THE FEBRUARY REVOLUTION OF 1917 AND SERBIA by A. Yu. Timofeev

“…For the best understanding of changes of Russian foreign policy on the Balkans caused by the Provisional Government’s coming to power the author investigates the Russian Empire plans of post-war reorganization of the western part of the Balkan Peninsula; the influence of other countries – allies of Russia in World War I is also analyzed. …”
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BMP4 Cooperates with Retinoic Acid to Induce the Expression of Differentiation Markers in Cultured Mouse Spermatogonia by Yongguang Yang, Yanmin Feng, Xue Feng, Shangying Liao, Xiuxia Wang, Haiyun Gan, Lixian Wang, Xiwen Lin, Chunsheng Han

“…Moreover, despite the mRNAs of these two genes being present in mouse Sertoli cells, only BMPRII was detected by using Western blotting assays. While exogenous BMP4 by itself did not induce the expression of Stra8 and c-Kit, two marker genes of differentiating spermatogonia, a significant cooperative effect of BMP4 and retinoic acid (RA) was observed. …”
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Relationship between economic development, forest resources, and forest fires: European context by Olena Dobrovolska, Knut Schmidtke, Viktoriia Hnatushenko, Svitlana Sytnyk, Iryna Dmytriieva

“…The analysis of forest fire area maps identifies three main groups by the level of vulnerability to forest fires: safe (Northern European countries), conditionally safe (Western European countries), and dangerous (Eastern and Southern European countries).Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, and Finland show a direct correlation between the level of forest cover of a country’s territory and gross domestic product. …”
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HAVCR1 Affects the MEK/ERK Pathway in Gastric Adenocarcinomas and Influences Tumor Progression and Patient Outcome by Ji Xue, Ying Li, Jianfeng Yi, Hong Jiang

“…Then, we assessed the biological function of HAVCR1 in GAC cells using quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR), western blot, cell counting kit-8- (CCK-) 8, colony formation assay, wound healing assay, and transwell assay. …”
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Aberrant Phenotype in Human Endothelial Cells of Diabetic Origin: Implications for Saphenous Vein Graft Failure? by Anna C. Roberts, Jai Gohil, Laura Hudson, Kyle Connolly, Philip Warburton, Rakesh Suman, Peter O’Toole, David J. O’Regan, Neil A. Turner, Kirsten Riches, Karen E. Porter

“…Proliferation, migration, and in vitro angiogenesis assays were performed; western blotting was used to quantify phosphorylation of Akt, ERK, and eNOS. …”
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Low IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α and High IL-13 Cytokine Levels Are Associated with Severe Hepatic Fibrosis in Schistosoma mansoni Chronically Exposed Individuals by Mable M. Mutengo, Takafira Mduluza, Paul Kelly, James C. L. Mwansa, Geoffrey Kwenda, Patrick Musonda, James Chipeta

“…We therefore investigated the role of selected T-helper (Th)1, Th2, and Th17 cytokines in relation to hepatic fibrosis severity among individuals resident in a hyper-Schistosoma mansoni endemic region of Western Zambia. Two hundred and forty-four S. mansoni infected individuals with and without fibrosis were analysed for cytokine profiles. …”
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Relationships between Ambient Ozone Concentration Changes in Southwestern Taiwan and Invasion Tracks of Tropical Typhoons by Chung-Hsuang Hung, Kuo-Cheng Lo

“…The results indicated that the high O3 concentration observed in southwestern Taiwan before typhoon arrived was mainly caused by the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) shrouding it. …”
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Gene Expression Profiling in Lungs of Chronic Asthmatic Mice Treated with Galectin-3: Downregulation of Inflammatory and Regulatory Genes by Esther López, M. Paz Zafra, Beatriz Sastre, Cristina Gámez, Carlos Lahoz, Victoria del Pozo

“…Results were confirmed by real-time RT-PCR, Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. Results. …”
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Expression of p120-Catenin Isoforms Correlates with Genomic and Transcriptional Phenotype of Breast Cancer Cell Lines by Joana Paredes, Ana Luísa Correia, Ana Sofia Ribeiro, Fernando Schmitt

“…Methods: We assessed the expression by RT-PCR and Western-blotting analysis. Results: We observed that the expression of p120-catenin isoforms was associated with the genomic and transcriptional phenotype of breast cancer cells. …”
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miR-21 promotes cervical cancer by regulating NTF3 by Yishan Chen, Caiwu Su, Yuke Cai, Lina Ke, Yaxiong Huang

“…Immunohistochemistry, RT-qPCR, and Western blotting were performed to quantify the expression levels of miR-21-5p and NTF3 in cervical cancer cells. …”
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Human Mature Adipocytes Express Albumin and This Expression Is Not Regulated by Inflammation by Maria Luisa Sirico, Bruna Guida, Alfredo Procino, Andrea Pota, Maurizio Sodo, Giuseppe Grandaliano, Simona Simone, Giovanni Pertosa, Eleonora Riccio, Bruno Memoli

“…RT-PCR, Real-Time PCR, and Western Blot analysis on homogenates of adipocytes and pre-adipocytes were performed. …”
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Efficiency Improvement Model for Administrative and Management Personnel of the Federal University by M. V. Demin, N. N. Shusharina

“…In this work, basing on the analysis of human resource management mechanisms of universities in Western Europe, the CIS countries, and the Baltic states, the efficiency and motivation improvement model for administrative and managerial personnel is proposed. …”
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Alteration of Loperamide-Induced Prostate Relaxation in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats by Sheng-Lung Hsu, Hsien-Hui Chung, I-Hung Chen, Yat-Ching Tong

“…The relaxation responses to loperamide 0.1 to 10 μmol/L were recorded. Western blotting analyses were performed for prostate μ-opioid receptors (MOR) and ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel proteins: sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) and inwardly rectifying potassium channel (Kir) 6.2 subunits. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Factors Influencing The Therapeutic Decision-Making. From Academic Knowledge to Emotional Intelligence and Spiritual “Crazy” Wisdom by Søren Ventegodt, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

“…The provocative and paradoxal medieval western concept of the “truth telling clown”, or the eastern concepts of “crazy wisdom” and “holy madness” seems highly relevant here. …”
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Flavonoids of Rosa rugosa Thunb. inhibit tumor proliferation and metastasis in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells by Zhiguo Zhang, Meilin Wang, Shu Xing, Chen Zhang

“…The effects of the two extracts on proliferation inhibition, apoptosis inducement and metastasis prevention of human HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines were tested, via optical/fluorescence microscopy, MTT detection, Transwell assay, flow cytometry and Western blot, etc. The results indicated that rose flavonoids at low concentration (10–40 μg/mL) had a better inhibitory effect on migration and invasion of HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner, while rose flavonoids at high concentration (80–160 μg/mL) could induce apoptosis of HepG2 cells by up-regulating the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins p53 and Bax, and down-regulating the expression of anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2, leading to the functioning of caspase-3 and caspase-9. …”
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Curcumin Improves Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by Inhibiting Pyroptosis through AKT/Nrf2/ARE Pathway by Zhang Wei, Kang pinfang, Zhou jing, Yao zhuoya, Qian Shaohuan, Shi Chao

“…Whether curcumin can promote the transfer of Nrf2 into the nucleus through AKT pathway regulation was assessed by western blotting and immunofluorescence. The Nrf2 knockout vector and ml385 were used to block the Nrf2 pathway, and the differences between the different groups in the expression of pyroptosis protein, cell activity, and incidence of apoptosis were evaluated to verify the relationship between the effect of curcumin on pyroptosis inhibition and the Nrf2 pathway. …”
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Effect of Organic Mulching on Soil Moisture, Yield, and Yield Contributing Components of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) by Goitom Teame, Alemtsahay Tsegay, Berhanu Abrha

“…This experiment was carried out in Humera Agricultural Research Center, Western Tigray, during 2015 growing season. The experimental design was Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. …”
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Peripheral nerves modulate the peri-implant osteogenesis under type 2 diabetes through exosomes derived from schwann cells via miR-15b-5p/Txnip signaling axis by Yingying Wang, Fang Qu, Yaqin Wu, Kengliang Lan, Yingyi Shen, Ziang Wu, Qi Zhong, Ximeng Cao, Zhen Fan, Chun Xu

“…Luciferase assays and Western blotting confirmed TXNIP as a direct miR-15b-5p target, implicating its involvement in ROS signaling and inflammation-related osteogenesis suppression. …”
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LncRNA MBNL1-AS1 Suppresses Cell Proliferation and Metastasis of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma through Targeting Carcinogenic miR-301b-3p by Chouman Sulidankazha, null Alidake, Hai Lin, Tieying He, Wei Han, Qilong Chen

“…Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, transwell assay, and western blot verified that overexpression of MBNL1-AS1 suppressed cell proliferation, migration, and epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT) behavior in PAAD cells. …”
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Cultivating Well-being, Community Cohesion, and Sense of Purpose through African Contemplative Practices by Lucy Draper-Clarke, Caryn Green

“…These findings are presented to support international dialog and illuminate relationships among Eastern, Western, and African wisdom traditions. The global decline in mental health provides increased relevance, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of perpetuated historical injustices that have rendered individuals and communities isolated and disconnected. …”
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