Animal Experimentation in Basic Research – Current Discussion and Implications of the Latest Jurisprudence in Switzerland by Nicole Lüthi, Katerina Stoykova, Margot Michel

“… In recent years a discernible political trend has developed, particularly in Europe and the United States, towards phasing out or at least significantly reducing the use and harm of animals in research. …”
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Reduced Serum Butyrylcholinesterase Activity Indicates Severe Systemic Inflammation in Critically Ill Patients by Aleksandar R. Zivkovic, Karsten Schmidt, Annette Sigl, Sebastian O. Decker, Thorsten Brenner, Stefan Hofer

“…Systemic inflammation is an immune response to a nonspecific insult of either infectious or noninfectious origin and remains a challenge in the intensive care units with high mortality rate. Cholinergic neurotransmission plays an important role in the regulation of the immune response during inflammation. …”
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Les nouvelles frontières des Jeux Anthropologiques de Saint-Louis by Fabrice Delsahut

“…Finally, we shall make some forecasts regarding the influence of that interracial athletic show outside the United States that surely allowed a certain perception of otherness and limited the integration of native peoples in the world sports fabric.…”
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A Time Course Analysis of the Conceptual and Affective Meanings of Words by Dandan Jia, Ling Pan, Mei Chen, Zhijin Zhou

“…Words are the basic units of language and vital for comprehending the language system. …”
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Recognition of Qualifications Obtained as a Result of Non-Formal and Informal Learning: Foreign Experience and Prospects for Russian Practice by A. I. Satdykov, B. A. Sazonov

“…In this regard, the experience of South Korea described in the article is interesting, using the Register of Academic Credit Units as the main tool for the recognition of qualifications. …”
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Association of Alanine Aminotransferase and Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis—NHANES 2009–2012 by R. Constance Wiener, Usha Sambamoorthi, Richard J. Jurevic

“…Serum Alanine Aminotransferase was dichotomized at 40 units/liter, and periodontitis was dichotomized to the presence or absence of periodontitis. …”
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Survey to Evaluate Escape of Eucalyptus spp. Seedlings from Plantations in Southeastern USA by Mac A. Callaham, John A. Stanturf, William J. Hammond, Donald L. Rockwood, Evelyn S. Wenk, Joseph J. O'Brien

“…Interest in biomass-based energy in the southeastern Unites States has led to increased need for fast-growing tree species. …”
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Design and Performance Analysis of Orthogonal Compliant Vector Force Measuring System by Zhang Leile, Li Dong, Zheng Guoliang, Ma Qianli

“…Aiming at the design challenges of multi-branch orthogonal compliant vector force measuring system, a finite element method with beam connection units is proposed, and finite element models of dynamometry branches and vector force measuring system are established using this method. …”
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Short‐Period Concentric Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Excited by the Launch of China's Long March 4B Rocket Detected by 1 Hz GNSS Data by Xiaolin Li, Feng Ding, Xinan Yue, Jianyong Li

“…The total electron content (TEC) perturbations observed approximately 22 min after the launch have amplitudes of ∼0.1–0.3 TEC units, horizontal phase velocities of ∼832–1,348 m/s, and durations of ∼600 s. …”
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Comparing the SDG-classification systems of Dimensions, InCites and SciVal for the University of Helsinki by Petri Turunen, Terhi Sandgren

“…We determined how the publications of the University of Helsinki were attributed to the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) in three different databases. …”
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URO: urología relevante y objetiva. Narrativa transmedia para la prevención del cáncer urológico by Ismael Cardozo-Rivera, Herney A. García-Perdomo

“…In addition, a web repository that would allow uniting all the proposals of the project. Fifty-one communicative products were made. …”
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Journalism in the era of panmedia outreach: Systematic literature review by M.V. Zagidullina

“…This paper is devoted to the key concept of the communication field, which unites the professional social institution and its products. …”
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Features and prospects of the Russian civil aircraft industry development under sanctions pressure from Western countries by V. V. Lapushkin

“…The main provisions and conclusions of the work are as follows. The United States of America and its European satellites have imposed comprehensive sanctions against Russian air carriers, including a ban on aircraft deliveries. …”
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Ambulance Crash Characteristics in the US Defined by the Popular Press: A Retrospective Analysis by Teri L. Sanddal, Nels D. Sanddal, Nicolas Ward, Laura Stanley

“…No uniform national transportation or medical database captures all ambulance crashes in the United States. A website captures many significant ambulance crashes by collecting reports in the popular media (the website is mentioned in the introduction). …”
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“Spiders and Webs in American Literature” by Vincent Dussol

“…Following the national logic of checks and balances, any web covering the whole of the United States will tend to come under suspicion.This study ends with an inventory of cultural productions linked with spiders and webs and whose Americanness is yet to be clearly determined.…”
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Fecal and Salivary Cortisol Concentrations in Woolly (Lagothrix ssp.) and Spider Monkeys (Ateles spp.) by Kimberly D. Ange-van Heugten, Eric van Heugten, Saskia Timmer, Guido Bosch, Abahor Elias, Scott Whisnant, Hans J. M. Swarts, Peter Ferket, Martin W. A. Verstegen

“…The research was conducted in three studies: the first investigated spider monkeys in the United States, the second investigated spider monkeys within Europe, and the third investigated woolly monkeys within Europe. …”
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Metaphors and Idioms of Wayang Tradition by Agus Tricahyo, Yufridal Fitri Nursalam

“…The study employs a qualitative approach using an inductive method that involves the observation of Wayang performances, examination of corresponding manuscripts, and systematic documentation of metaphorical and idiomatic structural units. The analysis revealed 52 patterns of metaphors and idioms encompassing figurative, personification, simile, verbal, phrase, sentence, and adjectival idioms. …”
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Bioconversion of municipal organic solid waste in to compost using Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens) by Priscilla Addo, Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng, Samuel Gyasi, Esi Awuah

“…Purpose The study assessed the quality of compost produced by the Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) in terms of the compost nutrient level, microbial activities, and the bioaccumulation of possible heavy metals in the organic solid waste.Method The study used the pre-experimental study design, one-group pretest-posttest to obtain the data. Five experimental units were used for the study, which include the daily feeding rate for the five different groups of larvae. …”
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The Dissenting Nights of the Neo-Wood Colliers of the Vercors: A Forest Chronotope for a Heterotopia by Christophe Baticle, Philippe Hanus

“…Behind the pretext of charcoal, their protagonists unite through a spatial practice (the clearing) and refer to the two great guardian figures of the region: the wood collier ancestor and the resistance fighter as “clandestines of the night”. …”
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Predicting women's career decisiveness in the ICT sector: A serial multiple mediation model among MIS students. by Nuray Akar, Tayfun Yörük, Ömür Tosun

“…They also support initiatives to boost women's career stability, which aligns with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5 and 8. …”
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