Merit-based recruitment in the South African Public Service: Challenges and opportunities by Simon Matome Nkgapele, Sifiso Mofokeng

“…Merit-based recruitment is crucial for meeting the public service's human resource needs and achieving employment equity by making opportunities accessible to all societal groups. …”
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Phytogenic feed additives as alternatives to antibiotics in poultry production: A review by Noor Aminullah, Allauddin Mostamand, Ahmadullah Zahir, Obaidullah Mahaq, Mohammad Naeem Azizi

“…The overuse of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, particularly poultry, has led to growing concerns about multidrug microbial resistance, posing significant risks to both human and animal health. Subtherapeutic doses of antibiotics have traditionally been used to enhance growth and improve economic efficiency in poultry farming. …”
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Histopathological, Immunohistochemical and Biochemical Studies of Murine Hepatosplenic Tissues Affected by Chronic Toxoplasmosis by Samah Hassan Yahia, Samia Elsayed Etewa, Nesreen Saeed Saleh, Samira Metwally Mohammad, Nora Ibrahim Aboulfotouh, Ahmad Mansour Kandil, Mohamed Hassan Sarhan

“…Toxoplasmosis is a serious health problem in humans and animals resulting from obligatory intracellular invasion of reticuloendothelial tissue by Toxoplasma gondii. …”
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The Potential for Cellular Therapy Combined with Growth Factors in Spinal Cord Injury by Jack Rosner, Pablo Avalos, Frank Acosta, John Liu, Doniel Drazin

“…Therapies that show promise in small animal models may not transfer to nonhuman primates and humans. None of the research has resulted in remarkable improvement, but many areas show promise. …”
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Historical shoreline analysis in selected areas on the east coast of Albay, Philippines by Antonino B. Mendoza Jr., Joshua K. B. Bista, Skorzeny C. De Jesus, María Luisa U. Tango

“…Natural processes, including storm surges and sediment transport, were compounded by human activities such as sand mining, urban expansion, and coastal road constructions, resulting in the degradation, fragmentation and loss of vital coastal ecosystems. …”
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Gamma delta T cells in acute myeloid leukemia: biology and emerging therapeutic strategies by Venkata Lokesh Battula, Abhishek Maiti, Adishwar Rao, Akriti Agrawal, Gautam Borthakur

“…Insights from murine models and clinical data in humans show improved overall survival, leukemia-free survival, reduced risk of relapse, enhanced graft-versus-leukemia effect, and decreased graft-versus-host disease in patients with AML who have higher reconstitution of γδ T cells following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. …”
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In Vitro Assessment of Antifungal Caspofungin on Leishmania donovani Culture Isolation by Narayan Raj Bhattarai, Keshav Rai, Suman Rijal, Basudha Khanal

“…Leishmania parasite isolation from the human aspirates is always challenging due to most probability of the fungal contamination and the use of antifungal drug which could support the selective growth of the Leishmania parasite. …”
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Lamotrigine-Valproic Acid Interaction Leading to Stevens–Johnson Syndrome by Marta Vázquez, Cecilia Maldonado, Natalia Guevara, Andrea Rey, Pietro Fagiolino, Antonella Carozzi, Carlos Azambuja

“…As this reactive metabolite is detoxified mainly by enzymatic reactions, involving microsomal epoxide hydrolase and/or GSH-S-transferases and these enzymes are polymorphically expressed in humans, arene oxide toxicity is increased when epoxide hydrolase or GSH-S-transferases is either defective or inhibited or a depletion of intracellular glutathione levels is taking place. …”
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Diet-Induced Obesity Is Associated with an Impaired NK Cell Function and an Increased Colon Cancer Incidence by Ina Bähr, Vincent Goritz, Henriette Doberstein, Grit Gesine Ruth Hiller, Philip Rosenstock, Janine Jahn, Ole Pörtner, Tobias Berreis, Thomas Mueller, Julia Spielmann, Heike Kielstein

“…In vitro investigations demonstrated a decreased IFN-γ secretion and cytotoxicity of human NK cells against colon tumor cells after NK cell preincubation with the adipokine leptin. …”
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Bleomycin pollution and lung health: The therapeutic potential of peimine in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting glycolysis by Kangchen Li, Xuefang Liu, Ruilong Lu, Peng Zhao, Yange Tian, Jiansheng Li

“…The increasing use of anticancer drugs has led to the emergence of environmental contaminants such as bleomycin (BLM), which poses significant threats to both aquatic ecosystems and human health. Bleomycin, known for its DNA-damaging properties, is extensively used in oncology. …”
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Topical Review: Basic Psychological Needs in Adolescents with Chronic Pain—A Self-Determination Perspective by Annina Riggenbach, Liesbet Goubert, Stijn Van Petegem, Rémy Amouroux

“…Self-Determination Theory proposes that the satisfaction of one’s basic psychological needs (for autonomy, relatedness, and competence) is crucial for understanding human flourishing and healthy development. However, the role of the basic psychological needs received little attention in a pediatric-pain population. …”
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Reinterpretasi Pendidikan Moderat dalam Tafsir Al-Muntakhabat Karya KH. Achmad Asrori Al-Ishaqi dan Penerapannya dalam Sistem Pendidikan di Indonesia by Muh Makhrus Ali Ridho, Lusia Mumtahana

“…Achmad Asrori al-Ishaqi include: First, justice ('is), second, wasaṭiyah (middle), third, strengthening brotherhood between fellow humans (tolerance), fourth, respect for differences. …”
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Effects of Acyclovir and IVIG on Behavioral Outcomes after HSV1 CNS Infection by Chandran Ramakrishna, Mari S. Golub, Abby Chiang, Teresa Hong, Markus Kalkum, Edouard M. Cantin

“…We hypothesized that CNS inflammation is casually involved in behavioral abnormalities after HSE and that treatment with ACV and pooled human immunoglobulin (IVIG), an immunomodulatory drug, would improve outcomes compared to mice treated with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) or ACV alone. …”
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Calcium Phosphate Coatings with Controlled Micro/Nano-Structures for Endothelial Cells Viability by Adil Elrayah, Ke Duan, Xiong Lu, Xiaob Lu, Jie Weng

“…The results showed the effect of hydrothermal coatings on HA scaffolds. Cultured human endothelial cells spread and proliferated better on the treated HA scaffolds than on the uncoated scaffolds, suggesting a potential effect of calcium phosphate surface morphology on endothelial cell response. …”
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Culturable Bacterial Communities Related to Different Larval Stages of Sanys irrosea (Guenee, 1852) (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidae) by Elif Sevim, Ali Sevim

“…In addition, some potential slug, human and plant pathogenic bacteria (Moraxella osloensis, Kocuria rosea and Clavibacter michi-ganensis) were isolated. …”
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INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES IN THE ROMANIAN PROTECTED AREAS. A GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH by MONICA DUMITRAŞCU, INES GRIGORESCU, GHEORGHE KUSCICSA, MIHAI DOROFTEI, MIHAELA NĂSTASE, CARMEN-SOFIA DRAGOTĂ

“…Taking into consideration the intensification of the human-induced influences in various habitats, the authors undertook an in-depth analysis of selected ITPS (Amorpha fruticosa, Acer Negundo, Ailanthus altissima, Fallopia japonica, Impatiens glandulifera) in relation to the key environmental driving forces in some protected areas considered as case-studies for each biogeographical region in Romania: Maramureş Mountains Natural Park (Alpine region), Mureş Floodplain Natural Park (Pannonic region), Comana Natural Park (Continental region), Măcin Mountains National Park (Steppic region) and Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (Pontic region). …”
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Population Genomics Reveals Elevated Inbreeding and Accumulation of Deleterious Mutations in White Raccoon Dogs by Yinping Tian, Yu Lin, Yue Ma, Jiayi Li, Sunil Kumar Sahu, Jiale Fan, Chen Lin, Zhiang Li, Minhui Shi, Fengping He, Lianduo Bai, Yuan Fu, Zhangwen Deng, Huabing Guo, Haimeng Li, Qiye Li, Yanchun Xu, Tianming Lan, Zhijun Hou, Yanling Xia, Shuhui Yang

“…Deleterious mutations accumulate in the population under genetic drift, inbreeding, and artificial selection during the development and maintenance of traits desired by humans. White raccoon dogs are among the most popular breeds of farmed raccoon dogs, but white raccoon dogs are more susceptible to disease and have a lower reproductive ability. …”
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The Immunoexpression of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Breast Carcinomas, Lactational Change, and Normal Breast Epithelium and Its Possible Role in Mammary Carcinogenesis by Raja Alyusuf, Javed Fayyaz Wazir, Urmil Prabha Brahmi, Abdul Rahman Fakhro, Moiz Bakhiet

“…This is the first study to compare GR expression in human lactating epithelium versus malignant and normal epithelium. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of physical-environmental factors of public spaces on the mental health of citizens (Case study: Ardabil city) by Elmira Azimi, Dariush Sattarzadeh, Lida Bolillan, Akbar Abdollahzadeh Tarf, Mahsa Faramarzi Asli

“…Meanwhile, the health of individuals in society as human capital is important in advancing the goals of thematic communities. …”
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In Vitro Expansion of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alters DNA Double Strand Break Repair of Etoposide Induced DNA Damage by Ian Hare, Marieta Gencheva, Rebecca Evans, James Fortney, Debbie Piktel, Jeffrey A. Vos, David Howell, Laura F. Gibson

“…To investigate the response to DSB stress with passage in vitro, primary human MSCs were exposed to etoposide (VP16) at various passages with subsequent evaluation of cellular damage responses and DNA repair. …”
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