Institutionalization of Ukrainian Nationalism: Difference of "Svoboda" ("Liberty") and "Praviy Sektor" ("Right Ssector") Ideology by A. A. Tokarev

“…The paper gives an overview of the basic civil identities in Ukraine, Eastern and Western. The author postulates that their conflict lies at the heart of the growing popularity of both nationalist parties. …”
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Discovery of a novel Mediterranean Haemaphysalis (Ornithophysalis) doenitzi group tick species infesting Falco eleonorae on Antikythira Island, Greece by Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Christos Barboutis, Anastasios Bounas, Christina Kassara, Ben J. Mans, Anastasios Saratsis, Ala Tabor

“…This taxonomic assignment situates the newly described species within the Ornithophysalis subgenus and the Haemaphysalis doenitzi group, marking its presence for the first time within the Western Palaearctic region.…”
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Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Effects of Different Extracts of Artemisia turanica Krasch. on K562 and HL-60 Cell Lines by Zahra Tayarani-Najaran, Mahla Sareban, Atefeh Gholami, Seyed Ahmad Emami, Mahdi Mojarrab

“…PI staining of the fragmented DNA and western blot analysis were used to evaluate the possible apoptotic effect of the extract. …”
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Molecular Mechanism of Local Drug Delivery with Paclitaxel-Eluting Membranes in Biliary and Pancreatic Cancer: New Application for an Old Drug by Sookhee Bang, Sung Ill Jang, Su Yeon Lee, Yi-Yong Baek, Jieun Yun, Soo Jin Oh, Chang Woo Lee, Eun Ae Jo, Kun Na, Sugeun Yang, Don Haeng Lee, Dong Ki Lee

“…Molecular and cellular alterations were analyzed in the PEM-implanted pancreatic/cholangiocarcinoma xenograft tumors by Western blot, immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence. …”
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Exposure to Common Food Additive Carrageenan Alone Leads to Fasting Hyperglycemia and in Combination with High Fat Diet Exacerbates Glucose Intolerance and Hyperlipidemia without E... by Sumit Bhattacharyya, Leo Feferman, Terry Unterman, Joanne K. Tobacman

“…Conclusions. Carrageenan in the Western diet may contribute to the development of diabetes and the effects of high fat consumption. …”
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Tumor-associated neutrophils and macrophages interaction contributes to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma progression by activating STAT3 by Jian Zhou, Jia Fan, Zhiqiang Hu, Jia Li, Zhengjun Zhou, Pengcheng Wang, Rongqi Sun, Haoyang Xin, Chubin Luo, Shaolai Zhou

“…We then investigated the mechanistic basis of the effects using PCR array, western blot analysis and ELISA experiments. Finally, we validated our results in a tissue microarray composed of primary tumor tissues from 359 patients with ICC.Results The spatial distributions of TANs and TAMs were correlated with each other in patient-derived ICC samples. …”
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The Global World Order in the Mirror of the International Likhachev Scientific Readings. Book Review of ‘The Growth of a Global Culture and the Clash of Civilizations’ by A.S. Zape... by V. V. Kochetkov

“…Addressing the current trends in the development of the Western, especially European, society, A.S. Zapesotsky highlights a growing civilizational crisis of capitalism and outlines the contours of the new, post-capitalist world order. …”
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Disparity in attitudes regarding assisted dying among physicians and the general public in Japan by Yoshiyuki Takimoto, Tadanori Nabeshima

“…Conclusion Japanese physicians and the general public expressed a more negative stance towards VAE and PAS compared with their counterparts in Western countries. This disparity may be attributed to the influence of the Buddhist view of life and death and family-centeredness in the Japanese culture, which affects people’s attitudes towards assisted dying. …”
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Phylogeographic analyses reveal recent dispersal and multiple Wolbachia infections of the bright-eyed ringlet Erebia oeme within the European mountain systems by Valentine Mewis, Martin Wendt, Thomas Schmitt

“…The region of origin of E. oeme is most likely the western Balkans. From here, E. oeme spread to the eastern Balkan area and further to the southern Carpathians as well as to Slovenia, from where it rapidly crossed the Alps to Massif Central and Pyrenees. …”
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L’Arbre des rues de Mexico : une ressource au-delà de son exploitabilité by Nora Itri

“…Our relationship to nature has been dominated in western thought by an idea of human superiority, and regulated by market mechanisms throughout the world. …”
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Mechanical Constitutive and Seepage Theoretical Model of Water Storage Media Based on Fractional Derivative by Lujun Wang, Yang Wu, Xiaoqian Zhu, Peng Li, Zhiguo Cao, Huan Yang

“…Using an abandoned underground goaf in coal mines as water reservoirs has been successfully applied for protecting mine water resources in western China. The water storage media are composed of broken rock masses and the voids between the rock masses. …”
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Myocardial Perfusion and Function Are Distinctly Altered by Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Diet-Induced Prediabetic Rats by Charissa E. van den Brom, Chantal A. Boly, Carolien S. E. Bulte, Rob F. P. van den Akker, Rick F. J. Kwekkeboom, Stephan A. Loer, Christa Boer, R. Arthur Bouwman

“…We investigated the effect of sevoflurane on myocardial perfusion and function in prediabetic rats. Rats were fed a western diet (WD; n=18) or control diet (CD; n=18) for 8 weeks and underwent (contrast) echocardiography to determine perfusion and function during baseline and sevoflurane exposure. …”
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Relative Efficacy of Liquid Nitrogen Fertilizers in Dryland Spring Wheat by Olga S. Walsh, Robin J. Christiaens

“…The study was conducted in 2012 and 2013 at three locations in North Central and Western Montana (total of 6 site-years) to evaluate the relative efficacy of three liquid nitrogen (N) fertilizer sources, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN, 32-0-0), liquid urea (LU, 21-0-0), and High NRGN (HNRGN, 27-0-0-1S), in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). …”
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LUBAC Formation Is Impaired in the Livers of Mice with MCD-Dependent Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Yasuka Matsunaga, Yusuke Nakatsu, Toshiaki Fukushima, Hirofumi Okubo, Misaki Iwashita, Hideyuki Sakoda, Midori Fujishiro, Takeshi Yamamotoya, Akifumi Kushiyama, Shin-ichiro Takahashi, Yoshihiro Tsuchiya, Hideaki Kamata, Fuminori Tokunaga, Kazuhiro Iwai, Tomoichiro Asano

“…In this study, we demonstrated the formation of LUBAC to be impaired in the livers of NASH rodent models produced by methionine and choline deficient (MCD) diet feeding, first by either gel filtration or Blue Native-PAGE, with subsequent confirmation by western blotting. The reduction of LUBAC is likely to be attributable to markedly reduced expression of SHARPIN, one of its components. …”
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CNP-pGC-cGMP-PDE3-cAMP Signal Pathway Upregulated in Gastric Smooth Muscle of Diabetic Rats by Ying-Lan Cai, Mo-Han Zhang, Xu Huang, Jing-Zhi Jiang, Li-Hua Piao, Zheng Jin, Wen-Xie Xu

“…PDEs expressions in diabetic gastric smooth muscle tissue were observed by using immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, and RT-PCR methods. The results demonstrated that the inhibitory effect of CNP on the spontaneous contraction of gastric antral circular smooth muscle was potentiated in STZ-induced diabetic rat. …”
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Ethanolic Extract of Red Okra Pods Induces Aberrant Spindle Segregation and Apoptotic Cell Death by Disrupting the Wnt Signaling Pathway in Colon Cancer Cells by Firli Rahmah Primula Dewi, Sri Puji Astuti Wahyuningsih, Vuanghao Lim, Lionel Lian Aun In, Alfiah Hayati

“…Apoptosis assay and signaling pathway analysis were performed through immunofluorescence staining and Western Blotting on SW480 cells treated with 250 µg/mL of EEROP for 72 hours. …”
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A Novel Platelet Activating Factor Receptor Antagonist Reduces Cell Infiltration and Expression of Inflammatory Mediators in Mice Exposed to Desiccating Conditions after PRK by Salomon Esquenazi, Jiucheng He, Na Li, Nicolas G. Bazan, Isi Esquenazi, Haydee E. P. Bazan

“…After 1 week all animals underwent in vivo confocal microscopy, immunostaining and western blotting analysis. Results. Confocal microscopy showed an increased number of reflective structures in the corneal epithelium after PRK and exposure to DE in eyes treated with vehicle as compared to eyes treated with LAU-0901. …”
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Environment as a Potential Key Determinant of the Continued Increase of Prostate Cancer Incidence in Martinique by Dominique Belpomme, Philippe Irigaray

“…We found no correlation between prostate cancer incidence rates, life expectancy, and diet westernization. Since the Caribbean African descent-associated genetic susceptibility factor would have remained constant during the 1980–2005, we suggest that in Martinique some environmental change including the intensive use of carcinogenic organochlorine pesticides might have occurred as key determinant of the persisting highly growing incidence of prostate cancer.…”
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Diagnosis and treatment of nervous system diseases at the beginning of the 19th century in Vilnius university clinics by E. Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė, G. Motiejūnas, D. Jatužis

“…The level of diagnostics and treatment of nervous system diseases in Vilnius corresponded to the level of Western Europe in the first half of the 19th century. …”
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Inevitable Choice for Survival: The Last Ottoman Grand Strategy by Murat TOMAN, Fikrettin YAVUZ

“…While doing it this study overall linked the centralization, westernization, Ottomanization and the balance of power policy in foreign affairs as the main component of renewed grand strategy. …”
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