Viewing the African Political Leadership Challenge through the Lens of Music Drama: Reflections on Duro Ladipo’s Ọba Kòso by Kayode Samuel

“…At the fringes of the debacle is a convergence of human fate and other coincidental elements within the various sites of the divide in the contestation for and utilization of power as a whole. …”
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Mechanisms and therapeutic potential of the hedgehog signaling pathway in cancer by Ge Cong, Xingyu Zhu, Xin Ru Chen, Hao Chen, Wei Chong

“…Abstract A sort of major malignant disease, cancer can compromise human health wherever. Some mechanisms of the occurrence and evolution of cancer still seem elusive even now. …”
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Absence of MCJ/DnaJC15 promotes brown adipose tissue thermogenesis by Beatriz Cicuéndez, Alfonso Mora, Juan Antonio López, Andrea Curtabbi, Javier Pérez-García, Begoña Porteiro, Daniel Jimenez-Blasco, Pedro Latorre-Muro, Paula Vo, Madison Jerome, Beatriz Gómez-Santos, Rafael Romero-Becerra, Magdalena Leiva, Elena Rodríguez, Marta León, Luis Leiva-Vega, Noemi Gómez-Lado, Jorge L. Torres, Lourdes Hernández-Cosido, Pablo Aguiar, Miguel Marcos, Martin Jastroch, Andreas Daiber, Patricia Aspichueta, Juan Pedro Bolaños, Jessica B. Spinelli, Pere Puigserver, José Antonio Enriquez, Jesús Vázquez, Cintia Folgueira, Guadalupe Sabio

“…Here we show how MCJ expression decreases during obesity, as evident in human and mouse adipose tissue samples. MCJKO mice, even without UCP1, a fundamental thermogenic protein, exhibit elevated BAT thermogenesis. …”
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Perceptions of environmental sustainability amongst mineworkers by F. Ince

“…The dualistic relationship between ecosystem and human beings require considering ecological and social systems as well as economic factors known as the three-legged approach. …”
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INFORMATION SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATORY MECHANISMS: AN ONTOLOGICAL APPROACH by N. L. Podkolodnyy, E. V. Ignatieva, O. A. Podkolodnaya, N. A. Kolchanov

“…The pilot version of the knowledge base on the transcriptional regulation of eukaryotic genes includes: (1) description of basic terms related to transcription regulation and relationships between them; (2) hierarchical classification of transcription regulators; (3) classification of phases and steps of transcription; (4) a database of transcriptional regulators of three mammalian species (human, mouse, and rat); and (5) dictionaries for molecular processes involved in transcriptional regulation. …”
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Day and Night GSH and MDA Levels in Healthy Adults and Effects of Different Doses of Melatonin on These Parameters by Shilpa Chakravarty, Syed Ibrahim Rizvi

“…The present work was undertaken to study the modulating effect of melatonin on MDA and GSH in human erythrocytes during day and night. Our observation shows the modulation of these two biomarkers by melatonin, and this may have important therapeutic implications. …”
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Electroanalytical Sensing of Bromides Using Radiolytically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts by Jadranka Milikić, Ivan Stoševski, Jelena Krstić, Zorica Kačarević-Popović, Šćepan Miljanić, Biljana Šljukić

“…Monitoring bromides (Br−) is of crucial importance since bromates, potential human carcinogens, are formed during ozonation of water containing bromides in concentrations >100 μg L−1. …”
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De compras para la salud: Las frutas by Ashley R. Kendall, Wendy J. Dahl

“…Dahl, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, January 2015. FSHN12-20s/FS263: De compras para la salud: Las frutas (ufl.edu) …”
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Les traces de Denis Papin dans la poussière de l’histoire by Maguire, Conor

“…However, these devices apparently had no practical application at the time.In this article, we explore Papin’s efforts to create practical devices and the subsequent imprints he left in the literature, which can be considered a cultural artifact containing part of the “DNA” of human society. We employ bibliometric techniques to analyze the published literature (books, manuscripts, patents, etc.) from the 17th to the 21st century to quantitatively trace Papin’s impressive influence on science and technology.…”
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Bacterial phyla: microbiota of kingdom animalia by Dinesh Nalage, Rahul Kale, Tejswini Sontakke, Vidya Pradhan, Ashwini Biradar, Jayan Duminda Mahesh Senevirathna, Reshma Jaweria, Tara Dighe, Prashant Dixit, Rohit Patil, P. S. Kudnar

“…As the field progresses, we anticipate uncovering even more profound insights into the intricate relationship between the gut microbiome and human health.…”
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Aflatoxin B1Contamination of Some Edible Grains Marketed in Nigeria by S. A. Odoemelam, C. I. Osu

“…The presence of aflatoxins in grains constitutes a serious health hazard to both human beings and animals because of their toxic and carcinogenic property.…”
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KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF EAR CAREIN SAUDI COMMUNITY by Osama Mansour Alateeq et al

“…Ear wax is useful and protective for the human ears, and in normal cases it exists in healthy amounts inside the ear canal. …”
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Structures internes claviculaires chez Pan, Gorilla et Homo. Méthode d’analyse et résultats préliminaires by Jean-Luc Voisin, Antoine Balzeau

“…Moreover, chimpanzee clavicles are characterized by a relative volume of high density bone structure superior to that of gorillas and humans. For a quarter of chimpanzees, this is characterized by an absence of low density structures at the inflexion point of the acromial curvature. …”
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Blocking Type I Interferon Production: A New Therapeutic Option to Reduce the HIV-1-Induced Immune Activation by Moritz Ries, Kathrin Pritschet, Barbara Schmidt

“…In this respect, the prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus-associated Hodgkin lymphoma and human papillomavirus-related anal neoplasia is rising in aging HIV-1-infected individuals despite antiretroviral therapy. …”
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THE EFFECT OF ACID ETCHING TREATMENT ON SURFACE PROPERTIES OF DENTAL HARD TISSUE by Maria Iancu, Norina Forna, Aurora Antoniac, Marius Manole, Octavian Trante, Paltanea Veronica, Doriana Forna, Gabriela Cioca, Nicolcescu Pantelie

“…These substances were applied to the human teeth for a maximum of 15 seconds. As investigation methods, the surface roughness was determined based on atomic force microscopy (AFM), and we analyzed the surface morphology in detail using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Carcinogenic and Genotoxicity of some PAHs in commonly consumed smoked fish (<i>Parachanna obscura</i> and <i>Ethmalosa fimbriata) </i> by N.O. Erhunmwunse, S.A. Ekaye

“… The dietary exposure of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) and potential risk to human health was instigated in two different traditionally smoked species of fish (Parachanna obscura and Ethmalosa frimbriata) purchased from three markets in Benin City. …”
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Fine Tuning of an Advanced Planner for Cognitive Training of Older Adults by Mauro Gaspari, Giovanna Mioni, Dario Signorello, Franca Stablum, Sara Zuppiroli

“…Furthermore, it is essential to provide the appropriate level of complexity for the planning task. A human-centred approach was used to address the issues identified in the design of the tool. …”
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Intestinal Permeability Assays: a Review by A. A. Iakupova, S. R. Abdulkhakov, R. K. Zalyalov, A. G. Safin, R. A. Abdulkhakov

“…The intestinal barrier integrity and permeability assays differ by the application setting (in vivo or ex vivo), subject (human or animal), marker molecules used to assess permeability (ions, various size carbohydrates, macromolecules, antigens, bacterial products and bacteria), biomaterial for the marker concentration assays (peripheral blood, portal venous blood, urine, stool). …”
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Decision Support Model for Introduction of Gamification Solution Using AHP by Sangkyun Kim

“…However, introduction of gamification is not easy because the planning and implementation processes of gamification are very complicated and it needs interdisciplinary knowledge such as information systems, organization behavior, and human psychology. Providing a systematic decision making method for gamification process is the purpose of this paper. …”
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A New Paradigm in Cardiac Regeneration: The Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome by Clara Gallina, Valentina Turinetto, Claudia Giachino

“…Its therapeutic potential has been already shown in several preclinical models and both the safety and efficacy of MSCs-based therapy are being evaluated in humans. It is now clear that the predominant mechanism by which MSCs participate in heart tissue repair is through a paracrine activity. …”
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