Defects in skeletal muscle subsarcolemmal mitochondria in a non-obese model of type 2 diabetes mellitus. by Nicola Lai, China Kummitha, Charles Hoppel

“…Fatty acid transport and oxidation is preserved in both population of mitochondria, whereas palmitoyl-CoA increased 25% in interfibrillar mitochondria of diabetic rats. Contrary to popular belief, these data provide compelling evidence that mitochondrial function is unaffected in insulin-resistant skeletal muscle from T2DM non-obese rats.…”
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The Crack in the Cornerstone: Victorian Identity Conflicts and the Representation of the Sepoy Mutiny in Metropolitan and Anglo-Indian Novels by Flaminia Nicora

“…In 1897, Hilda Gregg wrote from the pages of Blackwood’s Magazine that “Of all the great events of this century, as they are reflected in fiction, the Indian Mutiny has taken the firmest hold on the popular imagination.” The Mutiny was made a Victorian icon of the “British character”, conveyed by all sorts of media. …”
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Some Thoughts on the Mechanical Features of Pantomime Dancers by Maria Gerolemou

“…En concreto, la pantomima se discutirá en yuxtaposición con el concepto de automatización mecánica, un aspecto hasta aquí inexplorado, pese a su gran importancia, especialmente si se tiene en cuenta que a partir del período helenístico autómatas y procesiones teatrales con artefactos de ingeniería se consideraron un mecanismo de entretenimiento popular y, como tales, ejercieron gran influencia en la estética del público. …”
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Autonomous Bus Fleet Control Using Multiagent Reinforcement Learning by Sung-Jung Wang, S. K. Jason Chang

“…Autonomous buses are becoming increasingly popular and have been widely developed in many countries. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trends in the European banking sector by Miković Nina

“…Green finance are also becoming increasingly popular as a means of promoting environmental sustainability.…”
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Modified Grey Wolf Optimizer for Global Engineering Optimization by Nitin Mittal, Urvinder Singh, Balwinder Singh Sohi

“…Nature-inspired algorithms are becoming popular among researchers due to their simplicity and flexibility. …”
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'n (N.G.) gemeente in "Het kamp te Bloemfontein" gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog 1900-1903 by R. M. Britz

“…The available sources reveal that the theological convictions and approach of the ministers who served in the camp relate to the 19th century (Arminian) evangelicalism (and revivals) that were so popular in America and Great Britain. When the war ended and the camp was demolished in January 1903, this first “macro-church” of Bloemfontein also ceased to exist. …”
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Object Boundary Detection Using Active Contour Model via Multiswarm PSO with Fuzzy-Rule Based Adaptation of Inertia Factor by Ajay Khunteta, D. Ghosh

“…Active contour models, colloquially known as snakes, are quite popular for several applications such as object boundary detection, image segmentation, object tracking, and classification via energy minimization. …”
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Discurso oculto de la resistencia campesina en Cundinamarca (1920-1936) by Ana María Joven Bonelo, Luz Ángela Núñez Espinel

“…La metodología se basó en la revisión de fuentes históricas (informes oficiales, prensa, testimonios y literatura popular), que hicieran referencia de manera directa o indirecta a los discursos y las prácticas de la resistencia. …”
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Kontrowersje wokół powstania człowieka - wstępna analiza ankiet studentów by Jacek Tomczyk, Grzegorz Bugajak

“…For we cannot exclude the possibility that these controversies have no factual ground and their significance is inflated by American popular literature. If, on the other hand, we assume that the conflict is real, it should be worthwhile examining its sources. …”
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The Genus Spilanthes Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Properties: A Review by Jayaraj Paulraj, Raghavan Govindarajan, Pushpangadan Palpu

“…Spilanthes spp. are popular, over-the-counter remedies; they are sold over the internet under various names and are widely used in traditional medicine in various cultures. …”
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READING THE LORD’S PRAYER THROUGH EWE-GHANAIAN DEMONOLOGICAL LENS by E. van Eck, D. Sakitey

“…The article discusses the various hermeneutical and theological positions on the text and juxtaposes them with popular Ewe-Ghanaian Christian demonology. The article argues that the aggressiveness with which the Ewe-Ghanaian Christian confronts his/her destiny issues is premised on the primal belief that everyone came to this world with his/ her own destiny (gbetsi) or fortune (aklama). …”
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Re-assembling the Victorians: Steampunk, Cyborgs, and the Ethics of Industry by Helena Esser

“…If Victorian discourse established a binary opposition between the organic and the mechanic in order to negotiate human identity in the rapidly transforming age of Industrialisation, steampunk re-envisions and re-assembles this binary in order to challenge its validity in the digital age. As a popular aesthetic that re-envisions the nineteenth century through the lenses of Neo-Victorianism, technofantasy and retrofuturism, steampunk may be applied to various media. …”
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Nourrir les morts ou « Celui qui fait vivre », les différents régimes de commensalité rituelle chez les Mixe (Oaxaca, Mexique) by Perig Pitrou

“…The public and private celebrations that take place in Mexico in connection with the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos), as well as the many representations of death in the form of the Catrina and skeletons, are part of a popular culture that extends well beyond the country’s borders. …”
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Preliminary Studies on the Development of Meat Balls by JO Igene, KS Akinjobi, SE Evivie

“…The UUFB sample was rated highest in terms of overall likeness and may economically complement some of the existing popular meat-based snacks in Nigeria. The significance of the study is discussed. …”
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Metaphors and Idioms of Wayang Tradition by Agus Tricahyo, Yufridal Fitri Nursalam

“…The research analyzes five popular Wayang plays, namely Banjaran Noroyono, Banjaran Bima, Wiratha Parwa, Wahyu Makutha Rama, and Babat Wanamerta, to identify and categorize various metaphorical and idiomatic expressions. …”
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Influencer marketing: current trends and prospects by K. A. Arzhanova, G. V. Dovzhik, V. N. Dovzhik

“…The article examines the influencer-marketing impact in the digital environment as one of the most popular lines of digital communications. The problem is the difficulty in recruiting a relevant blogger for promotional purposes. …”
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An Interval Efficiency Measurement in DEA When considering Undesirable Outputs by Renbian Mo, Hongyun Huang, Liyang Yang

“…Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a popular mathematical tool for analyzing the relative efficiency of homogenous decision-making units (DMUs). …”
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El conductismo y algunas implicaciones de lo que significa ser conductista hoy by Camilo Hurtado

“…Además, a partir de una anécdota se analiza, en términos de barreras epistemológicas, el rechazo a esta tradición de pensamiento y se discute como dicho rechazo está enraizado y mantenido en una serie de malentendidos y en las contradicciones que existen entre los principios del conductismo genérico y los de la llamada resto de la psicología o mainstream psychology la cual se caracteriza por diversas formas de cognoscitivismo y ser muy afín con la que se ha llamado psicología popular. Finalmente, se analizan algunas propuestas que han sido sugeridas para superar las barreras epistemológicas del conductismo, concluyendo que el contexto académico actual no es el apropiado para que estos intentos cumplan con su finalidad, en cambio, al parecer dicho contexto es fuente en sí mismo de otro tipo de barreras.…”
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Epidural labour analgesia: A review (labour epidural) by George Manjit, Girijanandan Menon D., Skaria Baby, Lakshmi Seshadri

“…In the group of pharmacological methods for pain relief, neuraxial techniques have become more popular than non-neuraxial. Among the different regional techniques for labour analgesia, continuous labour epidural remains the "gold standard". …”
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