The Influence of Monoamine Oxidase Variants on the Risk of Betel Quid-Associated Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer by Ping-Ho Chen, Bin Huang, Tien-Yu Shieh, Yan-Hsiung Wang, Yuk-Kwan Chen, Ju-Hui Wu, Jhen-Hao Huang, Chun-Chia Chen, Ka-Wo Lee

“…Betel quid (BQ) and areca nut (AN) (major BQ ingredient) are group I human carcinogens illustrated by International Agency for Research on Cancer and are closely associated with an elevated risk of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) and cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx. …”
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IT Usage and Innovation Performance of SMEs in China: A New Perspective by Shilei Hu, Xiaohong Wang

“…A research model integrating IT usage width, IT usage frequency, manufacturing flexibility, human capital quality, and firm innovation performance was proposed for this analysis. …”
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Epidemic spread of influenza viruses: The impact of transient populations on disease dynamics by Karen R. Ríos-Soto, Baojun Song, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

“…The recent H1N1 ('swine flu') pandemic and recent H5N1 ('avian flu') outbreaks have brought increased attention to the study of the role of animal populations as reservoirs for pathogens that could invade human populations. It is believed that pigs acquired flu strains from birds and humans, acting as a mixing vessel in generating new influenza viruses. …”
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Bacteria as Precision Tools for Cancer Therapy by Carmen Michán, José Prados, Juan‐Luis Ramos

“…These bacterial ‘killer’ genes were then assayed for their potential to target and control malignant cells in human cancers. The identification of the bacteriomes in different human organs and tissues, coupled with the observation that bacteria tend to accumulate near tumours, has opened new avenues for anti‐cancer strategies. …”
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Exploring the Civilizational Approach in Quranic Exegesis by Zahra Mahmudi, Habibollah Babaei

“…In parallel, the civilizational approach to Quranic exegesis offers a comprehensive, systemic, process-oriented, and human-centered framework for engaging with the Quran. …”
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An Alternative Method for Long-Term Culture of Chicken Embryonic Stem Cell In Vitro by Li Zhang, Yenan Wu, Xiang Li, Shao Wei, Yiming Xing, Zhengxing Lian, Hongbing Han

“…We found that the cESCs showed stem cell-like properties in vitro for a long term with the support of DF-1 feeder and basic culture medium supplemented with human basic fibroblast growth factor (hbFGF), mouse stem cell factor (mSCF), and human leukemia inhibitory factor (hLIF). …”
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Methods of Control of the Leishmania infantum Dog Reservoir: State of the Art by Michele Podaliri Vulpiani, Luigi Iannetti, Daniela Paganico, Filomena Iannino, Nicola Ferri

“…Leishmania infantum is a protozoan parasite causing severe vector-borne visceral diseases both in humans and dogs. The latter are the most important natural reservoir and therefore should be the main target of control measures. …”
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AHNAK2: a potential diagnostic biomarker for pancreatic cancer related to cellular motility by Mohamed Zardab, Barts Pancreas Tissue Bank, Richard P. Grose, Hemant M. Kocher

“…In silico analysis of published human sample datasets (n = 177) and ex vivo analysis of human plasma samples (n = 30 PDAC with matched 30 healthy control) suggested AHNAK2 could be a diagnostic biomarker. …”
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Aguamiel, a Traditional Mexican Beverage: A Review of Its Nutritional Composition, Health Effects and Conservation by Alma Delia Noriega-Juárez, Libier Meza-Espinoza, María de Lourdes García-Magaña, Rosa Isela Ortiz-Basurto, Martina Alejandra Chacón-López, Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza, Efigenia Montalvo-González

“…Understanding the composition of aguamiel is crucial as it may offer beneficial effects for human health. Reports have indicated its significance as a source of essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and fructooligosaccharides with prebiotic potential. …”
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Key characteristics in designing HIV interventions at a glance by Mona Larki, Elham Manouchehri

“…Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most serious problems confronting human society, with significant healthcare costs, societal concerns, and focus on the youth. …”
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3′ Splice Site Sequences of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Related SMN2 Pre-mRNA Include Enhancers for Nearby Exons by Sunghee Cho, Heegyum Moon, Tiing Jen Loh, Hyun Kyung Oh, Hey-Ran Kim, Myung-Geun Shin, D. Joshua Liao, Jianhua Zhou, Xuexiu Zheng, Haihong Shen

“…Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a human genetic disease which occurs because of the deletion or mutation of SMN1 gene. …”
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Putting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers’ confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological study by Nastaran Heydarikhayat, Fatemeh Darban, Jamileh Farokhzadian

“…“Putting the broken pieces of life together” was the main theme with sub-themes of “Ignorance confrontation”, “Schizophrenia acceptance process”, “Restoring a chaotic context with human and non-human approaches”, “Support seeking”, “Escaping from stigma”, “Roles restoring”, and “Lifelong caring”. …”
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Scientific Production of Behavioral Movement on Peruvian Indexed Journals: A Bibliointegrated Study by Richard Jhunior Mejia-Velarde, Giuliana Salazar-Alvarez

“…The studies were conducted only in humans, in different age groups and primarily using non-probability sampling. …”
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Deepening water scarcity in breadbasket nations by Qinyu Deng, Tyler Sharretts, Tariq Ali, Yufei Zoe Ao, Davide Danilo Chiarelli, Betelhem Demeke, Landon Marston, Piyush Mehta, Mesfin Mekonnen, Maria Cristina Rulli, Marta Tuninetti, Wei Xie, Kyle Frankel Davis

“…Abstract Water is crucial for meeting sustainability targets, but its unsustainable use threatens human wellbeing and the environment. Past assessments of water scarcity (i.e., water demand in exceedance of availability) have often been spatially coarse and temporally limited, reducing their utility for targeting interventions. …”
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Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease with Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Current Challenges and Future Concerns by Weiwei Zhang, Bin Jiao, Miaojin Zhou, Tao Zhou, Lu Shen

“…Current animal and cellular models of human AD, which are based on the Aβ and tau hypotheses only, partially resemble the familial AD. …”
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Dental Approach to Craniofacial Syndromes: How Can Developmental Fields Show Us a New Way to Understand Pathogenesis? by Inger Kjær

“…In this section, deviations observed in syndromes prenatally will be highlighted and compared to the normal human embryological craniofacial development. Specific focus will be given to developmental fields studied on animal tissue and transferred to human cranial development. …”
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Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of a GSH Inert Bisphosphonate Platinum (II) Complex by Lu Ma, Hua Liu, Yichun Ju, Kai Chen, Yi Yang, Zhichao Zhou, Zhenqin Zhang, Zheng Cai

“…DBPP could also destroy the tertiary structure of human serum albumin (HSA). Notably, 31P NMR and 1H NMR indicate that DBPP can hardly chelate with GSH, which could overcome the GSH-induced side effects. …”
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Image-Based Face Recognition Techniques Used in Disease Detection Approaches: A Survey by Ghalib Ahmed Salman, Inas Jawad Kadhim, Ahmed Husham Al-Badri

“… Facial diseases lead to noticeable changes on the human face, and some of them extend beyond internal effects or organ-based disorders. …”
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Automated Testing to Evaluate Employee Attendance System Performance Using Gtmetrix by Nurul Hafizhah, Ahmad Tri Hidayat

“…The employee attendance system is an important component in human resource management that functions to efficiently record and monitor employee attendance. …”
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Experts' Views on Factors Influencing Resource Allocation for Infectious Disease Emergencies Based on Humanitarian Principles: A Qualitative Study by Mohammad Reza Fallah Ghanbari, PhDc, Katayoun Jahangiri, PhD, Mehdi Safari, PhD, Zohreh Ghomian, PhD, Mohammad Ali Nekooie, PhD

“…Ethical principles and respect for human aspects are also important.…”
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