Chantiers de reconstruction politique en comparaison : La « décentralisation » en période post-révolutionnaire en Tunisie et en Libye by Sami Yassine Turki, Chiara Loschi

“…Thus, the question of the state’s response to these processes, through the commitment - or its simulation - to decentralization (Tunisia) and local government (Libya) is problematic.In these countries, the configuration of the municipal authorities during the transition underwent radical differences, whose analysis contributes to the understanding of the legitimation strategies and reconstruction of the states at different scales. …”
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Bioactive constituents from the leaves of Quercus phillyraeoides A. Gray for α-glucosidase inhibitor activity with concurrent antioxidant activity by Anastasia Wheni Indrianingsih, Sanro Tachibana

“…Furthermore, the significant antioxidant activities were evaluated using several assays, such as the DPPH radical scavenging, hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging, reducing power, and β-carotene-linoleate bleaching assays, and the results suggested that the isolated constituents showed their possible application for treating the hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress. …”
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Reading Capital in the Twenty-First Century: Thomas Piketty and political economy by David M. Kotz, Terrence McDonough, Cian McMahon

“…This paper offers a radical political economy critique of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century, drawing on heterodox economics and the social structure of accumulation (SSA) theory. …”
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Splenogonadal Fusion: A Rare Mimicker of Malignancy by Natalie C. Hartman, Levent Trabzonlu, Güliz A. Barkan, Marcus L. Quek

“…We present a 27-year-old male who presented with a palpable left testis mass suspicious for malignancy and ultimately found to have discontinuous splenogonadal fusion after radical orchiectomy.…”
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On Generalized Periodic-Like Rings by Howard E. Bell, Adil Yaqub

“…Let R be a ring with center Z, Jacobson radical J, and set N of all nilpotent elements. …”
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Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Cytotoxic Activities of Garcinia nervosa (Clusiaceae) by N. M. U. Seruji, H. Y. Khong, C. J. Kutoi

“…The evaluation of antioxidant activities was done using the (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) DPPH radical scavenging assay and the result showed high radical scavenging activities. …”
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Metastatic Tumor of the Spermatic Cord in Adults: A Case Report and Review by Daisaku Hirano, Mizuho Ohkawa, Ryo Hasegawa, Norimichi Okada, Naoki Ishizuka, Yoshiaki Kusumi

“…The majority of the cases underwent radical orchiectomy for the metastatic tumors of the SC. …”
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Time-Dependent Variations in Structure of Sheep Wool Irradiated by Electron Beam by Zuzana Hanzlíková, Michael Kenneth Lawson, Peter Hybler, Marko Fülöp, Mária Porubská

“…EPR results indicated a longer lifetime for free radicals induced by lower doses compared with the radicals generated by higher ones. …”
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Unveiling the Mechanisms for Decreased Glutathione in Individuals with HIV Infection by Devin Morris, Carlos Guerra, Clare Donohue, Hyoung Oh, Melissa Khurasany, Vishwanath Venketaraman

“…In addition, we observed increased levels of free radicals, interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-17 (IL-17) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) in plasma samples derived from HIV+ individuals compared to healthy subjects. …”
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TEMPO-Functionalized Nanoporous Au Nanocomposite for the Electrochemical Detection of H2O2 by Dongxiao Wen, Qianrui Liu, Ying Cui, Huaixia Yang, Jinming Kong

“…A novel nanocomposite of nanoporous gold nanoparticles (np-AuNPs) functionalized with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy radical (TEMPO) was prepared; assembled carboxyl groups on gold nanoporous nanoparticles surface were combined with TEMPO by the “bridge” of carboxylate-zirconium-carboxylate chemistry. …”
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Insights into excitonic behavior in single-atom covalent organic frameworks for efficient photo-Fenton-like pollutant degradation by Chao Zhu, Mingzheng Yang, Bo Jiang, Lun Lu, Qile Fang, Yong Zheng, Shuang Song, Baoliang Chen, Yi Shen

“…Abstract The generation of radicals through photo-Fenton-like reactions demonstrates significant potential for remediating emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) in complex aqueous environments. …”
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Assessment of Antioxidant and Cytotoxicity Activities of Saponin and Crude Extracts of Chlorophytum borivilianum by Mehdi Farshad Ashraf, Maheran Abd Aziz, Johnson Stanslas, Ismanizan Ismail, Mihdzar Abdul Kadir

“…In this study, three different antioxidant activities (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging (DPPH), ferrous ion chelating (FIC), and β-carotene bleaching (BCB) activity) of crude extract and total saponin fraction of C. borivilianum tubers were performed. …”
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Influence of Hydrothermal and Pyrolysis Processes on the Transformation of Organic Matter of Dense Low-Permeability Rocks from Domanic Formations of the Romashkino Oil Field by Galina P. Kayukova, Anastasiya N. Mikhailova, Nailia M. Khasanova, Vladimir P. Morozov, Alexey V. Vakhin, Nafis A. Nazimov, Oleg S. Sotnikov, Rais S. Khisamov

“…Application of electron paramagnetic resonance in pyrolysis processes revealed the difference in mineral content of rocks (Mn2+, SO3−, and SO2− ions) and free radicals R∗, as well as in vanadyl ion (VO2+) concentration. …”
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Isolation and identification of fungi found in contaminated fermented milk and antifungal activity of vanillin by Xu Pei, Mekonen Tekliye, Mingsheng Dong

“…The study further showed that vanillin had significant inhibitory activity against the growth of the fungi species. The cell number, radical colony diameter, and the mycelium biomass of the fungal contaminant were significantly reduced by the inhibitory action of the vanillin. …”
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A true malignant mixed tumour of the parotid gland by Ayesha McLennan-Dalal, Efstathia Kyrodimou, Sarah L. Saunders, Syed Ali Khurram, Andrew S. McLennan

“…Management is by means of radical surgery, but prognosis remains poor. We present a case of this rare tumour seen in a young patient to highlight its aggressive potential.…”
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Bilateral Segmental Testicular Infarction by Aaron Bayne, Brad Koslin, Siamak Daneshmand

“…Difficulty distinguishing benign from malignant lesions on imaging has led to radical orchiectomy in the past. With improvements in imaging, this condition may be treated more conservatively. …”
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Comparative analysis of phytochemical properties in preserved and non-preserved butterfly pea flower beverages during storage by Puspitojati Endah, Rahayu Novia Aristi, Fatimah Nur, Sumarna Sumarna

“…The inhibition of free radicals showed substantial variance among the different treatments. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Antimicrobial, DNA Cleavage, and Antioxidant Studies of Some Metal Complexes Derived from Schiff Base Containing Indole and Quinoline Moieties by Mahendra Raj Karekal, Vivekanand Biradar, Mruthyunjayaswamy Bennikallu Hire Mathada

“…The DNA cleavage experiment performed using agarose gel electrophoresis method showed the cleavage of DNA by all the metal complexes. The free radical scavenging activity of newly synthesized compounds has been determined at a different concentration range by means of their interaction with the stable free radical 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH).…”
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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of New Amide Compounds Containing Azo Group Using Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) as Coupling Agent by Dania Mohammed Saleh, Bushra Kamel Al-Salami

“…Finally, the antioxidant capacities of the prepared compounds were determined by using DPPH radical scavenging method. The results of potential radical scavenging activity were given as IC50. …”
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Preparation of Magnetic Nanoparticles via a Chemically Induced Transition: Presence/Absence of Magnetic Transition on the Treatment Solution Used by Yanshuang Chen, Qin Chen, Hong Mao, Yueqiang Lin, Jian Li

“…The transition was independent of the acid radical ions in the treatment solution, but the coating on the magnetic crystallites varied with changes in the acid radical ion.…”
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