Cancer patients’ sense of coherence – psycho-oncological consultations and therapeutic alliance as salutogenic factors by Natalia Cecon-Stabel, Ibrahim Demirer, Holger Pfaff, Antje Dresen

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Association of Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC) with hematological parameters: a data mining approach by Nafiseh Hosseini, Sara Saffar Soflaei, Pooria Salehi-Sangani, Mahdiyeh Yaghooti-Khorasani, Bahram Shahri, Helia Rezaeifard, Habibollah Esmaily, Gordon A. Ferns, Mohsen Moohebati, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

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Vitamin D Deficiency Is Not Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy or Maculopathy by Uazman Alam, Yasar Amjad, Anges Wan Shan Chan, Omar Asghar, Ioannis N. Petropoulos, Rayaz A. Malik

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A prebiotic intervention improves mood in everyday life in healthy women but not in men: Exploratory results from a larger double-blind placebo controlled cross-over study by Koen Hogenelst, Tanja Krone, Boukje Eveleens Maarse, Ines Warnke, Jessica Snabel, Tim J. van den Broek, Frank Schuren, Matthijs Moerland, Femke P.M. Hoevenaars

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CAUSES OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONFLICTS IN CUSTOMS AND METHODS OF OVERCOMING THEM by A. Andrianov, V. Ovchinnikova

“…The article discusses the concept of the school of human relations as tool for solving situations conflict in the customs authorities. …”
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New Cities New Economies: South Africa and Africa’s Grand Plan, A Pan-African Economic Revolution by Tshilidzi Ratshitanga

“… There is no doubt that the year 2020 will go down in history as a year of major disruption towards humanity. It is critically important to analyse exactly what this disruption is. …”
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The Concept of "Time" as the Ideological Foundation of Cultural Identity by A. A. Koroleva

“…The author considers time as a universal category of human cognition. Cultural identity is closely linked with the conceptual view of the world. …”
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The extremely halotolerant black yeast Hortaea werneckii - a model for intraspecific hybridization in clonal fungi by Polona Zalar, Jerneja Zupančič, Cene Gostinčar, Janja Zajc, G. Sybren de Hoog, Filomena De Leo, Armando Azua-Bustos, Nina Gunde-Cimerman

“…Although typically saprobic, H. werneckii can also act as a commensal coloniser on human skin, causing tinea nigra on hands and soles. …”
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Unexpected Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Air Quality in the Metro Atlanta, USA Using Ground-based and Satellite Observations by Guanyu Huang, Reyla Ponder, Amber Bond, Hailey Brim, Akua Temeng, Aaron R. Naeger, Lei Zhu

“…This slight air quality improvement is primarily caused by the reduced human activities, as COVID-19 lockdowns have reduced ~50% human activities, measured by traffic volume. …”
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Assessing the impact of sewage and wastewater on antimicrobial resistance in nearshore Antarctic biofilms and sediments by Melody S Clark, Benjamin H Gregson, Carla Greco, Harisree Paramel Nair, Marlon Clark, Claire Evans, Kevin A. Hughes, Kudzai Hwengwere, Marcus Leung, Lloyd S Peck, Caray A. Walker, William Chow

“…Abstract Background Despite being recognised as a global problem, our understanding of human-mediated antimicrobial resistance (AMR) spread to remote regions of the world is limited. …”
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Development of a TCR-like antibody and chimeric antigen receptor against NY-ESO-1/HLA-A2 for cancer immunotherapy by Xin Liu, Yang Du, Ningyan Zhang, Zhiqiang An, Wei Xiong, Yixiang Xu, Bingnan Yin, Yuqian Huang, Junjun Chu, Changsheng Xing, Chen Qian, Tianhao Duan, Helen Y Wang, John S. Yu, Rongfu Wang

“…To mimic the feature of T-cell receptor (TCR) that recognizes the complex of major histocompatibility class I and peptide on the cell surface derived from the processed intracellular antigen, we used NY-ESO-1, a cancer-testis antigen, to develop a TCR-like fully human IgG1 antibody and its derivative, CAR-T cells, for cancer immunotherapy.Methods Human single-chain variable antibody fragment (scFv) phage library (~10∧11) was screened against HLA-A2/NY-ESO-1 (peptide 157–165) complex to obtain target-specific antibodies. …”
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Russian Science Foundation grant No. 20-14-00140 supported this study. The authors are thankful to the multi-access Center “Bioinformatics” for the use of computational resources a... by O. V. Vishnevsky, I. V. Chadaeva, E. B. Sharypova, B. M. Khandaev, K. A. Zolotareva, A. V. Kazachek, P. M. Ponomarenko, N. L. Podkolodny, D. A. Rasskazov, E. V. Zemlyanskaya, A. G. Bogomolov, O. A. Podkolodnaya, L. K. Savinkova, M. P. Ponomarenko

“…Besides, the palatability of plant foods and their health benefits could also be subjected to selection by humans in the past. Nonetheless, it is unclear whether in antiquity, aside from positive selection for beneficial properties of plants, humans simultaneously selected against such detrimental properties as allergenicity. …”
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Correction: The periplasmic protein HslJ is the firstline of defense against oxidative stress in Acinetobacter baumannii by Daniela Scribano, Martina Pasqua, Dolores Limongi, Lucia Nencioni, Anna Teresa Palamara, Cecilia Ambrosi

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Effect of High Methionine and Folic Acid Diet on the Level of Homocysteine and Lipid Profile in Experimental Rats by Bieżanowska-Kopeć Renata, Leszczyńska Teresa

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DROUGHT RISK ANALYSIS USING SPI FOR EFFECTIVE AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS’ AND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OVER VICTORIA STATE, AUSTRALIA by Bernard Moeketsi Hlalele

“…Drought is a gradual and persistent hazard resulting from below-average precipitation, which poses a threat to various economic sectors and human life as a whole. This external and insurable risk predominantly affects agriculture and water resource management projects, causing a ripple effect across related sectors and operations. …”
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Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products and Its Involvement in Inflammatory Diseases by Yaw Kuang Chuah, Rusliza Basir, Herni Talib, Tung Hing Tie, Norshariza Nordin

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Mathematics as Information Compression via the Matching and Unification of Patterns by J. Gerard Wolff

“…This new perspective on the foundations of mathematics reflects the facts that mathematics is almost exclusively the product of human brains, and has been developed, as an aid to human thinking, mathematics is likely to be consonant with much evidence for the importance of IC in human learning, perception, and cognition. …”
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Co-targeting of metabolism using dietary and pharmacologic approaches reduces breast cancer metastatic burden by Qianying Zuo, Jin Young Yoo, Erik R. Nelson, Matthew J. Sikora, Rebecca B. Riggins, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan

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Spontaneous Subcapsular Renal Hematoma: Strange Case in an Anticoagulated Patient with HWMH after Aortic and Iliac Endovascular Stenting Procedure by Michele Greco, Salvatore Butticè, Filippo Benedetto, Francesco Spinelli, Olivier Traxer, Tzevat Tefik, Rosa Pappalardo, Carlo Magno

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Reduction of cyanide concentration in cassava by lactic acid bacteria fermentation: A meta-analysis by Jayanegara M. Asyam, Palupi Eny, Jayanegara Anuraga

“…Cassava is a major staple food for humans in many countries, particularly in tropical regions. …”
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