Sub-toxic cisplatin concentrations induce extensive chromosomal, nuclear and nucleolar abnormalities associated with high malignancy before acquired resistance develops: Implicatio... by John G Delinassios, Robert M Hoffman, George Koumakis, Dimitrios Palitskaris, Kyriaki-Nefelli Poulatsidou, George J Delinasios

“…These abnormalities were intensified in cells pre-sensitized to 0.02 or 0.08 μg/ml cisplatin for seven days, then exposed to 0.03 or 0.1 μg/ml cisplatin for 24 hours, and finally cultured in cisplatin-free medium for 24 hours before chromosome analysis.…”
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Diversity and functions of fungal VOCs with special reference to the multiple bioactivities of the mushroom alcohol by Guohua Yin, Geromy G. Moore, Joan Wennstrom Bennett

“…When Drosophila was cultivated in an atmosphere shared with VOC mixtures released from growing cultures of several medically important fungi, including Aspergillus fumigatus, toxicity was observed. …”
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Social learning in bonobos: Learning of individual food preferences and copying despite better knowledge by Gladez Shorland, Emilie Genty, Klaus Zuberbühler

“…Many more recent studies into social learning and conformity have looked into the influence of group social norms on the behaviour of individuals and it’s relevance in cultural evolution. The present study’s primary aim was to investigate bonobos’ capacity for social learning of food preferences from one or two demonstrators. …”
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Community and familial dynamics influencing risk behavior for HIV acquisition among adolescent girls and young women in Uganda: Qualitative analysis using Protective Motivation The... by Rose Apondi, Hilde Bastiaens, Christiana Nöstlinger, Jennifer Galbraith, Tiffiany M Aholou, Amy Medley, Rhoda K Wanyenze, Anna C Awor, David M Serwadda, George Aluzimbi, Juliet Cheptoris, Moses Ogwal, Neema Nakyanjo, Pragna Patel

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>While PMT focuses on individual factors confirmed by our findings, we found HIV risk behavior to be influenced by complex contextual factors including poverty, gender inequality and cultural norms. Distinct HIV risk factors among AGYW require policy and comprehensive targeted interventions addressing violence, alcohol consumption, increased economic opportunities, educational opportunities, safe-sex practices, and PrEP scale-up which may prevent HIV in AGYW and facilitate HIV epidemic control.…”
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Mechanisms and regulatory pathways of recessive land use transition by TAN Lin, CHEN Lan

“…It is rooted in the intervention system composed of regional resource endowments, engineering and technological systems, policy and institutional environments, cultural value recognition, and socio-economic development, featuring inherent relevance and dynamic adjustability. (3) Based on the underlying logic of “comprehensive land benefits - dominant land functions - land development rights”, regulatory pathways with element-coordinated governance, classification-based management guidelines, and well-improved institutional structure are constructed, which facilitate recessive land use transition. …”
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Changements dans le comportement alimentaire des singes diurnes en liberté dans la Réserve scientifique de Mabali en Province de l’Equateur en République Démocratique du Congo... by Norbert Mbangi Mulavwa, Joseph Yangozene Kumugo, Charles Ndjombia, Charles Iyeli Mpela

“…Pendant deux décennies (1988 à 2012), l’observation extensive sur l’alimentation de 4 espèces de guenons en liberté dans la réserve scientifique de Mabali [Cercopithecus ascanius, C. wolfi, Allenopithecus nigroviridis et Lophocebus aterrimus] a révélé trois changements importants notamment (1) l’extension de la niche alimentaire du sol à la strate supérieure pour les cercocèbes noirs, (2) la migration des biotopes marécageux antérieurement occupés par les singes des marais vers les biotopes de terre ferme proches des habitations humaines, et (3) l’exploration des cultures humaines pour compléter leur diète pour toutes les quatre espèces ; les ascagnes, les cercocèbes noirs, les mones et les singes des marais. …”
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Educación para la sexualidad en niñas, niños y adolescentes: debate actual y desafíos sociales by Jaidith Eneth Vidal, Gabriel Gallego Montes

“… La sexualidad es un tema complejo; constituye parte esencial de su definición como individuos e implica una fase caracterizada por cambios a nivel biológico, psicológico, social y cultural. Suele manifestarse de forma peculiar en cada sujeto; sin embargo, su desconocimiento, impulsa a mantener relaciones sexuales desde edades tempranas, a prácticas sin precaución, como también a desarrollar una serie de tabúes y barreras culturales, utilizadas para estigmatizar la sexualidad. …”
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Nutrient conditions affect antimicrobial pharmacodynamics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Maik Kok, Thomas Hankemeier, J. G. Coen van Hasselt

“…We evaluated the effect of six antibiotics (aztreonam, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, colistin, imipenem, and tobramycin) on P. aeruginosa cultured in a basal medium enriched for seven different carbon sources (alanine, arginine, aspartate, glucose, glutamate, lactate, and proline). …”
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Bacteriological Quality of Table Eggs in Moroccan Formal and Informal Sector by Fatima Zahra El Ftouhy, Saâdia Nassik, Sabrine Nacer, Ahlam Kadiri, Nadia Charrat, Kawtar Attrassi, Asma Fagrach, Mohammed Amine Bahir, Sophia Derqaoui, Abdelaziz Hmyene

“…The eggshells and their contents were tested separately; swabs of eggshells were used to inoculate Mac-Conkey agar, while the egg contents were cultured on Mac-Conkey and Mannitol salt agar, then standard microbiological tests were performed to identify the isolated organisms. …”
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Alcances del derecho a la salud en colombia: una revisión constitucional, legal y jurisprudencial by Elena Cárdenas Ramírez

“…El derecho a la salud fue consagrado en la Constitución Política de 1991 como un derecho económico, social y cultural, es decir, un derecho de segunda generación, que posteriormente ha sido reconocido por la Corte Constitucional como un derecho fundamental a través de la acción de tutela por tres vías: la primera, estableciendo su relación de conexidad con el derecho a la vida, el derecho a la integridad personal y el derecho a la dignidad humana; la segunda, reconociendo su naturaleza fundamental en contextos donde el tutelante es un sujeto de especial protección (niños y niñas, adulto mayor, sujetos en condición de discapacidad, etc.); y la tercera es la afirmación en general de la fundamentalidad del derecho a la salud en lo que respecta a un ámbito básico, esto es, conforme a los servicios consagrados por la Constitución, el bloque de constitucionalidad, la ley y los planes obligatorios de salud, con las ampliaciones necesarias para proteger una vida digna. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Parent Training Pamphlets: An Intervention Study Among Parents at Child Health Checkups by Kazuko Akutsu, Aya Goto, Fareeda Abo-Rass, Hiroyuki Yokoyama

“…This underscores the importance of culturally adapted PT programs and demonstrates the potential of simple educational interventions in improving parenting styles.…”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Shigella Species among Children under Five Years of Age with Diarrhea in Selected Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Basha Ayele, Zeleke Mekonnen, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Etsehiwot Adamu, Estifanos Tsige, Getenet Beyene

“…Among the 534 stool-cultured specimens, 47 (8.8%) were positive for Shigella species. …”
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نقد و بازتعریف مفهوم و ابزارهای سنجش کارآفرینی استراتژیک by محمد جواد نائیجی

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Cyclosporine A causes gingival overgrowth via reduced G1 cell cycle arrest in gingival fibroblasts. by Reiri Takeuchi, Takatoshi Nomura, Manabu Yaguchi, Noriko Kuwahara, Yuta Amino, Chieko Taguchi, Itaru Suzuki, Haruka Suzuki, Teruaki Nagashima, Kazumune Arikawa, Yuichiro Okada, Takato Nomoto, Koichi Hiratsuka

“…Human gingival fibroblasts from healthy donors were cultured to semi-confluence and were then treated with or without 200 ng/mL (166 nM) cyclosporine A in D-MEM with 2% fetal bovine serum. …”
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ضرورت تفسیر اجتماعی از نصوص شریعت نقد دیدگاه‌های جاوید رحمان درباب انطباق‌پذیری قواعد شریعت بر نیازهای حقوقی جامعۀ مدرن... by محمد مقدمی, امیر حسین خسرو آبادی, توکل حبیب زاده

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Analyzing the Perspectives of Instructors of General Medical Modules on the Inclusion of Health Humanities Fundamentals in the Curriculum by SeyedAmir Mohseni, Fattaneh Amuei, Siavash Moradi

“…The inclusion of humanities content in the curriculum has challenges, such as cultural issues, resistance to change, medical hegemony, the presence of a clinical-oriented and reductionist point of view, the absence of an approved curriculum, and an overcrowded curriculum.…”
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Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Retail Cattle Meat by Nasrin Akter Liza, Hemayet Hossain, Md. Shahidur Rahman Chowdhury, Jarin Al Naser, Rayhan Mahmud Lasker, Asikur Rahman, Md. Ariful Haque, Md. Al Mamun, Md. Mukter Hossain, Md. Mahfujur Rahman

“…The bacterial isolates were obtained through biochemical and cultural techniques, and the identification of K. pneumoniae was accomplished using polymerase chain reactions (PCRs). …”
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Gender-specific antibiotic-resistance patterns and characterization of bacterial flora of undergraduate students’ mobile phones and associated factors at a Nigerian university by Morufat Oluwatosin Olaitan, Akeem Ganiyu Rabiu, Zara Babagana Umara

“…Swabs of the undergraduates’ mobile phones were cultured and bacterial isolates were identified using standard microbiology methods. …”
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A Possible Involvement of Ion Transporter in Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Cycloheximide-Induced Apoptosis of Endothelial Cells by Hiroshi Fujita, Ikuo Morita, Sei-itsu Murota

“…We examined the tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα)-induced apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells from the standpoint of ion channels. Cultured vascular endothelial cells from bovine carotid artery were used. …”
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Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. by Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos, Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva, Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Ana Paula Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo, Rafaela Nunes Dávila, Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior, Altair Seabra Farias, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Felipe Leão Gomes Murta

“…<h4>Background</h4>Riverine communities face various health problems, which involve geographical and cultural barriers to accessing care, in addition to a lack of financial investments in services aimed at these communities, resulting in a process of invisibility for the population living in these regions. …”
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