Sarco(endo)plasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase-2 Gene: Structure and Transcriptional Regulation of the Human Gene by Angel Zarain-Herzberg, Georgina Alvarez-Fernandez

“…In addition, the human gene has several repeated sequences mainly of the Alu and L2 type located upstream from position -1.7 kb, spanning in a continuous fashion for more than 40 kb. …”
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Comparison of Aging Performances and Mechanisms: Super-Durable Fire-Resistant “Xuan Paper” Versus Chinese Traditional Xuan Paper by Li-Ying Dong, Ying-Jie Zhu, Jin Wu, Han-Ping Yu

“…Paper is a thin nonwoven material made from cellulose fibers as the main raw material together with some additives. Paper is highly flammable, leading to the destruction of countless precious ancient books, documents, and art works in fire disasters. …”
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Medical thoracoscopy combined with intrapleural injection of urokinase for treatment of pleural infection-a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled study: study protocol by Kaige Wang, Linhui Yang, Panwen Tian, Fen Tan, Dan Liu, Weimin Li

“…Abstract Background Pleural diseases is a common respiratory disorder, mainly characterized as pleural effusion and patients with pleural effusion caused by pneumonia and empyema constituted 29% of the cohort, which suggests pleural infection as the predominant etiology of pleural effusion in China. …”
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Analysis of Shaking Table Tests of Underground Structures considering the Influence of the Structure-Soil Interface by Feng Shuang Guo, Yun Sheng Wang, Chang Bao Wang, LiJuan Wang

“…The difference between the two lies mainly in the corresponding maximum peak acceleration and the Fourier spectrum amplitude. …”
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“Urban by nature”: The Sokoto jihadist approach to urban planning by Stephanie Zehnle

“…The ribāt was a planned city attracting mainly slaves longing for freedom and salvation by the Jihadist promise that any inhabitant of the frontier city would eventually be liberated and enter Paradise. …”
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A multi-objective mathematical model for the multi-warehouse order picking system using Benders decomposition algorithm by Fatemeh Nikkhoo, Ali Hosseinzadeh Kashan, Bakhtiar Ostadi, Ehsan Nikbakhsh

“…Then, taking into account the main constraints of the problem, a multi-objective mathematical model has been formulated for the multi-warehouse order-picking problem. …”
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Determination of Carrageenan in Livestock and Poultry Meat by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Yanqin Sun, Xudong Zhu, Xixi Shen, Wei Wang

“…Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) has become the main method for the detection and analysis of food additives because of its good separation, high selectivity, and high sensitivity. …”
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MONETARY POLICY RULES AS THE FOUNDATION OF THE MODERN PARADIGM OF CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE by Inna O. Shkolnyk, Yurii M. Ohorilko

“…The question of central bank independence is one of the main issues in analyzing the foundations of the organization and functioning of these institutions. …”
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Differentiation of Isolated Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease from Other Small Bowel Ulcerative Diseases: Clinical Features and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy Characteristics by Meng Niu, Zheng-Hao Chen, Meng Li, Xing Zhang, Chun-Xiao Chen

“…The ulcers of ISBCD were more distributed in the ileum (111 (79.9%) vs. 29 (46.8%), p<0.001), and their main morphology differed in different intestinal segments. …”
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Mapping of Agate-like Soil Cover Structures Based on a Multitemporal Soil Line Using Neural Network Filtering of Remote Sensing Data by Dmitry I. Rukhovich, Polina V. Koroleva, Alexey D. Rukhovich, Mikhail A. Komissarov

“…According to the WRB, there are six main soil types, and according to the classification of Russian soils in 1977, there are four types. …”
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GLOBAL SCIENCE GOVERNANCE: CASE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS by M. V. Kharkevich, M. Yu. Tumanova, D. S. Korobov, S. N. Nedelko

“…Science as a social practice develops in a network form of self-organization, while international governmental organizations are instruments of bureaucratic (hierarchical) governance. The main thesis of this article is that under the conditions of globalization, the governance of basic science is carried out more effectively with the help of international intergovernmental organizations. …”
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Use of lay vaccinators in animal vaccination programmes: A scoping review. by Christian Tetteh Duamor, Katie Hampson, Felix Lankester, Maganga Sambo, Katharina Kreppel, Sally Wyke, Sarah Cleaveland

“…From 30 identified studies, lay vaccinators were used by non-government developmental (n = 12, 40%), research (n = 10, 33%) and government (n = 5, 17%) programmes to vaccinate domestic animals. The main reason for using lay vaccinators was to provide access to animal vaccination in the absence of professional veterinarians (n = 12, 40%). …”
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The status of women in the Ancient East: peculiarities of marriage and family relations in Mesopotamia by I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko

“…The main criteria of social differentiation of women in the first state formations of the Middle Ages have been studied. …”
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Epidemiology of Respiratory Pathogens in Children with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection and Impact of the Multiplex PCR Film Array Respiratory Panel: A 2-Year Study by Asmae Lamrani Hanchi, Morad Guennouni, Meriem Rachidi, Toufik Benhoumich, Hind Bennani, Mounir Bourrous, Fadl Mrabih Rabou Maoulainine, Said Younous, Mohamed Bouskraoui, Nabila Soraa

“…Sever acute respiratory infections (SARIs) are a public health issue that are common in children and are associated with an important morbidity and mortality rate worldwide. Although SARI are mainly caused by viruses, they are still a cause of antibiotic overuse. …”
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Good Tolerance of Citrate Accumulation due to Plasma Exchange among Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Prospective, Observational Study by Yuanji Ma, Yan Xu, Fang Chen, Ying Wang, Lang Bai, Hong Tang

“…Hypocalcemia (ionized calcium) and mild alkalosis were the main metabolic alterations. No symptoms associated with hypocalcemia occurred. …”
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Retention in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative analysis using self-determination theory by Shane A Norris, Stephen Lye, Catherine E Draper, Nosibusiso Tshetu, Nokuthula Nkosi

“…A codebook thematic approach was taken to data analysis; SDT was used to develop a conceptual model to analyse the data in context. The main themes identified were external influences on the trial, trial implementing environment, controlled motivation and intrinsic autonomous motivation.Results Our findings highlighted the contextual issues influencing the trial, including participants’ socioeconomic circumstances, and the presence or absence of social support, the trial complexity and participant burden. …”
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My child’s legacy: a mixed methods study of bereaved parents and providers’ opinions about collaboration with NICU teams in quality improvement initiatives by Annie Janvier, Sonia Dahan, Claude Julie Bourque, Ginette Mantha, Martin Reichherzer

“…Providers and researchers all reported positive experiences, mainly due to the unique perspectives of bereaved parents who took part in their projects.Conclusion(s) With careful recruitment and supervision, some bereaved parents can become resource parents involved in different types of activities. …”
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The epidemiology of Hepatitis B, C and D in Germany: A scoping review. by Gyde Steffen, Ida Sperle, Siv Aina Leendertz, Navina Sarma, Sandra Beermann, Roma Thamm, Viviane Bremer, Ruth Zimmermann, Sandra Dudareva

“…Outcomes on VH sequelae and care were mainly covered by studies in clinical populations of people living with viral hepatitis. …”
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Integrating univariate and multivariate stability indices for breeding clime-resilient barley cultivars by Ammar Elakhdar, Ahmed A. El-Naggar, Sally El-Wakeell, Anas H. Ahmed

“…In this study, we employed 12 univariate and 10 multivariate stability models to analyze how genotype (G), environment (E), and their interaction (G × E) affect the yield performance of 32 barley genotypes across 10 environments. The environmental main effect explained 81.3% of the total variation, compared to 18.6% for genotypes and G × E interaction effects. …”
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Variation in changes in the incidence of colorectal cancer by age and association with screening uptake: an observational study by Annie S Anderson, Callum G Fraser, Judith A Strachan, Robert JC Steele, Gavin RC Clark, Thomas G Godfrey

“…In addition, linkage between the Scottish Bowel Screening Database and the SCR allowed investigation of any association between screening participation and CRC incidence.Setting Scotland and the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme, in which guaiac faecal occult blood test screening was piloted from March 2000 and fully rolled by December 2009.Participants From the introduction of screening in 2000 through to 2017, 2 395 172 were invited to participate, of whom 1 487 999 participated at least once.Main outcome measures Incidence of CRC.Results In the screening age range (50–74 years), CRC incidence peaked at 156.5 cases per 100 000 in 2010 after full roll-out of screening across Scotland but fell to 123.9 per 100 000 in 2017. …”
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