The ILE462VAL polymorphism of the cytochrome P450 CYP1A1 gene among Tundra Nenets in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Nganasans in the Taimyr Peninsula and Russians in Siberia by R. P. Tiis, L. P. Osipova, T. V. Churkina, L. E. Tabikhanova, D. V. Lichman, E. N. Voronina, M. L. Filipenko

“…The cohorts did not include descendants of mixed marriages. Genotyping was performed using Real-Time PCR with competitive TaqMan allele-specific probes. …”
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Call for Papers: Intergenerational Justice Prize 2020 by FRFG, IF (Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations, Intergenerational Foundation)

“…Inheritance taxes deprive the testator of the opportunity to pass on their assets to their direct descendants. Instead, the state distributes them to all citizens. …”
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Polymorphic Single‐Nucleotide Variants in miRNA Genes and the Susceptibility to Colorectal Cancer: Combined Evaluation by Pairwise and Network Meta‐Analysis, Thakkinstian's Algorit... by Qing Liu, Ivan Archilla, Sandra Lopez‐Prades, Ferran Torres, Jordi Camps, Miriam Cuatrecasas

“…Furthermore, miR‐196a2 (rs11614913), miR‐143/145 (rs41291957), and miR‐34b/c (rs4938723) were significantly related to reduced CRC risk among Asian descendants under the optimal dominant (OR 0.75, 95% CI: 0.65–0.86), recessive (OR 0.72, 95% CI: 0.60–0.85), and recessive models (OR 0.69, 95% CI: 0.56–0.85), respectively. …”
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Landscape connectivity alters the evolution of density-dependent dispersal during pushed range expansions by Dahirel, Maxime, Bertin, Aline, Calcagno, Vincent, Duraj, Camille, Fellous, Simon, Groussier, Géraldine, Lombaert, Eric, Mailleret, Ludovic, Marchand, Anaël, Vercken, Elodie

“…In a previous experiment using Trichogramma brassicae wasps as a model, we showed that expansions were more pushed when connectivity was lower. Here we used descendants from these experimental landscapes to look at how the range expansion process and connectivity interact to shape phenotypic evolution. …”
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S’unir au Prophète. L’expérience matérielle, esthétique et dévotionnelle du Dalā’il al-Khayrāt au Maroc. Approches codicologique et anthropologique by Hiba Abid, Anouk Cohen

“…Al-Jazūlī bases his legitimacy on two concepts: on the one hand, his spiritual lineage (cherifism) through his genealogy, which he traces back to the Prophet, and, on the other hand, his spiritual saintliness (silsila), the chain of martyrs who initiated him into the mystical tradition, themselves the descendants of the Prophet. The Dalā’il al-Khayrāt is part of a well-known tradition of devotional literature in Morocco, available in various genres devoted to the Prophet, such as poetry or collections of prayers and invocations.In these texts, drawn essentially from the Hadiths, prayer for the Prophet is presented as the means par excellence for the one praying to invoke the presence of Muhammad, and to benefit from his power of protection and, above all, his function of intercession on the day of the Last Judgement. …”
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United by Sports? Key Factors affecting Sports Participation in a Sports-based Initiative to Promote Social Integration in Segregated Communities by Anna Boemmel, Matthias Buser, Thomas Persson

“…Rethinking sports and integration: Developing a transnational perspective on migrants and descendants in sports (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315266084 Dahlstedt, M., & Ekholm, D. (2018). …”
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The Genealogy of Šemetas' in 15th-16th century by Saulė Viskantaitė-Saviščevienė

“…He had 2 sons: Mikalojus and Jonas, who were descendants of 2 ramifications of the Šemetas' kin. …”
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A concept of natural genome reconstruction. Part 2. Effect of extracellular double-stranded DNA fragments on hematopoietic stem cells by V. S. Ruzanova, S. G. Oshikhmina, A. S. Proskurina, G. S. Ritter, S. S. Kirikovich, E. V. Levites, Y. R. Efremov, T. V. Karamysheva, M. I. Meschaninova, A. L. Mamaev, O. S. Taranov, A. S. Bogachev, S. V. Sidorov, S. D. Nikonov, O. Y. Leplina, A. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, N. A. Kolchanov, E. V. Dolgova, S. S. Bogachev

“…At the same time, treatment with hDNAgr induces proliferation of blood stem cells and their immediate descendants and stimulates colony formation (mouse, rat and humans as the model organisms). …”
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Black Boarding Academies as a Prudential Reparation by Roy Brooks

“…Indeed, the latter are the most vulnerable descendants of the enslaved.   …”
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Endocrine disruptors and cancers. [Perturbateurs endocriniens et cancers] by Souhila AOUICHAT BOUGUERRA, Saliha BOUMAZA, Khouloud HEMILA, Samia NEGGAZI, Nadjiba HAMLAT, Sihem BERDJA, Leïla SMAIL, Besma MOHAMMEDI, Kenza REGUOUAT, Amina BOUDJLIDA, Sofiane KACI, Fatima BOUACHRIA-BOUSMAHA

“…By modifying hormonal function, these compounds have potentially patho-logical consequences for the organism exposed to them or for its descendants. They act by binding to receptors or enzymes and modulate, through their agonist or antagonist activity, the effectiveness or metabolism of natural hormones. …”
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Impact of Financial Literacy on Saving Decisions: Insight from Aseman Project Operated by Barkat Foundation by VAhid Moghadam, Hadi Amiri, Sahar Baharipour, Fatemeh Bagheri, Parisa GHasemian

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Investigation of Long Term Trend of Spatio-Temporal changes of Sea Surface Temperature in Oman Sea by Ali Bahri, Younes Khosravi

“…In the annual time scale, it was also found that the southern parts of the Oman Sea had ascending trend in the SST value and Western parts had a descending trend. The occurred changes in the high amounts (positive and negative) were corresponding to the significance ascending and descending trends. …”
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Reconstructing Paleofluid Circulation at the Hercynian Basement/Mesozoic Sedimentary Cover Interface in the Upper Rhine Graben by Chrystel Dezayes, Catherine Lerouge

“…We distinguished at least four stages: (1) reactivation of Hercynian structures associated with pre-rift tectonics during the early Eocene and descending meteoric waters, characterized by shearing/cataclasis textures and precipitation of illite and microquartz; (2) initiation of convective circulation of deep hot brines mixed with descending meteoric waters at the Hercynian basement/sedimentary cover interface during this first stage of Eocene rifting, characterized by dolomite and barite fillings in reactivated Hercynian fractures; (3) N-S tension fractures associated with rift tectonics just prior to uplift of the graben shoulders during Oligocene extension and descending meteoric waters, characterized by cataclastic textures and precipitation of quartz, illite, hematite, and barite; and (4) current convective circulation of deep hot brines mixed with descending meteoric waters at the Hercynian basement/sedimentary cover interface, characterized by calcite and barite fillings within the graben. …”
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A Stress-Strain Model for Unconfined Concrete in Compression considering the Size Effect by Keun-Hyeok Yang, Yongjei Lee, Ju-Hyun Mun

“…The key parameter for the slope of the descending branch was formulated as a function of equivalent diameter and aspect ratio of the specimen, concrete density, and compressive strength of concrete. …”
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Health Risk Assessment of PM2.5-bound Components in Beijing, China during 2013–2015 by Tianchu Zhang, Yangfan Chen, Xiaohong Xu

“…Cancer risks by PM2.5 component were, in descending order, As (1.1E-4), Cr(VI) (3.4E-5), total PAHs (1.5E-5), Pb (1.1E-5), Co (8.4E-6), Ni (3.9E-6), and Cd (3.9E-6). …”
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Aortic Blunt Trauma Analysis during a Frontal Impact by Mario Alberto Grave-Capistrán, Arturo Yishai Prieto-Vázquez, Christopher René Torres-SanMiguel

“…The most affected areas are the aortic arch and descending aorta, whose displacements reach 14 mm from their original position. …”
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Pathomorphological Study of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Deceased Patients by Halina Pérez Álvarez, José Fernández-Brito Rodríguez

“…The atherometric system was applied to the right and left coronary arteries in their anterior descending and circumflex branches. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> fatty streaks were found in all the arteries of those less than 20 years of age, fibrous plaque in the right coronary artery and anterior descending artery in those between 21 and 40 years of age, and severe plaque in the group between 41 and 60 years of age. …”
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Balancing central control and sensory feedback produces adaptable and robust locomotor patterns in a spiking, neuromechanical model of the salamander spinal cord. by Alessandro Pazzaglia, Andrej Bicanski, Andrea Ferrario, Jonathan Arreguit, Dimitri Ryczko, Auke Ijspeert

“…Interestingly, the result is conserved across different feedback topologies (ascending or descending, excitatory or inhibitory), suggesting that it may be an inherent property of axial proprioception. …”
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Evaluating the impacts of microplastics on agricultural soil physical, chemical properties, and toxic metal availability: An emerging concern for sustainable agriculture. by Tapos Kumar Chakraborty, Md Simoon Nice, Md Sozibur Rahman, Baytune Nahar Netema, Khandakar Rashedul Islam, Samina Zaman, Gopal Chandra Ghosh, Md Ripon Hossain, Asadullah Munna, Mst Shamima Akter, Md Abu Rayhan, Sk Mahmudul Hasan Asif, Abu Shamim Khan

“…Based on MP type, the following descending order of MPs PS > Mix (MPs) > PA > PET > PE, respectively act as a soil properties influencer. …”
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Study on Initial Disturbance of Airborne Missile’s Horizontal Backward Derailment under Continuous Gust by Xiao Pan, Yi Jiang, Xinlin Wei, Mingjun Li

“…It is found that the longitudinal fluctuation of the launching platform is similar to that of the gust but lags behind, and the missiles under the fluctuating platform have longer separation time, lower derailing speed, and greater derailing pitch angle and descending distance.…”
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