Role of white-tailed deer in geographic spread of the black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis : Analysis of a spatially nonlocal model by Stephen A. Gourley, Xiulan Lai, Junping Shi, Wendi Wang, Yanyu Xiao, Xingfu Zou

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Stachydrine targeting tumor-associated macrophages inhibit colorectal cancer liver metastasis by regulating the JAK2/STAT3 pathway by Yang Gui, Gengchen Xue, Yuyi Yuan, Jingbo Wang, Shuangjiao Deng, Fei Gao, Yushi Tian, Zhiqiang Zhao, Heng Fan

“…Subsequently, a series of assays, including quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), flow cytometry, scratch, invasion, and tube formation assays, were conducted to confirm STA’s capacity to impede tumor cell migration, invasion, and angiogenesis in vitro. Western blotting and flow cytometry were employed to elucidate the mechanisms through which STA exerts its effects on tumor metastasis.ResultsIn our research, STA has been shown to attenuate liver metastasis in CRC mouse models by inhibiting the polarization of macrophages to the M2 phenotype. …”
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Brexit and the Future of the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom by A. A. Aleshin, S. V. Kislitsyn

“…The United States as the leader of the Western world expect Great Britain not only to follow its policy but to support it, i.a. by maintaining a high level of military spending. …”
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Effectiveness of befriending interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Stefan Priebe, Joyce Siette, Megan Cassidy

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Content of a wound care mobile application for newly graduated nurses: an e-Delphi study by Julie Gagnon, Julie Chartrand, Sebastian Probst, Michelle Lalonde

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Russia and NATO’s ‘Open Door’ Policy in the Post-Bipolar Period by P. Ye. Smirnov

“…The author argues that the Western countries, viewing the ’open door’ principle as a next phase of the containment policy under new geopolitical circumstances and reaping tangible security benefits throughout its implementation, realized at a certain point that a swift accession of post-Soviet states to NATO was unattainable, and switched attention to the Nordic countries. …”
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Deficiency of MicroRNA-23-27-24 Clusters Exhibits the Impairment of Myelination in the Central Nervous System by Yuji Tsuchikawa, Naosuke Kamei, Yohei Sanada, Toshio Nakamae, Takahiro Harada, Kazunori Imaizumi, Takayuki Akimoto, Shigeru Miyaki, Nobuo Adachi

“…Proteome analysis and western blotting showed increased expression of leucine-zipper-like transcription regulator 1 (LZTR1) and decreased expression of R-RAS and phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (pERK1/2) in the knockout mice. …”
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Serological diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth (Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm) infections: A scoping review. by Sara Roose, Fiona Vande Velde, Johnny Vlaminck, Peter Geldhof, Bruno Levecke

“…Most of the research efforts concentrated on diagnosing Ascaris infections in both humans and pigs, primarily using ELISA and western blot technologies. Almost all records targeted antibodies as analytes, employing proteins and peptides as analyte detection agents. …”
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Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Eribulin Mesylate as a Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer in Spain: Management in the Later Line of Therapy by Gabriel Tremblay, Unnati Majethia, Ilias Kontoudis, Jesús De Rosendo

“…**Background:** Two thirds (62%) of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients in Western Europe have human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative disease, for which anthracyclines and taxanes are recommended as first-line treatments, followed by microtubule-targeting agents such as capecitabine, vinorelbine and/or eribulin. …”
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Zonisamide Enhances Motor Effects of Levodopa, Not of Apomorphine, in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Haruo Nishijima, Yasuo Miki, Shinya Ueno, Masahiko Tomiyama

“…We evaluated abnormal involuntary movement every 20 min during a 3 h period following the injection of drugs on treatment Days 1, 8, and 15. Western blot analyses for dopamine decarboxylase and vesicular monoamine transferase-2 were performed using striatal tissues in the lesioned side of rats in the levodopa only group (n = 6) and levodopa plus zonisamide group (n = 4). …”
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PPARβ/δ Agonism with GW501516 Increases Myotube PGC-1α Content and Reduces BCAA Media Content Independent of Changes in BCAA Catabolic Enzyme Expression by Caroline N. Rivera, Jason S. Hinkle, Rachel M. Watne, Trent C. Macgowan, Andrew J. Wommack, Roger A. Vaughan

“…Metabolic gene and protein expression were assessed via quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot, respectively. Media BCAA content was assessed via liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC/MS). …”
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The impact of digital technologies on modern society. An example of a social credit rating system in China by A. P. Klimovich

“…A critical analysis of the foundations of the system from the point of view of Western democracy values has been carried out. An overview of development prospects of the studied system and the assessment of the risks associated with it have been made. …”
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Long Noncoding RNA SNHG4 Attenuates the Injury of Myocardial Infarction via Regulating miR-148b-3p/DUSP1 Axis by Sheng Wang, Zhaoyun Cheng, Xianjie Chen, Guoqing Lu, Xiliang Zhu, Gaojun Xu

“…The expression of relating genes was measured by qRT-PCR and/or western blot. In vitro, cell viability was detected by MTT assay, and cell apoptosis was assessed by caspase-3 level, Bax/Bcl-2 expression, and/or flow cytometry. …”
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The Interannual Relationship between the Diabatic Heating over the South Asia and the Snow Depth over the Southern Tibetan Plateau in Late Spring to Early Summer: Roles of the Air... by Chengyang Zhang, Zhihai Zheng, Yi Ou, Tuantuan Zhang, Zhixiang Xiao, Sheng Lai, Yuexing Cai, Sirong Chen, Weijian Qin, Hui He

“…During P1, the diabatic cooling from the southern Bay of Bengal eastward to the western South China Sea suppresses convection over the Bay of Bengal and southern TP and has resulted in an upper-level anomalous cyclone and cold temperature anomalies from the surface to 200 hPa over the southern TP, favoring the above-normal SD over the southern TP. …”
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AID PROHIBITION AS A TOOL OF THE U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: DE JURE AND DE FACTO by V. I. Bartenev

“…Nonetheless, the impact of the U.S. aid prohibition as a tool of coercion has been declining because of strengthening of non-Western donors – especially, China, Arab countries, Turkey and Russian Federation.…”
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Selected fermented indigenous vegetables and fruits from Malaysia as potential sources of natural probiotics for improving gut health by Olaide Olawunmi Ajibola, Raymond Thomas, Babatunde Femi Bakare

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The Arctic Lobby in Japan: Structures, Mechanisms of Infl uence and the Role in Developing Cooperation with the Russian Federation by E. V. Polkhova, A. A. Sergunin

“…The decision of the Japanese government to join the Western anti-Russian sanctions disrupted these plans. …”
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Elevation of Circulating miR-210 Participates in the Occurrence and Development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications by Xi Chen, Feng Tian, Zhilian Sun, Guoqing Zeng, Ping Tang

“…Meanwhile, the expression of carbohydrate responsive element binding protein (ChREBP) and hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) was measured by western blotting. Results. The miR-210 level in exosomes from serum was obviously elevated in the BMI>24 group compared with the BMI≤24 group. …”
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The Influence of Brightness on Functional Assessment by mfERG: A Study on Scaffolds Used in Retinal Cell Transplantation in Pigs by A. T. Christiansen, J. F. Kiilgaard, M. Smith, R. Ejstrup, G. E. Wnek, J. U. Prause, M. J. Young, H. Klassen, H. Kaplan, M. La Cour

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Assessment of Rifampicin Resistance in Presumptive Tuberculosis Cases at Dadeldhura Hospital of Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal by Madan Singh Bohara

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