Effectiveness of Mobilization with Movement on the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials by Gidey Gomera Weleslassie, Melaku Hailu Temesgen, Abayneh Alamer, Gebrerufael Solomon Tsegay, Teklehaimanot Tekle Hailemariam, Haimanot Melese

“…The present systematic review suggests that there were significant differences between MWM groups and control groups in terms of visual analogue scale (VAS), Western Ontario and MacMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scale, and flexion range of motion. …”
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Diagnosis of the Relationship between Dust Storms over the Sahara Desert and Dust Deposit or Coloured Rain in the South Balkans by N. G. Prezerakos, A. G. Paliatsos, K. V. Koukouletsos

“…Analysis of two such cases revealed that two days before the occurrence of the coloured rain or the dust deposits over Greece a sand storm appeared over the north-western Sahara desert. The flow in the entire troposphere is southerly/south-westerly with an upward vertical motion regime. …”
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Vulnerability assessment and zoning of developed and susceptible contaminated karstic (Case study: Ravenscar watershed) by asadolah hejazi, zahra heidari

“…The method of work is that after the necessary processing, using the OWA method and applying weights obtained through the ANP model, the zoning is done After designing the zoning map, using the satellite imagery of 2007 and2015, the development of human development areas in the developed karstic areas has been evaluated The results of this study indicate that most of the studied basin, especially in northern and western areas of the basin, are highly and relatively developed in the class, The calculation of the area of man-made areas suggests that in2007, about 2.6 km of occupied areas of man-made industrial zones have been occupied which, according to the growing population, increased to 3.8 km in2015, human-made areas have been extracted in developed artisanal areas…”
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Female Directors and Carbon Information Disclosure: Evidence from China by Ren He, Mingdian Zhou, Jing Liu, Qing Yang

“…Considering that China is the largest country in greenhouse gas emissions and the social status of females in China is different from western countries, this paper explores the effect of female directors on carbon information disclosure by firms in China. …”
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Porphyra-334, a mycosporine-like amino acid, attenuates UV-induced apoptosis in HaCaT cells by Suh Sung-Suk, Oh Se Kyung, Lee Sung Gu, Kim Il-Chan, Kim Sanghee

“…Herein, human HaCaT cells were used to determine the biological activities of porphyra- 334 by various in vitro assays, including proliferation, apoptosis and Western blot assays. The proliferation rate of UV-irradiated HaCaT cells was significantly decreased compared to the control group. …”
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Glucose Intake Alters Expression of Neuropeptides Derived from Proopiomelanocortin in the Lateral Hypothalamus and the Nucleus Accumbens in Fructose Preference Rats by Guangfa Jiao, Guozhong Zhang, Haiying Wang, Weilin Zhao, Yanwei Cui, Yongjing Liu, Feng Gao, Fang Yuan, Yi Zhang

“…The preference of 10% glucose or 0.1% saccharine was assessed, and the expression levels of neuropeptides derived from POMC in the LH and the NAc in fructose preference rats were measured by Western blot analysis. Fructose preference rats displayed a greater fructose preference than control rats. …”
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On the Spaces of Guerre Moderne: The French Army in Northern Algeria (1954–1962) by Samia Henni

“…Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, however, the United States and other Western powers have overtly expressed their interest in French military practices in Algeria, but seldom in the fields of architecture and territorial planning. …”
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The Comorbidity of Depression and Diabetes Is Involved in the Decidual Protein Induced by Progesterone 1 (Depp1) Dysfunction in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex by Chen Xu, Mengxing Liao, Shize Zhang, Yuang Chen, Xinyue Shulai, Guangji Wang, Jiye Aa

“…Depp1 levels were increased in the mPFC but not in other brain regions, such as the hippocampus or nucleus accumbens, according to Western blot and PCR assays. Results: Glucose dysregulation and synaptic loss occur in both depression and T2DM. …”
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Skillful seasonal prediction of the boreal summer Pacific–Japan teleconnection pattern by Kan Yi, Chenqi Wang, Yunfei Zhang, Xiang Li, Jian Wang, Renqiang Wen, Mengjiao Du

“…Abstract The Pacific–Japan (PJ) teleconnection pattern, a dominant mode of atmospheric variability over the western North Pacific during boreal summer, is pivotal in shaping regional climate dynamics. …”
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Ancient Hawaiian house lots and their flora: a review of Great Māhele plant claims with a special focus on Pritchardia (loulu) palms by Brien A. Meilleur

“…This is true for the period immediately after Western contact (1778) and for the decades following the arrival of American and European missionaries in the 1820s and 1830s, and indeed for the 19th century generally. …”
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Cognitive Therapys from Rumi’s Point of View by Mehmet Ak, Elif Eþen, Faik Özdengül

“…Comprehending and using of psychotherapy only from the Western point of view could reduce the efficacy of psychotherapy. …”
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GERD—Barrett—Adenocarcinoma: Do We Have Suitable Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Markers? by Romana Illig, Eckhard Klieser, Tobias Kiesslich, Daniel Neureiter

“…Due to unfavorable lifestyle habits (unhealthy diet and tobacco abuse) the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in western countries is increasing. The GERD-Barrett-Adenocarcinoma sequence currently lacks well-defined diagnostic, progressive, predictive, and prognostic biomarkers (i) providing an appropriate screening method identifying the presence of the disease, (ii) estimating the risk of evolving cancer, that is, the progression from Barrett’s esophagus (BE) to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), (iii) predicting the response to therapy, and (iv) indicating an overall survival—prognosis for EAC patients. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Pyrene Mineralizing Mycobacterium spp. from Contaminated and Uncontaminated Sources by Christopher W. M. Lease, Richard H. Bentham, Sharyn E. Gaskin, Albert L. Juhasz

“…PAH enrichment studies were prepared using pyrene and inocula obtained from manufacturing gas plant (MGP) soil, uncontaminated agricultural soil, and faeces from Macropus fuliginosus (Western Grey Kangaroo). Three pyrene-degrading microorganisms isolated from the corresponding enrichment cultures had broad substrate ranges, however, isolates could be differentiated based on surfactant, phenol, hydrocarbon and PAH utilisation. 16S rRNA analysis identified all three isolates as Mycobacterium sp. …”
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Soft Power: Political Use of A Scientific Concept by M. V. Kharkevich

“…For Russia soft power in its classical form might be used towards its near abroad and probably BIC states. In dealings with western states Russian soft power turns into lobbyism and propaganda which is strictly not soft power. …”
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LIF Upregulates Expression of NK-1R in NHBE Cells by Cheng-Ping Hu, Jun-Tao Feng, Yu-Ling Tang, Jin-Qi Zhu, Min-Juan Lin, Ming-En Yu

“…Normal human bronchial epithelial cells were treated with LIF in the presence or absence of AG490 (JAK2 inhibitor), PD98059 (MEK inhibitor), and the siRNA against STAT3. Western blot and RT-PCR indicated that LIF induced the expression of NK-1R, which was inhibited by the inhibitors mentioned above. …”
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Upgrading iron and removing phosphorus of high phosphorus oolitic iron ore by segregation roasting with calcium chloride and calcium hypochlorite by Xiao J., Ding W., Peng Y., Wu Qi., Chen Z., Wang Z., Wang J., Peng T.

“…The harmful element phosphorus content was 1.56%, belonging to high phosphorus ooliticiron ore in western Hubei. In this study, segregation roasting and low intensity magnetic separation techniques were applied for upgrading iron and removing phosphorus. …”
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Decreased Expression of GPER1 Gene and Protein in Goiter by Raquel Weber, Ana Paula Santin Bertoni, Laura Walter Bessestil, Ilma Simoni Brum, Tania Weber Furlanetto

“…We investigated GPER1 gene and protein expressions in normal thyroid and goiter using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blot, respectively. In normal thyroid (n=16) and goiter (n=19), GPER1 gene was expressed in all samples, while GPER1 protein was expressed in all samples of normal thyroid (n=15) but in only 72% of goiter samples (n=13). …”
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A Comparison of the Glasgow Coma Scale Score with Full Outline of Unresponsiveness Scale to Predict Patients’ Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes in Intensive Care Units by Rostam Jalali, Mansour Rezaei

“…For this study 104 patients with brain injury were recruited from the ICU of Taleghani Hospital, a major teaching hospital in Kermanshah in the western part of Iran. Data was collected concurrently from the ICU admissions by three well-educated nurses and then checked for accuracy by the researcher. …”
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Accumulation Studies at a High Elevation Glacier Site in Central Karakoram by Christoph Mayer, Astrid Lambrecht, Hans Oerter, Margit Schwikowski, Elisa Vuillermoz, Nicola Frank, Guglielmina Diolaiuti

“…Dust layers found in the snow pits show a rare earth elements signature which indicates that the dust very likely originates from the arid regions of western China and Central Asia. Our trajectory calculations based on NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data confirm that especially during late spring and early summer the westerly flow is redirected over the Tarim basin to reach central Karakoram from an East/Southeast direction. …”
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Acidic Microenvironment Enhances Cisplatin Resistance in Bladder Cancer via Bcl-2 and XIAP by Kaede Hiruma, Vladimir Bilim, Akira Kazama, Yuko Shirono, Masaki Murata, Yoshihiko Tomita

“…Using chloroquine and navitoclax, we identified the involvement of the Bcl-2 and LC3B pathways in the acquisition of CDDP resistance under acidic conditions. A Western blot analysis revealed that the activations of Bcl-2 and XIAP expression appear to inhibit both apoptotic and autophagic cell death. …”
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