Ion channel traffic jams: the significance of trafficking deficiency in long QT syndrome by Gema Mondéjar-Parreño, Ana I. Moreno-Manuel, Juan Manuel Ruiz-Robles, José Jalife

“…Disruption of ion channel trafficking is one of the main sources of LQTS. We review some molecular pathways and mechanisms involved in cardiac ion channel trafficking. …”
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Phlebotomus perniciosus response to volatile organic compounds of dogs and humans. by Marcos Antonio Bezerra-Santos, Valeria Zeni, Onofrio Marco Pistillo, Stefano Bedini, Ilaria D'Isita, Giovanni Benelli, Giacinto Salvatore Germinara, Petr Volf, Domenico Otranto

“…The olfactory response of insect vectors such as phlebotomine sand flies is a key facet for investigating their interactions with vertebrate hosts and associated vector-borne pathogens. Such studies are mainly performed by assessing the electrophysiological response and the olfactory behaviour of these arthropods towards volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by hosts. …”
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Studies on Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Rudbeckia triloba by Zenovia Moldovan, Mihaela Buleandră, Eliza Oprea, Zamfirica Mînea

“…For this purpose, essential oil, infusion, decoction, and hydroalcoholic macerate obtained from different aerial parts of Rudbeckia triloba were analyzed. The main phytochemical constituents identified by GC-MS analysis were found to be α-pinene (in dried leaves (46.0%) and flowers (40.1%)) and β-phellandrene (in essential oil of dried inflorescences (26.09%)). …”
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Why the brown ghost chirps at night by Livio Oboti, Federico Pedraja, Marie Ritter, Marlena Lohse, Lennart Klette, Rüdiger Krahe

“…The brown ghost knifefish is appealing as a study subject due to a rich electric ‘vocabulary’, made by individually variable and sex-specific electric signals. These are mainly characterized by brief frequency modulations of the oscillating dipole moment continuously generated by their electric organ, and are known as chirps. …”
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The act of abortion due to rape in the view of ath-tabari in kitab jami' al-bayan fi ta'wil Al-qur'an by Eztika Azzahra Aji, Ahmad Zuhri, Husnel Anwar Matondang, Mardian Idris Harahap

“…This is not permitted for several reasons, namely Islamic Sharia came in order to maintain Adhdharuriyyaat al-khams, abortion is completely contrary to the main purpose of marriage and the act of abortion is a negative attitude towards Allah SWT. …”
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Textural, Color, and Sensory Analysis of Cookies Prepared with Hemp Oil-Based Oleogels by Ana Leahu, Cristina Ghinea, Sorina Ropciuc, Cristina Damian

“…In this study, the rheological and textural profile of cookies formulated with oleogel as the main margarine substitute was evaluated. Hemp seed vegetable oil was oleogelized with four types of waxes: beeswax (BW), carnauba wax (CW), candelilla wax (DW), rice bran wax (RW), and three oleogeling agents, sitosterol (S), pea protein (PP), and xanthan gum (XG), respectively. …”
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Living Group Mosaic Family: participation of people with disabilities in the community by Marta Aoki, Fátima Correa Oliver, Ariane Bazarin de Campos Cancegliero, Júlia Colussi

“…The aims of the study are: to reflect on the necessary support for the maintenance of these people in community activities, to identify the main issues presented in group dynamics regarding communication, interpersonal relationships, individual and collective transformations, and to understand current challenges to integrate material production to the Living Group to solidarity economy circuits. …”
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Internet of things enabled smart agriculture: Current status, latest advancements, challenges and countermeasures by Navod Neranjan Thilakarathne, Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar, Pg Emeroylariffion Abas, Hayati Yassin

“…In this regard, this research aims to synthesize the current knowledge of smart agriculture, highlighting its current status, main components, latest application areas, advanced agricultural practices, hardware and software used, success stores, potential challenges, and countermeasures to them, and future trends, for the growth of the industry as well as a reference to future research.…”
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Spatial-Temporal Evolution Characteristics and Countermeasures of Urban Innovation Space Distribution: An Empirical Study Based on Data of Nanjing High-Tech Enterprises by Shuang Tang, Jingxiang Zhang, Fangqu Niu

“…A large number of studies on the relation between innovation activities and geographic space mainly focus on the phenomena at the regional level, and the city is only regarded as a target of innovation activities agglomeration. …”
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The use of industrial waste materials for alleviation of iron deficiency in sunflower and maize by Brigitta Tóth, Makoena Joyce Moloi

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PRAXIOCENTRALISM IN THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD OF THE TEACHER (Continuation of the article) by L. Yu. Monakhova, V. S. Fedotova

“…Introduction. The main objective of the professional standard, systematizing the work function of a teacher, is to describe not personal qualities of teachers but the process and outcome of their activities. …”
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Barriers to medication administration error reporting in a tertiary hospital in Lebanon by Remy Daou, Diala Mehanna, Najwa El Gerges, Marianne Chalhoub

“…A total of 275 responses were recorded and analysed using the IBM SPSS software V.23.0.Results Our study showed that ‘Fear’ and ‘Administrative response’ present the two main types of barriers to MAE reporting with a frequency of 62.9% and 60.7%, respectively, with more than half of our nurses confirming it (52.7%). …”
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A Space-Vector Analysis of the Twelve-Pulse Diode Bridge Rectifier Operation for the Auxiliary Circuit Current Determination Providing the Optimal Line Currents’ THD by Jaroslaw Rolek, Grzegorz Utrata

“…When the auxiliary circuit is connected to the interphase reactor (IPR) additional (secondary) winding, the ability of the rectification system to reduce the line current THD depends mainly on the auxiliary circuit current waveform and its parameters. …”
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Model OLD0: A Physical Parameterization for Clear-Sky Downward Longwave Radiation by Juan Carlos Ceballos, Diego Pereira Enoré, Jaidete Monteiro de Souza, Francisco Luiz Leitão de Mesquita

“…Abstract Downward longwave irradiance DLF is one of the main components of the surface radiation balance (SRB), but its direct measurement is currently limited. …”
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<i>Quercus cerris</i> Leaf Functional Traits to Assess Urban Forest Health Status for Expeditious Analysis in a Mediterranean European Context by Luca Quaranta, Piera Di Marzio, Paola Fortini

“…This study aimed to identify suitable leaf functional traits for assessing the response of <i>Q. cerris</i> in urban forests and to analyze the main climatic variables influencing its performance in urban contexts. …”
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"I'll take them another day": A qualitative study exploring the socio-behavioral complexities of childhood vaccination in urban poor settlements. by Judy Gichuki, Ben Ngoye, Francis Wafula

“…From the analysis, four main thematic categories were derived. These included attitude factors such as perceived vaccine benefits, cultural beliefs, and emotional factors including parental love. …”
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DESCRIPTION OF KNOWLEDGE IN EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS AT SUKOMULYO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, GRESIK by Amellia Mardhika, Rania Iqlima Altas, Lailatul Fadliyah, Emuliana Sulpat, Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Riris Medawati

“…Mothers with good knowledge mainly were owned by mothers aged 20-35, as many as 21 people (77.78%), mothers with a college education last as many as 15 people (55.56%), and housewives as many as 21 people (77.78%). …”
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The Eurasian Magpie Preys on the Nests of Vinous‐throated Parrotbills in Invasive Smooth Cordgrass by Yanhong Chen, Youle Xu, Junjie Wang, Taiyu Chen, Bin Liu, Pan Chen, Changhu Lu

“…Here, our observations indicate that in cordgrass habitats, the main nest predator of parrotbills was the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica), accounting for 75% of predation events. …”
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Legal regulation of national security in Ukraine: today’s challenges by Ye. V. Kobko

“…It is noted that the legal mechanism for ensuring national security in Ukraine is regulated by a system of laws and by-laws. In this area, the main regulatory documents of both state and international nature are singled out and analyzed. …”
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Ethnosymbolism as a Framework for Early Modern Literature Analysis: Theoretical Reflections on the Identity of the Political Community of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by Skirmantas Knieža

“… The article aims to present historical ethnosymbolism as a theoretical alternative to the dominant modernist theories of nationalism. While the latter mainly focus on social factors and associate the emergence of nationalism with the industrialization of the 19th century, ethnosymbolists suggest evaluating cultural factors and interpreting the emergence of the modern nation as a chronological, continuous, and gradual process. …”
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