Exploring mechanisms of insulin action and strategies to treat diabetes by Takayoshi Sasako

“…These approaches also raise fundamental questions, but addressing them in an appropriate manner will surely contribute to the further development of endocrinology.…”
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Influence of Gallic Acid and Thai Culinary Essential Oils on Antibacterial Activity of Nisin against Streptococcus mutans by Pimsumon Jiamboonsri, Pimpikar Kanchanadumkerng

“…Interestingly, GA displayed a high potential to enhance anti-S. mutans activity of nisin by lowering the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) to at least 8-fold in a bacteriostatic manner. These results suggest that GA and KLL oil may be potentially used as an adjunctive therapy along with nisin and chlorhexidine to control S. mutans infection.…”
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Experimental behavior based on effective slab width acting as a flange with supporting steel beams in composite floors with openings by Magdy Khalaf, Ashraf El-Shihy, El-Sayed El-Kasaby, Ahmad Youssef Civil Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.

“…Also, concentrated loads manner reduced carried composite slab effective width to be85%in average of that recorded for equivalent distributed loads. …”
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Structure simulation-based comparison of active site variations in fungal ornithine decarboxylases by Min Jeong Kim, Jeong Ho Chang

“…Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) initiates polyamine biosynthesis by catalyzing the conversion of ornithine to putrescine in a pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent manner. While the structures of mammalian and protozoan ODCs have been elucidated, fungal ODCs remain uncharacterized. …”
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Data-driven analysis of climate impact on tomato and apple prices using machine learning by Sunghyun Yoon, Tae-Hwa Kim, Dong Sub Kim

“…The relationship between the environmental factors and fruit price with varying time lags in data-driven manner using long short-term memory (LSTM) was modeled in this study. …”
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Genotoxicity Assessment and Protective Effect of Anogeissus leiocarpus Roots against Cyclophosphamide-Induced DNA Damage In Vivo by Aku Enam Motto, Povi Lawson-Evi, Aboudoulatif Diallo, Kwashie Eklu-Gadegbeku

“…Moreover, in the groups treated with the total extract of A. leiocarpus at different doses plus cyclophosphamide, there was a significant decrease p<0.0001 in MNPCEs compared to the positive controls, in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion. This first finding reports that the extract of A. leiocarpus was neither genotoxic nor cytotoxic. …”
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Assessing the instructional processes in higher education institutions: Amhara region’s universities and colleges in focus by Tadesse Melesse Merawi

“…Results indicated that the three interactive instructional processes (instructional planning, methods of teaching and assessment) were not adequately implemented in an integrated manner. More specifically, significant differences were observed between Universities and Colleges in the application of instructional planning and continuous assessment (assessment for learning that served as a feedback for students’ learning). …”
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Multiagent Task Allocation in Complementary Teams: A Hunter-and-Gatherer Approach by Mehdi Dadvar, Saeed Moazami, Harley R. Myler, Hassan Zargarzadeh

“…To minimize the collective cost of task accomplishments in a distributed manner, a game-theoretic solution is introduced to couple agents from complementary teams. …”
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The auxin phenylacetic acid induces NIN expression in the actinorhizal plant Datisca glomerata, whereas cytokinin acts antagonistically. by Marco Guedes Salgado, Pooja Jha Maity, Daniel Lundin, Katharina Pawlowski

“…L. japonicus NIN was induced by BAP, PAA, and NAA in a dosage- and time-dependent manner. While expression of D. glomerata NIN2 could not be induced in roots, D. glomerata NIN1 was induced by PAA; this induction was abolished in the presence of exogenous BAP. …”
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Constructing competing discourses on the Russo-Ukrainian war: journalistic translation in wartime by Angela Kamyanets

“…The divergent treatment of these articles by the Ukrainian media, both at the macro and micro levels – reflected in the significant disparity in translations (12 to 1) and the manner in which the articles were reframed during translation – reveals the gatekeeping function of translation and suggests the Ukrainian media’s focus on positive news from the West as a means to keep up the country’s morale.…”
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SIKAP RAMAH LINGKUNGAN SISWA SMP NEGERI 8 SEMARANG MELALUI PELATIHAN HIDROPONIK by Intan Rizky Amalia, Fajrina Asabela Putri, Siti Musapana, Dika Wahyuningrum, Cucianingsih Cucianingsih

“…Planting in a hydroponic manner in addition to helping preserve the environment, can also be useful to meet food consumption, health, and improve student concentration when the environment is beautiful. …”
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The climate change influence on Indonesia medicinal plants: A review by Ngezahayo Eric, Komariah Komariah, Masykuri Mohammad

“…However, the changing climate, deforestation, population growth, overharvesting and the unsustainable manner of medicinal plant collection for trade, may drive many populations extinct. …”
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LIFEPLAN: A worldwide biodiversity sampling design. by Bess Hardwick, Deirdre Kerdraon, Hanna M K Rogers, Dimby Raharinjanahary, Eric Tsiriniaina Rajoelison, Tommi Mononen, Petteri Lehikoinen, Gaia Banelyte, Arielle Farrell, Brian L Fisher, Tomas Roslin, Otso Ovaskainen

“…This article describes the five field sampling methods used by the LIFEPLAN project to collect biodiversity data in a systematic manner, all over the world. These methods are designed for use by anyone with basic biology or ecology knowledge from the higher education or university level. …”
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Sum Rate Maximization for Active RIS MISO Systems Based on DRL by Zhipeng Xi, Jianbo Ji

“…The reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has garnered significant attention in recent years due to its cost-effectiveness and ability to reconfigure the wireless environment in a controlled manner. However, signals reflected by the RIS need to traverse two paths&#x2014;from the base station (BS) to the RIS and from the RIS to the user, which results in the multiplicative fading effect and limits the capacity gains achievable by the passive RIS. …”
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Dynamics of dRGT ghost-free massive gravity in spherical symmetry by Emma Albertini, Jan Kożuszek, Toby Wiseman

“…Furthermore it restricts non-relativistic matter so that the pressure is bounded from below in terms of the density and graviton mass in a manner that is at odds with a reasonable phenomenology. …”
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Designing hydrogel for application in spinal surgery by Rongpeng Dong, Shuang Zheng, Xueliang Cheng

“…Hydrogels can be injected into target sites, including the epidural, intraspinal, and nucleus pulposus spaces, in a minimally invasive manner and fill defects to provide mechanical support. …”
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Unified study of viscoelasticity and sound damping in hard and soft amorphous solids by Hideyuki Mizuno, Kuniyasu Saitoh, Yusuke Hara, Atsushi Ikeda

“…However, we still lack a theoretical framework that can comprehensively explain them in a unified manner. Here, we propose a unified theory for viscoelasticity and sound damping which are significantly different between hard and soft amorphous solids but are ultimately determined by non-Debye scaling laws of the non-phonon vibrational modes. …”
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A Modified Bat Algorithm with Conjugate Gradient Method for Global Optimization by Huda I. Ahmed, Eman T. Hamed, Hamsa Th. Saeed Chilmeran

“…The new spectral conjugate gradient algorithm is a modification of the Birgin and Martínez method, a manner to overcome the lack of positive definiteness of the matrix defining the search direction. …”
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Comparison of OCT Angiography Parameters after Administration of Intravitreal Brolucizumab versus Ranibizumab in Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration by Sanjitha Vilma Moses, Aadithreya Varman, Dinesh Balakumar, Arulmozhi Varman

“…Methods: This retrospective cohort study was done on 68 eyes with neovascular ARMD: 34 received injection ranibizumab and 34 received brolucizumab in a stratified manner. Central foveal thickness (CFT) and OCTA parameters like vessel density (VD), superficial capillary plexus (SCP), deep capillary plexus (DCP), foveal avascular zone, (FAZ), fractal dimension (FD) were assessed. …”
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FISCAL BALANCE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by Okwuchukwu Odili, Okoro Kelechi Okoro, Nwannediya Faith Oti-Ibiam

“…There is need for government to reduce recurrent expenditures since it does not lead directly to revenue generation, capital formation, savings and investment in such manner that it would increase economic assets, boost production, and promote sustainable economic development. …”
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