Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection Attenuates Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Rats with Experimentally Induced Diabetes in the Early Stage by Jiao Lv, Miao-Miao Chen, Zhi-Hao Mu, Fang Wang, Zhong-Yi Qian, Lei Zhou, Qiu-Ting Guo, Zhi-Min Zhao, Yu-Ping Pan, Xin-Yu Liao, Zhi-Hong Yang, Ning Cai, Ying-Ying Zou, Shu-De Li

“…In this connection, the immunofluorescence labeling of the above biomarkers was noticeably decreased. Along with this, Western blotting confirmed that bevacizumab treatment was associated with a decrease of VEGF, Flk-1, and cAMP response element binding and protein kinase C protein expression. …”
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The Dynamic Game of Knowledge Hiding Behavior from Organizational Members: To Hide or Not to Hide? by Fan Yang, Long Yang, Ping Li

“…At present, research on knowledge hiding has received extensive attention from Western countries, but there are few relevant studies in China. …”
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Data-Driven Decision Support to Guide Sustainable Grazing Management by Matthew C. Reeves, Joseph Swisher, Michael Krebs, Kelly Warnke, Brice B. Hanberry, Tip Hudson, Sonia A. Hall

“…Here, we described the development of a decision support model to estimate grazing capacity and illustrated its application on two sites in the western United States. For the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory in California and Nevada, the upper limit estimated in the capacity assessment was 398 horses and the current population was 654 horses. …”
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Variation in Flavonoid Composition and Radical-Scavenging Activity in Ginkgo biloba L. due to the Growth Location and Time of Harvest by Laura Rimkiene, Asta Kubiliene, Andrejus Zevzikovas, Daiva Kazlauskiene, Valdas Jakstas

“…To ensure the rational collection of G. biloba raw material, the location of plantations is recommended in the western and southwestern phytoregions. The obtained results also indicate that the flavonoid content in G. biloba leaf has a significantly positive correlation (r=0.952, p≤0.001) with antioxidant activity. …”
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How to Evaluate the Efficiency of Green Economy and Its Regional Differences: Evidence from China by Xin Duan, Miaomiao Tang, Kui Zhang

“…Third, through regional comparison, it is found that the green economy efficiency in eastern China is higher than those in central and western China and the green economy efficiency in northeast China is the lowest. …”
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Potential Pathways Involved in Elaidic Acid Induced Atherosclerosis in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells by Huahong Yu, Xiangmei Li, Zhongshang Liang, Bin Qiu, Siguang Li, Ting Luo, Jing Li, Hongyan Li, Zeyuan Deng

“…The expressions of some selected proteins (PSME3, XRCC5, GSTP1, and GSTO1) were validated by qRT-PCR analysis. Western blotting analysis further confirmed that elaidic acid downregulated the expression of PSME3 and XRCC5. …”
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Climate Change Impact on Monthly Precipitation Wet and Dry Spells in Arid Regions: Case Study over Wadi Al-Lith Basin by Mansour Almazroui, Khaled S. Balkhair, M. Nazrul Islam, Zekai Şen

“…Durations of monthly precipitation wet and dry spells are calculated using historical records and regional climate model (RCM) simulations for the Wadi Al-Lith basin in western Saudi Arabia. The characteristics of durations of wet and dry spells are based on the 50% risk level corresponding to the monthly records for average regional precipitation. …”
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Review of Anopheles Mosquito Species, Abundance, and Distribution in Ethiopia by Fasil Adugna, Melaku Wale, Endalkachew Nibret

“…The second, third, and fourth abundant species were also collected from southern, northern, and western parts of Ethiopia.…”
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Lvov and Sandomir Offensive Operation: the Look 70 Years by V. B. Makovskiy

“…The Soviet Supreme Command was seeking to crush Army Group "Northern Ukraine", liberate Western Ukraine and take the war to the south east Poland. …”
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Hydro-Oceano & Sedimentation Model of Brondong Lamongan Harbour by Thufail Basyarahil Moch, Abdi Perdanawati Rizqi, Fahmi M. Yunan

“…The eastern harbour basin is prone to erosion due to high currents, while the western part experiences sedimentation. This research provides in depth understanding for sustainable harbour management at PPN Brondong.…”
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Patriotic Enthusiasm at the Beginning of the First World War by N. V. Yudin

“…In the present paper from the constructionist perspective is examined one of the most controversial issues of the modern western historiography of the First World War - the issue of patriotic enthusiasm of 1914, its scopes and nature. …”
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Meteorological Drought Index Mapping in Bangladesh Using Standardized Precipitation Index during 1981–2010 by Md. Anarul Haque Mondol, Iffat Ara, Subash Chandra Das

“…Drought was more prominent in the northern, south-western, and eastern regions in Bangladesh compared to the rest of the areas of the country. …”
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Stromal-Cell-Derived Factor-1 (SDF-1)/CXCL12 as Potential Target of Therapeutic Angiogenesis in Critical Leg Ischaemia by Teik K. Ho, X. Shiwen, D. Abraham, J. Tsui, D. Baker

“…In the Western world, peripheral vascular disease (PVD) has a high prevalence with high morbidity and mortality. …”
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A voz ou a plenitude do texto. Performance oral, práticas de leitura e identidade literária no Ocidente medieval by Carlos F. Clamote Carreto

“…Through the privileged perspective of French Medieval Literature (but not only), these reflections aim to question the evolutionary and cognitive conception of the history of reading refocusing the problem in the irreducible tension – which has partly characterized Western culture – between the letter and the voice, between an idealization of the writing elevated into the magic sphere of the Sacred (or the Law) which places the oral performance under the sign of a corrupted fabula, and a long tradition that, from Plato to Hegel, assimilates logocentrism and phonocentrism. …”
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Development and some applications of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system for murine macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) by H. Ochiai, S. Sakai, T. Kogure, T. Hirabaytashi, K. Nakajima, K. Terasawa

“…The specificity of antibody was confirmed by Western blotting analysis of 20-h conditioned medium from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, a murine macrophage cell line; antibody gave a single band with a molecular weight of approximately 6000, which is identical to that of murine MIP-2 reported previously. …”
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Characterizing rural livelihoods in a changing environment: a case study in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco by Adele Woodmansee, Meryem Aakairi, Bruno Gérard, Omar Saadani Hassani, Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Alison G. Power, David G. Rossiter, Andrew McDonald

“…In 2022–2023, we carried out a a household survey and focus group discussions to understand the evolution of livelihood strategies in four Amazigh villages in Imegdal Commune in the western High Atlas. Results suggest that water shortages are causing cropping systems to simplify, as households stop planting some crop species and reduce the area planted of others. …”
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Linguatula serrata (Porocephalida: Linguatulidae) Infection among Client-Owned Dogs in Jalingo, North Eastern Nigeria: Prevalence and Public Health Implications by Oseni Saheed Oluwasina, Onyiche Emmanuel ThankGod, Omonuwa Omojefe Augustine, Fufa Ido Gimba

“…Pentastomiasis is a parasitic zoonosis endemic to western and central Africa. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and public health implications of Linguatulosis in client-owned dogs in Jalingo, North Eastern Nigeria. …”
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Winter and early spring assemblages of ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in two forest habitats in suburban area of Warsaw, central Poland by Karolina Bodzon, Piotr Ceryngier

“…In March and April of 2014 and 2015, overwintering and post-overwintering assemblages of ladybird beetles were investigated in deciduous (Tilio-Carpinetum) and mixed forest (Querco roboris-Pinetum) patches in a forest complex on the north-western periphery of Warsaw. March samples were collected by sifting forest litter with an entomological sieve, while in April, ladybirds were collected from the vegetation using sweeping net and beating sheet. …”
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Suppression of Human Tenon Fibroblast Cell Proliferation by Lentivirus-Mediated VEGF Small Hairpin RNA by Zhongqiu Li, Wen Hua, Xuedong Li, Wei Wang

“…Subsequently, VEGF mRNA and protein expression were analyzed using quantitative RT-PCR and western blotting, respectively, and the effects of VEGF knockdown were analyzed. …”
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La Pedagogie De Projet En Didactique Du Français Sur Objectifs Specifiques En Ouganda by AYEBARE, Boniface Martial

“…This article presents a summary of points picked from the project entitled « Welcome to Kabale », implemented at Kabale University in South-Western Uganda. Our sample was composed of twenty-seven beginner students of French for Tourism. …”
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