Association of Low Expression of NUMB in Peripheral Blood with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Heyu Meng, Lihong Li, Jianjun Ruan, Yanqiu Chen, Zhaohan Yan, Jinsha Liu, Xiangdong Li, Cuiying Mao, Ping Yang

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Synergistic effect of blocking cancer cell invasionrevealed by computer simulations by Kazuhisa Ichikawa

“…First we tested the effect of MMP-2 and found that while MT1-MMP played a major role in the degradation of ECM, MMP-2 played only a marginal effect on the degradation of ECM. …”
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Why and How to Treat Chronic Hepatitis C by Stephanos J Hadziyannis

“…Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is a major health problem worldwide, with approximately 200 million affected individuals and a significant rate of progression to end-stage cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Allelic diversity of the <i>Vrn</i> genes and the control of growth habit and earliness in wheat by S. E. Smolenskaya, N. P. Goncharov

“…This review considers polymorphisms and allelic variation of the vernalization response genes Vrn controlling the major adaptation traits in wheats (the genus Triticum L.): growth habit (spring vs. winter) and length of vegetative period (earliness). …”
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Research on Basic Wind Pressure Calculation Method for Lacking Long-Term Wind Speed Data by Bo Wang, Weining Shang, Lixin Dong, Yuanzheng Dong

“…In this study, the extreme value Type III distribution with variable substitution method and least square method as parameter estimation method is used to fit and analyze the daily, weekly, and monthly maximum wind speed data of 13 major cities in China, when using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test method to test the results of the fit, it finds that in the wind speed samples of most cities, only the monthly maximum wind speed data obeys the extreme value Type III distribution. …”
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Tibial scoring as a predictor for amputation-free survival in critical limb ischemic patients by Yehia K. Sadek, Sameh El Sayed El Emam, Ahmed K. Mohamed

“…Results Patients with CLI exhibited significant high (p < 0.05) tibial artery calcification scores, which were linked to increased limb ischemia levels, with high risk for amputation compared to traditional risk factors. 26 patients were amputation free rate and only 4 patients were done major amputation. Nonmodifiable risk factors correlated with elevated tibial artery calcification scores. …”
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Investigation of the Implications of “Haze Special Law” on Air Quality in South Korea by Jian Wang, Junseok Kim, Wei Shao

“…We also conclude that the major effects of the law will be particularly visible in larger cities. …”
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Hindutva as a factor of unification and confrontation in Indian society by Olga L. Solodkova, Mariia S. Antasheva

“…Demonstrating heterogeneity of Hindutva perception in the Indian society, the authors identify the major contradictions of the BJP historical policy and its impact on the outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. …”
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Towards a digital platform for performance management and systemic improvement of education systems: evidence from Morocco by Hind Benlhabib, Abdelaziz Berrado

“…The Moroccan case study is used to illustrate functional and technical aspects of the platform but highlighted at the same time the major turning point that Morocco’s education policy is currently undergoing in terms of systemic improvement, and the potential of IS in enabling this transformation. …”
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Inovasi Pemerintah Kota Semarang Dalam Penanganan Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) by Zahratul Aeni, Teuku Afrizal

“…The high mobility of the movement of people outside the city of Semarang entering the city of Semarang and the low level of control and supervision of the movement of the arrival of residents outside the city of Semarang who enter the city of Semarang who carry the virus must be a major concern in controlling the rate of increase in Covid-19 in the city of Semarang.…”
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J. B. Priestley, artiste de propagande à la radio : au service de quelles idées ? by Cécile Vallée

“…J.B Priestley’s Sunday Postscript, broadcast on the Home Service of the BBC every Sunday evening from June to October 1940, was one of the major propaganda programmes of the period. Priestley’s adeptness at putting government propaganda into broadcasting terms and sustaining morale on the Home Front was paradoxically accompanied by a controversial political “indiscipline”. …”
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Study of Aerosols’ Characteristics and Dynamics over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Using a Multisensor Approach Combined with Ground Observations by Ashraf Farahat, Hesham El-Askary, Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani

“…Analysis shows an increase in the aerosol concentration during March 2009 which could be attributed to a major dust storm during that time. Comparing the AOD time series over regions 1–3 and region 4 (desert) we observe monthly and annual variability with no recurrence pattern over the years. …”
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Physical and Socioeconomic Driving Forces of Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes: A Case Study of Wuhan City, China by Xiangmei Li, Ying Wang, Jiangfeng Li, Bin Lei

“…Population, tertiary industry proportion, and gross output value of agriculture were the most significant factors for three major types of LULC. This study could help us better understand the driving mechanism of urban LUCC and important implications for urban management.…”
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Porous ground treatments for propeller noise reduction in ground effect by Hasan Kamliya Jawahar, Liam Hanson, Md. Zishan Akhter, Mahdi Azarpeyvand

“…The investigation explores the potential of porous materials to reduce propeller noise near the ground, a major barrier to the acceptance and integration of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) systems. …”
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LSD and psilocybin for chronic nociplastic pain: A narrative review of the literature supporting the use of classic psychedelic agents in chronic pain by J Van Der Walt, R Parker

“…The new wave of research into psychedelics for major depressive disorder provides an opportunity to investigate and understand the potential for incorporating these drugs into chronic pain management pathways. …”
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Exploring EPR Parameters of 187Re Complexes for Designing New MRI Probes: From the Gas Phase to Solution and a Model Protein Environment by Gustavo A. Andolpho, Elaine F. F. da Cunha, Teodorico C. Ramalho

“…Breast cancer is one of the major types of cancer around the world, and early diagnosis is essential for successful treatment. …”
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Les grandes guerres du XXe siècle dans No pasarán le jeu de Christian Lehmann : écrire et réécrire l’histoire pour les adolescents, du roman à la bande dessinée by Eléonore Hamaide-Jager

“…Using videogames as a means to tackle the major global conflicts of the twentieth century, Lehmann's trilogy No pasaran, le jeu, Andreas le retour and No pasaran, endgame immediately wins over its teenage readership through its immersive dimension. …”
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Status of the GERDA Experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso by R. Brugnera, A. Garfagnini

“…A second phase of the experiment is scheduled to start during the year 2014, after a major upgrade shutdown. Thanks to the increased detector mass with new designed diodes and to the introduction of liquid argon instrumentation techniques, the experiment aims to reduce further the expected background to about 10−3 cts/(keV·kg·yr) and to improve the 0νββ sensitivity to about T1/20ν>1.5×1026 yr (90% C.L.).…”
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Rafraîchir les observatoires par le son by Cécile Regnault, Patrick Romieu

“…Without disowning the preventive contributions of the Noise Observatories, the systems described here are the result of the intention to present sound as a major societal phenomenon of the 21st century and represent creative resources which may be used in any landscape project. …”
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Evaluation of the Lower Punctum Parameters and Morphology Using Spectral Domain Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography by Riham S. H. M. Allam, Rania A. Ahmed

“…The OCT measured outer punctum diameter was significantly less than that measured clinically (P: 0.000). Seven major shapes were identified. The junction with the vertical canaliculus was detectable in 44%. …”
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