Integration, Game, and Sustainable Development of Shenzhen Port Based on Governmental Regulations by Xuanfei Wang, Shan Liang, Zhenjie Liao

“…Based on the population ecology theory, a two-population Lotka-Volterra model was used to discuss the activity and mutual effect between the western and eastern port areas of Shenzhen Port, quantitatively measuring the varying degrees of the hindering effects between them. …”
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Decolonizing Literary Studies: Unveiling Postcolonial Narratives in Post-Yugoslav Academic Curricula* by Sara Vukotić, Darko Ilin

“…The study contextualizes postcolonial studies as a hybrid space for theoretical discourse, tracing its roots to anticolonial critique and contemporary Western theories. Drawing on the anticolonial heritage of socialist Yugoslavia and its involvement in the Non-Aligned Movement, the paper navigates the complexities of (post)colonial dynamics in the Balkans. …”
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Diethylcarbamazine Reduces Chronic Inflammation and Fibrosis in Carbon Tetrachloride- (CCl4-) Induced Liver Injury in Mice by Sura Wanessa Santos Rocha, Maria Eduarda Rocha de França, Gabriel Barros Rodrigues, Karla Patrícia Sousa Barbosa, Ana Karolina Santana Nunes, André Filipe Pastor, Anne Gabrielle Vasconcelos Oliveira, Wilma Helena Oliveira, Rayana Leal Almeida Luna, Christina Alves Peixoto

“…Immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence analyses of the DEC-treated group showed reduced COX-2, IL1β, MDA, TGF-β, and αSMA immunopositivity, besides exhibiting decreased IL1β, COX-2, NFκB, IFNγ, and TGFβ expressions in the western blot analysis. The DEC group enhanced significantly the IL-10 expression. …”
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Inactivation of Zika Virus with Hydroxypropyl-Beta-Cyclodextrin by Cory R. Hewitt, Nicholas J. Wixon, Arthur Gallegos, You Zhou, Victor C. Huber, M. Scott Killian

“…The BCD-treated ZIKV was evaluated for infectivity using immunofluorescence and quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) assays, for immunoreactivity in Western blots, structural integrity by electron microscopy, and immunogenicity in mice. …”
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Inculcating of sasak local cultural values in learning at elementary school by Aswasulasikin Aswasulasikin, Dina Fadilah, Yul Alfian Hadi

“…As the results, Elementary school students are more familiar with various types of Indian and western dance and food rather than their their own culture.…”
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The Effect of Fatalistic Tendency in Individuals on Attitudes Toward Epilepsy Patients by Öznur Adadioğlu, Ahmet Seven, Metin Yıldız

“…Methods The study was conducted between August 17 and October 1, 2022 in a family health center in Sakarya province in western Türkiye. The sample consisted of 479 adults. …”
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Wild or Reared? <i>Cassiopea andromeda</i> Jellyfish as a Potential Biofactory by Stefania De Domenico, Andrea Toso, Gianluca De Rinaldis, Marta Mammone, Lara M. Fumarola, Stefano Piraino, Antonella Leone

“…The zooxanthellate jellyfish <i>Cassiopea andromeda</i> (Forsskål, 1775), a Lessepsian species increasingly common in the western and central Mediterranean Sea, was investigated here to assess its potential as a source of bioactive compounds from medusa specimens both collected in the wild (the harbor of Palermo, NW Sicily) and reared under laboratory-controlled conditions. …”
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“Cameralism” or “patrimonialism”: at the origins of Peter the Great’s reformation of higher management in Russia by N. A. Omelchenko

“…The author of the article asks the question, how successful was the attempt made by Peter I to create a rational system of public administration in Russia according to Western models? Among the main features of Peter’s reformation, the author highlights the lack of a clear and well-thought-out plan for the reforms carried out by Peter I, most of which were mainly “experimental” in nature, were carried out hastily and were subordinated to the tasks of the ongoing war with Sweden. …”
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Early Modern Exemplars: Reading Strategies and the Assertion of Readerly Identity and Authority in the Life-writing of Mary Ward, Dionys Fitzherbert and Elizabeth Isham by Martin Thompson

“…This article combines close readings with material analysis of three female-authored autobiographical manuscripts to suggest that, contrary to Western, Protestant and masculine assumptions, these pious seventeenth-century women perceived of themselves primarily not only as authors but readers of their own divinely-authored life stories. …”
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The Interaction of lncRNA-HEIH and lncRNA-HULC with HBXIP in Hepatitis B Patients by Lingjuan Ruan, Lifei Huang, Lilai Zhao, Qiang Wang, Xiaocheng Pan, Anmin Zhang, Qiuping Bai, Zongjun Lv

“…In this study, reverse transcription and quantitative PCR were used to detect the expression of lncRNA-HEIH and lncRNA-HULC and western blot analysis to detect the expression of hepatitis B X-interacting protein (HBXIP). …”
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Suicide from a Holistic Point of View by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…Suicide has been honoured and respected in the eastern culture, especially in Japan with the famous tradition of Hara-kiri, or seppuku, while in most western societies suicide has been seen negatively and many contemporary physicians tend to consider suicide the most self-destructive and evil thing a human being can do and something that should be avoided at all cost. …”
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Cultural Stereotypes, Literary Agency, and Postcolonial Writing: A Conversation with Shirin Ramzanali Fazel and Simone Brioni by Maria Morelli

“…The focus was on female authors who, through their voices, contribute to the debate on Muslim women’s identity and agency in contemporary Europe, inviting us to rethink traditional analyses that position the “non-Western” as backward and restrictive. On that occasion, I conducted an interview with author Shirin Ramzanali Fazel in discussion with postcolonial studies scholar Simone Brioni, which I am presenting here. …”
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Influence of Altitude on the Spatiotemporal Variations of Meteorological Droughts in Mountain Regions of the Free State Province, South Africa (1960–2013) by M. Mbiriri, G. Mukwada, D. Manatsa

“…Significant shift in average SPI, towards the high during the OND subseason, was detected for the far western low-lying and central regions of the province around the 1990s. …”
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Responses of dry edible bean crop growth and water productivities under different irrigation scenarios in the U.S. high plains by Angie Gradiz, Xin Qiao, Saleh Taghvaeian, Wei-zhen Liang, Daran Rudnick, Abia Katimbo, Jun Wang, Swathi Palle

“…This three-year (2021–2023) study investigated the impacts of irrigation treatments, ranging from rainfed to over-irrigated conditions, on soil water dynamics, canopy cover, leaf area index, yield, actual evapotranspiration, and water productivities for dry edible beans grown in western Nebraska, U.S. Although dry beans are often considered a shallow-rooted crop, our results demonstrated their ability to adapt to drought stress by extracting soil water from significantly deeper depths than previously expected. …”
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Ganoderma lucidum Polysaccharide (GLP) Inhibited the Progression of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma via the miR-188/BCL9/β-Catenin Pathway by Zhigang Zeng, Kaiyan Xiao

“…CCK-8 assay and scratch assay were then used to detect the inhibitory effect of GLP on these cells. qRT-PCR and western blot were used to measure the expression changes of the genes involved in the miR-188 and β-catenin signaling pathways. …”
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Isorhamnetin Inhibits Liver Fibrosis by Reducing Autophagy and Inhibiting Extracellular Matrix Formation via the TGF-β1/Smad3 and TGF-β1/p38 MAPK Pathways by Ning Liu, Jiao Feng, Xiya Lu, Zhilu Yao, Qing Liu, Yang Lv, Yuru Han, Jingfan Deng, Yingqun Zhou

“…Protein and mRNA expressions were assayed by western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. …”
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Cinematic Mythmaking in Andrey Zvyagintsev's The Return and The Banishment by Louis Samuel Mealing

“…Hailed as the New Tarkovsky by some, a western-centric perspective has placed Zvyagintsev within the Russian canon from which he originates. …”
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Study on Association of Pentraxin 3 and Diabetic Nephropathy in a Rat Model by Xuehai Chen, Jiao Luo, Minmin Wu, Zhuo Pan, Yue Xie, Hongwei Wang, Bicheng Chen, Hong Zhu

“…Renal injury, renal function, and the expression of PTX3 in the plasma and the kidneys were assessed with urinalysis, immunohistochemical staining, and Western blot, respectively. Results. The expression of PTX3 in the kidney was significantly decreased in the DN group but increased in the IT group because of the reversal of DN. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of the impact of green finance on carbon dioxide emissions based on panel data of cities in China by Qiuyi Xu, Li Yao, Kaifang Shi, Wei Zhou, Xuguang Tang

“…Notably, green credit exhibits the strongest mitigation of carbon intensity in the eastern region, while green insurance demonstrates the highest impact in the western region. However, government support has a negative effect, while the impact of green investment impact is insignificant. …”
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST RUSSIAN CONSULATES IN CHINA IN 1851–1852 by E. P. Koudryavtseva

“…The First Russian consulates in Western China were established in 1851. Russian representatives I. …”
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