Evaluating Metabolic Profiling of Human Milk Using Biocrates MxP^® QUANT 500 Assay by Daniela Hampel, Setareh Shahab-Ferdows, Gilberto Kac, Lindsay H. Allen

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A Colorado Front Range grassland exhibits decreasing dominance of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) over time by Janet S. Prevéy, Timothy R. Seastedt

“…Abstract Causes, consequences, and potentials for recovery from invasions by the invasive annual grass, cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), in western North America have been extensively documented. …”
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Analysis of the non-linear higher dimensional fractional differential equations arising in dusty plasma using the Atangana–Baleanu fractional derivative by Attiya Nazneen, Rashid Nawaz, Laiq Zada, Nasir Ali, Mohamed Benghanem, Hijaz Ahmad

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Rivalry between the Leading Powers in the Context of Global Interdependence by I. A. Istomin

“…The author emphasizes that the appeal to economic interdependence has become one of the main lines of argumentation in the Western expert community since the end of the 2000s in terms of justifying prospects for a peaceful and relatively conflict-free evolution of the world order. …”
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Sulforaphane Ameliorates the Intestinal Injury in Necrotizing Enterocolitis by Regulating the PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β Signaling Pathway by Zhong-Kun Bao, Yan-Hong Mi, Xiao-Yu Xiong, Xin-Hong Wang

“…IEC-6 and FHC cells were induced with LPS to mimic NEC in vitro and coincubated with SFN; then, the inflammatory factor levels and cell apoptosis rate were detected. Finally, Western blot was used to assess the expression of PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β pathway-related proteins in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Scutellarin combined with lidocaine exerts antineoplastic effect in human glioma associated with repression of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling. by Xiu-Ying He, Yui-Si Yang, Yue-Xiang Zheng, Qing-Jie Xia, Hong-Zhou Yu, Xiao-Ming Zhao, Ting-Hua Wang

“…Moreover, tumor xenograft model was established to examine the effect of scutellarin (SCU) and lidocaine on the growth of glioma in vivo. Lastly, western blot was performed to detect the protein level of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).…”
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Utilization of Sanitized Human Excreta and Wood Ash for Establishing Multipurpose <i>Ficus Thonningii</i> Blume in a Degraded Tantalum Technosol by D. Neina

“…Hardwood cuttings of ficus from homesteads in  Western Rwanda were planted in 20.4 × 19 cm diameter pots containing 5 kg forest soil (FS) and 6 kg Technosol. …”
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Deja vu: Medieval Motifs in Modern Arab Political Life by V. V. Naumkin, V. A. Kuznetsov

“…The article analyzes specific elements of the Arab societies’ political life which distinguish it from political relations in the Western nation-states. Admitting the existence of a large number of such kind of elements, the authors focus only on three of them which are related to the sources of power and its distribution. …”
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Legitimizing Factors of the American Hegemony: The Changing Role of Coalitions and Partnerships by A. N. Bogdanov

“…The paper examines the views of both Russian and Western expert communities on the role of U.S. coalitions and partnerships in ensuring legitimacy of the postCold War ‘American hegemony’. …”
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N-Acetylcysteine Decreases Myocardial Content of Inflammatory Mediators Preventing the Development of Inflammation State and Oxidative Stress in Rats Subjected to a High-Fat Diet by Klaudia Sztolsztener, Wiktor Bzdęga, Katarzyna Hodun, Adrian Chabowski

“…The expression of proteins included in the inflammation pathway was measured by the Western blot technique. The concentrations of arachidonic acid derivatives, cytokines and chemokines, and oxidative stress parameters were determined by the ELISA, colorimetric, and multiplex immunoassay kits. …”
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Exploring the association between khat use and psychiatric symptoms: a systematic review by Betsy Edwards, Naomi Atkins

“…Objectives Consumption of the drug khat is high across East Africa and the South-Western Arabian Peninsula despite evidence for its adverse psychiatric effects. …”
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Empagliflozin Alleviates Hepatic Steatosis by Activating the AMPK-TET2-Autophagy Pathway in vivo and in vitro by Ting Li, Ting Fang, Linxin Xu, Xiangyang Liu, Xiaoyu Li, Mei Xue, Xiaochen Yu, Bei Sun, Liming Chen

“…Immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and western blot were performed to assess protein levels.Results: Empagliflozin alleviated liver steatosis in db/db mice and reduced triglyceride content and lipid accumulation in the hepatocyte steatosis model. …”
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International legal framework for the regulation of judicial immunity by S. O. Demchenko

“…The article analyses the phenomenon of judicial indemnity through the prism of international legal regulation developed in Western Europe in recent decades. Based on the analysis of Ukrainian and European law, it has been concluded that the doctrine of limited judicial indemnity is currently dominant, which balances public interests and serves the freedom of expression and strengthening of the principles of independence in the structure of the legal status of a judge. …”
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Knowledge, Practice, and Availability of Iodized Salt and Associated Factors in Jibat Woreda, West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia by Habtamu Fekadu Gemede, Badasa Tamiru, Meseret Belete Fite

“…However, little is known about the availability of adequately iodized salt in the western part of Ethiopia. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess knowledge, practice, and availability of iodized salt and associated factors at household level in Jibat woreda, Ethiopia. …”
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Treatment with Herbal Formula Extract in the hSOD1G93A Mouse Model Attenuates Muscle and Spinal Cord Dysfunction via Anti-Inflammation by Eun Jin Yang, Sun Hwa Lee, Mudan Cai

“…To evaluate the effects of HFE, we performed footprint behavioral tests, western blotting, and immunohistochemistry to detect protein expression and quantitative PCR to detect mRNA levels in the muscles and spinal cord of hSOD1G93A mice. …”
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Authoritarianism vs Democracy as a Key Contradiction in Approaching the Study of Political Leadership by Ilya E. Strelets

“…Attempts to build political institutions where decisions are made not by leaders, but by elites, in countries that are not part of the circle of Western democracies, prove unviable. The purpose of this article is to separate ideological clichés from definitions, turning to the aspects of an authoritarian personality in the context of political leadership. …”
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Drug allergy by Samira Jeimy, Tiffany Wong, Moshe Ben-Shoshan, Ana Maria Copaescu, Ghislaine A. C. Isabwe, Anne K. Ellis

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CROSS-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF METAPHORICAL FRAMING IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by T. V. Andryukhina

“…Along with admitting a wide discrepancy between metaphorical models in western and oriental political discourse, the author gives some examples of metaphorical coherence as well as its violation in a number of basic metaphors in American, British and Russian political discourse. …”
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Antioxidative and anticancer effects of Tacca chantrieri extract enhancing cisplatin sensitivity in cholangiocarcinoma cells. by Napat Armartmuntree, Yingpinyapat Kittirat, Bundit Promraksa, Watcharin Loilome, Hasaya Dokduang, Anchalee Techasen, Pahol Sansomchai, Malinee Thanee, Thomas O'Connor, Phutthida Kongthitilerd, Sureerat Padthaisong

“…Protein levels of Bax and Bcl-2 were determined through western blot analysis. Additionally, the study investigated whether the combined impact of TC extract and cisplatin on CCA cells enhanced cisplatin's efficacy as an anti-cancer treatment. …”
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Interaction of power and business in Russia by Vladimir Moiseev, Victor Nitsevich, Oleg Sudorgin

“…The study resulted in some practical recommendations of the authors to improve the interaction of business and power in Russia, aimed at the further socio-economic development of our country in the context of tightening of Western sanctions.…”
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