Preparation and characterization of SPE column with smart green molecularly imprinted polymers materials for selective determination of S-metolachlor herbicide by Dominika Rapacz, Katarzyna Smolińska-Kempisty, Joanna Wolska

“…Abstract The presence of traces of herbicides in ground and surface waters can have adverse impacts on humans and the environment. Therefore, developing a highly selective and reusable adsorbent for monitoring water quality has become important. …”
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Developing the maturity model of strategic alliances using the weighted fuzzy inference system by Saeed Roshandel, Mohammad Karimi Govareshaki, Morteza Abbasi

“…So, there is no model to measure the maturity of a strategic alliance with an evaluation tool that can deal with the inaccuracy caused by human judgment and the inherent uncertainty of the evaluation. …”
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تصمیم الخدمات المعلوماتیة وفقا لاحتیاجات المستفیدین من مکتبات کلیات جامعة طنطا : دراسة تخطیطیة by د. هبة فتحى دنیا

“…The study also concluded that costs, the need toqualify human in libraries, limited library space, and lack of technology are themost important challenges that may face the faculties of the University of Tantalibraries when adopting this approach.…”
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Mechanism of Inflammation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Francesco Parmeggiani, Mario R. Romano, Ciro Costagliola, Francesco Semeraro, Carlo Incorvaia, Sergio D’Angelo, Paolo Perri, Paolo De Palma, Katia De Nadai, Adolfo Sebastiani

“…In the aging retina, free radicals and oxidized lipoproteins are considered to be major causes of tissue stress resulting in local triggers for parainflammation, a chronic status which contributes to initiation and/or progression of many human neurodegenerative diseases such as AMD. Experimental and clinical evidences strongly indicate the pathogenetic role of immunologic processes in AMD occurrence, consisting of production of inflammatory related molecules, recruitment of macrophages, complement activation, microglial activation and accumulation within those structures that compose an essential area of the retina known as macula lutea. …”
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Theoretical considerations on the pedagogical competencies of Imaging and Medical Radiophysics teachers by Fernando Machado Acuña, Geovanis Olivares Paizan, Marhyam Solano Pérez, Susel Moll Varela

“…Discussion: medical education faces theoretical and practical challenges that lead to the development of professional and pedagogical skills and the training of human resources in quality health. Conclusions: the development of the pedagogical skills of Imaging and Medical Radiophysics teachers is a necessary and urgent process. …”
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Beneficial Effect of Cissus quadrangularis Linn. on Osteopenia Associated with Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Male Wistar Rats by Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla, Sreedhara Ranganath Pai Karkala, Bhagath Kumar Potu, Kumar M.R. Bhat

“…Another group of diabetic rats were treated with subcutaneous injection of synthetic human insulin. The cortical and trabecular bone thickness and bone strength were significantly decreased in diabetic rats. …”
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The effect of compensation, career development and job satisfaction on employee turnover intention at hooray school Bali by Ni Made Elita Ambara Putri, Putu Kepramareni, I Gst. Ngurah Bagus Gunadi

“…This study contributes to human resource management, especially in the context of reducing turnover intention through improving career development and job satisfaction in educational institutions.…”
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An In Silico Approach for Evaluating a Fraction-Based, Risk Assessment Method for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Mixtures by Nina Ching Y. Wang, Glenn E. Rice, Linda K. Teuschler, Joan Colman, Raymond S. H. Yang

“…Both the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) and the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Criteria Working Group (TPHCWG) developed fraction-based approaches for assessing human health risks posed by total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) mixtures in the environment. …”
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The autonomy of will and the patient's right to self-determination: Legal guarantees and (bio)ethical dilemmas by Simonović Ivana

“…The reason for the debate is provided by the Preliminary Draft of the Civil Code of Serbia, which establishes a new subjective (personal) right - the right to a dignified death (euthanasia), which may be exercised in exceptional circumstances by fulfilling the specifically prescribed humane, psycho-social and medical conditions. Euthanasia entails not only legal and medical but also psychological and social aspects. …”
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Global Democratic World Order: Utopia or Reality? by An. A. Gromyko, Al. A. Gromyko

“…Representatives of two generations of the Russian international relations scholars – Anatoly Andreevich Gromyko (1932–2017) and Aleksey Anatol’evich Gromyko – share their views on major threats to international peace and outline key pillars to ensuring survival of human civilization. The essay examines such issues as arms control, with special focus on weapons of mass destruction; continuing importance of the institute of a nation-state in the context of globalization, growing interdependence and increased role of non-state actors; primacy of the rule of law over the rule of force, as enshrined in the United Nations Charter, and, finally, great powers’ responsibility for global governance and global stability. …”
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Gut Microbial Translocation in Critically Ill Children and Effects of Supplementation with Pre- and Pro Biotics by Paola Papoff, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Carla Cerasaro, Elena Caresta, Fabio Midulla, Corrado Moretti

“…Despite good evidence from experimental studies to support the theory of bacterial translocation as a cause of sepsis, there is little evidence in human studies to confirm that translocation is directly correlated to bloodstream infections in critically ill children. …”
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Addressing Stem Cell Therapeutic Approaches in Pathobiology of Diabetes and Its Complications by Bou-Yue Peng, Navneet Kumar Dubey, Viraj Krishna Mishra, Feng-Chou Tsai, Rajni Dubey, Win-Ping Deng, Hong-Jian Wei

“…High morbidity and mortality of diabetes mellitus (DM) throughout the human population is a serious threat which needs to be addressed cautiously. …”
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Parasites and plantations: Disease, environment and society in efforts to induce extinction of hookworm in Jamaica, 1919–1936 by Jonathan D. Roberts, Lorna L. Waddington, Rupert J. Quinnell, Graham Huggan, Alison M. Dunn

“…This study, however, examines an attempt to induce extinction of a parasite: human hookworm (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale). …”
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Glutamine and cancer: metabolism, immune microenvironment, and therapeutic targets by Ding Nan, Weiping Yao, Luanluan Huang, Ruiqi Liu, Xiaoyan Chen, Wenjie Xia, Hailong Sheng, Haibo Zhang, Xiaodong Liang, Yanwei Lu

“…Abstract Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in human serum, and it can provide carbon and nitrogen for biosynthesis, which is crucial for proliferating cells. …”
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Intensified monsoonal rainstorm events over westerly-dominated Asian interior during the warm mid-Holocene by Peixian Shu, Weijian Zhou, Aaron E. Putnam, Baosheng Li, Shugang Kang, Yingying Sha, Zhengguo Shi, Guodong Ming, Hong Wang, Youbin Sun, David K. Wright, Weiguo Liu, Xiaodong Liu, Peng Cheng, Yougui Song, Dongfeng Niu, John R. Dodson, Hua Du, Jiaju Zhao, Zeke Zhang, Yahui Qiu, Zhisheng An

“…Abstract Hydroclimatic change in the Asian interior plays a key role in regulating regional environmental sustainability, water security, and human-nature relationships. However, the influence of the summer monsoon and westerly circulation on the evolution of hydroclimate over the arid Asian interior remains controversial. …”
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Accident Data-Driven Consequence Analysis in Maritime Industries by Jiahui Shi, Zhengjiang Liu

“…Their consequences are another important issue because they often involve significant economic losses and human casualties. Accident consequences do not occur randomly, but are triggered by a series of influential factors. …”
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Salmon Muscle Adherence to Polymer Coatings and Determination of Antibiotic Residues by Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Selected Reaction Monitorin... by E. Zumelzu, M. J. Wehrhahn, O. Muñoz, F. Rull

“…The introduction of antibiotics is a matter of concern regarding the effects on human health and biodiversity. It is important to determine their impact on the adhesion of postmortem salmon muscle to can walls and the surface and structural changes affecting the functionality of multilayers. …”
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Corporate Carbon Footprint Analysis: Example Calculation for a Chemical Factory by Gözde Çolak, Burçin Atılgan Türkmen

“…In recent years, the concept of sustainable development has emerged as a concept associated with the risk that humanity will be unable to leave a livable world to future generations. …”
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Safety of Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) in Patients with Sickle Cell Trait/Anemia by Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Prema P. Peethambaram

“…Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) is a recombinant filgrastim (human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)) attached to a polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecule and is given as part of chemotherapy regimens that are associated with significant myelosuppression and risk for febrile neutropenia. …”
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Activator Protein-1 Transcriptional Activity Drives Soluble Micrograft-Mediated Cell Migration and Promotes the Matrix Remodeling Machinery by Martina Balli, Jonathan Sai-Hong Chui, Paraskevi Athanasouli, Willy Antoni Abreu de Oliveira, Youssef El Laithy, Maurilio Sampaolesi, Frederic Lluis

“…In this study, we identified the active protein-1 (AP-1) member Fos-related antigen-1 (Fra-1) to play a central role in the extracellular signal-regulated kinase- (ERK-) mediated enhanced cell migratory capacity of soluble micrograft-treated mouse adult fibroblasts and in the human keratinocyte cell model. Accordingly, we show that increased micrograft-dependent in vitro cell migration and matrix metalloprotease activity is abolished upon inhibition of AP-1. …”
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