THE EFFECT OF ISLAMIC MICROFINANCE ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION: STUDY IN INDONESIA by Wahibur Rokhman

“…The four indicators of poverty alleviation were used: income levels, children’s education, health care, and business progress. This study used the sample of 150 borrowers from 20 Islamic microfinance institutions in Central Java, Indonesia. …”
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Un regard hétérodoxe sur le Nouveau Monde : la géographie d’Élisée Reclus et l’extermination des Amérindiens (1861-1905) by Federico Ferretti

“…As this work had a wide public diffusion, and its author was famous as a founder of the anarchist movement and an exile of the Paris Commune, its influence on the European progressive public opinion was not negligible at that time. …”
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Intranets in French firms: evolutions and revolutions by Emmanuelle Vaast

“…(Progressive) evolutions and (radical) revolutions characterise the temporal paths of intranets in French firms. …”
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Oligogenic effect is associated with the clinical heterogeneity of autosomal dominant deafness-15 by Jianyan Pan, Hua Teng, Fang Liu, Siyi Chen, Yaning Liu, Yanling Teng, Desheng Liang, Zhuo Li, Lingqian Wu

“…In this study, A four-generation Chinese family with 11 patients manifesting late-onset progressive non-syndromic hearing loss was recruited. …”
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miR‐130a‐3p regulated TGF‐β1‐induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition depends on SMAD4 in EC‐1 cells by Xiaokang Tian, Qian Fei, Mingyu Du, Hongming Zhu, Jinjun Ye, Luxi Qian, Zhiwei Lu, Wenjun Zhang, Yan Wang, Fanyu Peng, Jie Chen, Baoling Liu, Qian Li, Xia He, Li Yin

“…Abstract Metastasis and invasion are the primary causes of malignant progression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). …”
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Helicobacter mastomyrinus infection induces autoimmune hepatitis in mice by Liqi Zhu, Yuanyuan Liang, Linghan Yang, Qihui Yang, Jun Yin, Tao Wang, Xiangming Xu, Quan Zhang

“…Abstracts: Background: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic progressive liver disease caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking its own hepatocytes. …”
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Transcriptional Regulation of the p53 Tumor Suppressor Gene in S-Phase of the Cell-Cycle and the Cellular Response to DNA Damage by David Reisman, Paula Takahashi, Amanda Polson, Kristy Boggs

“…The p53 tumor suppressor induces the transcription of genes that negatively regulate progression of the cell cycle in response to DNA damage or other cellular stressors and thus participates in maintaining genome stability. …”
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Membrane Proteins Involved in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Tumor Invasion: Studies on TMPRSS4 and TM4SF5 by Semi Kim, Jung Weon Lee

“…The EMT is believed to be an important step in metastasis and is implicated in cancer progression, although the influence of the EMT in clinical specimens has been debated. …”
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Evaluation of the microenvironment formed by interferon-β by Mai Yamagishi, Mai Yamagishi, Yutaka Hori, Nobutake Suzuki, Nobutake Suzuki, Yu Peng, Yu Peng, Yoshie Harada, Takashi Funatsu, Osamu Ohara, Yoshitaka Shirasaki, Yoshitaka Shirasaki

“…Our objective is to contribute to the basic understanding of the interplay between immune cells and their microenvironment, with particular relevance to implications for immunotherapy and disease progression.…”
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A double age-structured model of the co-infection of tuberculosis and HIV by Georgi Kapitanov

“…The basic and invasion reproduction numbers for each disease are calculated and the basic ones established as threshold for the disease progression. Numerical results confirm the calculations and a simple treatment scenario suggests the importance of time-since-infection when introducing disease control and treatment in the model.…”
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Rapid Multiorgan Dissemination of Low-Grade Myxofibrosarcoma: A Case Report by Yasutaka Murahashi, Mitsunori Kaya, Tamotsu Soma, Mikito Sasaki, Satoshi Nagoya, Takuro Wada, Toshihiko Yamashita

“…The patient died 8 months after the diagnosis of remote metastases due to rapid tumor progression.…”
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An Update on Corneal Biomechanics and Architecture in Diabetes by María A. del Buey, Paula Casas, Constanza Caramello, Nuria López, Marisa de la Rica, Ana B. Subirón, Elena Lanchares, Valentín Huerva, Andrzej Grzybowski, Francisco J. Ascaso

“…In the last decade, we have witnessed substantial progress in our understanding of corneal biomechanics and architecture. …”
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Present Evidence of Determinants to Predict the Efficacy of Renal Denervation by Hao Zhou, Yanping Xu, Weijie Chen, Liang Wang, Huaan Du, Hang Liu, Zhiyu Ling, Yuehui Yin

“…Sympathetic overactivation is one of the main contributors to development and progress of hypertension. Renal denervation (RDN) has been evidenced by series of clinical trials for its efficacy and safety to treat overactivated sympathetic nervous system induced diseases. …”
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Lessons from Cancer Immunoediting in Cutaneous Melanoma by Mariana Aris, María Marcela Barrio, José Mordoh

“…We will revisit the dual role of the immune system in controlling and enabling tumor progression, known as cancer immunoediting. We will go through the different phases of this phenomenon, exposing the most relevant evidences obtained from experimental models and human clinical data, with special focus on Cutaneous Melanoma, an immunogenic tumor per excellence. …”
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Potential Renoprotective Agents through Inhibiting CTGF/CCN2 in Diabetic Nephropathy by Songyan Wang, Bing Li, Chunguang Li, Wenpeng Cui, Lining Miao

“…The development and progression of DN might involve multiple factors. Connective tissue growth factor (CCN2, originally known as CTGF) is the one which plays a pivotal role. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of the interaction microbiome and prostate cancer: an initial exploration from multi-cohort metagenome and GWAS studies by Gui-Chen Ye, Hao Peng, Jia-Cheng Xiang, Ling-Tao Miao, Cheng-Zhi Liu, Shao-Gang Wang, Qi-Dong Xia

“…Conclusion With the progression and metastasis of prostate cancer, some intratumor microbiome changes. …”
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Identification of early prediction biomarkers of severity in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome based on plasma proteomics by Qian Zhang, Qian Zhang, Zhengyi Jiang, Nan Jiang, Luchen Shi, Jiaying Zhao, Jie Zhao, Jie Zhao, Ke Ouyang, Ke Ouyang, Huaying Huang, Huaying Huang, Yaqin Zhang, Yan Dai, Nannan Hu, Ping Shi, Yaping Han, Ke Jin, Jun Li

“…The predictive models have substantial clinical implications for the early identification of SFTS patients who may progress to severe conditions.…”
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Associations between Ozone and Emphysema: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Amja Manullang, Yueh-Lun Lee, Vincent Laiman, Jer-Hwa Chang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

“…Air pollution appears to be linked to the progression of emphysema, according to epidemiological data. …”
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Dual Effect of Serum Amyloid A on the Invasiveness of Glioma Cells by Franciele Hinterholz Knebel, Renata Chaves Albuquerque, Renato Ramos Massaro, Silvya Stuchi Maria-Engler, Ana Campa

“…Evidence sustains a role for the acute-phase protein serum amyloid A (SAA) in carcinogenesis and metastasis, and the protein has been suggested as a marker for tumor progression. Nevertheless, the demonstration of a direct activity of SAA on tumor cells is still incipient. …”
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Somatostatin Treatment for Ectopic ACTH Syndrome due to Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Review of the Literature by Da Zhang, Lin Lu, Hui-Juan Zhu, Yu Xiao, Xian-Lin Han, Shun-Da Du, Hua-Dan Xue, Qing-Xing Liu, Zhao-Hui Zhu, Ming-Ming Hu, Xiao Zhai, Xiao-Ping Xing, Zhao-Lin Lu

“…Partial response was observed in 3 patients (23.1%), stable disease in 2 patients (15.4%), and progressive disease in 6 patients (46.2%). The median time to tumor progression was 24 months, and the median overall survival was 61 months. …”
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