Functional Role of SIL1 in Neurodevelopment and Learning by Shilian Xu, Jia Zhu, Kai Mi, Yan Shen, Xiaomin Zhang

“…The basic expression pattern of SIL1 in tissues and cultured cortical neurons is measured by immunostaining and Western blot. …”
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MEK1/2 Inhibitor (GDC0623) Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Primary Osteoblasts Inhibited by IL-1β through the MEK-Erk1/2 and Jak/Stat3 Pathways by Zeng-Qiao Zhang, Xiao-Shen Hu, Ye-Chen Lu, Jun-Peng Zhang, Wen-Yao Li, Wei-Yang Zhang, Wei Feng, Dao-Fang Ding, Jian-Guang Xu

“…Cell proliferation levels were evaluated by the cell counting kit 8 (CCK8), EdU assay, and western blotting [proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Cyclin D1]. …”
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La Montagne dans l’œuvre de quelques écrivains libanais d’expression anglaise by Jacqueline Jondot

“…Lebanese writers in the English language represent their mountains in an ambivalent manner: they use western aesthetic concepts (sublime, picturesque) while setting their representation in an Eastern context of ideological reappropriation of their land, focusing on its cultural and human occupation with a strong opposition between mountain and city dwellers. …”
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The Exordium of Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí’s Poetry by Adedotun Ogundeji

“… The background of Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí (1921 – 2017) was steeped in the Ọyọ̀ ́ Yorùbá culture. He had a princely connection to the throne of Ọyọ̀ ́ having been born by Dúrówadé Àyìnkẹ, a granddaughter of Prince Adé ́ ṣọ̀kàn, Bàbá Ìdódẹ, Aláàfin Àtìbà’s son, to Àkànbí Fálétí. …”
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Cesty evropské historiografie k diplomacii raného novověku by Jiří Hrbek

“…Therefore historiography, under the influence of cultural anthropology, strives to approach to the history of diplomacy as a cultural phenomenon. …”
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Les répertoires graphiques amazoniens by Pierre Déléage

“…This paper begins with a description of the facial paintings of the Sharanahua, a Panoan people of Western Amazonia. The paintings are created based on a graphic repertoire comprising a series of motifs associated with a specific name. …”
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Liver macrophage-derived exosomal miRNA-342-3p promotes liver fibrosis by inhibiting HPCAL1 in stellate cells by Wenshuai Li, Lirong Chen, Qi Zhou, Tiansheng Huang, Wanwei Zheng, Feifei Luo, Zhong Guang Luo, Jun Zhang, Jie Liu

“…The function of the target gene Hippocalcin-like protein 1 (HPCAL1) in HSCs was verified by Western blotting, qPCR, cellular immunofluorescence and co-IP in vivo and in vitro. …”
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Conditioned Medium from Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Inhibits Jurkat Cell Proliferation through TGF-β1 and p38/MAPK Pathway by Xiuxia Wang, Yinmin Wang, Xianyu Zhou, Fei Liu

“…Western blotting was performed to identify potential signaling molecules involved in the ADSC-CM-induced inhibition of Jurkat cell proliferation. …”
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Regulates Scleral Remodeling in a Guinea Pig Model of Form-Deprivation Myopia by Chengcheng Zhu, Qingzhong Chen, Ying Yuan, Min Li, Bilian Ke

“…The protein levels of ER stress chaperones, including GRP78, CHOP, and calreticulin (CRT), were analyzed by western blotting at 24 hours, 1 week, and 4 weeks of FD. …”
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A method for siRNA-mediated knockdown of target genes in RA-induced neurogenesis using P19 cells by Hossein Khodadadi, Hiroaki Taniguchi

“…Additionally, the efficiency of the siRNA-mediated knockdown was confirmed by western blot analysis, which demonstrated significant gene silencing at protein levels. …”
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Meaningful Waste: Crusades to Prussia and Lithuania according to Pierre Bourdieu 's Theory of Capital by Werner Paravicini

“… Applying Pierre Bourdieu's theory of capital, the paper examines the reasons why the Western nobleman crusaded to Prussia and Lithuania. …”
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Les paradoxes du littoral Swahili by François Bart

“…The identity and the original features of the Swahili seashore mainly proceed from the contact of African mainland and western indian Ocean. This coastal interface, stretching over 2 000 kilometres from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, is characterized by ancient traditions of trade movements through maritime areas and mainland as well, which spread and mixed different cultural influences originating from Africa and both Arabic and Indian peninsulas. …”
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Monges e mosteiros galegos em Portugal (séculos XII-XV) by Francisco Javier Pérez Rodríguez

“…Finally, a brief reference is made to the cultural and spiritual role of Galician monasteries in the neighbouring kingdom.…”
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Unpacking the ‘explorer’ narrative and its impacts on African palaeoanthropology by Rebecca R. Ackermann, Keneiloe Molopyane, Sheela Athreya

“…This is especially notable in fieldwork practices which, to this day, embody the explorer myth’s deeply problematic colonial ideals of Western, masculine moral and cultural superiority. …”
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Nucleus Pulposus Cell Conditioned Medium Promotes Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation into Nucleus Pulposus-Like Cells under Hypoxic Conditions by Arjun Sinkemani, Feng Wang, Zhiyang Xie, Lu Chen, Cong Zhang, Xiaotao Wu

“…Expression was investigated using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and western blotting under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. qPCR and western blotting demonstrated significant upregulation of NP marker expression in MSCs cultured under hypoxic conditions and treated with the 50% or 100% NPC conditioned medium, compared with those cultured under normoxic conditions. …”
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The impact of trauma and how to intervene: a narrative review of psychotraumatology over the past 15 years by Miranda Olff, Irma Hein, Ananda B. Amstadter, Cherie Armour, Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland, Eric Bui, Marylene Cloitre, Anke Ehlers, Julian D. Ford, Talya Greene, Maj Hansen, Nathaniel G. Harnett, Debra Kaminer, Catrin Lewis, Alessandra Minelli, Barbara Niles, Nicole R. Nugent, Neil Roberts, Matthew Price, Anthony N. Reffi, Soraya Seedat, Antonia V. Seligowski, Anka A. Vujanovic

“…Here, we focus on how best to address the range of negative health outcomes following trauma, how to serve individuals across the age spectrum, including the very young and old, and include considerations of sex/gender, ethnicity, and culture in diverse contexts, beyond Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) countries. …”
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Lithuanian, Russian, Polish istoriography with respect to the Poland - Lithuania union by Mečislovas Jučas

“…Lithuania remained in that noble Republic (Adelsrepublik) only because it was under the Russian cultural influence and regained its cultural peculiarities (K. …”
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Warm and humid environment induces gut microbiota dysbiosis and bacterial translocation leading to inflammatory state and promotes proliferation and biofilm formation of certain ba... by Yinrui Guo, Jianlang He, Shaojie Li, Shiqi Zou, Haiting Zhang, Xin Yang, Jian Wang

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FDFT1 inhibits macrophage M1 polarization and promotes colorectal cancer progression by GAO Yuan, HUANG Yulan, ZHAO Kun

“…RT-qPCR was applied to detect the mRNA expression of FDFT1, and Western blotting was conducted to measure the protein level of FDFT1. …”
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