5-deoxy-rutaecarpine protects against LPS-induced acute lung injury via inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome-related inflammation by Jinque Luo, Jinque Luo, Xin Li, Xin Li, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Meijing Deng, Jieyang Zhao, Jinghuan Zhang, Wenyu Tang, Qinghua Guo, Ling Wang

“…Further western blotting analysis showed 5-DR decreased the levels of NLRP3, cleaved caspase-1, and mature IL-1β in mice and J774A.1 cells exposed to LPS. …”
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Legal status of national minorities on the Ukrainian territory in the 19th century by S. Yu. Ivanov

“…Particular attention has been paid to such legislative documents of various levels as the Regulations on the settlement of Jews, the Regulations on Jews, the Instruction of the Office of Guardianship of Novorossiysk foreign settlers, the Statute on foreign colonies in the empire, the Laws “On the lease of landed property to foreigners for up to 36 years”, “On restricting the right of Catholic peasants to acquire land property in nine Western provinces”, “On the analysis of the gentry in the Western provinces and on the arrangement of this kind of people”, Regulations on the Main Department of Colonists of the Southern Territory, etc. …”
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A comparative petrophysical evaluation of the Abu Roash, Bahariya, and Kharita reservoirs using well-logging data, East El-Fayoum, Egypt by Mohamed Osman Ebraheem, Hamza Ahmed Ibrahim, Ahmed Hosny Senosy

“…Abstract The exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources in the Western Desert require more continuous activities. …”
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Modern Conflicts Features in Latin America. The Role of the OAS in the Settlement of the Falklands Conflict by Y. I. Strashko

“…Created on the verge of the Cold war the OAS was considered by the States as a barrier to the spread of communist threat in the Western Hemisphere and in such a capacity the organization went on up to detente policy implementation. …”
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Influences of a Quasi-stationary Front on Particulate Matter in the Low-latitude Plateau Region in China by Wenxuan Fan, Jian Wu, Xiaopeng Li, Fangyuan Yang, Bing Chen, Jun Guo

“…When the KMQSF gradually retreated from the western to the eastern part of the LoLaP, the PM in Kunming dropped as the westerly wind increased in strength, whereas the PM in Guiyang continued to rise as the planetary boundary layer (PBL) height (PBLH) and boundary layer dissipation (BLD) rate decreased. …”
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Origin of the Bohai Sea Basin, North China Craton, and implications for bidirectional back-arc extension in the East Asian continental margin by A. L. Chen, X. Chen

“…We have made field investigations and analyses of tectonic landforms and boundary faults on the northwest coast of the Bohai Sea and eastern and western margins of the Liaodong Peninsula, which revealed left-lateral strike-slip faults along the northwest coast of the Liaodong Bay and western margin of the Liaodong Peninsula. …”
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Glucose Fluctuation Inhibits Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in Hippocampal Tissues and Exacerbates Cognitive Impairment in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Haiyan Chi, Yujing Sun, Peng Lin, Junyu Zhou, Jinbiao Zhang, Yachao Yang, Yun Qiao, Deshan Liu

“…Finally, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were conducted to detect BDNF levels. …”
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ULTIMA RATIO DEORUM by Alexis V. Halapsis

“…Purpose of this article is to investigate the role that the "miraculous" – that is, everything that goes beyond “natural” – plays in the worldview of Western man. Methodology. I do not consider “miracles” as the facts of nature, but as the facts of culture, so in this article I am not talking about specific cases of violation of “laws of nature”, but about the place of “miraculous” in the view of the world of Western man and those transformations, that occur with this element outlook influenced the development of information technologies. …”
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Rethinking the Lake History of Taylor Valley, Antarctica During the Ross Sea I Glaciation by Michael S. Stone, Peter T. Doran, Krista F. Myers

“…Lake levels above ~140 m asl were confined to western Taylor Valley, and major lake level changes were likely driven by RIS movements, with climate variables playing a more minor role. …”
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Conditioned Medium from Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Inhibits Jurkat Cell Proliferation through TGF-β1 and p38/MAPK Pathway by Xiuxia Wang, Yinmin Wang, Xianyu Zhou, Fei Liu

“…The proliferation of the Jurkat cells was assessed using cell cycle assay. Western blotting was performed to identify potential signaling molecules involved in the ADSC-CM-induced inhibition of Jurkat cell proliferation. …”
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The impact of KRAS mutations on the tumour microenvironment and treatment response in non-small cell lung cancer by Guomin Gu, Chunling Liu, Yan Yang, Yan Zhao, Xiaodan Zhu, Gang Sun

“…The expression of PD-L1 and CTLA-4 in tumour tissues was detected by western blot. CD8+PD-1 and CD8+CTLA-4 cells were detected by flow cytometry. …”
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A Multipolar World: A Modern Political Agenda by Aslanbek H. Denilkhanov

“…Liberal values, developed by Western ideology and political science for three centuries, formed the methodological basis in the politics of many countries, which are focused on freedom and democracy, in solving complex socio-political and political-philosophical problems. …”
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibits the collagen accumulation of oral submucous fibrosis induced by arecoline by Ge Gao, Ge Gao, Caipeng Lin, Caipeng Lin, Ruibo Li, Xi Xie, Hai-Bin Luo, Hai-Bin Luo

“…The impact of ARE on extracellular matrix (ECM)-related protein expression was assessed through RT-qPCR and Western blot techniques. Similarly, the effects of EGCG on ARE-induced ECM changes in ROMF were evaluated. …”
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Russia and the West: Clash of energy interests through the lens of realist and liberal approaches by Yu. V. Borovsky

“…By the beginning of the 2010s, the powerful positive impetus inherent to the Russia-Western relations in the energy sector has waned. …”
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL COMPREHENSION OF A WOMAN-AUTHOR AS THE SUBJECT OF CULTURE THROUGH THE PRISM OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (GENDER ASPECT) by I. A. Koliieva, T. A. Kuptsova

“…Is in systematic literary analysis of Ukrainian and Western women’s prose as specific philosophical phenomenon. …”
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CURRANTS (RIBES L., GROSSULARIACEAE) IN THE PETER THE GREAT BOTANICAL GARDEN by G. A. Firsov, L. F. Yandovka

“…Petersburg and other cities of  the North-Western Russia, and for wider distribution outside botanic  gardens: Ribes diacantha Pall., R. sachalinense (Fr. …”
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Anticancer effects of 7,8-dihydromethysticin in human leukemia cells are mediated via cell-cycle dysregulation, inhibition of cell migration and invasion and targeting JAK/STAT pat... by Xiao Yi, Deng Taoran, Jiang Lijun, Wang Di

“…The effect on JAK/STAT signalling pathway was examined through Western blot analysis. Results depicted that 7,8-dihydromethysticin induced concentration- as well as time-dependent inhibition of cell proliferation in leukemia HL-60 cells. …”
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GOLPH3 inhibits glioma cell apoptosis through the JNK signaling pathway by Shao Xie, Shao Xie, Jiahai Ding, Zhaohao Wang, Hengliang Shi, Zheng-Quan Yu

“…Apoptosis was assessed using flow cytometry, immunofluorescence staining, TUNEL assays, and Western blotting. The activation of the JNK signaling pathway was evaluated by analyzing the phosphorylation levels of JNK and c-Jun through Western blotting.ResultsDownregulation of GOLPH3 in U87 glioma cells significantly enhanced apoptosis, as evidenced by increased levels of cleaved caspase-3 and higher apoptosis rates. …”
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UKRAINE’S ENERGY POLICY IN THE POST-SOVIET ERA by Y. V. Borovsky

“…In addition to this, many western energy companies have got invitation from Ukraine to start exploration and production operations in the country. …”
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Population genetic structure of Phaedranassa cinerea Ravenna (Amaryllidaceae) and conservation implications by María Belén Buenaño, Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Javier Francisco-Ortega, Alan W. Meerow, Nora H. Oleas

“…Phaedranassa cinerea (Amaryllidaceae), a species restricted to the western Andes of Ecuador, is listed as “vulnerable” according to the IUCN criteria. …”
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