A Pediatric Case of Cowden Syndrome with Graves’ Disease by Cláudia Patraquim, Vera Fernandes, Sofia Martins, Ana Antunes, Olinda Marques, José Luís Carvalho, Jorge Correia-Pinto, Carla Meireles, Ana Margarida Ferreira

“…Cowden syndrome (CS) is a rare dominantly inherited multisystem disorder, characterized by an extraordinary malignant potential. In 80% of cases, the human tumor suppressor gene phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is mutated. …”
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Age-Dependent Differences in Systemic and Cell-Autonomous Immunity to L. monocytogenes by Ashley M. Sherrid, Tobias R. Kollmann

“…The systemic immune response to Listeria monocytogenes has been studied extensively in murine models; however, the clinical applicability of these findings to the human newborn remains incompletely understood. Furthermore, the ability to control infection at the level of an individual cell, known as “cell-autonomous immunity,” appears most relevant following infection with L. monocytogenes; as the main target, the monocyte is centrally important to innate as well as adaptive systemic immunity to listeriosis. …”
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“Neither knowing nor not knowing”: Existential Anxiety and Ecological Certainty in the Poetry of W.S. Merwin by Peter Vernon

“…This paper argues that Merwin’s poetry is constantly aware of the dangers caused by mankind’s impact on the environment, which has the effect of separating humanity from the natural world. In this situation Merwin is certain of the rights of animals and oppressed peoples, yet his poetic voice is less certain of his position in the world. …”
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Research Progress on Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Diabetes and Its Complications by Jiarui Zhang, Yongqin Zheng, Lichenlu Huang, Jundong He

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that threatens human health. Although many drugs are available to treat DM, various complications caused by DM are unavoidable. …”
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The “Ants of Cyprus” website: a dynamic, online awareness raising and conservation tool by Jakovos Demetriou, Christos Georgiadis, Sebastian Salata, Lech Borowiec, Mathias Dillen, Quentin Groom, Evan Economo, Helen Roy, Angeliki Martinou

“…Ants are an important arthropod group due to their involvement in ecological processes amongst others as ecosystem engineers or predators, but some invasive alien species are also implicated in detrimental environmental, economic and human health effects. Despite recent advancements, the ant biodiversity of Cyprus is still in need of further research with previous online species inventories synthesising a checklist of just 65 native and 10 alien species. …”
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Evolution of the C-Type Lectin-Like Receptor Genes of the DECTIN-1 Cluster in the NK Gene Complex by Susanne Sattler, Hormas Ghadially, Erhard Hofer

“…Pattern recognition receptors are crucial in initiating and shaping innate and adaptive immune responses and often belong to families of structurally and evolutionarily related proteins. The human C-type lectin-like receptors encoded in the DECTIN-1 cluster within the NK gene complex contain prominent receptors with pattern recognition function, such as DECTIN-1 and LOX-1. …”
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Roles of Oncogenic Long Non-coding RNAs in Cancer Development by Hyunhee Do, Wanyeon Kim

“…It has been shown that abnormal expression of lncRNAs is observed in several human solid tumors. Several studies have shown that many lncRNAs can function as oncogenes in cancer development through the induction of cell cycle progression, cell proliferation and invasion, anti-apoptosis, and metastasis. …”
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Modeling the Combined Effect of Hepatitis B Infection and Heavy Alcohol Consumption on the Progression Dynamics of Liver Cirrhosis by Lemesa Bedjisa Dano, Koya Purnachandra Rao, Temesgen Duressa Keno

“…Liver cirrhosis is the liver scarring in human body which causes the liver organ failure to function its regular activities effectively and normally. …”
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Green Route for Efficient Synthesis of Novel Amino Acid Schiff Bases as Potent Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents and Evaluation of Cytotoxic Effects by Harshita Sachdeva, Rekha Saroj, Sarita Khaturia, Diksha Dwivedi, Om Prakash Chauhan

“…Compounds have also been evaluated for cytotoxic effects against human colon cancer cell line Colo205.…”
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The effect of career development and placement on job satisfaction which impacts the company's employee performance by Okta Karneli, Nurpeni Nurpeni, Widia Astuti, Ruzikna Ruzikna

“…The company is one of the important sectors in improving the country's economy, and every company certainly wants optimal income. Therefore, human resources are an important aspect to continue improving as one of the driving forces so that the company runs optimally through work placements tailored to their abilities. …”
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Increase of circulating IGFBP-4 following genotoxic stress and its implication for senescence by Nicola Alessio, Tiziana Squillaro, Giovanni Di Bernardo, Giovanni Galano, Roberto De Rosa, Mariarosa AB Melone, Gianfranco Peluso, Umberto Galderisi

“…We provided evidences showing that genotoxic injury, such as low dose irradiation, may promote an IGFBP-4 release in bloodstream both in mice irradiated with 100 mGy X-ray and in human subjects that received Computer Tomography. …”
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M2 Macrophages Mediate the Resistance of Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cells to 5-Fluorouracil through the Expression of Integrin β3, Focal Adhesion Kinase, and Cofilin by Daniel Ngabire, Irvine Niyonizigiye, Maheshkumar Prakash Patil, Yeong-Ae Seong, Yong Bae Seo, Gun-Do Kim

“…THP-1 cells were polarized using recombinant human IL-4, then were cocultured with AGS cells treated with fluorouracil. …”
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Performance features of virus removal filters with novel regenerated cellulose hollow fiber membranes by Tomoko Hongo-Hirasaki, Hiroki Fukutomi

“…Following the revision of International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) Q5A, the guidelines for the virus safety of biopharmaceuticals now state that an effective viral clearance process should achieve a viral reduction of 4 log10 or greater. …”
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Psychometric properties of the New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEP) by Vdović Milica, Hagen Mina, Simonović Anja, Avramović Nađa, Milošević-Đorđević Jasna

“…Climate change is a growing threat to humanity. Coping with its potentially disastrous effects will require a widespread behavioural change at both the societal and individual levels. …”
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Machine learning algorithms can predict emotional valence across ungulate vocalizations by Romain A. Lefèvre, Ciara C.R. Sypherd, Élodie F. Briefer

“…This approach is critical in the field of emotional communication, where more information is needed to reach a better understanding of the emotional origins of human language. In addition, these results can help toward the development of automated tools for animal well-being monitoring.…”
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Zamucoan ethnonymy in the 18th century and the etymology of Ayoreo by Luca Ciucci

“…Finally, although Ayoreo, “people, human beings,” is an autochthonous word, its adoption as an ethnonym is relatively recent and is due to social dynamics common to other Chacoan populations after the Chaco War.…”
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The effect of educational games on the emotional intelligence of the children of 13-14 ages group by Ali Taskın, Sinan Ayan

“…Also, researchers should be encouraged to study these games which play an important role in human development and related studies should be supported.…”
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Demographic Profile of Older Adults Using Wheeled Mobility Devices by Amol M. Karmarkar, Brad E. Dicianno, Rosemarie Cooper, Diane M. Collins, Judith T. Matthews, Alicia Koontz, Emily E. Teodorski, Rory A. Cooper

“…A total of 723 adults ageing 60 and older are representing three cohorts, from nursing homes, the Center for Assistive Technology, and the wheelchair registry from the Human Engineering Research Laboratories. Wheeled mobility devices were classified into three main groups: manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, and scooters. …”
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A New Pixels Flipping Method for Huge Watermarking Capacity of the Invoice Font Image by Li Li, Qingzheng Hou, Jianfeng Lu, Qishuai Xu, Junping Dai, Xiaoyang Mao, Chin-Chen Chang

“…The proposed denoising method makes invoice font image smoother and fiter for human vision. Experiments show that the proposed flipping method not only keeps the invoice font structure well but also improves watermarking capacity.…”
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Laser Therapy and Dementia: A Database Analysis and Future Aspects on LED-Based Systems by Daniela Litscher, Gerhard Litscher

“…First results concerning the measurement of the transmission factor (TF) through the human skull of a new LED- (light emitting diode-) based system are presented (TF = 0.0434 ± 0.0104 (SD)). …”
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