Non-stationary response of complex ecosystem service networks to urbanization: Evidence from a typical eco-fragile area in China by Zhen Shen, Yang Gao, Lei Wang, Zheyi Xia, Haowei Liu, Ting Deng

“…Additionally, we observe a gradual replacement of provisioning and regulation services by cultural services in terms of dominance in the synergy network as urbanization advances. …”
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Development of A Learning Performance Assessment Framework for Phase A Students Aged 6-7 Years in Elementary Education by Nurjannah Nurjannah, Eriva Syamsiatin, Jarudin Jarudin

“…Future research should focus on longitudinal applications of the framework and its adaptability across various cultural and educational contexts.…”
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Nelfinavir Impairs Glycosylation of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Envelope Proteins and Blocks Virus Maturation by Soren Gantt, Eliora Gachelet, Jacquelyn Carlsson, Serge Barcy, Corey Casper, Michael Lagunoff

“…Given the apparent absence of an aspartyl protease encoded by HHVs, we investigated the mechanism of action of NFV herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in cultured cells. Selection of HSV-1 resistance to NFV was not achieved despite multiple passages under drug pressure. …”
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Authentic leadership: bridging the gap between perception of organizational politics and employee attitudes in public sector museums by Muhammad Asif, Zhiqiang Ma, Mingxing Li, Gang Xie, Weijun Hu

“…Abstract In museums’ dynamic and culturally rich environments, employee morale and productivity are crucial for achieving organizational goals. …”
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The involvement of reactive oxygen species in wounding-induced archeospores production in Neopyropia yezoensis by Dahai Gao, Chaofeng Teng, Xinghong Yan

“…Next, when the blade fragments were treated with ROS inhibitor diphenyleneiodonium (DPI), it showed that the production of archeopores was significantly suppressed. Under normal culturing after wounding, 78.3% of the fragments could release archeospores, and the ROS fluorescence was enriched in the released archeospores. …”
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Música e desenvolvimento, da tradição à inclusão social: um estudo de caso com a Banda Filarmônica Minerva em Morro do Chapéu (BA) by Paula Bessa Braz

“…Analisando a trajetória da filarmônica até a sua estruturação como projeto social, evidencia-se como sua atuação voltada ao impacto social atual está ligada a diretrizes corporativas de atuação e noções globais de desenvolvimento, bem como ao desenvolvimento do capitalismo cultural.…”
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RNA Interference Targeting Snail Inhibits the Transforming Growth Factor β2-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Human Lens Epithelial Cells by Ping Li, Jiaona Jing, Jianyan Hu, Tiejun Li, Yuncheng Sun, Huaijin Guan

“…This study was done to investigate the effect of Snail targeting siRNA on TGFβ2-induced EMT in human lens epithelial cells. TGFβ2 treatment of cultured human epithelial cell line (HLEB3) upregulated the expression of Snail and the EMT relevant molecules such as vimentin and α-SMA but downregulated the expression of keratin and E-cadherin. …”
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Comparing Non-European Literatures – Dances of Mori Ōgai’s The Dancing Princess and Sabahattin Ali’s Madonna in a Fur Coat to the Music of Goethe by Devrim Çetin Güven

“…Comparative literature explores the influences of older “texts” on newer ones, through a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, and multilingual perspective. …”
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Effect of nano- and micro-polystyrene particles on small intestinal epithelial functions and enteric neuronal activity in vitro by Kristin Elfers, Pascal Benz, Marion Burmester, Silja Hein, Kathrin Hansen, Holger Sieg, Linda Böhmert, Maxi B. Paul, Gemma Mazzuoli-Weber

“…In the current study, we aimed to investigate the effect of polystyrene particles of nano- (100 nm) and micro-size (1.0 μm), firstly, on intestinal epithelial electrophysiological processes using the Ussing chamber technique and, secondly, on enteric neuronal properties using neuroimaging on primary cultured enteric neurons. The results indicate a size-dependent impairment of epithelial integrity and electrogenic glucose transport upon particle application. …”
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Diagnostic Study of Pathogenic Bacterial Isolated from Camel’s Pneumonic lungs Slaughtered in Al-Muthanna Province Abattoir, Iraq Using Vitek2 Compactiological approach and Vitek2... by Hayder M Watban, Nabeel M Al-Maaly

“…Then, the swab samples were obtained from lungs and submitted to bacteriological cultures on both general and selective media. Additionally, microscopic examination of the bacteria using Gram staining followed by diagnosis with Vitek 2‎ system. …”
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The peculiar characteristics and advancement in diagnostic methodologies of influenza A virus by Muhammad Asif Raza, Muhammad Asif Raza, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Muhammad Nabeel Amjad, Muhammad Nabeel Amjad, Ghayyas Ud Din, Ghayyas Ud Din, Bei Shen, Yihong Hu, Yihong Hu

“…Detection of IAV relies on methods like hemagglutination assay, PCR, cell culturing, and immunochromatography-based tests. Precise and early detection of IAV strain is crucial for quick treatment using antiviral drugs and unraveling epidemiological patterns to curb epidemics and pandemics on time. …”
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El film breve moderno argentino sobre arte. Un enfoque descentralizado acerca de la producción alternativa del Fondo Nacional de las Artes y de las escuelas de cine de universidade... by Javier Cossalter

“…La corriente del film sobre arte en Argentina se consolidó en el marco de una producción alternativa y descentralizada, impulsada fundamentalmente por las escuelas de cine de universidades nacionales y el Fondo Nacional de las Artes; dos instituciones surgidas en el contexto de reconversión del panorama cultural y cinematográfico nacional. En este sentido, el objetivo de este artículo consiste en examinar las particularidades del film sobre arte moderno en nuestro país en relación con las vías de financiación y las formas de producción empleadas, las modalidades estético-narrativas practicadas, la articulación con las identidades regionales y la expansión territorial de los nodos productivos audiovisuales. …”
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Studies on Synthesis of Some Novel Heterocyclic Azlactone Derivatives and Imidazolinone Derivatives and their Antimicrobial Activity by Rakesh N. Mistry, K. R. Desai

“…The antimicrobial activity of the synthesised compounds has been studied against the cultures “Staphylococcus aureus”, “Escherichia coli” and “Candela albicans”.…”
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Sochi State University as a Driver of Event Volunteering in the Region by Aleksandr A. Ryabtsev, Tatyana A. Yudina, Sergey V. Сheremshanov, Georgy S. Papazyan

“…Volunteering is viewed as an institution of civil society and the basis for implementing long-term socio-cultural projects. The article describes the experience of the SSU in the development of volunteerism in the region, the improvement of its resource provision, the establishment of cooperation in solving these problems with the authorities, administration and the management of volunteer organizations of pillar universities and the region. …”
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A Curious Case of MRSA Bacteremia and Septic Pulmonary Embolism Secondary to Peripheral Venous Catheter by Joshua Twito, Syeda Sahra, Abdullah Jahangir, Neville Mobarakai

“…Right upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary emboli were seen on imaging. Blood cultures grew MRSA. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms showed no vegetations. …”
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The Role of European Equestrian Institutions in Training Professionals: Outcomes from a Workshop on Horse Welfare in Equestrian Education by Gabriella Torell Palmquist, Nina Känsälä Alveheim, François Huot-Marchand, Lisa Ashton, Victoria Lewis

“…The results revealed the need for a universal cultural shift towards an evidence-based approach to riding and training horses, with equine welfare at its core. …”
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Aprendizaje cooperativo con teléfonos móviles en un contexto de vulnerabilidad: resultados en la convivencia by Patricia Gómez Hernández, Carlos Monge López, Héctor del Castillo Fernández, Mônica de Carvalho Magalhães Kassar

“… El objetivo de esta investigación fue describir y comprender cómo una intervención en el aprendizaje cooperativo y el uso de teléfonos móviles en aulas de Educación Infantil y Primaria favorece la convivencia escolar en un contexto de vulnerabilidad socioeconómica y diversidad cultural. Se realizó un estudio de caso en una escuela brasileña (en la frontera con Bolivia) utilizando diferentes técnicas cualitativas para recopilar la información (observación participante, entrevistas semiestructuradas y grupo de discusión). …”
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Intranasally administrated fusion-inhibitory lipopeptides block SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice and enable long-term protective immunity by Said Mougari, Valérie Favède, Camilla Predella, Olivier Reynard, Stephanie Durand, Magalie Mazelier, Edoardo Pizzioli, Didier Decimo, Francesca T. Bovier, Lauren M. Lapsley, Candace Castagna, Nicole A. P. Lieberman, Guillaume Noel, Cyrille Mathieu, Bernard Malissen, Thomas Briese, Alexander L. Greninger, Christopher A. Alabi, N. Valerio Dorrello, Stéphane Marot, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Ana Zarubica, Anne Moscona, Matteo Porotto, Branka Horvat

“…The lipopeptides block SARS-CoV-2 infection in cell lines and lung-derived organotypic cultures. Intranasal administration in mice allows the maintenance of homeostatic transcriptomic immune profile in lungs, prevents body-weight loss, decreases viral load and shedding, and protects mice from death caused by SARS-CoV-2 variants. …”
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O ilustre humanista Fernão Lopes Milão e as tentativas de fuga da sua família para Hamburgo by Florbela Veiga Frade

“…A passagem pelos cárceres da Inquisição apagou da memória colectiva a produção literária de Lopes Milão, contudo o legado do Santo Oficio está hoje disponível sendo possível através dele reconstituir uma parcela da realidade literária e cultural do Renascimento Português. …”
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Abcesso hepático e Bacteriemia Causada por Desulfovibrio Desulfuricans by Tiago Guimarães Costa, Raquel Moura, Luís Rocha, Sara Pinto, Paula Ferreira

“…CT scan confirmed the presence of liver abscesses and blood cultures identified Desulfovibrio desulfuricans as the causative agent. …”
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