100 Years of palaeo-research and its relevance for transformation and social cohesion in South Africa by Dipuo Kgotleng, Stella Basinyi, Wendy Black, Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise

“…This centennial milestone necessitates reflection on the role of science in society, with a critical look at the relationship between palaeosciences, the theories of human evolution, and the researcher’s interaction with southern African Indigenous peoples. …”
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Standardized Functions for Smartphone Applications: Examples from Maternal and Child Health by Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Mark Tomlinson, Dallas Swendeman, Adabel Lee, Erynne Jones

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Female reproductive ageing persists despite high infanticide risk in chacma baboons and geladas by Jacob A. Feder, India A. Schneider-Crease, Jacinta C. Beehner, Thore J. Bergman, Robert M. Seyfarth, Joan B. Silk, Noah Snyder-Mackler, Amy Lu

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PERCEPTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IMPACT ON DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND RESIDENTS' OVERALL LIFE SATISFACTION by Marta Alves, Helena Alves, Eugénia Pedro, João Capucho

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Haematological and Biochemical Studies on some Species of Fishes by LC Chuku, AA Uwakwe

“…Catfish haemoglobin electrophoretic pattern was similar to human HbAA blood, with haemoglobin (Hb) concentration range of 12.0 – 17.8gm%. …”
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A Systematic Review of Bilateral Upper Limb Training Devices for Poststroke Rehabilitation by A. (Lex) E. Q. van Delden, C. (Lieke) E. Peper, Gert Kwakkel, Peter J. Beek

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Forming innovative work behavior prospective police investigator through self-efficacy and job crafting in the post-COVID-19 by Girindra Wardana Akbar Ramadhani, Fendy Suhariadi, Bagong Suyanto, Ian Firstian Aldhi, Elisabeth Supriharyanti, Dwi Hardaningtyas, Ansar Abbas

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Effects of Ubiquinol-10 on MicroRNA-146a Expression In Vitro and In Vivo by Constance Schmelzer, Mitsuaki Kitano, Gerald Rimbach, Petra Niklowitz, Thomas Menke, Kazunori Hosoe, Frank Döring

“…We hypothesized that this induction could be modulated by the antioxidant ubiquinol-10. Preincubation of human monocytic THP-1 cells with ubiquinol-10 reduced the LPS-induced expression level of miR-146a to 78.9 ± 13.22%. …”
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Variations of the ulnar nerve within the ulnar tunnel and palm in a select South African population by Lutho Daza, Julia Fernandes, Geney Gunston, Jeshika Luckrajh-Williams

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Universal receptive system as a novel regulator of transcriptomic activity of Staphylococcus aureus by George Tetz, Kristina Kardava, Maria Vecherkovskaya, Alireza Khodadadi-Jamayran, Aristotelis Tsirigos, Victor Tetz

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Childhood abuse and neglect and adult body attitude by Laura Råman, Mia Scheffers, Janet Moeijes, Bertus F. Jeronimus

“…Background: The body is the medium through which humans experience the world, and the body is key to most suffering, healing, and clinical mental diagnoses. …”
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Myocarditis and neutrophil-mediated vascular leakage but not cytokine storm associated with fatal murine leptospirosisResearch in context by Stylianos Papadopoulos, David Hardy, Frédérique Vernel-Pauillac, Magali Tichit, Ivo G. Boneca, Catherine Werts

“…Summary: Background: Leptospirosis is a globally neglected re-emerging zoonosis affecting all mammals, albeit with variable outcomes. Humans are susceptible to leptospirosis; infection with Leptospira interrogans species can cause severe disease in humans, with multi-organ failure, mainly affecting kidney, lung and liver function, leading to death in 10% of cases. …”
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Insights into the biology and insecticide susceptibility of the secondary malaria vector Anopheles parensis in an area with long-term use of insecticide-treated nets in northwester... by Salum Abdallah Mapua, Ismail Hassan Nambunga, Joel Ouma Odero, Gustav Mkandawile, John Paliga Masalu, Najat Feruz Kahamba, Emmanuel Elirehema Hape, Nancy Stephen Matowo, Frederic Tripet, Fredros Oketch Okumu

“…This species was present in both indoor and outdoor collections, yet the females exclusively fed on non-human vertebrates, with no human blood meals detected. …”
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Delay of innate immune responses following influenza B virus infection affects the development of a robust antibody response in ferrets by Thomas Rowe, Ashley Fletcher, Melissa Lange, Yasuko Hatta, Gabriela Jasso, David E. Wentworth, Ted M. Ross

“…ABSTRACT Due to its natural influenza susceptibility, clinical signs, transmission, and similar sialic acid residue distribution, the ferret is the primary animal model for human influenza research. Antibodies generated following infection of ferrets with human influenza viruses are used in surveillance to detect antigenic drift and cross-reactivity with vaccine viruses and circulating strains. …”
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Sensors and Advanced Sensing Techniques for Computer Vision Applications by Christos-Nikolaos Anagnostopoulos, Stelios Krinidis

“…Computer vision is a multidisciplinary field that enables machines to interpret and understand visual information from the world, simulating human vision [...]…”
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Preliminary Characterization of a Monoclonal Antibody (AS-2) against Cell Cycle Related Proteins by Stefano Nigro, Anna Rapallo, Angela Di Vinci, Elio Geido, Roberto Orecchia, Walter Giaretti

“…A monoclonal antibody (AS-2) raised by using isolated nuclei from a human erythroleukemia cell line as immunogen is described.…”
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Bacterial Communities in Neonatal Feces are Similar to Mothers’ Placentae by Xu-Dong Dong, Xiao-Ran Li, Jian-Jun Luan, Xiao-Feng Liu, Juan Peng, Yi-Yong Luo, Chen-Jian Liu

“…BACKGROUND: The gut microbiota plays an important role in human health. It is essential to understand how the composition of the gut microbiota in neonates is established.…”
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Chromosomal analysis and short-term outcome of prenatally diagnosed congenital heart disease by Marcellino Verbeke, Laurens Hannes, Koen Devriendt, Kris Van den Bogaert, Bjorn Cools, Luc De Catte, Marc Gewillig, Jeroen Breckpot

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Comparing the Efficacy of Two Cognitive Screening Tools in Identifying Gray and White Matter Brain Damage among Older Adults by Paula Andreatta Maduro, Manoel Pereira Guimarães, Mateus de Sousa Rodrigues, Ana Paula Pereira Rolim Coimbra Pinto, Américo Alves da Mota Junior, Alaine Souza Lima Rocha, Juliana Magalhães Duarte Matoso, Bruno Bavaresco Gambassi, Paulo Adriano Schwingel

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Protein Kinase Cε, Which Is Linked to Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Development of Squamous Cell Carcinomas, Stimulates Rapid Turnover of Adult Hair Follicle Stem Cells by Ashok Singh, Anupama Singh, Jordan M. Sand, Erika Heninger, Bilal Bin Hafeez, Ajit K. Verma

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