MFG-E8 Exerts Neuroprotection in Neural Stem Cells Induced by Anesthetic Sevoflurane via Regulating the PI3K/AKT Pathways by Minmin Cai, Liufang Sheng

“…The expression of SOD, GSF-Px, and MDA was assessed using ELISA assay. Western blot analysis was applied for assessing the expression of MFG-E8, BCL2, BAX, cleaved caspase-3, GRP-78, XBP-1, ATF-6, ATF-4, CHOP, p-PI3K, PI3K, p-AKT, and AKT. …”
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Gengnianchun Recipe Protects Ovarian Reserve of Rats Treated by 4-Vinylcyclohexene Diepoxide via the AKT Pathway by Fangui Zhao, Wenjun Wang

“…Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) refers to a decrease in the number and quality of oocytes. Western treatment of DOR does not improve the ovarian reserve fundamentally, and the effect is limited. …”
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The Neuroprotective Effects of Astragaloside IV against H2O2-Induced Damage in SH-SY5Y Cells are Associated with Synaptic Plasticity by Zurong Song, Ali Tao

“…The expression of postsynaptic density 95 (PSD-95) and growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) were measured by western blot (WB) and inmunofluorescence staining assay under the same treatment conditions. …”
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Self-Reported Violence Experienced by Swiss Prehospital Emergency Care Providers by Simon Savoy, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Nathalie Romain-Glassey, Nicolas Beysard

“…The objectives were to describe the acts of violence experienced by prehospital emergency care providers (PECPs) in the western part of Switzerland between January and December 2016 and to assess the consequences for subsequent PECPs behaviors. …”
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International development cooperation and political risks for transnational business: Linking research topics by V. I. Bartenev

“…The conclusion argues for focusing on the reverse impact of new trends in international development cooperation on the parameters of political risks for international business from the Western and non-Western countries amidst the global turbulence, using all available sources of statistical data — conventional and unconventional. …”
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Early-stage investigators’ experiences with an National Institutes of Health Pilot Award Program by Cyleste C. Collins, Jacqueline Dolata, Elodie Nonguierma, Mona Shediac-Rizkallah, Ashwini R. Sehgal, J. Daryl Thornton

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La flèche de l’ancienne abbatiale de Saint-Denis : un bilan archéologique by Mathieu Lejeune

“…The western facade of Saint-Denis has been drawing attention since its recent restoration. …”
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HYGIENIC EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE ON THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN FROM RURAL REGIONS OF SOUTHERN UKRAINE by V.V. Babienko, V.L. Mykhailenko

“…It was established that the highest incidence and prevalence of disorders of respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular and urinary systems inherent in the south-western district of Odessa region with multi-ethnic composition of the population is characterized by high anthropogenic load. …”
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BRICS COOPERATION AS A NEW FORMAT OF THE INTEGRATION PROCESS by A. N. Vergun

“…The author also calls attention to the response of the Western countries to the creation of this integration group. …”
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Chrześcijański argument „z sensu życia i świata” wobec buddyjskiego poglądu na rzeczywistość by Andrzej Persidok

“…The aim of such a confrontation is to locate potential weak points of this type of argumentation, which can help refine it so that it is also convincing for people outside Western culture.     …”
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Pratiquer une réflexion épistémologique sur les sciences dans une école communautaire du Québec : exemple de tension entre savoirs diffusés et savoirs locaux.  by Hervé Ferrière, Laurence Ferrière

“…We think generally, in most of the western countries, that the pupils and the teachers know difficulties during the teaching of the experimental sciences. …”
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The use of Amazigh identities in tourism development projects. Interconnectedness and embeddedness dynamics in the Moroccan mountains by Mari Oiry-Varacca

“…This paper is the result of fieldwork carried out in the Western High Atlas and Anti-Atlas regions.…”
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Thrips in Florida Strawberry Crops by Jeffrey D. Cluever, Hugh A. Smith, Joe E. Funderburk, Galen Frantz

“… Strawberries grown in Florida are attacked by several pests, including flower thrips. Western flower thrips and common blossom thrips (both invasive) can cause damage to strawberries in Florida; but, while the native Florida flower thrips is commonly found in strawberry blossoms, it hasn’t been established that it can cause economic damage to strawberry. …”
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Molecular pathogenesis of Cryptosporidium and advancements in therapeutic interventions by Lu Yilong, Zhang Xiaoning, Guan Zhiyu, Ji Rui, Peng Fujun, Zhao Chunzhen, Gao Wei, Gao Feng

“…Additionally, we also review the research progress of chemotherapeutic targets against cryptosporidia-specific enzymes and anti-Cryptosporidium drugs (including Chinese and Western medicinal drugs), aiming at the development of more effective treatments for cryptosporidiosis.…”
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Cuban Subterranean Termite (proposed), Florida Dampwood Termite (old unofficial name), Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen) (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) by Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su, Brian Cabrera, William Kern, Jr.

“…This species is endemic to and known only from southeastern Florida, western Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Species of Prorhinotermes generally live in or near coastal habitats and on islands. …”
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Paesaggi di coesistenza, ovvero come attorno ad un passeriforme si articola l’abitare in una zona di montagna by Lia Zola

“… Landscapes of coexistence is a term used by a team of zoologists in a 2019 article referring to the degree of tolerance between a population of lions and humans within three African natural parks and meant as «the sustainable cohabitation of people and lions within a shared landscape» [Western et al. 2019, 204). Based on field research carried out in three alpine valleys, Valle Susa, Val Chisone and Val Troncea, my essay tries to broaden the understanding of landscapes of coexistence by arguing that they are complex sites of relationships where humans and non humans alike shape and co-shape them through interactions but also frictions and conflicts that revolve around a small bird, Petronia petronia. …”
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Protocol for the purification and analysis of nuclear UFMylated proteins by Pudchalaluck Panichnantakul, Marlene Oeffinger

“…We then describe procedures for identifying and analyzing purified UFMylated proteins using mass spectrometry and western blot.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Panichnantakul et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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De la violencia mítica al « mundo flor ». Transformaciones de la Semana Santa en el Norte de México by Carlo Bonfiglioli, Arturo Gutiérrez, María Eugenia Olavarría

“…From mythical violence to « flower world »: transformations during Holy Week in North Mexico. During Holy Week in western and northwestern Mexico – among Yaquis, Tarahumaras, Coras, and Huicholes – ceremonial centers become the stage of a conflict between beings associated with the Christ-Sun and those associated with the underworld. …”
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New records of rare pierids (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Slovenia by Željko Predovnik, Rudi Verovnik

“…Colias myrmidone has suffered strong decline throughout the western limit of its distribution in central Europe and should be considered near extinct in Slovenia. …”
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Wplątanie. Derridiańska demaskacja funkcji figury „Boga” w metafizyce obecności by Bartosz Bednarczyk

“…This article is a systematic analysis of Derrida’s concept of deconstruction in terms of its critical implications regarding the function of the concept of „God” in Western theology. First, the concept of „metaphysics of presence” and its significance for the topic is explained. …”
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