by Nirajan Niroula, Priya Ghodasara, Nelson Marreros, Bailey Fuller, Haley Sanderson, Slim Zriba, Stew Walker, Todd K. Shury, Jeffrey M. Chen

“…This disease poses a grave threat to the long-term survival of this ecologically and culturally important species and has the potential to cause zoonotic TB and spill over to BTB-free livestock and other bison herds that live in the surrounding areas. …”
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Type 2 Cytokine–Dependent Skin Barrier Regulation in Personalized 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional Skin Models of Atopic Dermatitis: A Pilot Study by Hila Emmert, Franziska Rademacher, Matthias Hübenthal, Regine Gläser, Hanne Norsgaard, Stephan Weidinger, Jürgen Harder

“…Similar to the 2-dimensional cultures, IL-4/IL-13 stimulation of 3-dimensional skin models generated with AD-derived KCs modulated the expression of several AD-relevant factors. …”
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Valorization of rice stubble through biodegradation using hydrolytic enzyme-producing Olivibacter oleidegradans CMB10 and Agrobacterium pusense SFMB9 by Milind Gajbhiye, Sushmita Patil, Sagar Awate, Supriya Kokare, Siddharth Terdale, Manish Kumar Dubey

“…Scanning electron microscopic images confirm the distortion of microfibrillar structure of stubble by cultures. The activity of all hydrolytic enzymes was detected on all the days post-inocualtion, where, cellulase activity was at the highest (95.77 U/ml). …”
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State regulation of public libraries in Russia in the first half of the XIX century by D. I. Popov

“…It is shown that the government showed interest in involving the public in the development of the cultural life of urban centers, and therefore created relatively comfortable legal conditions and an organizational environment for the work of public libraries. …”
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Efficacy of Pre-mixed Fungicides Against Rhizoctonia solani and Macrophomina phaseolina Isolated from Soybean by Chetan Karoda, Pawan K. Amrate, Laxman Singh Lovewanshi, Shubham Patidar, Sanjay Kharte

“…The pathogens were isolated from infected soybean plants and identified based on cultural and morphological characteristics. Five combo fungicides/ agrochemicals were tested based on their active ingredients at 50 and 100 ppm in four replications. …”
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Inhibiting METTLl3-ATG5 axis-mediated harmful autophagy in macrophages could help reduce airway epithelial inflammation and remodeling in COPD by Chen Guiyang, Xia Zhiwei, Zeng Xianyou, Liu Hanying

“…METTL3-knockdown RAW264.7 reduced the inflammation and airway remodeling markers in the co-cultured mouse bronchial epithelial cells. In conclusion, inhibition of the METTL3-ATG5 axis-mediated macrophage detrimental autophagy in COPD could alleviate bronchial epithelial cell inflammation and reduce airway remodeling.…”
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Humanitarian diplomacy and the countries of the Global South: Trends and discourses by D. A. Kuznetsov, V. A. Dmitrieva

“…The authors identify several general principles of humanitarian diplomacy shared by the countries of the Global South: a broad, pluralistic understanding of the humanitarian agenda to include cultural, scientific, academic, and youth policy issues; commitment to the ideas of solidarity and humanitarian cooperation (instead of the donor-recipient model); normative neutrality of the humanitarian policy; adherence to the principles of state sovereignty.…”
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Turkish suicide patterns: Longitudinal analysis of suicide trends in Turkiye (2000 -2022) by Ayhan Tabur, Feruza Turan Sonmez

“…Addressing broader socioeconomic and cultural factors is essential for effective suicide prevention strategies. …”
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Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Farsi Version of the Parental Psychological Control Scale by Ahmad Baindrian, Ali Khodaei, Omid Shokri

“…The internal consistency coefficients for the subscales of communicative induction, harsh psychological control, and social comparison shame were 0.88, 0.80, and 0.77, respectively.Discussion and conclusion: Overall, the validation of the Persian version of the Parental Psychological Control Scale provided further evidence supporting the multidimensional nature of parental psychological control and the culturally dependent conceptualizations of its subscales.…”
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بررسی هنجارگریزی‌های به نگاهم خوش‌ آمدی پرویز شاپور by نجمه شبیری, فاطمه بیات فر

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Developing and validating an Interdisciplinary Teaching Readiness Scale (ITRS) for pre-service teachers in China. by Xin Wang, Lei Yuan, Shuang Li, Haoyuan Yu, Pan Tuo, Yongxiang Du, Baohui Zhang

“…Furthermore, the ITRS, through the implementation of culturally adaptable modifications, can offers invaluable instrumental support and insightful guidance to pre-service teacher education programs globally.…”
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Prevalence of Certain Urogenital Bacterial Mollicutes in Patients Suffering from Infertility by Motasem Y. Al-Masri, Intesar Khaleel Ashour, Ashraf Swafta, Sami Al-Shunar

“…Genital Mollicutes infections are difficult and impractical to diagnose by culturing or serology. Mollicutes included in this study were Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Mycoplasma genitalium. …”
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ارزیابی ویژن یک (Vision 1): کتاب آموزش زبان انگلیسی پایۀ دهم دورۀ دوم متوسطه by آیت الله فاضلی منیع, شادی دنیایی, مسلم یوسفی, ناصر رنجبر, فاطمه حافظ

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Expression of Genes Associated with Efflux Pump and Porins in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Recovered from Different Clinical Specimens by Alya Amer Rahi, Huda Hadi Al-Hasnawy

“…Specimens were collected during hospitalization. Bacteria were cultured and identified by Gram stain and biochemical tests and confirmed to be A. baumannii (8.33%) using the Vitek-2 system. …”
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La influencia médico-nutricionista en los libros de capacitación docente 1940-1960 by Vladimir Alejandro Armendáriz Romero

“… La alimentación es un tema relevante debido a su propia naturaleza multidimensional que abarca, va desde lo biológico, lo médico, a lo social, cultural e histórico. Marca profundamente nuestra relación con el medio ambiente, además nuestras identidades sociales están guiadas también en términos de lo que entendemos y hacemos con los alimentos. …”
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Lock-out, lock-in, and networked sovereignty. Resistance and experimentation in Africa’s trajectory towards AI by Iginio Gagliardone

“…These two strategies –which I refer to as lock-out and lock-in sovereignty –share some common roots (e.g. the attempt to protect and enhance specific cultural attributes recognised as important by a national community), but they also point to different technical, economic, and political characteristics needed to enforce one or the other type of sovereignty. …”
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El pensamiento médico social de Ernesto Guevara: su presencia en el paradigma socio-médico cubano by Blanca Rosa Garcés Garcés, Lian Roque Roque, Ana María Molina Gómez

“…La personalidad de Ernesto Guevara es reconocida en el mundo por sus aportes a la lucha de los pueblos, su ética y sus principios revolucionarios, que han dejado sus huellas en la vida social, política, económica y cultural de las diferentes naciones del mundo; sin embargo, un aspecto insuficientemente estudiado de su obra es su pensamiento y acciones a favor del desarrollo de la medicina social, aquella que le otorga un papel determinante a los factores sociales en el origen y desarrollo de la salud y la enfermedad, así como a la acción político - gubernamental en las áreas de prevención, promoción, rehabilitación y a la atención médica. …”
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The Impact of Vaccination on COVID-19, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Outcomes: A Narrative Review by Roberto Debbag, Deborah Rudin, Francesca Ceddia, John Watkins

“…Immunization strategies should account for various factors leading to poor uptake, including vaccine hesitancy, socioeconomic barriers to access, cultural beliefs, and lack of knowledge of vaccines and disease states. …”
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